is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru. A spinoff, titled , began in 2015. Both series are published in English by

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Characters

; :A normal man in his mid-twenties who finds himself in

Hell In religion and folklore, hell is a location in the afterlife in which evil souls are subjected to punitive suffering, most often through torture, as eternal punishment after death. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hell ...

after dying in a drunken accident. ; :A young and attractive female

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whose job is to torture Rintaro for his sins. Rintaro's is the first soul she has dealt with. ;Matsubashi :A

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who will rent out his services and be tortured in others' stead. He manipulates Rintaro into a number of bad situations. ; :The protagonist of ''Love in Hell: Death Life'', who, like Rintaro, ends up in Hell after his untimely death. ; :Sousuke's devil guide.

Release

The series, written and illustrated by Reiji Suzumaru, was serialized in

Futabasha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.会社概要
" Futabasha. R ...

's ''

seinen is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Ma ...

'' magazine '' Web Comic High!'' starting in 2011. Three collected volumes were published between 2012 and 2013. A spinoff, originally titled , began publication on 26 March 2015. Futabasha changed the title to ''Jigokuren - Death Life'' for the ''

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'' release. The series is licensed in North America by

, who published it in three single volumes followed by a collected omnibus edition. Seven Seas also licensed the spinoff.

Volumes

;Omnibus ;''Love in Hell: Death Life''

Reception

Reviewing the first volume for ''The Fandom Post'', Matthew Alexander called it "a welcome addition to the seinen series with American releases", describing it as "kind of like ''

Sundome is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuto Okada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Champion'' from 2006 to 2009, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was ada ...

'' meets ''

Genshiken is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for ...

'' meets ''

Highschool of the Dead ''Highschool of the Dead'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, but ...

'', only without zombies", and writing that "there is plenty of nudity, adult jokes, and gory torture to fill many fanboys desires; unless you're a

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fanboy, then you're out of luck." He gave the story a grade of B+ and the art a B.

References

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