Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru – serie

During Japan's tumultuous Sengoku period, one man sells his son to a pack of devils in exchange for the power to rule. Forty-eight devils take forty-eight pieces of young Hyakkimaru, and the boy is left for dead. But through the assistance of a sage and a series of inventive prosthetics, Hyakkimaru survives. Together with the young thief Dororo, the now-grown Hyakkimaru embarks upon a quest to slay all the demons and retrieve the stolen pieces of his body. This classic story from Osamu Tezuka--the father of modern manga--is now reimagined in this gorgeous new adaptation by Satoshi Shiki, the artist of the manga Attack on Titan: Before the Fall.

A BLOOD-SOAKED FAMILY REUNIONHyakkimaru is at last reunited in brotherhood with Tahomaru, his long-lost sibling. After living for so long in bitter and violent solitude, he rejoices at their reunion, yet their newfound fraternal bond will soon be tested. The brothers come face-to-face with their father, Daigo, a man so ruthless as to have sacrificed his own flesh and blood to demons in the pursuit of power!

VILLAGE OF THE MOTHSFollowed by a strange yokai child and in search of Hyakkimaru’s body parts, the trio stumble upon a village deep in the valley. While Dororo and Hyakkimaru are received warmly by the village chief, mysteries lurk around every corner. Why was a local temple burned down? What secret are the villagers hiding? What’s with all the moths? And how come all the women have the same face?

Having thwarted Sabame’s plan and ensured the village’s safety, Dororo and Hyakkimaru are back on the road again, only to find yet another village in trouble. Ravaged by a pandemic, the poor villagers are slowly withering away, and drinking from the local watering hole only seems to make things worse. Can the duo unravel the mystery behind the water and free the villagers from a cycle of torment?

Long ago, Dororo’s father, Chief Hibukuro secretly hid a motherlode of gold, intending for it to be used by victims of war. However, since his death, the only clue to its location is drawn upon Dororo’s back. Now, Hibukuro’s right-hand man, Itachi, and Dororo meet across the shore from Bone Cape, set on using the gold for its original purpose. But with the sea separating them from their destination haunted by spirits and Itachi’s crew not being quite as benevolent as their boss, will Dororo really be able to protect her father’s legacy?