Love in Hell
Ja kanji地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL
(じごくれん ラブ イン ザ ヘル)
Ja romajiJigokuren - Rabu in za Heru
GenreSupernatural, Comedy[1]
Love in Hell
manga
AuthorReiji Suzumaru
PublisherFutabasha
MagazineWeb Comic High
First2011
Last2013
Volumes3
Volume list
  1. Volumes
Love in Hell: Death Life
manga
AuthorReiji Suzumaru
PublisherFutabasha
ImprintAction Comics
First26 March 2015
LastJanuary 2017
Volumes2
Volume list
  1. Volumes

Love in Hell (Jigokuren - Rabu in za Heru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru. A spinoff, titled Love in Hell: Death Life (Jigokuren - Desu Raifu), began in 2015. Both series are published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Characters

Rintaro Senkawa (千川凛太郎, Senkawa Rintaro)
A normal man in his mid-twenties who finds himself in Hell after dying in a drunken accident.[1]
Koyori (こより, Koyori)
A young and attractive female devil whose job is to torture Rintaro for his sins. Rintaro's is the first soul she has dealt with.[2]
Matsubashi
A masochist who will rent out his services and be tortured in others' stead. He manipulates Rintaro into a number of bad situations.[2]
Utsunomiya Sousuke (Utsunomiya Sōsuke)
The protagonist of Love in Hell: Death Life, who, like Rintaro, ends up in Hell after his untimely death.[3]
Sanagi (Sanagi)
Sousuke's devil guide.[3]

Release

The series, written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru, was serialized in Futabasha's seinen magazine Web Comic High! starting in 2011.[1][2][4][5] Three collected volumes were published between 2012 and 2013.[6][7] A spinoff, originally titled Jigokuren II (地獄恋II), began publication on 26 March 2015. Futabasha changed the title to Jigokuren - Death Life for the tankōbon release.[3][8]

The series is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment,[1][9] who published it in three single volumes followed by a collected omnibus edition.[10][11][12][13] Seven Seas also licensed the spinoff.[3]

Volumes

Omnibus
Love in Hell
Death Life

Reception

Reviewing the first volume for The Fandom Post, Matthew Alexander called it "a welcome addition to the seinen series with American releases", describing it as "kind of like Sundome meets Genshiken meets Highschool of the Dead, only without zombies", and writing that "there is plenty of nudity, adult jokes, and gory torture to fill many fanboys desires; unless you're a mecha fanboy, then you're out of luck." He gave the story a grade of B+ and the art a B.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Seven Seas Adds A Centaur's Life, Love in Hell, Monster Musume Manga". Anime News Network. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ^ Alexander, Matthew (21 August 2013). "Love In Hell Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Seven Seas Adds Love in Hell: Death Life Manga". Anime News Network. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "[双葉社]書店様向新刊案内" (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. ^ Beveridge, Chris (1 December 2015). "Seven Seas Acquires 'Love in Hell: Death Life' Manga". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ "ja:地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL 1" [Love in Hell 1] (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. ^ "ja:地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL 3 完" [Love in Hell 3 (end)] (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. ^ "ja:「地獄恋」続編がKindle連載で、地獄で目覚めた青年と鬼娘のコメディ" (in Japanese). Natalie. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. ^ Green, Scott (14 February 2013). "Seven Seas Announces Monster Girl Manga Licenses". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  10. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 20–26". Anime News Network. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  11. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19–25". Anime News Network. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  12. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 13–19". Anime News Network. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  13. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 11–17". Anime News Network. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.