Dororo ( ど ろ ろ Dororo ) is a Japanese manga authored by Osamu Tezuka . Published by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday since 1967 . Based on the manga, the Mushi Productions studio released a black and white anime series, which was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 6 to September 28, 1969 . In total, 26 anime episodes have been released. The name of the manga, according to Tezuki, is associated with his childhood memories of friends. [1] Unlike manga, the anime has a final ending. [2] The manga was officially translated into English and released in 3 volumes. [3] In 2009, the manga received the Eisner Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Comics. [4] In early March 2018, MAPPA studio and Tezuka Productions announced a remake, an anime series that began to be released in January 2019, and ended in June 2019.
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| ど ろ ろ (Dororo) | |||
| Genre / Theme | martial arts , fantasy , historical , adventure | ||
| Manga | |||
| Publisher | Shogakukan → Akita Shoten | ||
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| Published in | Weekly Shōnen Sunday → Bōken'ō | ||
| Lecture hall | seinen | ||
| Publication | August 27, 1967 - July 22, 1968 | ||
| Tomov | four | ||
| Animated film "Dororo (Pilot)" | |||
| Producer | Sugii Gisaburo | ||
| Screenwriter | Gobu Fuyunori | ||
| Composer | Tomita Isao | ||
| Premiere | 1968 year | ||
| Duration | 14 minutes | ||
| Anime series | |||
| Producer | Sugii Gisaburo Tomino Yoshiyuki Dazaki osamu Ishiguro Noboru Okuda Seiji Sugiyama Taku | ||
| Screenwriter | Gobu Fuyunori Sawaki Tohru Sugiyama Taku Hirami Shuji | ||
| Composer | Tomita Isao | ||
| Studio | Mushi productions | ||
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| TV network | Fuji tv | ||
| Premiere screening | April 6, 1969 - September 28, 1969 | ||
| Duration | 25 minutes | ||
| Series | 26 ep | ||
| Anime series | |||
| Producer | Furuhashi Kazuhiro | ||
| Screenwriter | Kobayashi Yasuko | ||
| Composer | Yasuhiro Ike | ||
| Studio | MAPPA Tezuka productions | ||
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| TV network | Tokyo MX , BS11 , Jidaieki Senmon Channel | ||
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| Premiere screening | 2019 - 2019 | ||
| Duration | 25 min | ||
| Series | 24 | ||
Content
Story
The action takes place around the ronin during the Sengoku period , which was born with ugly physical disabilities incompatible with life, due to the fact that the day before his father, daimyo , made a deal with 48 demons, which gave him tremendous power and prosperity, however in exchange, they took one organ from a child.
The father, intoxicated by his happiness, without a drop of sympathy demands to kill the "freak", and the mother lets the child go down the river, but he is still found alive by the doctor and magician Homma, who with the help of healing magic and alchemy inserts the organs from the other children who died in war time. Since the new “prostheses” retained the power of healing magic, the boy became virtually invulnerable to any mortal wounds and blows. Also, the boy received an unusual sword that can kill demons and other spirits. However, the presence of prostheses does not make the boy free from the curse of 48 demons. A grown-up and already young warrior, named Hyakkimaru, learns that if you kill all 48 demons, he will be able to regain all his lost organs. While traveling, Hyakkimaru meets a little orphan thief named Dororo, who decides to accompany him on a dangerous journey.
Roles voiced
- Minori Matsushima - Dororo
- Nati Nozawa - Hyakkimaru
- Haruko Kitahama - Nui no Kata / Bandai
- Kinto Tamura - Kane Kozo
- Reiko Muto - Myo
- Shusei Nakamura - Tahomaru
- Junpei Nakamura - Zato
- Mount Naya - Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke
Movie
Based on the manga, a feature film was shot with Ko Shibasaki and Satoshi Tsumabuki in the lead roles. Filming took place in New Zealand and the film is available for purchase on DVD in Japan , the USA and the UK , the rights to distribute the film in the last two countries belong to Universal Pictures and MVM Films . Ernesto Foronda, producer of Tomorrow More Luck , said he was working on a Hollywood version of Dororo. [five]
Story
The plot in the film has significant differences from the manga. In particular, Dororo is not a little boy, but is represented by a girl and a complex personality. She is impudent, cruel, and does not want to be the "right Japanese woman." Hyakkimaru is much younger than in the manga. Previously, Dororo hid her gender, pretending to be a boy, and stole, called by different names, indicating that no one should know the identity of the thief. Therefore, Hyakkimaru calls her Dororo, which literally means "little monster." Despite this, the girl accepts her new name. By the end of the story, Hyakkimaru has been killed by 24 demons and continues his quest.
Notes
- ↑ Open Computer Network staff. 巨匠 ・ 手塚治虫 の 世界 日本 ア ニ メ の 黎明 期 か ら 21 世紀 に 受 け 継 が れ る 魂 (Japanese) Open Computer Network (2008). Date of treatment March 10, 2008. Archived May 18, 2013.
- ↑ Tezuka World Dororo Episode Summary (inaccessible link) . Archived on April 20, 2003.
- ↑ Vertical to Print Osamu Tezuka's Dororo Manga in 2008 .
- ↑ Eisner Award Winners - The Beat - Publishers Weekly (link not available) . Date of treatment May 1, 2013. Archived January 16, 2010.
- ↑ Ernesto Foronda Working on Film Adaptation of Dororo Manga .
Links
- Official movie website (jap.)
- Dororo on Vertical, Inc. (eng.)
- Anime "Dororo" in the encyclopedia of Anime News Network
- Anime "Dororo" in the AniDB database