Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 1 (Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, #1)

by Yuji Kaku

Even an invincible ninja may not be able to survive Hell’s Paradise!

Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.

• ISBN10: 1974713202
• ISBN13: 9781974713202
• Publish Date: 17 March 2020 (first published 16 April 2020)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

I saw that the fifth volume (I think) was hitting shelves in a month or so and figured I'd go ahead and give the series a shot. So far I'm liking it, though it's definitely not for those sensitive to violence, gore, or giant ass bugs.
That last one is my issue...I have a phobia of centipedes. I understand why so many stories include giant centipedes, the amount of legs and pincers is honestly way too much to handle, but please....please I'm begging creators, pick literally anything else. I honestly think that those terrified of centipedes and spiders have been beaten down a bit too much and we need a break. How about focusing in on weird-ass larva or wasps for a while?

Phobia induced tangent aside, this is pretty solid so far. I'm curious to see where this series goes as it seems unafraid to kill off characters in mass but I have no doubts it will hold quite a few surprises. Some of the imagery is beyond weird but I'm loving the amount of action and the two main characters.