48 Demons

The 48 Demons are one of the two main antagonists alongside with Kagemitsu Daigo in the Dororo universe. They were responsible for having taken Hyakkimaru’s 48 limb parts from his body but grant him demonic powers as a side-effect. In order to restore his body, Hyakkimaru searches to slay each of these powerful Fiends. However, Kagemitsu Daigo attempted to prevent his son by killing him only to end as a failure.

The 1968 manga and 1969 Anime TV Show mentions about the same 48 Demons, but not all of them are mentioned or named. However, the Video Game version for the PS2, Blood Will Tell, revealed all 48 named Fiends & what they appeared as.

In the 2019 Anime Series, the number of demons has been reduced from 48 to 12. So far, these 12 demons that are mentioned forth all ended up being slain by Hyakkimaru. Most of them might be the more important key roll types focused from in the manga, 1969 show and the video game.

48 Demons (1969 Anime)

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Demon	Body Part
Deiki	Unknown
Bandai	Left Leg
Nihil	Right eye
Kyubi	Unknown
Hakumenfudo	Unknown
Kajirinkon	Vocal chords/voice
Silver vine tree demon	Ears/hearing
Midoro	Unknown (presumably tear glands)
Donburibara	Left eye
Birabira	Teeth
Spider demon/Piggy-back Jizo	Spine
Maimai-onba	Right Leg
Ochii	Unknown
Man-eating tree demon	Unknown
Shike Nyuudou	Sense of touch
Tsuchibouzu	Skin
Woven sandal demon	Unknown
Giant clam demon	Unknown
Arijigoku	Unknown
Unknown demon	Unknown
Nue	Right Arm
Kagemitsu Daigo	Unknown

Blood Will Tell

Demon	Body Part
Great Horn	Voice
Homunculus	Left Eye
Hellcrusher	Esophagus
Grave Golem	Platelets
Inquisitor	Trapezius Muscles
Ogress	Left Leg
Impaler	Manipura (3rd Chakra)
Giant Fire Wheel	Kidneys
Demon Sword Dragon Brood	Spine
Twin Blade	Ears
Fire Golem	Stomach
Goliath	Adrenal Glands
Night Terror	Cerebellum
Gaping Maw	Small Intestines
Mountainous	Sense of Pain
Three-Tailed Fox	Lymph Nodes
Six-Tailed Fox	Pancreas
Beast Fiend	Cerebral Neo-cortex
Dreameater	Hippocampal Synapse
Wind Fiend	Abdominal muscles
Hellcat	Muladhara (1st Chakra)
Draconus	Liver
Death	Thyroid glands
Boar Fiend	Pectoral Muscles
Nine-Tailed Fox	Heart
Thunder Fiend	Lateral Muscles
Legion	Nose
Redcap	Left Arm
Blood Ape	Ribs
Giant Inferno Wheel	Bone Marrow
Midoro	Right Eye
Maimai’ Onba	Vissudha (5th Chakra)
Dragon Tank	Teeth
Soul Stealer	Large Intestines
Bloodgore	Svadhistana (2nd Chakra)
Demon Ogress	Lungs
Composite Fiend Chimera	Gall Bladder, Thymus Gland, Diaphragm, Lacrimal Glands, Pituitary Gland
Carrion Feeder	Anahata (4th Chakra)
Fiend Misaki	Right Leg
Three Face	Sahasrara (7th Chakra)
White Dragon	Skull
Cursed Monk	Ajna (6th Chakra)
Minotaur	Pelvis
Behemoth	Right Arm
Fiend Tahomaru	None

12 Demons (2019 Anime)

In the 2019 Anime Series, the number of demons has been reduced from 48 to 12. Each possessed a limb or body part of Hyakkimaru, with the exception of The Twelfth Demon who failed to take anything from him initially, but ended up taking Hyakkimaru's eyes and arms after both Kyubi and Nue were slain. After Hyakkimaru killed all of the demons and the statues are destroyed, the twelfth demon is sealed away forever, preventing anyone from making pacts with the demons for human sacrifices anymore.

Demon	Body Part
Deiki	Skin
Bandai	Nervous System
Lizard Demon	Right Leg
Nihil	Ears (Sense of hearing)
Arijigoku	Voice
Nokosaregumo	Nose (Sense of smell)
Kyubi	Eyes (Absorbed by the Twelfth Demon)
Maimai-onba	Spine
Shark Demons	Left Leg
Nue (Lion)	Arm (Absorbed by the Twelfth Demon)
Nue (Snake)	Arm (Absorbed by the Twelfth Demon)
Twelfth Demon	Nothing (Initially) Arms (Originally belonging to Nue) (possessed by Mutsu & Hyogo) Eyes (Originally belonging to Kyubi) (possessed by Tahomaru)

Trivia

• Many of the fiends/demons are related to Japanese folk tales and monster lore.
• In the 2019 anime, after the reveal in episode 20, it is presumed that Hyakkimaru's arms and eyes would be retrieved back once he slays the sealed demon. This turned out to be false; killing Tahomaru and his servants is the only way to retrieve back his eyes and arms.