獄丁ヒグマ 1

獄丁ヒグマ [Gokutei Higuma] #1

by Natsuki Hokami

人に取り憑き、悪事を働く地獄より脱走した罪人の死霊──“亡者”。その亡者が棲みつく現世には、400年に亘り、亡者を捕縛し続けてきた獄卒の一族がいた！　獄卒人“篝手ヒグマ”が全ての悪を討つ冥府誅罰ファンタジー、第1巻！

Genres: Manga, Fantasy

Comic

First published April 4, 2019

About the author

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Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I expected not to like this manga, but turns out I was mistaken. I like the art, and the humor that can be found throughout the book. I also like the ideas that Hokami created and developed through the book. I picked up the other two volumes in the series.

[Andre · Rating 3 out of 5]

1) Deutsche Rezension
2) English Review

1) Deutsche Rezension
Ok, das hat ein paar nette Visuals. Der erste große Höllengeist sah gut aus, wenn auch besser als besessener Mensch, um ehrlich zu sein. Und das Konzept eines menschlichen Höllenwächters ist in Ordnung.
Dies hat einige faszinierende Konzepte mit den Höllenwächtern und allem. Dass das Mädchen einfach so hineingeworfen wird, ist allerdings schon etwas seltsam, und man muss wirklich eine Hölle hinterfragen, in der die Seelen der Toten solche fantastischen Kräfte erlernen. Jetzt hatten wir eine Zentaur-Flammenspinne, also ... wirklich, würde das nicht den Zweck der Hölle zunichte machen?
Dieser Fuchs sah interessant aus. Und um ehrlich zu sein, es hat interessante Konzepte und Charaktere, und obwohl dies solide 3 Sterne sind, muss ich priorisieren, was ich lesen werde, und ich werde damit nicht fortfahren.

2) English Review
Ok, this has some nice visuals. The first major hell ghost looked good, albeit better as a posessed human to be honest. And the concept of a human hell warden is fine.
This does have some intriguing concepts with the hell guardians and all. However, that the girl is just thrown in is a bit weird, and you really have to question a hell where the souls of the dead learn such fantastic powers. Now we had a centaur flame spider, so ... really, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of hell?
That fox looked interesting. And to be honest, it does have interesting concepts and characters and while this is a solid 3 stars, I have to prioritize what I will read and I won't continue with this.

[47Time · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this is what it's like to feel bored out of your skull. Very much like every other manga I've read of the urban fantasy kind, there is no real danger anywhere. The main character's only challenge is to choose which one of their all-powerful skills they use against foes. The foes are from hell, nothing special. They got away and Higuma is capturing them again. Really basic stuff if you're like me, unimpressed by 'spectacular' fight scenes and 'awesome' supernatural powers. I used quotes because they're not. I'm again reminded why manga is not for me - maybe only for 15-year-old me. Yeah, 12 maybe. I think I was young enough for this puerile humor way back then. And why is it demons sentenced to years in hell? Isn't being in hell supposed to last an eternity?

Higuma Kagarite is a hell warden tasked with recapturing the souls of demons that escaped hundreds of years before. The demons have possessed everyday humans and have caused them and those close to them a great deal of harm. He helps a young woman named Ayaha who stands up for him on the bus. She is possessed by a demon from hell that makes her steal from people. It's trivial for Higuma to exorcise that demon, but it's another matter altogether to face the one possessing her brother. It made him use violence against his family to make them do anything it desired. Higuma defeats the demon and claims its hands. He already has a bunch of them called Zaiju. They do Higuma's bidding in his fight against demons. Then he exorcises more demons. That's pretty much it for this volume.

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume contains the first 7 chapters of the Hell Warden Higuma series.

Higuma is a "Hell Warden" who battles the escapes spirits of Hell, sending them back to where they belong so they can repent. He takes their energies and gives them a form of redemption- alongside his friend Ayaha, someone who he helps in the first chapter. This first volume is pretty simple, but I like it as a starting point. The enemies we face aren't particularly strong, and Higuma can handle them with relative ease, but it gives the reader a chance to learn about what these spirits are and why defeating them is important beyond "they're evil". We familiarize ourselves with Higuma's personality and powers. It's a decent opening volume with some nice art and a good, if played out, premise.

[J-Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m a sucker for powerful characters that know they can mess you up, so this is a fun series for me. However, I understand that not everyone likes it when the good guy wins by being strong from the start…. Different strokes for different folks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Yumiko_Youku · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not bad but not too remarkable either.

[JamesJayWilliamsJr · Rating 4 out of 5]

dt. Hell Warden Higuma

[MorphedSordes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich erinnere mich ganz genau wie ich dieses Buch gelesen habe. Es war 2020 und ich war auf einen Berg im Wald geklettert. Ich habe mich auf das grüne Grass gesetzt, während ich in meine, ab jetzt geltende Lage der Quarantäne versetzt wurde. Aber trotzdem blieb ich dort von 14:00 bis 20:00. ich las nur an einem Buch, weil ich mir immer etwas Neues zum Rauchen angemacht habe (legal). Touristen sind an mir vorbei gegangen und der Tag war voller Sonne, auch wenn ich zwischen den dicksten Bäumen sah. Ich wusste nicht was kommen mag, ich wusste nicht was wird. Nur erinnere ich mich, das das Buch enttäuschend war. Die Idee ist gut, aber die Umsetzung schrecklich.

[kaitlphere · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read chapters 1-3 only on the Shonen Jump app.

This feels similar to Queen's Quality, where there are individuals that fight demons that possess people going through struggles. This version seems less centered on character development and more on fighting, although it's hard to tell from just a few chapters.

If I see the full volume at the library I may grab it.