Love in Hell

Love in Hell (地獄恋 (ジゴクレン) LOVE in the HELL (ラブ イン ザ ヘル), Jigokuren - Rabu in za Heru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru. A spinoff, titled Love in Hell: Death Life (地獄恋 (ジゴクレン) DEATH LIFE (デス ライフ), Jigokuren - Desu Raifu), began in 2015. Both series are published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Love in Hell
The cover of the first manga volume.
地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL
(ジゴクレン ラブ イン ザ ヘル)
(Jigokuren - Rabu in za Heru)
GenreSupernatural, Comedy[1]
Manga
Written byReiji Suzumaru
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
MagazineWeb Comic High
DemographicSeinen
Original run2011 – 2013
Volumes3
Manga
Love in Hell: Death Life
Written byReiji Suzumaru
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
ImprintAction Comics
DemographicSeinen
Original run26 March 2015 – January 2017
Volumes2

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 (宇都宮颯介 (うつのみやそうすけ), Utsunomiya Sōsuke)
The protagonist of Love in Hell: Death Life, who, like Rintaro, ends up in Hell after his untimely death.[3]
Sanagi (沙凪 (さなぎ), 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
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 12 March 2012[6]978-4-575-84046-915 October 2013[14]978-1-937867-89-8
  1. "First Circle of Hell: Boob Hell"
  2. "Second Circle of Hell: More Boob Hell"
  3. "Third Circle of Hell: Confection Hell"
  1. "Fourth Circle of Hell: Hole Hell"
  2. "Fifth Circle of Hell: Hot Springs Hell"
  3. "Sixth Circle of Hell: Work Hell"
2 12 September 2012[15]978-4-575-84131-221 January 2014[14]978-1-937867-99-7
  1. "Seventh Circle of Hell: Cuckold Hell"
  2. "Eighth Circle of Hell: Sister Complex Hell"
  3. "Ninth Circle of Hell: Skin Hell"
  1. "Tenth Circle of Hell: Runaway Hell"
  2. "Eleventh Circle of Hell: Brain Hell"
  3. "Twelfth Circle of Hell: Vengeance Hell"
3 12 March 2013[7]978-4-575-84205-015 April 2014[14]978-1-626920-14-9
  1. "Thirteenth Circle of Hell: Dress-up Hell"
  2. "Fourteenth Circle of Hell: Facial Hell"
  3. "Fifteenth Circle of Hell: Delivery Hell"
  1. "Sixteenth Circle of Hell: Snack Hell"
  2. "Seventeenth Circle of Hell: Love in Hell (Part I)"
  3. "Final Circle of Hell: Love in Hell (Part II)"
Omnibus
No. English release date English ISBN
1 13 October 2015[14]978-1-626922-03-7
Love in Hell: Death Life
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 28 September 2015[16]978-4-575-84696-619 July 2016[17]978-1-626923-09-6
2 7 October 2016[18]—10 January 2017[17]978-1-626923-43-0

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". Futabasha (in Japanese). 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. 地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL 1 [Love in Hell 1]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. 地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL 3 完 [Love in Hell 3 (end)]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. 「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. Natalie (in Japanese). 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.
  14. "Love in Hell". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  15. 地獄恋 LOVE in the HELL 2 [Love in Hell 2]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  16. 地獄恋 DEATH LIFE 1 [Love in Hell: Death Life 1]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  17. "Love in Hell: Death Life". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  18. "地獄恋 DEATH LIFE ： 2 (アクションコミックス)". Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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