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Gabimaru's Father

* Anime
* Manga

He was a former jōnin-class shinobi of Iwagakure and Gabimaru's father.

## Appearance

From what was shown is that he had his hair fashion in a topknot and wore simple robes, along with a kataginu.

## Personality

Having chosen to abandon Iwagakure in favor of a normal life with his son and wife, he was a man who was too overwhelmed by the village's ideals and had only thought of what was best for his family. Since he had to adhere to the village's customs, the man felt that he had no choice but to pass on its ways to his son by trying to figure out a name that is fitting for a potential Iwagakure shinobi.

## History

After the birth of their newborn son, Gabimaru's father and mother tried to think of a name that was best befitting for one who lives in Iwagakure and decided upon the name "Tsuki" upon looking towards the full moon they were under, believing that it was a name that would not make himself known or offer him any compassion as he grew up. Having become overwhelmed by the ways of the village, the husband and wife planned to abandon the village to live a peaceful life with their child. However, they were soon caught by the chief of Iwagakure and were killed for their act of treason, while sparing the life of their son.

## Abilities and Powers

As a former elite shinobi of Iwagakure, the man was presumably a shinobi whose capabilities were of a higher caliber, which gave him authority over the low-ranking genin.
Chapter 118

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 118** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

Knowing that Rien's Tao is too powerful, Yuzuriha and Gabimaru decide that the best course of action is to try to have her deplete her Tao, similar to how they went about during their battle with Ran, with the two of them along with Gantetsusai and Nurugai as distractions. Yuzuriha makes the first attack by using her ninjutsu to create armored soldiers. She then remembers the warning about the I Ching but puts her faith that Sagiri and Shion will make the finishing blow. Rien destroys Yuzuriha's armored soldiers but is struck in the head after failing to notice Yuzuriha charging towards her. She then sends her back with a Tao attack but is attacked by Nurugai next, who remembers Shion's teachings and cuts Rien's left arm using Tenza's technique. Rien uses her severed arm to grab ahold of Nurugai but has her limb cut off by Gantetsusai. Gabimaru and Gantetsusai then use a coordinated attack to cut Rien in half and set her on fire. With Rien left wide open, Gabimaru calls out to Sagiri and Shion to perform their combined attack to destroy Rien's tanden. Rien is then bisected by the Asaemons and has her upper body sent flying in the air, bringing an end to the battle. However, the Tensen reveals that the events that had transpired was a Tao illusion created by her, which reveals to Sagiri, who is left unscathed, that everyone (except for Shugen, Isuzu, Kiyomaru, and Gabimaru) has fallen. Having been put up with enough of their foolish resistance, Rien enters into her Kishikai and tells the humans who are still conscious that she will soon transcend into the world beyond this after she sacrifices the people of Japan.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Rien
* Yuzuriha
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Shion
* Nurugai
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yamada Asaemon Shugen
* Yamada Asaemon Isuzu
* Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
Hōjutsu: Tsuchinoto no i — Yakei

## Users

Mu Dan

**Hōjutsu: Tsuchinoto no i — Yakei** (方 (ほう) 術 (じゅつ) 己 (つちのと) の位 (い)  夜 (や) 詣 (けい) , *Literal meaning*: Hōjutsu: Earth Yin — Night Pilgrimage) is a hōjutsu technique used by Mu Dan.

## Overview

After forming a hand seal with both hands, Mu Dan's Tao becomes suppressed to conceal his presence from not only his opponent's line of sight but also from their minds, making it seem as though he has vanished completely. Once this is done, Mu Dan moves in to make a surprise attack on his opponent before they have time to notice his appearance.

## Trivia

* The name of this technique draws reference to the Heavenly Stems where, during ancient China, the ten days of the week were assigned an elemental attribute from the Wu Xing and a chi of either Yin or Yang. Mu Dan's use of this technique was added with the name "Yakei" due to them possessing Yin chi and Earth Tao.
Chapter 1

## New Characters

Gabimaru
Yui
Iwagakure Chief
Yamada Asaemon Sagiri

**Chapter 1** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After being betrayed by his comrades on a mission, the infamous Gabimaru the Hollow is sentence to death. However, Gabimaru manages to survive the executions that were given to him. During his sentence he is visited by an inspector who records his life story. Gabimaru explains that he was to marry the daughter of his village's chief, however, he could not tolerate her and requested to the chief to end his relationship with her. The chief would allow this if Gabimaru would complete one last mission, which led to his capture.

Gabimaru would then receive another execution. The inspector who has been recording Gabimaru's past reveals herself to be Yamada Asaemon Sagiri, an executioner called a Yamada Asaemon from the Yamada Clan who are known to be skilled with a sword. As Sagiri prepares to decapitate Gabimaru, the ninja dodges at the last second and wonders why he refused to accept his fate. Sagiri tells him the reason why is because he wants to see his wife once more. Gabimaru admits to wanting to have a peaceful life with his wife but knew that this desire could never be possible. Sagiri disagrees with his statement and presents to him a document saying that he would be pardon for his crimes by the Shogunate if he could complete a task. The task would be to travel to a dangerous island, along with a few criminals at death row, and bring back a magical remedy called the Elixir of Life. With an opportunity to see his wife again, Gabimaru accepts the mission and burns the guards attempting to keep him from escaping with his ninjutsu.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yui (flashback)
* Iwagakure Chief (flashback)
Escape Route Securing Team

The **Escape Route Securing Team** (脱出経路確保班, *Dasshutsu Keiro Kakuho Han*?) is a team formed from the allied vanguard party with the goal of securing a ship from Hōrai's floodgates.

## Formation

After comprising the members for the Elixir Retrieval Team, the remaining members were left to the Escape Route Securing Team. Later, after reuniting with his brother, Aza Chōbē allied with Tamiya and Fuchi to defeat Ju Fa and Tao Fa.

## Members

Click here to see the legend of the symbols used

* †: the character is deceased.
* \*: the character's status is unknown, or show additional information. Hovering the symbol may give further details.
* ‡: the character is no longer part of this group.

## Mission

After the Elixir Retrieval Team infiltrated Hōrai, the Escape Route Securing Team received the signal that the area was safe to enter.

## Trivia

* Mei was formerly a part of the team but was moved to the Elixir Retrieval Team after Gabimaru promises to have her see Rien and Jofuku for the last time before leaving the island.
Chapter 108

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 108** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After being engulfed by Gabimaru's fire ninjutsu, Shija remembers the time they fled from him when they were children and questions if the reason was because they feared that they might be killed by him. Time then skips ahead to when Shija catches wind of Gabimaru being married to Yui and tries to mirror her appearance by burning the right side of their face. Back in the present, Shija falls back defeated and realizes the emotion they felt back then but tells themselves that it was too late to act on them. With their last bit of strength left, Shija creates a large whistle from their hair and signals the Iwagakure shinobi to kill each other to make sure that no one would stand in Gabimaru's way. They also tell him that Yui is indeed alive and is waiting for his return while the chief has not done anything to harm her. With their last breath, Shija asks Gabimaru, in the form of a marriage vow, if he would face them again if they were to be reborn, to which he answers yes with a smile. Shija happily thanks Gabimaru for his answer and wishes them luck in his future battles. Sagiri comes to Gabimaru and is told that they need to focus back their attention on destroying the tanden while it is still regenerating after they hear the sound of the next conch signal. After Yuzuriha sounds off the next signal, the four teams prepare to destroy the tandens simultaneously. Jikka stands back up on his feet after sensing that the timing is right for him and Gantetsusai to destroy the Banko. However, Gantetsusai worries that it may be too much for them after the Banko takes on a transformation. Despite this, Jikka says that he will have no problem taking it down as he prepares to unsheathe his sword.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Gabimaru
* Shija
* *Iwagakure Chief* (Flashback)
* Kumokiri (Flashback)
* Yui (Flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
* Yamada Asaemon Isuzu
* Ju Fa (Clone)
* Tao Fa (Clone)
* Aza Chōbei
* Aza Tōma
* Shion
* Nurugai
* Yuzuriha
* Mei
* Gui Fa (Clones)
* Yamada Asaemon Jikka
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
Chapter 41

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 41** of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku.

## Summary

After Nurugai helps remove Senta's blooming flowers, Sagiri asks Hōko if there was a way to save him. Unfortunately, Hōko states that it was beyond his control. Yuzuriha helps by giving him medicine to at least stop the bleeding. Sagiri looks towards Shion and wonders how he will fair against the transformed Mu Dan. Nurugai informs her that Shion is more than enough to fight the monster and that they came with a purpose of finding a certain someone. Using the knowledge he acquired from his experimentations on the Sōshin, Shion injures the monster with his Tao and avoids his attacks. However, Shion starts to sprout flowers from the scratches he was given by the monsters stingers. He quickly removes them by hacking away at his body, causing him to lose blood. Despite this set back, Shion refuses give up. Sagiri decides to help him but Nurugai stops her, stating that she is in no condition to fight. Regardless, Sagiri explains that she can't allow Shion to sacrifice himself. Nurugai is persuaded to fight alongside but Yuzuriha makes the decision to not due to not having enough energy. Hearing this, Nurugai embraces both Yuzuriha and Sagiri as a way to restore their strength in accordance to what she learned from Shion during their travels. Sagiri and Nurugai then ready themselves to step into the battlefield.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Nurugai
* Yamada Asaemon Senta
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yuzuriha
* Hōko
* Mu Dan
* Yamada Asaemon Shion
Chapter 90

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 90** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After encountering Shugen, Gantetsusai tries to see how he should go about attacking him, however, Shugen, sees through his intentions and silences his him, telling Gantetsusai that he only wishes to speak with Fuchi. Gantetsusai questions as to who Shugen is since, unlike the other opponents he has faced, he is unable to exploit a blind spot from him. Shugen yells out to Fuchi to explain the reason why his criminal's hands are untied. Fuchi explains that the Asaemon had no other choice but to ally themselves with the criminals due to the extreme circumstances they were all in. Shugen hears his reason but tells him that now that he is here he no longer has to be by Gantetsusai's side, telling him that he does not have to throw away the memories they spent together and the path he has chosen in anatomy. Fuchi says that he also cherishes the times he spent learning about life through his dissections but also says that he did not understood the value of life until the death of his comrades and moves on to explain that they all need to focus on escaping the island. After drawing out his sword, Shugen is shocked to have noticed that Fuchi used his tsuba as Gantetsusai's eyepatch and becomes furious. He is then approached by Gantetsusai who becomes dissatisfied with Shugen in thinking that he will be able to kill him. Gantetsusai clashes swords with Shugen and manages to knock him off his feet, however, he sees him fix his stance as though he became someone else. Shugen then blocks Gantetsusai's next attack and takes the time to tell Gantetsusai about the fond memories he had helping Yamada Asaemon Genji with his calligraphy. As he starts to describe Genji, Shugen strength increases and causes Gantetsusai to see him as an image of Genji. Shugen deflects Gantetsusai's attack and challenges him, stating that he will fight using the abilities of the Yamada Asaemon.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yamada Asaemon Shugen
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Gabimaru (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Eizen (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Shion (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Kishō (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Genji (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Senta (vision)
Chapter 25

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 25** of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku.

## Summary

After the Lord Tensen transforms, Gabimaru calms himself and tries to think up a strategy. However, it unleashes bolts of lightning towards Gabimaru and badly injures him. As the monster overwhelms Gabimaru he dreams of waking up to a peaceful life with his wife. Knowing that he is on the verge of death, Gabimaru warns her that he may not be coming back to see her for real. Returning back to the present, Gabimaru's body is about to be crushed. However, after remembering a ninja principle, Gabimaru attempts to kill the monster and himself by using Ninpō: Fire Monk. The monster loses its grip and Gabimaru falls to the ground. Before losing consciousness, he thinks about his wife and apologizes that he may not be coming back to her. Mei then appears besides Gabimaru and helps him escape by creating a crater leading them down a cliff. The monster attempts to attack the two but fails. It then reverts back to normal and wonders what was the reason for Mei's actions.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Zhu Jin
* Gabimaru
* Yui (flashback)
* *Iwagakure Chief* (flashback)
* Mei
Chapter 97

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 97** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

Several minutes earlier, Gui Fa enters the Main Temple Annex to protect the Basin as ordered by Rien, to which they found hard to believe that it was his true objective all along. In the present, Shugen is told by the Iwagakure shinobi to not engage the giant monsters since their touch will cause him to be engulfed in flowers. Shugen makes quick work of the monster using Senta's fighting style and cries upon thinking about his passing. He then enters the Main Temple before the vines could block his path and arrives at the floodgates where he sees Rien about to escape the island on his boat. Meanwhile, Sagiri, Yuzuriha, and Isuzu defend themselves against the monsters while Mei starts to bloom, seeing as how the Tao around is being disrupted by Zhu Jin losing control and that they must do something quickly before it is too late for her. Yuzuriha swings up to get a good look at Zhu Jin, seeing that they are blocking the entrance to the floodgates and the vines and monsters will present a problem. She then sees that Sagiri is trying to convince Isuzu into cooperating with the convicts but to no avail and tries her hand in persuading her. However, Gantetsusai arrives carrying Fuchi's dead body with a bold statement that they do not need to join forces with her. After giving him a proper burial, Gantetsusai directs his anger towards Isuzu and once again says that they do not need her help, much to Yuzuriha's disagreement. Isuzu says that they do not need to cooperate since she believes in Shugen's abilities without the help from the convicts. Yuzuriha becomes annoyed with her stubbornness and insults her by calling her a gorilla, only for Isuzu to reply that gorillas embody Bushido after remembering her brother's past encouragement. Isuzu then intends to commit seppuku to take responsibility for the death of her comrades and hope that her death will appease the shogun. As they continue to bicker amongst each other, Jikka arrives with Tōma, Chōbei, Kiyomaru, Shion, Nurugai, and the Iwagakure shinobi. Jikka tells Isuzu that if they do not return home then the possibility will lie for Shugen to take his own life and that it will take all of them to survive. He also says that he has a plan that will be able to defeat Zhu Jin and might have a way for the criminals to earn their freedom but needs assistance from Gabimaru in order to do so.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Gui Fa
* Rien
* Yamada Asaemon Shugen
* Yamada Asaemon Senta (Flashback)
* Shija (Flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yuzuriha
* Yamada Asaemon Isuzu
* Mei
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Tokugawa Nariyoshi
* Yamada Asaemon Genji (Flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Jikka
* Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
* Aza Tōma
* Yamada Asaemon Shion
* Nurugai
* Aza Chōbei
* Gabimaru
Chapter 2

## New Characters

Akaginu
Aza Chōbei
Yamada Asaemon Eizen
Hōrubō
Tamiya Gantetsusai
Warped Keiun
Nikimaru
Nurugai
Adachi Matagorō
Moro Makiya
Rokurōta
Tanio Seikichi
Kido Shūkan
Yuzuriha

**Chapter 2** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

Sagiri remembers the time she saw her father skillfully beheaded a criminal which made her pursue a career as an executioner. Sagiri is also reminded of her weakness of holding on to fear as she executes criminals. During the present day, the criminals gathered that are given the chance for pardon are told the details of their mission of capturing the Elixir of Life from an island for the shogun. However, before they could make their departure they must kill a number of criminals until there are only a few remaining. As the massacre begins, Sagiri is met by Yamada Asaemon Eizen who tries to discourage her from partaking in this mission. A few criminals then try to attack Sagiri as a chance to escape but fail as she manages to decapitate them, which frighten her. Gabimaru then spoke up saying that he rather avoid unnecessary killing which causes one of the guards to declare to a few criminals to kill him. Seeing as he had no choice in the matter, Gabimaru proceeds to brutally kill the criminals. After seeing Gabimaru kill the criminals, Sagiri comes to the realization that instead of trying to kill without fear she needed to try to bear the weight of her fear and the lives she takes like Gabimaru. Sagiri sheds a single tear and declares that she will be the one to execute Gabimaru. With the remaining criminals alive, they head to the island with their Yamada Asaemon.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yamada Asaemon Eizen
* Gabimaru
* Nurugai
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Tanio Seikichi
* Nikimaru
* Kido Shūkan
* Adachi Matagorō
* Yuzuriha
* Yamada Asaemon Shion
* Yamada Asaemon Tōma
* Warped Keiun
* Aza Chōbei
* Rokurōta
* Moro Makiya
* Hōrubō
* Akaginu
* Yamada Asaemon Tenza (in shadows)
* Yamada Asaemon Senta (in shadows)
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (in shadows)
* Yamada Asaemon Kishō
Momokichi

**Momokichi** (桃吉) is a descendant of Momotaro who underwent a transformation after eating demon meat. He was a character that was part of the initial story idea for *Jigokuraku*.

## Appearance

Momokichi was designed to have shaggy hair, eyes that have dark sclera around them, and a noticeable large horn protruding from the left top part of his head. He is bare-chested while wearing a fur pelt on his back and has an armor plat on his right arm. At his waist, Momokichi wears a ragged covering along with amour plating, samurai helmets, two skulls, and five swords. He possesses abnormally large feet with untrimmed toenails while wearing fur as foot wear with an armor platting for his right.

## Abilities and Powers

According to his concept notes, Momokichi was considered to be strong judging by the size of his horn.

## References

1. ↑ *Jigokuraku Kaitai Shinsho*, page 60
Chapter 28

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 28** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

Fuchi asked why Gabimaru was shocked, to which he explains that Mei has aged for some reason. After hearing her speak for the first time, Gabimaru quickly rushes in and asked her a few questions and asked if she is anything like Lord Tensen. Meanwhile, Yuzuriha becomes curious and asked Hōko who is Lord Tensen. Hōko explains that Lord Tensen are seven immortal beings who were once a single entity. It then tells them that over 1,000 years ago humans used to live on the island but underwent Arborification and sat in a Zazen pose in Hōrai. Hearing this information, Senta believes that the island cannot be called Shinsenkyō since the island is jumbled with many man-made religions. He then goes on giving logic explanations and states that whoever is planning this charade could give them a lead on the Elixir of Life and a way off the island. With his explanation in mind, Yuzuriha believes that it would not be possible to stop the master mind and assumes Gabimaru and Mei are already dead. However, Sagiri believes that Gabimaru is very much alive and is already formulating a planning of action. The scene cuts back to Gabimaru trying to talk to Mei if she can tell him how to defeat Lord Tensen.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Gabimaru
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Mei
* Yuzuriha
* Hōko
* Yamada Asaemon Senta
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Rien
* Ju Fa
* Mu Dan
* Tao Fa
* Zhu Jin
* Gui Fa
* Ran
* Moro Makiya (flashback)
Nikimaru

* Anime
* Manga

**"Serial Firebug" Nikimaru** (連続放火魔 二 (に) 木 (き) 丸 (まる) , *"Renzoku Hōka Ma" Nikimaru*) was a criminal put on death row and a candidate to partake in the expedition to Shinsenkyō.

## Appearance

Nikimaru was bald with hairy eyebrows and a beard. He wore a robe with cross patterns.

## Personality

Nikimaru was shown to be a man who would rather take the easy way out, as shown when he tried to escape by attacking the guards than risk his life in a massacre. He also views women as being weak as he tried to attack Sagiri first.

## History

### Island Arc

At Edo, Nikimaru and other death row criminals gathered together for the hearing of the Shinsenkyō expedition for a chance to be pardon of their crimes if they complete the task of retrieving the Elixir of Life from the island for the shogun. However, before any of them could go any further, they were ordered to reduce their numbers to determine the ones who were most qualified. During the massacre, Nikimaru attempted to escape by targeting Sagiri on guard but was decapitated by her.
Arborification

**FlowersFlowers | WoodWood**

**Arborification** (樹化, *Kika*?) is a metamorphosis that causes living beings to sprout flowers from their bodies and enter into a blissful trance. This mutation usually happens to those who have been infected with Flower Tao or have drank the Tan elixir. The Paradise Butterflies of Kotaku are commonly known to carry mature samples of Tan within them to sting their targets and infect them with Arborification. In some cases, Arborification also acts somewhat like an illness, although it is unknown as to what the cause is. Mu Dan also possessed his own brand of Arborification when entering in his Kishikai where he had his victims sprout peonies with his plant stingers.

The Hōko were born with Arborification but experienced a different process where they completely turned into wooden constructs. This condition is what caused their entire race to go extinct. Hōrai also housed horses who had gone through this line of Arborification as well and are used for warfare.

The Arborification can be overcome if a human is on the verge of death where Tao is not being consumed through breathing, thinking, living, and have a strong will to survive. Once done, the human will achieve a balance between their Tao and Flower Tao and acquire regeneration powers. However, even if the human manages to balance out the fusion, the effects of the Arborification will accelerate if they regenerate too much, forcing them in trying to resist the vines in their body from taking over.

## Trivia

* The wooden Arborification of the Hōko is quite similar to Epidermodysplasia verruciformis, also known as "treeman syndrome", an extremely rare skin disease where the body starts to experience symptoms of growths resembling tree bark.
Chapter 110

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 110** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

With the Zhu Jin-fused Banko's tandens destroyed, all traces of its remains start to wilt away. However, Jikka and Gantetsusai see that the giant body is still alive, due to it already being morning as warned before by Mei, and must take on the task of destroying the tandens simultaneously again. Chōbei sees that the Wood tanden is beginning to slowly regenerate from the sun and finds himself low on power to make another attempt at destroying it again. Tōma yells out suggesting to Chōbei in leaving the monster behind and trying to find a way off the island together so that he would not end up dying similarly to their late father. Despite his brother's plea, Chōbei uses his vines to dig into the Wood tanden after coming up with the idea of destroying the roots of the other tandens as a way to cut off the regeneration link to the main body. His plan ends up becoming a success as the body of the Zhu Jin-fused Banko starts to wither away. Having used up all his strength, Chōbei falls to ground and hears his brother crying out to him, causing him to remember the time he held Tōma in his arms as an infant in front of his parents and realized that he must protect him as his older brother. In the afterlife, Chōbei kneels down before his parents and apologizes for the sins he had committed in his life but was happy to know that he was at least a good brother. A young Chōbei then runs to his parents with open arms as his life comes to an end but then notices a hand reached out to him. After the death of his older brother, Tōma kneels down in grief while holding on to what seems like a plant ovule. Meanwhile, Mei and Yuzuriha run out of the temple, while complaining about the foul odor in the air, and encounters Gui Fa as a child while holding on to the Basin.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yamada Asaemon Jikka
* Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
* Yamada Asaemon Isuzu
* Nurugai
* Shion
* Aza Chōbei
* Aza Tōma
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yuzuriha
* Mei
* Gui Fa
Chapter 125

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 125** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

Jikka, while still intoxicated, becomes happy with the outcome of the battle and tells Gabimaru and Sagiri that he had faith in them all along, much to their, as well as Shion's, Nurugai's, and Gantetsusai's, annoyance. On the other hand, Yuzuriha suggests in forgiving him since he is the one in charge of steering the ship. Jikka becomes delighted to know that Yuzuriha was on his side and tells them that he was going to get back to "rowing" the ship, which Nurugai and Yuzuriha commented on being ineffective. As they make their way towards Edo within an hour, Shion informs everyone that he and Nurugai will not be returning and will go their separate ways on a small boat. He also reminds them about their situation with who will get the pardon upon returning. After seeing Sagiri depressed, Yuzuriha tells her that a happy ending was never going to be possible for them and asks if an executioner like her started to become fond of criminals. Sagiri wipes a tear as she happily answers yes after coming to see them as people dear to her and asks if it was wrong of her to not know the answer to the situation. Yuzuriha says no and points out that everyone else besides her was a villain, which leads to everyone having a comical conversation. After he and his wife are pointed out to be evil, Gabimaru shocks everyone after he laughs at the ridiculous thought of Yui being a villain. Having become interested in knowing more about his wife, the groups asks Gabimaru to tell them more about her, to which he agrees. Later, Gabimaru, Yuzuriha, Gantetsusai, and Sagiri stand up to try and figure out who will return with the Elixir of Life. Shortly after, the shogun becomes informed that a ship has returned from the island voyage with only two men and one woman boarding.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yamada Asaemon Jikka
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Nurugai
* Shion
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yuzuriha
* Yamada Asaemon Shugen (Flashback)
* Rien (Flashback)
* Gui Fa (Flashback)
* Mu Dan (Flashback)
* Aoki
* Tokugawa Nariyoshi
Horse Flute

## Wielders

Yamada Asaemon Shugen
*Lettuce Dōshi*

By using the **Horse Flute** (馬笛, *Umafue*?) the wielder is able to call the Monshin from their nest and control them for whatever purpose they wish.

## History

### Lord Tensen Arc

After being ordered by Lord Tensen to capture another group of humans that recently made landfall on Kotaku, a Dōshi used the flute to order the Monshin to ambush them.

### Hōrai Arc

The flute was later kept in the hands of Yamada Asaemon Shugen after the party defeated both the Monshin and the Dōshi. To quicken their paste to Hōrai, Shugen used the flute to summon a horde of Monshin from their nest to have them carry him and the Yamada Asaemons.
Elixir Retrieval Team

The **Elixir Retrieval Team** (仙薬奪取班, *Senyaku Dasshu Han*?) is a team formed from the allied vanguard party with the goal of capturing the Tan elixir from the Rentan Temple of Hōrai.

## Formation

The team is comprised of members who are well suited for infiltration. Gabimaru and Yuzuriha both specialize in espionage from their years of experience as shinobi, while Sagiri has enough proper control of her Tao to mask her presence. Mei originally was placed in the Escape Route Securing Team but joined the Elixir Team after Gabimaru promises her to see Rien and Jofuku for the last time before leaving the island.

## Members

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* †: the character is deceased.
* \*: the character's status is unknown, or show additional information. Hovering the symbol may give further details.
* ‡: the character is no longer part of this group.

## Mission

After infiltrating Hōrai, the Elixir Retrieval Team warns the Escape Route Securing Team that it is safe to enter the area. The team advances forward after sensing the castle's layout and takes down the Dōshi guards. They successfully enter the palace but are met by Ran knowing that they would be here.
Chapter 76

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 76** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

As a child, Ju Fa was told by Rien that he and Tao Fa were special in that they were born as two of a whole. Since then, Ju Fa developed the urge to protect Tao Fa and came to Mei for answers. Mei tells him that it was natural for him to care for her since she was his partner, the fact that he is able to imagine the pain she feels. Ju Fa then notices a change in Rien after he introduces the five Tensens to the Hōko, explaining that they are allowed to use them to replenish their Tao. He then assigns them their training regimens in achieving immortality, with Ju Fa and Tao Fa being assigned Bōchū Jutsu. During one of their training sections, Tao Fa expresses her pity in using the Hōko to replenish their Tao. Ju Fa agrees with her and causes Tao Fa to feel happy that he understands how she feels. After a few centuries had passed, Ju Fa becomes frustrated that the Hōko are on the verge of extinction due to their Arborification and how Rien and Jofuku are not trying to fix the problem. Gui Fa suggests using the humans from the mainland as another source. Mu Dan tells him if he did not like the idea then they are fated to die. After remembering everything that Tao Fa has gone through, Ju Fa becomes angry and suddenly starts to imagine the Tensens smiling, fearing that either he or the others have gone mad. Later, he walks down to the floodgate and sees that Mu Dan and Tao Fa are preparing to send out an Arborified Hōko to lure in humans to the island, having no other choice but to use them as another Tao source. Ju Fa asks Tao Fa if she was okay with doing this after remembering her past stating about the Hōko. She then turns around with a smile answering yes and asked if she was crazy. Ju Fa comforts Tao Fa and tells her that she was not crazy, saying that the humans are to be treated lower than livestock. Back in the present, Ju Fa and Tao Fa transform into their Kishikai after merging together.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Ju Fa
* Tao Fa
* Rien (flashback)
* Zhu Jin (flashback)
* Mu Dan (flashback)
* Gui Fa (flashback)
* Ran (flashback)
* Mei (flashback)
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Aza Chōbei
* Aza Tōma
Gabimaru (disambiguation)

**Gabimaru** (画眉丸, *Gabimaru*?) could refer to:

* **Gabimaru**, the main protagonist of the *Jigokuraku* series.
* **Shija**, Tsuki's potential successor to the name "Gabimaru the Hollow".
* **Gabimaru**, Tsuki's predecessor of the name "Gabimaru the Hollow".
* **Gabimaru the Hollow**, the alias of Iwagakure's strongest shinobi.
Iwagakure-ryū Higi: Tentei Oroshi

## Users

Gabimaru

**Iwagakure-ryū Higi: Tentei Oroshi** (石 (いわ) 隠 (がく) れ流 秘技 天 (てん) 帯 (てい) 颪 (おろし) , *Literal meaning*: Hidden in Stones Style Secret Technique: Shangdi Mountain Wind) is a ninjutsu and taijutsu technique where Gabimaru opens his hand into a karate chop and imbues it with flames to form a "sharp blade" that is capable of both slicing his opponent's body in half and burning them from the scorching heat of the flames.
Kido Shūkan

* Anime
* Manga

**Kido Shūkan** (木 (き) 戸 (ど) 周 (しゅう) 監 (かん) ) was a well known vicious criminal.

## Appearance

Shūkan had two facial markings running down his eyes and had his hair fashion in a topknot. He wore a robe with line patterns and a dark vest.

## History

### Island Arc

At Edo, Shūkan and other death row criminals gathered together for the hearing of the Shinsenkyō expedition for a chance to be pardon of their crimes if they complete the task of retrieving the Elixir of Life from the island for the shogun. However, before any of them could go any further, they were ordered to reduce their numbers to determine the ones who were most qualified. By the end of the massacre, Shūkan becomes one of the few deceased criminals to not have survived.
Chapter 35

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 35** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After being defeated, the Dōshi compares Gabimaru's abilities to that of Lord Tensen. Gabimaru demands that the Dōshi tell him who was he working with and where can he find Lord Tensen. Seeing no other option the Dōshi tells him that he along with two other Dōshi's were ordered by Lord Tensen to observe the humans that arrived on the island and how they are different from the humans that made landfall in the past and if they present a threat. Wanting to make the final blow, Gantetsusai swoops in but sees the two Dōshi's attacking Gabimaru with his guard down. However, Gabimaru reacts quickly to their attacks and has Gantetsusai kill the Centipede Dōshi while he kills the Butterfly Dōshi. With Tao still a mystery to him, Gabimaru figures if he experiments more with it he can find a way to cause damage to his enemies. Fuchi considers asking Mei for more information but Gantetsusai thinks it would be best for her to return home. Having saved his life twice, Gabimaru wanted to repay his debt to Mei by going along whatever she wanted to do. Fuchi reminds himself of Sagiri's notes about Gabimaru and notices that his behavior is different from what she interpreted and wonders if this change will help him on his mission. Before Mei could make her decision, she and Gantetsusai are shock to see Gabimaru bleeding from his nose and faints. Meanwhile in Hōrai, Rien gives a lecture about Tao to a Dōshi until they are interrupted by another Tensen and cheerfully presents them the training area. After presenting the chamber for Bōchū Jutsu, another Tensen criticizes on how ridiculous the idea was but Rien objects saying that by copulating with others can bring out new powers. Ju Fa comes out of the chamber covered in blood after undergoing Bōchū Jutsu with one Tensen and is offered Tan to recover. Ju Fa then asks Rien about Mu Dan's whereabouts. Rien states that Mu Dan has gone to the gate to confront the humans that have entered. Upon entering the palace, Sagiri, Yuzuriha, Senta, and Hōko are met by Mu Dan who smiles after cutting off Hōko's head.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* *Centipede Dōshi*
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Shion
* Nurugai
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yamada Asaemon Senta
* Hōko
* Yuzuriha
* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* *Butterfly Dōshi*
* Mei
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Rien
* Tao Fa
* Ran
* Gui Fa
* Zhu Jin
* Ju Fa
* Mu Dan
Iwagakure Chapter

## Chapter Chronology

**Special Drawn Manga: Iwagakure Chapter** (特別描き下ろし漫画 石隠れ編, *Tokubetsu Kaki Oroshi Manga Iwagakure-hen*?) is a special manga-omake included in Jigokuraku Kaitai Shinsho.

## Summary

After Kumokiri demonstrates his ninjutsu to Kinkakubō, Shija, and Gabimaru, Gabimaru wonders to himself if Yui is capable of using ninjutsu as well and believes that he must find out since it might have some connection to his sudden marriage. However, Gabimaru becomes too overwhelmed by his emotions when Yui welcomes him back home and ends up forgetting his objective after he finishes having dinner with her.

Ending Note: *Yui is unable to use ninjutsu but has the capabilities to use taijutsu.*
Chapter 6

## New Characters

Yamada Asaemon Fuchi

**Chapter 6** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After telling his story of how he got sentenced to death from cutting down a damiyo's gate to his Asaemon, Yamada Asaemon Fuchi, Tamiya Gantetsusai tells him that once he gets his pardon he will return to cut down his mansion. While Fuchi fails to understand him, Gantetsusai makes negative comments about the Yamada clan. Fuchi draws out his sword and tells him not to make light of the clan. Gantetsusai went with his statement and freed himself from his bindings. He then explains his plan of elimination the competition so he can take his time of finding the elixir. Fuchi takes note of the fact that only a few criminals will survive the trials on the island and if the shogun becomes impatient, he will call upon a "certain stronger group", which causes Fuchi to be frighten of the thought. The two then stumble upon man-made statues. Gantetsusai then notices a butterfly stung him on his left hand and saw that it had a human face. Remembering what happened to the guard that had returned from the island, Gantetsusai cuts off his left hand which starts blooming into flowers. With excitement, he prepares to defend himself against the creatures approaching. However, he notices a large creature coming from behind and becomes disturbed. Meanwhile, Gabimaru and Sagiri are also approached by the same creatures. Gabimaru tells Sagiri to stay back and prepares to engage in combat.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tamiya Gantetsusai
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi
* Aza Chōbei
* Yuzuriha
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
Additional Landing Party

The **Additional Landing Party** (追 (つい) 加 (か) 上 (じょう) 陸 (りく) 組 (ぐみ) , *Tsuika Jōriku-gumi*?) refers to the second group formed by the shogun with the initial plan of assisting the first team sent to Kotaku to retrieve the Elixir of Life. However, the group's mission was changed, under Shugen's orders, to eliminating the criminals of the first team, as well as every being on the island, and protect the Yamada Asaemon assigned to the first team.

## Members

Click here to see the legend of the symbols used

* †: the character is deceased.
* \*: the character's status is unknown, or show additional information. Hovering the symbol may give further details.
* ‡: the character is no longer part of this group.

## Formation

The Treasure Barge is made up of four Asaemons, three elite shinobi from Iwagakure (previously four before their arrival to Kotaku), and at least fifty Iwa genin. While the Asaemons are the ones given the authority to order the shinobi, the three mainly follow Shugen's lead, making him the official leader.

### Teams

#### Bakurō Squad

The **Bakurō Squad** (縛 (ばく) 郎 (ろう) 組 (ぐみ) , *Bakurō-gumi*?) is a Iwagakure shinobi squad commanded by one of the elite shinobi.

#### Ishifudō Squad

The **Ishifudō Squad** (石 (いし) 不 (ふ) 動 (どう) 組 (ぐみ) , *Ishifudō-gumi*?) is a Iwagakure shinobi squad commanded by one of the elite shinobi.

## Mission

After becoming impatient with the first team, the shogun decides to form another team with four members of the Yamada clan with assists from Iwagakure. Upon their departure, Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru tested one of the elite shinobi's loyalty to the Asaemons by ordering him to commit suicide. The shinobi follows through with his orders and reduces the elites down to three.

The teams arrives to Kotaku and encounters the dead body of Yamada Asaemon Eizen, much to Yamada Asaemon Shugen's horror. They are then attack by a Dōshi commanding a group of Monshin to attack and capture them. The team manages to kill every single one of the Monshin while Shugen defeats the Dōshi and leaves the task of interrogating him to the Iwa shinobi. As they make their way forward, the shinobi discover more evidence that more Yamada Asaemon's have fallen, resulting in Shugen taking drastic measures to make sure they arrive to Hōrai by using the Horse Flute, that was previously used by the Dōshi, to command the Monshin to carry the Asaemons while the shinobi follow them on foot.

After arriving at the palace and breached the walls using the Monshin, Shugen orders the shinobi to eliminate all criminals and monsters except for the Asaemons. The shinobi confront the criminals and Asaemons but are then approached by an army of Dōshi sent by Rien and engage in battle with both sides. While the four Asaemons make their way forward, the Iwa shinobi captain arrives at the floodgates where Rien is located and orders the shinobi to destroy the ships except for one.
Blu-ray & DVD Box 2

## Volume 2

**Blu-ray and DVD Box 2** (Blu-ray＆DVD BOX 下巻, *Blu-ray & DVD BOX Gekan*?) is the second DVD & Blu-ray volume of the *Jigokuraku* anime. It was released on October 25, 2023.

## Episodes

### List of Episodes

* **07. Flowers and Offerings** (花と贄, *Hana to Nie*)
* **08. Student and Master** (弟子と師, *Deshi to Shi*)
* **09. Gods and People** (神と人, *Kami to Hito*)
* **10. Yin and Yang** (陰と陽, *In to Yō*)
* **11. Weak and Strong** (弱イと強イ, *Yowai to Tsuyoi*)
* **12. Umbrella and Ink** (傘と墨, *Kasa to Sumi*)
* **13. Dreams and Reality** (夢と現 (うつつ) , *Yume to Utsutsu*)

## Bonus

* Digipak and special three-sided box with character designs by Koji Kuki
* Audio Commentary
	+ Episode 13: Yuzuriha and Senta's voice actors
* Bonus video of PV collection and creditless OP/ED
	+ Episode 8 Visual Commentary: Shion, Tenza, and Nurugai's voice actors
	+ Re-edited version of the simultaneous viewing session video released on YouTube, along with additional talk video
* Special booklet

## References

1. ↑ BD&DVD BOX 2 on the official website
Chapter 13

## Chapter Chronology

**Chapter 13** of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku.

## Summary

During his time as an infant, Rokurōta kills his parents and his entire village. In the present, Rokurōta strikes Genji and sends him flying. Sagiri runs towards Genji but is about to be attacked by the giant. Gabimaru arrives on time to land a kick on Rokurōta and sends him crashing but Gabimaru notes that it had no affect. Seeing him without Eizen, Sagiri realizes that he has been killed. Gabimaru decides to take on Rokurōta and tells Sagiri to leave so that she is not in danger. He then looks towards Yuzuriha and asked for her assistants. However, the kunoichi reminds him of the deal of providing intel while Gabimaru deals with fighting. Gabimaru strategizes on how to handle with Rokurōta but is struggling to find a technique best suited for him. Meanwhile, Sagiri tries to save Genji. Genji finds it strange that earlier Sagiri had the attitude of a man but now has the compassion of a woman. Sagiri tells him that it doesn't matter as long as she tries to help a comrade. With that said, Genji realizes that Sagiri's conviction was to accept both sides and gives her his sword to fight Rokurōta. Gabimaru is still struggling with coming up with a strategy to fight Rokurōta but notices that Sagiri appears and swiftly cuts one of Rokurōta's fingers. The two both asked for their assistant.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Rokurōta
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Yamada Asaemon Genji
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Eizen (flashback)
* Yuzuriha
* Yamada Asaemon Senta
Chapter 19

## New Characters

Zhu Jin

**Chapter 19** of the *Jigokuraku* manga.

## Summary

After hearing about Lord Tensen, Gabimaru and Yuzuriha point their weapons towards the monster, believing that it is their enemy. The monster corrects them and says that it holds no hostility, only speaking the truth about those who step onto the island. Meanwhile, the mysterious man drops Tōma and Chōbei down a pit of blooming human corpses. The tree man proves that the elixir does exist by breaking a part of its hand and shows it regenerating. Gabimaru then points his sword towards the girl wondering if she also benefits from the elixir but Sagiri and Yuzuriha criticizes him for his rude behavior. The tree man proceeds to explain that escape from the island is impossible and the gods will be the ones to cast judgement on them. Meanwhile, Tenza and Nurugai fail to find a current to escape but are approach by an unknown woman who is angered by the amount of Sōshin corpses she discovers on the island. After asking if they were responsible, the woman turns into a man. Feeling threaten, Tenza and Nurugai attempt to run but the man instantly appears in front of Tenza and strikes him. He then appears behind Nurugai but manages to dodge his attack. Tenza then appears in front of him and slashes his eyes, however, the man’s eyes are instantly healed. Tenza rapidly slashes away at the man and runs away with Nurugai. However, the man catches up but is beheaded by Yamada Asaemon Shion's sword. The Asaemon then tells Tenza to run.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Yamada Asaemon Shion
* Yuzuriha
* Yamada Asaemon Sagiri
* Tamiya Gantetsusai (cover only)
* Yamada Asaemon Fuchi (cover only)
* Gabimaru
* Yamada Asaemon Senta
* Yamada Asaemon Tenza
* Aza Tōma
* Aza Chōbei
* Nurugai
* Hōko
* Ju Fa
* Mei
* Zhu Jin
Karasutengu

**Karasutengu** (烏 (からす) 天 (てん) 狗 (ぐ) ) was an Iwagakure shinobi that was a candidate to become the next "Gabimaru the Hollow" after Tsuki but was ultimately killed by Shija for the position.

## Abilities and Power

As a Iwagakure shinobi, Karasutengu was stronger than the average human. While nothing about his skills has been revealed, Karasutengu had the qualifications to be considered a candidate for the promotion of "Gabimaru the Hollow". His death was also worth mentioning to Gabimaru by Kinkakubō.

## Trivia

* The name "Karasutengu" (烏天狗) literally translates to "crow tengu" and is a reference to the *Karasu Tengu* (烏天狗), an alternate name for the bird-like Tengu known as the *Kotengu*.
* According to the omake in Volume 10:
	+ Karasutengu's hobby is playing go.
	+ Karasutengu favors giving out lectures.