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| Jigoku shoujo 2 dvd.png The cover of volume 1 of the Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori DVDs released in Japan. | |||
| 地ç„少女 (Jigoku ShÅjo) | |||
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Fantasy | ||
| TV anime | |||
| Director | Takahiro ÅŒmori | ||
| Writer | Ken'ichi Kanemaki | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Licensor |  Aniplex
 Revelation films | ||
| Network | Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX, Kids Station | ||
| English network |   IFC Okto | ||
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| Original run | October 4, 2005 – April 4, 2006 | ||
| Episodes | 26 | ||
| TV anime: Jigoku ShÅjo: Futakomori | |||
| Director | Takahiro ÅŒmori | ||
| Writer | Ken'ichi Kanemaki | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX, Kids Station, Independent Film Channel | ||
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| Original run | October 7, 2006 – April 6, 2007 | ||
| Episodes | 26 | ||
| Manga | |||
| Author | Miyuki EtÅ | ||
| Publisher | Kodansha | ||
| English publisher | Del Rey Manga | ||
| Demographic | ShÅjo | ||
| Magazine | Nakayoshi | ||
| Original run | October 2005 – ongoing | ||
| Volumes | 6 | ||
| TV drama | |||
| Director | Makoto Naganuma | ||
| Network | Nippon Television | ||
| Studio | Izumi TV Production | ||
| Original run | November 4, 2006 – January 27, 2007 | ||
| Time slot | Saturdays 25:25-25:50 | ||
| Episodes | 12 | ||
| Game | |||
| Jigoku ShÅjo Akekazura | |||
| Developer | Compile Heart | ||
| Rating | CERO: B (Ages 12 and up) | ||
| Platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| Released |
September 27, 2007 | ||
| TV anime: Jigoku ShÅjo: Mitsuganae | |||
| Director | Hiroshi Watanabe | ||
| Writer | Ken'ichi Kanemaki | ||
| Studio | Studio Deen | ||
| Network | Animax, MBS, Tokyo MX | ||
| Original run | October 4, 2008 – ongoing | ||
| Episodes | 26 | ||
- For criticism see Criticism of Hell_Girl
Hell Girl (地ç„少女 Jigoku ShÅjo), also known as Jigoku Shoujo: Girl from Hell in Animax Asia's English-language television broadcasts,[1][2] is an anime series, produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. It premiered across Japan on numerous television stations, including Animax, Tokyo MX, MBS and others, between October 4, 2005 and April 4, 2006. Following the success of the first season, the series was followed soon after into a second, Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori (地ç„少女 äºŒç± ), which premiered October 7, 2006 across Japan on Animax.[3] A live-action television series adaptation started airing in Japan on Nippon Television from November 4, 2006.[4] A third season of the anime, further continuing the series, was first announced on the mobile version of the series' official website Jigoku TsÅ«shin.[5] The official title of the third season was announced to be Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae (地ç„少女 三鼎).[6] and began airing on Japanese TV October 4th, 2008 [7].
Story
Most episodes are self-contained short stories in which the series narrates the suffering of a different individual caused by one or more antagonists. A website known as "Hell Correspondence" (Jigoku TsÅ«shin) may only be accessed at midnight by one who harbors a desire for revenge against their object of hatred. Should someone submit the name of someone against whom they bear a grudge or immense hatred, the Jigoku ShÅjo (Hell Girl) will offer them a straw doll with a red string wound around its neck. If the string is pulled, she will ferry the target of the revenge straightaway to Hell. However, to do that, the client must agree to a pact wherein he/she will go to hell after their life has ended. Sometimes, Ai shows them the consequences of going to hell; there is constant pain and suffering and they will wander for eternity.
During each story, the protagonists' dramas are explained in detail from the start of their grudges, through the escalation of their torment until it becomes unbearable and they resort to accessing the Hell Correspondence website; however, this does not hold true for all cases. The Hell Correspondence website is accessible only at the strike of midnight at exactly 12:00, and only if the client accessing it has enough hatred inside him/her. Upon accessing, a flicker of a fire appears on screen and the a black page is displayed with the following text: "ã‚ãªãŸã®æ€¨ã¿ã€æ™´ã‚‰ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚" (which in Japanese is read, "anata no urami, harashimasu" and means "We will take revenge, on your behalf."), a text box where the grudge's object must be written, and a "é€ä¿¡" (Send) button. After the client's request is posted, they are visited by Enma Ai, a young red-eyed girl wearing a traditional sailor school uniform (usually the dark version used only in winter months). She hands them a straw doll, which is actually one of her assistants, with a red string tied to its neck. The straw doll may be red, black or dark blue, depending on which assistant it is (Hone-Onna, Wanyudo or Ichimoku Ren, respectively). She then tells them that if they want their vengeance to be delivered, they must remove the string from the doll, and their enemies will be immediately taken to Hell. A black crest-shaped mark will appear on the protagonists' chests after the revenge is carried out, which serves as a constant reminder that once their lives come to an end, they must give compensation for Ai's service by having their own souls also sent to Hell.
Ai is aided by her three assistants: Ichimoku Ren, a young man in modern, casual clothes who takes the form of the blue straw doll; Hone-Onna, a woman wearing a kimono with the obi (sash) tied in front which signifies she is a prostitute and takes the form of the red straw doll; and WanyÅ«dÅ, an old man wearing a hat and, at times, a red scarf, who takes the form of the black straw doll. The three are human in form until Ai requires one of them to become one of the straw dolls. Once a straw doll, they cannot revert back to their human form until the red string is released. Oftentimes, the trio conducts investigations on their client and potential clients, even without Ai's orders, in order to validate the proper client and aid Ai as their master. With the information gathered in the investigation, the trio sometimes uses this data to present a reenactment of the sins of the target on the event they are being judged, to remind them of the sins they committed against the client and sometimes offers them the chance to apologize or own up to their crimes. If they don't confess, Ai ferries them to hell. This is still debatable, however, as there are instances where victims are still ferried to Hell as they beg forgiveness or promise repentance; even then, there are instances where the victim is not presented the prospect of redemption at all.
In episode 8 of the first season, two recurring characters are introduced: A journalist named Shibata Hajime — a former scandal-hunter/blackmailer who turned to investigating the stories involving the Jigoku ShÅjo; and his daughter Tsugumi. After an encounter with Enma Ai, Tsugumi starts to have visions of what Ai sees and thus the two become more and more involved in Ai's matters. Hajime doesn't agree with Ai's methods to deliver vengeance for her clients, and tries to stop those who contacted Jigoku ShÅjo from using her service with Tsugumi's help.
In season two, a significant amount of the plot is centered around Takuma Kurebayashi, a boy who is blamed by his townsfolk for causing disappearances around the town, which was actually caused by the townsfolk who used Jigoku Tsūshin.
In season 3, after Ai Enma's supposed death after the events of the 2nd season, her three helpers, Ichimoku Ren, Wanyudo and Hone-Onna live out their existence in relative peace. This is suddenly shattered when Kikuri returns to recruit them. Meanwhile, Ai mysteriously reappears from the dead and uses the body of a young schoolgirl, Yuzuki Mikage, to revive the Jigoku Tsūshin operation. Yuzuki is aware of Ai's presence however, and she has been shown to see what Ai sees.
Characters
Main characters
- Ai Enma (é–»é” ã‚ã„ Enma Ai)
- Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)
- The primary protagonist of the series, who is arguably an anti-heroine as well. With long, straight black hair and ruby-red eyes and pale skin, she is a spiritual entity with a tragic past, who lives in a place frozen in time as it basks in eternal sunset, along with her grandmother. Through an old computer inside their house, Ai is able to receive the names the clients have typed on the website, and she delivers this revenge. She normally wears a black seifuku, or sailor uniform (which is usually worn during winter months), but always wears a kimono with floral (or egg) designs when delivering the vengeance of a client. Ai started her career as the Hell Girl by her own act of vengeance on the villagers who sentenced her to a sacrificial death as part of their village's tradition. Her eyes, once a deep brown, turned red arguably at the point where Sentarou (her childhood soul mate and cousin who gave in under the villagers' pressure to bury her alive) gave the first shovel of soil onto her face. She broke out of her grave after a while, and took revenge on the entire village with her wrath, burning it to the ground, out of anger. Her task of fulfilling other people's vengeance and ferrying people to Hell is her punishment, a task which she had performed for 400 years after that incident. The Lord of Hell who gave her new life to exact others' grievances, made a pact with her; in exchange for her immortal form, she cannot enter hell and must remain on the shores of Hell, acting as the deliverer of people's hatred and vengeance. In order to serve these tasks, the Lord of Hell demanded that Ai forget her own hatred, numbing herself to the sufferings of others and becoming a mere observer of any happenings. If she hadn't this punishment, the souls of her beloved ones would have forever wander in hell, lost for eternity. Having no other choice, Ai agreed with the Lord of Hell and became the Hell Girl.
- Although this task is presented as atonement, it is unknown whether she will ever be freed of it. WanyūdŠnoted she still had feelings, though, although she did not express them strongly, and it was later revealed that Ai had been ordered to close her heart by the Spider. But the experiences she has with the Shibatas reawakened her discontent with her terrible fate and later apparently reawakened other emotions, or at least Ai's ability to express them. When enraged, Ai demonstrates the ability to hurl great blasts of energy, as well as the power to create elaborate illusions and teleport. She also has the ability to show someone the future of a grudge, as she showed Yuzuki in Episode 18 of Mitsuganae.
- In the second season, Ai becomes more expressive and shows more emotions, being more willing to interact with her "clients" and victims. She even puts up a "V for Victory" sign in front of her target by way of mocking him as he is dragged to his doom. She had also been seen reading from a fashion magazine while her compatriots watch over their client, and had showed concern towards a mother who willingly ended her life so that her daughter doesn't have to send her to Hell. As she witnesses Takuma Kurebayashi's disheartening persecution, Ai recollects her emotions pertaining to her own wrongful persecution and she defies her 'employer', the Lord of Hell, and becomes restored to human life — and killed shortly thereafter, when saving Takuma from his tormentors. After Ai's self-sacrifice, her body dissolves into sakura petals and drifts into the sky.
- In the third season, we see Ai's return to the series after. In the beginning of the season, she transports another girl, Yuzuki, to a strange illusion and dream state, where Ai makes the girl her new "vessel". The relationship between Yuzuki and Ai can be compared to the bond that she shared with Tsugumi in the first season, albeit much closer. Her body is later released from hell during The Six-script Lantern ceremony in her town in which the gate to hell is temporarily open allowing Ai to be released from her body. Ai eventually reveals to Yuzuki that she is destined to become her successor.
- It is ironic that Ai's name actually translates as: Ai (love) and Enma (the Judge of the Underworld). A second translation of Ai, however, is accomplice, denoting Ai's role as Enma's assistant. Another meaning of her name is the kanji for 'sorrow'. Because her first name is never written in kanji, its meaning remains ambiguous.
- WanyÅ«dÅ (輪入é“)
- Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)
- WanyÅ«dÅ is the first of Ai's three companions. He generally appears as an old man whose eyes remain mostly shut, wearing a traditional yukata with a long-sleeved haori, and a red scarf around his neck. When needed by Ai, he takes the form of the black straw doll, by wrapping his scarf tight around his neck, that Ai hands to her clients in the series. He also frequently takes the form of Ai's coach with burning wheels when she goes to the human world to claim a soul. The coach bears the same black flame-crest that appears on the chest of those people who contract with the Hell Girl. Despite appearing quite mild-mannered, frail and weak with age at most times, WanyÅ«dÅ possesses considerable skills in martial arts and is capable of hurling fireballs and performing feats of inhuman strength. WanyÅ«dÅ's name is derived from the yÅkai of the same name and means "A wheel entering the road". In episode 12 of Futakomori, it is revealed that he was a princess' entourage carriage, which fell off a cliff. The coach caught fire and all aboard were killed. As a result, he became a yÅkai terrorizing people in the form of a flaming wheel with his own enlarged, infuriated face as a hubcap, until he met Ai and she invited him to join her as her first companion. WanyÅ«dÅ revealed to Ai his ability to shapeshift.
- Ren Ichimoku (一目 連 Ichimoku Ren)
- Voiced by: Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)
- Ren is Ai's second companion, and usually takes the form of a young man. He can manifest a single large green eye that can be directed anywhere, allowing him to see the inside of a building through projecting the eye on the walls and ceilings. The large eye can also be used as a weapon through projecting intense flashes of light. When required, Ren becomes the blue straw doll by kissing a pendant he wears around his neck. Ren's name means "one glance company". He is sometimes referred to as "Moku" or "Ishimoto Ren". His powers in human form is a reference to Daidarabocchi, a type of mythological giant that is enshrouded in shadow. It is later revealed that Ren is a tsukumogami (artifact spirit), a type of spirit that originates from an artifact which has gained sentience after a long period of existence. In Ren's case, he was once a katana, forced to be aware and watch whatever was done with him. He was given his current form(s) by Ai, who collected him after he was abandoned on a large rock after a battle, during which his most recent owner was slain. Ai thinks that he is looking for something and asks him to accompany her. He agrees saying that the rock he was abandoned in was getting pretty boring. Since that time, Ren has apparently grown quite fond of his human form, displaying considerable vanity from time to time. Ai claims she invited him to join her because there is something that Ren is looking for, a fact perhaps manifested in Ren's occasional puzzlement and inability to understand the things humans do. Alternatively, some of Ren's comments indicate that what he was looking for was companionship, something to fill the emptiness of his existence as a sword used for endless killing. Ren has apparently developed feelings for his colleagues, seeing them as family.
- Hone Onna (骨女, Bone Woman)
- Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese), Jennifer Seman (English)
- Hone Onna is Ai's third companion, and she often takes the form of a woman in a kimono with its obi tied in front--the trademark of an oiran (In the second season, her obi is tied at the back) and a slightly disheveled hairstyle. She dislikes being called "old lady". She becomes the red straw doll when necessary by tossing her red obi jime, or cord, over her shoulder. Hone Onna and Ren investigate the people who make a contract and the ones they have a grudge against. She usually infiltrates human society in casual clothing to investigate cases, on these occasions she tends to use the pseudonym "Sone Anna". She has used throwing knives as weapons in the first season of the show, and has shown considerable skill with these weapons. Hone Onna also seems to have some skill as a contortionist, which allows her to squeeze into very small places. The name Hone Onna comes from the legendary creature of the same name, literally meaning "bone woman", which reflects her ability to expose the bones in her body to scare the victims of the revenge Ai delivers. In episode 8 of Futakomori she jokingly refers to her age as being about 200 years old; however, this has never been confirmed. It is revealed that she had been a prostitute named Tsuyi who was betrayed by a man whom she had fallen in love with after he sold her to a brothel to be able to pay off his own debts. Tsuyi was betrayed again when she attempted to arrange the escape of a fellow prostitute named Kion with a man who had come to truly love Tsuyi. Tsuyi and the man were later murdered by a yakuza, and that same yakuza cast Tsuyi into a river afterward. Spirits rising from human bones thrown into the river before merged with Tsuyi's restless spirit, transforming Tsuyi into the yÅkai Hone Onna, in which form she later met Ai.
- Ai's Grandmother (ã‚ã„ã®ç¥–æ¯ Ai no Sobo)
- Voiced by: Eriko Matsushima (Japanese), Juli Erickson (English)
- She is never actually seen in the series, other than as a shadowy silhouette behind a paper screen that is always spinning thread in her room. She occasionally notifies Ai when a new client beeps on the computer and advises her, occasionally commenting on the cases she takes up. She doesn't talk to anyone except Ai, although in an episode in season one, she made the exception of talking to Shibata Hajime. A single human eyewitness in Futakomori who had observed Ai's grandmother ran in terror, implying that her appearance may be other than human. During the final episode of Futakomori she stops spinning threads for the first time and thanks Ai's three assistants for everything they have done. Ai's Grandmother doesn't appear in the third season until episode 14. That is due to the fact that neither of Ai's companions reside in the realm of Eternal Twilight anymore, and until that episode, instead of the usual ritualistic bathing and the grandma preparing Ai's nangajabun, Ai simply took over Yuzuki's body and appeared already dressed.
- The Spider (人é¢èœ˜è›› Jinmen Gumo)
- Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (Japanese), John Swasey (English)
- An oddly-coloured spider with three eyes upon its abdomen, which appears in the sunset world where Ai and her assistants reside between assignments. It speaks with the voice of a man and is apparently Ai's superior, having been the one to pronounce sentence on her after she killed the people of her village. It appears to be holding the souls of Ai's loved ones — namely her parents — hostage; if Ai does not do the task she has been given, the spider has threatened that her parents would wander in darkness for eternity. The spider demonstrates an ability to pilot the ferryboat to Hell in Futakomori and tries to restrain Ai, having decided to take her to Hell after her feelings of rage reawakened and she violently attacked the Shibatas. Ai turned out to be too strong for it to hold her without her consent. The spider is neither liked nor trusted by Ai's assistants, with whom it in turn does not speak. In the last episode of Futakomori, WanyūdŠidentifies the spider as the Lord of Hell. It can be inferred that the Spider deliberately exposed Ai to a situation reminiscent of her own death in order to test whether she would obey its will or act on her impulse to interfere with Takuma's plight.
- Kikuri (ããã‚Š)
- Voiced by: Kanako Sakai
- An enigmatic girl introduced in Futakomori. Little is known about her except the fact she is not human. She can wander freely between the mortal plane and Ai's house in the sunset world, sometimes interfering with her and her companions' job; in one instance, she brought a human into the sunset world out of mischief. In stark contrast to Ai, Kikuri has completely blue/purple eyes (including most of the sclera) and her personality is far more childish (yet much livelier as she has the tendency to pull pranks) than Ai's. She has stated that she likes Ai, and some of her actions and use of powers seem to be causing the greatest amount of suffering and fear possible. It is yet unknown whether this is meant to be truly malicious or not. She seems to take delight in acts of low-level destructiveness, such as chopping off flowers or destroying anything that Ai cares for. She has shown incredible skills with her loincloth, using it to catch or hit objects with considerable accuracy and skill. Despite the fact that she wreaks havoc freely, she has only taken orders from Ai and Ai alone. This is seen when Kikuri touches Ai's grandmother's spinning wheels despite the woman's protests, ceasing only when Ai tells her to. In the last episode of the second season, it is revealed that Kikuri is a host for the will of the Spider, which can take over her body as it pleases. Hence, it becomes questionable how many of her malicious acts were of her own will and which were instigated by her master. Some of her acts could have been to ensure that Ai's clients would pull the string and send their tormentor to hell. Nevertheless, she is still compassionate, showing a brief bout of grief immediately after Ai's death. After Ai's death and the release of her beloved ones to wander as lost souls, Kikuri rides on the boat and says "It's over... that was Ai's answer... Well done". As she says those words, she pokes a cherry the color of Ai's eyes in her former childish way.
- In the third season, Kikuri possesses a wind-up doll that often needs to be rewound by Yamawaro.
- Yamawaro (山童)
- Voiced by: Hekiru Shiina
- A hell creature commanded by the new Hell Girl in season 3, who takes on the look of a young boy, though he can also become a yellow/green straw doll. In human form, he calls himself by the name of Huang (黄). Often quiet and having a gentle demeanor, not much is known about him as of yet. He follows Kikuri on their assignments in the real world, referring to her as princess. His name is derived from the same name given to a legendary mountain-dwelling creature in KyÅ«shÅ« from Gazu Hyakki YakÅ, an illustrated book on Japanese folklore demons. In episode 6 of Mitsuganae it is hinted that Yamawaro has the power to manipulate objects. In Episode 17 of "Mitsuganae", it is revealed that his name basis holds some truth. He was a ghostly boy who roamed a mountain but whenever he was seen by humans, he looked like a walking pile of mushrooms. It seems in his time before joining Hell Girl, he looked upon a family by the name of Ashiya. Their son Hikaru had gone missing many years ago. The father of the household was a scientist trying to obtain eternal life. Yamawaro stepped in as their son. Ms. Ashiya accepted him with no worry. Mr. Ashiya, knowing that Yamawaro was obviously not human, opted to use Yamawaro for his "Caterpillar fungus" experiments which still manifests in him till this day. He stated it was "to extend his wife's life". After learning of this, Ms. Ashiya shooed Yamawaro away, hoping to spare him from the parasitic experiments at the cost of her own life.
- She contacted Hell Correspondence to gain revenge on her husband calling it "Hikaru's vengeance". Despite Yamawaro's begging, she pulled the string. Yamawaro watched as the Ashiya mansion swirled away into a cloud of dust. Ms. Ashiya along with it, clutching what seems to be a young boy. This was a key experience to Yamawaro.
Recurring characters
- Hajime Shibata (柴田 一 Shibata Hajime)
- Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), John Burgmeier (English)
- A former journalist who now earns money by blackmailing celebrities with evidence of their scandals. He began to investigate rumors about the Hell Correspondence website merely out of interest, but becomes more heavily involved once he realizes that it is more than just a rumor and people are actually being dragged into pit of Hell. Furthermore, his daughter Tsugumi seems to have a mysterious connection with Enma Ai that allows her to see anything significant that Ai sees. Using Tsugumi's foresight ability, Hajime and Tsugumi begin trying to stop Ai's clients from damning one another. He believes revenge to be wrong, and thinks it only causes more pain. Hajime and Tsugumi are shown Ai's past, when they nearly drown in a river. It is also revealed that Sentarou, Ai's only friend, is one of his ancestors. Ai wants revenge against Sentarou, so she takes it out on his blood line and attempts to corrupt Tsugumi in to sending Hajime to Hell. Much to Hajime's relief, Tsugumi refuses. In Futakomori Hajime is shown to be Ai's biographer. A Detective in Futakomori, named Detective Meshiai, attempts to track him down for questioning, but ultimately fails in locating him; revealing Hajime to have disappeared mysteriously between the events of seasons 1 and 2. Tsugumi does not have contact with Hajime in the third season, as she briefly expresses her loneliness. Ai's assistants are unaware of what happened to Hajime, which reveals Hajime was not sent to Hell by Hell Correspondence. What has happened to Hajime remains unknown.
- In the anime series, his primary mode of transportation is a yellow Mitsubishi Minica, while in the live action series he uses a Yamaha XF50X Vox scooter.
- Tsugumi Shibata (柴田 ã¤ãã¿ Shibata Tsugumi)
- Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese), Luci Christian (English)
- Hajime's daughter who often refers to him as Hajime, rather than father or dad. She sees Ai one day and has had a mysterious connection with her ever since. At first, she reports everything she sees through Ai to Hajime, but as the series progresses, she becomes more reluctant to do so as she begins to disagree with her father on whether they should try to stop Ai or not. However, after an innocent nurse is sent to Hell by a drug addict, she begins to realize revenge is wrong. At the end of season one, Ai shows Tsugumi visions of how her father and mother argued just before her mother's death, which lead her mother into leaving the house and dying, in an attempt to corrupt her into blaming Hajime for her mother's death, so she'd send him to Hell. Tsugumi however, refuses. She is briefly shown in the second season as a source of information for an investigator. She tells Detective Meshi to trust her father, then she runs off because she was called by Kikuri. It seems that she has a similar relationship with Kikuri in Futakomori that she had with Ai in the first season. She is apart of the medical staff in Yuzuki's school in the third season; her intentions, however, are not made clear. She is also completely obliviously about the fact that Ai's assistants are also staff members at the school she is a nurse at. During The Six-script Lantern ceremony she advises Yuzuki not to go in the Gates of Hell, and then disappears in the fog mysteriously when Yuzuki looks away. She appears to have uncanny knowledge of the supernatural, having known that Yuzuki wouldn't be able to come back if she entered the Gate of Hell. This knowledge may be due to her spiritual powers of foresight or to her connection with Ai and Kikuri. In episode 20 of Mitsuganae, Tsugumi, along with Ai and Yuzuki, are simultaneously lured into a mansion. Upon entering the mansion, Ai and Tsugumi greet each other, showing that that they have known each other for quite some time. The mansion that they entered is owned by a man named Mizuragi Shogo, who is holding a pact against Tsugumi. Just as Shogo begins pulling the red string off the straw doll, he is sent to Hell by one of his assistants who held a pact against him; thus sparing Tsugumi from being eternally damned. Tsugumi expresses how tired she is of living alone, confirming that she has no longer contact with her father Hajime.
- Ayumi Shibata (柴田 ã‚ゆ㿠Shibata Ayumi)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
- Hajime's late wife. Hajime devoted more time to his work than to his family, but with the intent to make his wife happy through earning large amounts of money to improve their lifestyle. In her loneliness, Ayumi had an affair with a politician that Hajime happened to be spying on. Because of that incident, he cast her out of the house and forbade her from ever seeing Tsugumi. A few moments later, Ayumi dies in a car accident. Tsugumi keeps her mother's earrings as a memento. Hajime still loves Ayumi very much, and regrets not forgiving her because he believes she would not have died if he had. On the other hand, Ai tried using her death to tempt Tsugumi to send her own father to Hell.
- Takuma Kurebayashi (紅林 拓真 Kurebayashi Takuma)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
- Takuma is a quiet boy who lives in Lovely Hills. He is misunderstood and often bullied by his fellow townsfolk who believe he's the "Devil's Child", much like Ai was in her village. When he first made his appearance, his mother was killed by a friend of his father, who was also seriously injured in the incident. As the murderer was about to kill Takuma, he was sent to Hell; but at this moment the police arrive, and the townsfolk end up thinking that Takuma is the murderer. It is unclear if he possesses as much spiritual powers as Ai, but he does have the ability of foresight and he has been observed by Ai for some time throughout the story. In the end, Ai saves him from the townsfolk, but ends up getting killed herself. At the end of the show it is revealed that his father has recovered almost completely and that his friend, Hotaru Meshiai, will soon wake up from her cold induced coma, as Takuma hopes.
- Yuzuki Mikage (御景ゆãšã Mikage Yuzuki)
- Voiced by: Satomi Sato
- First appearing in season 3, Yuzuki is a 9th grader schoolgirl who currently studies at Saigawara 4th Junior High School. Although a normal everyday girl, she actually has deep relations to the Hell Correspondance website. While Yuzuki is in the bathtub one night, Ai appears before her, suddenly kissing the other girl. It is shown that Ai now resides inside Yuzuki, using her as a human vessel to carry out her duties as Hell Girl. When a person forms a contract with the Hell Correspondence, Yuzuki will become Ai to send the victim to Hell. Much like Tsugumi in the first season, she is able to see visions of those who have called upon Hell Girl; although it is often acquaintances of her own who do so, the actual number is uncertain. About halfway through the series, Ai releases herself from Yuzuki during The Six-script Lantern ceremony in her town in which the gate to hell is temporarily open. It is still implied that Yuzuki still has a connection to her. After her friend, Akie, is sent to Hell, Yuzuki's eyes were seen to flash red for a moment. It is unknown what meaning, if any, this signifies. Now, she tries to keep Ai's clients from sending their tormentor to Hell. Despite the fact that the cycle of hatred is a part of life, she never stops trying to end it. Even after being shown visions by Ai proving that there's no way to stop revenge, she continues to try. In episode 19 of Mitsuganae, Ai reveals to Yuzuki that she is destined to become her successor. Yuzuki also discovers that Ai's assistants are staff at her school.
- Hell Boy (地ç„å°‘å¹´ Jigoku ShÅnen)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)
- A television psychic named Gilles de L'Enfer, who calls himself Hell Boy. As child he possessed powers that frightened even his own parents to the point where they killed their own son. His powers gave him the ability to escape Hell. After he escaped Hell he sought revenge against his parents and sent them to Hell. He made his first appearance in season 1, challenging Ai to a duel. He gained the upper hand in the duel, overpowering both Ai and her three companions. Before he was able to defeat Ai and send her to Hell, he himself was sent to Hell by a man named Hiroshi Watanabe, who was holding a pact against him. While being ferried to Hell, he promised he would escape Hell once again. He is referenced at the end of episode 10 of Mitsuganae by a small group of school joggers as they cross the finish line. Gilles makes a brief cameo appearance in episode 21 of Mitsuganae, appearing as an egg shaped character stitched on a hat, which is owned by a young boy named Kaito. The character is wearing the exact same attire that Gilles wore in season one. The facial expression on the Hell Boy character symbol appears to change through out the episode, showing that Gilles may have been supernaturally manipulating this character on the hat and possibly Kaito. The character symbol grins during tense moments and the eyebrows become bold during moments involving the the straw doll, implying that Gilles feels sadistic pleasure from pain and suffering caused by the Hell Correspondence.
Anime
The Jigoku ShÅjo anime series was produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. Directed by Takahiro ÅŒmori, the first season spanned 26 episodes and premiered across Japan on Animax between October 4, 2005, and April 4, 2006. The series' second season, Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori (地ç„少女 äºŒç± ), premiered from October 7, 2006 across Japan on Animax. Animax also later translated and dubbed both the first[1] and second seasons[8][9] of the series into English for broadcast across its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and also aired the series across its other networks worldwide in various other languages, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Europe and other regions. The first season of the series was also licensed for North American distribution by FUNimation. The series began broadcasting on the U.S. cable/satellite channel IFC in July of 2008.
Staff
- Original Concept: Hiroshi Watanabe
- Original Work: Jigoku ShÅjo Project
- Planning: Kenji Shimizu (Wellthink), Hideo Katsumata (Aniplex)
- Planning Coordination: HirÅ Maruyama (MBS), Akira Sasaki (Animax), Yasuyuki Uchida (Kid's Station), Hitoyasu Oyama, Kazuyoshi Takagi (CBC), Satoshi Matsumoto
- Series Composition: Kenichi Kanemaki
- Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki, Noburo Takagi, Natsuko Takahashi, Satoru Nishizono, Maki Hiro, Yukinori Fukushima, Kenichi Kanemaki, Hiroyuki Kawasaki (second season)
- Character Design: Mariko Oka
- Mechanical Design: ShÅhei Ohara
- Prop Design: Shogo Morishita
- Chief Animation Directors: Masahiro Aizawa (first season), Mariko Oka (second season)
- Art Directors: Yoshinori Hishinuma (first season), Nariyuki Ogi (second season)
- Paint Inspection: Shinji Matsumoto
- Director of Photography: Shinyo KondÅ
- Editing: Masahiro Matsumara (Jay Film)
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani
- Music Production: Jasuto
- Music Director: Fumiko Harada
- Sound Director: ShÅji Hata
- Sound Design: Minoru Yamada (Ena)
- Sound Production: Darks Production
- Animation Producer: KÅji Ījima
- Producers: Ai Abe (Aniplex), Norihiro Hayashida (Wellthink)
- Director: Takahiro ÅŒmori
- Animation Production: Studio Deen
- Production: Jigoku ShÅjo Project (SKY Perfect Well Think, Aniplex)
Jigoku ShÅjo (first season)
Episodes
Main article: List of Hell Girl episodes
Theme songs
- Opening theme
- Sakasama no ChÅ (逆ã•ã¾ã®è¶, lit. The Inverted Butterfly)
- Lyrics: SNoW, Hideaki Yamano
- Composition: SNoW, AsanjÅ ShindÅ
- Arrangement: AsanjÅ ShindÅ, Ken'ichi Fujita
- Performance: SNoW
- Ending theme
- Karinui (ã‹ã‚Šã¬ã„, lit. Basting)
- Lyrics: Hitomi Mieno
- Composition and arrangement: Masara Nishida
- Performance: Mamiko Noto
Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori (Two Cages)
Episodes
Main article: List of Jigoku ShÅjo: Futakomori episodes
Theme songs
- Opening theme
- NightmaRe
- Lyrics: Hideaki Yamano
- Composition: SNoW, AsanjÅ ShindÅ
- Performance: SNoW
- Ending theme
- Aizome (ã‚ã„ãžã‚, lit. Indigo Dye)
- Lyrics: Aa (savage genius)
- Composition: Takumi (savage genius)
- Arrangement: Masara Nishida
- Performance: Mamiko Noto
Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae (Cauldron of Three)
Episodes
Main article: List of Jigoku ShÅjo: Mitsuganae episodes
Theme songs
- Opening theme
- Tsukihana (月è¯, lit. Moon Flower)
- Lyrics: Kitade Nana
- Composition: Velvet Romica
- Performance: Kitade Nana
- Ending theme
- Ichinuke (ã„ã¡ã¬ã‘, lit. once through)
- Lyrics: Hitomi Mieno
- Composition: Asami Kousei
- Arrangement: Yasutaka Mizushima
- Performance: Mamiko Noto
- Release Date: December 17, 2008
OST
The first original soundtrack for the Jigoku ShÅjo anime series was released on January 25, 2006. The second original soundtrack for the series was released on April 19, 2006.
Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori released its first soundtrack on January 24, 2007, and the second soundtrack on March 21, 2007.
Jigoku ShÅjo Original Soundtrack
| Jigoku ShÅjo Original Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani | |
| Released | January 25, 2006 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 焦燥 | Impatience |
| 2 | æ‚ªæ„ | Malice |
| 3 | 影差ã—㦠| Differing |
| 4 | 蜘蛛ã¨è€å©†ã¨å°‘女 | The Spider, the Crone, and the Girl |
| 5 | 地ç„通信 | Hell Communication |
| 6 | 少女é™è‡¨ | Advent of the Girl |
| 7 | 三è—æœæŸ»ç·š | Three Straw Investigation Line |
| 8 | 真昼ã®å¤ªé™½ | Midday Sun |
| 9 | ã„ã˜ã‚ | Bullying |
| 10 | 朱ã«æŸ“ã¾ã‚‹ | To Be Dyed Red |
| 11 | 父ã¨å¨˜ | Father and Daughter |
| 12 | 復è®ã®è¡Œæ–¹ | Direction of Revenge |
| 13 | ã‚ãŸãŸã‹ã„ã‚‚ã® | Something Warm |
| 14 | èŠå±… | Theatrical Play |
| 15 | ã†ã¤ã‚ãªç©´ | Empty Pit |
| 16 | 覚悟 | Determination |
| 17 | 地ç„æµã— | Hell Flow |
| 18 | 満ã¡ã¦ã„ãé—‡ | Brimming Darkness |
| 19 | 哀れãªå½± | Miserable Shadow |
| 20 | 暗黒イリュージョン | Dark Illusion |
| 21 | 地ç„ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ | Hell Rock |
| 22 | 地ç„ã®å·æµã‚Œ | Carried Away by Hell's Current |
| 23 | 優ã—ã„æ°—æŒã¡ | Kind Feelings |
| 24 | ã‹ã‚Šã¬ã„(フルãƒãƒ¼ã‚¸ãƒ§ãƒ³) | Basting (Full Version) |
Jigoku ShÅjo Original Soundtrack II
| Jigoku ShÅjo Original Soundtrack II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani | |
| Released | April 19, 2006 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 逢é”ãŒæ™‚ | Dusk |
| 2 | ä¾é ¼äºº | Client |
| 3 | 想ã„出 | Recollection |
| 4 | 袋å°è·¯ | Blind Alley |
| 5 | 憎悪 | Hatred |
| 6 | 柴田走る | The Shibatas Run |
| 7 | 逡巡 | Hesitation |
| 8 | 幸㛠| Happiness |
| 9 | ç‹‚ã„出ã—ãŸæ¯è»Š | Crazed Gears |
| 10 | ã›ã¤ãªã„æ€ã„ | Painful Thoughts |
| 11 | 地ç„ã®ä»•äº‹äºº | Worker of Hell |
| 12 | 三è—熱血篇 | Three Straw Hotblooded Chapter |
| 13 | 一目連 | Ichimoku Ren |
| 14 | ç«è»Š | Fiery Cart |
| 15 | 骨女 | Hone Onna |
| 16 | 満月 | Full Moon |
| 17 | 廃屋 | Abandoned House |
| 18 | 刻ã¾ã‚Œã‚‹éŸ³ | Engraving Sound |
| 19 | 地ç„ワルツ | Hell Waltz |
| 20 | 地ç„å°‘å¹´ | Hell Boy |
| 21 | ã•ãらã†ãŸ | Sakura Song |
| 22 | 迷妄ã®æžœã¦ | Edge of Delusion |
| 23 | å…é“郷 | Six After-Death Worlds |
| 24 | ç«ç„” | Flames |
| 25 | æ¡œå¹é›ª | Sakura Snowstorm |
| 26 | 地ç„少女 | Hell Girl |
Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori Original Soundtrack
| Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori Original Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani | |
| Released | January 24, 2007 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | è¿·ã„è·¯ | Stray Path |
| 2 | æ·±ã淵より | Deeper than the Abyss |
| 3 | é šæœ¨ | Neck Woods |
| 4 | ã‚ã®ã“ã‚ | Back Then |
| 5 | 暗雲 | Dark Clouds |
| 6 | 人間模様 | Pattern of Humans |
| 7 | 赤ã„マフラー | Red Muffler |
| 8 | ããã‚Šé™è‡¨ | Kikuri Advents |
| 9 | 地ç„ã®èˆŸæŒ | Hell's Boat Song |
| 10 | 日常 | Daily Life |
| 11 | ããã‚Š | Kikuri |
| 12 | ä¸è‰¯ã®ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒž | Delinquent's Theme |
| 13 | å°ã•ãªå¹¸ã› | A Little Happiness |
| 14 | 悲ã—ã„話 | Sad Story |
| 15 | ä¼ã¿ | Plan |
| 16 | æ°´é¢ã®æœˆ | Moon on the Water's Surface |
| 17 | æ²¼ã«æ²ˆã‚€ | To Sink into the Swamp |
| 18 | 覚悟2006 | Determination 2006 |
| 19 | äºŒç± | Second Cage |
| 20 | 地ç„交響曲 | Hell Symphony |
| 21 | 地ç„メタル | Hell Metal |
| 22 | 彼岸花 | Cluster Amaryllis |
| 23 | ã‚ã„ãžã‚ | Indigo Dye |
Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori Original Soundtrack II
| Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori Original Soundtrack II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani | |
| Released | March 21, 2007 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 地ç„絵図 | Hell Illustration |
| 2 | 刻迫る | The Moment Approaches |
| 3 | 女ã®æ€§ | The Nature of Women |
| 4 | è—人形ã®ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒž | Straw Doll's Theme |
| 5 | æ£ç¾© | Justice |
| 6 | ããã‚Šã®ã‚¦ã‚¤ãƒ³ãƒŠãƒ¼ | Kikuri's Wiener |
| 7 | 夜ã®ä¸‰è— | Three Straw at Night |
| 8 | 時雨 | Autumn Rain |
| 9 | 地ç„ã®å…¥ã‚Šå£ | Hell Entrance |
| 10 | 悪é”ã®å | Devil's Child |
| 11 | 丘ã®ä½äºº | Hill Dweller |
| 12 | ã‚ãŒç”ºãƒ©ãƒ–リーヒルズ | Our Town, Lovely Hills |
| 13 | è£åˆ‡ã‚Š | Betrayal |
| 14 | 戦慄 | Shiver |
| 15 | ã¿ãšã†ã¿ | Lake |
| 16 | 異様 | Strangeness |
| 17 | 復è®ã®é€£éŽ– | Chain of Vengeance |
| 18 | 囚ã‚ã‚ŒãŸç”º | The Captured Town |
| 19 | ã‚ã„ | Ai |
| 20 | é›†å›£å¿ƒç† | Group Mentality |
| 21 | 記憶 | Memory |
| 22 | 少女ã®ã†ãŸ | Girl's Song |
| 23 | ã‚ã„ãžã‚ (Piano version) | Indigo Dye (Piano version) |
Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae Original Soundtrack ~Nikushoku~
| Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae Original Soundtrack ~Nikushoku~ | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani | |
| Released | December 17, 2008 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 常世ã®å¤¢ | Eternal Dream |
| 2 | 三鼎 | Ding of Three |
| 3 | 春ã®é¢¨ | Spring Wind |
| 4 | å¤ã®é¢¨ | Summer Wind |
| 5 | ã²ã¨ã‚Š | Alone |
| 6 | 悪ã„空想 | Bad Fantasies |
| 7 | ããり姫 | Princess Kikuri |
| 8 | 幼女é™è‡¨ | A Young Girl Advents |
| 9 | ã‚¢ãƒ³ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ã‚¤å››è— | Four Straw Ennui |
| 10 | 冥土ã®ã‚†ã‚‰ã‚ã | Flickering of the Underworld |
| 11 | æ®‹åƒ | Afterimage |
| 12 | ç ´æ»…ã®æ·µ | Abyss of Destruction |
| 13 | æ„šã‹ãªé‚ | Stupid Soul |
| 14 | åŸ‹ç« | Pyre |
| 15 | 怨ã¿ã®éˆ´éŸ³ | The Chime of Grudges |
| 16 | 少女ã®æ°—é… | Signs of a Girl |
| 17 | 震ãˆã‚‹å”‡ | Trembling Lips |
| 18 | è’ã¶ã‚‹ç¥ž | A Rampaging God |
| 19 | 白ã„é³¥ 赤ã„é³¥ | White Bird, Red Bird |
| 20 | 覚悟2008 | Determination 2008 |
| 21 | 羽化 | Emergence |
| 22 | 地ç„ã®èŠ±é“ | Passage to Hell |
| 23 | 地ç„デスメタル | Hell Death Metal |
| 24 | 新・地ç„ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ | New Hell Rock |
| 25 | 悲ã—ãèˆŸæŒ | A Sad Sailor Song |
| 26 | 予感 | Premonition |
| 27 | 涙雨 | Rain of Tears |
| 28 | ã„ã¡ã¬ã‘ | Once Through |
Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae Original Soundtrack ~Soushoku~
| Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae Original Soundtrack ~Soushoku~ | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack by Yasuharu Takanashi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Fujisawa | |
| Released | March 4, 2009 |
| Label | Aniplex Inc. |
| Track Number | Japanese Title | Translated Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | æœˆæ˜ | Reflection |
| 2 | æ‹å¿ƒ | Love |
| 3 | é™ã‹ãªæ±ºæ„ | Quiet Resolution |
| 4 | 自画自賛 | Self-Praise |
| 5 | æ‘八分 | Ostracism |
| 6 | 追走 | Banishment |
| 7 | è—ã¨è— | Straw and Straw |
| 8 | å¾…ã¡äººæ¥ã‚‹ | The Awaited Person Comes |
| 9 | ã•ã™ã‚‰ã„ã®å››è— | The Four Wandering Straws |
| 10 | 残念ワルツ | Regret Waltz |
| 11 | ã¨ã‚‚ã—ã³ | Torch |
| 12 | 赦㗠| Forgiveness |
| 13 | ã•ã‹ã—ã¾ | Inversion |
| 14 | 苦ãã¦ç”˜ã„æ°´ | Bitter yet Sweet Water |
| 15 | ã•ã‹ã—ら | Glibness |
| 16 | ã¤ãã¿ | Tsugumi |
| 17 | 苦悩ã®ã•ã–ãªã¿ | Ripples of Agony |
| 18 | 寂れãŸç”º | Silent Town |
| 19 | 地ç„邸 | Hell House |
| 20 | 独りéŠã³ | Playing Alone |
| 21 | å¼”ã„æŒ | Dirge |
| 22 | å¿Œã‚ã—ã„事件 | A Detestable Incident |
| 23 | 三鼎ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ | Ding of Three Rock |
| 24 | 鳥居ã®ã‚€ã“ㆠ| Beyond the Torii |
| 25 | 地ç„æµã—2009 | Hell Flow 2009 |
| 26 | å…æ–‡ç‡ˆç± | Six-Script Lanterns |
| 27 | é–»é”ã‚ã„ | Enma Ai |
Manga
The Jigoku ShÅjo anime series was later adapted into a manga, which featured art by Miyuki EtÅ (æ°¸é 幸 EtÅ Miyuki). It has been serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi shÅjo manga magazine since October 2005. While the stories are mostly original, chapters 4 and 10 are adapted from their respective anime episodes (in the first season), while chapter 2 is adapted from anime episode 9. Chapter 17 is adapted from episode 8 of Futakomori.
Due to the difference in media, Ai's modus operandi in the manga is somewhat different from the anime. She has been seen attending the same schools as some of her student-clients. Also, the straw figurine with the string was not featured in the first few chapters. Subsequently, its appearance is no longer as ubiquitous as its anime counterpart. Ai's clients need only to accept the contract, and the victims' torture by Ai and her helpers would then begin. In some cases, the torture begins after she has rung her bracelet in front of her victim (and not before as seen in the anime). The appearance of the boat in which Ai uses to ferry her victims to Hell is reduced as well. Notably, although Sentaro Shibata is featured, Tsugumi and Hajime are not. Also, Kikuri has made appearances from volume 4 onwards.
The manga has recently been licensed by Del Rey Manga, and the first volume, titled Hell Girl, was released January 2008. The second volume was released in May 2008.
Live action
The Jigoku ShÅjo live action television drama series adaptation premiered across Japan on Nippon Television from November 4, 2006 and aired 12 half-hour episodes. The director for the series was Makoto Naganuma. The theme song for the series is "Dream Catcher" by OLIVIA.
Hisahiro Ogura, the actor who portrays WanyūdŠin the live-action adaptation is also the male narrator at the beginning of every episode of the anime series. Eriko Matsushima retains her role as Ai's grandmother in the live action series.
Cast
- Ai Enma: Sayuri Iwata
- Ren Ichimoku: Kazuki Kato
- Hone Onna: Aya Sugimoto
- WanyÅ«dÅ: Hisahiro Ogura
- Ai's Grandmother: Eriko Matsushima
- Hajime Shibata: Kazuhiko Nishimura
- Tsugumi Shibata: Saaya Irie
Episodes
| Episode Number | Title in English | Title in Japanese | Air Date (Y/M/D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cracked Time | ã²ã³å‰²ã‚ŒãŸæ™‚é–“ | 2006-11-04 |
| 2 | The Boy in the Box | ç®±ã®ä¸ã®å°‘å¹´ | 2006-11-11 |
| 3 | A Baby's Dream | 嬰å…ã®å¤¢ | 2006-11-18 |
| 4 | Dusk | 逢é”ã®ç Œ | 2006-11-25 |
| 5 | The Epitaph of Lies | å½ã‚Šã®å¢“碑銘 | 2006-12-02 |
| 6 | The Red Thread of Promise | ç´„æŸã®èµ¤ã„糸 | 2006-12-09 |
| 7 | Sweet Temptation | 甘ã„誘惑 | 2006-12-16 |
| 8 | Miracle of the Holy Night | è–夜ã®å¥‡è·¡ | 2006-12-23 |
| 9 | The Fake Compensation | å½ã®ä»£å„Ÿ | 2007-01-06 |
| 10 | Memories of Sorrow | 悲ã—ã¿ã®è¨˜æ†¶ | 2007-01-13 |
| 11 | Darkness of the Real World, Pt. 1 | ç¾ã—世ã®é—‡ å‰ç·¨ | 2007-01-20 |
| 12 | Darkness of the Real World, Pt. 2 | ç¾ã—世ã®é—‡ 後編 | 2007-01-27 |
Video game
Jigoku ShÅjo has also been adapted into a video game for the Nintendo DS entitled Jigoku ShÅjo Akekazura, which was developed by Compile Heart and released in Japan on September 27, 2007.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Synopsis for JIGOKU SHOUJO - GIRL FROM HELL (SEASON 1) - Animax Asia". Animax Asia. http://www.animax-asia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=208. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Synopsis for JIGOKU SHOUJO - GIRL FROM HELL (SEASON 1) - Animax India". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=208. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ Animax's featured lineup of October (Japanese)
- ↑ Nippon Television official website
- ↑ "MoonPhase news on Jigoku ShÅjo Season 3". http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20071228. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
- ↑ "News page of Jigoku ShÅjo official site". http://www.jigokushoujo.com/news.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ↑ "Bandai Channel Official Jigoku Shoujo Page". http://www.b-ch.com/contents/feat_jigoku_syojo/. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ↑ "Synopsis for JIGOKU SHOUJO - GIRL FROM HELL (SEASON 2) - Animax Asia". Animax Asia. http://www.animax-asia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=287. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ↑ "Synopsis for JIGOKU SHOUJO - GIRL FROM HELL (SEASON 2) - Animax India". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/program/synopsis.php?i=287. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
External links
- Jigoku ShÅjo official website (Japanese)
- Animax's official website for Jigoku ShÅjo (Japanese)
- Hell Girl: The Official Anime Website from FUNimation
- Animax's official website for Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori (Japanese)
- NTV's official website for Jigoku ShÅjo Live Action (Japanese)
- Official Jigoku ShÅjo Akekazura Nintendo DS website (Japanese)
- Jigoku ShÅjo (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Jigoku ShÅjo Futakomori (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Jigoku ShÅjo Mitsuganae (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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