Ep. 6: Dororo continues his tragic narrative as Hibukuro faces betrayal and death while Ojiya perishes in winter.
Aired on May 11, 1969

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Hibukuro discovers Itachi has seized control, leaving him and Ojiya imprisoned. Itachi shoots Hibukuro’s legs with arrows, forcing surrender. Four years later, the family is impoverished and Hibukuro is disabled. They find a village where victorious samurai are killed by survivors. Dororo steals meat, causing the group to be expelled. Hibukuro blames warmakers for the country's ruin. He falls ill with a fever. While Ojiya fetches water, a princess offers food to Dororo. Hibukuro refuses, insults the princess, attacks her guards, and is killed. Winter arrives, and Ojiya dies from cold and starvation, leaving Dororo alone. In the present, Dororo’s fever finally breaks.
Episodes
- Ep. 2 · Hyakkimaru reveals his past to Dororo while seeking revenge on demons and samurai.
- Ep. 3 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo investigate a village cursed by a monster while facing Lady Bandai's denial.
- Ep. 4 · Hyakkimaru confronts the true demonic nature of Lady Bandai in the village.
- Ep. 5 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo endure heat as Dororo recalls his traumatic childhood during the Onin War
- Ep. 6 · Dororo continues his tragic narrative as Hibukuro faces betrayal and death while Ojiya perishes in winter.
- Ep. 7 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo encounter the demon sword Nihil and its former owner Tanosuke Niki
- Ep. 8 · Tanosuke's Tragic Past and the Demon Sword Nihil's Final End
- Ep. 9 · Hyakkimaru and Dororo face executioners and a mysterious fox near the Banmon border.
- Ep. 10 · Hyakkimaru encounters Nuinokata and Dororo learns the fox's role in the war.