I thought this was interesting. Each season of Hell Girl had a different version of Kakugo...they also had different versions of other songs, but kakugo stood out to me. In fact, it stands out to me in every season because it always plays at the part when a certain important action is being done and I've liked it in all of the seasons.
But I remember watching the first season and thinking that it was only in the first season, but it turns out it's in all three. So here's some comparison:
This is Kakugo from the first season. I like the version the most just because of the intensity of it. It has a creepy feeling that also kind of blunt and strong. It describes the first season because the first season was more graphic and seemed to have more importance on the scary aspects. Enma Ai and her group are first introduced and the only background we get is of Enma Ai's. Most of the episodes aren't really tear-jerking, but they are frightening...which can still induce tears (like the dog episode! TT^TT)
This is from the second season (my favourite season). It is more magical and more deep and a bit more emotional. It has different sounds that kind ask 'what's going to happen next?' unlike in the first episode where it was more 'Holy crap! Don't tell me what's going to happen next!'. This also describes the second season because it seemed to be a much deeper episode, answering many questions and showing a lot of human feelings rather than trying to scare the viewer. This season is more mysterious and secret like this version of Kakugo.
(Sorry, the song cuts off at some point...I dunno why) I don't remember half the music in Mitsuganae...it may have been that a lot of it was so out there or that a lot of it was so quiet. This is by far the quietest Kakugo. The whole season of Mitsuganae was about rebirth, and this kinda has that magical feeling of rebirth. It's more of a 'rising from the dead' rebirth mixed with the magical feel. So you have that creepy ghost-y feel like there's spirits around you or something.
I love Hell Girl...but I don't really like the last season that much. I do like Yuzuki...and I liked the twist...but none of the episodes really stood out to me as much as the other seasons. What bothered me the most is that every season a lot of questions about hell correspondence are answered, but nothings answered in Mitsuganae, and a lot of the tortures look fun...>3>
The first season was a good start. It was very creepy and I had a bunch of nightmares about a lot the episodes. A lot of episodes also made me cry, especially the dog episode and the last episode. I liked a lot of things about that season, but it was so creepy it just doesn't fit in the happy place in my heart...O.o;
The second season is waaayyy too much love. Almost every episode made me cry! They were also pretty scary and thought provoking (sometimes). Takuma and Yamawaro (even though he's in the 3rd season...I think of him as replacement Takuma) are my favourite characters from Jigoku Shoujo. When I first heard of Futakomori I didn't understand how that really made sense to the story, but then I understood completely as it neared the end. I didn't get that from Mitsuganae...In Futakomori (which means something like chain of two) there were two characters who were both held down by the chains of the others around them, that makes TOTAL sense. But Mitsuganae (which means something like cauldron of three) makes no sense...there's Yuzuki and Enma Ai...and that's it. Who's the third person!? Kikuri!? That wouldn't make any sense...hrmm...what about Yuzuki's friend? That also wouldn't make sense because she isn't at the same level as Enma Ai and Yuzuki...
I think Mitsuganae was too much fan-service and not enough story! >3>
I feel like rewatching all the episodes...but I feel that it would be a waste of time since I have so many other anime to watch and other things to do..."orz
Sorry about the whole Hell Girl post...I can't help my love for that anime~! <333
I should work on something...but I...I'm not sure of what to work on...but I know it is a thing and I'll do some of it~! :D
