The official site of the animated adaptation of the manga Dorohedoro, written and illustrated by Q Hayashida, confirmed that the new season will premiere in the spring 2026. Along with the announcement, a new promotional image was published that highlights the protagonists and confirms that the anime will be broadcast simultaneously throughout the world.
The return of the production team
The director Yuichiro Hayashi he will once again lead the project under the studio MAPPA. Tomohiro Kishi he also returns as a character designer, maintaining the visual continuity of the anime. This new season was originally scheduled for 2025, but its premiere was postponed.
In the first season, Hayashi worked alongside Hiroshi Seko in the composition of the series, while the group [K]NoW_NAME he was in charge of the soundtrack. The anime stood out for its mix of 3D animation and dark aesthetics, faithful to the style of the original manga.
Background of the series
The first season of Dorohedoro it premiered in january 2020 through Netflix Japan with a total of twelve episodes, later reaching the rest of the world in May of the same year. The story continues Alligator, a man with the head of a reptile who seeks to recover his identity in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by sorcerers.
