Hell's Paradise reminds of Demon Slayer on the surface.

It's no surprise, then, that Hell's Paradise has risen to become one of Crunchyroll's most heavily anticipated anime. Following the twin journeys of Gabimaru and his attendant, Yamada, on an island to secure the Elixir of Life and rescue Gabimaru from execution, Hell's Paradise deploys every narrative tool in its arsenal to craft an unforgettable story. Season 1's finale left off on a huge revelation concerning Gabimaru's origins and motivations, and since then, fans have heavily anticipated Hell's Paradise's second season.

Hell's Paradise Receives Huge New Trailer

Jump Festa 2025 Brought Massive News For The Underappreciated Shōnen

During its stage at Jump Festa 2025, an annual convention in Tokyo that provides a venue for major announcements and updates relevant to Jump's huge manga catalog, Hell's Paradise unveiled a new trailer and a concrete release timeframe for its second season. An English press release from Crunchyroll confirms the details surrounding Hell's Paradise's long-awaited second season. Alongside announcing that Hell's Paradise season 2 will come out in January 2026, Crunchyroll also confirmed that the second series will be streaming on their own platform.

Hell's Paradise's first season saw Gabimaru's motivations entirely be his return to his wife and his discovery of a new way of living after being raised as a master assassin in the village of Iwagakure, a ruthless village of shinobi assassins. The end of the season left off with Gabimaru and Sagiri's party facing off with Mu Dan around the entrance of Horai, supposedly where the Elixir of Life is held. After revealing that the Tensen are, in fact, gods of the island and that Gabimaru's spouse may have just been confabulation, Hell's Paradise's first season left fans to dry, hungry for more. The teaser trailer for the second season picks up where they left off, showing Yamada and others in mystical scenery and Gabimaru in pensive solitude.

Hell's Paradise Latest Trailer Shows MAPPA At The Top Of Their Game

The Master Studio Continues To Produce Bangers With Hell's Paradise Season 2

Although short, Hell's Paradise's new trailer also shows something else important: MAPPA remains at the top of their game. It's a little-known fact that all of shōnen's Dark Trio are handled by MAPPA, The trailer shows precisely why: MAPPA's elegant handling of the thematic and aesthetic contents of every series is second-to-none, and their signature eye-candy is evident even in the brief trailer—evident in Gabimaru's fiery jutsu.

Although the trailer is brief, it provides much to be hopeful about. MAPPA's execution of Hell's Paradise's first season was absolutely flawless, and the trailer for the second season shows that they haven't lost any steam. More details will be on the way for Hell's Paradise season 2, but in the meantime, fans of the franchise have to sit tight between now and January 2026 when the season finally premieres.