Hell's Paradise 09

地獄楽 [Jigokuraku] #9

by Yūji Kaku, Yuko Keller (Translator)

Mann und Frau, Yin und Yang, vereint zu einem grausigen Untier: In die Ecke gedrängt fusionieren die beiden Tensen Jufa und Taofa miteinander und zeigen, welche Macht wirklich in ihnen steckt. Mit zwei immerwährend zirkulierenden Tao bietet dieses groteske Ungetüm für Fuchi, Toma, Chobe und Gantetsusai keinerlei Schwachstelle mehr. Doch in der Gruppe formiert sich ein unerwartetes Duo, um Feuer mit Feuer zu bekämpfen!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Comics, Historical Fiction, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2020

About the author

Yūji Kaku ( 賀来ゆうじ, Kaku Yūji) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Zehra · Rating 5 out of 5]

The impact Tenza has on Nurugai‘s and Shion‘s lives is *chef‘s kiss* 🤌 so good.

[Geoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some nice character growth, the fight scenes are getting more epic, and the plot ratchets up the stakes in all directions. This was a bit of a filler and plot-advancer volume, but it was well done and looking forward to the showdown promised by the cliffhanger. I'm also really coming to enjoy the explanations of spiritual and historical terms at the end; shows the good job the author did in blending and making a compelling pastiche horror environment out of Tao and chi!

**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Han · Rating 4 out of 5]

EMOTIONAL DAMAGE! 🥺

Too many flashbacks that have now scarred me. I fear for all of their lives next volume as this manga seems to be picking up to a climax that I am not ready for. I want to finish all of this but also am not prepared for it to be over.

*me singing: Another one bites the dust.. And another one gone and another one gone* As we go through the Tensen. (hehehehehe)

[hiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

seeing shion and nurugai come to terms with their grief together was so beautiful. also, love shion going from a cold sensei to a caring father-like figure for nurugai.

[James DeSantis · Rating 5 out of 5]

We keep up the big fight from the last book and more!

This time the brother and sister fuse into one omega forced monster. In doing so it takes all 4 warriors to team up, and they couldn't be more different. Of course this series somehow made me like a character I hated till now, and he's a badass in this, doing some of the most stunning fight moves while also giving great character development. The end to this fight actually was happy which I did NOT expect.

We also get our blind badass fighter to finally accept grief and do what he must, which is such a powerful scene and Really well done.


Then we get a little slowdown with explanation of what might be coming. This ends with the arrival of the ninja/samurai group, which I feel is only going to make things much more messy...And I'm here for it.

A 4.5 out of 5.

[Martin Iguaran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este volumen es en gran medida una continuación del anterior, ya que nos muestra el desenlace de las peleas de los protagonistas con los diferentes Tensen. Las esccenas de pelea son excelentes y la historia avanza con rapidez hacia el final - algo que lamento, pero por otro lado, uno de los peores vicios actuales consiste en estirar las historias sin parar hasta que pierden toda calidad y consistencia - y además se produce el encuentro entre los colegas de Gabimaru, los nuevos Yamada y el grupo original.

[Ambia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok I was really scared that Chobe and Shion were gonna die. Shion gave his whole farewell speech, his life story and his current raison d’être. It was a recipe for death but at least we got to see Tenza again. Which means we had to experience his death again whilst fearing that Shion was gonna die. And he’s not even in the clear now that the new comers have arrived at the palace. Was it worth seeing Tenza again though? Maybe...Chobe was here thinking about how much his brother has grown and thinking that terrible thought “he doesn’t need me anymore” which doesn’t mean you get to die. Please dear author, keep these brother safe.

The two fights this volume were great and in such different ways. There was a lot of emotion in both of the. Ju Fa and Tao Fa actually gave emotion, especially in that little scene of them as children holding onto each other. And this was a fight where the brothers caught equally and separately. Fushi with Toma were a good strategic pair and Gentatsu and Chobe were chaos. It was great. I was wrong about Chobe not joining them. Thankfully. And then we get Shion and Nurugai against Zhou Jin. This was a slog of two people at their ends. But Nurugai never gave up and the hug was so sweet. Very entertaining fights with sweet moments.

There’s gonna be disaster next volume. Shugen and co have arrived and Rien is off to kill everyone in Japan. Let it be good.

And I agree. The eyepatch looks better at an angle.

[Minnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh shit ich hatte Tränen in den Augen 😭 endlich standen meine Faves im Fokus

[riley ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
MY FAVORITE VOLUME SO FAR

”Those who steal lives could never understand while those they’ve stolen from will never forget.”

Ju Fa and Tao Fa backstories moved me somehow :(

It’s hurt to see Shion and Nurugai grieving and I’m still crying over Tenza’s death till this volume. But his death is surely of a big help to those two’s characters development! And Shion’s eyesight related jokes will forever be the most humorous and cutest thing happened in this series TT

All the tensions and fight scenes were SUPERB. What a great artwork?!

I’m so excited yet scared to continue the next volume (Shugen has finally reached them) that said, just you wait for few more hours and I’ll have finished up all the rest volumes :)

[Ashley (Red-Haired Ash Reads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series: Hell's Paradise #9
Rating: 4 stars - It was really good

In this volume, we continue the battle against the Tensens. Chobe, Toma, Gantesusai and Fuchi team up to fight the merged creature that is Tao Fa and Ju Fa, while Shio and Nurugai fight Zhu Jin. Both of these battles were great. I really can’t wait to see them animated when the anime comes out. This volume ends with the Igwarkure ninjas and Yamata Asemon backup arriving at the palace. I can’t wait to see Gabimaru’s battle against the Igwarkure ninjas.

Trigger Warnings: violence; gore; child death

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another action packed volume with a real interest spin of a cliffhanger!
Just when the humans think they have half their does beat, the monsters fuse like a Yu-Gi-Oh card. Thankfully there's some tried and true short term truce.
I admire Shion's determination, that man is all gas no brakes. The ole "keep hammering it till it's broke". Nice to see Tenzen continue to affect him and Nurugai after his death. They are all each other has now.

[neerja · Rating 4 out of 5]

POV you're me realizing you only have 4 more volumes left.

ANYWAY. super stoked to see where things go as we wrap up. fight choreo is off the charts, can't wait to see it animated, and the influx of new characters and their motivations came at the perfect time. can't wait to see this part animated.

[Mariano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cerramos los enfrentamientos con los tensen justo cuando aparecen los nuevos llegados a la isla. Buenas peleas, algunas con ideas ingeniosas más allá de "nos damos duro", eso estuvo muy bien. Ya vamos camino a la última etapa evidentemente!

[Jiro Dreams of Suchy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The death of Ju Fa and Tao Fa - becoming one evil embodiment of love and then before dying reverting back to the little kids they once were was so sad and truly an epic moment.

Tenza gives nurugai the power to believe in herself and battle the Fa’s.

Only just ok because so much of the story is about figuring out which moves to use- just fight!

[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cried soooooo much for shion sensei😭😭😭😭

[thea ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

the emotional damage and reconciliation of grief on this one 🧎‍♀️

[Rin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally plot progression and not just tao battles

[Jessica ❀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
So that all happened. This whole volume was insane and fighting the tensen and it was awesome. All of it. And the ending? Ahhhhhh I’m so excited.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shion is the best character in this series and it’s not even close. Love that beautiful blind man!

[Sydneroo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s always a good day when your favorite character does die 💕

[R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

درجه یک و عالی
واقعا خوب بود
پر پر شدن گلا

[autumninbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

5+⭐️

[Yuri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ugh, underwhelming. The Fan siblings battle outcome was too similar with the red light street from “Demon Slayer”, so I didn’t like it. Also, Shion’s battle ended too fast and Nurugai is a disappointing character. We’re 86 chapters in and she hasn’t done anything relevant. Overall, this volume was frustrating because the last two volumes were great.

[ti☆ra · Rating 4 out of 5]

this volume had me ugly sobbing

[nukes · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely devastating. the respect and loyalty shion has for tenza and the care and emotional dedication he feels for nurugai means so much to me. genuinely heartbreaking volume

[Sunread26 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2025/...

Extrait :
On approche doucement de la fin, les personnages continuent de combattre pour leur survie et les nouveaux venus n’ont vraiment pas l’air d’être des renforts. La pression monte donc pour le groupe de Gabimaru et il est assez difficile de les imaginer tous en vie à la fin de cette histoire… J’espère encore une fin assez positive, mais j’ai l’impression que l’on se dirige plus vers une fin tragique ou amère. Il ne reste que 4 tomes pour en voir le bout, mais je sais déjà que je la conserverais quoi qu’il advienne.

Le combat de Gabimaru étant terminé, il n’est pas très présent dans le tome, il se réveille uniquement à l’arrivée des shinobis qui tentent de le tuer. Même épuisé, ses membres ne sont rien de plus que du menu fretin pour lui (surtout avec son amélioration de la maîtrise du Tao). Je pense que la plupart des shinobis sont d’un niveau assez faibles et qu’ils ne dureront pas, mais quelques têtes sortent tout de même du lot et pourraient poser problème. Pour les nouveaux exécuteurs, je pense que ça sera différent et qu’ils sont bien plus forts. Je pensais au début que l’île ferait un peu de tri, mais au final, ils s’en sont très bien sortis. Au final, l’empereur aurait mieux fait de les envoyer eux dès le départ… Je trouve que ça rend minable le premier groupe alors même qu’ils étaient déjà forts en soi. Les premiers combats de Gabimaru n’étaient pas simple non plus et ce n’est pas ses liens qui diminuera cette impression que l’on se fou de ses premiers combats avec l’avancée rapide du groupe de Shugen. Le tome est plutôt centré sur le combat d’un quatuor imprévu, qui combat un duo de Tensen. Cela permet de varier un peu le combat et surtout, de montrer que même après des centaines d’années d’entraînement, les Tensen peuvent perdre face à quelqu’un qui apprend à peine à maîtriser son Tao. De ce combat, il n’y a que la fratrie qui semble ressortir sans trop de dégâts, Tamiya quant à lui est fortement blessé et a perdu un œil. Fuchi semble plus légèrement blessé, mais sur les quatre, je trouve qu’il reste le plus faible en combat. Par contre, il sait garder la tête froide et utiliser son temps à bon escient. Notamment en proposant des soins rapidement et un moment de repos. Les autres voudraient déjà bouger, mais je pense que la décision de Fuchi, au vu de ce qu’il va arriver, n’aura pas été aussi inutile que ça. Même s’ils ne vont pas guérir magiquement de leurs blessures, stopper le saignement et une possible infection aide déjà beaucoup.

Comme je le pensais, le contenu du prochain tome devient assez évident avec la fin du tome. Je l’avais envisagé et la tournure de l’intrigue semble aller dans ce sens. Les différents groupes autour de Gabimaru ont vaincus leurs ennemis, il ne reste plus que deux Tensen, dont un qui ne souhaite pas combattre. C’est ce moment précis que choisissent les autres pour se pointer et directement s’en prendre aux prisonniers ainsi qu’aux exécuteurs qui se mettraient en travers de leur route. Je le confirme donc, Shugen n’est rien d’autre qu’un psychopathe et à mes yeux, le criminel c’est plus lui que les autres. Il n’a aucune raison de tuer, il le fait uniquement par plaisir ou du moins, c’est le ressenti que j’ai. Le passage où il montre sa tristesse pour la perte de son mentor sonne tellement faux que j’ai vraiment l’impression qu’il aime juste tuer. Comment tu peux pleurer la mort de tes compagnons et dire même pas deux minutes après que tu tueras ceux qui s’allient avec les criminels pour survivre ?? Comment les autres peuvent encore le soutenir sans le remettre en question après de telles paroles ?? Pour les ninjas, je comprends, ils veulent juste tuer Gabimaru, donc le reste ils s’en fichent. Mais les autres exécuteurs qui ne réagissent même pas ? C’est eux qui auraient dû aller sur l’île, je n’aurais eu aucune peine à les voir mourir. Le groupe de Gabimaru est épuisé, même s’ils maîtrisent mieux le Tao, ça ne sera pas suffisant face à un groupe tout frais. J’espère vraiment qu’ils vont plus se concentrer sur le fait que Tensen prépare l’invasion du royaume plutôt que sur eux…

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[Virgínia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Depois de um volume onde os riscos e as recompensas são altas, o volume 9 apresenta-se como o volume mais fraco até agora.

À semelhança do volume anterior, neste volume acompanhamos duas batalhas: uma entre Ju fa e Tao Fa contra os irmãos Aza, Fuchi e Gantetsusai; a outra entre Zhu Jin e Shion. Bem, vamos começar com a primeira. Das duas batalhas, creio que esta foi a melhor. Pelo menos, foi a que mais me entusiasmou. Yuji Kaku utiliza esta batalha para mais uma vez desenvolver os irmãos Aza, demonstrando não só a humanidade que existe em Choubei como também o crescimento pessoal de Touma, ao ponto de este já não depender tanto do seu irmão mais velho. Para além disso, os painéis são de uma beleza impressionante.

Quanto ao confronto entre Zhu Jin e Shion, penso que realmente pecou muito. Primeiro, não posso afirmar que seja uma batalha propriamente dita, uma vez que já chegamos praticamente no final - o que se traduz numa (quase) ausência de ação ou estratégia. Mais a mais, Nurugai pouco participa da mesma, ficando no fundo sem se mexer. Tal entristece-me, pois eu gostaria de ver a personagem a ter uma maior participação na narrativa. Esta luta serviu mais para mostrar a profundida do laço emocional entre Shion e Tenza. Devo dizer que cumpriu o seu propósito, uma vez que até me deixou um pouco emocionada com a aquela que eu considero a morte mais estúpida do mangá.

Outro ponto negativo deste volume foi a subutilização de Sagiri. Para mim, a par de Yuzuriha, Sagiri está no patamar de best girl, por isso é com uma ligeira dor no coração que o seu confronto com os Tensen resume-se a uma conversa. Resolver os conflitos através do diálogo não é uma má estratégia ou uma que se deva ser evitada. Quando possível, devemos resolver as nossas diferenças por meio do diálogo. No entanto, atendendo à natureza violenta de Hell's Paradise, eu diria que é uma estratégia ineficaz, neste caso. Naturalmente que a sua conversa com Gui Hua permite, descobrirmos qual é exatamente o plano dos Tensen. Todavia, a informação apenas é jogada sem mais nem menos, nunca chegando a ser de facto merecida - o que, em última análise, perde muito do seu impacto emocional (afinal, todos os vilões têm sempre um plano mais ou menos diabólico).

Tenho altas expectativas para o 10º volume, uma vez que Shugen e companhia já chegaram ao Hourai, prometendo novos confrontos (tanto físicos quanto morais).

[trin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awww this one had a ton of heartwarming moments which I totally did not see coming. That first fight with Ju Fa and Tao Fa, I was expecting at least two of them to die, but I'm so glad it ended on a happy note. The Aza brothers rock. idk how many times I've said it by now.

Rien choosing to invade the mainland was something I never saw coming. I was hoping they all could just make it out of the island and live happily ever after but oh well. If this means we'll get to see Yui sooner, I'm on board with it.

Shion and Nurugai aaaahh very cool, showing his traumatic backstory tricking us into thinking he's gonna die getting his revenge like all badass heroes do, only for Nurugai to come in and save the day, I love her sm protect this child. The way Tenza plays such a big role in their lives even after his death so true besties, me too

But the thing I was dreading the most happened, the Asaemons and the shinobi have approached my beloved children and I'm genuinely scared for their lives. Shugen freaks me out more than Lord Tensen which is saying something. I pray this ends well

[Barrett Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

“THOSE WHO STEAL LIVES COULD NEVER UNDER-STAND.”

“WHILE THOSE THEY'VE STOLEN FROM...

...WILL NEVER FORGET...”

The fight continues, or should I say really starts between the Aza’s and Tamiya and Asaemon Fuchi, where they take on an amalgamation of the Tensen Ju Fa and Tao Fa. This was another bombastic fight, and getting to see the four fight seamlessly together, despite the egos that Chobe and Tamiya have, was so fun. And the character growth for Toma, both physically and emotionally, has been paying off nicely. Mei and Sagiri are greeted by another of the Tensen, and the plan we discover of Rien to make landfall in Woguo and make Tan out of all humans is horrifying. Shion holding down his fight while still training Nurugai and testing his own limits on the Tensen was great to see. His will to see the avenging of the fallen Asaemon Tenza was such a driving force that it could be seen on every page. The end finally has the new arrivals on the island meeting out cast and crew, and the small but immediate fight was fun to see, and the setup for the next chapter is very exciting to see what comes next.

[jcw3-john · Rating 5 out of 5]

The single most gorgeous cover yet. Definitely need to buy a physical copy.

Chobe and Toma being absolute cruel, unhinged gremlins to Tao Fa and Ju Fa was so entertaining. Love those guys and their dynamic.

"Even as I lost a loved one before my eyes... I made the right choice. How unforgivable."

Shion is probably my favorite character in this manga, and I loved the self-loathing and survivor's guilt taking him over here, into this sad display of self-destructive attrition as nothing matters to him but revenge in Tenza's name. And that just made it all the more powerful when Nurugai, who was inspired by Tenza to seek out life for herself, takes it upon herself to take on Tenza's blade and give Shion motivation to live. One of the best scenes in the manga.

Shugen is here and that's not good! (I do hope he does something concrete soon, I feel like I've been saying a variation of that for the past four or five volumes. He's always very cool, but I do need him to have a bit more to do relative to the main plot, rather than being just an ominous presence in the background.)

What the hell did Gabimaru mean when he said 'Gabimaru' like that?