Dororo

Osamu Tezuka is an amazing storyteller that inspired tons of other manga artists/ writers. I'm most familiar with his Astro Boy series with it's unique art style and deep aspects of identity. This story Dororo, is no different; clean and beautiful work as seen in his other works. Pick this up to be creeped out and awed!

I love this book so much that I've bought it multiple times. This copy was a birthday present for my nephew who asked for a manga that I recommend.

Even if you watched Dororo, consider getting the manga as it has some noticeable differences from the anime. Tezuka's artwork really shines and the characters are likeable and complex, more so than the anime. If you haven't watched Dororo or even heard of it than this is a great start to the series. It has a Samurai Champloo vibe with dark traditional story elements.

I have read and viewed a few Tezuka works and just because those characters have cutesy large round eyes (this is a manga trope directly attributed to him, inspired by the Disney animation of the age), doesn't mean Tezuka's stories don't have an undercurrent of darkness in them. Dororo is the darkest I have encountered of his works so far.Dororo is the story of a child whose organs sacrificed by his father to 48 demons for power. The child may have lost those body parts but not the strong will to live and with multiple prosthesis, survives to embark on a quest to recover those organs by slaying each demon for them. The name of that child is Hyakkimaru. Dororo is the name of the orphan thief who became his companion in that quest.The manga is dark enough that the author adds a lot of puns, jokes, and fourth wall breaking references to add levity to it. It is not Tezuka's best work, partly because of the rushed ending due to cancellation. However, it is still better than most modern manga. Simply because he employed or originated a lot of manga tropes and storytelling techniques on display in this work.

I’ve read an online but holding it my hands is pretty cool.

The actors were Perfect!!!! I will never be able to imagine them any other way! I'm reading the manga right now.. obviously slight differences, but the changes in the movie make the movie much more interesting, good choice on the part of the director to make those changes. the changes move it from a Comic to an adult drama. Wish the movie had time to examine the relationship more.. or that there had been a Part 2 or sequel, but I guess we have to just imagine it, but at least now with these two great actors in my minds eye I can envision a great conclusion. Liked that the Game created also had some story line differences, so it's a story that can be molded to anyone's preference, as long as the original issues for the characters remain. I watched it on Netflix, the eng subs were a little hard to read, but some of the meanings were a little better, so I like the movie's subs for there reading, but recommend the Netflix for slightly better translation of the meanings of some of the words, Ex: desolation of the landscape vs Vast landscape.. the true meaning is more in the middle.

If you're a fan of Tezuka's work, this one is a must have. It's a very thick book, but it never gets boring, and every single page and chapter is beautifully illustrated. The story is great, and even though it's really long, I didn't want it to end and I wish it was longer, because that's how good it is. Tezuka was a master at his craft, and if you've never read anything by him before, get this book and you'll understand why he was a master of manga.

Dororo is the hymn of human spirit !To make yourself complete,body and spirit.Many people consider the manga is missing something as it seems to end in a rush.It's not .Between the last page and the ending ,each one of us can fill the gap with our lives and where we stand at the moment.

veio rápido muito antes do prazo e ainda veio em ótimo estado

Love the book but have to be careful with it cuse of the thickness as it's in paperback and wish it was hard bound

“Dororo” (DeBolsillo, 2016) de Osamu Tezuka, se publicó originalmente entre 1967-1968 en revistas mangas japonesas por entregas. Lo primero que me llamó la atención, antes de meterme de lleno en su lectura, es que en un episodio de “Doraemon”, Nobita hacía referencia a que había salido un número de “Dororo” en una de las revistas o cómics mangas en la que el personaje suele perderse, en vez de centrarse en las matemáticas. Mi interés por todo lo que hizo Tezuka, más la referencia citada, me han llevado a su voraz lectura, que he disfrutado enormemente, aunque debo decir, que, en mi opinión, este cómic debería haberse titulado, en realidad: “Hyakkimaru”, que es el verdadero protagonista de la historia narrada. En la narrativa, tenemos a un Japón convulso por las continuas guerras civiles, entre el S.XV-XVI. Los samuráis campan a sus anchas, y la muerte es habitual entre los diversos clanes que luchan por territorios. Uno de estos samuráis, Daigo Kagemitsu, promete entregar a cuarenta y ocho demonios a su primer hijo, si a cambio le dan el poder suficiente para convertirse en conquistador de Japón. El trato se sella y los 48 demonios toman cada uno una parte del bebé recién nacido: Sus ojos, sus orejas, sus piernas y brazos… Y es abandonado en un cesto, como un Moisés japonés, en un río. Al poco, un chamán-médico-curandero, lo recoge y lo cría, dotándolo de prótesis y una serie de armas, que, junto a su telepatía, bien podría ser un miembro de cualquier grupo marveliano de súper-héroes. Ya adolescente, se centra en la búsqueda de los 48 demonios que tienen partes de su cuerpo, junto al pequeño “Dororo”, autoproclamado “mejor ladrón de Japón”. Cada vez que un monstruo es muerto y derrotado, Hyakkimaru recupera una parte de su cuerpo. Por el camino a su objetivo, se enfrenta a ladrones, samuráis, asesinos y tipos de todo tipo, teniendo incluso un reencuentro con su familia (madre, padre y hermano pequeño) con terribles consecuencias. El cómic es francamente bueno. Lo he disfrutado muchísimo. Tezuka, además, tiene unos guiños muy buenos hacia el lector (juego de palabras, referencias a otros cómics, mangakas o historias del momento), y mucho folclore y mitología japonesa de por medio… Quizás, el único “pero” que le pondría sería su precipitado final, que deja muchas puertas abiertas y preguntas sin responder. Con todo ello, es un cómic que te engancha y que te va a gustar una barbaridad. Está garantizado. P.D: La serie la tenéis en Amazon Prime, pero primero… Leeros el cómic.

Where to start with "Dororo"? I bought this book on a whim, I liked the cover and was intrigued by the story of a lone ronin trying to get back his body parts from 48 demons. Great premise and I wasn't disappointed. From the very start, "Dororo" hooks you in with the amazing artwork by the master himself, Tezuka-sensei, and the characters. You come to like these characters pretty quickly, from the samurai Hyakkimaru to the young thief the story is named after, Dororo. It's a great read, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The only problem I had was the ending. It just felt rushed, but I can understand the reason why, and I'm sure you will too once you read it. Coming in at just a tad over 800 pages, this book is a monster but because of the soft binding I never had a problem holding it. Also, don't get the length intimidate you, you'll fly through this book quicker then it look me to write this review haha. Overall, other then my small gripe, this is a fantastic read and great story. I'm sure I'll come back to this book again and again and I hoped I helped in your decision to dive into the world of "Dororo"!Enjoy!

Un capolavoro. Immenso toccante ed intenso. Si divora e non stanca mai, non perde mai il ritmo e si adora dalla prima all’ultima pagina.Se cercate un nella storia a base di samurai e demoni avete trovato il vostro gral