The staff of Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 confirmed that Tatsuya Kitani and BABYMETAL will perform the opening theme song “Kasuka no Hana,” or “Faint Flower” in English. A new trailer for Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 plays the opening theme below.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 will premiere on January 11, 2026, at 11:45 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels. The anime will stream 30 minutes later on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Lemino in Japan. Crunchyroll will stream the second season outside Japan.
The anime’s new cast members include:
- Ryōta Suzuki as Yamada Asaemon Shugen
- Kōji Yusa as Yamada Asaemon Jikka
- Maaya Uchida as Yamada Asaemon Kiyomaru
- Sayaka Ōhara as Yamada Asaemon Isuzu
Kaori Makita directs the anime at MAPPA, with Twin Engine in charge of planning. Akira Kindaichi is in charge of series composition, Akitsugu Hisagi is the character designer, Yoshiaki Dewa is the composer, and Ayako Suenaga is the color designer. Chika Toda joins the staff as the new photography director for the second season, and Junichi Higashi is the new art director.
The original Hell’s Paradise manga by Yuji Kaku was in serialization from 2018 to 2021 in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ magazine. In the west, Hell’s Paradise was published by VIZ Media.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Crunchyroll:
Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge. But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru survive this harrowing quest?
