Ep. 16: Samurai Kageyuki sells Midoro's foal, causing the horse to become a demon-possessed killer.
Aired on July 20, 1969
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Samurai Kageyuki Tokino relies on his horse Midoro for success, but he sells her newborn foal when she slows down. Hyakkimaru purchases the foal for Dororo, leaving Midoro heartbroken. She breaks free and transforms into a ferocious, demon-possessed beast that sets the city ablaze and kills Kageyuki. Dororo refuses to believe Midoro is possessed, but Hyakkimaru eventually slays the horse, destroying the demon in the process. Both Hyakkimaru and Dororo are saddened by her death.
Episodes
- Ep. 12 · Dororo encounters a shape-shifting woman near the Waterfall of Vanity who seeks a face.
- Ep. 13 · Hakumen Fudo sacrifices herself to save Dororo from demon Lord Fudo's storm and mountain dogs.
- Ep. 14 · Dororo releases the Amanojaku and accidentally frees the greedy demon Kajirinkon
- Ep. 15 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo encounter a skeptical samurai in a haunted village.
- Ep. 16 · Samurai Kageyuki sells Midoro's foal, causing the horse to become a demon-possessed killer.
- Ep. 17 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo confront the demon Donburibara and the giant tortoise.
- Ep. 18 · Dororo and Hyakkimaru release a sea monster after Dororo retrieves an ancient harpoon from rocks.
- Ep. 19 · Hyakkimaru confronts a possessed canine that transforms into a demon beast near a cliff.
- Ep. 20 · Dororo Takes a Babysitting Job While Hyakkimaru Fights a Spider Demon