Sentai Filmworks Announces English Dub Adaptation For “Dororo”

Sentai Filmworks has announced that they have picked up US distribution rights to the 2019 anime series Dororo and that the release will feature a new English dub adaptation to release sometime in Summer 2021.

The 2019 Dororo anime series is based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. The adaptation departs from the source material in several ways, but follows the basic premise of the manga; A young ronin named Hyakkimaru along with a young urchin, Dororo, must face multiple demons in Sengoku-era Japan who have stolen his various body parts in order to get them back.

Kazuhiro Furuhashi directs the series, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling series composition, Satoshi Iwataki handling character designs, and Yoshihiro Ike composing the music. Twin Engine produces the series. Dororo is animated by Tezuka Productions.

Update 5/28: Sentai announced a 6/29 release date with the trailer below and pre-order here.

Update 10/11: HiDive will stream the series starting January 28, 2023