Reinventing DORORO - Adapt or Die
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2019
- Osamu Tezuka's classic samurai manga Dororo had to be reinvented from the ground up for its 2019 anime adaptation. Here's how it changed from page to screen.
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Dororo had me hooked from Episode 1. Tight plot, solid characters, gorgeous animation, wonderfully apt score. Everyone should at least give this a chance.
Same no other Anime had got me so hard like this one!!
Yatrip Singh 😂 that came out wrong.
@@haroldmoonwalkerharold3586 LMAO😂😂😂
the best 24 episodes of your life
Except for the ONE episode or two that had absolute horrid animation
Dororo could've easily just become an annoying child
But dororo was fun and at some points be a relatable character
Nice 356 likes.
And she was the one who stopped hyakkimaru many times from going insane 👍
Dororo was the heart of the story
Dororo was an annoying brat in the original story, unfortunately
I really love how Dororo and Hyakkimaru's relationship is treated here, the fact that they become friends even when one of the characters practically can't express himself is just great
They say the quiet ones are always the most interesting...that’s definitely true in Hyakkimaru’s case. Anime is bloated with loud and overly outgoing characters, so when a basically silent character is written well like Hyakkimaru is, it’s a nice breath of fresh air.
@@shane911 he is not silent by choice tho, when he speaks he says whats on his mind perfectly. Even if he is mostly silent he never wastes his words.
Is anyone else really proud of how far Hyakkimaru has come in the show?
It's like seeing your son grow up
So far I'm am REALLY satisfied.I just can't get over that best girl dead
But my baby got aggressive and obsessed with dororo and his body parts ! 😭I wish he find his way and not become a monster !
@@abimariposa2842 got his dick
Well yeah but one episode showed hyakkimaru walking up a hill like it was a new animator’s animation.
the moment when Hyakkimaru used his voice for the first time broke my heart.
jeanschyso M-I..o ;-; MY HEART DIED
Same here! When hyakkimaru try very hard to call DORORO to locate the centipede monster. Dororo didn't response immediately coz she lost her consciousness..
"AHHHHH"
It's heartbreaking.
AAAAAURRRGGHHHH
Same, it truly reflects how much he lived her despite not even able to see her
How about the fact that they actually aged down Hyakkimaru by what seems rather significantly. In the original adaptation he appears almost like a mature adult who's on a revenge kick. But in the new version he's only about 16 years old and far closer in age and appearance to the lead character dororo. It makes their sibling dynamic much more understandable than just a grown man wandering around with some kid that won't leave him alone. As Hyakkimaru regains his senses and body it's almost a parallel to the paranoia and struggle teenagers face when transitioning from childhood into adulthood, something even dororo will inevitably have to face and the hardships that come with it. It's an interesting concept that the modern adaptation plays up so well.
Funny that you would say that, because according to the some of the people that read the Manga Hyakkimaru was actually around 14 years old while in the 2019 one he is 16. Him and Dororo in either version have a consistent 4-5 year age gap.
@@valentinesday7704 if you read the original manga, Hyakkimaru looks and act like an adult instead of a kid throughout the series, despite him suppose to be 14.
@@z4520ft Ok tf are you getting at??? He's still 14 regardless.
@@valentinesday7704 He said "original adaptation" not "the manga." Yes, there was an anime before this one; in black and white and around 50 years now.
@@crazy13alex Tf are you talking about? Either way 2019 Dororo is still not the original "Anime" either, they had an anime for it in 1969 as well which you should have been able to see.
To this day, I think Dororo's first opening is still one of the best openings I've ever heard
It’s literal garbage it’s a anime about demons and it starts with “party is over” in the English language no less but hey more power too you
@@sporkcunt8100 Bro that op literally gives me chills everything I hear it. Like literally my body freezes especially at that "give my fire part". It's that fricking good. Also your point on not matching the theme of the anime. What kind hunk of sh!t is that? Basically any anime would have an opening with a different mood to the anime itself. Take jojos bizzare adventure pt 4 for example. It starts with an awesome very light hearted family friendly intro but the anime is about a fuc!ing serial killer who steals woman's hands.
@@sporkcunt8100 overall its actually a really nice op with good visuals to see and a good song to listen to. But it's true that I actually don't know what the first lyrics mean with the anime tho... 🤔
@@sporkcunt8100 trash opinion ya got there.
really lol I hated it
I iust finished watching Dororo (2019) and I'm drowning in feels. So naturally, I'm watching more Dororo stuff to give me even more feels. Damn, this anime is so good ❤
Sameee I finished it yesterday and it made me cry so much- it made me hurt seeing the time jump- and yes so many feels
Still crying, damn this anime for making me a cry baby.
Yes.
Real samurais drink strawberry milk so true
same feeling, i recently search Dororo references eventhough i already watch all episodes. i cannot resist to miss hyakkimaru
"Naive and pampered younger brother-"
Yeah.. we all thought that too until ep10
I never thought he was naive.More eager to prove his worth to his parents
Pretty sure he's talking about the reverse card the authors pulled on us
@@pocketpin5640 what reverse card
Naivité is all about ignorance, right? In my opinion a person can be naive and selfish at the same time, especially if they are pampered. All the pampered kids I've met in my life grew up to become selfish and un empathic adults, so this character's arch looks very realistic to me.
@@laninfapimentel311 how was he naive? he was neglected.
With Banana Fish and Dororo, MAPPA has been killing it with their adaptations of old manga
Also Karakuri Circus
@@Bibimbapski I think it studio VOLN not Mappa. But both anime have same producer Twin engine which as far I understand is subsidize by Amazon ( at least for these anime).
Bibimbapski but that anime is skipping a lot of arcs so no that’s a bad adaptation
I agree. Both stories are too tier. Just to good
Banana Fish was so solid, completely unexpected.
The orginal manga feels like Tezuka accidentally made one of the most brutal and tragic stories depicting that era, but he couldn't properly convey the idea.
He didn't do it by accident. He's made much more brutal and dark stories before. Tezuka may have not been too interested in Dororo to convey things more fully but that doesn't mean he wasn't capable at all. He simply lost interest in it.
@JetHound AirBase I guess I just don't vibe with his storytelling that much. Still, I'm glad I read it even if I would only give a 7/10 to the whole thing. Having a whole ass Tezuka manga on my shelf feels good.
Yeah he can only do western-ish style drawings.
@@seraby7151 it ain't
actually i really love hyakimaru in anime, i love his passive aggressive personality
I never really saw him as passive aggressive. From what I've seen, if he isn't aggressively fighting someone or something, he's been dismissive.
@@gregorymckenzie7511 nah he can be passive aggressive at times. His personality is barely emotionally expressive. Inside the battlefield he’s aggressive and emotional but nobody can act that way outside of it, so he waters down his aggressiveness to create passive aggressiveness. I find it hard to say he’s dismissive, even Dororo sometimes thinks Hyakkimaru isn’t listening to her but he reveals that he does pay attention and enjoys her stories. Not dismissive, just appears that way.
Anime Reboots of classic mangas: _Improvise, adapt, and overcome_
Polish Filipino Tokyo Ghoul needs to be Rebooted and Volumes 7-14 need to be adapted. And TG Re: needs to be remade as well.
Polish Filipino Basically.
which is very rare, most cases the manga is always superior, but for this series yeah manga is bit of a joke, it was trying be scary, dark and serious you can't just laugh at it. The anime did a good job. Unlike what happen to Vampire Rosario anime was god dam joke and total insult to manga so many things were change, the manga actually gets more dark and interesting unlike anime stayed with stupid ero shit.
@@kyotheman69
Well dororo manga came out in the 60s.
Wait that sounds so fucking familliar. What's it from?
I think that making him puppet like was a great idea, seing Hyakkimaru learning about the world that was denied to him slowly, how he was developing relationships with others, it was pretty great and original.
Hyakkiamru gives me dark Pinocio vibes
It's basically feudal astro boy, tezuka's most popular work.
Dororo has to be one of the best animes i've ever seen! this brutal but believable world is stunningly animated, every character feels real and worth something, everything is thought through and not just put there because there was an empty space.
the music is great, the mythology is aweseome, the opening rocks!
and the best part is: pretty much every episode is very interesting, no boring fillers, no stupid obvious errors by characters, no dumb fanservice just pure awesome everywhere you look!
It's unboring anime. Thats why i love to watch it everytime😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
your ability to refrain from calling Dororo a “he” or “she” is very impressive
It's a girl
@VisualKai she's a girl
Bc he writes a script
@@yowie7169 Gender doesn't exactly matter in the plot, so I refer to Dororo as "they/them".
@@enzo8331 What?? (Spoilers ahead) She is clearly shown as a woman in the final scene of the last episode. And yes, it does matter because Dororo is hiding her gender to protect herself...
About premise and changes - they also cut down amount of demons from 48 to 12.
"cut down demons"
Hyakkimaru approves :'D
@@MiraPacku Doom guy Approves
Btw what parts of his body are supposed to be returned by killing another 36? I just can't imagine. One muscle after another?
Soundwave1900 in the original manga he was missing internal organs and stuff
@@ShinakoX2 wasn't he just a head?
The word you were looking for to describe the art style was "serious".
Party is ova!
*Give me firrrrrrrrre!!!*
I'm so seriousssss
So basically this is a BEAUTIFUL anime and we need more anime remakes. Yes!
First thing heard:Someone crying
First thing said:A dead person's name
First thing saw:Fire And Destruction
This is Damn Dark
first thing touched: literal sword blades
I've seen this in a lot of Dororo comment sections.
first thing smelled, fricking sulfur lol
The only good one would be his laugh, because of dororo :,)
First thing heard: A woman crying over her dead brother that he killed.
First thing said: His first lover
First thing smelled: fart (sulfur FTW)
First thing felt: pain
First thing seen: His childhood home that abandoned him being burned to the ground.
Yeah, lets make it darker.
- Dororo, is it good?
- Well, it was made by the Father of Anime
- Say no more fam!
That logic doesn't work
Guacamole Work *Gasp,* everything works if it’s by the father of anime. Heck broken fridge? Put a nice “Father of anime” stamp on it, and it’s fixed.
@@janelbbuck
Lol
Hyakkimaru was also a character in Black Jack, for some reason
Father of anime also created a story about a priest having gay sexual relationship with a gay serial killer.
I do think Geoff miscommunicated one thing when he was talking about Mio and Hyakkimaru's relationship. Mio did believe at first that by selling her body, her soul was tainted; it wasn't that Hyakkimaru confirming her soul wasn't that made her like him. She already liked and valued Hyakkimaru, but did not feel she was worthy to be with him. She tried to pull herself away at points from Hyakkimaru because she doesn't want him to associate with someone she feels is so defiled. She even tells him not to look at her soul because she thinks it is so filthy. Hyakkimaru touches her face as if to assure her that what she thinks of herself is not true, but she does not get full confirmation of her worth til her conversation with Dororo who calls her an admirable person because she is staying alive and bettering herself.
now that dororo is over and i’ve seen the comparisons between the manga and the anime, i can say that the changes mappa made, were for the better. the anime was just incredible
Only thing that wasn't really made clear, was how he can use his prosthetic hands, or live without organs. I was a little confused when he got his spinal cord back, I guess because he has been so mobile before and not paralyzed.
@@amberslahlize7961 Mostly Demonic magic and really good prostetics.
@@AlexxxMYLSince2013 Yeah, probably. Maybe that was subtly mentioned.
Just finished Dororo last night, and let me tell you, it stays this good all the way through and the ending is perfect.
except that one wierd episode
I thought it said *reinventing doritos* why am i so damn dyslexic
No no, you're right. You're right
Don't worry, we know that was nacho intention.
You can use my time machine to go back and watch the doritos version of the video, it runs on doritos.
@@billcipher147 ok
It's a bold concept, but like the wheel, it's hard to innovate Doritos much further than this. XD
A lot of things can happen in 50 years.
We live, we learn, and we improve.
I like that
Improve. Adapt. Overcome
So basically Hyakkimaru in the current anime hit max level and got a waifu but his waifu died because he went on fighting a boss instead of doing pvp
Basically
He forgot to claim his daily reward
I like your opinion! Lol
@@fahim102 Hyperdimension Neptunia, sir
@@hristopavlov298
Thank you, my good sir.
I feel like it's an injustice how Dororo was heavily overshadowed by Demon Slayer; I don't see that many people talking about Dororo and that's a crime >:c
Like yes, Demon Slayer is good and it's hella flashy but imo Dororo was several times better.
Your not thinking... 🙄
Dororo aired a season before Demon slayer... The two has nothing on each other, by the time Dororo aired it's 13 episode Demon slayer just aired it's first, and even demon slayer only got its huge attention when EP 19 rolled out. Before that not many were mentioning it, only a couple YT-er but even then they just talked about it for a minute or less..
This is the Equivalent of "Your thinking with your Dick not with your brain"...
Like, Why the fuck do you think it's ain't popular ? Just it's Opening has 23. million views on YT, how the hell is that not popular ?
Ergo proxy now that is unpopular ! But Dororo ? Literally the only step the show could have done is to become Attack on Titan or SAO.. The only level that Dororo didn't hit is fckn World conquest, Just because you don't see it poured into your eyes from every crack it doesn't mean it doesn't even exist..
Bro dororo was well in when Demon slayer came. Also Around that point of demon slayer coming out , dororo took a massive drop in quality, the animation fucking bombed for a while. Even then DS didnt blow up until past ep 12 which is when dororo ended. The 2 did not ever conflict so thats not true at all, dont hate on a very good show because it came somewhat close to the other one
Nah it's because nobody looks for new content on Amazon Prime
@@djohnsveress6616 uhmm Demon Slayer already became popular before EP19 tho not as popular as when EP19 was released
@@kzaanimefan4836 Well, not really.. i mean yes it was still just as good as it was and after ep19 but before not many people went as far to make full videos dedicated to it, and ofc TH-camrs are not the jewel holders for popularity But they are the channels that convey messages towards the bigger audience that don't really tap into more then one or two show / season, and to be fair that season there were a fair amount of shows to tap into from a casual perspective, AOT Season3/P2 World wide known surely some fans just came back to anime for this, even tho OPM S2 sort of sucked due to animation still everyone watched it, and many others like fruit basket..
I get what your saying, i mean i was there way before anyone even started making nezuko fan arts, and it did feel like a show to be remembered even from the get go.
Dororo has been *INCREDIBLE* thus far! In many other seasons of Anime I would say it could take the #1 spot but this season has just been too insane!
What else is good to watch this season?
@@lorenzomenegol6461 Ever heard the spice of domestic kanojo??
@@lorenzomenegol6461 Yakusoku No Neverland, Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Mob Psycho 100 II (Obviously watch season 1 if you haevnt yet), Tate No Yuusha, and Gotoubun No Hanayome are all very good in my opinion [in their own ways].
@@johnnyboi6732 I read the entire Manga (up to current) and it is actually hot garbage. Sasuga Kei, the author, just starts to force the most unrealistic drama and completely ruined something that was actually good/entertaining. My suggestion, dont read the manga, because the beginning of it, which is what the anime is going to cover, is the best part. It only goes downhill from there.
Ballistic Riot well I didn’t say it was good
If Trigger were doing this, the last third of the series would be Hyakkimaru piloting an oversized Mio Fembot into outer space to fight his father that is actually a space entity determined to turn Earth into his personal estate.
[Darling in the FranXX flashbacks]
@@ottokard1243 Darling in the Franxx? I thought he was talking about Kill La Kill minus the fembot thing.
Luckily, the Creator for the To Love Ru manga has made a Manga Adaptation with the goal of making it better (including a change in many story plots).
If Dororo and DitF tell us one thing it’s that the Adaptation of the Original is Better
@@wenweru1 kill la kill? I though he was talking about gurren laggans minus the fembot
Lol
I'm glad MAPPA made tons and tons of money by making Yuri On Ice. They've been doing great with their anime series in the past couple of years, and they're a young company with a low number of staff members.
The statue missing a head is Kanon, Shinto Goddess of Mercy and Childbirth
Dororo is my girlfriend's favorite anime this year and she wasn't going to watch it, but now she loves it, so deffinetly give it a chance
Its 100% worth it
the show definitely grabs your attention as soon as you watch it
Breaking News: Weebs can have “human girlfriends” too, by abandoning their current waifus D;
How gory would you say the show is? Hard for me to think about that because of how excellent the show is.
“...who also wrote the Jojo adaptation”
So what you’re saying is that Dororo is a great show?
Bsword640 W
Yeah
Even if i hate pt 5's adaptation. I can't deny that from a writing perspective every season of the anime (including pt 5) has made changes to the story for the better, even shuffling the order of events to flow better
Harrinsain!! Wow I’m not the only one. I loved the writing and voice acting but I thought the directing was bland
It is GURETO DAZE
Wow the whole Mio-Orphan arc is my favourite part of Dororo, so glad that the modern version handled it this way.
Definitely one of my favorite anime, artwork is gorgeous and story is amazing.
I hope that the quality keeps up the whole anime and they don’t mess up near the end.
You mean, "hope they dont pull an Evangelion and blow the budget on the first half and limp to the end with nothing."
The animation is getting a little worse. Some fight scenes were really weird, at some point there were flaming arrows moving across the screen like it was made with Google Slides
I think they're saving up the budget for the important eps tho (e.g. upcoming episode 12)
I hope they give it an end. And I truly hope it's a good one. Cuz the manga doesn't have one.
Mappa always delivers
The animation on episode 15 is terrible and the characters seem to go out of character... but I'm hoping they'll improve next week.
Man Mob Psycho 100 II, Dororo and The promised Neverland are destroying this season.
and Kaguya-sama.
and Shield Hero
This is without a doubt the best season we've had in a very long time.
@@grogneux It's good, but I personally prefer these more.
@@eddiefiesta8625 Didn't watch it yet.
Whoever did the captions had to find every way to get Hyakkimaru and Dororo wrong lmao.
Tbf, he wasn't pronouncing the names correctly either. Anglicized pronunciations is very annoying to hear.
Spoilers!!
The Death of mio and the rage scene of Hyakkimaru will literally break your heart into a million pieces.
Phil Swift appears: thats a lot of emotional damage ;-;
I honestly didn’t expect her death, it broke my heart 😢
Trillions
Yeah😥
That scene sent shivers down my spine. Very sad indeed 😭😢
The video title should be: Hoge Tara Pom vs Give Me Fire
PARTY IS OVER
@@BagTalking SOREDEMO ODORITAKATTA
Its actually called Kaen, not Give me Fire. But it's an awesome song.
Yet another anime I can't skip the ed/op too, they are, "too op"
@@busbs7369 Nemuranai Kurai
Helen Keller with swords ahhhhh
The best timeline.
Helen Keller as a sword-wielding Warring States period bishonen
Worth it.
Omg yeee3eees 😏
The thing I loved most about this was the schism between Hyakkimari and Tahomaru, and ist also the reason why I call Dororo the "Ayn Rand anime" because what it comes down to in the end; is Altruism vs Justice.
Tahomaru is not interested in power, nor is he afraid of his position as heir being usurped by Hyakkimaru, when he first learns of his older brother's existence, he feels nothing but sympathy for him, and when he sees his father send soldiers after him, he protest with the simple words "that is my brother!", he is disgusted by his father's past *abuse of Hyakkimaru, but he slowly comes to justify it, both out of a subconscious envy for his brother who occupied their mothers mind and affected their relationship, and a realization that even though Hyakkimaru was wronged, his being the land's patsy has allowed it to prosper when it was in peril before.
Tahomaru's outward justification of his antagonism towards his brother is that Hyakkimaru must continue to suffer for the greater good, Tahomaru's philosophy is that of Altruism... only, he projects these ethics onto his brother.
Hyakkimaru on the other hand has literally; only just learned to speak, and only months before; learned to hear a spoken language, one could say he is lacking the vocabulary to rationalize the twisted albeit understandable ethics of his father and brother. However, he still does know right from wrong, and he knows that he has been wronged. It was not his fault that the land of Daigo was plagued, he was never asked, he simply had his sight, his ears, his nose, his spine, his limbs, sense of pain, skin, and what other organs were too awkward to be shown in the story; stolen from him, and he has a one-track mind, to get them back, even if it means Daigo will suffer for it. Hyakkimaru's philosophy is not one of Altruism, but justice.
And honestly I side with Hyakkimaru despite understanding both. There was so much his family could have done instead of trying to kill him. We see that Hyakkimaru values those he loves even above himself "(he scene of him breaking his arms to try save Dororo.) He wasn't just forsaken his right to a body, to a voice, to his life, but he was forsaken his soul, he was forsaken by his family. He could live with it all if they just loved him, if he was treated like the son he had every right to be. This could have been done up until after the battle at Banmon, his father could have taken him in, his brother, his mother, but they forsook him again. Hyakkimaru fought for every single last part of himself, his soul included, because he was given nothing, and had to earn it and take it back.
He was treated like a monster when he was a lost child, that had nowhere in the world that he belonged, until Dororo came along.
In the end even Hyakkimaru's father realized that the one thing the demons wanted above all else, was Hyakkimaru's spirit, was what he could become, because it was that spirit that he both fought with and for, and what made him unstoppable.
Justice or altruism, neither matter, for they are the extremes that they aimed for, when even Hyakkimaru realized that humans are to struggle between them, his family should have struggled between them, to accept him, to ask for his forgiveness, to allow him the place beside them that they lost, to be human. When Hyakkimaru decided against killing his father and his brother, he no longer strived for Justice, but to be human.
I just finished the anime and TOP TEN MAN I LOVE THIS SHIT I love your interpretation and gave me something to play my interpretation off of.
Dororo is a masterpiece. One of my favorites now. Everyone should watch it, please.
Party is
not over
(yet)
Demo odoritakatta
izuuubito *soredemo odaritakatta
good, cuz i still wanna dance
Ahmed well regarding the opening the party is over *now*
Ahmed i really love this opening, but they changed it now😞
the shows the dark horse of this season. didnt think id like it this much
“This is a rare project that affords its producers creative flexibility and the time and money” yeah.... tell that to that horrifying run animation in the trees in that one episode....
Apparently they got a new guy to direct that one episode
Luckily everything went back to normal by episode 16
yeah thank god for that
Lmao i know exactly which scene
Wow thanks to the adaptation, I now learn about this hidden gem, LOVE watching it. From the past history, it was an abandoned story and now I feel like Dororo got the remake that it deserves to tell. I love the almost family bond that Dororo and Hyakkimaru forms and the need to support each other. Mio's fate just crushed me hard, yet I'm glad she's important than her previous incarnation.
Dororo is hands down my favorite anime of this season so this amazingly done thoughtful analysis was more than welcome~
Lies
@@z3nkin ??? lol
@@oddwimpod3617 *yells* LIES
@@z3nkin Lies
Little SPOILER
have you noticed how he never refers to dororo (the character) as a he or a she? Nice job Geoff
How in the heck is that a spoiler?
@@daksh8747 in ep 8 they reveal dororo is a girl
@@kisukoev 9 actually
People who aren't familiar with the series, I guess. It's really pretty much a non-issue.
@@kisukoev Dororo pretended to be a boy because she needs to not because she wants to.
Having read the manga, and watched the original anime, holy crap is the 2019 anime jaw droppingly stunning. I for one am in it wholeheartedly and am looking forward to seeing it through to whatever conclusion the crew gives it. There has yet to be a bad or even sub-par episode of this and I think that it's going to end up being a sleeper hit in the long run. I am glad for the sanding off of anachronisms that the adaptation has done, all the while making it feel that much more serious without going full edge-lord. Honestly, it's reminiscent of old big budget Samurai films of the 60's and 70's, and as we see more of the plot unfold, I'm ever more invested in the setting and characters. A rarity for me as I get ever more jaded towards fiction as a whole.
Yah I loved all that they changed. I love his character a lot more in this than the older ones. It's the most noticeable When he is monologuing about the bad and sad things that happened to him. He seems almost to cheery like he is telling someone else's story
Finished the manga few days ago, and finished the anime just now.
While the manga is enjoyable in its own right, the anime is what Dororo should be - just as being mentioned in the video, the manga is like Mad parody of the anime which I agree very much. Almost if not all characters feel realistic in the way they behave and their motivation, down to the villains and peasants. Top it off with great opening and ending song, beautiful presentation on visual and voice acting, this anime I believe is going to achive cult status like another great animes of our time.
Having read the manga, I really love how the anime is handling the story. I only hope they make Hyakkimaru as sassy as he was in the original when he learns how to speak properly lmao
Unlike say, Young Black Jack, the Dororo anime has been a generally pleasant way to draw from the Tezuka well while being respectful of the spirit behind those works.
I love the original's wonkiness, a trait of Tezuka that he would take a long time to suppress, far into his gekiga period.
This version shaves off the sci-fi and humorous elements to deliver a true Tezuka-style story about the power and meaning of life.
It's also interesting to note that beyond the struggle for Dororo's humanity there's the question about the righteousness of his actions. In claiming that which makes him a human he's destroying the temporary respite from chaos and bloodshed that the land had enjoyed. The slaughter of Mio and the orphans is indirectly on his hands.
Young Black Jack felt like an bad compromise to me. The goofiness of the original story with the clean-cut factory blandness of modern production. Atom: The Beginning was good but not great, the battles were fun but there was way too much filler content. Dororo really is the first time I've been 100% on board with a Tezuka anime adaptation. The balance is perfect.
@@LimeyLassen Atom was a lot closer, but it just felt like a poor adaptation anime wise. It never really managed to tell a story but you could tell there was one waiting in the long term.
My main issue with YBJ stems from the, IMO, very un-Tezuka way to handle Vietnam.
Dororo Op and Ed are great, hope you do a video about them.
Kaen is the OP and Sayonara Gokko is the ending. They're some of the best songs for OPs and EDs for an anime I've heard in a while.
The op is great but the full song is kinda bad
@@pussdesutroyer9481it's not that bad actually but the actual video... they guy's "presence" or lack therof.. did not live up to this. hype and is underwhelming to an awkward degree that made me disgusted... like... seriously I've never had such a reaction to a singer being so inadequate in their own music video lol.
Almost never skip them. They are both really enjoyable
@@pussdesutroyer9481 nah, its the exact opposite. the case you mentioned is with boogiepop, where the full version is horrible
I loved the 2019 Dororo. It was an emotional rollercoaster or a moral dilemma-fest from start to finish. So many heartwrenching moments, balanced out by so many heartwarming ones.
Thanks for suggesting this, I've watched 6 episodes in one sitting, it's THAT good.
I’ve watched almost all 23 out of 24 episodes in two days ! That’s how you know you’ve found a good anime
I watched the whole anime in one day. It really had me hooked XD
Hahaha, What a noob
beginner weeb..
5:45 That wasn't Buddha. It was Kannon, the Bodhisattva of mercy.
Glad somebody said it. Thanks 😍
Yeah. While I am not very familiar with each of the specific Bodhisattva, I could at least tell it wasn't Buddha himself. He tends to be portrayed in very specific and easily recognizable ways in each Buddhist culture.
@@thenew4559 There is more than one Buddha. The statues look different because they are not the same Buddha.
@@MultiDiarmuid No, i don't get why you should talk if you don't know your shit. That's not a buddha statue.
@@MultiDiarmuid , yeah, by "Buddha" I'm just referring to Siddhartha Gautama. There are indeed other Buddha.
I LOVE THIS ANIME SO MUCH. But I feel like more people should be talking about this...
Also the opening will be one of my favorites of all time
I'm surprised how different the manga is than the anime
If Daigo just waited a little longer for Hyakkimaru to be born then the story would have ended there and his land would have flourished even more. Rip to the impatient.
OMG i neeeeed to see this!!! I'm still catching up on Promised Neverland and Mob Pysco 100 II, though! I don't want spoilers so I'll come back later...Definitely adding this to my list; I loooove the art style!!!!
princessthyemis it's so damn good so far
It's AMAZING!! DO NOT skip the opening, it's a BANGER!
It's my favorite anime of the year so far! AND I'm watching Neverland and Mob Psycho.
If you start it now, you won't stop until you reach the recent last ep, You can't stop until you finished every possible piece you can take, belive it !
It is the best currently airing anime for me, the others I like are Promised Neverland, Domestic Girlfriend and Kaguya sama, (and there is rising of the shield hero which I thought will be an amazing maybe best of the year anime in the first maybe 5 episodes, then it went brutally downhill for me for the sudden change of tone and the additional harem characters and Mary Sue-esh attitude of the MC)
All I can say is that I love this show so damn much!!! I’m interested in seeing what happens next since it’s going to be 24 episodes!!!!!!
We cannot forget that the original Dororo was made for children.
At the time the world wasn't Disneyfied yet, and the original fairytales with all they gore as still common.
I mean... kinda?
This was the same guy who did astro boy, and from what it seems this was a notable break from the norm, plus it literally was disneyfied since disney was a massive influence.
Fairy tales? Sure, but it wasn't a fairy tale it was a comic book*, which is kinda different
*yes I know manga but comic book has the right point
Not really. He always wanted to explore different types of stories. Just because he's a kids story type of artist, that's the only thing he should.
He's just limited by his art style thats why the manga looks childish.
@@seraby7151 Tesuka was never a "kids story type of artist" at the time of Dororo he already made a lot of adult mangas.
The manga dont look childsh, it was made for childrem, published in a childrens magazine and the own Tezuka made the original cartoon for children.
It's not disney, it's awareness.
Not to mention in western media this level of grotesqueness was never a thing in childrens cartoons in the first place. It's pretty exclusive to Japan. And it hasn't died down that much either.
When I was a kid everyone watched AOT in 5th grade. Our teacher literally gave out stickers to kids with good grades.
When the live action movie came out it was basically only kids at the theater and demon slayer became a show for ''the whole family'' in Japan. So it hasn't changed that much.
Dororo was first published in shonen Sunday. Since that magazine doesn't exist anymore lets compare it to modern shonen jump, since it's for the same age group (shonen 7~15). Are they less grotesque? No. No they're not.
Here are some examples of modern ''shonen'': Demon slayer, jujutsu kaisen, chainsaw man. And the promised freaking neverland with child munching demons and a childs grotesque corpse in the very first episode!
Between Banana Fish and Dororo, I hope MAPPA keep giving some love to older works that could use some gloss before being introduced to new generations, cause they def know how to handle it.
Dorohedoro has joined the list.
I've seen episode 1 of the 1969 anime adaptation of Dororo and I personally prefer the new version when it comes to characterization. I like that Hyakkimaru is 100% mute in the 2019 version instead of being able to talk via his mind. Hyakkimaru is a more appealing and sympathetic yet badass character compared to what I saw in episode 1 of the '69 version where he was pretty much just a straight badass with sword arms. Also Dororo himself was made much more likable. He's still very much the same at his core, but I feel he's a much better person in the 2019 version while still being very childish and at times greedy just like his 1969 counterpart.
Based on one episode you saw just to clarify.
Wait how can you compare episode 1 in 1969 to a whole 15 episodes in 2019? Also Dororo is a she even though her gender does not matter that much.
I understand that the commenter has only seen one episode of the 1969 version but this is pretty accurate from what I've seen of the manga. In the manga Dororo is more greedy and selfish. He (because he prefers to be seen as a he) is less compassionate and understanding like in the anime. Similarly, Hyakkimaru has a stronger more ronin-esque personality. He is a lot more willing to kill (including with humans) gets angry quicker and seems no different from any other human. The anime just seems to do a better job with the characterization while the manga is more simple and straightforward.
DoRoRo iS A GiRl
I honestly love the 2019 adaption. Although I dislike changes from the original anime and manga, both art style and plotwise, I kinda figured Dororo would receive a modernized update. While I appreciate the old, the new style of the anime was refreshing. The story was improved in some ways, most especially the ending. The time gap for their reunion at the end was shortened (THANK GOD) and the reasons for why he had to leave... 2019's ending seems more realistic. While the 1969 did surprise me that Dororo chose to remain in the village, the manga surprised me even more that... it took Hyakkimaru left her behind (for her sadety) and took 50 years to fully regain his body. That kinda made me wonder how the fuck he's still alive if he was missing that much. So to chose an ending where he parts from Dororo to have a solo journey of personal growth? I love it.
And then he comes back for her later, that just makes the ending nice and sweet.
Wow, knowing these differences and the amout of detail and work the anime staff has put in this show has made me enjoy and admire it even more! Thanks, Geoff! I'm impressed with the consistent quality of your videos, man!
So, I just finished watching the original "Doro To Hakkimaru" anime from 1969. I really enjoyed how deeply emotional some of the episodes were, especially for that time.
As a film buff, I definitely appreciated the homage to 50's/60's Samurai films and the inclusion of classic cinematic techniques like the transitions, music, and the black & white palate.
I can't say I'm a fan of modern anime art style, however, considering your review of the 2019 adaption, I'll give it a watch. Thanks.
Just the VA-11 HALL-A music alone made me hit like.
Me too, actually. xD
sad to see only one person mention it
2019 has been so awesome for anime
Thanks Japan
I'm really looking forward for how they take this Anime. So far it has left ne pleasantly surprised.
I felt a bit of my soul melt when the part in the anime when he comes back to tell Dororo that he came back for her and she starts to cry.
Tahomaru is compelling on his own. I honestly can't imagine Hyakimaru as anything other than the lost soul that he is.
I saw the beginning of this video, stopped it, went and watched the series, and it was one of the best I've ever seen.
The fact that Hyakimaru could talk from the beginning in manga.
Was basically shooting itself in the leg and making everything he did from there pointless.
This anime adaptation was not only original and outclass the manga. But it also turned into on of the best anime this season and not only that but also one of the best anime adaptation worldwide.
This is a great analysis! Loved your video :D
I love this anime so much. Also i really love how you tip-toed around the plot twist involving the character Dororo. I see you.
**SPOILERS**
i love the twist! it's really cool to see a canon trans character not only be treated with respect but also be one of the main protagonists!! it made me super happy to find out
@guiseppe no trans people need more representation, and canon trans male characters are especially rare so go back to your cis character buffet and let us have our ONE trans character
Hayao Miyazaki bless us, everyone!
whyy
he didn't do this ....................the guy who did astroboy did
I only just heard of this show this year, and I finished the full 2019 anime. It was soo good! The storyline was on point and the emotional grip is always there. This will forever be in my heart.
I literally paused this and went and watched all of the new anime and came back. It’s such a good show, did not disappoint. Thanks Jeff.
My introduction to the story of Dororo was from an overlooked and now somewhat rare 2004 year Playstation 2 game, "Blood Will Tell". It's the Dororo story, with Hyakkimaru (and sometimes Dororo) as the playable characters, going through the established plotlines, defeating enemies and getting back Hyakkimaru's body parts (all 48 of them).
Since that game, I have seen the original Dororo manga and anime by Osamu Tezuka, seen the live action movie, and watched as much of this most recent anime as has been released.
So far, despite the original animator having created the awesome story itself, the best telling of it has been in this 2019 anime and the "Blood Will Tell" video game. How his recovery of his body parts is story-shown best in the anime, but is illustrated and shown better in the PS2 game.
I am positively in love of blood will tell!! It got me to read manga.
well, episode 24 just dropped up. It's amazing, and I hope you do a followup on Dororo.
There's so many vids in the basement that I'm just now getting to this, 3 yrs (?) later. Dororo is one of the best anime of the past few years. Full 🛑. I rewatch every few months because it's just that good!!
I'm the type of person who likes to marathon when a series or season has fully aired. Because of all the hype, the art style, Osamu Tezuka and your teasing, I didn't want to spoil myself and when to see the 10 episodes that are currently out now.
And now that I am back and have watch your full video, I agree. This new adaptation is magnificent and I hunger for the next episode to come out. I hope the studio, director and writer can keep this level of awesomeness up.
In the anime demons took 12 Hyakkimaru’s body parts instead of 48
I don't even know how you divide the human body into 48 parts and still leave a basically functioning core behind.
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@@android19willpwn In the manga Hyakkimaru mentions getting his skin back in pieces rather than all at once.
@@android19willpwn they also took organs and minor body parts and what not
"Hahaha, yes, I grew my eyelashes back, this will help me in fighting the next demon."
I just binge watched Dororo, and it's my favorite anime :) the emotion and feels in the show pull at my heart strings so hard...
Also... Hyakkimaru is best boy ❤
i loved this, great job
Dude im so glad you made a video on Dororo! I watched it (and loved it) but i cant convince my friends to watch it too.
So we aren't gonna talk about the PS2 game 'Blood Will Tell'?
Holy shit I loved that game
Underrated game for sure, though I never knew it was based on the manga dororo.
We need one
We really really need one about it
The game take on the story is more serious and complete, than the animes, i think.
I really enjoyed reading Dororo, which I started after the 2019 adaptation was released but I genuinely enjoy both versions.
I absolutely loved it I wish there was a season two 😭
Dororo is one of my favorite Tezuka stories. This latest adaptation looks epic. I hadn't even heard of this until I saw this video on TH-cam. So yeah, you totally sold me on this. Binging this tomorrow. 😎
Ayyyy is that Va11 Hall-A music I hear?
You got good ears.
Why yes it is. I see Geoff is a man of culture.
@@bensomniac rarely
Good to know that other people of culture enjoys my kind of music as well
It is
We need a new Soul Eater anime, one that follows the series to the end
Maybe just a movie or OVA that retells the proper ending.
It's a pretty long series, after all. That and fans seem to be mostly happy with the original version, besides the terrible ending.
@Elshoaib yep but man i wish black star made Tsubaki into a death scythe but then again hes arguably the strongest Weapon Meister
Amazing video man!
I just binged the first 12 episodes and really enjoyed the anime. I watched it because of this video, so thank you
Was this made into a video game or have I lost my mind?
Blood Will Tell on PS2. It's a good game!
@@mothersbasement Senpai ur suave voice made my thanks man. Getting fired from my job is not hurting no more at least I get to watch and read more Dororo .
I also played it. I think I've never beaten it though. The "True" final boss kicked my ass so damn hard. I only rented it once and never saw it again.
riemaennchen That final combo you need to pull off to kill the thing is just too much.
Dr. Velious
The combo is made ridiculously easy by the multi-bladed swords. The double bladed sword makes each swipe count as 2, the sword with 3 makes the fight almost silly. I wasn’t told until months after I initially gave up.
Too bad the show ended 😭😢.. I hope they can make season 2 or smtg like that..I mean,they are able to change the story that much
Yep, I think a plot that they could play with is with Dororo's perspective in finding Hyakkimaru. While Hyakkimaru is on his quest to discovery and know what being human is(Since he went away), I think a story in Dororo's perspective on Finding Hyakkimaru is a good storyline they could play with. Just my opinion.
Or a movie. Like an update
Pls no,a season 2 would ruin it. The whole anime was about hyakkimaru getting back his body parts,making a season 2 wouldn't make sense.
Like Dororo is an anime that shouldn't get a season 2 at all I think it should stay as it is
Fantastic review and comparison of past and present versions, and manga. Thank you 🙂
Halfway through, but you've done such a great job of presenting this that I'm gonna stop and watch it.