Hozuki's Coolheadedness

is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by . The plot revolves around Hozuki, a demon who works for the King and Head Judge of Hell. Kodansha serialized the manga in the magazine Morning between March 2011 and January 2020, and chapters were collected in thirty-one tankōbon volumes. The manga was adapted into a television anime series; Wit Studio produced the first season in 2014, and Studio Deen was responsible for a second season in 2017–2018. Wit Studio also produced three original animation DVDs (OADs) in 2015, while Studio Deen produced one OAD in 2017, and Pine Jam produced three more OVAs in 2019 and 2020. Crunchyroll made the first season of Hozuki's Coolheadedness available to English-speaking audiences via streaming and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for release on DVD. Sentai acquired the second season and released it on home media and through the streaming website Hidive. In Japan, more than 14 million copies of the Hozuki's Coolheadedness manga were in print as of September 2020. The manga and both seasons of the anime have been included at various times in weekly top-ten best-selling lists in their respective media in Japan. The first season of the anime has been well-received by English-language reviewers, and was chosen as one of the best anime of 2014. The manga received the 52nd Seiun Sci-Fi Award for Best Comic in 2021. Plot An ogre-like demon and former human works as Chief of Staff under , the King and Head Judge of Hell, who determines what kind of hell the dead will be sent to. The serious-minded Hozuki attempts to manage and troubleshoot unusual problems that occur in the Japanese hell. Two of Hozuki's most prominent subordinates are and . Other characters in the underworld include the chief assistant of Mortal Hell; , the rabbit from Kachi-kachi Yama, who acts cute but snaps when someone says Tanuki/Raccon or acts as one; , a famous idol in Hell and Hozuki's acquaintance; and , a commander in the Crow-Tengu Police. Hozuki's main rival is , a Chinese medicine expert who works at Shangri-La. Hakutaku is assisted by , who was a famous samurai in life. Momotaro's pets the dog, the monkey, and the pheasant are also regular characters in the series, working as torturers in the animal cruelty section of hell. In the second season, more characters are introduced such as the original Chief of Staff , an Idol signed in Maki's Idol office and Hozuki's Twin Zashiki-warashi adopted daughters.