Dorohedoro, Vol. 9
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- Author：Q. Hayashida
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Summary
A blood-spattered battle between diabolical sorcerers and the monsters they created。
In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole，" a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts。 In a dark alley， Nikaido found Caiman， a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia。 To undo the spell， they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole， hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one。 But when En， the head Sorcerer， gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people， he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole， igniting a war between two worlds。
Nikaido and Natsuki comfort Caiman after he is forced to confront some dark truths about his origins。 Meanwhile， Professor Kasukabe goes grave digging with Shin and Noi in an attempt to unravel the mysteries surrounding a strange wax doll they have encountered。 As Dokuga's gang of Cross-Eyes desperately try to cover their involvement in a murder， Asu finds himself in serious trouble with his fellow Devils。 Hold on tight for the next installment of Dorohedoro！
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for mature audiences。
In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole，" a clan of Sorcerers has been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts。 In a dark alley， Nikaido found Caiman， a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia。 To undo the spell， they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole， hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one。 But when En， the head Sorcerer， gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people， he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole， igniting a war between two worlds。
Nikaido and Natsuki comfort Caiman after he is forced to confront some dark truths about his origins。 Meanwhile， Professor Kasukabe goes grave digging with Shin and Noi in an attempt to unravel the mysteries surrounding a strange wax doll they have encountered。 As Dokuga's gang of Cross-Eyes desperately try to cover their involvement in a murder， Asu finds himself in serious trouble with his fellow Devils。 Hold on tight for the next installment of Dorohedoro！
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for mature audiences。
Reviews
Steph
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3。75/5
Jen/The Tolkien Gal/ジェニファー
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I know this is my first seinen， but it's probably going to go down in history as my favourite。 （view spoiler）[Favourite part by far is watching the cross eyes rearrange a dead lady to look like she died a natural death， so they throw her on the floor with an axe embedded in her and the only logical guy screams "how the fuck is that a natural death！？"] （hide spoiler）]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> I know this is my first seinen， but it's probably going to go down in history as my favourite。 （view spoiler）[Favourite part by far is watching the cross eyes rearrange a dead lady to look like she died a natural death， so they throw her on the floor with an axe embedded in her and the only logical guy screams "how the fuck is that a natural death！？"] （hide spoiler）]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Jeremy Kazimer
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I'm just consistently speechless by this series now。 Overall， a 5/5。 I'm just consistently speechless by this series now。 Overall， a 5/5。 。。。more
Tiffany Lynn Kramer
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Hayashida crafts some real nightmare-fuel imagery for this volume。
Stacie
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My absolute favorite parts were the ones pertaining to Asu & his current situation/bits of background we got in him。 It's intriguing to say the least。All in all， this was another solid installment for the series。 Though， it does bring up so many more questions than it does answers。 There are various odds and ends that I'm incredibly curious about， and I can't wait until those secrets are revealed。 My absolute favorite parts were the ones pertaining to Asu & his current situation/bits of background we got in him。 It's intriguing to say the least。All in all， this was another solid installment for the series。 Though， it does bring up so many more questions than it does answers。 There are various odds and ends that I'm incredibly curious about， and I can't wait until those secrets are revealed。 。。。more
Ignacio Vera
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Esta súper interesante， sé que la。historia del doctor es importante， pero ojalá ahonden más en la historia principal y de ebisu
Effy ♛
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this is it！！ this is the best volume！！！ （so why does it have the worst character on the cover lmfao。。） so much action and progression in the story i’m getting excited :D villain found family are my favs
Catalina
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Lloré con este volumen， siento el fin de algo y me dio pena。
Jon Ureña
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I’m stuck in the office on a saturday and during a national holiday （some coworkers are glad to have to work these days because at least they can get out of the house。 I don’t know how I feel about that。 I have unintentionally trained to endure this pandemic， given that in the past I’ve spent entire weeks without going out。 But I don’t like being around people， so I only miss going to the woods）。 I figured I’d keep reading this fantastic series and reviewing those volumes。The story is following I’m stuck in the office on a saturday and during a national holiday （some coworkers are glad to have to work these days because at least they can get out of the house。 I don’t know how I feel about that。 I have unintentionally trained to endure this pandemic， given that in the past I’ve spent entire weeks without going out。 But I don’t like being around people， so I only miss going to the woods）。 I figured I’d keep reading this fantastic series and reviewing those volumes。The story is following distinct groups of people whose day to day lives have little to do with each other’s， and when they intersect， it usually involves a person from a group intending to rescue one of their people from another group。 We have the protagonists alligator head dude and restaurant woman/time magician travelling to a town where they have been told they might find significant clues to the guy they are pursuing: he’s the breathing version of the ghost that lives in the protagonist’s magical mouth。 That guy， a member of the same gang the protagonist probably belonged to before he lost his memory and his human head， might know who the hell alligator dude used to be before part of him turned into a reptile。 When they arrive at that town， alligator dude starts getting those strong déjà vus that suggest he used to live here and attend obligations in different buildings。 After he gets into a dilapidated school， he realizes that he used to attend classes there， and more importantly he gets flashes of speaking to the gang member they are pursuing。 Both him and the audience finally realize that he wasn’t that gang member in his previous life， but apparently his best friend， who had barely been a tertiary character up to that point。 That the person inside the protagonist’s mouth ended up being his best friend might be due to their close relationship。 We still don’t know all the minutiae of the curse cast on him， though， or if we know them I haven’t understood them。 In any case， when alligator fellow realizes this， his transformed head changes a bit: he loses the cross tattoos over his eyes， as well as some scales， showing the pale skin underneath。 He also becomes distraught and depressed， very unlike him， which worries Nikaido， his best friend。 There’s a memorable moment in which he confides in her that he feels he has a monster inside of him， that he has done terrible things and might do them again， and fears hurting her as well。 She approaches and embraces him。 We the audience know that he used to be a fabled serial killer of magicians in the past， probably some ultimate nemesis， and he might revert to it when the curse breaks。In any case， the greenhorn from the gang that had been leading them to this town had lied about knowing the location of their hideout; she just wanted to travel with them。 She goes on about how she wants to become the woman of the gang’s leader， and is also flirty with the protagonist。 Apparently strong men get her wet， and her flirting annoys Nikaido more than she lets it show。 They spend the afternoon in a fancy hotel they can’t pay for。 During a moment they spend alone， Nikaido approaches the alligator dude and asks him what he will do when he recovers his memory。 She fears that he’ll stay in this dimension and break off contact with her， and she offers him to become her partner in the restaurant。 He’s glad that she’d have him despite their differences。 However， she’s anxious， and a bit of text reveals to us， speaking from sometime in the future， that it was the last conversation Nikaido ever had with her best friend alligator dude。 Given that I haven’t even reached the middle of this series， this must be one of those lies that fictional stories tell， and they can get away with them because we are already signed into being told stories that never happened。 Damn your manipulation。The hideout in that town does contain the gang member they are looking for。 We have seen him go in and meet the local branch。 They are a desperate bunch that， although they are distrustful of this former gang member that had died， aren’t eager to keep him around mostly because the branch can’t afford to feed him。 I don’t recall exactly why， they end up tying him up while they deal with their landlord， a monstrous woman resembling one of the crones from “The Witcher 3”， who demands all the money they owe。 The gang members end up killing her by complete accident， and they decide that they might as well move to her mansion and stage a suicide for the woman so they won’t be booted out。 I don’t know why they would be allowed to live in someone else’s property just because she killed herself， but whatever。Nikaido can afford to accompany lizard head dude on his journey because a demon， who used to be a childhood mentor of hers， had sent her away from her captor and also transformed a gay henchman of the big boss to take her place。 The henchman has been living as Nikaido for a few days and he/she loves not only being able to cuddle with the boss but also to drape his/her voluptuous body with pretty lingerie。 However， that spell only holds up as long as the demon holds up， and the demon’s boss has caught on to the deception。 Turns out that there are demons who were born that way， and demons who just studied to be accepted into their ranks。 It doesn’t make sense why a population would accept individuals from a different population if then betraying the host population to favor the foreign one is such a massive issue， but the born demon captures， tortures and then butchers Nikaido’s demon pal。 His remains end up sold as pig meat in a butcher shop near Hell。 However， Nikaido’s mentor isn’t dead: his original human form， skinless， had remained inside the demonic form， and now that he’s been exiled he has to crawl on his exposed flesh towards home。 Brütal。 In any case， the spell that had allowed the gay henchman to enjoy a life of privilege and luxury as a beautiful woman expires， and he finds himself having to face his boss as his old man self。 The boss， realizing that this guy had deceived him and put his hands and maybe other parts all over him， almost strangles him to death， but in a fit of terror， the henchman accidentally tears the contract that had fallen from the real Nikaido’s body， and that， due to some magical connection， incapacitates the mushroom dude。 The henchman should have taken that opportunity to run to the end of the world， because his boss has turned entire gangs into mushrooms and then ate them for far lesser offenses。Regarding our endearing pair of henchmen Shin and Noi， they are forcefully dragged into a periodic ball for which they have to dress themselves like savages and take part in some pagan festivity ironically to praise demons， who walk around pitchfork in hand pitchforking people if they aren’t dancing with someone of the opposite sex。 Shin remembers the last time he was dragged into this festivity， which was ten years ago。 That time he had ended up dancing with a solitary， beautiful girl who seemed depressed。 He wonders who that girl might have been， and what she’s doing now。 However， when he’s greeted effusively by Noi， now a gigantic， cheerful murderer， wearing the tribal costume， Shin realizes that the old girl had been his dear partner all along。 When are you both going to fuck， for Satan’s sake？ What on Earth are you waiting for， Shin？ You ought to have your penis rescinded。 By the way， for a society ruled by demons， there’s a conspicuous lack of orgies and shady sexual practices。 Step up， Hayashida。We also have a bit of development regarding one of the secondary characters that hang out with mushroom dude: it’s a skinny girl who got her face ripped off back in the first volume， and somehow that turned her half-retarded。 I don’t recall if it was due to the trauma of the event or because Noi botched healing her。 In any case， during a meeting in a strip club back in the previous volume， their boss made them eat special hallucinogenic mushrooms that he’s intending to sell， enterprising fellow that he is。 She hallucinated her parents and plenty of details about her childhood that she had forgotten in her half-retarded state。 That will begin to play out in the next volume， of which I’ve already read around half。I can’t think of any line to end this review properly， so there。 。。。more
Angie Desyree
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Adictivo， demasiado adictivo。
Aleksandra
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so many questions。。。 yes we did get a few answers but ahhh I want to know what's up with cross-eyes and stuff around Kaiman， I think we did firgured some things out but I am still majorly confused。Cute scene between Kaiman and Nikaido， I'm so interested in learning Nikaido's backstory， Kawajiri is a darling。 The art as always is to die for。 so many questions。。。 yes we did get a few answers but ahhh I want to know what's up with cross-eyes and stuff around Kaiman， I think we did firgured some things out but I am still majorly confused。Cute scene between Kaiman and Nikaido， I'm so interested in learning Nikaido's backstory， Kawajiri is a darling。 The art as always is to die for。 。。。more
Matthew
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I think this might be my favorite volume so far！ Ties up a lot of character threads and features some great revelatory moments。 Also， Chota’s character arc continues to be my absolute fave。 As far as new concepts go， the butcher demon that un-devils Asu is FUCKING RAW and possibly the coolest， creepiest character design Hayashida has come up with。 So， so freaky。Also， my sincerest apologies to whichever Chicago Public Library patron has been reading these behind me， ‘cuz I took my damn time with I think this might be my favorite volume so far！ Ties up a lot of character threads and features some great revelatory moments。 Also， Chota’s character arc continues to be my absolute fave。 As far as new concepts go， the butcher demon that un-devils Asu is FUCKING RAW and possibly the coolest， creepiest character design Hayashida has come up with。 So， so freaky。Also， my sincerest apologies to whichever Chicago Public Library patron has been reading these behind me， ‘cuz I took my damn time with this one。 Sorry don’t hate me 。。。more
Toni
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4。5
Ghostcat
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New characters are added to the story to follow the construction of the background of the universe and of the protagonists。 Emotions are here， and while I laugh for some hilarious dialogues or am horrified with gore fight scene， I start to feel attached to those insane characters。
Kurtis Burkhardt
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Weird manga， It’s quite gory and has lots of blood which is always a plus but this manga has horrible art and like no story 😅📖🔪👌💕💕
Baal Of
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This volume feels a bit transitional， with lots of different threads being tied off， or expanded upon。 Still the nice mix of gore， humor， and oddities。 I particularly liked the fucked-up cenobite bird-head razor hand creature。 Also food， like always。
Justin
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I think this may be the best volume of this series yet。 So many revelations！ In these 160-odd pages， we get our clearest glimpse yet of Caiman's past， we see Nikaido's childhood， we find out who Asu really is， bodies are hidden， corpses vanish， and holy crap Chota， I could kiss you， you magnificent bastard！ And underneath it all rises the question of just what the hell Nikaido's magic actually is。So much happens here， but it never feels rushed。 With each successive volume， Dorohedoro is quickly I think this may be the best volume of this series yet。 So many revelations！ In these 160-odd pages， we get our clearest glimpse yet of Caiman's past， we see Nikaido's childhood， we find out who Asu really is， bodies are hidden， corpses vanish， and holy crap Chota， I could kiss you， you magnificent bastard！ And underneath it all rises the question of just what the hell Nikaido's magic actually is。So much happens here， but it never feels rushed。 With each successive volume， Dorohedoro is quickly becoming my favorite manga of all time。 。。。more
Saturnq
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Hilarious。 Just when I think "at some point this series has got to lose it's edge， al Hilarious。 Just when I think "at some point this series has got to lose it's edge， al 。。。more
Gally
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2018 re-read5/5 stars ~1/1 for plot1/1 for characters and character development1/1 for art1/1 for pace1/1 for world-building
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