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“Strong fighter Dora vows to slay mononoke monsters until he befriends gentle mononoke Kusanagi.”
Doron Dororon
ドロンドロロン
5.9
21,807 rank · 11,122 readers · 51 favorites
Shounen
Action
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Strong fighter Dora vows to slay mononoke monsters until he befriends gentle mononoke Kusanagi.
Humans are under threat from mysterious monsters called mononoke. Dora Sasaki is unbeatable in a fight, and in order to keep a promise to his deceased mother, he aspires to be an anti-mononoke samurai. However, everything changes when he meets a kind-hearted mononoke named Kusanagi. Welcome to this dark fantasy story of humans and monsters! (Source: MANGA Plus) Included one-shots: Volume 4: Fantasies Volume 5: Dorondororon (pilot)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 5
σ 1.33
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.33 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Feb 2022 → Jun 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Doron Dororon is not without its flaws. I'm willing to admit that. But behind those flaws is a series with so much heart, that, in defiance of all my expectations, I grew to love. If you want a...”
- 4 “Overall, the series is about a 4.5 out of 10 stars. The best thing I like about it, is the Main Characters and his side kick buddy cop friendship. Which comes off as REALLY cute. But then the rest...”
- 6 “Dorondororon is a newer shonen manga. The story so far takes troupes from demon slayer and bleach beacuase the manga is at such an early stage it is hard to rate it because later chapters may be...”
Verbosity
Short · 56%
Medium · 22%
Long · 22%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 39 × 5 ch × vol
- Total read 5h 12m approx
- Published Nov 2021 – Aug 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M60223 catalog