Volume eight opens appropriately with a tale of the Eight Cold Hells! In this edition, we review the similarities between the Greek and Japanese underworld, eavesdrop on King Enma and King Shinko grumbling about their respective aides, sit in on a conversation between Hozuki and Hakutaku on the intricacies of badmouthing, and get a peek into the life of Kakisuke. Volume eight, now with nine laugh-packed chapters!

Hozuki and Enma, Hozuki and Hakutaku, Hozuki and Koban. The usual vignettes are here to stay, but this volume continues to introduce characters one after another. Behold as Yoshitsune, Yamata-no-Orochi, even Rabbit-don of Kachi-Kachi Mountain fame toil away as Hell wardens. Incidentally, the unrivaled beauty, Daji, is running a clip joint in Crushing Hell!

In this tenth edition, Hozuki is invited to give a presentation at an elementary school, fills in at a mixer at the behest of Karashi, investigates a group of ogres terrorizing the mortal realm, and even has to deal with Haruichi, a spy from the Eight Cold Hells. As if he wasn't busy enough, Hozuki still finds time to drop by European hell to give Satan a piece of his mind for sending King Enma a most offensive missive!

In search of his own roots, Kan the cat takes a trip to Egypt, where he hits it off with the goddess Bastet! And on another occasion, he throws out his back while trying to memorize a bollywood dance… The iconic cat of the Sotai Court is as whimsical as ever. Despite no real attempt to feature him, Kan's presence dominates this 23rd volume!

More Mao Hao Hao, more fun! Volume 12 marks a huge milestone with the series' 100th chapter! In this monumental edition, Hozuki shows great interest in the legends surrounding King Enma, while the others show great interest in the antics of a 15-year-old (in human years) Hozuki, skipping class to check out a cursed club. Meanwhile, half for business, half out of morbid curiosity for cruel fairy tales, Hozuki heads to Heaven to have a chat with the goats of The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats. And at long last, the names of Hozuki's two lifelong friends are revealed!

Whether it's Cow-Head or Amanosagume, Hakutaku is a lover of all women! But have you ever wondered just where he draws the line? At the court of the machine maniac King Henjo, we'll get a first-hand look at his next-in-line chief of staff, the mechanical Memeko-chan! Next, ever the derrière devotee, the man-faced dog catches a few hands when he goes around sniffing one too many rears! And at long last, Hozuki's beloved goldfish plants bloom! An event so momentous, it made the cover! Ogyaaaaah!

Chirp chirp chirp. What's Chunko from The Sparrow Lodge up to these days? Squeak squeak squeak. There's a whole mess of mice wardens in Hell! Meanwhile, the Taira clan's Princess Takiyashi keeps ring ring ringing the crow tengu police for some reason. And the engineering department's Uzu is bang bang banging away at a new torture device! Sounds like a lot of hoopla to me!