Dorohedoro, Vol. 6

Dorohedoro, Vol. 6

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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。`

Caiman has left the Hole behind for the Sorcerers' dimension in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of his past。 As the Sorcerers' "Blue Night" festival draws to a close, Nikaido finds herself taken captive。 Supernatural crime-syndicate boss En has taken an inordinate interest in her abilities, which may be far different, and far more powerful, than anyone suspects。 Oblivious to his best friend's danger, Caiman continues his quest to determine his true identity, picking up some unexpected help—and meat pies—in the process。 But once he gets wind of her predicament, he makes a beeline for En's heavily guarded fortress of a mansion。 Prison confessions, daring escapes, strange tattoos, unexpected reunions, and devils plenty abound in this volume of Dorohedoro

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Reviews

Alexander

I am really enjoying Dorohedoro and vol。 6 doesn't disappoint。 There are weaknesses in the plot consistency (e。g。 Noi appears to be able bring some people back from death's door, but not others), irritating dialogue exposition and the odd weird-looking human body shape, but these don't detract from the overall whole。The interaction between characters is fun and entertaining, the chaotic art style matches the chaotic movement of the characters on the page and evolution of the characters, both thr I am really enjoying Dorohedoro and vol。 6 doesn't disappoint。 There are weaknesses in the plot consistency (e。g。 Noi appears to be able bring some people back from death's door, but not others), irritating dialogue exposition and the odd weird-looking human body shape, but these don't detract from the overall whole。The interaction between characters is fun and entertaining, the chaotic art style matches the chaotic movement of the characters on the page and evolution of the characters, both through their backstories and the ongoing plot lines have kept me hooked。 I'm really looking forward to the next volumes。 。。。more

NANA

3。5/5

India Taylor

En’s backstory is so interesting!! I honestly forgot it was just a film Chota was showing, because I was so invested it felt like it was in real time。 Sad to see the ending of Blue Night, but excited to see where things go next。 It’s also interesting to see what they didn’t put in the anime, I’ll definitely be looking forward to the next volume as always !!

Jeremy Kazimer

This is starting to diverge from the anime, which I like。 The bigger details are a nice read, for sure。 There are still moments of weird child nudity, but I'm hoping that fizzles away sooner rather than later。 Overall, a 4。5/5。 This is starting to diverge from the anime, which I like。 The bigger details are a nice read, for sure。 There are still moments of weird child nudity, but I'm hoping that fizzles away sooner rather than later。 Overall, a 4。5/5。 。。。more

Jen - The Tolkien Gal

Review to come Review to come 。。。more

Tiffany Lynn Kramer

2。5 Hayashida's illustrations are strong and there are some fun moments but the translations are painfully bad and most of what happened was filler。 2。5 Hayashida's illustrations are strong and there are some fun moments but the translations are painfully bad and most of what happened was filler。 。。。more

Stacie

The art style continues to be the full-blown *chef's kiss* fantasy for me。 We got more backstory on En, and I love how eccentric he is with literally everything he has dealings with。 Love the roping in of certain character, that I will not name due to spoilers, into En's clutches。 That was a fun romp。 Also, we were given some more appearances by Chota, and that will forever and always make me a happy camper。 So, yeah, it's a good ol' violent time! The art style continues to be the full-blown *chef's kiss* fantasy for me。 We got more backstory on En, and I love how eccentric he is with literally everything he has dealings with。 Love the roping in of certain character, that I will not name due to spoilers, into En's clutches。 That was a fun romp。 Also, we were given some more appearances by Chota, and that will forever and always make me a happy camper。 So, yeah, it's a good ol' violent time! 。。。more

Ignacio Vera

Seguimos casi igual que el anime

JCUZZ

DoroHeDoro got me hooked 💊💉🎣

Thomas Hale

A particularly fun and interesting instalment, with some neat character moments and some slower passages for Hayashida to really flex her horror chops。 Nasty。

Chris Jarvis

I might have a problem。。。

Tayyaba (Tubz)

Okay, I can say that this is my new favorite manga for the year。

Jon Ureña

This is a review of volumes five and six。Around the time when the previous volume ended, alligator head dude decided to venture further into the magicians’ world by himself to figure out who stole his memories and disfigured him。 He doesn’t want to involve his beloved restaurant woman this time; after all, she has a broken down business to run。 Alligator dude is bold and brave but lacks the ability to plan anything properly。 Shortly after he wanders through the magicians’ world for a bit he find This is a review of volumes five and six。Around the time when the previous volume ended, alligator head dude decided to venture further into the magicians’ world by himself to figure out who stole his memories and disfigured him。 He doesn’t want to involve his beloved restaurant woman this time; after all, she has a broken down business to run。 Alligator dude is bold and brave but lacks the ability to plan anything properly。 Shortly after he wanders through the magicians’ world for a bit he finds himself, or more accurately realizes he is, broke and hungry。 He steals meals for a while, but it’s clear that he can’t keep surviving like this when he doesn’t even have a clue how to find the magician who fucked him over。 He casually witnesses a bunch of gang members harassing the staff of a local dingy restaurant, with general murderous intent。 The owner of the restaurant is a massive beastman, but alone as he is, he will likely end up losing some of his staff。 Alligator dude sees a chance to enact some further revenge towards magicians or just wants some action or whatever, and gets involved by killing the remaining gang members。 The grateful beastman offers him a job as an all-purpose person。 Alligator dude is glad to have found a reliable source of employment, although he quickly fucks things up for himself by eating some of the food intended for the customers。 However, the beastman generally has enough with just beasthandling the protagonist for a bit whenever he does something he shouldn’t。 The protagonist spends some indeterminate amount of time with this new group, not progressing in his quest at all, and comes to appreciate them enough although they are filthy magic users, which is cool I guess。 We learn a bit more about the magicians’ world: every four years or so they celebrate a “Blue Night” in which each magician can find a partner for life, in an initially non-romantic sense。 The local demon overlords are involved somehow。 The protagonist, who is sitting in a park next to a nice coworker, sees the demons fly down from their house perched on the sky, and the coworker suggests they wave to them。 A demon waves back。The rest of the characters are focused on everything that involves this “Blue Night”。 The mushroom guy, who seems to be the most powerful magician around, intends to find a fabled magician who controls time and make him his partner, forcefully if necessary; it seems that the ritual for partnership can turn an unwilling partner into an obedient goon for life, so many of the local magicians attempt to kidnap and immobilize each other until the ritual is completed。 We get further development for the main gang members, particularly the lovely couple of heart-shaped mask hitman and disturbingly sexy behemoth lady, who is a hitwoman in her case。 In the process of figuring out if a magician with the ability to manipulate time exists, mushroom guy receives a clue: a sample of bottled magic analized from the shop whose owner was murdered seemed to have time related properties。 They get photos from the murderer, and it’s the restaurant woman (whose lovely name is Nikaido) from back when she had ventured into her former world to help her sort of boyfriend。 I don’t quite recall why she left a bottled sample of her magic there, or why she murdered the shop owner, but in any case the mushroom guy wants to forcefully drag her into a partnership contract, so he creates a sort of voodoo doll of her that will affect her in the other dimension。In a memorable scene, Nikaido was tending to her packed business back home when a huge mushroom grows on her back。 It detaches leaving her with huge wounds, and the mushroom turns into a sort of golem that the mushroom guy can control remotely。 It attacks Nikaido。 Some of her friends, who had recently declared that they were fine with her being a magic user, defend her, and one of them gets killed。 Nikaido goes to retrieve her demon-created custom mask that apparently gives her additional powers。 She defeats the golem。 However, it was a trap: mushroom fellow opens a door under them to his mansion, where he immobilizes Nikaido and imprisons her friends。 Some time after we witness the partnership ritual: the demons open a flesh door in the involved people’s chests and leave inside a signed contract with magical properties, that eventually will melt into their bodies。 If they agreed to the partnership, their personalities won’t change, but if they were dragged forcefully, they will become obedient。 One of the demons was a personal friend of Nikaido from back when she was a child, and isn’t happy about her having been enslaved by the mushroom fellow。 The forceful partnership is apparently a success, or at least we see a seemingly obedient Nikaido by the mushroom guy’s side。 She might be faking, though。Pictured: mushroom fellow’s gangAs the protagonist and his coworkers were delivering the last meal to a prisoner on death row, the prisoner turns out to be a member of the gang that the protagonist is hunting down to figure out who transmogrified his damn head。 Boldly he shoves the prisoner’s head into his mouth。 The guy inside the alligator dude’s magical mouth says that the prisoner isn’t the culprit, but more importantly, the prisoner recognizes and names the guy inside the protagonist’s mouth。 It’s a former gang member and pal of his who they believed had died。 The protagonist is shocked, because he had been hunting that person as if he had caused his disgrace。 In any case, the prisoner is forcefully dragged to Hell in spectacular fashion。 A demon who was present, and who happens to be Nikaido’s childhood pal, knows that alligator dude is her sort of boyfriend。 He tells the alligator person that Nikaido is imprisoned in the mushroom guy’s mansion, and to go rescue her。 If the protagonist lives for anything it’s to be near this woman and eat the food she fattens him up with (can't blame him: she's sweet, attractive and a good cook。 Couldn't ask for more), so he decides to assault this mansion with little to no preparation。 However, his boss and coworkers have taken a liking to this wild alligator dude。 They offer some help。As the protagonist’s alter ego regains his life in the magicians’ world, we learn that he was indeed a goon of a sort of gang/revolutionary group of people without enough magic powers, in a world where magic powers determine your place in society。 All he remembers before he died is that another unknown gang member murdered him。 It’s kind of a let down that the alligator guy used to be a random gang member in his previous life, but it will be interesting to see how they interact when they eventually meet。In almost any other story, even the main henchpersons of the mushroom guy would have been made almost generic, but the author of this series turns them into fully fleshed out, and even sympathetic characters。 One of them, who wears a heart-shaped mask backwards, was born in The Hole。 His mother was a magic user, his father wasn’t。 His mother died of non-magic related reasons。 Back then The Hole used to have a militia that made sure that any magic users that got discovered ended up properly murdered。 When they find out that this future henchman (let’s call him Shin, because it’s his name) is a magic user, not only they pursue him, but also murder his father。 When Shin finds out he grabs a nearby hammer and massacres through the militia。 Even as a grown up, many years later, he still uses a hammer as his main weapon; a personal statement I guess。 Before he left for the magicians’ world permanently, he sneaked into the hospital that alligator dude would end up working at。 Shin had cut off his own arms so magic would flow properly from his main arteries。 When the doctor and a researcher find him, Shin is convinced that they’ll snitch to the remaining militia, so he’s ready to murder them, but the employees actually help him and attach his arms back to his stumps, I don’t recall why。 Confused by his temporary lack of need to keep murdering, Shin leaves peacefully for the magicians’ world with rotting arms stitched to his stumps, abandoning behind a legend that the Hole’s residents would tell for years to come。Pictured: Shin after cutting off his own arms (how did he cut off the second one?)We also learn how he met his partner in crime and romantic interest Noi, a beautiful, very tall, enormously buff, cheerfully murderous woman。 As a teenager (a regular, non-very tall, non-buff at all teenager, which was weird to look at) she was eating at a restaurant when Shin, broke and homeless, skipped the bill。 Noi pursued this tramp for reasons。 Shin suggests they settle this in a magical duel, but Noi approaches him, heals his rotting arms and tells him that her magic involves curing people and not murdering them (in the future she’ll use her tremendously buff, disturbingly erotic body for murdering related activities)。 Shin takes the opportunity to hammer this teenager on the back of her head, but before he leaves he thanks her and tells her she’ll pay her back properly some day。 They meet again some time later。 Noi was training to become a demon, because that’s something that apparently can happen。 She was ordered not to use her magic for a year。 As that year was ending, she meets Shin again and they enjoy some nice time together。 Shin realizes that this previously masked healing person is an attractive female, so she has that going for her。 But the “Blue Night” festival is happening, and Noi is known as a very talented magician who will become a demon unless snatched first。 Some opportunistic magicians attempt to kidnap her。 Shin won’t have any of it, so he murders them, but in the last second one of them shoots some sort of magic beam at the girl。 Shin gets in between, and the blast rips him almost apart。 As he lays dying in her arms, the guy, calm and smiling, tells her that he has just paid her back for healing him。 Noi, moved, realizes that she’ll have to give up her training and her opportunity to become a powerful demon in order to heal this person, and she does。 Which works out well for her, given that they end up becoming partners (thanks to the interference of the mushroom guy, who also loves a happy ending), and they clearly want to abuse each other’s body, as in sexually。Pictured: fan art of Noi。 Strangely hard to get good shots from the manga itself。There are plenty of other great moments as it has been the norm for this series。 One that comes to mind is the mushroom guy finding out that one of his staff members had been killed, presumably being pushed from a window of his mansion。 He hates the fact that one of his people got killed while in his mansion no less, so he orders an investigation。 Later on he gets told that he himself was the murderer: he had gotten so drunk and angry because Nikaido, whom he had forcefully made his partner, wasn’t cooperating with him, that he pushed this guy off a window and then forgot about it。 He feels terrible, but turns out that he had murdered the guy because he had realized that it was a paparazzi in disguise and not a staff member。 That mushroom guy is so important that the local papers want any scoop on who ended up becoming his partner。 The photographers must be suicidal, given that mushroom guy has been known to turn entire towns into fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting bodies of fungi。I read the rest of volume six on the way home from work, which is unfortunate because as I write these words I’m beyond exhausted。 It not only makes writing these words far more difficult, but even makes it hard to remember what the hell happened。 The three remaining living friends of Nikaido that had gotten captured along with her had endured torture for days。 Unfortunately for the mushroom guy, one of the friends’ head had turned into a mushroom, rendering him unable to speak, and the second friend was a two meter tall cockroach named Jonson。 The sane, relatively normal friend was the extraordinarily emotionless and analytic doctor from the hospital our alligator dude worked at, and he barely cares as he accumulates wounds。 Eventually they escape, and in the process of trying to leave the huge mansion they run into Shin and Noi, mostly unstoppable bodyguards。 The doctor attempts to defend himself, but Shin rips off his shooting arm。 However, as he was asking the doctor how he preferred to die, he realized that he had just dismembered the fellow who had sheltered him back when he fled The Hole。 Shin cheers up, he asks Noi to cure their wounds, and I guess they all had a nice old time afterwards。A bird-headed henchman of the mushroom fellow, who despises Nikaido for having taken his place as the rightful partner of the boss, forces her to watch an unfinished autobiographical movie that the mushroom guy wrote, directed and starred in。 He tells his story, of which we could believe little: the first memory he has as a toddler is of having turned his parents into mushrooms accidentally due to his chaotic, oddly mushroom-centered powers。 Instead of getting rescued, he got kidnapped by a gang of enslavers who kept him and many other magic users chained only to keep extracting their magic essence and sell it in the black market。 Around nine years later, somehow the mushroom guy escaped (I’ve already blanked out on that regard)。 As he learns how powerful he is, he goes back to the factory and turns every bastard into mushrooms and liberates the captives, who join him in his crusade to rid the world of similar vermin。 His personal mafia began that day。 We learn that around five years before the main events of this plot, they faced their worst threat yet: a serial killer managed to decapitate around 80 of their members。 After they locate the guy, the mushroom guy sends Noi and Shin to destroy him, but even they fail。 The mushroom guy takes matters into his own hands, but to be sure he goes way overboard, turning most of the living beings in that town into mushrooms。 He couldn’t even confirm the serial killer’s death: he only remembers his decapitated body leaving through a dimensional door。 Given that the serial killer’s eyes carry the same mark as our protagonist alligator head’s eyes, to complicate things further, the protagonist might actually be the next iteration of that nemesis。In any case, this series is awesome, my brain barely works, and I need a vacation or a fucking coma。 。。。more

Boothanew

This volume focuses on En’s backstory and it was nice to see some more explanation of the character。 A great volume just like the others I’ve read so far。

Rolaka Pisarka

Na serio, jest coraz lepiej。 Body horror, walki, krwawo, akcja idzie do przodu。。。 Coś niesamowitego!

Jacob Mendelsohn

I've been slacking on my reviews since I've been more out of sorts than usual lately。 I've really grown to dig Dorohedoro。 The earlier volumes had a mystery that slowly built upon itself, not rushing to get anywhere。 There have been a few hamfisted flashbacks along the way but it appears to be so that nothing feels like sudden。 This may also only be an issue due to the number of volumes I've read in a short time。 I have to also commend the art, the way the style varies for certain scenes really I've been slacking on my reviews since I've been more out of sorts than usual lately。 I've really grown to dig Dorohedoro。 The earlier volumes had a mystery that slowly built upon itself, not rushing to get anywhere。 There have been a few hamfisted flashbacks along the way but it appears to be so that nothing feels like sudden。 This may also only be an issue due to the number of volumes I've read in a short time。 I have to also commend the art, the way the style varies for certain scenes really helps to set the tone for scenes。 I'm eager to see where this story goes。 。。。more

Aleksandra

This was such a ride of a volume。 It's the darkest volume yet but it has the best comedic scenes as well。 The story holds a great balance between light and dark themes。The art is ever gorgeous。The plot is thickening and I'm hyped。 Many characters from different "sides" are connected with each other in surprising way。It was entertaining learning about En's backstory。 He is not such a bad guy???But what is happening to Nikaido is heart-breaking。。。Dorohedoro is a gem and I am happy to be reading it This was such a ride of a volume。 It's the darkest volume yet but it has the best comedic scenes as well。 The story holds a great balance between light and dark themes。The art is ever gorgeous。The plot is thickening and I'm hyped。 Many characters from different "sides" are connected with each other in surprising way。It was entertaining learning about En's backstory。 He is not such a bad guy???But what is happening to Nikaido is heart-breaking。。。Dorohedoro is a gem and I am happy to be reading it。 。。。more

Matthew

Not *as* crazy about this installment, as a lot of the plot points seem a little too convenient and some of the backstory feels haphazardly shoved in here。 Still, I mean, it’s Dorohedoro, so even the volumes with pacing problems absolutely slap。 Highlights from this volume include Hell prison, En continuing to be an edgy manchild, and the ongoing appreciation for Q Hayashida’s equal opportunity fan service (yes, Nikaido has implausibly large knockers but lets not forget all those splash pages sh Not *as* crazy about this installment, as a lot of the plot points seem a little too convenient and some of the backstory feels haphazardly shoved in here。 Still, I mean, it’s Dorohedoro, so even the volumes with pacing problems absolutely slap。 Highlights from this volume include Hell prison, En continuing to be an edgy manchild, and the ongoing appreciation for Q Hayashida’s equal opportunity fan service (yes, Nikaido has implausibly large knockers but lets not forget all those splash pages showcasing Caiman’s tastefully rendered pecs) 。。。more

Ghostcat

There are so many interesting events happening in the story。 The world building is developed one idea at a time and each one is fun and clever。 The more I read this series the more I feel attached to this weird "family"。 And Ebisu ans Caiman are the most hilarious characters。 There are so many interesting events happening in the story。 The world building is developed one idea at a time and each one is fun and clever。 The more I read this series the more I feel attached to this weird "family"。 And Ebisu ans Caiman are the most hilarious characters。 。。。more

Zach Mendelson

all dorohedoro's are 5's。 re-reading right now for the final volume which was just released。 i will write up a full review when i have finished the 23rd volume。my star system:1 star - this book must be forgotten by god and man2 star - i was not wild about this book3 star - other people will enjoy this more than i, but i see the appeal/enjoyed it/probably had some fun4 star - i love this book and wholeheartedly recommend it5 star - i am an absolute freak and this book was written specifically for all dorohedoro's are 5's。 re-reading right now for the final volume which was just released。 i will write up a full review when i have finished the 23rd volume。my star system:1 star - this book must be forgotten by god and man2 star - i was not wild about this book3 star - other people will enjoy this more than i, but i see the appeal/enjoyed it/probably had some fun4 star - i love this book and wholeheartedly recommend it5 star - i am an absolute freak and this book was written specifically for me, your mileage may vary 。。。more

Kurtis Burkhardt

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

This series has because much more solid as the story has built up, and the various characters have their backgrounds filled in。 Q。 Hayashida has a pleasingly bizarre imagination and her unique art style is well suited to the world she has created。 With so many threads being traced at the same time, it can be a bit difficult to keep everything straight, but if I remind myself to slow down, and occasionally reread some pages, I can manage to keep up。 There are some pretty great moments of gory vio This series has because much more solid as the story has built up, and the various characters have their backgrounds filled in。 Q。 Hayashida has a pleasingly bizarre imagination and her unique art style is well suited to the world she has created。 With so many threads being traced at the same time, it can be a bit difficult to keep everything straight, but if I remind myself to slow down, and occasionally reread some pages, I can manage to keep up。 There are some pretty great moments of gory violence and of course, the ever-present obsession with gyoza, meat pies, and other food。 。。。more

fonz

Esta segunda lectura, con ya unos cuantos tebeos japoneses a mis espaldas no me ha dejado tan a cuadros como la primera vez que lo leí。 Su mayor valor sigue siendo su imaginación desquiciada y su tono entre terrorífico, gore e humorístico, es como una mezcla entre Hellraiser y el Dr。 Slump con su sentido del humor y su desquiciada lógica interna donde cualquier cosa puede ocurrir。 Los personajes resultan simpáticos y muy akiratoriyamescos (la cucaracha gigante Jonson se lleva la palma) y la intr Esta segunda lectura, con ya unos cuantos tebeos japoneses a mis espaldas no me ha dejado tan a cuadros como la primera vez que lo leí。 Su mayor valor sigue siendo su imaginación desquiciada y su tono entre terrorífico, gore e humorístico, es como una mezcla entre Hellraiser y el Dr。 Slump con su sentido del humor y su desquiciada lógica interna donde cualquier cosa puede ocurrir。 Los personajes resultan simpáticos y muy akiratoriyamescos (la cucaracha gigante Jonson se lleva la palma) y la intriga central aún me intriga aunque la narrativa es algo confusa y dispersa a ratos, pero resulta entretenido y divertido de momento。 。。。more

Justin

Finally picking this series back up again, after a sale Barnes & Noble had, and all I can say is。。。poor Nikaido。 I don't want to spoil exactly what happens to her here, but she's my favorite character, so I was pretty sad, seeing some of these events play out。As a whole though, Volume 6 of Dorohedoro covers a lot of ground。 There are chapters devoted to pretty much all the major characters, and at times it can feel like a bit much to take in。 Fujita & Ebisu finally see eye-to-eye, Professor Masu Finally picking this series back up again, after a sale Barnes & Noble had, and all I can say is。。。poor Nikaido。 I don't want to spoil exactly what happens to her here, but she's my favorite character, so I was pretty sad, seeing some of these events play out。As a whole though, Volume 6 of Dorohedoro covers a lot of ground。 There are chapters devoted to pretty much all the major characters, and at times it can feel like a bit much to take in。 Fujita & Ebisu finally see eye-to-eye, Professor Masukabe & Johnson try to survive in the sorcerers' world, Risu delves into his past, and we even find out just why En is so desperate to find a sorcerer that controls time。 Like I said, a lot to process, in these 146 pages (not counting the bonus side-story at the end)。Don't try to rush through this volume, and it probably won't seem so overwhelming though。 Another very solid installment in a very solid series。 。。。more

Ravenhats

While still extremely grim, and undirected the world building and characters remain fascinating。

Gally

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