Review of Dororo

First, of, I don't really know what to say about this anime other than the fact it dealt strongly with war, death, poverty and what makes someone human instead of a demon. It was a rather good anime so I gave it an 8 out of 10, in reality, I think a 7.5 would more accurate but that wasn't an option. The story was promising from stage one. The whole premise that the story was based on was very interesting, hence why I gave the story an 8. I would have given it higher but I felt like there were some parts of the story wherethings felt a bit unexplained.

The art started out promising, really promising but deteriorated, got lazier and lost some of the features that made the anime stand out. I assume they must have run out of animation budget or something similar. I gave it a 6.

Sound. Good quality the whole way through. The voice acting was superb, I loved it, (I am talking about the sub because at the time I write this there is no dub. Personally I think a dub would ruin this anime.) The sound effects were on point, same with the music. I gave it a 9.

Characters. Dororo is an anime that has a LOT of side characters as most of the episodes are stand-alone stories that fit into the overarching plot. Because they are so many and not that memorable though they were very enjoyable, I gave characters a 7. There was also good character development.

Enjoyment. Here's where I have the problem. Though fun in places and depressing in others it took me around a month to finish this anime because I kept on procrastinating. In places, I found it just too unpleasant, depressing and or messed up, for example, episode 20 I found very messed up. Because of this factor, I couldn't say the anime was that 'enjoyable' in the use of that word. The main reason why I finished was that I wanted to know what happened and that I had an interest in the world.

I would recommend this anime to you if you love anime set in the past of Japan, if you like animes with deep themes, gore and interesting characters. Though be warned, it is rather messed up. But what do you expect, it's about a guy trying to kill demons to regain his body.

I hope you found this review of help if you are deciding to watch the anime, because it is a good anime.