Hell's Paradise is TRASH, Apparently.

[@eury990]

Hell's Paradise is an underrated show but I think because its MAPPA they have such high expectations for an anime like this, I personally really enjoyed it and the anime felt decent despite the flashbacks here and there.

[@sagishi1245]

Lol, no, it's not underrated. It's not bad but definitely not underrated. Also, the expectations doesn't have to do with mappa, it has to do with how much hype it's gotten. Mappa puts multiple meh stuff every while.

[@somedude9596]

Honestly it was kinda mid and boring at times

[@karu]

dont think it's underrated but i liked the show nonetheless

[@User_95168]

@@karu it's definitely the most underrated one amongs the dark trio

[@mango_raider4116]

@@somedude9596 manga better

[@Brandon_Benji]

I refuse to live in a universe where hells paradise animation is considered "bad". lol where did all these elitists come from?

[@oscaboy2198]

Fr tho I juss finished it and I haven’t watched anime in a while but this anime is on my top lists and is so peak to me. Can’t wait for season 2

[@Brandon_Benji]

@oscaboy2198 it's a good one. Definitely was original

[@benitocamela174]

​@@Brandon_Benjithis is coming from someone who likes hells paradise, the animation isn't great, it's acceptable at best

[@Brandon_Benji]

@@benitocamela174 agreed it's nothing special but far from bad

[@sackyman9692]

Bruh hells paradise is fricking goated

[@neo_cosmic]

ong may just be the best one ive watched (i havent watched that much anime)

[@sackyman9692]

@@neo_cosmic I mean I'll be honest I can agree that it has insane potential to be really good, if more seasons start to roll out I think it could be a really good show and become one of my favourites but for now it's just a interesting start to the story with only season 1 to go off of.

[@kota7789]

The manga is better.

[@sackyman9692]

@@kota7789 Considering there's literally only 13 episodes out and one season that's pretty obvious smartie💀

[@seranado]

Gabimaru is the GOAT

[@bushy9780]

It's a good show. Perfect blend of fantasy and dark reality. The characters are unique. The power system is very good, similar to nen in hxh. The anime community is mid.

[@karu]

yeah, very hard nen vibes going on

[@ZedZed50]

​@@karuyeah like remember when Gon and killua had to do the devil's tango so Gon could use rock paper scissors (the power system is similar I just thought of this joke and used it)

[@matt338r5]

Got very Nen vibes from it as well. I like Hells Paradise, I genuinely enjoy it. I like the characters and the setting.

[@fishnutz5196]

Anime community is mid with any show honestly. Once i started reading mangas and getting into them more you genuinely find fans with braincells, not always but more than anime only communities.

[@mathewalex5338]

The power system is pretty convoluted, and is generally pretty boring. Author doesn't delve into anything but how elements counter or strengthen each other instead of how the power is actually developed into more interesting abilities. Only nen vibes I get from it is that it's complicated and nothing more.

[@ade1174]

I really liked the premise and characters of Hell's Paradise. The whole death island concept with everyone selfishly acting of their own accord before working together after witnessing the monstrosities on the island felt fresh. The tensen are also really cool enemies. It's too bad the animation doesn't have the same level of quality as Mappa's earlier work on JJK and CSM.

[@karu]

glad you liked the change of plot direction, some people probably dropped the anime cos of that

[@chrollolucilfer3513]

Yeah I mean jjk was like 3 years ago and csm was like about 10 months ago when it first released and the animation of jjk and csm was better than hells paradise even though jjk and csm came before hells paradise it just doesn't seem right but hope they do us justice in season 2....

[@__Comrade]

am i stupid or smth cuz i liked the animation for hells paradise more than jjk and csm

[@krusher737]

@@__Comrade you most likely didn't notice the inconsistencies but that's alright, I didn't notice them until someone pointed how many there were

[@doinyourmom7736]

Thats bc csm and jjk were showered with all of mappa's resources, theyre not good benchmarks for how good an anime usually is

[@twoonswig3667]

When a story and aesthetic is so good, you literally don’t need top tier animation for fight scenes. I actually think that the brutalist feudal setting lends better to simpler battle composition. Series was great.

[@amosbat8011]

I loved how gritty and bloody it was, every episode was action packed reminded me of Vineland saga season 1. I dont care about how great production is as long as it is good enough, and it was good for me, loved the show !

[@twoonswig3667]

@@amosbat8011 all the garden of Eden horror is gross with with still image, I’m not sure it would be much better with the jjk treatment. But yeah the fantasy elements are less pronounced and it does have that Vinland Saga and Golden Kamuy vibe as well as being a clear mappa production.

[@jordangreer2249]

Agree, loved it

[@maggot1111666]

It’s crazy that people could come out watching this anime and thinking it’s bad. I think you pretty much nailed everything about the anime in this video

[@mcnub7379]

just like he said, people were eating too good lmao. Shows had considerably worse animation on average just 5 years ago, people might forget tht anime has come a long way and wwe should definetely appreciate the high quality of anime we are getting right now because it might not last forever.

[@theanimerapper6351]

@@mcnub7379 5 years ago? Anime from the 80s and 90s look better lol

[@serahleyian2902]

@@mcnub7379 ur right it wont last forever because has anime grows bigger animation is only gonna get better

[@PratkYT]

@@theanimerapper6351 what are you on 💀

[@matthewcesar2801]

​@@theanimerapper6351me when I lie

[@marganaapsinthia]

I picked up the manga after the first few episodes. I loved it. Gabimaru slowly being changed by his wife and then other characters in the story is nice. I especially liked how it used elements of various Eastern philosophies to illustrate the necessary balance of yin and yang. Embrace all parts of you - they're all here for a purpose. As old as this truth is, still we fail to realise it far more often than we succeed. So it's nice to be reminded again through this manga.

[@chinmayjoshi3592]

Honestly the story carried it enough. I don't normally feel strong emotions while watching anime anymore. This was made me feel those anew. The animation is a story device as much as it is art. People are too fixated on sharpness and production values. See it for what it is, a damn good story.

[@zk-vd6uy]

I watched hell's paradise for story idc about animation I want to support my first ever manga

[@kristianssonerik37]

The story is shit dude

[@aryosheva8204]

yeah, not like the other popular samurai story that got carried by animation. also hell's paradise animation isn't that bad and still acceptable, its not like we got generic isekai animation that rated < 5/10. hell's paradise animation is 7/10 for me.

[@Jeyblox]

As long as the art expresses what it’s supposed to, then it’s good. Doesn’t need to be flashy

[@amosbat8011]

I loved how gritty and bloody it was, every episode was action packed, reminded me of Vineland saga season 1. I dont care about how great production is as long as it is good enough, and it was good for me, loved the show !

[@PlatsEdits14]

Idc if other people say its mid, but tbh Hell's Paradise is one of the best Anime this season that i've enjoyed so far. I also cant believe that some of the people who says its mid actually watched *i got a cheat skill in another world* and say that its better than Hell's Paradise, like what shit are they using? But if that's what they think of Hell's Paradise then i respect their opinion since everyone got their own taste of anime after all. But for all the people whos going to watch it please take note that just be patient and the anime will really get good halfway and you would want more of it.

[@Curiouzity_Omega]

These days it's a personality already to find a nice anime and call it "mid" to look cool.

[@doodlegame8704]

It’s like a 7/10. There are at least 3 shows that are better this season: Oshi no Ko, Heavenly Delusions, and Vinland Saga. None are shonen so that might be why lol.

[@naosaichi5109]

I totally agree with ya. And tf, u can't even compare the anime with 'I got a cheat skill in another world'. The first episode was ok tbh, but later on they made it much worse with making the main character too OP and give him a trash characteristics. I could spoil the whole anime without even watching the next episodes tbh.

[@naosaichi5109]

​@@doodlegame8704the first season of Vinland Saga was the best tbh 😮‍💨

[@amit6875]

​@@doodlegame8704objectively i would give it an 8, but i just really enjoyed everything that was happening and the total vibe of the environment and characters so i gave it a 9.

[@Necron-Xiron]

Apparently it's already been announced it's getting a season 2. I think..

[@squibz8298]

I can confirm hell's paradise will be getting a s2

[@Nblezz]

Yup, I saw that as well

[@gavinyeet0322]

Cour 2 in winter probably

[@karu]

beeeeeeeeeet

[@BenDover-rz3kq]

just finished watching ep 13 and i absolutely need a s2

[@stuckinstuff1814]

The animation is fire and the story line is really good. Guys people will not love it because they aren't supposed to. Everything is meant to represent the middle path and therefore any emotions that rise from the story are conflicting, solemn, or melancholy. Not exactly the intense emotion that shonen usually go for. The lesson is to find balance in life rather than to work hard for your dream job like in most popular series.

[@Papameme-rg3ig]

It wasn’t really the best if we’re being honest, production issues were plaguing this show from day 1 which really let it weigh down the potential of this adaptation

[@mango_raider4116]

its a ffucking shame cuz the manga is solid 8/10

[@egsir]

Yep the direction was incredibly lacking

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

@@mango_raider4116 the ending feels rushed and poorly done to me if they were saying the manga didnt age well like a promised Neverland they would be right.

[@mango_raider4116]

@@aaronnilestoussaint5672 that's why it's missing 2 points

[@imfinishedgrinding638]

​@@mango_raider4116Are you sure about that? Even if the adaptation was better I think I'd be hardpressed to give any anime a perfect 10 and I fully read its manga. 8/10 for both manga and anime for me but if it got a much better adaptation I'd give a 9 at best.

[@bazighasher]

I agree tao being a cliche power source among the shonen manga but something about this show is different. The environment, the setting ,the characters, the colors and the plot is actually beautiful. Doesn't deserve the hate its getting ig we're too early in the story for that. The pacing seems alright if one hasn't read the manga but if you really wanna shit on that you have demon slayers s3 as an example lmao dogshit pacing

[@karu]

i watched ep 13 and it got me REALLY interested in the plot

[@bouncyturtle3169]

i honestly like tao because its simple and easy to understand unlike many other power systems

[@Ghostynovus]

@@bouncyturtle3169 it give more interesting factors to the story and the characters too because its a power everyone has but using it wrong can kill you or hurt you and certain people like gabimaru have a certain amount of tao or certain type. its simple but it works

[@dextreja3088]

Kinda late to the party but I like the twist they added that it isn't just power that the characters learn and are like "oh cool, new power, moving on" most when use it start getting dizzy and coughing blood, the blond guy is transforming into god knows who and Gabimaru literally lost memories about his wife

[@yes78]

I love this anime, it wasnt a hype beast but why would that matter. The show reveals its secrets at a nice pace and kept me interested, the fights being short only help me realize how brutal the island is and only the best of the best survive. I didnt even notice the drop in quality tbh, i was too focused on the mystery and how they’ll get out of the situation.

[@tobey5990]

I haven't read a manga that messed with my head as much as hells paradise from chapter 50 I didn't know what to expect nothing was predictable every chapter was soo wonderful

[@jazxyboi9360]

i think the expectations were super high for hell’s because csm and jjk got such good treatment that they thought the other one in this trio should’ve gotten the same(me included) however this season was really good

[@navi7402]

Well that's stupid to think, no all the animes of mappa has the same team

[@jazxyboi9360]

@@navi7402 im only saying that because people view hell’s, csm and jjk as a trio

[@theanimerapper6351]

@@navi7402 jjk and csm are the same. Aot, Vinland and hells paradise basically have to share which is why hp looks so bad

[@fernyaguilar4483]

I just finished the anime right now and I love the story. The pacing is a little wonky but I don't mind it. My main issue is that you can tell Mappa isn't trying with the animation as the show goes on. I feel like the show got done dirty with the animation because it was made by a studio that is known for its animation. Those last few episodes with the fight against the Tensen had me hyped the whole time and completely engaged, but I noticed it would have been 100x better if Mappa just tried the animation. Didn't have to be of the same quality as JJK or Chainsaw man, just decent enough that I can't point out the ugly animation moments when it happens. But then again, Mappa is hella over working their employees anyways so maybe this was their cool off time before getting hit with JJK

[@murderman8578]

Feels it's their lowest priority project

[@davidiobrando]

​@@murderman8578sadly, it is.

[@murderman8578]

@@davidiobrando On another at least it boosted the Manga Popular and brought in a lot of sales so it did its Job as Advertising

[@Lookingrightbecauseyouleft.]

loved you mentioned scamboli, both of you are my fave anime/manga reviewers having constant golden content!

[@karu]

i love scamboli

[@SpagettyLettuce]

people develop this unrealistic expectation for anime based off of something they've previously watched and liked. they expect every show they watch to be the exact same as their favorite one, which leads to them being unable to curate an original thought and thinking every series has to be up to a certain standard

[@radikat.]

People have justified reasons to be dissatisfied (MAPPA productions are usually very hyped up) but people gotta learn to lower their expectations. If you don’t think of Jigokuraku as a MAPPA production, you’ll enjoy it way more.

[@sadskeletor5371]

“If you delude yourself into lowering your reasonable expectations, you’ll be less disappointed” While technically correct, that’s a poor approach to take imo. Hell’s Paradise deserved better, even if what it got isn’t necessarily bad. I’m not going to be complacent and not complain though, because it’s bad management by MAPPA trying to rush out as many shows as they can for optimum profit.

[@jgphantom6]

@@sadskeletor5371literally the perfect comment about all this shit.

[@absotren8105]

i read the manga and hell's paradise is easily in my top 10s because its short and it ends like how you'd expect a movie would, everything feels fleshed out in those 127 chapters and ends with really good closure. for season 1 of the anime if only mappa gave the dark shounen trio equal love and care (budget) then yes people would be treating and praising hell's paradise just like csm and jjk. in short, mappa used most of their budget making s2 of jjk, thats why hell's paradise didn't meet anime only watchers' expectations

[@zk-vd6uy]

Hell's paradise s2 might make comeback

[@YukYuk7]

@@zk-vd6uy 100%

[@Shdwoa]

i never even knew so many people hated on this anime, hell's paradise is amazing.

[@bigecheez1]

I do agree that the plot didn't seem all too creative at first, however, what defined the plot development was the characters and their growth (either good or bad) over a short amount of time. To me, the characters were well written and were creatively unique enough to advance the plot significantly. That was the reason I liked the show so much, was because they got me invested in the characters early.

[@darshanapradip7425]

im happy i got a great dororo review in this video. i remember hyakkimaru's wack movement even after dororo being my first actual anime i watched, back in 2020 but the show was awesome! i hope hell's paradise doesnt get more hate over time. from what i heard from people i know, it's still a cool anime

[@karu]

dororo is one of my favs

[@Ljay_out]

I love that anime soo much. It's my 2nd anime

[@doggodoge4846]

The people that said this anime is mid are the same people that say demon slayer is peak story telling

[@doggodoge4846]

@deeznut4775 better than being a bakugan enjoyer

[@JJ_mike]

Fax

[@aderonkeolawepo4828]

I don't know why people are calling it mid me personally I preferred watching hell's paradise than demon slayer

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

Same. All demon slayer has is good animation

[@ilvanezzo]

7:50 well this is just Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann episode 4 all over again, isn't it? People got fired over this. "Takami Akai, the producer of the series and a co-founder of Gainax, announced that he would resign his position effective episode five, which aired on April 29, 2007, over comments that he made regarding posts on the Japanese Internet forum 2channel. Akai and another Gainax employee, Keiko Mimori, made disparaging remarks about comments criticizing the animation style of the fourth episode of Gurren Lagann, which was completely directed by guest and friend Osamu Kobayashi. With regard to reading the fan criticisms, Akai stated that it was "like putting [his] face next to an anus and breathing deeply." Fans later became aware of his comments, and he announced his departure from the company he helped to found." Source - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Wiki It has a 8.63 on MAL now, btw

[@theKrabs_11]

Hell’s Paradise is good when Gabimaru is on the screen

[@Wire473]

im not even first but like I wanna see whats up in the video fr KEEP IT UP BROSKI 💖💖

[@karu]

no need to be first brotha, thanks for stopping by

[@sadskeletor5371]

As an avid fan of the manga, it was disappointing seeing Hell’s Paradise get pushed to the side in favour of Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga, and other shows. While the animation certainly isn’t bad, and the story carries the anime more than enough, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that Hell’s Paradise got somewhat neglected simply because it’s following isn’t quite as big as JJK or CSM in the trio. It really could have been more than it was, even if what it currently is isn’t bad

[@reso7675]

I kept up with the show (just watched the last episode about a hour ago, never read the manga, so the details were all new to me), and while I agree the show isn't bad, I think that the start of the show (let's say up to the Sagiri vs Gabimaru fight) was too great of an first impression compared to the rest of the show. Bringing up the mysticism of the island is kinda a moot point to me. Because I was already expecting it, because the synposis of the show, that convinced me to pick up the show in the first place, on places like Anichart already told me about some mysterious island where they're looking for an Elixir of Life. What I wasn't expecting the show to do was to have Gabimaru open up in the way he did at the beginning, and for Sagiri to respond in kind. That opened up the true interest of the show to me: are these worst-of-the-worst criminals as deemed by this shogunate more than they seem, and how will their monitors respond to their monitees? Ultimately, while some of these characters did have back stories revealed, I felt like there was no... OOMPH, for lack of a better word, to what we started out with.

[@thecod2345]

I definitely can agree with the no oomph criticism. Compared to it’s two sister series, though starting off fairly strong, it feels extremely lightweight in impact. I mean from the start Gabimaru knows what he wants, is easily the strongest fighter of the bunch, and there’s little to no internal conflict. He feels essentially invincible and isn’t particularly emotionally affected by anything going on either. Regardless it still held interest with the slower more mystery focused facing near the beginning. Then the tensen showed up, which while it wasn’t bad, diminished the impact of the other criminals mucking around…..and then Gabimaru practically beat one into the ground solo on his first encounter. It just lacks any power behind anything beyond the beginning in my eyes. It’s a damn shame too because should the abilities of the characters have been more grounded and the focus been on the environment and paranoia with the Tensen only complicating an existing issue instead of being the big bads, then I could definitely have seen the show entertaining me like the others of the dark trio.

[@karu]

I feel like the oomph factor was supposed to be the Tensen. After building up the mystery throughout the first 6 eps, we've just begun to understand the real point of the anime. For me, the last few episodes (9-13) really solidified what the show was gonna be, plot-wise. That it isn't or was never a battle royale to begin with, but instead an anime about a group of criminals, who had nothing to do with each other at the beginning, now converging and trying to kill the big bad guys to survive. You can say it took the "traditional" shonen route rather than keeping with the mystery until the end, which prob scares away some people who preferred that. But I don't really mind it. The ability names were kinda cringy though lol i think they couldve done without it.

[@reso7675]

​@@karu I suppose that's really my fault for having started out the show with false impressions. If I had started out the show thinking this was a typical shonen, I could see myself thinking the Tensen (and the battles with them) would be the OOMPH. But after the start of the show sincerely took on the 'strength is having no emotions versus strength is being able to face your emotion' conundrum, I legitimately found myself asking while double checking the tags of the show, "Is this really a shonen? This material is something I expect out of a seinen." And so from that point on, I deluded myself into thinking this would be a seinen. Thought the show would head towards a more grounded direction. Allow me to repeat myself: that was just such a strong start to the show. First impressions make such a difference. Still, as lacking the rest of the show has, I'm still pretty excited for that second season. While one such as yourself would be more wary about fight scenes in the future, with my skin-deep knowledge, I'm considerably more interested in the factional chemistry: - The first party, the Tensen, who will probably now be on high alert because the humans have actually taken one of them down. - The second party, the original group of samurai and criminals, who have banded together for the sake of survival and bonded with each other beyond what the samurai's original task would have allowed for. - And the third party, the samurai reinforcement, who know what the samurai are supposed to be doing, who will probably see the original set of samurai to have defected to the criminals and/or sweet-talked by them. I await what comes next.

[@tiagoferreira8467]

That lack of OOMPH factor for me, instead of being the story part which, although, was different from the battle royale, was more seen in the lack of impact of the more emotional ou hype scenes which felt a little barebones although i would atribute that to the soundtrack or to the direction.

[@underwarboy5065]

I’ve finished today, it was pretty good. The opening is legendary, makes me want to dance like there’s no tomorrow. The characters are cool, I especially like Sagiri and her emotional journey, makes me even wish the anime was fully about her. The power system is also really cool, it’s very simple in concept and that does not hurt the story.

[@billiejean6520]

Just finished it, I don’t know if you continued or not but at episode 5 is when the ball slowly starts moving in the series. Then to Ep 7-13 that when the show was at its best. The plot, story fights and themes throughout the show were much more intriguing. So yes Hells paradise takes time for it to get really good but it’s worth it

[@doodlegame8704]

I feel like I must finally be noticing how many shonen shows have very similar plot structures, wacky one note casts, some form of spiritual energy and extreme amounts of exposition. It also could be a result of me watching Heavenly Delusions at the same time, but GOD DAMN does this story love to exposition dumb at the most random and seemingly nonsensical times. LIKE FR, the bad guys must just love explaining the power system and exactly how to kill them. Because it seems to be their go to strat as soon as the “good guys” land a few ineffective hits on them.

[@karu]

it comes hand-in-hand with the genre. I think it's def gotten better with recent shonen but it's still around. Older shows had it way worse being riddled with minutes of explanation. But that's where the trope came from so

[@doodlegame8704]

@karu ig it felt like they were fighting a tutorial boss sometimes, like one that would see you having trouble beating it so it starts telling you to press the left trigger to activate your special that will stop the boss from healing after each attack.

[@fraktaalimuoto]

Hell's Paradise was OK. I did not care about the characters, but the concepts and the environment with its mysteries was interesting.

[@jairacosta3804]

It’s not a bad show but when compared to the other mappa productions this just seems like a subpar show especially because it aired alongside Vinland saga, but it’s not horrible and it’s also not great it’s just “good”

[@karu]

my point exactly

[@double_1508]

I think the people hate hate HP are Demon Slayer fanboys, because HP does what DS does but with a competently written story.

[@deathmark1940]

Hells paradise>>>mid slayer

[@markgrayson7428]

Peak SLayer is better in everything than Mid Paradise

[@deathmark1940]

@@markgrayson7428 mid slayer

[@btw_rukzamkze6782]

friend of mine watched the scene with all the criminals in class and i wanted to watch it so i did and still really enjoyed the show even tho the animation felt off at times and all that it isnt mid by a long shot but lets be honest here the people that started watching anime during the pandemic think everything is mid

[@karu]

interesting observation, pandemic really brought it mainstream huh

[@ninjadynasty1132]

It was animated fine but it lacked a unique art style. The line work was very simple and the colours were muted compared to the earlier episodes

[@ceeb420]

I thought the animation was a little lacking, coming from Mappa, but I feel like that's just because JJK and AOT and Vinland Saga got a lot of their manpower this year. Story-wise, I'm very interested to see where it will go and will probably stil check out s2 when it drops.

[@Christianden-67840]

bro i found the animation to be insane

[@razieluchiha7580]

@@Christianden-67840 I think people like us only watched Naruto, Bleach and shit. Compared to those, the animation in this is godlike

[@Christianden-67840]

@@razieluchiha7580 hell nah i watch all the good animation animes

[@tox_anituber]

I feel like hell's Paradise didn't get the CSM JJK and vinland SAGA treatment. I couldn't even tell it was animated MAPPA. The story and pacing was somewhat decent so I can't complain

[@RohanS-ji2gw]

honeestly i liked it a lot ,finsihed the manga and the endiing was also satisfying

[@xRob]

Just watched the show because it dropped on Netflix, BOY I WAS BLOWN AWAY! Its so much better than the other animes out there right now!

[@xxkankala1671]

Thats a whole damn lie

[@SamuelLewis-ph8dw]

I actually liked hell's paradise

[@_Delulu__]

Bro I loved hell paradise and I didn’t even notice the dip in animation quality. Even in dororo I have no clue what ppl were complaining about lol

[@deathmark1940]

Hells paradise>>>mid slayer

[@markgrayson7428]

Peak Slayer > Hell's Mid powerpoint

[@deathmark1940]

@@markgrayson7428 kids those days

[@yonatankuper1953]

Demon slayer isn't mid, it's just bad

[@deathmark1940]

@@yonatankuper1953 true as ur pfp

[@rwad2312]

IMO, Hell's Paradise is GOOD. I just watched all 13 episodes, back-to-back, in July' 2024, for the first time & it's easily one of the best recommendations. I am no ANIME connoisseur to tell anyone, but have been watching ANIME for over 20 years now, for a simple reason - Entertainment. That sense, it entertained me. Will watch it again? hell yeah! Am I waiting for season 2? You Bet!

[@seranado]

sometimes i think that people who call the story mid when comparing it to jjk or csm, dont seem to realise that hp is a simple story (its not a flawless story either and thats ok, creating a perfect story is near impossible) and is not as complex as jjk or csm, a simple story can still be enjoyable

[@pirateluffy01]

I thought Jjk amd csm were mid so i guess hp is pure garbage for me

[@alvinnugraha5264]

@@pirateluffy01 No one can satisfy ur edgy ass

[@dDoodle788]

​​​@@pirateluffy01as someone who has read the manga for all of those shows, I can confidently say that hells paradise is MUCH better than jujutsu kaisen(which I do think is enjoyable but mid). I however did enjoy chainsaw man a lot ( with the context of the full story, though; the first half was in fact kind of mid...) so I don't know how much my take can do for you.

[@kamsykay577]

First anime since Fruits Basket that I’ve wanted to go out and buy the manga to know more. The plot seems to be going somewhere that for once I can’t predict and I wanna know where it goes

[@diobrando5974]

I loved the concept, the idea, and I think it’s animated pretty well. The ONLY thing that got me a bit disappointed is… tengens. There’s no feeling of despair present, you know? These “gods” are in fact pretty vulnerable, leaving a very good chance for success to our mc. Tengens are not Darkness Devil from CM or Chimera Ants from HxH, or Pucci from JoJo. All these characters inflicted DESPAIR, leaving us to ponder, “Omg is it even beatable?” And when succeeded in defeating them, it unbelievable and shocking! Like wow! Will I feel the same when tengens are defeated? Definitely not…

[@louxx_]

I didn't expect JJK or CSM kind of animation, so i wasn't disappointed. Easy as that. Not every anime is gonna have that level of resources put into.

[@Kittycanon3000]

A lot of the scenes in the anime felt akward and kind of slow but overall it wasn't as bad as people make it out to be. I agree it could've been better but the animators have WAYYY too much on their hands rn. AOT, JJK and that new movie, its a lot of work😭 Ithink making hells paradise a masterpiece was the least of their worries

[@Phantom-cz9mz]

Just wait for season 2

[@Kittycanon3000]

@@Phantom-cz9mz i read the manga! Season 2's definitely going to be better

[@OPUP]

I caught the first episode early, forgot about it and I got the chance to binge it later. I was so invested in the story I didn’t even notice the quality drop off.

[@Wasnotme002_]

Hells paradise is fire bruh all you guys saying the anime is mid or trash have a terrible anime taste

[@skyyyyl]

the anime is okay it's not anything great ...it's not at a level of vinland saga s1 but it's slightly better than The God of High School but anime is a preference and if u think it's great than cool but personally it's fine just a little bit overrated.

[@s9persaiyan]

@@skyyyyl vinland saga was bad in my opinion (I've watched 3 eps)

[@ayondas5444]

Nice explanation bro!

[@karu]

lol thanks, i just spoke my opinions though

[@emb3rzzz]

i have really enjoyed the manga, the anime i think was held to unrealistic expectations but the story itself and the characters are pretty good.

[@PraySenpai]

expectations surely had an impact on the way it was received overall... when the season started a lot of content creators on both YT and Tiktok were marketing it as part of the Great Dark Tior (or smth), combining it too much with jjk and chainsawman, hence people prolly had their expectations way too high to enjoy the show for what it is

[@karu]

@PraySenpai sorry LOL

[@ilyasbenabouche9473]

Hello keep the hard work going

[@karu]

will do!

[@Aecks21]

Shocking to hear that Hell's Paradise is mid.... soft take. The anime is great.. the story is great.. MAPPA actually does a great job.

[@yuutasekaionji6803]

*my ranking:* *1.hell’s paradise* *2.jujutsu kaisen* *3.chainsaw man(fucking overrated its dogshit)* *look the reason people call it mid is because mappa studios chose to animate and wrote jujutsu kaisen and chanisawman instead of hell’s paradise it doesn’t even have 1 fourth of jujutsu kaisen’s chapters if mappa studios chose to actually extend hell’s paradise’s chapters and stories then i can confidently tell you it will be better than chainsaw man*

[@toonafish1634]

Im going to be honest, I got to episode 5 and dropped because the pacing wasn't leaving me wanting to wait and learn the mysteries of the island, nor did I feel connected or interested enough in the characters to see how it developed.

[@karu]

fair

[@regeman100]

people will call hells paradise mid and then proced to watch 10 identical isekai series

[@deathmark1940]

Npcs fr

[@JandN]

Hell's Paradise is one of the best anime I've ever watched, The animation, the story, the character designing. Top notch!

[@benfrancois7856]

He'lls paradise is one of my new favorite anime series I don't understand why some people think that he'lls paradise is mid in fact I like the anime way more than the Manga and I think the story is definitely something to right home about ❤

[@j-bonkers1887]

Vro. Fr. You're more entertaining than Hell's Paradise. Hahaha, I wish I could sub to you 2x man. This made my day

[@karu]

as long as you're watching, im happy

[@pushisinungasumikamogawa8148]

As someone who has been watching anime for almost two decades, i would say hell's paradise is one of the few animes in the current era with a very unique premise. It doesn't have a mc trio. It doesn't have a male protagonist who goes gugu gaga over melons. The villains are very unique and interesting. The island refered to hells paradise and the mystery surrounding it is very catchy for me as a viewer. Also, the female characters are not over sexualised. The pacing of the story is just perfect as it does not take 50 plus episodes to beat just one villain character. The main characters are strong and so are the villain. There is space for character growth of every character featuring in the anime. And most of all, the female prota and the male prota has a very interesting fren-enemy dynamic without any romanticization. It's been a really long time since an anime like this caught my entire attention. I even read the manga and loved every bit of it.

[@layalajjan4708]

Yaooo duuuude I was going to write a comment about how it's getting the dororo treatment and you said it as I was writing, cause I thought about it and it kinda gave off some dororo vibes while I was watching, I really love what you do man keep it up

[@okjoz]

I was one of the seemingly few people who thought that Chainsaw Man was not only over-hyped, but also kinda okay. I personally didn't like the 3D fights (it worked in Dorohedoro imo bc it was all 3D) and even when the manga was being hyped, I read it and was left with only a 'meh' feeling. Some of it was just outright forgettable to me. Even though the intro to Hell's Paradise was a bit unusual to me, I felt it was a much more solid manga, but they're pretty on par with each other overall. Here's where I get into 'controversial' territory. I think Chainsaw Man is like a new Evangelion. I didn't really like Eva, and thought it was kinda boring, but from my understanding of what I've heard from others, people like it because of how weird it is. I think the same is true for Chainsaw Man. They both take a decent story and add crazy psychological theories to it, and a large part of the reason why people enjoy both of these series is because they think the author is cool, quirky, or an oddball. To me, I don't judge a story by what's not in the story, but I know for some that knowledge of the author and their intent or life is what makes the stories great for them. Hell's Paradise is underrated, only because people trash on it so much when it just deserves to be enjoyed, and Chainsaw Man is overrated because people hyped it up so much and act like it's doing something entirely new when it's just another shonen with a unique twist. I'd say it's on par with Demon Slayer, which is a compliment from me, but it's not like Vinland Saga, One Piece, or Mushoku Tensei levels of good or originality. (feel free to use this as a video, and expand upon it, or even trash on my take. I just want more content ngl, and also wanna see what ppl think of my take, even if it's negative)

[@bangabir2763]

As someone who read the manga, I'd say it's about as good as demon slayer. It's nothing era changing or revolutionary, just another good story(with a few plot holes here and there, but every anime/manga has that)

[@jeremygrandison1040]

Hell's Paradise MID? YOU FREAKING CAPIN, it ended with a BANG!

[@wolfbrigade8042]

Hell's Paradise is a perfectly fine 6/10. The biggest issue definitely is the bad and inconsistent art as well as the underwhelming animation. It was honestly just a matter of time till a Mappa show would break, seeing how many projects they are pumping out.

[@jkeeku]

Though i actually thought its abit underrated and underappreciated.

[@Lemonartist22]

This be a good video my dude. Love it and Jigokuraku and we sociopath's understand you. I read and watched it. The songs you used a good. May you post em?

[@alexulukaya1139]

The good opinioned, handsome, funny and charismatic Karu! He posted again my morning is saved!

[@karu]

damn thats me fr

[@alexulukaya1139]

​@@karuyk it king (the good content doesn't hurt either)

[@Elias-qp7cz]

Ur mad funnny bro. I subbed

[@karu]

thank u bro

[@milestrombley1466]

I think action junkies are the ones who are disappointed.

[@mrrning6strr588]

I feel like the plot is super simple and obvious but for obvious reasons it’s helps to take in the actual beauty of it art and battles vs all the other shows we have to sit and really digest😭😭😭😭

[@defiant3562]

this shit aint harry potter

[@Littlehandler]

Its always those who read mange who shit on anime adaptation for no reason

[@musa8693]

It’s the first season, doesn’t even cover half the shit of the whole story and people calling it mid.

[@bluacezz2251]

mappa didnt live up to the manga to be completely honest, which is totally understandable considering they animated so many amazing mangas recently, i think a different studio should have done it and dedicated all their time to it

[@Slervinator3110]

I thought the story was decent, but the last arcs in the manga was amazing. The one thing I don’t enjoy too much abt hells paradise is it’s power system, because to me it just feels like buffs and de buffs rather than strategic abilities

[@batorian03]

I absolutely loved Hell's Paradise. After first few episodes I absolutely read the whole Manga through.

[@alex01101]

I finished the manga earlier this year so I can confidently say this series is worth sticking with. However animation wise comparing this to chainsaw man, the first episode off jjk season 2 and attack on titan, you can tell this series was a bit of an afterthought which is kind of proving people right who are saying maybe Mappa is biting off more than they can chew.

[@Succulent_Stroker]

Imagine if Ufotable animated Hell's Paradise 😮‍💨

[@ytho7228]

U sir, are getting my subscription. Good videos? Consistently? You are the GOAT

[@laskouide_newragingbulls]

Hell paradise for me is one of the definition of a perfect anime,is my second favourite anime of all time,I don't get the hate

[@ao2415]

its great, the problem was people get baited by the opening animation and get disappointed when its not the same. The story still goated tho.

[@thisis_lungstar]

It's fire. Simple. If you disagree, go argue with your grandma. And yes, the animation can be better, but it doesn't take anything away from the grander scheme.

[@victorsantiago8693]

Wow me dio nostalgia la música de pokémon al final del video.😭😮

[@samibari7205]

Subscribed your comedy speaks to me

[@blackdiamond2253]

Just subscribed. I think at this point any video that touches any IP of MAPPA is a must-watch for me, lol.

[@dontask9000]

What drew me into the story was the mystical aspect of the series. It just looks so damn cool imo. I also love Gabimarus character and how despite seeming to be this dangerous and deadly killer, in the end of the day he’s a human being who just wants a peaceful life with his wife. And I think that part of the story is just so beautifully told. Usually shounen animes or animes in general like this are about the MC trying to become the best and most powerful or to achieve some sort of glory or crazy dream, but Gabimaru just wants to live a peaceful life with his wife. And I think that’s super refreshing to see.

[@jahmaniart]

imma be real, i really dislike how the anime community talks about "bad animation" or "bad drawings" cause it really always comes across as alot of ppl who like pretty colours and post production not knowing what they're talking about. There is basically no "bad animation" in modern anime. There definitely isn't any "bad animation" in Mappa productions. Ya'll are so spoilt and i think the anime industry should just start showing people what bad animation is instead of killing themselves to produce constant quality. N.B: it's okay to not like how the animation or drawings look, but if you don't know anything about the technical aspects of animation, just say you don't like it. Saying it's "bad" is very self inflating and disrespectful.

[@gaminginvirinch3339]

Go make a research on animation There is a reason why people hate Hell's paradise Yeah we spoiled b## a# mf you know why we also work our ass off and watch the shows in crunchy roll if the sh*r is bad then its bad. Hells paradise was bad adaptation and badly animated. You can't say that because you don't have proper research on that.

[@zavixr2311]

The people who says hell paradise is trash is probably the one who watches football anime ☠️☠️

[@yumekaissilly]

idk how to explain this but your videos are just prime mealtime entertainment

[@karu]

i totally get you

[@mydadbeatsme4641]

I couldn’t wait for this whole thing to be animated so i read the manga glad i did its super good only 146 chapters btw

[@amazonkindle44]

I don't think it's mid it people just over hyped and it didn't live up to the hype bro people were saying it's better than demon slayer and when I saw it wasn't I was disappointed

[@RiSK907]

The anime is amazing, I read the manga. I feel like I lowkey hate the anime community lmao

[@simonsays7687]

I didn’t know that about Dororo. Wow! The latest adaptation is among my all time favorites. Expectations really impact you even if you don’t realize that yourself.

[@RocSandy]

I don't mind hells paradise. I watched a few episodes. But I just don't like overly edginess of It. But that's just me 👍

[@karu]

fair nuff

[@cyncynshop]

I still remember the character moments and noticed so many hints and beauty on the setting and environmental design of Hell's Paradise. The manga is just really good, the animation is pretty good but not good enough that it doesn't wow you with a perfect pacing. Another manga adaptation that is objectively good but I don't like it too much due to direction is Ancient Magnus's Bride. The manga took a world of pagan folklore and breath life into the pages. With charming moments of human and mystic creatures coexisting uneasily. It's full of imagination, intrigue, and showed the dangers of the arcane. The animation is beautiful pngs full of static shots. Not bad but not good either. The main character is kinda reserved, in the manga you are placed in her perspective and gets to be introspective with her. In the anime you lose patience at how slow they protray her because its all framed in 3rd person. Kind of the issue with anime adaptation, there needs to direction that fit your taste to beat the original source material.