Hell’s Paradise, the television anime adaptation of the Jigokuraku manga of the same name, has unveiled a new trailer featuring a new set of characters for its television debut this coming April. The anime series ran from 2018 to 2021 and the screen adaptation compiles 13 volumes of the anime series that featured on Shueisha’s Jump+ website and app.
The trailer introduces new cast members who will spice up the anime adaptation. The newly announced characters include Chiaki Kobayashi, who played Langa Hasegawa in SK8 The Infinity. The new cast members revealed in the trailer include:
- Yamada Asemon Shion voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi
- Nurugai voiced by Makoto Koichi
- Yamado Asaemon Senta voiced by Daiki Yamashita
- Yamada Asaemon Tenza voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi
Other cast previously confirmed for the series include Rie Takahashi (Yuzuriha), Tetsu Inada (Tamiya Gantetsusai), Kensho Ono (Yamada Asaeomon Toma), Aoi Ichikawa (Yamada Asaemon Fuchi), and Ryohei Kimura (Aza Chobe).
The series will be directed by Kaori Makita, who previously directed Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather, an anime film. It will be streamed across the world including the US, Europe, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand through Crunchyroll with Netflix handling the streaming throughout the Asia Pacific except for Japan and China. The English version of the series was released by VIZ Media and Manga Plus titled Hell’s Paradise: Jigoraku.
Set during the end of the Edo period, Hell’s Paradise revolves around Gabimaru, a shinobi who is now a death row convict. He was believed to be the strongest shinobi in Iwagakure. As he is scheduled to be acquitted and released, many believe that Gabimaru is the one who can bring back the Elixir of Life from Sukhavati, rumored to be a Buddhist pure land. Together with executioner Yamada Asaemop Sagiri, the series follows Gabimaru’s quest for the Elixir of Life.
Along the way, he encounters other death row convicts, also searching for the Elixir of Life, as well as scores of unknown creatures, eerie manmade statues, and the hermit that was said to be the ruler of the island.
