The facts
Created by
Q Hayashida
Publisher
Shogakukan
English publisher
Viz Media
Serialised in
Monthly Ikki, Hibana, then Monthly Shōnen Sunday
Run
2000–2018
Volumes
23 (complete; as of 2026)
Demographic
Seinen
Genres
Action, dark fantasy, science fantasy
Anime adaptation
MAPPA anime TV series (2020; season 2 in 2026)
About Dorohedoro
Dorohedoro follows Caiman, an amnesiac man with a reptile's head, who works with his friend Nikaido to recover his memories and survive in a strange, violent world.
Q Hayashida wrote and drew it for Shogakukan across three magazines: Monthly Ikki (2000–2014), Hibana (2015–2017) and Monthly Shōnen Sunday (2017–2018). It is complete in 23 volumes. Viz Media licensed it in 2009 and published all 23 volumes from 2010 to 2019.
MAPPA's 12-episode anime aired in early 2020 and later streamed worldwide on Netflix. A second season aired in 2026 and a third is announced.
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