Jigoku Shoujo

Maemi · Very bored Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 226

[b]Genres:[/b] [i]Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural [/i]

[b]Plot Summary:[/b] [i]Somewhere in the vast sea of the Internet, there's a website that can only be accessed at the stroke of midnight. Known as the Jigoku Tsushin, rumor has it that if you post a grudge there, the Jigoku Shoujo will appear and drag whoever torments you into the inferno. Very little is known about the girl - all we know for sure is that she lives with her equally enigmatic grandmother, that three magical straw dolls accompany and serve her, and that whenever a posting on the Jigoku Tsushin moves her, she becomes the Jigoku Shoujo. [/i] [size=9]Source: Anime News Network[/size]

[b]Age Rating:[/b] [i]PG-13 (disturbing elements, violence, and some sexual content)[/i]

I recently finished watching this series and I absolutely adored it. Like all animes though, it has its ups and downs. One of the downsides is it requires the viewer to be very patient. The series starts out great, but it gets repetitive until the 8th episode (so you have to bear with it a little). But I assure you, after that, it progresses really well.

The animation is okay. They use quite a number of stock animations, but all in all it's good. The music is beautiful though. The melodies for the background music are just exceptional.

Click [url=http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y79/Maemi/Jigoku%20Shoujo/]here[/url] for screenshots.

So, has anybody else seen this show? Or am I the only weirdo who watches shows like these? (Lol, don't answer that. Laughing

) Anyway, discuss!

sakuralin84 · Newb Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 8

hey i've finished watching the series XD .... hmmnnn lets say that i luv the 1st n the 2nd ep XD
fav charc would me ai XD

Maemi · Very bored Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 226

I liked the 2nd episode too. The [i]Maigo no Koneko-chan [/i]song was just utterly creepy (not that the stalker was any less creepy; he was creepy as hell too). My favorite episode would be the 12th episode: the teacher and his student. I think that their story (albeit a bit twisted and tragic) was sweet.

I heard they're planning a 2nd season. If they do proceed with it, I hope they include background stories about Ai's associates. And it wouldn't hurt that they stray away from the "person-A-has-grudge-pulls-string-and-sends-person-B-to-hell" format. It's annoyingly repetitive, but I'll be okay with it as long as they make it more interesting or something.

sakuralin84 · Newb Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 8

yup it is kinda anoying when the same thing repeats in the whole series *tingg, i'll send your grudge to hell..
*tingg, want to die XD *tingg... *tingg..... *tingg
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I heard they're planning a 2nd season. If they do proceed with it, I hope they include background stories about Ai's associates.
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yup, me too i hope 4 that too,
at least we'll know why n how did they get to follow ai XD

actually who is the women behind the screen ... yo know the ones that spins the wheel n only ttalk to ai

Maemi · Very bored Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 226

Well, Ichimoku Ren did hint that Ai picked them up from Hell. So, I guess the three of them were one of the lucky ones to escape Hell because of Ai. Hmmm. . .yeah, I hope they elaborate more on that.

And as for the mysterious woman, I don't know. I'm hoping that they'll have a story for her too on the 2nd season. At first I thought she was also the spider (you know, that freaky one with the 3 eyes on it's back), but then when the spider spoke it had a male voice. Well. . .the spider could be her pet for all we know, lol.

sakuralin84 · Newb Joined: 16 Oct 2004 Posts: 8

lol me too i thought that the spider was actually talking to her XDlol

Maemi · Very bored Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 226

By the way, they made a manga adaptation from the anime. It's being serialized in [i]Nakayoshi[/i]. The art style for Ai is different in the manga and this disappoints me because I really like the anime art style of Ai.

SilentSoul92 · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

Oh, I know this one. I *love* the anime. Is there a manga too? Don't tell me what happens though, I'm only on the 4th episode. ^_^