As people live their daily lives, they encounter people who treat them unfairly. They are so ruthless that they are willing to put others in their complete misery that could leave them destroyed for the rest of their lives.

For this, there is one possible solution and that is to send them to hell, literally. According to urban legend, there is a website that can only be accessed at exactly midnight. When successfully entered, a simple black screen appears with one blank. In it, fill in the name of the person you hate, and click on the button to confirm. The rest will be done bu the Hell correspondents.

Shortly after you confirm, a mysterious young girl named Ai will appear before you with a straw doll. Ai tells the person that if he/she truly wishes to send the other person to hellm pull the red string tied on it. Once Pulled, the other person will automatically be sent to hell. The price, however is your own soul. When you die, you will be sent to hell as well.

The 12 episode live action series of Jigoku Shoujo has an equal amount of pros and cons. Perhaps one of the highest negative factors is that the acting was not convincing enough. The antagonists especially lack the certain evilness that can persuade its viewers to think that they really deserve to be taken to hell. Also, the portrayal of Ai is quite bland and boring. This is a crucial aspect considering that Ai is the central character in the story.

On the other hand, the live action’s loyalty to the anime is worth praising. Frm the eerie background music, the costumes of Ai and the Hell correspondents and every special effect imaginable had been recreated to preserve authentically. Even Ai’s obsolete-looking computer is presented there! In addition, Olivia’s beautiful and airy voice provides a nice touch in the series’ ending theme entitled “Dreamcatcher”.

When it comes down to it, the anime remains supreme over the live action series. Still, if you’re in the mood to watch a nice and short series that is not overly horrifi, then why don’t you give Jigoku Shoujo live action a whirl?

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