“We were particularly careful not to look weak”: How Hell’s Paradise Overcame Its Weakness of Having No Mob Characters
For a dark shonen anime, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has a distinct absence of mob characters. Every character and monster are designed with purpose and intent behind them, with careful attention to detail.
Mob characters, however, are often used to create an atmosphere and to represent the “ordinary people” in the anime. Hell’s Paradise does not care for either. Gabimaru, the protagonist, is on a mission on Kotaku that could mean life or death for him. The monsters, however, do not play around.
Gabimaru from Hell’s Paradise. [Credit: Mappa]
This was a conscious choice by the mangaka, Yuji Kaku, and the director of Hell’s Paradise, Naoki Makita. Without the inclusion of mob characters, how were they supposed to create an environment of dread and fear?
The monsters of Kotaku filled in those gaps perfectly. They might have power in numbers but their visual style is horrifying enough to create a sense of...
Mob characters, however, are often used to create an atmosphere and to represent the “ordinary people” in the anime. Hell’s Paradise does not care for either. Gabimaru, the protagonist, is on a mission on Kotaku that could mean life or death for him. The monsters, however, do not play around.
Gabimaru from Hell’s Paradise. [Credit: Mappa]
This was a conscious choice by the mangaka, Yuji Kaku, and the director of Hell’s Paradise, Naoki Makita. Without the inclusion of mob characters, how were they supposed to create an environment of dread and fear?
The monsters of Kotaku filled in those gaps perfectly. They might have power in numbers but their visual style is horrifying enough to create a sense of...
- 1/21/2025
- by Bidisha Mitra
- FandomWire
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