A.P.P.L.E

Sometime ago I said that I wanted to watch Jigoku Shoujo anime and I finally did it. It is a complete episode categorized under horror genre. There’s two seasons for this complete anime, each season consists of 26 episodes, thus a sum of 52 episodes.

Jigoku Shoujo 地狱少女 also known as Hell Girl or Girl from Hell, is a story about a girl named Enma Ai and her fate of being a hell girl, ferrying people straight to hell once she accepts her ‘clients’ request.

“O pitiful shadow cloaked in darkness… Hurting and disdaining people, a karmic soul drowning in sins… Would you try dying for once?” That’s what Enma Ai will say when she is going to send the person whose name is submitted in the Jigoku Tsuhin 地狱通信 - a black background website with only a sentence of “あなたの怨み、晴らします。” (We will take revenge on your behalf.) and a “送信” (Send) button. Whose name submitted to this website will be sent to hell by Enma Ai, the Jigoku Shoujo.

A sample of Jigoku Tsushin

When Enma Ai is walking around in the Human world for investigation or when she is freely sitting at home, she will be in her uniform outfit, just like an ordinary school girl.
When someone wants to make a revenge by sending his/her enemy to hell, he/she will type in the enemy’s name into the Jigoku Tsushin and click on the submit button. Once Enma Ai received the request and accepts it, a text message will be sent to her “client’s” cellphone as a reply of acceptance.

After that, Enma Ai will appear in front of her client and give him/her a straw doll which is transformed by her assistants. She will start telling her client that once the he/she unties the red string attached to the straw doll, his/her enemy will be sent straight away to hell. And of course, she repeats the compensation rules to each of her client before she leaves, which is, the client will go to hell too once he/she pulls the string, but that’s after his/her death.

Whenever a client pulls the red string, Enma Ai will have to get ready herself by wearing her kimono before leaving her home.

A black “tattoo” will appear on the client’s chest when the enemy is successfully sent to hell. This is a seal for the soul, a mark representing he/she will go to hell after his/her death.

And a candle with the client’s name will be written on it, and stay lit in the Hell until it’s blown off - when the client is dead.

In season 1, at the ending part, a flashback of Enma Ai’s life is shown, telling the audience why she will end up being a hell girl. In season 2, the story of how her assistants will be with her is explained and at the end, how Enma Ai leaves this painful job of being a hell girl.

This is a sad ending episode, I cried when I finish watching the last episode in Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori (Season 2).

Check out a spoof website of Jigoku Tsushin : Click here
Jigoku Shoujo anime download: Season 1+2
Jigoku Shoujo anime OST: OST of Season 1+2

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