ell’s Paradise recently got adapted into an anime by the Mappa Studio. Hell’s Paradise has been a hit among the fans and has already sold four million copies worldwide.
The Hell’s Paradise fan community has wholeheartedly accepted the adaption of the manga into an anime and had high expectations from Mappa especially because Mappa is known for their works on two critically acclaimed animes “Attack on Titan” and “Jujutsu Kaisen“.
However, the fans are not that happy with the anime. Here’s why!
Hell’s Paradise Fans are disappointed with Mappa
While fans have expected some high-quality animation from Mappa for which it is famous especially after “Attack on Titan” and “Jujutsu Kaisen”, it seems like Mappa couldn’t impress the fans with their work with Hell’s Paradise.
The quality, according to the fans, is not living up to the mark and failing to create the Mappa magic on screen.
While fans might be disappointed with the animation, the storyline of Hell’s Paradise is what keeps them from not giving up on the anime this soon.
Fans are claiming that Mappa has failed to touch the art that Mangaka Yuji Kaku has created.
From the first trailer that was launched, fans pointed out that the animation did not have the same touch of art as the manga. The animation seemed “bland“, the style of the character design seemed “boring“, the composition seemed “bad” and the list of complaints goes on!
A Twitter user @Kinetic_Marble posted some following reviews about the quality of the animation.
I think we should just dread when it is announced an anime is getting adapted by MAPPA, like we do for Deen.
Jeez another anime, this time Hell's Paradise, with some bland ass coloring, limited animation, and bad composition.— kinetic marble (@Kinetic_Marble) April 1, 2023
I was never too hot on Hell's Paradise manga run. But even just looking at the manga art compared to the anime… It is just a downgrade.
It is so stiff and bland, it honestly looks like some Manwha or Donghua kind of animation.— kinetic marble (@Kinetic_Marble) April 1, 2023
"but when he did ninjitsu there was the colorful fire and it act as contrast-"
There has been plenty of anime that is able to contrast color without absolutely sucking the color out of the other end completely muting it.— kinetic marble (@Kinetic_Marble) April 1, 2023
Not to mention that "colorful" fire ninjitsu was an eye sore and painfully ugly. They just threw up color on the screen.
Seriously, time to stop overhyping MAPPA, they are destroying anime, and making it worse with their """realism"""— kinetic marble (@Kinetic_Marble) April 1, 2023
Also the CG fire in the opening, lmao.
Music isn't too special either, it's serviceable.
So are the voice acting.
— kinetic marble (@Kinetic_Marble) April 1, 2023
The other fans soon started to point out mistakes made by Mappa.
https://twitter.com/KeevLazz/status/1644837311224397826
Everyone always says "just give it to MAPPA" when a show has bad animation but it just shows you don't care about the animators in MAPPA. They have an unreleased movie, aot part 3, jjk, hell's paradise.
They have so many anticipated projects to work on.— Josh (@Akatsuki_Arts9) January 13, 2023
The fans took to Twitter and pointed out each and every detail that Mappa could and should improve.
However, a few fans totally defended the animation and asked the others in the fan community to have some patience and wait for the actual premiere of the anime.
I think that the lack of hype for Hell's Paradise has a lot to do with the fact that every trailer has been pre-animated meaning the show isn't even halfway done with a single episode despite the fact it comes out in less than a month which could very well lead to bad animation!
— Dan (Danotaz Media) (@DanotazMedia) March 7, 2023
And btw, there some new Animes with bad animation as well, but Hell's Paradise is not one of them, Mappa Animators Really deserve better for this one🙏💯 (and this go to Demon Slayer too)
— Matthew Storm🎩 COMMISSION OPEN⭐ (@mathew_storm) April 24, 2023
Truth be told fans were not that disappointed after Episode 1 was released. Most of the fans hyped up the anime and were quite impressed with Hell’s Paradise and Mappa Studio.
https://twitter.com/talanuza/status/1644326837219381249
i just finished hell's paradise and so far so good. the animation looks amazing.
— zeze 🤍 (@hobi4lifer) April 1, 2023
I'm totally hooked. It's just so good. I can't wait for the next episode of Hell's Paradise/Jigokuraku to be released that i started reading the manga. More than half already of the entire chapter in one day. I'm curious for the future animation. Coz so many disturbing scenes.👀
— Jovy Ann Muslad (@AnnMuslad) May 3, 2023
Anime- Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
The animation & fighting in this anime is just so damn good, I'm very pleased with it so far. pic.twitter.com/W47QOCvfK5— Jerome (@ThirtyFramesFPS) May 6, 2023
Let’s See What the Reddit Community Has to Say
Reddit user u/magiciteshards had to say:
honestly i think it’ll do better than people think bc it’s mappa. the same people who like mappa’s work on jjk and csm will probably love hell’s paradise. it’s probably gonna get advertised to that specific crowd.
Another user u/yohxmv said:
It’ll grow in popularity for sure but idk if it’ll have the reach to be a mainstream hit like JJK or CSM. Those were already being pushed heavily long before they got anime. But then again you never know what will or won’t blow up. I just hope it’s successful enough for a full adaptation which I think it will be
Read the full Reddit thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/jigokuraku/comments/11zd1kg/what_do_you_think_will_hells_paradise_be_a_hit/
What is Hell’s Paradise all About?
Hell’s Paradise has a lot to offer, the action scenes have dynamic movements that keep viewers engaged. We expect a lot of events to unfold in the upcoming episodes.
A dark fantasy genre that tells the story of Gabimaru, a skilled assassin with a superhuman body who is set on a mission along with his partner Saigiri to find the Exilir of life. Gabimaru’s wife has been held captive and therefore he has no way to back out of the mission since he was promised forgiveness and government protection for his wife after he completes his quest.
The problem occurs when Gabimaru has to fight with some dangerous convicts who were brought there for the same purpose and face some horrific animals and monsters along with having an emotional struggle over his commitment to his wife. Sagiri too has inner conflicts that she is desperate to fight against. Together both are set on a mission with life-threatening challenges and successfully complete the quest of finding the Exilir of Life.
Hell’s Paradise: Watch online
Watch Hell’s Paradise online on Crunchyroll.
Hell’s Paradise has already released episode 6. If you want are unable to understand anything about the arc, watch the explanation below.
Hell’s Paradise: Entire arc Explained
