The anime adaptation of the manga “Hell’s Paradise” (Jigokuraku) has recently announced an unexpected change in its broadcast schedule. Through its official Twitter account, the production team reported that the airing of episode 9, originally scheduled for next week, has been postponed. The statement confirms that the new episode is now expected to be released on June 3rd. The official post on Twitter said:
[Announcement] Thank you for watching episode 8. The broadcast and distribution of next week, corresponding to May 27, will be on break. The broadcast and distribution of episode 9 will be on June 3.
This announcement has caused some shock among the followers of “Hell’s Paradise”, as it is the first time that the series experiences a delay in its broadcast. Although the post does not detail the reason behind this decision, some speculate that it may be related to the current crisis of animators in Japan.
The Japanese animation sector has faced a series of challenges in recent years, with difficult working conditions and low wages that have led many animators to reject jobs. Although there is no official confirmation that this is the case with “Hell’s Paradise”, the announcement has revived the conversations about these problems in the industry.
Meanwhile, fans can tune in to episode 8 of “Hell’s Paradise”, which is already available on Crunchyroll. We will continue to follow this story and provide more details as soon as they are available.
The manga Jigokuraku, also known as Hell’s Paradise, is written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku and began to be published in the Shonen Jump+ service that belongs to the Shueisha publishing house since January 2018. It is worth mentioning that the manga reached its end last January 24, 2021, and Shueisha has published 13 compilation volumes in total.
Synopsis of Hell’s Paradise:
Gabimaru, an Iwagakure Village ninja known for being cold and emotionless, was tricked by his fellow ninjas and is now on death row. Tired of killing and betrayal, he has a desire to have his life ended once and for all.
However, no method of execution works on him because, as much as the seemingly apathetic Gabimaru refuses to admit it, he has a reason to live. He wants to get back to his wife, who was the reason he went soft and failed to become an effective killer. Therefore, he refuses to die.
Asaemon, a famous executioner, sees this and has a proposal for the ninja. She 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 from the Shogunate. Although this island is not a normal island and is believed to be Paradise.
However, the island is full of mysteries and the exploration team, composed of those marked for death, may not be fully prepared to handle them.