The first half of the pilot film (pilots in anime might better be called "presentation films") for Tezuka "God of Manga" Osamu's "Dororo." Here's the timeline (some of which overlaps): August 27, 1967-July 22, 1968: Manga runs in Shōgakkan Weekly Shōnen Sunday. Stops without a conclusive ending. January, 1968: Anime pilot film made (that's this thing) April 6-September 28, 1969: Anime series runs 26 eps on Fuji TV. Black & white despite the pilot being in color, apparently due to budgetary reasons. Re-titled "Dororo to Hyakkimaru" ("Dororo and Hyakkimaru") from Episode 14. Has a conclusive ending. July-October, 1969: Manga concludes in Akita Shōten Bōken-Oh (Monthly) (Entire manga available in US from Vertical, Inc.) September 9, 2004: PS2 Game by Sega, released in the US September 21 as "Blood Will Tell" January 6, 2007: Live action feature film, US premier New York Asian Film Festival June 22, 2008, released on US DVD by Universal Sept 23, 2008 I don't when I'll be done with the second half, because Dororo speaks in this "baby dialect" that I have a hard time understanding, let alone translating. 日本人彼女募集中 No? Well, it was worth a shot.