If you want animation that is not just for kids, Dororo is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Hidive Amazon Channel, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and HiDive right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 1,327 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. A harder one to justify skipping than to start. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Dororo is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Dororo has the visual identity that makes it immediately recognisable, and the writing to back it up. During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group of 12 demons by his father in exchange for power, but thanks to a kindly medicine man, Hyakkimaru survived his horrifying ordeal. Now he roams the land in search of his missing body, and together he and Dororo will fight to survive in an unforgiving, demon-plagued world. Every line from Rio Suzuki and Hiroki Suzuki lands with more craft than you'd expect. Dororo premiered in 2019. The animation style is distinctive enough to be immediately recognisable, but it is the writing underneath that keeps viewers coming back for more. This is the rare one where the reputation undersells the reality.

Dororo belongs on any best-of list regardless of format. The tonal similarities to Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- are real, though Dororo carves out its own identity quickly. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. The writing operates at a level the format's reputation does not fully prepare you for. Adult animation that actually works for adults.

Dororo wrapped up in 2019, created by Osamu Tezuka — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.