Anime: Jigoku Shoujo a.k.a Girl from Hell
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural
Plot summary: There is a rumor that there is a message board called “Jigoku Tsushin” which can only be accessed at midnight. It is said that if one posts his grudge against someone there, the Jigoku Shojo will appear and take the person to Hell. It may sound like an urban legend, but it is true.
The name of the Jigoku Shojo is Enma Ai. Enma is usually a quiet girl, but when she feels for the client, she turns into Jigoku Shojo. Although it isnÂ’t mentioned in the rumor, it is necessary to make a contract with her. In exchange for her sending the target to Hell, the clientÂ’s soul will be also taken to Hell after his death.
Personal rating:
Personal comment: Finished watching the series... yay...
As per genre, it is a horror show. For you weak people with no balls, you will pee at some scenes...
. Ok lah, not super scary but got slight suspense in some episodes 
[spoiler]The show starts with the villian causing the victim to suffer... The victim, helpless to fight back turn to MaHoo... (yahoo parody
) and used the search engine to find "The Hell Correspondent" which is a blank site only appears at 12am with a banner "We will take your revenge for you" and a text box to write the villian's name in... then Enma Ai will meet up with you mysteriously ofcourse and give you a doll with a red string which the victim have to decide to cut or not which will activate the revenge contract and the villian will suffer a horrifying experience b4 death and will go to hell... But ofcourse got payment... You make the contract, you will go to hell as well but die later...[/spoiler]
This show may not be for the inpatient coz you may find most of the episodes repetative. But the story will pick up again in the later episodes.
All the episodes will have a different setting to the same storyline. There will be some episodes which will touch you and some which you will snooze at. My personal fav is the uncaring animal doctor and the actress...
The show is a very "human feeling" show... helplessness, fear, apathy... all mixed together to give you a confused feeling of "should this guy die or not?" and "what would I do if I was in that situation?"... There is also an air of mistery in the show on who exactly is Enma Ai which will be revealed at the end of the series...
Animation wise... superb.... They use alot of darkness in this show to get the creepy felling going...
Thank you for you time...
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Spoilers Ahead
Are you referring to Season 1? Coz now there is a season 2
It is a rather nice series, though for the most part of the show, its "Anata no urami, harashimasu" until near the end of the series, where Enma Ai will go beserk
End Spoilers
I like the OP and ED very much.
OP: Sakasama no Chou by SNoW (This series made me listen to their songs
)
ED: Karinui
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Please don't put spoilers..... I'm still watching leh...
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Oooooooooo... from the looks of it.. it sounds awesome.. go where dwl to see huh?
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This one even better Only works at 12am. Dunno Singapore Time or what though
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Originally posted by abao:This one even better Only works at 12am. Dunno Singapore Time or what though
http://www.jigokutsushin.net/
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arent u dating one?Originally posted by Gackt247:Oooooooooo... from the looks of it.. it sounds awesome.. go where dwl to see huh?
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This is one solid series. Drawings are done very well,plots are predictable but good enough to replace death note.
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Originally posted by ditzy:This is one solid series. Drawings are done very well,plots are predictable but good enough to replace death note. Her black floral dress is so pretty.
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quite boring.
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Sorry I made a typo, its not drawn very well.Originally posted by stellazio: -
Enma Ai is alluring, Hone Onna is so pretty. -
there is even got live action somemore....
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2006/11/05/jigoku-shoujo-drama-01/ -
Yah. But the actress's voice is nothing compared to Noto Mamiko's Enma Ai.Originally posted by duotiga83:there is even got live action somemore....
http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2006/11/05/jigoku-shoujo-drama-01/
Enma Ai's trademark is her never-blinking eyes, something you cannot emulate in real-life. -
I reckon Aya Sugimoto as Hone Onna is more than redeeming.Originally posted by Hogzilla:Yah. But the actress's voice is nothing compared to Noto Mamiko's Enma Ai.
Enma Ai's trademark is her never-blinking eyes, something you cannot emulate in real-life. -
But she not chio enough....Originally posted by ditzy:I reckon Aya Sugimoto as Hone Onna is more than redeeming. 
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Originally posted by Hogzilla:But she not chio enough....
Not chio enough? WTF?!?! -
In the show lah....Originally posted by ditzy:
Not chio enough? WTF?!?! -
Here are the screenshots from the live drama. Dunno whether to laugh or not. Don't remember enma ai ever smiling, don't remember all that baby fat on her face either.
http://wrexgrafix.com/anime/blog/?p=296
ippen shinde miru -
You notice the colour of the pupil when live-action Enma Ai is smiling?Originally posted by ditzy:Here are the screenshots from the live drama. Dunno whether to laugh or not. Don't remember enma ai ever smiling, don't remember all that baby fat on her face either.
http://wrexgrafix.com/anime/blog/?p=296
ippen shinde miru
Looks like they can't find Lin Daiyu in Japan nowadays. A chio bu of Lin Daiyu's calibre will make a good Enma Ai. -
They need someone younger to play enma ai, not a chubby one.Originally posted by Hogzilla:You notice the colour of the pupil when live-action Enma Ai is smiling?
Looks like they can't find Lin Daiyu in Japan nowadays. A chio bu of Lin Daiyu's calibre will make a good Enma Ai. Even the doll they used in one of their promotional mtv makes a better candidate. -
I find the plot repetative.
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In episode 20 something, she meets her match, almost gets killed, but she can't die.Originally posted by M©+square:I find the plot repetative. -
Watch till ep 5 and then stop for a while.Originally posted by ditzy:In episode 20 something, she meets her match, almost gets killed, but she can't die.
I like Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni (When Cicadas Cry) it's repetative and warpped...quite psycho that at times sends chill down to the spine.
