The official site of the animated adaptation of the manga Dorohedorowritten and illustrated by Q Hayashidaconfirmed 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 will once again lead the project under the study 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 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 follows Caimana reptilian-headed man seeking to regain his identity in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by sorcerers.
Will you see the return of Dorohedoro when its new season arrives in spring 2026?
