Japanese television has a knack for doing more with less, and Dororo is a prime example. It's currently available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Hidive Amazon Channel, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, so there's no reason to keep putting it off. A 9/10 rating means the audience agrees.
Japanese production values give Dororo a feel distinct from American and international alternatives. 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. Rio Suzuki and Hiroki Suzuki lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2019.
Genuinely enjoyable for a wide range of viewers. The animation is the delivery mechanism — the storytelling is what matters.
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