Jigoku Shoujo (Hell girl) is a rather unique story about revenge.
Story: 7
The story doesn't particularly have a plot, every chapter (except towards the end of the series) is a new chapter long story. Sometimes the chapter is very predictable, other times it has a small, shocking twist to it.
Art: 7
Their eyes are massive, it's quite cute but they're completely disproportional to their face. It can also be quite difficult to tell some minor characters apart.
Character: 5
As it's only a short series it's difficult to feel close o the characters, particularly the minor characters.
Enjoyment: 7
I did enjoy the series but it did feel as though
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Girl from Hell Japanese: 地獄少女 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 9
Chapters: 40
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 3, 2005 to Aug 2, 2008
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Nakayoshi Statistics Ranked: #78532 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2303
Members: 9,533
Favorites: 173 Resources | Reviews
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May 14, 2021
There's a website you can access at midnight. It's a connection to the underworld. In there, one will find but a single prompt where you can write down someone's name to be quickly dragged to hell. The entity in charge of actually taking the person there is Enma Ai, a high school girl in beautiful kimono sets. That's the premise. Each story we follow a different revenge plot where a person is bullied or have something terrible done to her and that drives him or her to ask for hell girl's assistance.
Hell Girl has a very odd thing about it. The supposedly main character is ... 
Oct 20, 2022
As someone who has not watched the anime yet, you should probably go watch it over reading this adaptation. The reviews on Hell Girl's manga page should be taken into consideration as well.
So the question is, is this manga horror or a comedy? The way the manga presents itself is very childish; even though there are serious tonalities in every chapter. The theme of Hell Girl is supposed to be dark, and the artwork did not deliver that. You have panels that did not transition, and sometimes you don't even know what the heck just happened. Also, for some reason 90% of the chapters open ... |
