Oh, pitiful shadow cloaked in darkness
Thy action causes men pain and suffering
Thy hallow soul drowns in thy sins.
Would you like to see how death is like?
The first time I saw Enma Ai’s character I thought she was cute. Cute hair cut, big red eyes and that flowery black kimono, she’s referred to as the Jigoku Shoujo or Girl from Hell. When I saw the title it didn’t struck me in anyway to watch it. I usually get attracted to an anime just from their titles to actually watch it. But when I saw the DVD I just thought why not check it out.
When I started watching I was dumbfounded. I can see my deepest desire animated! I mean Enma Ai is actually doing what I always daydream about. You know the cruel stuff, scaring them and punishing them like that until eternity. Cruel ne? ^_^ I actually thought maybe I can contact this girl and join her forces. I wonder how her dolls got into her covenant. Hehe… okie! enough about that…
Enma Ai is a girl from hell. She can be contacted through the internet. However the page can only be assessed at exactly 12 midnight. When a person feels he or she has gone to their breaking point from their antagonist they can contact her. When the message in received, Enma Ai will personally give that person a doll with a red string. When the red string is pulled that means that person is officially in contact with her. If that person chooses to pull the string her soul will wander in pain and suffering for eternity when that person actually dies. That person will also have a mark of their covenant at their chest. At the very moment the string is pulled, Enma Ai and her dolls Ichimoku Ren, Hone-onna and Wanyuudo will go into action. These cursed people will be punished until Enma Ai actually brings that antagonist to hell.
Enma Ai’s operation is threatened when a girl named Tsugumi met Enma Ai and started to have visions from Enma Ai. Hajime, a freelance journalist and also Tsugumi’s father, believes that revenge is not the answer, with Tsugumi’s visions he pursues the contacts and tries to stop them. The dolls are also getting a little irritated when he appears and seemed to be always one step ahead of them. Wanyuudo figures that maybe Enma Ai is doing this without her knowledge.
I suggest that you wouldn’t do as I did, watch the whole series in 3 days, that’s 26 episodes people! This is that kind of anime that you should watch one episode a day because the plot of the story is almost the same in every episode. But if you’re a fan of seeing people e…eto… cruel people… very cruel people go to their own hell, like me, then this is for you. I’m cruel aren’t I? ^_^ hehehe…
originally posted: July 8, 2007
