Plot: The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure, who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can b…
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Jigokuraku
It’s time to employ another Suicide Squad-like theme. Oh you know, when good guys are feeling too chicken to get a dangerous job done because the cost will…
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「陰と陽」 (In to You) "Yin and Yang" Slowly but surely, Jigokuraku may be turning into the sort of series I was hoping it would be
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「死罪人と執行人」 (Shizaijin to Shikkounin) "The Death Row Convict and the Executioner" I had a tickle in my brain telling me this one was going to be good.
Jigokuraku – 11
「弱イと強イ」 (Yowai to Tsuyoi) "Weak and Strong" Is it just me, or was that doushi being incredibly helpful in explaining the entire Tao system in the middle of a battle?
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「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.
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「心とことわり」 (Kokoro to Kotowari) "Heart and Reason" I'd say that was pretty disturbing on multiple levels
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「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
Jigokuraku – 03
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Jigokuraku – 05
As with so much else about it the gender politics of Hell's Paradise are a bit schizoid. Read more
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…
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It seems like Jigokuraku has a bit of a split personality to it. Read more
Jigokuraku – 04
This whole operation kind of doesn't make sense on any level. Read more
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「選別と選択」 (Senbetsu to Sentaku) "Screening and Choosing" It seems like Jigokuraku has a bit of a split personality to it.
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「弱さと強さ / 地獄と極楽」 (Yowasa to Tsuyosa / Jigoku to Gokuraku) "Weakness and Strength / Hell and Paradise" On the fence has never wrung truer.
Hell‘s Paradise: Jigokuraku
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Sooner or later the humans have to figure out that the entire premise of their presence here is a sham. Read more
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That was certainly a dark turn. Read more
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Jigokuraku may be turning into the sort of series I was hoping it would be. Read more
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Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku (Volume 13) – Strength, Weakness, and Doubt!
They caught up, but can they stop Rein. The Hermits were strong, but she’s on a completely different level. Gabimaru and Sagiri have to give everything they have…
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