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Hell's Paradise (2023)

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Hell's Paradise (2023)

Overview

For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Buddhism: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Hulu logoHulu
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The series critiques historical authoritarianism, militarism, and imperialism, particularly highlighting the destructive impact of state power on indigenous peoples through themes of forced assimilation and genocide, aligning with anti-colonial and social justice values.

The series actively challenges traditional gender stereotypes by featuring strong, capable female protagonists who defy the patriarchal norms of its Edo period setting. It also explores themes of historical oppression and cultural survival through the narrative of an indigenous character, reflecting broader societal injustices. The overall narrative deliberately engages with diversity and inclusion.

Secondary

Hell's Paradise offers a positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes primarily through its exploration of gender fluidity and queer-coded relationships. Gender-fluid characters are depicted as divine, challenging binaries, while sapphic-coded bonds are shown with depth and respect. The series avoids stereotypes and sensationalism, promoting a progressive view on identity and acceptance.

The show features Yuzuriha, a skilled kunoichi, who engages in and wins close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. For example, she defeats Senta in a sparring match, demonstrating her superior ninja skills. She also successfully handles various other male opponents through her cunning and combat prowess.

Buddhism is deeply integrated into the series' world-building, iconography, and thematic elements, contributing to a mythic and otherworldly tone. The narrative utilizes Buddhist concepts and imagery to enrich the setting and character identities rather than to critique the religion itself.

Hell's Paradise does not portray transsexual characters or a transsexual community within its story. Any discussion of such representation appears to stem from fan speculation rather than the show's actual content, which focuses on action and supernatural elements without emphasis on gender diversity.

The film portrays characters with genderfluidity and androgyny, consistent with their canonical representations in the source material. No instances were found where a character's established canonical gender was definitively changed to a different gender on screen.

The anime's characters are canonically Japanese and are visually depicted as such, consistent with the manga and Edo-period setting. While the English dub features ethnically diverse voice actors, this does not alter the on-screen visual portrayal of the characters' race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.1
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8.2

Critic Ratings

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