I will avoid mentioning any specific spoilers for this review, until near the end where I will share some thoughts on my favorite characters; I will mostly be discussing my thoughts on some general aspects of the Manga.
Hell’s Paradise is an action-packed battle royale-ish dark fantasy set around the Edo period of Japan. In terms of feel (not quality), it would be the middle ground between the dark and genre-pushing, but still clearly shounen: Jujutsu Kaisen, and the weirdness that is Chainsaw man.
This series is good. I liked how character-focused it is, and in consequence how alive I felt the characters were. The art
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Paradition, Heavenhell Japanese: 地獄楽 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 13
Chapters: 128
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 22, 2018 to Jan 25, 2021
Theme:
Historical
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Jump+ Authors:
Kaku, Yuuji (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #3612 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #64
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May 12, 2022
Long story short: Jigokuraku is a well-executed manga.
Main cast of characters are fun and have great chemistry built up in a believable way. Solid world-building where we're always been revealed more at the right moments where it serve a purpose of either establish information which will be used by a character in the future or to advance the plot, no info-dumps. Villains so consistently conceited they'll have a smug on their face even as their draw their last breath, I admit this may be a turn off to some, but you just need to learn to love it. An almost flawless pace where things ... 
Jan 11, 2023
Jigokuraku is a great manga when viewed as in isolated piece separate from the rest of manga or stories in general. The story is compelling and the characters are diverse, but it tends to fall into typical shounen tropism.
Story: 8/10 The story has an extremely strong start. Everything is mysterious, deeply disturbing, and very dangerous. While the plot may follow those of 'typical' shounen manga, it is appreaciable because its setting is so unique. Half of the interest I find from the manga was learning about the mysteries of the land and the machinations behind it. Longtime manga readers will most likely be able to ... 
Apr 23, 2022
(((Minor spoilers alert)))
Hell's paradise has been a really awesome ride for me , it was unique in it's own way , it hits different than any manga i have read ,it makes emerge and feel for the characters and the story , i think the characters are the best aspect of this series , and every manga has it's ups and downs and I am going to talk about it,i am going to rate every aspect of this manga and say why i rated it like this ,with mentioning the goods and the bads Story: the story was very unique and that's really rare in this ...
Mar 8, 2022
Well where to start? The strong points of this manga is definitely it's characters and art. I felt an attachment to each member of the group as they ventured through the island together. watching them learn and grow from the experience was great. Each character we follow has a simple to follow arc that pays off well.
The art was consistently beautiful. Whether you're watching Gabimaru use an assortment of ninjustu, or looking at the interesting scenery of the island, you'll find yourself deeply involved in the story. While the story was enjoyable, it is definitely the weakest link in this manga. The story starts off ... 
Jan 22, 2022
Christ I love every character so much. Everyone’s interactions are so great, and it leads to some of the most emotional moments I’ve ever read in a manga. It’s filled with extreme violence, nudity and sex, and it’s unironically one of the sweetest series I’ve ever read. It’s also got such an incredibly interesting power system and themes, that I keep revisiting the series over and over for because I love thinking about them.
Also it’s one of the few series that I think has a pretty damn-near perfect ending. I’ve been super disappointed by a bunch of series endings lately but this one was just ... 
May 29, 2023
Jigokuraku is a story about the fragility, pointless struggle, and brevity of human life; it is also about the dignity of mortality, the incomparable strength that lies in our fragility, and the power of love to change absolutely everything. There is not a single one-dimensional villain in this manga, despite the cast being filled with death-row criminals—some of them innocent, some of them wholly deserving of the sentence, some of them a bit more morally grey. I think that's the greatest strength of Jigokuraku; it never fails to humanize the most inhuman of its antagonists, but never forgives them, either. Though it remains a battle
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May 3, 2021
Imagine making all of the characters start at thier lowest - ruthless killers and bandits, and equally as bloodless and rigid executioners - and breaking all of that.
What I love is that you can summarize the whole story ironically around the same thing that is the problem - finding balance, or being out of Tao. That people who are living a life of imbalance - being who they don't wish to be, being obligated to a life chosen for them. When being removed from that confinement, they have an opportunity to find balance, albeit in a life or death manner. So what brings down ... 
Jun 22, 2023
I regret sleeping on this manga. A year ago, when I got into reading manga, Jigokuraku was one the first recommendations which I wanted to try but stopped after 4 chapters even though it felt intriguing. I dropped it, but a year later when the anime released and after reading 30 plus manga I gave it another chance. After getting into 15 chapters I just couldn't stop reading!
The most compelling thing about this manga is its characters, An ode to humanity. I know many stories and manga have already touched these topics of humanity being grey rather than simple black or white. Jigokuraku pushes it ...
Dec 5, 2020
What could easily be a generic BR rip off quickly becomes something different as it steadily adds to what is happening. At first it looks like a general shonen, but has a surprising level of unreliable narration and people lying to themselves. It even plays with formalistic structure in a way similar to what some of the 80s DC mature titles did. Even something as simple as exposition can be delivered with a constant series of crosscuts and scene jumps which wouldnt even quite work in film. It really takes the medium as far as it can.
And thats all before the issue of the flowers ... Previous - |
