Dororo (1969 TV series)

The 1969 Dororo black and white anime series is based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. In 1968, in order to pitch the series, Tezuka created a 13-minute full-color pilot which summarized the story Hyakkimaru's birth and upbringing and meeting with Dororo, and an abbreviated version of The Tale of the Monster Bandai. Fuji TV was interested in the project, but because of the low budgets Tezuka was forced to resort to black and white animation for the series. However Tezuka said that the black and white coloring served to make the demons look more weird and menacing.

Dororo (1969 TV series)

The 1969 Dororo black and white anime series is based on the manga of the same name by Osamu Tezuka. In 1968, in order to pitch the series, Tezuka created a 13-minute full-color pilot which summarized the story Hyakkimaru's birth and upbringing and meeting with Dororo, and an abbreviated version of The Tale of the Monster Bandai. Fuji TV was interested in the project, but because of the low budgets Tezuka was forced to resort to black and white animation for the series. However Tezuka said that the black and white coloring served to make the demons look more weird and menacing.