Dorohedoro Watch Order: Season 1, the Bonus Shorts, Season 2 and What Is Next
Season 1 (2020), the six optional Ma no Omake shorts, then season 2 (April to May 2026). Season 3 is announced with no date.
Watch season 1 (12 episodes), the six Ma no Omake bonus shorts if you can find them, then season 2. A third season was announced in May 2026 and has no date. Both aired seasons are by MAPPA under director Yuichiro Hayashi.
Everything that has aired, in order
| Order | Entry | Length | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 1 | 12 episodes | January 12 to March 29, 2020 in Japan; May 28, 2020 on Netflix outside Japan |
| 2 | Ma no Omake (OVA shorts, optional) | 6 shorts, about 30 minutes in total | June 17, 2020, on the Japanese Blu-ray |
| 3 | Season 2 | 11 episodes | April 1 to May 27, 2026, worldwide |
| 4 | Season 3 | Not announced | Announced May 2026; no date |
Season 1
The anime premiered on Tokyo MX on January 12, 2020, and in Japan Netflix streamed it before the TV broadcast, according to ANN's January 2020 report. ANN's episode list dates episode 12 to March 29, 2020. Viewers outside Japan got it later: Netflix began streaming it on May 28, 2020.
The Ma no Omake shorts
The same January 2020 report says the anime has "12 television episodes plus six new 'Ma no Omake' (Magic Bonus) original video anime episodes," with "a total runtime of about 30 minutes," included in the second Japanese Blu-ray box set on June 17, 2020. They are bonus material, not story you need between seasons. We have not found an English release of them reported by ANN or a licensor.
Season 2
The official site announced a sequel "as a streaming series" in January 2024, and it slipped from a planned 2025 debut. ANN reported that it would premiere on April 1, 2026, at 11:00 p.m. JST "on various platforms 'almost simultaneously worldwide,'" with Hayashi directing at MAPPA again. ANN's May 27, 2026 report says "the final episode of the second season aired on Wednesday." ANN's encyclopedia entry lists 11 episodes, and ANN's episode 11 review treats that episode as the season finale. Crunchyroll streams both seasons, season 2 with an English dub, and ANN says Netflix also streams the anime.
Season 3
The same May 2026 report announced a third season, and a teaser video followed at MAPPA's 15th-anniversary event in June. Neither gives a premiere date, and this guide will not guess one.
Reading on
VIZ publishes Q Hayashida's manga in English, complete in 23 volumes; our Dorohedoro manga buying guide and the Dorohedoro catalog cover the editions. For the lizard-headed lead, see our Caiman analysis, which contains spoilers.