History YMMV / Dororo2019

* {{Narm}}: In episode 12, Hyakkimaru recognizes [[spoiler:one of the soldiers who killed Mio, whose hand he cut off when he tried to spear Dororo]]. Once he realizes this, we get a dramatic camera pan and he looking like he's going to go berserk, but all he does is make a very weird groaning noise. He's used his voice enough that he can properly yell, so it comes off as very goofy and odd. [[NarmCharm It becomes more horrifying when you realize this is how the people of Daigo's army are introduced to him]].

* ValuesDissonance: The show tries to paint Hyakkimaru's quest as morally grey, arguing TheNeedsOfTheMany and that he's ultimately being selfish. While it can generally be agreed that his single-minded focus can be dangerous, the tone can come across as odd to Western viewers. In many Eastern cultures, collectivism and group cohesion are emphasized, so Hyakkimaru's actions putting everyone else at peril for his own benefit is looked down upon. However, many Western cultures emphasize individualism, making the story seem less of a tragedy and more of a SelfFulfillingProphecy produced by an act of hubris.

** One cannot help but get into the anime's first OP, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQR2O8PGf4 "Kaen"/"Fire"]], when it starts playing... It's so catchy. There's a reason why "Party is Over!" became [[MemeticMutation memetic or memorable]] within the fandom.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In the lighthearted episode 19, after Hyakkimaru greets a horse with a head rub and tries touching various other people's faces, as well as expresses his lack of knowledge over weddings and metaphors, another part of the Western audience had decided that his mental age could be significantly younger than his physical age.

* {{Narm}}: In episode 12, Hyakkimaru recognizes [[spoiler:one of the soldiers who killed Mio, whose hand he cut off]]. Once he realizes this, we get a dramatic camera pan and he looking like he's going to go berserk, but all he does is make a very weird groaning noise. He's used his voice enough that he can properly yell, so it comes off as very goofy and odd. [[NarmCharm It becomes more horrifying when you realize this is how the people of Daigo's army are introduced to him]].

** ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' goes well with Dororo since both of their anime adaptations aired in 2019 and both of their stories are told in Japan, they both show fighting demons, and both series are about recovering the humanity of a loved one.

** ''[[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Kimetsu No Yaiba]]'' goes well with Dororo since both of their anime adaptations aired in 2019 and both of their stories are told in Japan, they both show fighting demons, and both series are about recovering the humanity of a loved one.
* HesJustHiding: With NeverFoundTheBody in effect, the general reactions to [[spoiler:the finale is that Jukai, Nui and Tahomaru survived the castle fire and are just laying low somewhere, with Hyakkimaru eventually coming across them while he's away travelling.]]

** In the next episode, Hyakkimaru's ExtremeMeleeRevenge on the [[spoiler: soldiers who killed [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Mi]][[RomanticInterest o]] and the children she was caring for, screaming all the while.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: One cannot help but get into the anime's first OP, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQR2O8PGf4 Kaen]], when it starts playing.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'', due to the similarity between the protagonists and settings.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Mutsu was first thought to be a woman on account of her being smaller and more slender than her brother Hyogo, and having a softer voice. But considering the time period, a woman wouldn't be allowed to be the personal retainer of a lord's son, yet some viewers were still unsure until "he" was addressed by a pronoun a few episodes later. But then in the last few episodes, Hyogo refers to her as his older sister, confirming that she is, indeed, a woman. It seems that due to the story setting and [[UnreliableExpositor characters actually falling for the disguise]], pronouns are at least partially useless when judging crossdressing women.

* AwesomeMusic: One cannot help but get into the anime's first OP, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQR2O8PGf4 Kaen]], when it starts playing.

** "mama"/ mama Jukai [[labelnote:note]]Because of Hyakkimaru calling Jukai a mom due to his role as Hyakkimaru's ParentalSubstitute, fans started to refer to Jukai as such in respect.[[/labelnote]]

* ValuesDissonance: The show tries to paint Hyakkimaru's quest as morally grey, arguing TheNeedsOfTheMany and that he's ultimately being selfish. While it can generally be agreed that his single-minded focus can be excessive at times, the tone can come across as odd to Western viewers. In many Eastern cultures, collectivism and group cohesion are emphasized, so Hyakkimaru's actions putting everyone else at peril for his own benefit is looked down upon. However, many Western cultures emphasize individualism, making the story seem less of a tragedy and more of a SelfFulfillingProphecy produced by an act of hubris.

** Hyogo and Mutsu, Tahomaru's retainers, have gained popularity for their UndyingLoyalty and skill at fighting. Mutsu in particular, probably due to their {{Bishounen}} looks.

* MemeticMutation: Ever since Hyakkimaru tried to eat a live crab as a kid, the fandom (particularly the Japanese side) has run with the idea that he's mildly obsessed with crabs or associate crabs with him.
** Related, comparing Tahomaru's hair shape to a crab.
*** When Episode 10 introduced the MonsterOfTheWeek as a GiantEnemyCrab and gave Tahomaru central focus for the first time, the above memes [[HilariousInHindsight gained traction.]]

* {{Narm}}: In episode 12, Hyakkimaru recognizes [[spoiler:one of the soldiers who killed Mio, whose hand he cut off]]. Once he realizes this, we get a dramatic camera pan and he looking like he's going to go berserk, but all he does is make a very weird groaning noise. He's used his voice enough that he can properly yell, so it comes off as very goofy and odd.
** [[NarmCharm Becomes more horrifying when you realize this is how the people of Daigo's army are introduced to him]].

** Dororo's past is full of this. [[spoiler:At one point, he and his parents are digging through the corpses of soldiers looking for food. Dororo stumbles upon a still-living soldier who has resorted to cannibalism because his limbs are all gone and he cannot move. And then there's the corpses of the mother and baby he sees in a destroyed village.]]

* ValuesDissonance: The show tries to paint Hyakkimaru's quest as morally grey, arguing TheNeedsOfTheMany and that he's ultimately being selfish. While it can generally be agreed that his single-minded focus can be excessive at times, the tone can come across as odd to Western viewers. In many Eastern cultures, collectivism and group cohesion is emphasized, so Hyakkimaru's actions putting everyone else at peril for his own benefit is looked down upon. However, many Western cultures emphasize individualism, making the story seem less of a tragedy and more of a SelfFulfillingProphecy produced by an act of hubris.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Mutsu was first thought to be a woman on account of her being smaller and more slender than her brother Hyogo, and having a softer voice. But considering the time period, a woman wouldn't be allowed to be the personal retainer of a lord's son, yet some viewers were still unsure until "he" was addressed by a pronoun a few episodes later. But then in the last few episodes Hyogo refers to her as his older sister, confirming that she is, indeed, a woman. It seems that due to the story setting and [[UnreliableExpositor characters actually falling for the disguise]], pronouns are at least partially useless when judging crossdressing women.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Hyogo and Mutsu, Tahomaru's retainers, have gained popularity for their UndyingLoyalty and skill at fighting. Mutsu in particular, probably due to their {{Bishounen}} looks.

** "PARTY IS OVER", sometimes mutated into "PARTY IS STARTING" [[labelnote:note]] The first few lines of "Kaen" are often quoted whenever something very sad happens in theseries. That and the song is catchy.[[/labelnote]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** In the lighthearted episode 19, after Hyakkimaru greets a horse with a head rub and tries touching various other people's faces, as well as expresses his lack of knowledge over weddings and metaphors, another part of the Western audience had decided that his mental age could be significantly younger than his physical age.

* EarWorm:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS32IXrNgfw GIVE ME FIREEEEE!!!]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SjrlKsibqM SAYONARA GOKKO]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okszfPBpTI GIVE ME FIREEEEE!!!]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDow6LWVRYw SAYONARA GOKKO]]

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'', due to the similarity between the protagonists.

*** When Episode 10 of the 2019 anime introduced the MonsterOfTheWeek as a GiantEnemyCrab and gave Tahomaru central focus for the first time, the above memes [[HilariousInHindsight gained traction.]]
** In a NeverLiveItDown sort of way[[labelnote:note]]he's actually only tried to eat something raw twice on-screen in the 2019 anime.[[/labelnote]], Hyakkimaru trying to eat things raw (fish, crabs) or things that aren't food (flowers, worms, bugs) has become something of a meme, usually with someone (Dororo, Tahomaru or Jukai) reacting to it in a funny way or trying to stop him.
** "PARTY IS OVER", sometimes mutated into "PARTY IS STARTING" [[labelnote:note]] The first few lines of "Kaen" are often quoted whenever something very sad happens in the 2019 series. That and the song is catchy.[[/labelnote]]
** Hyakkimanju [[labelnote:note]] Hyakkimaru's first word, disregarding names, is "manju", repeating after Dororo. This made manju similar to the crab meme above, to the point where the 2019 anime's art director made a joke about it. Dororo also described manju as "soft and sweet", making it popular to use to describe cute things related to the series, similar to "cinnamon roll".[[/labelnote]]

* UglyCute: The giant deformed baby Dororo and Hyakkimaru encounter in Episode 14 of the 2019 anime.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'', due to the similarity between the protagonists.

* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice'', due to the similarity between their protagonists.