Blade of the Immortal
In terms of stories about wandering samurai trying to restore their original bodies, Blade of the Immortal is as close a counterpart to Dororo as one could find.
The series follows Manji, a samurai cursed with immortality after causing the death of 100 samurai. This is achieved by Blood Worms implanted into his body, which regenerate almost any injury he suffers from lost limbs to a destroyed brain.
Though he doesn’t initially mind this, the death of his family leads him to desire a way to escape the curse. It’s to this end that he seeks to make amends for the death of the 100 samurai by killing 1,000 evil men.
As skilled a warrior as he may be though, this task brings with it plenty of danger. His skills will be pushed to their limits time and time again, while his body will be sliced, beaten and torn apart before being reconstructed on multiple occasions.
As one might expect from the description, the series is a violent and gory one to say the least. Still though, it’s a blast to watch with plenty of great fight scenes, decent animation and an engaging story besides.
