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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Cool-headed Hoozuki, Jigoku no Sata to Are ya Kore Japanese: ้ฌผ็ฏใฎๅทๅพน English: Hozuki's Coolheadedness Information
Volumes: 31
Chapters: 277
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 3, 2011 to Jan 9, 2020
StatisticsScore: 7.661 (scored by 911911 users) Ranked: #2237 2 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #4135
Members: 6,170
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Ranked #2237Popularity #4135Members 6,170
As the poster boy for micromanagement and armed with negotiation skills worthy of Wall Street, days spent troubleshooting hell with the sadistic and level-headed Hoozuki are never dull. Full of familiar faces from popular Japanese legends and East Asian mythology working middle management positions, this referential and anachronistic dark comedy set in the underworld brings new meanings to the phrase employer liability. Just how hard can it be to manage employees from hell anyway?
[Written by MAL Rewrite]BackgroundHoozuki no Reitetsu won the 52nd Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2021, along with Kimi wo Shinasenai Tame no Storia.
Hoozuki no Reitetsu has been published digitally in English as Hozuki's Coolheadedness by Kodansha USA since March 21, 2017. | |
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Reviews
Aug 31, 2014
Recommended
Preliminary
(Unknown/277 eps)
Hoozuki no Reitetsu follows Hoozuki, the second in command of Japan Hell. Characters and settings are all heavily influenced and taken from old Buddhist, Taoism, Chinese, Shinto, Japanese and what-have-you legends. If you are not familiar with them, be very prepared to have a terrible time. Otherwise, this manga is a genuinely enjoyable one. Through Eguchi Nastumi's own interpretation, she brings a comical twist to legendary folklore characters such as Momotaro, Hakutaku (BaiZe) and even Satan.
I would personally very much like to emphasize on the fact that your enjoyment of this series will be heavily downplayed if you do not even slightly comprehend Asian folklore
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and cultural. Not just Japan, but China and a little of India too. The fact that this comic takes place in Japanese Hell should be a good enough indicator.
This manga is written in a gag style sequence similar to Gintama, if only less plot and less emphasis on arcs. The art itself is heavily influenced by old Japanese art, due to the Eguchi Natsumi having studied Japanese art in her University. In other words, if you come into here expecting the usual flare of Anime/Manga art of 201X era, then you would be disappointed.
As the focus is towards more to the gag nature, little actual fleshed out story and character development are present. That is not to say it has none; Hoozuki does eventually make more acquaintances and have more sadistic comical adventure as the series goes on. So everyone has different interpretation of their character development. Your millage may vary!
I would recommend this manga to anyone who found Saint Young Men or games like Devil Summoner interesting. If you are of an Asian descent or are interested in Asia Cultural and Mytho, give this series a spin.
Reviewerโs Rating: 9
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Can someone translate this manga into English ?
Misaola - Aug 12, 2012 |
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Jul 23, 2017 5:31 AM |
Poll: Hoozuki no Reitetsu Chapter 30 Discussion
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Apr 8, 2017 11:25 PM |
Poll: Hoozuki no Reitetsu Chapter 29 Discussion
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Poll: Hoozuki no Reitetsu Chapter 28 Discussion
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Poll: Hoozuki no Reitetsu Chapter 27 Discussion
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