Hell Is Dark with No Flowers

Seiji Tohno sometimes sees the people around him as monsters. It’s a curse that has driven him to a life of despair, living out of net cafés with nowhere to call home…but all that changes one twilit evening when he stumbles across a huge European mansion. There, Seiji meets a bewitchingly beautiful boy dressed in a white peony-print kimono who introduces himself as Shiroshi Saijou. This mysterious young man seems to know more about Seiji than he does himself, and before he knows it, Seiji has agreed to become Shiroshi’s part-time assistant. What he doesn’t know, however, is that Shiroshi’s “proxy service” is to consign yokai-possessed sinners to Hell, which will bring Seiji face-to-face with an unimaginable host of horrors!

Seiji Tohno sometimes sees the people around him as monsters. It’s a curse that has driven him to a life of despair, living out of net cafés with nowhere to call home…but all that changes one twilit evening when he stumbles across a huge European mansion. There, Seiji meets a bewitchingly beautiful boy dressed in a white peony-print kimono who introduces himself as Shiroshi Saijou. This mysterious young man seems to know more about Seiji than he does himself, and before he knows it, Seiji has agreed to become Shiroshi’s part-time assistant. What he doesn’t know, however, is that Shiroshi’s “proxy service” is to consign yokai-possessed sinners to Hell, which will bring Seiji face-to-face with an unimaginable host of horrors!

A letter hinting at an impending murder and dismemberment is delivered to Shiroshi’s door, and he and Seiji set out to investigate. They find themselves venturing to a remote island dominated by a towering Baroque mansion, where all manner of surprises await them — including a beautiful living doll and a young boy who calls himself Shiroshi’s brother!

A letter hinting at an impending murder and dismemberment is delivered to Shiroshi’s door, and he and Seiji set out to investigate. They find themselves venturing to a remote island dominated by a towering Baroque mansion, where all manner of surprises await them — including a beautiful living doll and a young boy who calls himself Shiroshi’s brother!

Shiroshi and his assistant, Seiji, venture to Okuhida to investigate the baffling old case of a man supposedly killed by a phantom attacker. At an inn belonging to the victim’s daughter, located in a sea of fiery red maples, the pair encounter a serpent writhing in the darkness and another death that might be connected to the murder all those years ago. Is this the work of a snake’s curse, or is it something far more tragic?

Shiroshi and his assistant, Seiji, venture to Okuhida to investigate the baffling old case of a man supposedly killed by a phantom attacker. At an inn belonging to the victim’s daughter, located in a sea of fiery red maples, the pair encounter a serpent writhing in the darkness and another death that might be connected to the murder all those years ago. Is this the work of a snake’s curse, or is it something far more tragic?

In response to a challenge from Ibara, Shiroshi and Seiji head to a luxury sleeper train to put an end to the competition over Hell once and for all. On board, they find six other passengers, and hidden among them, an executioner. As a series of murders begins, Shiroshi must take on the role of detective and stop the killing before the night is out!

In response to a challenge from Ibara, Shiroshi and Seiji head to a luxury sleeper train to put an end to the competition over Hell once and for all. On board, they find six other passengers, and hidden among them, an executioner. As a series of murders begins, Shiroshi must take on the role of detective and stop the killing before the night is out!

Despite winning the competition over Hell, Shiroshi refuses the throne and returns to his old life with Seiji. And soon enough, he has a new mystery on his hands—a family is struck by a series of suspicious deaths, and the husband of one of the victims suspects foul play. But even stranger, he claims the murders are meant to echo the events of "Goldfish," a children's song by Hakushu Kitahara. And in that case, there is sure to be another tragedy...

Despite winning the competition over Hell, Shiroshi refuses the throne and returns to his old life with Seiji. And soon enough, he has a new mystery on his hands—a family is struck by a series of suspicious deaths, and the husband of one of the victims suspects foul play. But even stranger, he claims the murders are meant to echo the events of "Goldfish," a children's song by Hakushu Kitahara. And in that case, there is sure to be another tragedy...