It's been a very long time since I got to enjoy something as bizarre as Dorohedoro... the animation, humor, and absolute insanity brings me back to shows like FLCL and other early 2000s anime. If you need to be spoonfed your storylines this anime isn't for you; you'll be lost most of the time as to what's going on. But if you just sit back and enjoy the LSD trip, you'll get to enjoy the mind of one seriously messed up artist LOL
97 Reviews
Crazy Good Sense
diogompm11 November 2020
I'm absolutely obsessed with this anime
I think this was the 1st anime that gave me no nonsense or the feeling that i probably didn't get or feel right with something just because im not Japanese or deranged. All characters have their quirks and don't get me wrong... its an insane world, but yet all characters have an incredible "good sense". By this i mean that the character seem to react in a very natural way to every situation.
The story is super interesting from the get go and the art reminded me a lot of Akira so that was an easy win.
Super well paced, awesome fights, awesome animation and above all i always ended every episode with a good feeling.
So good i don't think i wanna spoil the anime with the manga.
I think this was the 1st anime that gave me no nonsense or the feeling that i probably didn't get or feel right with something just because im not Japanese or deranged. All characters have their quirks and don't get me wrong... its an insane world, but yet all characters have an incredible "good sense". By this i mean that the character seem to react in a very natural way to every situation.
The story is super interesting from the get go and the art reminded me a lot of Akira so that was an easy win.
Super well paced, awesome fights, awesome animation and above all i always ended every episode with a good feeling.
So good i don't think i wanna spoil the anime with the manga.
Unique Anime with bizzare psychedelic worlds
hanbulban31 May 2020
Loved this anime, Totally surprised, also learnt it's based on a cult hit manga. Great animation, unique art and worlds, kick ass sound track, engaging storyline.
So happy Netflix is pumping out more and more anime, I feel like Netflix has finally turned things around and hired the right ppl in their anime team who are picking up really good Anime projects
Keep them coming Netflix !
So happy Netflix is pumping out more and more anime, I feel like Netflix has finally turned things around and hired the right ppl in their anime team who are picking up really good Anime projects
Keep them coming Netflix !
If Kafka, Tarantino, and Murikami collaborated on an Anime this would be the result.
phixd9 June 2020
Having read the source material, this is a great adaptation of the manga. When reading the graphic novel it's hard to conceive the black and white illustrations in full color. The stark contrast of bright psychedelic colors of the anime don't diminish the gritty atmosphere created in novel.
There is no protagonist or antagonist in this dark tale of magic and violence. Instead its a pragmatic exploration of unique characters that you will grow to appreciate more as their backgrounds are revealed. Like most unique pieces of story telling it is not for everyone and those looking for traditional plot lines will be confused or frustrated. The story is like an endless rabbit hole, so more mysteries are revealed than are answered. The creators are in on the joke giving you plot reminders at the beginning of the episode like a character's favorite food instead of important plot lines.
It is best watched as a journey into a dark magical violent alternative universe with no destination in sight.
There is no protagonist or antagonist in this dark tale of magic and violence. Instead its a pragmatic exploration of unique characters that you will grow to appreciate more as their backgrounds are revealed. Like most unique pieces of story telling it is not for everyone and those looking for traditional plot lines will be confused or frustrated. The story is like an endless rabbit hole, so more mysteries are revealed than are answered. The creators are in on the joke giving you plot reminders at the beginning of the episode like a character's favorite food instead of important plot lines.
It is best watched as a journey into a dark magical violent alternative universe with no destination in sight.
Something fresh in a sea of cookie cutter animes
plara-4599730 May 2020
Dorohedoro is bonkers. Brutal, humorous, fun, unique, and willing to take chances. I really hope they continue to make these I haven't read the manga but I might have to after watching this first season. Season 2 please!
An unique masterpiece
jeetmia17 February 2020
Amazing Anime! Want Season 2!!!
funnyo-8335626 September 2020
Crazy man!
m_winship12 November 2020
Hands down, this is the most bizarre Japanese Anime I've seen, to date! It takes a very special (or sick) mind to comprehend these story plots. Most revolve around killing, sex or doing drugs. Some of you may be too young to remember an animation back in the eighties called Heavy Metal. The music is all part of the experience of course. Just groove too the move and see if you can get into this alternate universe and Japanese way of thinking. I like it so far, and ill keep you posted! Pax and love, Murf
A refreshing take on anime.
rm124809 December 2020
While I was initially put off by the gore and bizarre animation style of Dorohedoro, the more of it I watched the more I began to love the show for its quirks: the grunge aesthetic of The Hole, the fantastic world-building, and the fact that, for once, the female characters are badass too. Hayashida's authentic portrayal of vulnerable, yet powerful protagonists and "antagonists" gives us a story in which we root for every character, even those which we would conventionally consider evil. Most importantly, perhaps what reels me in to this series is the large part of the world which still remains unknown to viewers, forcing us to wonder who Kaiman really is. Overall, the series gives us a refreshing take on conventional anime and puts us in a strange world of magic and lizards, heartwarming friendship and death, which you will grow to love.
Wild
ebrailey229 April 2020
Really original in my opinion. The story bounces around a lot and is kind of hard to follow, but aside from that the action is wild, the gore is amazing, the animation is nice, and it just is well put together. Favorite anime to watch right now hopefully theres a season 2!!
A very good adaptation of the manga
spiros-zer21 October 2020
The plot is really nice, faithfully following it's manga couterpart (which I am a big fan of) and even though the first season ends at a some kind of a pivotal point for the beginning of the "actual plot", one can pick up the manga (Vol. 7 ch.41) as it is already completed. Also one MAJOR plus it that the animations are spot on and not sketchy or rushed like other animes I've seen. Season 2 is already in my to-watch list for sure.
Refreshing, bizarre, awesome
marlboroo-717-3200196 June 2020
Surprisingly good. Animations are pristine, really, rarely see such beautiful artwork. Fast paced, engaging and very creative storyline. Quirky, dark, fun, distopian, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, bizarre, beautiful it has it all.
Unique and Stylish, But Slow To Find It's Feet
tourist-8962220 July 2020
One of the most outlandish anime I've ever watched, and I mean that in a positive sense! A truly bizarre world with even more bizarre characters inhabiting it. It has some kickass 3D animation and a great soundtrack to boot. It's also very violent, but most of it is highly stylised mind you, and I found it took a few episodes to really get into gear, but beyond that it's pretty good!
Trippy, dark, unique and imperfect.
dameon_green4 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I've not read the manga, so come to it with a clean slate and without question this is very different then the usual generic anime....
But it's almost to different and much of it doesn't make sense unless they are all existing in some existential Hell.
The twelve episodes are a trippy ride that struggle to make sense, without any real resolution, but that doesn't mean it's not interesting to watch.
Pro's:
Con's:
Only other though is I don't understand why the population of the "Hole" wouldn't just give up hope and end up with an insane suicide rate.
They are living in a cage, experimented on constantly, without any hope, future, in a blighted world they can't escape, with the fear tomorrow will bring either disfigurement or death..
The twelve episodes are a trippy ride that struggle to make sense, without any real resolution, but that doesn't mean it's not interesting to watch.
Pro's:
- Animation style is pretty unique and consistent.
- Excellent English Dubbing.
- Interesting if not fully explained take on magic.
- Entertaining if confusing ride.
- Very grim and dark world, high death rate.
- No cheesy fan service (that I noticed).
Con's:
- Animation for it's uniqueness is often lacking details, many of the characters very closely resemble one another and there appears to be only 2 body types, Scrawny or 'Roided out Mesomorph's.
- Females are either look like young girls or men with breasts. Each female shown fell into one of those categories.
- Story at this point doesn't make allot of sense.
- None of the main characters can die due to "Deus Ex Mechania" (Both teams either resurrect, regenerate, can fully heal or have someone swoop in at the last moment, etc.) removing all suspense in fights.
Only other though is I don't understand why the population of the "Hole" wouldn't just give up hope and end up with an insane suicide rate.
They are living in a cage, experimented on constantly, without any hope, future, in a blighted world they can't escape, with the fear tomorrow will bring either disfigurement or death..
Anime Horror in a dystopian Wizard/Mutant Hellscape
shumakergreg-962-3185498 June 2020
This has to be one of the strangest animes I've seen, which puts it in the strangest tv/movies since anime tends to be pretty far out there. If you don't like hyper violence and bleak worlds then this isn't for you. I don't even know how I'd describe this show except there are 2x worlds. A world of humans that is post-apocalyptic and where people struggle to get by. They constantly have sorcerers basically warp into their world and practice magic on them. Turning them into strange bugs, giving them lizard heads, etc. The sorcerers come from a relative paradise... something looking like Paris or Belgium. Some sorcerers are powerful magic wise and with that comes power/respect/resources and some groups or families are basically the elite of their world. On the top are devils which are sorcerers who trained to become devils and are sort of like the ultimate rulers and most powerful beings of the world, but they seem to have some rules and sort of come into play rarely.
A human gets his face turned into a lizard head and gets amnesia. Now he hunts sorcerers with a woman who initially helped him and owns a local restaurant in the strange hell hole humans live in.
Like a lot of other anime, violence is completely over the top and many characters love heinous violence. A lot of the most gruesome violence gets healed fairly instantly. It's hard to tell when someone is actually dead or when they can come back through magic or something beyond the viewers' understanding. So in the end the violence isn't all that serious since it seems to rarely lead to a permanent death.
I would watch this if you are not easily offended or disgusted and already enjoy some anime like Akira/ x hunter x/demon hunter/etc. You might still enjoy it if you don't like anime since it's very unique and interesting. I feel like the grotesque curiosity and just trying to figure out how these strange worlds work pulled me in a lot. It kind of reminded me of what got me addicted to Attack on Titan. Bizarre things happen and you want to understand what the **** is happening. I really enjoyed this show because the art is top notch and the universe crafted in this is very unique. It definitely won't be for a lot of people though.
A human gets his face turned into a lizard head and gets amnesia. Now he hunts sorcerers with a woman who initially helped him and owns a local restaurant in the strange hell hole humans live in.
Like a lot of other anime, violence is completely over the top and many characters love heinous violence. A lot of the most gruesome violence gets healed fairly instantly. It's hard to tell when someone is actually dead or when they can come back through magic or something beyond the viewers' understanding. So in the end the violence isn't all that serious since it seems to rarely lead to a permanent death.
I would watch this if you are not easily offended or disgusted and already enjoy some anime like Akira/ x hunter x/demon hunter/etc. You might still enjoy it if you don't like anime since it's very unique and interesting. I feel like the grotesque curiosity and just trying to figure out how these strange worlds work pulled me in a lot. It kind of reminded me of what got me addicted to Attack on Titan. Bizarre things happen and you want to understand what the **** is happening. I really enjoyed this show because the art is top notch and the universe crafted in this is very unique. It definitely won't be for a lot of people though.
Dark, Gritty, and Funny
DeBBss15 July 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Dorohedoro is such a great combination of excellent worldbuilding, likable characters, gore violence, and dark humor. The worldbuilding is so creative, and I love how the information is given through little bits of exposition each episode. The violence is so over the top with the gore that it makes Dorohedoro seem satirical at times. All of the characters are likable, even the antagonists; all of the characters have been so well developed with interesting backstories. The humor is dark and goofy and Dorohedoro is funny when it has to be. Overall, Dorohedoro is a great anime that's way too underrated, it's definitely worth a watch.
first two episodesare amazing, looking forward to the rest
hellohypnosky24 January 2020
Just watched two episodes, and I enjoyed it a lot. The story is a bit complex at first sight, but after some time you started to understand whats going on. The atmosphere is amazing- grim, distopian, post-apocalyptic kinda setting mixed with Mobeus style elements, and Manhunt and Hotline Miami (games) style masked characters. Lots of violence and gags. Amazing.
Best anime of the year.
kuchana31 May 2020
The drama the humor and the gore puts this anime in my favorites easily, but what takes it up to the true greatness is the level of the world building that we can witness here,this specific aspect can go so many levels and different directions , i just cant wait and see where this takes us.
Humor 9/10
Gore 10/10
Story telling 8/10
World build 10/10
Lore 9/10
And a Unique score for this anime only
Masks 10/10
Without a doubt a total banger!
trimmsthem2 February 2023
Dorohedoro... this was a show that caught my eye while scrolling through Netflix's library a couple of years ago. I was looking for something new to watch when I was pretty much out of ideas back then. When I saw the title profile, I was instantly interested in Kaimen's story and what happened to him. Bloody, gorey, funny, intriguing and action-packed, this show has a story that just had me left with more questions than answers. But I don't mind that to be honest because the show still has plenty more to tell. The premise is interesting because Kaiman is looking for answers to the question and mystery of who he is and what happened to him. I was totally hooked by episode 3 and is definitely a top 10 anime for me. I absolutely love it! The world that the show is created in is so bizarre that I was pining for the next episode to hit. This show is a somewhat strange but really, really cool one. I totally recommend this for the action/adventure fans but with a splash of weirdness! Without a doubt a total banger!!!!!
Check it out, it's a good one.
Check it out, it's a good one.
loved story and humor and action till now
yogeshnandal-4424829 January 2020
Incredible !!!!!!!
jerem_salvador24 April 2021
What we have here is a truly immersive lore. A world so messy and yet so wonderful !!!
But the characters of the show really defined the whole story. A great work was especially done in the animating the characters. I also commend the voice actors for japanese AND english !!!!
But the characters of the show really defined the whole story. A great work was especially done in the animating the characters. I also commend the voice actors for japanese AND english !!!!
Well, This Was A Pleasant Surprise
jazzydonald-909586 April 2021
I thought this was great. I found it refreshing seeing an urban/dark fantasy with characters who aren't boring, dumb, whiny, overpowered teenagers stuck in a convoluted love triangle where the main character is the chosen one. I also like how it portrayed magic in a more "scientific" way. Magic (especially in anime) is usually depicted as an abstract force of nature that anyone can learn with enough determination or a whimsical god-given gift that only a privileged few are born with. In Dorohedoro, sorcerers are just people that have a tumor in their brain and unique glands that shoot black dust out of their mouth and hands. Also, almost all the magic users are either murders, cultists, mad scientists, sociopaths, or just people going about their daily lives (which usually involves one of the four mentioned). There are no heroes. However, I found myself liking the antagonists as much as the protagonists. It's also hilarious how no one in the anime is phased by the constant gory violence. It gives it a real Tarantino vibe. My only complaint was I thought it was too short, and the pacing was a little off. If you want to watch it, it's on Netflix.
ONE OF THE BEST
nofama1 June 2022
All over the place, no coherent story and unsatisfying
jeroen4710 December 2020
Sure, the quality is there: animation and creativity. But the plot is all over the place. Seemingly random stuff happens. There does not seem to be any overarching story that is being focused on. So it has been an unsatisfying experience. I just wanted to finish the story already, hoping for some fulfilling stuff that never came.
Sure the characters are likeable enough, but they don't do anything meaningful that reveals who they really are. The interaction between the characters is friendly sure, but does not go very deep.
To give you an idea of my taste: some of the TV series or movies that I love are 'The OA', 'Sense8', 'Beastars', 'Arrival', 'Interstellar'.
Sure the characters are likeable enough, but they don't do anything meaningful that reveals who they really are. The interaction between the characters is friendly sure, but does not go very deep.
To give you an idea of my taste: some of the TV series or movies that I love are 'The OA', 'Sense8', 'Beastars', 'Arrival', 'Interstellar'.
Season 1
fall19826 June 2020
Am I the only one who has a problem with an absolute jarring space between the story which is about a true genuine friendship between society's outcasts and the manic violence levels, that make every main character there a serial killer?
It's like the series expects us to forget, while watching another surreal comedy bit, that the same character 1 minute before committed mass murder. This is my main grip with the show, that, one must admit, excels in a world building and character design.
It's like the series expects us to forget, while watching another surreal comedy bit, that the same character 1 minute before committed mass murder. This is my main grip with the show, that, one must admit, excels in a world building and character design.
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