false 2198434 1 <i>Dororo</i> is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back.<br><br>Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils in exchange for complete domination of the country. Knowing the child to be deficient, Kagemitsu orders the newborn thrown into the river.<br><br>The baby survives. Callling himself Hyakkimaru, ge searches the world for the 48 demons. Each time he eliminates one, he retrieves one of his missing parts. Hyakkimaru meets a boy thief named Dororo, and together they travel the countryside, confronting mosters and ghosts again and again. This the second in a 3 - volume series. <br><br>Tezuka's manga and animated films had a tremendous impact on the shaping of the psychology of Japan's postwar youth. His work changed the concept of Japanese comics, transforming it into an art form and incorporating a variety of new styles in creating "story comics." 2204182 24 6 2008 Dororo, Volume 2 (Dororo) total:60|5:20|4:20|3:20|2:0|1:0| 60 240 78 8 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 06:48:27 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 06:51:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 06:37:42 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 07:02:19 -0700 2008 Dororo series is just as good as the first. Of course we have Hyakkimaru, the freakish swordsman born missing 48 body parts, and Dororo, the miniscule child thief who he protects. As Hyakkimaru kills demons, his missing body parts are replaced with the real deal...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 22:09:23 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 22:13:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 08:09:58 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:15:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 11:15:18 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 11:19:03 -0700 2008
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