Hell's Paradise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Gabimaru the Hollow, a ninja of Iwagakure Village known for being cold and emotionless, was set up by his fellow ninja and is now on death row. Tired of killing and betrayal, he wants to die. However, no method of execution works on him because as much as the seemingly apathetic Gabimaru refuses to admit it, he does have a reason to live. He wants to return to his wife, who was the reason why he softened up and failed to be an effective assassin. Thus, he refuses to die. Asaemon the Decapitator, a famous executioner, sees this and has a proposal for the ninja. He wants Gabimaru to join an expedition to an island south of Japan in search of the elixir of life in exchange for a full pardon by the Shogunate. However, this island isn't a normal island: it's believed to be Paradise. However the island is full of mysteries, and the exploring team—consisting of those marked for death—might not be fully prepared to handle them.

Series details

• Title: Hell's Paradise
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2023-04-01
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Crunchyroll
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 65876
• IMDb ID: tt13911284
• TVDB ID: 402474

Cast and credited roles

• Chiaki Kobayashi — Gabimaru
• Yumiri Hanamori — Sagiri
• Rie Takahashi — Yuzuriha
• Tetsu Inada — Gantetsusai Tamiya
• Makoto Furukawa — Eizen
• Ryohei Kimura — Choubei Aza
• Makoto Koichi — Nurugai
• Aoi Ichikawa — Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
• Daiki Yamashita — Yamada Asaemon Senta
• Pile Volcano Ota — Yamada Asaemon Genji
• Yuko Kaida — Daifa
• Junichi Suwabe — Daifa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-04-01; final listed air date 2023-07-01; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-01-11; final listed air date 2026-03-29.

Source and licence

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