Dorohedoro Season 3 Production Announced
The swift confirmation of Season 3, announced on the same day Season 2 concluded, signals that the production committee planned the sequel well in advance, avoiding the multi-year gap that separated the first two seasons.
Reporting from 2 sources: Comic Natalie, Cinema Today.
The production of a third season for the anime adaptation of Q Hayashida's manga "Dorohedoro" has been confirmed. The announcement arrived on May 27, the same day the final episode of Season 2 was streamed. To mark the occasion, director Yuichiro Hayashi released an illustration of the demon Haru singing passionately about the upcoming season. An anime music video for the opening theme "Zettai MUST Dansmen" by (K)No_W_NAME, which combines footage from both seasons, was also published. The first season of the anime aired in 2020, and Season 2 began streaming in April 2026, approximately six years later. The story follows Kaiman, a man whose face was transformed into a lizard by a sorcerer, as he searches for the culprit alongside his partner Nikaido. The manga ran from 2000 to 2018 across several magazines, including Monthly IKKI, Hibana, and Gessan.
Director Yuichiro Hayashi's illustration shows the demon Haru singing about her "impatient and passionate feelings" for the sequel, according to the Cinema Today report. The illustration was released alongside the Season 3 production confirmation.
The anime music video for the opening theme "Zettai MUST Dansmen" by (K)NoW_NAME combines footage from Season 2 with scenes from Season 1. Cinema Today describes the MV as "highly addictive" and notes the song colored all 13 episodes of Season 2.
Season 2 began streaming on April 1, 2026, approximately six years after Season 1 aired in 2020. The final episode streamed on May 27 ended on a cliffhanger, leaving viewers curious about what comes next. The voice cast includes Wataru Takagi as Kaiman, Rena Kondo as Nikaido, Kenyu Horiuchi as En, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shin, Yu Kobayashi as Noi, and Ami Koshimizu as Haru. Other cast members include Kengo Takayanagi, Miyu Tomita, Aoi Egawa, Mitsuhiro Ichiki, Mayu Udono, Toru Inada, Shinichiro Miki, Yuki Kaji, and Kouki Uchiyama.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Comic Natalie アニメ「ドロヘドロ」Season3の製作決定！悪魔ハルが熱く歌う林祐一郎監督のイラスト
- Cinema Today アニメ「ドロヘドロ」Season3製作決定！S2最終回記念のMV＆監督イラストも公開