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Jigoku Shoujo
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Shigofumi
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Jigoku Shoujo and Shugofumi involves interaction of normal human life and the supernatural. The two of them features different sets of characters and different cases in each episode, but the story ultimately led to the main characters who happens to be the key in all of what's happening.
Both series contain "mini plots" about only certain characters for each episode (occasionally in Shigofumi, 2 episodes) but have a character that knows about them (Tsugumi and Nojima) and play a continued role in the story. Jigoku Shoujo is more about the actual killing of people, whereas Shigofumi is about delivering the final words of the departed. However, they both feel quite similar despite the differences.
Both of them deals with death and after life. In Jigoku Shojo as vengeance,in Shigofumi as messages left by dead people. Both are high quality anime ^^
Both of them have to do with the supernatural. While Fumika is going around delivering post-death letters, Ai is exacting revenge on other's behalfs and dragging them to Hell. Also both are psychological series as well.
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Recommended by finishedwiththis
psychological drama/thrillers with hints of horror. uniquely complex, serious storylines. same darkness - looking at human psychology and how extremely cruel they can be towards other humans in seemingly every day situations/people. shigofumi is based on letters from the dead which raises issues which were present, whilst jigoku shoujo is bad-person-annoys-good-person-who-takes-revenge-by-sending-them-to-hell.
very similar deep and hellish atmospheres/feelings. excellent portrayal development of characters though.
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Recommended by sugarplumfairy
Creepy, emotionless little girls with sidekicks who interact at some point with humans. Oh and both shows offer 1-3 episode arcs at a time.
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Recommended by AnimeObasan
Both series have similar main characters. In Jigoku Shoujo, the main character is a young girl who died and was reborn as a supernatural being who delivers people to hell. In Shigofumi the main character is a girl who is technically dead; she is charged with delivering letters to loved ones of the recently deceased. Both girls are incredibly calm, speak in a monotone voice and take their duties very seriously.
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Recommended by kawaiikoma
Both anime are episodic and have multiple mini-plots. They both have horror/thriller elements, and you can expect some epic plot twists at the end of some episodes.
Both anime are a bad end fest. Lost of bad ends waiting for ya.
These 2 anime are similar and both amazing. If you loved the one, you'll love the other.
The same style and structure, but Jigoku Shoujo is a lot darker than Shigofumi. If you love one of these two, you'll surely at least like the other one.
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Recommended by Disillusion
Both anime involves the human world and that of the supernatural though both present different ideas on how they interact with human life.
Mysterious dead girls bestowing the fate of a person with an item i.e. shigofumi and dolls. Both shows are episodic dramas focused mainly on the characters.
Both anime deal with death, and have an overlapping theme of vengeance. The main characters are also seemingly emotionless and quiet. If you like one, you'll like the other.
シゴフミ (shigofumi) is heavily inspired by 地獄少女 (Jigoku Shoujo). The plot, spacing and use of episodic content while having a central plot on the side is very similar.
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Recommended by Okabe-Rintarou
Shigofumi is a bit of a thriller while Jigoku shoujo is a bit repetitive but the two characters are similar and they deal with people dead and alive. Letters from the dead are honest even though it contains hateful statements. People are honest with their anger towards others enough to go to hell themselves.
Jigoku shoujo and shigofumi have many similarities, both talk about human feelings, especially the wish for revenge. Both have similar characters, girls who seemingly have no feelings, but in their inside are equal to any human.
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Recommended by LaCreatura
The dead's messages. Hell Girl and Shigofumi both follow an intermediary who connects people who are alive and dead (or damned in Hell Girl).
Hell Girl follows Ai and her companions in an episodic venture through watching people send other people they hate to hell. Shigofumi has the same episodic concept where Fumika sends messages of the dead to their desired targets, all the while experiencing their reactions to it.
Both are psychological unsettling eerie anime with emotionless girl leads. All about stories of how people act when they have some connection with death.
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Recommended by NextUniverse