Yamada Genji

Yamada Asaemon Genji is a supporting character in the 2018 manga series Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku and the 2023 anime adaptation of the same name. He was a member of the Yamada clan and is ranked 8th as an Asaemon. He was assigned to be the monitor for the criminal, Moro Makiya for the expedition at Shinsenkyō in their mission to acquire the Elixir of Life.
He is voiced by Volcano Ōta in Japanese and Gabe Kunda in English.
==Appearance==
A tall man of muscular build with pale brown skin. Genji has short hair with an unusual striped colour of white and brown colour, thick brown eyebrows and irises. During his time at the Shinsenkyō, he wore the white uniform of the Yamada Clan with two chains tightly surrounding his shoulders, and ribbons around his neck and waist that ran down to his legs. The ribbon also holds two of his scabbards for each sword.
==Personality==
Genji demonstrated kindness and compassion in various ways. He expressed his appreciation for having been taught by Shugen by composing a heartfelt letter of thanks and declaring to an audience, despite the fact that he felt humiliated about his speech. A harsh man, Genji was very serious in terms of living as a bushidō, so much so that he considered that a swordsman's soul is applied to his sword.
Like many male Asaemons, Genji is against women being allowed to live as swordsmen, deeming this as too dangerous for females and should instead take a different destiny. As for another member of the Yamada Clan, Sagiri, she should be living as the wife of the head of their clan.
==Biography==
Genji witnesses the massacres between the criminals who agreed to be part of the Elixir of Life alongside the Asaemons at the beach. Not so long after arriving at their estimated island, Kotaku Island his assigned criminal, Moro Makiya is murdered by Yuzuriha, the assigned Yamada Senta criminal after being uncautious around the ninja. Although he is now allowed to return home, he decides to accompany Tenza and his criminal in the expedition. They later come across and aid Sagiri and her criminal, Gabimaru who face Sōshins, monsters on the island. Genji is being questioned as to why Yuzuriha is being single-guarded by Asaemon. Genji replies that the shinobi is too much of a threat to being guided by a single Asaemon and that two is better. Sometime after, Sagiri fell into a coma, that is caused by substances released by the human-faced butterflies. 
The coma lasted hours before Sagiri came back to her after being watched by Genji in a small cave under a tree. Sagiri is being convinced to return home as her capabilities are insufficient for her own survival and that she should quit the island at the break of day. Sagiri, the next day, tries to change his mind that she is worthy to be a samurai. This provokes him, causing him to wield his sword to land it on the woman, but the weapon disappears in his hand, now in Sagiri's hand. Feeling irritated, Genji is suddenly alerted by Sagiri that the criminal, Rokurōta is behind him. Just in time, Genji pushes Sagiri out of danger as the side of his abdomen gets brutally torn by Rokurōta's hand, easily severing his flesh and gets sent flying. Gabimaru arrives to face the giant as Sagiri tries to save her comrade. On the verge of death, Genji request to flee. Sagiri refuses and states that she only shows regard on supporting her allies whether she acts as a female or male. Genji's view on Sagiri changes, leading him to offer her his sword and orders her to end Rokurōta. Genji, now living his last moment lying on against the tree, meets his fate as Sagiri and Gabimaru eventually managed to kill Rokurōta by setting the forest on fire. 
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