Review of Dororo

Dororo the anime does a great job of taking you on a journey through the story of Hyakkimaru, a child born cursed without any limbs, eyes or skin. The story is a very Japanese, focusing on war, tragedy and the supernatural ayakashi/yōkai themes that pair well alongside the human drama that is prevalent throughout the anime which constantly questions the morality of the characters and their choices. While some animes that feature stories about ayakashi and yōkai can sometimes throw too much folklore at you just to hurriedly exterminate them in batches, they actually fitted nicely in to this story without feeling unnecessary or overwhelmingwhile also contributing developments in the characters.

I binged this in parts, rather than all at once, taking my time to enjoy a few episodes at a time which lets you take your own pace with the characters on their adventure through Japan in the age of the samurai. Truly an enjoyable anime with a great overall style in the art, music and story.