Customer Reviews

Dororo, Volume 2

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Dororo Volume 1 fell a bit short of the high standard we've come to expect from Tezuka: the artwork seemed rushed and relatively simplistic, the story was largely introductions and we'd seen similar characters in other Tezuka works...

But in Volume 2, as in many Tezuka stories, Dororo really hits its stride. The artwork is top-notch, pivotal events occur in the lives of both main characters, and a big picture seems to emerge in the episodic story of these two wanderers in feudal Japan.

In sum, if you like other Tezuka works, you'll like the momentum Dororo builds in Volume 2 which brings the series closer in quality and importance to Buddha, MW, Ode to Kirohito, Apollo's Song, and Phoenix.

This volume, of course, continues volume one. Once again it's Tezuka at his best with both a compelling storyline and little bits of interspersed humor. The only complaint is that the books ends too soon and now I need to wait for the third volume.

Dororo is an amazing story about a petty thief and a cursed warrior with a synthetic body who must slay demons to become more human.

Lots of awesome monster fighting in Osamu Tezuka's lighthearted style.