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Dororo Watch Order

The Dororo franchise runs to two entries spanning 1969 to 2019, 50 episodes in all. The list below follows release order: start with Dororo (1969) and work down.

  • Entries2
  • Episodes50
  • TV series2
  • Films0

For most franchises release order is also the best viewing order. The common exception is a prequel — released late, but set first — so check the years in the table if a title looks out of place.

The order

Dororo entries in watch order, with type, year and episode count
# Title Type Year Episodes
1 Dororo Dororo to Hyakkimaru TV 1969 26
2 Dororo Watch on HIDIVE Amazon Prime Video +2 TV 2019 24

Where to watch Dororo

No single service carries all of it — the most any one has is 1 of the 2 entries. Each link goes to the earliest entry that service carries, so you start at the beginning rather than wherever its search drops you.

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Streaming destinations as listed by AniList, checked September 26, 2026. Catalogues differ by country and change often — check the service for your own region.

Where to start

Dororo (1969) is the earliest entry. Hyakkimaru is a young man who lacks 48 body parts because they were taken from him by demons before birth, as payment by his father, Kagemitsu Daigo, to obtain his wish to take over the country. When the baby boy was born he was missing 48 parts of his body, and thus was abandoned—thrown into a river. Hyakkimaru…

What to watch after Dororo

1,938 people who watched Dororo recommend Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as the next thing — more than any other title. These are votes cast by viewers on AniList, not genre matches:

Dororo is filed under 4 genres on this site. Each one lists every other franchise that shares it, with its watch order and filler figures.

Franchises sharing the most genres with Dororo — a rough match by subject, not the vote-ranked suggestions above.

Frequently asked

How many episodes of Dororo are there?

Dororo has 50 episodes across 2 TV series.

How many Dororo entries are there?

2 in total: 2 TV series, 0 films, and 0 OVAs and specials.

What order should I watch Dororo in?

Release order works for Dororo — start with Dororo (1969) and follow the table on this page.

Do I need to watch the Dororo films and OVAs?

Most films and OVAs in a long-running franchise are side stories that sit outside the main continuity. They can be watched at any point, or skipped entirely, without losing the thread of the main series.

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