The ongoing Hell’s Paradise anime has introduced three additional cast members following the airing of episode 7 this weekend. Studio MAPPA is animating the series under the direction of Kaori Makita. The additional cast members include:
Junichi Suwabe (Blue Lock, Fairy Tail, My Hero Academia, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) and Yuko Kaida (Toradora!, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Bleach, Spy x Family) as Ju Fa and Tao Fa, two of the seven hermits that rule the Shinsenkyo. Meanwhile, Konomi Kohara (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Classroom of the Elite, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Domestic Girlfriend) will be voicing Mei, the mysterious girl that Gabminaru and the others encountered in the Shinsenkyo. Character designs for Mei and Tensen Ju Fa and Tao Fa have been released as well:
The main cast for the Hell’s Paradise anime includes:
- Gabimaru: Chiaki Kobayashi
- Yamada Asaemon Sagiri: Yumiri Hanamori
- Aza Chobe: Ryohei Kimura
- Yamada Asaemon Toma: Kensho Ono
- Yuzuriha: Rie Takahashi
- Yamada Asaemon Shion: Chikahiro Kobayashi
- Yamada Asaemon Tenza: Yusuke Kobayashi
- Nurugai: Makoto Koichi
- Tamiya Gantetsusai: Tetsu Inada
- Yamada Asaemon Fuchi: Aoi Ichikawa
- Yamada Asaemon Senta: Daiki Yamashita
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku anime is based on a manga series by Yuji Kaku, serialized from 2018 to 2021 in the Shonen Jump Plus online magazine. Viz Media has licensed the manga in English, describing it as:
The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that is rumored to be the Buddhist pure land Sukhavati. In hopes of reuniting with his beloved wife, Gabimaru heads to the island along with the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. Upon arriving there, they encounter other death row convicts in search of the Elixir of Life… as well as a host of unknown creatures, eerie manmade statues, and the hermits who rule the island. Can Gabimaru find the Elixir of Life on this mysterious island and make it back home alive?
Source: Press Release, Official Website
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