Tōma ( 桐馬) Voiced by: Kensho Ono (Japanese) Matt Shipman (English) Portrayed by: Rui Tabuchi The executioner assigned to Chōbei. Once fully trained, each swordsman has their name preceded by the title "Yamada Asaemon." They train sword testers to become fully-fledged executioners for the Shogunate. The Yamada Asaemon ( 山田浅ェ門) is a prestigious swordsmen dojo in Edo. Following an intense fight with Gabimaru and Sagiri, Rokurota gets beheaded by the latter. He is feared for his immense strength, having killed many people with his bare hands, often with a single strike, including his parents, several villagers, and Yamada Asaemons Eizen and Genji. Nicknamed "The Giant of Bizen" ( 備前の巨人, Bizen no Kyojin), Rokurota is a mentally undeveloped man as he possesses the mind of a baby-as he is unable to speak and cry as such when he is hungry. Rokurota ( 六呂田) A fearsomely large and strong criminal. Due to her physique and behavior, she is often mistaken for a boy. Nurugai was put on death row after she accidentally lured Shogunate samurai to her village-as the Sanka were a symbol of rebellion against the Shogunate, despite living normally. Nurugai ( ヌルガイ) Voiced by: Makoto Koichi (Japanese) Cassie Ewulu (English) Portrayed by: Azusa Yoshihama The last of the Sanka people. After the Shinsenkyo expedition, he is pardoned by the Shogunate and opens a swordsman dojo/medical clinic, the latter being a tribute to his executioner Fuchi. Despite being somewhat lecherous and shallow, Gantetsusai's swordsmanship is unparalleled, as he can match many of the Yamada Asaemons in a duel. Tamiya Gantetsusai ( 民谷 巌鉄斎) Voiced by: Tetsu Inada (Japanese) Phil Parsons (English) Portrayed by: Naoya Gо̄moto A famous master swordsman on death row who is known as "Blade Dragon" ( 剣龍). Aza Chōbei ( 亜左 弔兵衛, Aza Chōbē) Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese) Nazeeh Tarsha (English) Portrayed by: Yūnosuke Matsushima A leader of a gang of bandits in Iyo Province, and Toma's older brother. Yuzuriha ( 杠) Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Japanese) Jill Harris (English) Portrayed by: Yūri Ōta A self-centered, female ninja who is known as "Yuzuriha of Keishu" ( 傾主の杠). Death-Row Criminals Ĭriminals that the Shogunate chose to embark on the journey to Shinsenkyo and find the Elixir of Life with an assigned Yamada Asaemon executioner. Sagiri is ranked last, 12th, in the Yamada Asaemon hierarchy. She recruits Gabimaru for the expedition after seeing his talent and strong will to live. Sagiri ( 佐切) Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (Japanese) Marisa Duran (English) Portrayed by: Ayana Shiramoto A master swordswoman from the famed Yamada Asaemon family of executioners, where she is one of the only two female executioners in the clan. When he wanted to cut ties with the village and live a normal life with his wife, the chief arranged for him to be captured and sentenced to death. However, he is very much in love with his wife, the village chief's peace-loving nature daughter who treats him with kindness. He is known as "Gabimaru the Hollow" ( がらんの画眉丸, Garan no Gabimaru) for his lack of emotion during his gruesome work. The convicts are each given a Yamada Asaemon executioner, who they must return with in order to obtain the pardon.Ĭharacters Main characters Gabimaru ( 画眉丸) Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi (Japanese) Alejandro Saab (English) Portrayed by: Tsubasa Kizu The strongest ninja from Iwagakure, where he was taken from his parents as a child by the village chief and trained to become a killer. After losing five expedition teams sent to the island, this time the Shogunate sends a group of death row convicts. Believing his love for his wife to be subconsciously keeping him alive, executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri offers him the chance to be pardoned of all crimes by the Shogunate if he finds the elixir of life on Shinsenkyo, a legendary realm recently discovered southwest of the Ryukyu Kingdom. A second season has been announced.Ĭaptured during an assassination mission, Gabimaru the Hollow is sentenced to be executed, but nothing seems to kill him due to his superhuman body. An anime television series adaptation produced by MAPPA aired from April to July 2023. Viz Media has licensed the series for English release in North America. Set in the Edo period of Japan, it follows the ninja Gabimaru and the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri as they search for the elixir of immortality. It was serialized weekly for free on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ application and website from January 2018 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 13 tankōbon volumes. Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku ( Japanese: 地獄楽, Hepburn: Jigokuraku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku.
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