there's this song i like which i got from watching anime. thanks to my sister's influence. the anime's title is Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo in Japanese). i really like its opening theme song entitled Sakasama no Chou. it's quite catchy! *heehee* *my current fave actually* also Chiisana no Uta of Yakitate! Japan. hooray for Maria! (the singers) *heehee*
allow me to give you guys a brief intro of what Hell Girl is all about...
Hotline to Hell is the title of their website that can only be accessed at midnight. The website is for people who want revenge among their oppressors. The moment you submit the name of your oppressor, that person will right away go to hell and the person who want to take revenge will eventually go to hell as well at the end of their natural lives.
Each short story of which the series narrates the suffering of a different individual caused by one or more antagonists. A website known as Jigoku Tsūshin (Hell Correspondence) may only be accessed at midnight by one who harbors a desire for revenge against their tormentor. Should someone submit the name of one they hate, the Jigoku Shōjo (Hell Girl) will offer them a straw doll with a red string wound about its neck. If the string is pulled, she will ferry the recipient of the revenge straightaway to Hell, but on the condition that those who request her intervention will also be sent to hell at the end of their natural lives.
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. The contents of the site are only a text: “あなたの怨み、晴らします。 (We will take revenge on your behalf.)”, a text box where the grudge’s object must be written, and a “送信 (Send)” button. Some time after the post, 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 black straw doll (In the second season, the doll may also be red or dark blue, depending on who turns into it) with a red string tied to its neck, and she 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. However, a crest-shaped mark will appear on the protagonists’ chests, 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 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 Wanyūdō, an old man wearing a hat and a red scarf, who takes the form of the black straw doll. When not actively assisting Ai, the three remain in their straw doll forms. The trio help Ai investigate the true nature of their clients, and also present the victims with the sins they have been accused of before Ai appears to ferry them to hell.
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 Shōjo; 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 Shōjo from using her service with Tsugumi’s help.
In season two, the major plotline revolves 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.
“Oh pitiful shadow cloaked in darkness,
thy actions cause men pain and suffering,
thy hollow soul drowns in thy sins.
How would you like to see what death is like?”
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