Dorohedoro, Vol. 1
- Downloads：1047
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-08-17 08:53:57
- Update Date：2025-09-07
- Status：finish
- Author：Q. Hayashida
- ISBN：1421533634
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
A blood-spattered battle between diabolical sorcerers and the monsters they created。
Caiman was not lucky。 A sorcerer cursed him with a reptile head and left him with no memory of his life before the transformation。 Adding to the mystery， there's a specter of a man living inside him。 But Caiman has one key advantage: he's now completely immune to magic。 Along with his best friend， Nikaido， Caiman is hunting down sorcerers in the Hole， searching for the one who can undo his curse and killing the rest。 But when En， the head Sorcerer， of the sorcerers， gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering sorcerers， he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole， igniting a war between two worlds。
Caiman was not lucky。 A sorcerer cursed him with a reptile head and left him with no memory of his life before the transformation。 Adding to the mystery， there's a specter of a man living inside him。 But Caiman has one key advantage: he's now completely immune to magic。 Along with his best friend， Nikaido， Caiman is hunting down sorcerers in the Hole， searching for the one who can undo his curse and killing the rest。 But when En， the head Sorcerer， of the sorcerers， gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering sorcerers， he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole， igniting a war between two worlds。
Reviews
Phil
，
Weird but curious enough to continue
Paige
，
After watching the first season on the anime I just knew I had to pick up the manga and I love it。 The art style is so dark and gritty and every time I read Caimans sections I just imagine his voice。 The plot itself I find very intriguing and the anime really had me wanting more so I’m excited to continue the manga and finally get the answers I’m after！
Georgia Bell
，
Gritty， full of chaotic neutral。 The art style is gorgeous and very befitting of the story。
Erik
，
Wild。 Weird。 Grotesque。 Great stuff！ :P
Norah
，
Caiman， the main character， has been disfigured and turned into a lizard （more or less）。 He works with his friend Nikaido to survive and perhaps figure out how to turn back into whatever he used to be。 Very violent。 I like it。 Would give 4。25， but I can't :（ Caiman， the main character， has been disfigured and turned into a lizard （more or less）。 He works with his friend Nikaido to survive and perhaps figure out how to turn back into whatever he used to be。 Very violent。 I like it。 Would give 4。25， but I can't :（ 。。。more
Miguel
，
Story is engaging so far。
The Georgia Book Belle
，
So I read this during the 2021 Manga Delay。 Volumes 2 and 3 are ridiculous to find。 After reading 1 I want to continue for sure。 However the plot needs some building up。 Just a bit more mystery and cohesiveness。 I have 4，5， and 6 so I guess I’m reading 2 and 3 online until I can find it。
Inder
，
the world-building and art and humor is soooo good
B
，
Noi has my heart。 Pretty good start in my opinion！！ I'm excited go keep reading！ Noi has my heart。 Pretty good start in my opinion！！ I'm excited go keep reading！ 。。。more
Michelle
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I like the concept of the manga。 If you are into anything super gory， violent fights， this is for you。 The manga was a little confusing to follow at first because there would be a few pages where the scene would change from the Hole universe to the other universe where magic users reside in。 The objective was clear in the first book that the main character Kaiman， needs to find the sorcerer who turned him into a reptilian。 I like it and look forward to reading more。
Annie B
，
Q’s art and worldbuilding are such a delight
Brendan
，
This is a review for the entire seriesOne of my all time favourite manga， completely masters its bizarre tone while pairing it with some incredible imagery9/10
Andrew Cook
，
I will be honest， this book is a little confusing to start， but once I began to get a feel for it， I loved it。 It’s a super fun read; brutal， action-packed and hilarious all rolled into one！ The art is perfect mix of chaos and beauty; I absolutely love it。 I think a complete series binge-read has started…
Fabio
，
Dopo aver visto la prima puntata dell’anime netflix mi sono incuriosito molto。 Storia davvero dark e originale， primo volume esplosivo che mi ha fatto una voglia pazzesca di andare avanti。
kelly！！
，
it feels WEIRD to list a manga as a Book Read even tho technically yes。。。。 but i consider it too different an art form to b classified together。 However i got logged out of my My Anime List account。 so my review will be on here instead。 Not gg to include it in the Books of the Year thingt ho cos it feels out of place 23 volumes over 18 ！！！！！ Years ！！！ the sheer length and complexity of Dorohedoro put me off reading it for years。 but as always anime is the Gateway Drug。 for a debut series， Dorohe it feels WEIRD to list a manga as a Book Read even tho technically yes。。。。 but i consider it too different an art form to b classified together。 However i got logged out of my My Anime List account。 so my review will be on here instead。 Not gg to include it in the Books of the Year thingt ho cos it feels out of place 23 volumes over 18 ！！！！！ Years ！！！ the sheer length and complexity of Dorohedoro put me off reading it for years。 but as always anime is the Gateway Drug。 for a debut series， Dorohedoro has reached levels of Epicness 😭 of any other magnum opus。 like seriously，， the comedy + gore combination has been done before but never as well as this。 the art style is so incredibly well executed。。。 its sketchy lines and incomplete renderings makes the characters seem even more alive。 the strongest point is probably the character designs。。。 i really can't express how incredible they arethe plot is so so so good as well。。。。 a Character Origin mystery like no other。 the only reason it's 4 stars is because volume 19-22 could have been cut down to a Single volume。。。 but i mean。 building tension。 mayb it's just me who's impatient also ！！！ No Harem！！！ No Sexual Assault！！！！ No Cheesy Fanservice！！！ No shitty boob ass jokes ！！！ sounds like a low bar but this is Unheard of in shounen/ seinen manga。 Really ！！！！！！ the author Does Not Care about whether her characters are Hot or Appealing。 she simply Draw。 （mild spoiler） she turn beautiful bigboob blond girl into 6 foot tall Muscled-out half horse。 main protagonist just has a lizard for a face。 ！！！！！！ I Love It！！！！ that is about all。。。 idk i will come back to this manga。 really the best in a long while。 。。。more
Samuel
，
Definitely a strange series that's unlike anything I've ever seen （which is， ironically， not unusual for a lot of the manga I've been trying out）。 The worldbuilding and fantasy elements are definitely interesting and I do want to see where the story goes， which is not a bad start to a series。That said， it's very big on showing violence and gore， which is an aspect of comics that I don't care for。 It's not a deal breaker but I would prefer if there wasn't any unnecessary displays of violence。Fin Definitely a strange series that's unlike anything I've ever seen （which is， ironically， not unusual for a lot of the manga I've been trying out）。 The worldbuilding and fantasy elements are definitely interesting and I do want to see where the story goes， which is not a bad start to a series。That said， it's very big on showing violence and gore， which is an aspect of comics that I don't care for。 It's not a deal breaker but I would prefer if there wasn't any unnecessary displays of violence。Finally， I can't say I cared about any of the characters or the plot， especially when compared to Urasawa’s Pluto， which I read more or less at the same time。 I’d say the lizard and his friend were probably the most engaging of the one's that have appeared thus far， but nothing special so far。 。。。more
Stacey
，
Such a great manga！！ The art are story are fantastic！ Love the cast of characters as well！ Caiman and Ebisu are both hilarious/awesome， but I love the others （Nikaido， Noi， Shin， Fujita， and En） just as much。 Can't wait to read all 23 volumes！！ Such a great manga！！ The art are story are fantastic！ Love the cast of characters as well！ Caiman and Ebisu are both hilarious/awesome， but I love the others （Nikaido， Noi， Shin， Fujita， and En） just as much。 Can't wait to read all 23 volumes！！ 。。。more
Matthew Cohen
，
Fell in love with the Netflix series， had to read the books。 This reminds me a lot of Berzerk and Blame！， where if you liked the show you ABSOLUTELY NEED to read the manga because of the artworkand overall tone。 Dorohedoro's art style had basically no chance of a 1:1 translation to TV， which is a shame because its gorgeous。Dark and twisted and completely unique， theres nothing else like it。 I love these characters， too: Nikaido， Caiman， Shin， Noi， Ebisu， and En are all very memorable and likable Fell in love with the Netflix series， had to read the books。 This reminds me a lot of Berzerk and Blame！， where if you liked the show you ABSOLUTELY NEED to read the manga because of the artworkand overall tone。 Dorohedoro's art style had basically no chance of a 1:1 translation to TV， which is a shame because its gorgeous。Dark and twisted and completely unique， theres nothing else like it。 I love these characters， too: Nikaido， Caiman， Shin， Noi， Ebisu， and En are all very memorable and likable。 Can't wait to read the rest， fantastic stuff。 。。。more
Iqra M。
，
After finishing the anime， I immediately wanted to read Dorohedoro。It was dark yet so much fun to watch！ I had to read the first volume online because on BD its so expensive right now and its unavailable everywhere else。I'm really enjoying the manga series & I genuinely think that my collection will be complete by the end of the year。 After finishing the anime， I immediately wanted to read Dorohedoro。It was dark yet so much fun to watch！ I had to read the first volume online because on BD its so expensive right now and its unavailable everywhere else。I'm really enjoying the manga series & I genuinely think that my collection will be complete by the end of the year。 。。。more
The Curious Wanderer
，
Tried my hardest to read this manga but it just seemed all over the shop， sorry to disappoint Dorohedoro fans …。。
Gergő Esze
，
Akira után rámentem kicsit a mangákra。 Ez teljesen más típusú és kicsit a hasonló fékezhetetlen őrültség miatt tartottam magam távol a műfajtól。 De az ide-oda kapkodás， eltúlzott karakterek， teljesen kiszámíthatatlan váltásoktól függetlenül felkeltette az érdeklődésem， Kajmán karaktere pedig kifejezetten izginek tűnik úgyhogy Netflixen olcsóbban és színesben folytatom inkább :）
Sanaa
，
[3。5] Solid start， but I want more！
Wakizashi
，
The title "Dorohedoro" can be translated as "muddy sludge" or "sludgy mud"。 This may give you an idea of the kind of weird， almost surreal story contained in its pages。 It is rated "Mature" and includes moments of bloody violence not for the faint-hearted。 What impressed me about it， apart from the intriguing and inventive story， were the characters and humour。 I don't want to read a story made up of only violence and gore。 There has to be more than that to pull me in and keep my interest。 Caima The title "Dorohedoro" can be translated as "muddy sludge" or "sludgy mud"。 This may give you an idea of the kind of weird， almost surreal story contained in its pages。 It is rated "Mature" and includes moments of bloody violence not for the faint-hearted。 What impressed me about it， apart from the intriguing and inventive story， were the characters and humour。 I don't want to read a story made up of only violence and gore。 There has to be more than that to pull me in and keep my interest。 Caiman and the other characters we meet in the book are strangely compelling。 There's something about them that makes me want to follow their weird adventures and discover more about them。 。。。more
Sofia
，
Quando l'ho preso in mano non mi aspettavo fosse un qualcosa di così "contemporaneo"， uscito negli anni 90 Dorohedoro era davvero avanti per il suo tempo， capisco anche come abbia avuto un boom di popolarità adesso， è al livello delle altre opere del momento come Chainsaw Man e Jujutsu Kaisen。 Quando l'ho preso in mano non mi aspettavo fosse un qualcosa di così "contemporaneo"， uscito negli anni 90 Dorohedoro era davvero avanti per il suo tempo， capisco anche come abbia avuto un boom di popolarità adesso， è al livello delle altre opere del momento come Chainsaw Man e Jujutsu Kaisen。 。。。more
Gabby Rodowicz
，
I think this manga is exceptional， I have read the series on the web but have yet to own all the physical copies though it is a goal of mine， because I adore everything about this， I love the grit， the intrigue the artwork， its in a universe all of its own。 Dorohedoro stole my heart for sure。
Pavel Hanuska
，
Funny and lighthearted manga， its nothing special but its a good relaxing read
Kelli
，
What a gruesome and grisly story！ I LOVE it！In the Hole， citizens are regular victims of sorcerer experimentation。 Cruel and nasty magic， citizens are often left with mutated body parts or wholly maimed。 They’re essentially treated as guinea pigs。 Nikaido finds Caiman after he’s had his head transformed into that of a reptile’s head。 Caiman is suffering from amnesia but he knows what happened to him must be the result of a sorcerer’s experimentation。 With Nikaido’s help， the two decide to start What a gruesome and grisly story！ I LOVE it！In the Hole， citizens are regular victims of sorcerer experimentation。 Cruel and nasty magic， citizens are often left with mutated body parts or wholly maimed。 They’re essentially treated as guinea pigs。 Nikaido finds Caiman after he’s had his head transformed into that of a reptile’s head。 Caiman is suffering from amnesia but he knows what happened to him must be the result of a sorcerer’s experimentation。 With Nikaido’s help， the two decide to start killing sorcerers in the Hole till they find the one they’re looking for。 When En， the head sorcerer， learns that someone is killing sorcerers in the Hole， he starts sending his most elite members to eliminate the threat。This story promises to be a bloody and vicious， unapologetic brawl！ Definitely looking forward to it！ 。。。more
Ami
，
How can I explain the pure love I have for Q and her imaginative， violent yet lovable worlds？ This series purely makes no sense and that's the point。 The best way to go into this is blind， therefore I won't be including any spoilers but please please please pick this up， especially if you're a fan of Jujutsu Kaisen， Hellsing， or arguably deadman wonderland。 Warning though， If you are not 18 or over， I wouldn't recommend it if you're squeamish because it is 100% explicit。 How can I explain the pure love I have for Q and her imaginative， violent yet lovable worlds？ This series purely makes no sense and that's the point。 The best way to go into this is blind， therefore I won't be including any spoilers but please please please pick this up， especially if you're a fan of Jujutsu Kaisen， Hellsing， or arguably deadman wonderland。 Warning though， If you are not 18 or over， I wouldn't recommend it if you're squeamish because it is 100% explicit。 。。。more
Firuis
，
Absolute banger！
William
，
Dorohedoro is the story of Caiman's quest to find the sorcerer who cursed him with a crocodile head， and to remember his identity。 Caiman's love interest is Nikaido， a martial-arts prodigy and restauranteur。 Caiman and Nikaido live in a dystopian city called "The Hole，" which otherworldly sorcerers use as a training grounds for their gruesome spells。 Dorohedoro is weird goodness that anyone who enjoyed Metabarons， Saga， or the movie Heavy Metal should enjoy。 Lots of quirky humor， body horror， dy Dorohedoro is the story of Caiman's quest to find the sorcerer who cursed him with a crocodile head， and to remember his identity。 Caiman's love interest is Nikaido， a martial-arts prodigy and restauranteur。 Caiman and Nikaido live in a dystopian city called "The Hole，" which otherworldly sorcerers use as a training grounds for their gruesome spells。 Dorohedoro is weird goodness that anyone who enjoyed Metabarons， Saga， or the movie Heavy Metal should enjoy。 Lots of quirky humor， body horror， dystopia， and fun manga characters。Thanks for reviewing this one Caro， I never would have discovered it otherwise。 It's a real gem。 :） 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Dorohedoro, Vol. 1
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Dorohedoro, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dorohedoro, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0