Japan Synopsis
HELLS
Amagane Rinne had an accident and died while hurrying to school. She suddenly arrived in an awkward school… in Hell, filled with demons. While she is struggling and wishing to go back to the world whence she came from, she makes friends with her demon schoolmates and develops an uncommon bond.
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Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hells itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Hells holds position #186 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hells premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2135th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
34 audience reviews — more than 54% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hells, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- panda · 2
- school play · 2
- adam and eve · 1
- biblical · 1
- hell · 8
- volleyball · 7
- anime · 711
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,569 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,025 of 1,714 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippan Group Holdings, Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | October 18, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1313120 |
| Official Site | madhouse.co.jp |