Hell’s Paradise

What is Hell’s Paradise about?

Hell’s Paradise is a TV anime series of 13 episodes animated by MAPPA, adapted from a manga. It aired from April 1, 2023 to July 1, 2023. AniList classifies it as action, adventure, mystery and supernatural.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Crunchyroll. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Survival, Swordplay, Body Horror, Gore, Shounen, Ninja, Samurai, Battle Royale, Religion, Travel.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Gabimaru 画眉丸

  Main character

  Gabimaru is an elite shinobi assassin formerly from Iwagakure. He is the husband of Yui and the son-in-law to the chief of Iwagakure. Gabimaru is calm, level-headed and rarely shows any emotions.

  Japanese voice: Chiaki Kobayashi

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  Sagiri 佐切

  Main character

  Yamada Asaemon Sagiri is the 12th rank Asaemon in the Yamada Clan. After the shogun sent criminals to Kotaku to find the Elixir of Life, she was tasked with being Gabimaru's executioner. Sagiri generally displays a calm demeanor when taking on her role as an executioner.

  Japanese voice: Yumiri Hanamori

Supporting characters

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  Choubei Aza 亜左弔兵衛

  Supporting character

  Aza Chobe also known as the Bandit King, is a well-known bandit leader in Iyo that is responsible for multiple crimes committed. Chobe is an extremely barbaric individual who attacks anyone or anything that poses as a threat to him.

  Japanese voice: Ryouhei Kimura

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  Yuzuriha 杠

  Supporting character

  Yuzuriha also known as Yuzuriha of the Keishu, is a kunoichi and one of the few criminals recruited to acquire the Elixir of Life. Yuzuriha is friendly and cheerful around others with a typical teenage girl personality. She is shown to be carefree and prefers to do things at her own pace.

  Japanese voice: Rie Takahashi

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  Touma 桐馬

  Supporting character

  Toma is a relatively new member of the Yamada clan trying to rise in their ranks and is the assigned monitor of Chobe Aza. Toma believes that the key to surviving in life is adapting to ones environment. Toma tends to act rather unfriendly when someone tries to communicate with him on friendly terms.

  Japanese voice: Kenshou Ono

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  Nurugai ヌルガイ

  Supporting character

  Nurugai is the last remaining member of the Sanka and a wrongly convicted death-row criminal. Her assigned monitor is Tenza. Nurugai looks down on samurai, viewing them as stupid. Her disdain for them stems from the fact that they were partially responsible for killing her people.

  Japanese voice: Makoto Koichi

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  Gantetsusai Tamiya 民谷巌鉄斎

  Supporting character

  Tamiya Gantetsusai formerly known as Tetsunosuke is a renown master swordsman known throughout as the Blade Dragon and Eight Provinces Unparalleled. He considers fighting to be fun and lives to seek out and battle strong opponents that can make him feel a thrill whenever he has to draw his blade.

  Japanese voice: Tetsu Inada

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  Tenza 典坐

  Supporting character

  Tenza is the 10th rank Asaemon in the Yamada Clan. After the shogun sent criminals to Kotaku to find the Elixir of Life, he was chosen as Nurugai's assigned monitor. From youth, Tenza started off on the streets but was eventually picked up by Shion and made into his apprentice in the Yamada Clan.

  Japanese voice: Yuusuke Kobayashi

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  Shion 士遠

  Supporting character

  Shion is the 4th rank Asaemon of the Yamada clan and is the one chosen to be Akaginu's monitor. Shion is a strict but kind man. He is well aware of the brutal nature of his work as an executioner, opting to spend the rest of his time helping others.

  Japanese voice: Chikahiro Kobayashi

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  Senta 仙汰

  Supporting character

  Yamada Asaemon Senta is the 5th rank Asaemon in the Yamada Clan. After the shogun sent criminals to Kotaku to find the Elixir of Life, he was tasked with being Yuzuriha's executioner. Senta is very nervous around others and tends to frequently sweat.

  Japanese voice: Daiki Yamashita

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  Fuchi 付知

  Supporting character

  Yamada Asaemon Fuchi is the 9th rank Asaemon in the Yamada Clan and was chosen to be Tamiya Gantetsusai's assigned monitor. Fuchi is a rational thinker that has a good sense of judgement in situations and carries a no-nonsense view when it comes to matters that he deems are unscientific, pointless, and illogical.

  Japanese voice: Aoi Ichikawa

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  Eizen 衛善

  Supporting character

  Eizen is the 1st rank Asaemon in the Yamada clan. He joined the Shinsenkyo Island expedition and was assigned to keep watch over the criminal, Rokurōta. Eizen has great pride for the Yamada clan and believes that no task is impossible for them when it came to executing people, such as his assigned criminal Rokurōta.

  Japanese voice: Makoto Furukawa

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  Kishou 期聖

  Supporting character

  Kishou is the 11th rank Asaemon in the Yamada Clan and was assigned to keep watch over the criminal, Warped Keiun. Kishou is an individual who is known for never losing his composure and rarely acting assertive.

  Japanese voice: Shunichi Toki

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  Mu Dan 牡丹

  Supporting character

  Mu Dan is a member of Lord Tensen, as well as one of the rulers of Kotaku. Mu Dan has a cheerful, yet very sadistic attitude. He is very blunt with his words and is not afraid to tell his enemies what they want because of the confidence in his own power.

  Japanese voice: Yuuko Kaida