>>280789876
Mio was just a prostitute that couldn't give him a good relationship if she wanted to. It's not hard to beat especially for dororo since she was with him longer.
>>280790444
Whatever dynamic they had was nothing almost any other girl couldn't offer better if we're talking about a relationship. The most she ever could have been was a friend and that's probably how she dies anyway because I don't remember them dating.
>>280802463
I watched the remake first and read/watched some of the original after. To me, the remake had a better premise and started off much better. It kind of lost its direction as it went past the part where he got his voice back, but it picks up near the end again.
>>280805419
I think the remake had a genuine difference in interpretation/perspective to add to the original, very few do in my eyes, but that it ended up being in service of lobotomizing Hyakkimaru as a character.
Ironically it pushed him more toward the silent ronin cutting his way dispassionately through enemies, already a cliche by the 60's in live action chanbara, than he was back in the day.
>>280805697
This could've been fixed by giving him a voice first, before the skin and eyes and whatever, but I also get that they tried to build towards the emotional impact of Mio's death by giving it to him much later on
>>280789459 (OP)
The adopted dad had no reason to die with the mom.
Also, the filler episodes, like that roof yokai/demon and that spider yokai woman episode, were pointless.
Some of the animation was spotty.
Also, the OPs and EDs were all forgettable.
Otherwise, very good anime. 9/10.
>>280789459 (OP)
I really tried watching this but it was too much of a slog. The moment I realized there's going to be so much episodic content instead of a proper story line in each one I just gave up.
>>280790737
Actually, I think it is still going on, I was wrong in my earlier reply. Latest chapter ive found was them heading to the sea and see the shark kid
>>280790623
Mio was definitely more than a friend to Hyakkimaru. You completely missed the point if you think there was nothing romantic between them. In the original manga, he confessed his love to her and promised to make her happy.