Ninja Gabimaru the Hollow, nicknamed for his r sum of emotionless assassinations, awaits death, sentenced by a double-crossing chief. Meanwhile, the tree-like Soshin Hoko, who had been looking after Mei, explains to Gabimaru’s companions more about how the island of Kotaku works.

However, he felt the structure was a little awkward and expressed concern that it would fall into the "usual manga storytelling traps. Reviewing the first chapter for The Fandom Post, Chris Beveridge gave it a B grade for its artwork, interesting ideas, and covering a lot of ground in its setup so it can move forward.Gabimaru is a ninja on death row with one chance to see his wife again—by finding the elixir of immortality on a supernatural island and delivering it to the shogun. Outside of anime, he is data specialist for the British Comedy Guide, is QI's most pedantic viewer, has written questions for both The Wall and Richard Osman's House of Games, and has been a contestant on Mastermind. The fourth volume of Hell’s Paradise still contains a lot of action and violence, but in this volume we also see the move into something else that may well be considered only suitable for people aged 18 and over. Sagiri initial attempts to execute Gabimaru but, after hearing about his past, gives him the chance to be free of his wrongdoings and live the normal life he desired with his wife by offering him a mission requested by the shogun.

For starters, the fact that Mei seemingly has no power of her own and relies on Gabimaru and Hoko to protect her now makes it feel like Mei is falling into the “damsel in distress” cliché. Upon reading all this, my feelings towards Hell’s Paradise have become more complex and uncomfortable.The beginning of this edition sees him encountering another of the criminals sent to the island to find the elixir of life, the one-handed swordsman Tamiya Gantetsusai, who is accompanied by his Yamada Asaemon executioner Fuchi. Kaku transforms the clich d ninja hero trope into an unexpected psychological thriller in this genre-blending manga. She explains that the shogun is looking to gather a group of death row criminals to compete for a pardon he is willing to give away if one of them can retrieve the Elixir of Life. As Gabimaru and his executioner explore the island, they come under attack from creatures that resemble gods but behave like devils.