The Dorohedads fandom now has a reason to celebrate. Four years after the hit anime Dorohedoro ended, the series has officially announced Caiman and Nikaido’s return in an upcoming sequel. To give a glimpse of these two fan-favorite characters’ comeback, the anime has released a new key visual focusing on the leads.
The anime’s official website has announced the coming of the Dorohedoro sequel, and to celebrate its return, it has released an official poster featuring Kaiman and Nikaido. The two stand side-by-side as they seemingly greet everyone with their hands waving. Set in the familiar world of chaos, fans will again see the female Magic User working with her companion to run Hungry Bug in the Hole while hunting other Magic Users.
You can check the key visual below:
Talking about the anime’s return, Q Hayashida, the author of the manga where the anime is based, released a statement to celebrate the upcoming sequel. “I couldn't be happier that they are making a continuation of the Dorohedoro anime!” he said.
He then thanked everyone who had been working on the series and revealed that production had been ongoing for quite some time already. Like fans, the mangaka has been waiting for the anime’s comeback since the first season ended in 2020 and hopes the longtime viewers will return to the world of Dorohedoro to watch the new series.
Who are the cast and staff of Dorohedoro?
So far, the anime has yet to release the cast and staff details of the Dorohedoro sequel. However, the original anime featured Wataru Takagi and Rena Kondo in the lead as Kaiman and Nikaido. It remains to be seen if these voice actors will return to reprise their roles in the sequel. For other original cast members, you can check the list below:
Keno Horiuchi as Smoke
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Heart
Yu Kobayashi as Noi
Kengo Takanashi as Fujita
Miyu Tomita as Ebisu
For the original anime’s main staff, Yuichiro Hayashi (Garo the Animation, Garo: Divine Flame, Kakegurui) directed the series, with Hiroshi Seko (Banana Fish, Mob Psycho 100, Vinland Saga) overseeing the series composition. Tomohiro Kishi (91 Days, Garo -Vanishing Line-) was the character designer, and [K]NoW_NAME (Sakura Quest, Fairy Gone) was the music composer.
What is Dorohedoro about?
The official synopsis of the Dorohedoro sequel is yet to be revealed. However, it’s known for being set in a near post-apocalyptic future across three realms: The Hole, the Sorcerers’ world, and Hell. The story begins when a group of sorcerers has been using people in The Hole as experiments for their black art. Nikaido then found Kaiman, a man with a head of a lizard and amnesia, in the dark alley.
To help him undo the spell, the two have been hunting and killing the sorcerers to find the right one. However, when En, the Sorcerer's head, learns of their activities, he sends his crew of “cleaners” to the Hole to start a war between the two worlds.
You can read the synopsis below:
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.
The anime is based on the manga of the same name by Q Hayashida. It started its serialization in November 2000 and was published in three manga magazines: Monthly Ikki from November 2000 to September 2014, Hibanafrom from March 2015 to August 2017, and Monthly Shonen Sunday from November 2017 to September 2018. Its chapters were collected in 23 tankobon volumes. Viz Media published it in English in North America.
It was then adapted into anime by MAPPA with 12 episodes, broadcasting in Japan on Tokyo MX from January to March 2020. The anime was then streamed on Netflix in May 2020. The Dorohedoro sequel was announced on January 9.
Now that an anime sequel has been announced, more details are expected to come soon. Hopefully, Kaiman and Nikaido’s return to the small screen will be seen in no time.
