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Hell’s Paradise – Episode 09
Episode Synopsis: Unwilling to wait while his compatriots try and piece together the island’s mysteries, Gabimaru sets out at night to claim the Elixir of Life before more…
Jigokuraku – 09
「神と人」 (Kami to Hito) "Gods and People" Little Shop of Horrors meets elixir of life
Hell’s Paradise: Episodes 7 Through 9 Reviews
Immortality is a concept that has enchanted humans for as long as we have been capable of conceptualizing it. Across time and cultures, there are many myths of…
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 09
Talk about flower power. Read more
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 9
After a week’s break, Hell’s Paradise is back and we’re fighting flowers.
Hell’s Paradise – 09 – Something’s Different This Time
Not content to sit around and think about how to proceed, Gabimaru leaves Sagiri, Senta, and Yuzuriha and heads through the mists to Horai on his own. When he…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 9
Hell's Paradise is back after a week-long break with Episode 9. This week, we learn a bit more about the Tensen's true nature.
How Hells Paradise is dividing its fans...
Hells Paradise Jigokuraku has a problem...an animation problem. Studio Mappa, responsible for the dark shonen trio gave Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man a well-deserved treatment. But how about…
Kaiseki Anime Ep. 124 — Hell’s Paradise and Heavenly Delusion
We are enjoying these two bizarre and violent series! 00:00 Intro 01:30 Hell’s Paradise 14:35 Heavenly Delusion 30:35 Outro Music Credits “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain Heavenly Delusion…
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 124 – Hell’s Paradise, & Heavenly Delusion
00:00 Intro 01:30 Hell’s Paradise 14:35 Heavenly Delusion 30:35 Outro You can find Kaiseki Anime Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Subscribe to us now! Please…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 8
AAAAHHHHHHHH!!! TENZAAAAAA!!!!! WHYYYYY WHYYY?!?!?!?! THIS IS SO UNFAIR! WHY DID IT HAD TO BE LIKE THIS?!?!?! Even though I already knew what will happen, it's still painful to…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 8: Favorites
Hell's Paradise Episode 8: Tenza and Nurugai tried to find a way off the island. Suddenly, that became the least of their worries.
Hell’s Paradise – Episode 08
Episode Synopsis: Asaemon Tenza and Nurugai encounter a Tensen on the beach, and flee inland, where they encounter Tenza’s instructor, Asaemon Shion. The Tensen catches up to them,…
Jigokuraku – 08
「弟子と師」 (Deshi to Shi) "Student and Master" I can't shake the vibe that this show has more than a whiff of death porn about it
Weekly Seasonal Watches: Spring 2023 Anime Season Week 7
First most busy week of anime watching and discussing this season so far. Especially with Kubo and Golden Kamuy returning now. Mashle was on break this week and…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 8
No Sagiri or Gabimaru today! Instead, we focus on the Emeshi girl, Nurugai, and the Executioners around her: Her assigned executioner, Tenza, and his blind mentor Shion. We…
Jigokuraku - Episode 5, 6 - Yuzuriha Sits in Tree with Senta
Yuzuriha lets Gabimaru and Sagiri do all the dangerous stuff while she watches. She's not lazy, just efficient. Jigokuraku - Episode 5, 6
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 08
For me, once a series has established that plot armor doesn't exist, I'd rather it not revel in demonstrating it ad nauseam. Read more
Hell’s Paradise – 08 – Blooming Potential
There’s no Sagiri or Gabimaru in this episode. It’s given over entirely to the duo of Tenza and Nurugai, the island’s cutest couple. Tenza came from nothing, was nothing,…
Hell’s Paradise – Episode 07
Episode Synopsis: Gabimaru and Co. fight a tree guardian named Hoko and capture a small girl named Mei. After being bribed with the promise of a bath, food…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 8
Hell's Paradise Episode 8 is all about Tenza Yamada Asaemon. In this episode, we get Tenza's backstory, which was fine.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku (Volume 2) – Don’t Think. Just Kill!
Gabimaru and Sagiri find themselves facing a strange being that somewhat resembles a god. Before they can work out if it is a friend or a foe, it…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 6: Favorites
Hell's Paradise Episode 6: The good news? Gabimaru and Sagiri found the village. The bad news? Gabimaru and Sagiri found the village...
Hell’s Paradise Episode 6 & 7
EPISODE 6 I REALLY REALLY LOVE YOU SAGIRI! YOU ARE SO COOL AND AMAZING! I know I have said this many times already, but can't you really blame…
Hell’s Paradise – Episode 06
Episode Synopsis: Genji is killed by Rokurouta, a giant near-invulnerable criminal. Sagiri and Gabimaru fight and kill him. Episode Review: I didn’t really expect the fights in this…
Jigokuraku – 07
「花と贄」 (Hana to Nie) "Flowers and Offerings" In accordance with my usual policy of not burying the headline, that was by far, far the best episode of Jigokuraku so far…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 7
The treeman tells it like it is this week. So, this episode is, aside from the omnipresent character scenes (which are good, and a good thing to have…
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 07
Jigokuraku seems to waver between Hunter X Hunter and Monster Hunter. Read more
Hell’s Paradise – 07 – The Real Battle
When the two ethereal-looking lovers spot Choubei and Touma, the one with golden hair stands up from their necking session, protests the presence of humans, and transforms into…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 7
Hell's Paradise Episode 7 was my least favorite episode of the series, so far. But, it did give us some useful information.
Jigokuraku - Episode 4 - Yuzuriha Sits on Boulder
Yuzuriha is a trained kunoichi, a female ninja who knows well the seduction techniques that work on men. But not on Gabimaru. Jigokuraku - Episode 4
Hell’s Paradise Episode 6: Favorites
Hell's Paradise Episode 6: Rokurouta flung Genji aside, mortally sounded. Now, Sagiri stands alone against Rokurouta. Is this her last stand?
Hell’s Paradise: Episodes 4 to 6 Reviews
Although Hell’s Paradise includes numerous fantasy elements, it’s also a semi-historical anime. The setting for the series is Japan around the middle of the Tokugawa Era. This era,…
The Best OPs of Spring 2023
Hell’s Paradise Mixing modern music with a period setting almost never fails. See Also: House of Five Leaves and Samurai Champloo. Oshi no Ko Beautiful visuals and…
Jigokuraku – 06
「心とことわり」 (Kokoro to Kotowari) "Heart and Reason" I'd say that was pretty disturbing on multiple levels
Hell’s Paradise – Episode 05
Episode Synopsis: Sagiri awakens following the battle against the creatures of the island as Gabimaru, Yuzuriha, Senta, and Genji make camp and share the knowledge they’ve acquired so…
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 6
Attack on That Big Guy. So, Mr. Hungry Giant turns out to be a more formidable foe than the tree-topping giants of the island. Gabimaru, who intercedes quickly…
446 – Triple Dip 72 – PANDORA, Mothers, A Favorable Wind on Full Sails
Seamus and Morgana are back as we try out another live recording this week! We discuss shonen manga, Free Comic Book Day, Skip and Loafer, The Prince of Tennis, and…
Patron Pick Spring 2023: Jigokuraku – 06
That was pretty disturbing on multiple levels Read more
Hell’s Paradise – 06 – Striking at the Gaps
Life, or rather death comes at you fast on this island. Genji may be a bit of a sexist oaf, but he only wanted to spare Sagiri the…
Hell’s Paradise Episode 6
Hell's Paradise Episode 6 was the worst episode of the series, so far. But, I'm interested in the hermits of Shinsenkyo.
Hell’s Paradise Episode 5: Favorites
Hell’s Paradise Episode 5: Sagiri learned that even the butterfly’s scales are dangerous – they had poisoned her. Genji wanted her to leave.
Hell’s Paradise: Episodes 1 to 3 Reviews
At times, we all have emotions we don’t want to feel or process. Apathy, or some sense of forced resignation, can be easier than actually being in the…
Hell’s Paradise – Episode 04
Episode Synopsis: Gabimaru manages to murder all but one of the giant monsters that surrounded him and Sagiri, with the last being dispatched by another of the Asaemon…
Jigokuraku – 05
「侍と女」 (Samurai to Onna) "The Samurai and the Woman" The more Jigokuraku indulges the thoughtful side of its personality, the more I suspect I'm going to like it.
Hell’s Paradise Episode 5
I said that the rest of executioner-criminal pairs had been introduced in the previous episode, but there are still one more pair that has yet be properly introduced,…
Hell’s Paradise Review: Two Tickets to Paradise
Produced by MAPPA Directed by Kaori Makita Streaming on Crunchyroll If I had a nickel for every dark fantasy manga adaptation produced by MAPPA in the last couple…
445 – Triple Dip 71 – Dandadan, Choujin X, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
This week’s episode was recorded live! We were joined by friend of the podcast, Wyatt from Columbus, Ohio! We talked about Fire Punch, Do a Powerbomb, Heavenly Delusion,…
Jigokuraku – 05
As with so much else about it the gender politics of Hell's Paradise are a bit schizoid. Read more
Seasonal Selection – Hell’s Paradise Episode 5
No, we’re not done with vignettes. That’s because a big chunk of the middle of this episode is meeting, learning the background of, and dealing with an event…