Audience reviews
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stonepillar
What a major disappointment of adaptation from the manga. I honestly thought that the series will get a good animation considering the hype surrounding the manga. Yes, I already read the manga and it an okay series if you turn your brain off and enjoy the gore and the art. some of the flaw in the manga I thought the studio will correct it but guess not. let rate the series shall we.
PLOT (4)
The stories structure doesn't make sense. What I mean by that is the shogun want to gain immortality because there a rumor of an unknown charted island there is elixir of immortality that being told by people who turn into plant. The shogun send expedition to the island but fail and in second try one person alive but gradually turn into plant. So for the third expedition he send a criminal? and if the…
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Obnoxious, boring, generic; that's how I'd succinctly summarise Hell's Paradise. But since there is a word count minimum limit, allow me to break it down for you.
Characters:
-The MC is Gabimaru, he has a wife and he is hallow, that's all you need to know.
-The female characters, for the first 10 episodes (aka the whole damn show practically) can be put in two categories: Fanserverice or damsel in distress. Sagiri and Yuzuriha manage to get their shit together in the last 2 episodes though.
-The male characters are very basic shonen tropes; you've got the man-child, the oresama, the sus brothers, the white haired teacher to name a few.
Plot:
It's just battle shonen, and a very boring one at that since Gabimaru is covered so tightly with plot armor, the outcome of a fight is decided b…
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The dialogues in this show consist of:
More than a dozen times, Gabimaru mentioning his wife as his sole reason moving forward.
More than a dozen times, Sagiri battles with her own dilemma, while saying that "she thinks Gabimaru is dangerous".
And more than a dozen times, Gabimaru acknowledges that he is hollow and shouldn't feel anything, but he does.
And if that doesn't convince you, that Jigokuraku is somehow even more narcissistic and edgy than Eminence In Shadows, I don't know what will.
And before you think that those are good qualities, because you too do enjoy show like Eminence in Shadows, let me break it down for you, this anime has 0% self awareness!. I imagine the scenario where the author keeps coming back with drafts of incompetent stories, and the tired old editor just choo…
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this show sucks because the MC is just there so it can be called an anime with a male MC, but in reality it's all about that boring samurai girl and her journey to realize that she should just ''be herself''
I came here looking for action and well-animated fights and was only met with 1 episode worth of good content and 12 episodes of boring character buildup about that samurai girl.
It's so bland that I didn't even memorize her name I DON'T CARE ABOUT HER
JUST SHOW US THE MC KILLING SH-
I understand that fights are really hard to animate since every frame is hand drawn but 92.31% filler? really?
it really pisses me off how half the screentime is about her, I have nothing against her as a character but SHE'S NOT THE MC!!!
it's a crime to give 1 side character this much screentime and kill…
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Is Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku ("HPJ") one of the more entertaining shows of the Spring 2023 season? Yes, it sure can be quite entertaining, as long as you do not take its idiocy and complete absurdity into consideration. No joking. I am quite entertained when viewing each episode, as long as I do not think about the realities of what is going on because if I do, then I realize that so many things just do not make sense.
The most basic overarching story is clearly defined—send criminals on a dangerous mission to retrieve a rumored elixir of immortality. After that, the plot is just a jumbled downhill mess of confusion with heavy doses of stupidity. Conceptually, there is potential for something deep, alluring, or intriging, but inevitably it ends up being a failure on almost all accounts,…
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English: "Jigokuraku" is an action-packed anime that takes viewers on an exciting journey alongside Gabimaru, a condemned ninja in search of redemption and the opportunity to reunite with his beloved wife. The series offers a unique combination of fantasy, adventure, and historical elements that will captivate fans of the shounen genre. One of the strengths of "Jigokuraku" lies in its well-developed characters. Gabimaru, the protagonist, is a complex and intriguing character. His apathy and desire to die after a life filled with bloodshed make him a captivating character to follow. As the story progresses, we witness his transformation and growth, driven by his love for his wife. This emotional core adds depth to the narrative and creates a strong connection between the audience and the ma…
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NO SPOILER REVIEW
Recently finished Jigokuraku, and one thing I can say is "SPECTACULAR". Quite gory, not that I mind though.
Animation-wise we cannot argue that MAPPA indeed delivers jaw-dropping visuals every time. That being said, there is no sakuga moments in this anime. So, that's a pity haha, and also the only reason I gave it a 9 instead of a 10. Regardless, the characters designs are visually beautiful, both samurais and villains. Similarly, the design of the world is so fantastical, incorporating various religion and heavenly principles are so novel in my opinion. World building is not bad, every episode left us with quite a cliffhanger after all, which consequently makes me binge a whole season in just 2 days. Characters developments are amazing either, some of them become stro…
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Hell’s Paradise was the best anime of Spring 2023 to me. It's like watching the mangaka write a love letter to Zen and Bushido philosophy. One of the easiest ways to sell myself on a show I know nothing about is by having a historical or mythological perspective, that way I’m entertained as I learn new things about a culture. The popularity of something like the Percy Jackson novel series or the game series Assassin's Creed speaks to this sentiment.
Hell’s Paradise had amazing fights and beautiful and grotesque visuals that helped convey a sense of duality to this mysterious island. While I really like Gabimaru, he’s a white haired shinobi so what’s not to love. The main character that really impressed me was Sagiri. It’s no secret that Shounen’s track record for female leads isn’t exact…
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What if Naruto and Sasuke were actually badass ninjas instead of crybaby edgelords with relationship issues. The anime.
Animation / Art / General Visuals - 8/10
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Looks pretty good. Features lots of fantasy combat, and the animation does a good job keeping up.
Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 8/10 ------------------------------------------
Solid across the board. OP and ED tracks are great, and we get solid action music through-out. Voice actors all do a good job at capturing the essences of the various characters.
Story - 8/10
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Quite interesting. A group of prisoners sentenced to death are given the option to travel to a mysterious island to seek the elixir of life, said to give eternal youth. If they find it, they get a pa…
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Each character is a surface-level cardboard cutout of an archetype, and none receive any meaningful development. Gabimaru the so-called hollow’s greatest feat as a shinobi is convincing fans that he is a deep and complex character by cramming down his love for his wife down the audience’s throat. He is a broken record of a character that knows two sayings, “I love my wife” and “I am hollow” (coping). Besides this master of illusions, the rest of the cast is blatantly one-sided in terms of characterization and development, no character really worth mentioning has emerged from the entire show. With how bad the main cast is, its pretty surprising that the show managed to churn out even worse antagonists; they are terribly uninteresting in everything they do, they aren’t charismatic, they aren…
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I would like to give this anime a score of ten, it has more text than many very prestigious anime, but it has a production well below its enormous potential. By that I'm also not saying that it has terrible production and direction.
All the time in this anime something important is always happening, all with frantic action and consequences. That's good, because it wins the favor of the general public, but the anime would have been frantic in the same way if the rhythm was a little slower in the number of chapters adapted per episode, because in the manga everything is fast and full of fights. I don't think it's a good decision to speed up what is already hectic, not least because the manga only has 128 chapters and the anime adapted 43 and a half chapters. To stay with the rhythm of three…
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This anime is a masterpiece but not for everyone. It's not suitable for this generation. This is one of the most balanced anime without any doubt.
(Skip the part if you know what the anime is about) So Hell's Paradise starts with a badass criminal protagonist and a shinobi named Gabimaru of the Hollow, who is sentenced to death. But the executioner can't behead him and other execution methods don't work on him. In the end, an executioner from the Yamada clan, Yamada Asaemon Sagiri, went to decapitate him. Before then Gabimaru said he wanna die but this time he resisted. Then Yamada offered him an official pardon. He has to bring the Elixir of Life from an island named Shinsenkyo. No one has returned from this island, so they're sending criminals with monitors from the Yamada Asaemon clan.…
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This anime isn't something I normally gravitate towards but one of my friends is super into the manga and so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did. The characters are interesting, the situation is compelling, and it's fascinating to see what twists await. One of the biggest strengths of the story is that the character feel rather real, their motivations are deeper than your average shounen cast. I'm really looking forward to a continuation of the anime.
If you like stories about survival, corruption, and an exploration of morality then you'll like this anime. If you're looking for something with a bit more hope and sunshine then this might not be for you
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One of three shows (also The Ancient Magus' Bride S2 and Heavenly Delusion) this season with a strong mystery element and this one most definitely gave us the most answers. On that level, I think this show is the strongest of the three, since the answers it delivers increase our understanding of the world and its inhabitants, and particularly of the lead, Gabimaru. The final episode is particularly effective in this regard, and probably the strongest episode of the whole season, IMO.
That being said, I wouldn't say that this season was continuously successful. It's quick to dispense with a large proportion of its characters, which is fine given just how many are present in this series, but it initially makes it hard to want to learn anything about them. A lot of them just feel like fodder…
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Jigokuraku is the newest member of MAPPA’s line of adaptations of Shonen Jump titles, and just like the previous two, this one is garbage. What I had heard from Jigokuraku before made me afraid, after all, I hear it being compared to Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man which is an immediate red flag, but I know some people recommend some series over the most superficial reasons, so maybe, this one won’t be actually that similar to those, maybe this one will be good right? Well, the answer is sadly no, I cannot even say I’m disappointed because I’m not, it turned out to be exactly as to what came to my mind the second I hear it was compared to those series.
The very first episode is already dumb, when the MCs changes his character abruptly by something he should have obviously known before, as…
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Hell's Paradise, despite its promise of thrilling fights and a captivating world, stumbles out of the gate with a heavy reliance on forced exposition. The stage is set for a treacherous journey with an explanation of the processes of beheading from our main character, Gabimaru. Meanwhile, an executioner struggles to decapitate him with a sword—a seemingly invincible boy who just wants to die. He explains his history, motivations, and flaws to a stranger who randomly interviews him in prison. Almost all the information we learn about the protagonist is delivered lazily through forced exposition. Whether narration in non-diegetic form, flashbacks, or characters uttering their backstory, it's all forced. The anime’s saving grace is the grotesque monsters Gabimaru fights along with the ensembl…
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First of all, a quick writer’s note, as I’m writing this, it is June 30th, and it’s late at night, and I’ll be heading to bed right after I write this. The final episode of Hell’s Paradise airs in around nine to ten hours, and I’m just starting on my review. I did this intentionally though, to imitate a MAPPA style of production, rushing and submitting the work just a bit before it’s due to see how poorly this review will turn out.
Studio MAPPA has been known for taking on big name action or shounen titles as of late, with the likes of Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack On Titan, Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga, and now Hell’s Paradise. They've taken on so much that they have become a popular name amongst anime fans. While their shows generally look decent, it is clear that because they’ve taken on so muc…
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Out of all the big shonen shows MAPPA have done lately, Jigokuraku stands out to me as the most interesting story, characters and most entertaining experience.
I know that’s going to come as a surprise to many considering the big name titles they’ve done of late, but with the exception of Vinland Saga s2, which I’ll count as a WIT production due to the staff involved, they’ve been “meh” for me. Overhyped animation spectacles with little in the way of a good story.
Jigokuraku on the other hand actually has one of the coolest set ups in recent history for me. The idea of ex cons being thrown on an island with samurai, and made to search for an elixir, while fighting monsters and gods just clicks for me. The world feels alive and rich. Mystery and danger are around every corner and the th…
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At this point, I've grown tired of the statement "Jigokuraku is part of the dark shounen trio alongside Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen." just because it so happened to be animated by MAPPA. What else? People die in their respective stories, so it should add more to the stakes and make an intense action story, right? By this logic, let's look at Jigokuraku, the next addition to the shounen table. Before I start, I believe it is important to take note of the five core elements of good action for a better understanding of Jigokuraku as an action anime.
1. Clearly defined characters
2. Short-term and long-term goals
3. Committed plan
4. Tangible and immediate obstacles
5. High stakes
Unlike the other products made by MAPPA, this anime sets in the Edo period of Japan for historical insight,…
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Prosaic as it may seem, a range of over 9000 inanimate shapes per episode is poetry echoed in animation, charming grotesquery in every single drop of blood, in every flower and petal, cloud and sky, every death in Paradise. Or is this Hell?
Sentenced to death, a Shinobi defiled, Garan no Gabimaru, is offered a chance of pardon by the Shogun. Unwilling to die, unto his wife he finds, amongst riots of no valedictory, Gabimaru undoubtedly concurs to set sail to the mysterious Shinsenkyo island, along with several other convicts, in a quest into the unknown, with a promise of bringing back the Elixir of Life. Is this mere fantasy? Belief or malady?
For each captive, their respective captor – respectable swordsmen of the Yamada Asaemon family of executioners. Albeit Sagiri, Gabimaru’s capto…
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