| Average |
6.3 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Character |
5 |
| Value |
6 |
| Enjoyment |
6 |
| Hell Girl returns with a third series. It’s okay if you haven’t watched the previous series yet, you haven’t really missed out on much. The premise is quite simple, there’s this website known as “Hell Correspondence” people can go to at midnight and type the full name of the person they have a grudge on to send them to hell. The catch is that the user will be sent to hell too once they passes away. They are given the choice to use this power via doll that has string tied to its neck.
There are some rules to it so not everyone can just use it. This was shown in the first series when a reporter attempted to do a fake request to lure the Hell Girl out. The powers is ideally restricted for victims seeking revenge.
The structure of each episode is a short story. It starts by how the grudge begins and how it is dealt with. It hits with many issues from rape, murder, revenge, jealousy, and so forth. It concludes when the victim accepts revenge as the solution and usually depicts the victim as monster as well.
The third series doesn’t show too much change from the other two. Main difference you’ll notice right away is that Enma Ai is now possessing this girl, Yuzuki, while doing her job. The girl can see what Enma sees, and sometimes attempts to consult people before they decide their own fate.
After a few episodes, the reasons people are taking revenge becomes stupider. Again many grudges that arise can be solved by many other means besides using the “instant kill voodoo doll”. However, no one seems to ever ponder any other choices they can make before pulling the trigger. It is as if going to hell isn’t a big issue for them.
The show does have its moments. This third series shows more of the aftermath when the user kills off someone. Such as the consequences they make for other people and the lives around them. It also makes you think of how fragile the human willpower can be.
In the end, it is difficult to try to relate with the victims in each episode. Instead you should take it with a grain of salt… or maybe a tablespoon of salt.
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