Two People and One Person
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Episode 7
| "Two People and One Person" | |
|---|---|
| Hell's Paradise episode | |
 A screenshot of the episode, featuring the characters Aza Chōbei and Aza Tōma | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Ryōta Hoshikawa |
| Written by | Akira Kindaichi |
| Original air date | February 22, 2026 |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
"Two People and One Person" (Japanese: 二人と一人, Hepburn: Futari to Hitori) is the twentieth overall episode of the anime television series Hell's Paradise, an adaptation of the manga series Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku by Yuji Kaku. The series follows infamous ninja Gabimaru and the executioner Yamada Asaemon Sagiri. He was invited to participate in a journey to retrieve the elixir of life to receive a pardon from the shogunate. In the preceding episode, Gabimaru and his group enters the sacred mountain unaware of the Tensen spying on them. The fight commences in "Two People and One Person", primarily focusing on Hōrai, the location of the elixir of life.
The episode was produced by Twin Engine and Mappa, with Ryōta Hoshikawa as episode director, Yuka Kuroda as storyboard and animation director, and Akira Kindaichi as writer. "Two People and One Person" has received generally favorable reviews. Critics praised the episode's primary focus on one central location.
In "Two People and One Person", swordsman and death-row criminal Tamiya Gantetsusai, executioner Yamada Asaemon Fuchi, and bandit Aza Tōma confront Lord Tensen members Ju Fa and Tao Fa, alongside Aza Chōbei. Chōbei informs Tōma that Lord Tensen consented to grant them immortality and encourages him to join their faction. They then confront Ju Fa, who is furious after witnessing their attack on Tao Fa. Tao Fa removes her outer clothing as she gets ready to fight Gantetsusai and Fuchi, to which both men respond by praising her figure.
Tao Fa charges at Gantetsusai, delivering a punch aimed at his stomach, sending him crashing into a nearby pillar with a kick. She notices Fuchi and invites him to join her in performing Bōchū Jutsu. Fuchi politely declines and severes her hand, explaining he is interested in examining her organs. Despite being severely injured from the kick, Gantetsusai manages to pull himself up.
Voice cast
Gabimaru (画眉丸) / Gabimaru the Hollow (がらんの画眉丸, Garan no Gabimaru)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[1] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab[2] (English)
Sagiri / Yamada Asaemon Sagiri (Japanese: 山田浅ェ門 佐切)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[1] (Japanese); Marisa Duran[2] (English)
Yuzuriha (Japanese: 杠) / Yuzuriha of Keishu (傾主の杠, Keishu no Yuzuriha)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[1] (Japanese); Jill Harris[2] (English)
Aza Tōma (亜左 桐馬)
- Voiced by: Kensho Ono[1] (Japanese); Matt Shipman[2] (English)
Aza Chōbei (亜左 弔兵衛)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[1] (Japanese); Nazeeh Tarsha[2] (English)
Lord Tensen (てんせん, Tensen-sama)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3] (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (Yang Form)[4] (English)
- Voiced by: Yūko Kaida[3] (Japanese); Michelle Rojas (Yin Form)[4] (English)
Tamiya Gantetsusai (民谷 巌鉄斎)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[1] (Japanese); Phil Parsons (English)
