num_pages: 848
description: In a time of constant warfare a samurai lord barters away his newborn son's organs in exchange for victory on the battlefield. Yet the abandoned infant survives saved by a skilled medicine man who trains him into a formidable warrior. Equipped with lethal prosthesis Hyakkimaru will have to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time.Joined by mouthy orphan sidekick Dororo Hyakkimaru's adventures bring him face to face with the greater world: both its miracles and its monsters. Part yokai tale part travel story Osamu Tezuka's classic adventure Dororo offers a thoughtful allergory for becoming what one is -- for nobody is born whole.
language: English
title: Dororo
publisher: Vertical Comics