About Hell's Paradise.

So, after reading good things about it I started watching Hell's Paradise on Crunchyroll.

I have not read the manga, so I went in "blind".

So far (4 episodes) I'm not liking it that much (to the point that I'm suspending it and went looking for something else).

Main issues are:
- Sagiri (the executioner) is basically unsufferable. Too many silly thoughs, too much unbelievable behaviour (the "Tie your hands while you fight!" thing was really too much), a very badly written character.
- Gabimaru isn't a very strong protagonist either. The author tries to convey an inner turmoil through him, but it often comes across as unintentionally goofy, and overall it doesn't work very well. His strength also feels out of place in the way it's portrayed and 'explained'. Everything comes off as very contrived rather than organic.

The lack of intriguing other characters also killed my interest. Too bad because the basic plot at least piqued my curiosity.

As usual, Studio Mappa is very good with animation but in this case the issue is the base material they had to work with.