Details
- Episodes:12
- Format:TV
- Average Score:79
- Popularity:395
- Status:Finished Airing
- Season:Winter 2020
- Duration:23 min. per ep. minutes
- Genre:Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Magic, Seinen
- Country:JP
Hole—a dark, decrepit, and disorderly district where the strong prey on the weak and death is an ordinary occurrence—is all but befitting of the name given to it. A realm separated from law and ethics, it is a testing ground to the magic users who dominate it. As a race occupying the highest rungs of their society, the magic users think of the denizens of Hole as no more than insects. Murdered, mutilated, and made experiments without a second thought, the powerless Hole dwellers litter the halls of Hole's hospital on a daily basis. Possessing free access to and from the cesspool, and with little challenge to their authority, the magic users appear indomitable to most—aside for a few. Kaiman, more reptile than man, is one such individual. He hunts them on a heedless quest for answers with only a trusted pair of bayonets and his immunity to magic. Cursed by his appearance and tormented by nightmares, magic users are his only clue to restoring his life to normal. With his biggest obstacle being his stomach, his female companion Nikaidou, who runs the restaurant Hungry Bug, is his greatest ally. Set in a gritty world of hellish design, Dorohedoro manages a healthy blend of comedy and lightheartedness with death and carnage. Taking plenty of twists and turns while following the lives of Hole's residents, it weaves a unique world of unearthly origin and dreary appearance not for the squeamish or easily disturbed. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Episodes
1. Episode 1
Caiman and Nikaido hunt for the sorcerer who cursed him with a lizard's head, while Fujita returns to the Hole to avenge Matsumura's death.
2. Episode 2
"Cleaners" Shin and Noi get to work in the Hole. Meanwhile, Caiman and Nikaido search for a sorcerer who uses acupuncture to change faces.
3. Episode 3
Caiman and Nikaido take part in the annual Night of the Living Dead. But before they can finish their mission, Shin and Noi show up to finish them.
4. Episode 4
En consults his comrade Turkey, whose magical dolls may identify the "lizard guy." Caiman and Nikaido visit Kasukabe, a professor studying sorcerers.
5. Episode 5
In the sorcerers' world, Caiman and Nikaido locate a man with cross eyes, but the trail goes cold when Shin and Noi show up on a mission.
6. Episode 6
En's mushroom magic gravely injures Nikaido when she infiltrates his mansion. Dr. Vaux and Professor Kasukabe tell Caiman about Shin's dark past.
7. Episode 7
Plotting to avenge Matsumura, Fujita joins the Hole Peace Hospital’s baseball team: their rival team has his friend's killer Caiman on the roster.
8. Episode 8
Fearing for Nikaido’s safety, Caiman returns to the sorcerers' world alone. The En family begins preparations for the Blue Night Party festivities.
9. Episode 9
Caiman sneaks into the festival grounds in pursuit of Risu. Meanwhile, En tells Fujita the story of how Shin and Noi became partners.
10. Episode 10
Nikaido dons a powerful mask to defeat her enemy, only to find the attack was a trap by En. With Tanba's help, Caiman visits one of the Cross-Eyes.
11. Episode 11
As a member of the family, Nikaido learns why En needs a sorcerer who can manipulate time. Caiman disguises himself as Tanba's wife to rescue her.
12. Episode 12
Caiman tries to convince Nikaido to return to the Hole with him, but her contract with En binds her. After the fight, En launches a search for her.
