''Hells Angels'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sin'Ichi Hiromoto. It was serialized in

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's ''

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'' from August 2002 to April 2004 and compiled into three ''

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'' volumes. It follows a teenage girl named Rinne Amagane who dies on her way to school and ends up in another school, in the underworld. While down there, she learns to get along with her new classmates, who are all demons. ''Hells Angels'' was adapted into an

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film produced by Madhouse, which premiered at the 2008

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. The film was initially released under its original title, but later retitled to ''Hells'' on the 2012 Blu-ray release. The film was licensed by

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in 2017.

Plot

Amagane Rinne is a playful and cheerful teenager. One day, she gets hit by a truck on her way to school, and lands in Hell. Far from being discouraged, she wants to finish her schooling and will try despite the circumstances to make friends, which she had promised herself when she was alive. But what she doesn't know is the fact that she is dead.

Cast

Media

Manga

''Hells Angels'' is written and illustrated by Sin'Ichi Hiromoto. It was serialized in

's ''

'' from August 19, 2002, to April 19, 2004. Shueisha collected its chapters in three ''

'' volumes published from April 18, 2003, to July 16, 2004.

Volumes

Film

film adaptation by Madhouse, which premiered at the 2008

. The theme song is "Breathe Again feat. Sphere" by Jamosa. The Japanese distributor TC Entertainment released the film simply titled as ''Hells'' on Blu-ray with English subtitles on August 3, 2012. On June 12, 2017,

had announced at their panel at

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that they would be releasing ''Hells'' on Blu-ray and DVD. On August 13, 2017, Discotek announced that the home media release would include an English dub. The English dub of the film marked the first time voice acting/video production company

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(known for the comedic webseries '' Dragon Ball Z Abridged'') worked on an official dub. Discotek released the Blu-ray on November 27, 2018.

Reception

The ''Hells'' anime film was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 12th

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in 2008.

Notes

References

External links

Official anime site
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