Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae - Second Impression

Original review here.

I have to be honest here. I probably watched only a handful of episodes after no. 13 before starting to skip again. I felt that the anime was just randomly showing stories and trying to bring the viewers down to a rather depressing mood. Even if it succeeded, it was redundant, seeing how it didn’t add to much regarding Yuzuki or Enma Ai. Every episode felt like a bad aftershave.
It was only at episode 22 that FINALLY, the story was starting to focus on Yuzuki and how she will react to Enma Ai wanting her to be the next Jigoku Shoujo. And it was these 5 beautifully crafted masterpiece episodes that this Mitsuganae series was all about. But at the end of the day, boring episodes outnumber the good ones 3 to 1 and hence I can’t bring myself to raise its ratings no matter how good the final episodes were.

Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae

I’m sure you have heard about it, but it’s her eyes. Those big, round, red eyes. Starring deep straight into your soul. The script from the first episode to episode 12 feels somewhat rather weak. The story doesn’t seem interesting enough to captivate viewers. I’m guessing that if a viewer was to drop this anime, it would be before episode 12. Some episodes did get really hateful (Lol! Is that a proper word?) and some characters irritating.


I hate it that they repeat the same cut scene every time Jigoku Shoujo appears. It’s like something out of a bad Power Rangers episode. No matter how elegant her “dance” is, it will still get boring after you watch it repetitively. If any point you feel too bored and want to drop the anime, I’d suggest skipping forward through the repetitive scenes like during the “summoning” of the J-Girl when cursing someone or when she is coming out from her hosts body.


But if you hold it out till episode 13, the anime makes a turn becoming much more interesting. Different styles of telling the story appears and it really freshens up the whole series.


Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae is different from the original series in the sense that previously it was random characters with their own storyline every episode. But now, the story revolves around people from the same community. All characters (or rather victims) are related to each other in one way or another. This series isn’t as dark as the original Jigoku Shoujo series. So some fans might get disappointed.


Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae
Rating: 3-Stars
Torrents: Yuurisan

An little advise, try watching this series episode by episode instead of multiple episodes at one go as it might get a little dull. Personally, I can’t do more than 3 episodes without taking a long break.