| | Posted by : Himitsu 
Posted on : 2008-11-30 
The second season of Jigoku Shoujo has the same feel as the first, and I love it. I cannot pinpoint a single entity that makes this show so enjoyable because I think it's a mixture of many things. Depicting the extreme acts of human emotions. The marvelous dark colours, plain/simple but gorgeous character designs, and of course the psychological horror. Actually, the one genre I read (for fictional novels) is psychological horror.
I did not hesitate to watch the next episode. It wasn't an addicting factor since most episodes were one-shots. The stories and character portrayals were simply that good. Cases were less predictable, and not everyone gets what they deserve. There were definitely more twists and turns. The ending can leave you feeling empty or a feel of poetical justice. Either way, the ED song Aizome wraps things up nicely.
So things are almost the same. The more fun part is that we get some glimpses of some character histories. There are some explanation of Enma Ai's assistants: Ren, Wanyuudo, and Hone-Onna's. Their origins. Unfortunately, it lasted only an episode at most. It seemed to be a poor explanation, more of an excuse.
I think the voice work is great. Mamiko Noto fit Enma Ai's China Doll staple perfectly. I never really got tired of her voice even though the lines were evidently recycled. The assistants (Wanyuudo, Ren, Hone Onna) also had lovely seiyuu work. You really know what they're thinking from how they voice things.
The real complaint I have is Kikuri. She was an annoyance. She is made to be a very important character but all she does is bulge her creepy insect-like eyes and give an evil giggle. It's creepy. Kikuri did little for the series till the very end. Even then, not much was explained. She was given a big role, but did not match up to it at all.
Scroll down a bit to read Chikage_Shampoo's review. I think she sums up what I feel quite nicely. It's quite difficult to say why I enjoy the Jigoku Shoujo series, but I simply do. It has great aesthetics, characters, and mood. | |
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