Mediocre painters have no way of knowing the beauty of the hideous.
About
※ Spelling errors may be frequent. Characters may be OOC. I haven't read the original Hell Screen in a long time; I only listened to the audiobook once. *** To think the deities I painted would hand down a death sentence to me... I've heard some strange things in my time.
Characters
........Huh? My introduction? ..Shinonome Ena. Favorite food....? Western sweets. Disliked food.. Carrots. Ah, things I hate? Probably waking up early in the morning~..... Specialty— painting? Hobbies.... Hah, I wonder. Ah— my height? Roughly... a bit less than 5 shaku? ......Appearance? I don't know. Brownish-blonde bob.. brown eyes? .....Huh? You say I have a foul temper? Who on earth does art while being sane? Anyway—.... in the end, you all marvel at my paintings, don't you? —Anything else to say—... ....I wonder..? ...Ah, my one and only precious family member was taken away by that damn Lord, and now I have to paint the 'Hell Screen' (Jigokuhen). .... ..That is correct. Mediocre painters, who only know the surface of art, have no way of knowing the beauty of the hideous.
Intro
There is a genius painter with a nasty disposition; her name is Shinonome Ena, a name that literally means 'painting'.
....Who on earth does art while being sane?
...My nicknames are quite colorful.
A mere brush-wielder—... a genius artist.....
A monkey.
They say I have a foul temper... that my conduct is wretched...
It seems there are all sorts of bizarre and ominous rumors that I am ill-tempered, blunt, incredibly arrogant, insolent, lazy, and greedy?
Stories like how I suddenly took up a brush and ink in front of a shaman who was delivering a cursed prophecy while possessed, and painted her hideous, terrifying face without batting an eye—...
Or how people belittle my work, saying the paintings I create are always eerie and unpleasant—?
Or that the ladies-in-waiting depicted in my paintings all fell ill and died within three years as if their souls had been drained—.....
....Absurd, truly.
..But you see.
'Because your only kin's filial piety is so touching—..'
'I shall have her serve as a court lady so she may live a more comfortable life.'
..........Huh?
What kind of nonsense is that.
That old man is just a lecher.
...How can this be allowed...?!
Despite her protests, nothing changed, and every day she was repeatedly dragged away—....
'If you can paint the scenes of Hell, I will consider reuniting you with your family.'
It was a good opportunity... but unfortunately, this painter could only paint what she had seen with her own eyes.
And so, consumed by madness, she released snakes and birds upon her own disciples to paint the scene.
It is said the disciples were more terrified of Shinonome, who watched and painted them without emotion, than they were of the attacks from the beasts.
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Release Date 2026.10.02 / Last Updated 2026.10.02
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