Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku) It was one of the most popular series in the spring 2023 installment. The series received an anime adaptation by Studio MAPPA and its second season has already been confirmed. Let us remember that the manga on which Yūji Kaku’s work is based and concluded on January 25, 2021.
Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku) It obtained 127 manga chapters, collected in thirteen compilation volumes. The first season of the anime consisted of thirteen episodes that are available on Crunchyroll, check them out here.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku It is a proposal full of philosophical questions and is based on a very spiritual orientalist base. So the reception on our western side embraces ideas from a different scheme of knowledge of the world, for example, I mainly highlight the symbolism of flowers and even that of darkness and emptiness.
These concepts have a very different link with our spiritual reality and our conception of good and bad, even of the ordering of the world itself—if we contrast the imaginary of the East, particularly Japan.
For example, Junichiro Tanizaki clearly mentions that the Japanese conception of the shadow is very different from the one we have in the West, and it is worth mentioning, it is far from being dark.
In the same way, flowers, for example, and some of their specific meanings (native flowers of the East), of course, whisper and guide narratives, but for us it can simply go unnoticed. However, since Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku) It’s more than we could think and yes, I mean that it is more than violence and evil, it is that I decided to take another of the ideas that guide part of what makes the series unique and from there we can list “similar” anime.
The flowers and Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku)
The flowers of hell
We have the hellflowers (lycoris radiata, equinox flowers, higan-bana) which are deep red, they bloom in the fall of Japan, usually near cemeteries. They symbolize loss, longing, abandonment and lost memories (responding to certain legends). They can also predict tragedy and death. However, at the same time they are associated with transformation, changes and evolution, which well, of course it implies death, but it can be taken in a “positive” way.
cherry blossoms
Sakura, for their part, symbolize fragility, innocence, expiration and transience. Furthermore, the beauty of these concepts in the ideology of life in the East.
The expression monkey not aware means awareness of impermanence and it is one of the meanings assigned to the sakura flower. Life is short and the fallen petals were an omen of the blood shed in the samurai era.
Camellias or tsubaki
Flowers of a particular red are associated with “perfect” love, blood and humility. These also have a very spiritual legend that has to do with the god Susanoo, a proposal, and of course, death.
In this way we can notice that the language of flowers is very important in Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku), and it is usually used as a symbolic vertebra that directs the particular installment of other series, so always remember to take into account the flowers that appear in your favorite anime, perhaps they say more than you think.
Now that the importance of the language of flowers in some anime is clear, I proceed to recommend what to watch after Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku). The anime installments that I propose to you have a firm discourse connected to the symbolization of flowers and, of course, ideological messes and blood everywhere, we could not leave it aside.
Fate Heaven Feels Saga
- Part 1 – Presage Flower- 2017
- Part 2 – Lost Butterfly – 2019
- Part 3 – Spring Song – 2020
The movie saga Fate Stay Night It is very interesting, it has a backbone of magic and intense fights. Precisely this trilogy focuses on Sakura Matou and her destiny orchestrated through a different language than the previous installments (Zero, Babylonian, Camelot); its animation has more floral winks that invite you to interpret its symbols and suggest a more sensory offering.
Strawberry Wild – 2023
It is a new manga, it is currently available on Manga Plus and has references to the most successful contemporary works. If you liked it Kimetsu no Yaiba, Jigokuraku, and Chainsaw Manthis new installment seems to follow the same line, in addition to rescuing the highlights of each of the mentioned titles.
Jinko are floral parasites that contaminate a human’s body and cause it to flourish. However, these new beings murder their hosts, so society eradicates whoever is infected, since the monster can wake up at any time and attack.
Strawberry Wild follows the story of a pair of brothers. The girl was infected first, later she possessed her brother to save him from certain death. After that, the young man will go to a mysterious tower to discover the truth about the jinko, in an attempt to return his sister to normal.
Midori, the girl with camellias – 1992
Just like Fate Heaven FeelsMidori’s delivery is structured by a language of flowers. However, it is one of the darkest works in Japan, it was even censored and banned. It is something very strong, it is not suitable for all audiences.
Midori, the girl with camellias It is a disturbing and grotesque delivery. It is one of the classic exponents of ero-guro.
The story follows the unfortunate life of Midori, a young orphan who will be physically, emotionally, psychologically and sexually abused. The film is divided into four parts.
“Magnolia dreams in the first trimester; Sunflowers and princesses in the second trimester; Jasmines in the third trimester; Sauces in the fourth quarter”, The narrative structure is proposed.
Midori, the camellia girl, It is symbolically directed by the meaning of the flowers.
The Promised Neverland – 2019
The Promised Neverland It seems like a sad story but without anything so disturbing, although the flowers of hell are never naive and would already set the pace of the story, we will soon realize that the flowers flood the stage for a denser reason.
The story of The Promised Neverland It is set in an orphanage where the children are lovingly raised, however, when they leave no one hears from them again. We are facing a terrible canvas that will involve demons who own children’s farms.
In this way, the flower of hell announces more than its own beauty. You see, the language of flowers in anime is really important. As important and very interesting mentions I also highlight Jigoku Shoujo and Dororo who have less inference from flowers but also rescue them in their art.
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From where to resume the manga Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku) after the anime?
the anime of Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku) he stayed in the Lord Tensen arc, but failed to adapt it completely.
The first season managed to adapt up to page ten of chapter number 45 of the manga. So You can pick up the story on page eleven of chapter 45.
Currently Manga Plus is making a reissue of the manga Hell’s Paradise (Jigokuraku)then you can follow the thread immediately.
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