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Chosen_Hero · 2019-06-18, 05:04

First of all, Dororos' words at the end where basically her saying that she would stay by Hyakkimarus' side no matter what happened.

Second, R.I.P. Rapidash, you definitely deserve a Mega evolution after this episode. Sadly, Ponyta is now left motherless.

Third, totally expecting Nui to get hit by a random truck or horse in this case.

Meanwhile, there is a cave full of treasure that could have solved if not helped mitigate a lot of the problems the villages, if not the entire domain has been going through. But I am sure that will only come up in the end after Daigo himself is dead, proving to us all that in the end money will solve all of our problems.

Kanon · 2019-06-18, 10:48

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Originally Posted by Kinematics

I'm pretty sure he's used the normal sword at some point, though I'm fuzzy on exactly when, and might be misremembering. On the other hand, is there much difference between holding his raw blades in his hands (using wraps that we won't try to figure out how he tied) vs holding a katana with a grip in his hands?

He used it in the Banmon arc. Him keeping the old blades doesn't really make sense, since as you're saying, the way he's using them now is not that different from the way you use a katana.

SeijiSensei · 2019-06-18, 11:15

So in the one remaining episode we'll have

- Hyakkimaru defeats Tohumaru and gets his eyes back
- Hyakkimaru and Daigo have some sort of (decisive?) confrontation
- Hyakkimaru and Dororo figure out what to do with the rest of their lives; maybe including Mrs. Daigo?
- The villagers recover and start a new life without Daigo bolstered perhaps by Dororo's gold

Do you think 24 minutes might not be enough time to cover all of this?

Dark Wing · 2019-06-18, 12:05

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

So in the one remaining episode we'll have

- Hyakkimaru defeats Tohumaru and gets his eyes back
- Hyakkimaru and Daigo have some sort of (decisive?) confrontation
- Hyakkimaru and Dororo figure out what to do with the rest of their lives; maybe including Mrs. Daigo?
- The villagers recover and start a new life without Daigo bolstered perhaps by Dororo's gold

Do you think 24 minutes might not be enough time to cover all of this?

They gonna have to find a way to make it work because I've seen a lot of anime that started out good but couldn't land the ending and tarnish the memory of the entire show.

I really don't want that to happen here...

Magewolf · 2019-06-18, 13:52

I think what is bothering a lot of people is that the show is going for a message that just having a good reason to do something does not give someone carte blanche in doing it. Also it is not really taking a stand on the needs of the many vs the needs of the few seeming to try to say they need to be looked at case by case.

Hyakkimaru's mom thought that the problem with the deal with the demons was not so much the one vs the many as it was just a bad deal for everyone in the long run seems to be the line the show is going for. Dororo's thoughts at the end of the episode also seem to be being misinterpreted by some people. She is worried about Hyakkimaru rage going out of control more then she is about him getting his body back not that she thinks he should not get his eyes back. It is Hyakkimaru's increasing lack of control that is frightening her.

I am too lazy to check if anyone has mentioned "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" in this discussion yet but there are some similarities in the stories and in people's responses.

Nivek von Beldo · 2019-06-18, 14:23

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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

So in the one remaining episode we'll have

- Hyakkimaru defeats Tohumaru and gets his eyes back
- Hyakkimaru and Daigo have some sort of (decisive?) confrontation
- Hyakkimaru and Dororo figure out what to do with the rest of their lives; maybe including Mrs. Daigo?
- The villagers recover and start a new life without Daigo bolstered perhaps by Dororo's gold

Do you think 24 minutes might not be enough time to cover all of this?

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Originally Posted by Dark Wing

They gonna have to find a way to make it work because I've seen a lot of anime that started out good but couldn't land the ending and tarnish the memory of the entire show.

I really don't want that to happen here...

That is happening buddy, you forgot the hypocrite doctor wanting to hill Hyakimaru because...dunno...

Anh_Minh · 2019-06-18, 14:33

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Originally Posted by Magewolf

I think what is bothering a lot of people is that the show is going for a message that just having a good reason to do something does not give someone carte blanche in doing it.

That message would be a lot more perceivable if Hyakkimaru had done anything close to beyond the pale, but he hasn't. He's only killed monsters, bad monsters at that, and humans who weren't any better and were in the process of trying to kill him.

So why is everyone, including his father (by which I mean the doc) and his best friend on his case?

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Also it is not really taking a stand on the needs of the many vs the needs of the few seeming to try to say they need to be looked at case by case.

Hyakkimaru's mom thought that the problem with the deal with the demons was not so much the one vs the many as it was just a bad deal for everyone in the long run seems to be the line the show is going for.

Yeah, that, so, again, why is everyone putting Daigo's misery on him, as if it was his responsibility?

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Dororo's thoughts at the end of the episode also seem to be being misinterpreted by some people. She is worried about Hyakkimaru rage going out of control more then she is about him getting his body back not that she thinks he should not get his eyes back. It is Hyakkimaru's increasing lack of control that is frightening her.

And how much of his anger comes from the assholes (including her) refusing to acknowledge the justice of his crusade and basically telling him "for my convenience, please stay an incomplete, crippled being, and renounce what is yours"?

Dark Wing · 2019-06-18, 16:48

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Originally Posted by Nivek von Beldo

That is happening buddy, you forgot the hypocrite doctor wanting to hill Hyakimaru because...dunno...

What are you talking about? He's not holding a weapon or anything when says he's going to "do what needs to be done" it's a statue. It tells me he's going to try to do something to claim Hyakkimaru next episode.

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Yeah, that, so, again, why is everyone putting Daigo's misery on him, as if it was his responsibility?

Well at least Hyakkimaru's mother came to her senses saying how they shouldn't be trying to defend the prosperity that sacrificing Hyakkimaru brought them because it was prosperity they didn't achieve themselves.

Kanon · 2019-06-18, 18:09

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

That message would be a lot more perceivable if Hyakkimaru had done anything close to beyond the pale, but he hasn't. He's only killed monsters, bad monsters at that, and humans who weren't any better and were in the process of trying to kill him.

Yeah, he hasn't done anything wrong. The show started out really well but the narrative completely fell apart starting the second half.

FlareKnight · 2019-06-18, 23:45

I feel like the show wants to take a stand, but doesn't follow through so much. Hyakkimaru going over the edge would kind of work if he wasn't killing people trying to kill him or just terrible people in general. So far his lack of control and rage has harmed people that he would have probably needed to kill anyways to protect his own life. I suppose if he killed a good person it'd be harder to keep him as the 'good guy' in the story. But few seem to be treating him as the good guy in the story anyways.

He does need to control himself better and gain a greater emotional maturity. But I also feel like he needs more people accepting him and appreciating why he's doing what he's doing. Even the doctor that gave him his various body parts seems to straight up reject him trying to reclaim his own body.

And no one in the show seems to discuss the moral implications of selling off a baby's body and having demons wandering around. What about all the people those demons have killed? It isn't as if Hyakkimaru fought these guys in that temple and they were all quietly chilling out there. These monsters were out in the world killing people. The people in Daigo act as if Hyakkimaru is the only victim of the demons. And no one seems to wonder if it isn't the demons actively turning that area into a nightmare. These are people eating monsters, but total trust is being put in bargains with them. Are they pulling away their protections from Daigo because the deal is being broken or are they actively making things worse as punishment for the deal being broken and to coerce a deal in the first place?

There are some good concepts being raised. Hyakkimaru losing control in desperation to regain his body is one. Although I'd still say that he'd be more in control if everyone (including his own family) wasn't demonizing him for seeking the return of his own body. The destruction of self that can result from seeking a goal mindlessly is fair. Both Hyakkimaru and Tahomaru have lost perspective and are trapped in a brutal and ugly fight as a result. Heck the idea of Dororo starting to realize what to do with that money and that people need to grab their own future is fair. I just think the show is stumbling a bit on execution.

Cao Ni Ma · 2019-06-19, 16:16

The show had a ton of instances where they could actually focus on why the bushi are fucked and the parallels of them and the demons to modern capitalism but instead it sort of meanders wasting too much time on the "Actually it is Hyakki that might be a demon" all the while the bushi and demons keep fucking the populace, which is stupid as all hell.

If they really wanted to give an alternative narrative to the story, they should have gone with focusing more on the priest and the abandonment of desires all together. It would have been more akin to Tezuka's other works than whatever is happening with Dororo right now.

zztop · 2019-06-24, 11:06

How the source material and other adaptations ended compared to the anime:

Spoiler for Original manga:

Spoiler for 60s anime:

Spoiler for 2004 PS2 game:

Spoiler for 2007 live action:

Spoiler for Tahoumaru surviving:

FlareKnight · 2019-06-24, 11:22

Well that turned out alright. Had to leave things kind of vague for the aftermath and future. But at least they did resolve a fair number of things. I was always just kind of waiting for Hyakkimaru to use the sword he was carrying around but that was left mostly as a decoration.

A lot of characters end up dead, Hyakkimaru got his body back, and life goes on. Too bad we didn't get any focus on little Ponyta in this episode but such is

. At least they didn't do anything ridiculous like refuse to let Hyakkimaru get his eyes back.

Also...I'm guessing Dororo's plan involves hiring mercenaries? I'm pretty sure money alone won't stop someone from invading you to just take your money.

Mad Pierrot · 2019-06-24, 11:45

Man, I loved this finale. Hyakkimaru sparing Tahomaru's life rather than killing him was a nice move. A shame about their mother but I don't get why poor Jukai had to die there. Also, Daigo being sparred by none other than Hyakkimaru sounds like a message that is never too late redeem yourself. Hyakkimaru decided to take walk but it's sad how he never tells Dororo he was leaving. Also, the monk sure kept being a secret. What the heck was he?

zztop · 2019-06-24, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Mad Pierrot

Man, I loved this finale. Hyakkimaru sparing Tahomaru's life rather than killing him was a nice move. A shame about their mother but I don't get why poor Jukai had to die there. Also, Daigo being sparred by none other than Hyakkimaru sounds like a message that is never too late redeem yourself. Hyakkimaru decided to take walk but it's sad how he never tells Dororo he was leaving. Also, the monk sure kept being a secret. What the heck was he?

Hyakkimaru leaving Dororo comes from the manga, although here it has a
more hopeful tone, like those Korean/Japan dramas when the hero must seemingly leave forever, but everyone expresses hopeful confidence they'll see him again.

As for the monk, I think he was just an impartial wanderer bearing witness to events. Note he gets an even bigger role than the manga, where he just tends to pop up sporadically here and there.

Kinematics · 2019-06-24, 13:31

OK, Tahoumaru telling Hyakkimaru about his room and desk and pet horse and stuff as they ran through the burning castle had me laughing. It's like he's showing a friend around his home.

Also, it seems I managed to get everything exactly backwards with my predictions. Ah well.

Not sure how I feel about the conclusion. Feels very Japanese, but not sure it feels satisfying. Everything individually seems appropriate, but as a whole...? Dunno.

Kanon · 2019-06-24, 18:51

Tahoumaru looked totally normal before but suddenly he has a hole in his heart. Okay, I guess I'll chalk it up to the demon making his negative emotions stronger. I get Hyakkimaru sparing him because he realized he's the same as him, but Tahoumaru being so touched by this gesture he completely forgets about the death of Mutsu and Hyogo and acknowledges Hyakkimaru as his brother felt like bullshit.

I understand Nui wanting to stay behind with Tahoumaru, but there was no reason for Jukai to burn to death with them, especially after it had been established he had found the will to live again.

I thought the first thing Hyakkimaru would see would be Dororo, but it turned out to be his moms. He called Dororo pretty, at least.

Biwamaru revealing he used to be a samurai felt random at first, but after seeing Hyakkimaru and Daigo's final confrontation, they were probably hinting that Daigo would try to redeem himself by following the same path as him. I liked that Daigo realized he completely screwed up and that the demons accepted the deal because Hyakkimaru was destined to become an exceptional individual that could have probably made his domain flourish.

Dororo using her treasure to help Daigo's domain was expected. Hyakkimaru leaving Dororo in this version as well sucked, but at least here they very strongly implied they were eventually reunited with that scene showing grown-up Dororo running after him.

Not a bad ending, but not good enough to erase how shitty the second half of the anime was. The first half was so good, too. In the end, this turned out to be an average anime. Shame.

Irenesharda · 2019-06-24, 19:02

Considering they are only about 6 or 7 years apart, I would totally ship these two once Dororo grows up.

Wandering Soul · 2019-06-24, 19:56

It's fine if Nui decides to perish with Tahomaru, but I don't get why Jukai had to die with them. That whole thing about the old man being revealed to be a samurai felt a bit random, but whatever. Daigo is implied to go on to redeem himself and after going their separate ways, Hyakkimaru and Dororo are implied to meet again. Overall it's a solid ending, though the first half of the show was better than the second half.

serenade_beta · 2019-06-24, 20:01

Spoiler for final thoughts:

2019-06-18, 05:04	Link #541
Chosen_Hero Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014	First of all, Dororos' words at the end where basically her saying that she would stay by Hyakkimarus' side no matter what happened. Second, R.I.P. Rapidash, you definitely deserve a Mega evolution after this episode. Sadly, Ponyta is now left motherless. Third, totally expecting Nui to get hit by a random truck or horse in this case. Meanwhile, there is a cave full of treasure that could have solved if not helped mitigate a lot of the problems the villages, if not the entire domain has been going through. But I am sure that will only come up in the end after Daigo himself is dead, proving to us all that in the end money will solve all of our problems. __________________

2019-06-18, 11:15	Link #543
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	So in the one remaining episode we'll have - Hyakkimaru defeats Tohumaru and gets his eyes back - Hyakkimaru and Daigo have some sort of (decisive?) confrontation - Hyakkimaru and Dororo figure out what to do with the rest of their lives; maybe including Mrs. Daigo? - The villagers recover and start a new life without Daigo bolstered perhaps by Dororo's gold Do you think 24 minutes might not be enough time to cover all of this? __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2019-06-18, 23:45	Link #550
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	I feel like the show wants to take a stand, but doesn't follow through so much. Hyakkimaru going over the edge would kind of work if he wasn't killing people trying to kill him or just terrible people in general. So far his lack of control and rage has harmed people that he would have probably needed to kill anyways to protect his own life. I suppose if he killed a good person it'd be harder to keep him as the 'good guy' in the story. But few seem to be treating him as the good guy in the story anyways. He does need to control himself better and gain a greater emotional maturity. But I also feel like he needs more people accepting him and appreciating why he's doing what he's doing. Even the doctor that gave him his various body parts seems to straight up reject him trying to reclaim his own body. And no one in the show seems to discuss the moral implications of selling off a baby's body and having demons wandering around. What about all the people those demons have killed? It isn't as if Hyakkimaru fought these guys in that temple and they were all quietly chilling out there. These monsters were out in the world killing people. The people in Daigo act as if Hyakkimaru is the only victim of the demons. And no one seems to wonder if it isn't the demons actively turning that area into a nightmare. These are people eating monsters, but total trust is being put in bargains with them. Are they pulling away their protections from Daigo because the deal is being broken or are they actively making things worse as punishment for the deal being broken and to coerce a deal in the first place? There are some good concepts being raised. Hyakkimaru losing control in desperation to regain his body is one. Although I'd still say that he'd be more in control if everyone (including his own family) wasn't demonizing him for seeking the return of his own body. The destruction of self that can result from seeking a goal mindlessly is fair. Both Hyakkimaru and Tahomaru have lost perspective and are trapped in a brutal and ugly fight as a result. Heck the idea of Dororo starting to realize what to do with that money and that people need to grab their own future is fair. I just think the show is stumbling a bit on execution. __________________ Anime-Evo

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zztop Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013	How the source material and other adaptations ended compared to the anime: Spoiler for Original manga: Hyakki and Dororo encounter a village that Daigo’s forced into slavery to build his fortress. Hyakki goes to confront Daigo on his cruelty, while Dororo is roped in by a bunch of villagers digging a secret tunnel to invade said fortress. Dororo sneaks in and reunites with Hyakki, who then defeats the Nue possessing Daigo. The villagers open the fortress gates, allowing the rest to enter and take the building. Hyakki tells Daigo and his wife to leave before the villagers kill them. Hyakki entrusts Dororo with his sword, telling her she must stay behind for good and make a life for herself at the village. He walks away to continue his quest, leaving a sobbing Dororo behind. The final page depicts the Hell Hall’s gates, with a paragraph stating no one knew of Hyakkimaru’s later whereabouts, and that 50 years later the Hell Hall was burned to the ground together with its demon statues by the wars. The End. Spoiler for 60s anime: About the same as the manga, except Daigo kills his wife, and then Hyakkimaru slays Daigo. Spoiler for 2004 PS2 game: In the penultimate level, the demons possess Daigo and Hyakkimaru must defeat them. Daigo survives, but the ghosts of the demons attack Hyakki. A reformed Tahoumaru gets in their way; they possess him and Hyakki must slay his brother to end the demon threat for good. The tragedy convinces Daigo to repent and seek more peaceful methods to unify the country. Dororo is revealed to be the unknowing vessel of an Ultimate demon that carries the last of Hyakki’s limbs. Destroying all hidden demons unlocks the final level, where Hyakki has trained his spirit powers to properly draw out and fight the Ultimate demon. Dororo has also grown up to become a beautiful warrior maiden. https://lparchive.org/Blood-Will-Tel...9-gallery7.jpg After defeating the demon, Hyakki is now fully human and embraces Dororo. The End. Spoiler for 2007 live action: The Banmon border is the main setting for the movie’s finale. Tahoumaru duels Hyakkimaru, convinced his brother’s a threat and jealous of his mother’s affections for Hyakki, but gets killed instead. Lady Kagemitsu tries to plead with Daigo to spare Hyakki, but he kills her. Hyakki spars with Daigo and defeats him but chooses to spare him, instead persuading him to use his powers for good to create a utopian country as Tahoumaru envisioned. The demons convince Daigo they’ll revive Tahoumaru in exchange for Daigo’s body, he accepts. Tahoumaru is revived whole, but Hyakki must now stop and slay the demonized Daigo from wreaking havoc. The brothers make peace with each other. Hyakkimaru declines the throne, entrusting Tahoumaru to live up to his dream of utopia. Hyakki and Dororo continue their body-parts journey. The End. Supposedly there were plans for 2 more sequels, but they were never made. Spoiler for Tahoumaru surviving: He gets killed off in the Banmon arc of the manga and the 60s anime, as well as the PS2 version. He only survives in the live action movie.

2019-06-24, 11:22	Link #553
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Well that turned out alright. Had to leave things kind of vague for the aftermath and future. But at least they did resolve a fair number of things. I was always just kind of waiting for Hyakkimaru to use the sword he was carrying around but that was left mostly as a decoration. A lot of characters end up dead, Hyakkimaru got his body back, and life goes on. Too bad we didn't get any focus on little Ponyta in this episode but such is . At least they didn't do anything ridiculous like refuse to let Hyakkimaru get his eyes back. Also...I'm guessing Dororo's plan involves hiring mercenaries? I'm pretty sure money alone won't stop someone from invading you to just take your money. __________________ Anime-Evo

2019-06-18, 13:52	Link #545
Magewolf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	I think what is bothering a lot of people is that the show is going for a message that just having a good reason to do something does not give someone carte blanche in doing it. Also it is not really taking a stand on the needs of the many vs the needs of the few seeming to try to say they need to be looked at case by case. Hyakkimaru's mom thought that the problem with the deal with the demons was not so much the one vs the many as it was just a bad deal for everyone in the long run seems to be the line the show is going for. Dororo's thoughts at the end of the episode also seem to be being misinterpreted by some people. She is worried about Hyakkimaru rage going out of control more then she is about him getting his body back not that she thinks he should not get his eyes back. It is Hyakkimaru's increasing lack of control that is frightening her. I am too lazy to check if anyone has mentioned "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" in this discussion yet but there are some similarities in the stories and in people's responses.

2019-06-19, 16:16	Link #551
Cao Ni Ma Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010	The show had a ton of instances where they could actually focus on why the bushi are fucked and the parallels of them and the demons to modern capitalism but instead it sort of meanders wasting too much time on the "Actually it is Hyakki that might be a demon" all the while the bushi and demons keep fucking the populace, which is stupid as all hell. If they really wanted to give an alternative narrative to the story, they should have gone with focusing more on the priest and the abandonment of desires all together. It would have been more akin to Tezuka's other works than whatever is happening with Dororo right now.

2019-06-24, 11:45	Link #554
Mad Pierrot Corrupted fool Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: I'm everywhere Age: 33	Man, I loved this finale. Hyakkimaru sparing Tahomaru's life rather than killing him was a nice move. A shame about their mother but I don't get why poor Jukai had to die there. Also, Daigo being sparred by none other than Hyakkimaru sounds like a message that is never too late redeem yourself. Hyakkimaru decided to take walk but it's sad how he never tells Dororo he was leaving. Also, the monk sure kept being a secret. What the heck was he? __________________

2019-06-24, 13:31	Link #556
Kinematics Let's play a game! Join Date: Sep 2006	OK, Tahoumaru telling Hyakkimaru about his room and desk and pet horse and stuff as they ran through the burning castle had me laughing. It's like he's showing a friend around his home. Also, it seems I managed to get everything exactly backwards with my predictions. Ah well. Not sure how I feel about the conclusion. Feels very Japanese, but not sure it feels satisfying. Everything individually seems appropriate, but as a whole...? Dunno.

2019-06-24, 18:51	Link #557
Kanon Kana Hanazawa ♥ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: France Age: 37	Tahoumaru looked totally normal before but suddenly he has a hole in his heart. Okay, I guess I'll chalk it up to the demon making his negative emotions stronger. I get Hyakkimaru sparing him because he realized he's the same as him, but Tahoumaru being so touched by this gesture he completely forgets about the death of Mutsu and Hyogo and acknowledges Hyakkimaru as his brother felt like bullshit. I understand Nui wanting to stay behind with Tahoumaru, but there was no reason for Jukai to burn to death with them, especially after it had been established he had found the will to live again. I thought the first thing Hyakkimaru would see would be Dororo, but it turned out to be his moms. He called Dororo pretty, at least. Biwamaru revealing he used to be a samurai felt random at first, but after seeing Hyakkimaru and Daigo's final confrontation, they were probably hinting that Daigo would try to redeem himself by following the same path as him. I liked that Daigo realized he completely screwed up and that the demons accepted the deal because Hyakkimaru was destined to become an exceptional individual that could have probably made his domain flourish. Dororo using her treasure to help Daigo's domain was expected. Hyakkimaru leaving Dororo in this version as well sucked, but at least here they very strongly implied they were eventually reunited with that scene showing grown-up Dororo running after him. Not a bad ending, but not good enough to erase how shitty the second half of the anime was. The first half was so good, too. In the end, this turned out to be an average anime. Shame. __________________

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Irenesharda Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago	Considering they are only about 6 or 7 years apart, I would totally ship these two once Dororo grows up. __________________ "Someone who cannot forgive lies or secrets, will never trust another." - Major Kyosuke Hyobu

2019-06-24, 19:56	Link #559
Wandering Soul Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: America	It's fine if Nui decides to perish with Tahomaru, but I don't get why Jukai had to die with them. That whole thing about the old man being revealed to be a samurai felt a bit random, but whatever. Daigo is implied to go on to redeem himself and after going their separate ways, Hyakkimaru and Dororo are implied to meet again. Overall it's a solid ending, though the first half of the show was better than the second half. __________________

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serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Spoiler for final thoughts: 8/10 This is what happens when you have top-notch raw materials and a really, really average chef. In the first place, the random insertion of some random animator in the middle of the story tells you that they have money in their heads before respect to Tezuka. On top of that, if they understood Dororo a bit more, they wouldn't have made the 2nd opening some Naruto crap. You can kinda tell what they were trying to get at... perhaps, but it was pretty lackluster, with holes resembling swiss cheese. Also, those two really didn't need to just die with Tahoumaru, outside of some cheap attempt at tears. Again, a lack of depiction of their thoughts to make it convincing. Also, stupid Rapidash Musou is stupid. Anyways, I had high hopes at the beginning of the anime, so it is kinda sad it turned out this way. But well, if it was so easy to copy Tezuka, we wouldn't consider him a legend, eh? __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)