Two Hozuki's most prominent subordinates are Karauri ( 唐瓜) and Nasubi ( 茄子).

The serious-minded Hozuki attempts to manage and troubleshoot unusual problems that occur in the Japanese hell. The manga received the 2021 Seiun Sci-Fi Award for Best Comic.Īn ogre-like demon Hozuki ( 鬼灯, Hōzuki) works under King Enma ( 閻魔大王, Enma-Daiō), the King and Head Judge of Hell, who determines what kind of hell the dead will be sent to. The first season of the anime has been well-received by English-language reviewers, and was chosen as one of the best anime of 2014. The manga and both seasons of the anime have been included at various times in weekly top-ten best-selling lists in their respective media in Japan. In Japan, more that 14 million copies of the Hozuki's Coolheadedness manga were in print as of September 2020.

Sentai acquired the second season and released it on home media and through the streaming website Hidive. Wit Studio also produced three original animation DVDs (OADs) in 2015, while Studio Deen produced one OAD in 2017, and Pine Jam produced three more OVAs in 20.Ĭrunchyroll made the first season of Hozuki's Coolheadedness available to English-speaking audiences via steaming and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for release on DVD. The manga was adapted into a television anime series Wit Studio produced the first season in 2014, and Studio Deen was responsible for a second season in 2017–2018. Kodansha serialized the manga in the magazine Morning between March 2011 and January 2020, and chapters were collected in thirty-one tankōbon volumes. The plot revolves around Hozuki, a demon who works for the King and Head Judge of Hell. Hozuki's Coolheadedness ( Japanese: 鬼灯の冷徹, Hepburn: Hōzuki no Reitetsu) is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi.

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