Dororo - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep x 98 min)
• 2007

Kotarou is a brash young orphan in war-torn Japan, on the run from mysterious pursuers with Tobimaru, his faithful canine companion. Clueless as to why anyone would want him, much less imperial warriors from mainland China, a chance encounter with a strange wandering swordsman could not be more unwelcome in Kotarou's skeptical eyes – especially when the stranger has a secret past that has caused him to seal his blade. Forced by circumstance to work together for survival, the unlikely duo forge a tenuous friendship that is threatened all too soon when Kotarou's pursuers thrust the two into a dizzying whorl of clashing ambitions between men both big and small. Will the stranger manage to overcome his past and save them both from peril with his blade?

• TV (65 eps)
• 1968 - 1969

In a small, secluded hut far from town lives a young ghost boy by the name of Gegege no Kitarou and his tiny talking eyeball of a father. Despite his eerie nature, Kitarou spends his days trying to help the human world co-exist in harmony with the spooks and youkai that would otherwise cause them harm. From helping to retrieve a demonic baseball bat from a young boy to scaring off a hostile monster who is stealing children’s souls, Kitarou and his father do their best to maintain the peace with the help – or possibly hindrance – of the rodent-like Nezumi Otoko and the rest of his creepy friends.

• TV
• 2024

Sequel to Sengoku Youko.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2024

Youko Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka Sendou, are two demon siblings traveling through sengoku-era Japan to keep the peace and battle evil. Joined by Hyoudou Shinsuke, a cowardly swordsman, the people they meet, places they see, and creatures they battle will be legendary!

• TV (12 eps)
• 2022

Continuation of Orient.

• OVA (6 eps)
• 1990 - 1991

The Awa clan is facing its extinction. The princess (Fuse) is wed to the family dog (Yatsufasa) when a promise is made for whoever kills the leader of the opposing clan will marry the princess. Yatsufasa is who accomplishes this. However, Yatsufasa and Fuse are killed, leaving the eight unborn pups to be reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden.

• TV (52 eps)
• 1968 - 1969

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.

• TV (52 eps)
• 1976

Marco was a poor but happy boy who lived with his father, brother, and mother in Italy. But once his mother leaves for Argentina to help pay down his father's debts, Marco feels that there's a hole inside he cannot fill. Though he is young, he tries his best to find jobs and make friends along the way, all the while receiving letters from his mother to raise his spirits. However, Marco will soon depart on a grand adventure the likes of which he has never seen before...

• TV (24 eps)
• 2021 - 2022

Second season of Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.

• TV

In the seemingly-normal small Japanese town of Kurozu-cho, odd events are beginning to take place. Residents are becoming obsessed with spiral - whirlwinds, snail shells, pottery, or anything with a spiral design. But when strange events start happening in the town, with spirals appearing in disturbing places, can anyone escape their horrible draw?