Dororo Ayano has been dreaming of another life. The dreams tell of a samurai Japan with demons and famine. Her dreams are frightening when they place her in the middle of a battle with a demon. Her dreams are soothing when she awakes as a child following after a teen boy with blades for arms and a presence that gives her warmth and familiarity. Dororo does not live in her dreams and she wakes up everyday in a modern world where there ar no signs of demons or a boy with blades for arms. This story follows Dororo as she encounters a young man who just may be the boy in her unusual dreams.