Forum - View topicJigoku Shoujo - Japanese broadcast (complete).
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jetz
Posts: 2148 Location: Manila, Philippines |
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I liked the journalist guy and his daughter though. They changed the plot a bit - instead of just the usual "I want revenge" material, Enma Ai and her companions found themselves their own antagonist. Plus some of the episodes were just about them. |
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eru-desu
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revenge is an expression of pain. it's natural for hurted people to be wanting revenge. because they're hurt. but we must learn to forgive. revenge makes you EQUAL with your enemy but forgiveness puts you ABOVE him. anyway, I like jigoku shoujo so much! i haven't watch it yet but i'm already loco over it! she's even my wallpaper...watashi wa baka desu ne..haha...demo enma-chan kawaii desu...haay..yappari.. it's a BIT similar to deathnote..right? |
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jetz
Posts: 2148 Location: Manila, Philippines |
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I wonder if it's possible for you to like it without watching it yet. Is it the pretty pictures?
One similarity Jigoku Shoujo has with Death Note is the ability of a human to deliver judgment upon someone else. In Death Note, only Light and a few others can kill people by using the death note, but I think they mentioned in the anime that there were websites where you can request Kira to kill for you. In Jigoku Shoujo, regular people can visit the Jigoku Tsushin website and ask Jigoku Shoujo to deliver judgment (usually revenge) upon their antagonists. That's all I can think of for now. |
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sirgalahadthegreat
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Well, I finally found it: a thread on Jigoku Shoujo. I'm currently watching the second of it: Futakomori. And without giving anything wawy, i can tell you that (if possible) it's better than the first one. The second season covers even more depravity than the first, and changes the rules of the game by introducing character sketches if u will, of the servants of Ai Enma. A must watch, for sure.
As for the topic at hand, there's an amazing question that has been posed by the moderator. Is revenge moral? I don't think any of us can qualify to give the answer (though there are some who've tried), but I fully agree with what some of u have said, particularly eru-desu. Revenge can satisfy a human being temporarily, maybe even allow the person to enjoy a normal life. But I ask of u: if u have to go to hell because u sent someone else to hell, would it justify ur doing it, in the first place? Wouldn't that be a self-defeating exercise? |
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eru-desu
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not only the pretty pics but i got reaaalllyyy interested w/ the synopsis... |
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jetz
Posts: 2148 Location: Manila, Philippines |
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I see. Then maybe you should try watching it if you're that interested.
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nacchi1134
Posts: 20 Location: Bandung,Indonesia |
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Hey, uh.. has any of U all watched Jigoku Shoujo Futakamori??I want 2 watch it but I haven't buy the DVD...
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sirgalahadthegreat
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Um, I don't think Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori is out on DVD yet, nacchi. The first DVD set contains the episodes from the first season.
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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Keep an eye on your local Animax schedule.
Not everyone lives in the Western hemisphere, Mr. America. |
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sirgalahadthegreat
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Hey, Mr.Taiwan, you better watch yourself, coz I might just send a Polaris missile your way By the way, what gave u the idea I'm from America? Better watch first and reply later, hotshot.
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nacchi1134
Posts: 20 Location: Bandung,Indonesia |
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I can't wacth it on animax cause it's so late at night...When is the repeat show??Oh N I can't watch it at morning until noon also cause I have to go to school...
So maybe the only way is 2 wait the DVD |
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theeonegook89
Posts: 18 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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We should start a new thread for the 2nd season...other than that, I just finished viewing season 2 of jigoku shoujo (futakomori) and I must say...it left me somewhat....dissatisfied. Now don't get me wrong, the animation and story/plot was great, but mainly, the ending completely put me in disarray. Very few questions were answered, and the aftermath did not fulfill itself in its entirety. Overall, this series left me salivating for more and to just things up, speculation could rise for a 3rd season.
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Mohawk52
Posts: 8202 Location: England, UK |
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NocturnalUX
Posts: 448 Location: Portugal |
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I don't think a new season would develop anything worth watching, the ending pretty much resolved most pending issues spoiler[Ai reaches some sort of redemption in death and by saving that little boy from being lynched by the villagers. There is a clear paralell to Ai's fate that led her to embark on revenge in the first place and I thought it worked remarkably well. Ai's helpers are apparently now free to lead a normal life and seemed to have opted to go their seperate ways.] As for the spoiler[very final scene with the cell phone message, hinting at a third season: that felt like a cheap co-opt. A bit like those horror movies that end with the monster waking up/zombie hand bursting through the grave/add cliche here.] |
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jetz
Posts: 2148 Location: Manila, Philippines |
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Just finished Futakomori last night. People have been saying that it's better than the first season, but I think it only got better during the spoiler[last 5 episodes, when they brought Takuma back. He was a charismatic character - you'd feel sorry for him, and you'd want to know what happens to him.]
Oh and I think there is going to be a third season. It says so HERE. |
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