'Jigokuraku' TV Anime Unveils Main Staff, Teaser Promo

by Vindstot
Dec 18, 2021 6:19 PM | 30 Comments

The Jump Studio Red stage for the television anime adaptation of Yuuji Kaku's Jigokuraku (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku) manga revealed main staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and teaser promo on Saturday.

Staff
Director: Kaori Makita (Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather)
Series Composition: Akira Kindaichi (Dororo script)
Character Design: Kouji Hisaki (Banana Fish main animator)
Music: Yoshiaki Dewa (Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series)
Studio: MAPPA
Production: Twin Engine

Kaku began drawing the historical fantasy manga in Shounen Jump+ in January 2018 and concluded it with 128 chapters on January 25 this year. Shueisha published the 12th volume on December 4.

VIZ Media simulpublishes the manga in English on its Shounen Jump platform and released the 11th volume on November 16. The seventh volume will ship on January 18.

Teaser PV

Source: Press Release

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I prefer Gabi's manga representation. He was more tiny, gritty, and hollow there. Gabi in the trailer seemed to have grown much taller and had more angst

Jan 3, 2022 7:25 AM by Wasurechatta

I will definitely watch this anime... they say the manga is sensational.

Dec 20, 2021 11:46 AM by Kinyoubi

@Tendo_GM
Is the data you gave up to date?? I tried to find it and only Sunrise has more staff or animators than MAPPA with 292. while Pierrot is below MAPPA. I can't find any info for Toei.

Dec 20, 2021 10:57 AM by Snow_dropindo99

TsukuyomiREKT said:

Snow_dropindo99 said:

I mean MAPPA has many animators and staff, including the most in the industry besides Ufotable, so each animator taked a different project.

Believing that every animator at MAPPA only has to work on one project is just silly.

Why do you think it's silly?? In fact the staff of each anime they are working on is different. Just look at CSM staff, JJK staff and AOT staff then compare it. after all not only MAPPA almost all popular studios including WIT, Cloverworks, Bones, Silver Link, TMS, JC Staff are also working on a lot of anime, but people tend to ignore this fact.

Dec 20, 2021 10:46 AM by Snow_dropindo99

Snow_dropindo99 said:

TsukuyomiREKT said:
MAPPA really does seem interested in working their staff to death lol.

I mean MAPPA has many animators and staff, including the most in the industry besides Ufotable, so each animator taked a different project.

Believing that every animator at MAPPA only has to work on one project is just silly.

Dec 19, 2021 12:59 PM by TsukuyomiREKT

im really happy that mappa took this series and trailer was banger
i have high hopes for this series

Dec 19, 2021 4:46 AM by AlMiraj

Snow_dropindo99 said:

TsukuyomiREKT said:
MAPPA really does seem interested in working their staff to death lol.

I mean MAPPA has many animators and staff, including the most in the industry besides Ufotable, so each animator taked a different project.

MAPPA is not that big of a studio, it’s one of the younger ones in Japan and the number of animators that work there is very low compared to some titans like Sunrise, Toei or Pierrot.
MAPPA’s work force is very talented but they are spread extremely fuckin thin, they are making too many anime a year, Ufotable only makes 1-2 anime every year while MAPPA makes 5-6. The talent they have is used very poorly, they make way too many anime that turn out alright animation-wise, but the animators end up overworked and half beaten to death. Imagine if they actually used all that talent and workforce to focus them on 1-2 anime a year, they would then be in the same spectrum as Ufotable and old KyoAni then.

Dec 19, 2021 3:58 AM by Tendo_GM

TsukuyomiREKT said:
MAPPA really does seem interested in working their staff to death lol.

I mean MAPPA has many animators and staff, including the most in the industry besides Ufotable, so each animator taked a different project.

Dec 19, 2021 3:26 AM by Snow_dropindo99

Next year news will be.
Few animators collapsed while working or died from overworking.

Dec 19, 2021 2:16 AM by Icebreaker93

Softhenic03 said:
There are some superhumans working in Mappa.

Nah, it's more about being treated as a underhuman.

Dec 19, 2021 1:55 AM by Swagernator

It's year 2050 and all 1000 anime a year are made by studio MAPPA.

Dec 19, 2021 1:37 AM by Tsarko

Manga is pretty decent and the PV looks really good, very promising!

Dec 18, 2021 9:51 PM by allenjke

Piromysl said:
It literally couldn't get better than this. Maybe only ufotable.
Can we expect a next BIG thing?

Nope, manga already ended for months, it will be a one season only thing.

Dec 18, 2021 9:27 PM by Shinuki_n_Reborn

The PV is probably pre-made

Dec 18, 2021 9:27 PM by Mattinator95

Mappa must have threatened its staff’s family members to anime this one lmao

No but fr it looks mesmerizing

Dec 18, 2021 9:04 PM by Xenocrisi

BigBlueBash said:
This looks goooood. I haven't read this but I'm reading authors Ayashimon which is great so excited about this.

Also, will 24 episodes be enough to cover the whole manga??

it needs at least 33-39

Dec 18, 2021 8:38 PM by SenpaiJay98

Cool, I was hoping for Mappa or Wit so I'm happy

Dec 18, 2021 8:23 PM by Eziprez

There are some superhumans working in Mappa.

Dec 18, 2021 8:20 PM by Softhenic03

This looks goooood. I haven't read this but I'm reading authors Ayashimon which is great so excited about this.

Also, will 24 episodes be enough to cover the whole manga??

Dec 18, 2021 8:07 PM by BigBlueBash

I had guessed beforehand that the jigokuraku would be made by mappa and it turned out to be true

Anine fans are really lucky at the end of this year

Dec 18, 2021 7:57 PM by BrianSuperPie

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