Episode 1 -
I was surprised that the teacher was guilty. She seemed so genuine. And after everything was said and done, it turns out that her new friend, Nakase, may have been in on tormenting Maki as well. I also wonder who the little girl in the kimono in the flowerbed was. Funny that she appeared as soon as Ai and the others left.
[quote=LadyOfWicca]
Episode 1 -
I was surprised that the teacher was guilty. She seemed so genuine. And after everything was said and done, it turns out that her new friend, Nakase, may have been in on tormenting Maki as well. I also wonder who the little girl in the kimono in the flowerbed was. Funny that she appeared as soon as Ai and the others left.
Kimono girl?
Nah, don’t mind her, she just got lost on her way to work at the Geisha Cafe in Akihabra.
No biggie.
:laugh: :laugh: tonka! That is a possibility!
But the way she laughed, I’m sure she’ll pop up again. Maybe next time she’ll be dressed as a maid! :lol:
Episode 2 -
Ren seems to have a personal interest in this case. Interesting that the dead Sumire was reaching out to her sister to avenge her. Yayoi gets a vision and finds out what really happened to her little sister and is able to send her killer to hell. It was good that she got to do that, but it was sad that they didn’t get to find Sumire’s body and sad too that her parents still have hope that she’s alive.
[quote=LadyOfWicca]
Episode 1 -
I was surprised that the teacher was guilty. She seemed so genuine. And after everything was said and done, it turns out that her new friend, Nakase, may have been in on tormenting Maki as well. I also wonder who the little girl in the kimono in the flowerbed was. Funny that she appeared as soon as Ai and the others left.
That was one nasty teacher. Hopefully the new friend has changed.
Episode 3 -
Tae is a strange girl that seems a little too obsessed with Kei. She even lets Kei use her room so he can be with his girlfriend, Yumie. And that weird little girl from the first episode makes another appearance. But this time Hone sees her right before Ai shows up. I’m still very curious about her.
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Tae catches Yumie with another guy but won’t tell Kei, thinking that she’s protecting him. But he finds out anyway and comes to Tae for comfort and they end up sleeping together. Tae now thinks that everything is ruined because they have gotten too close. The next time Kei tries to come in Tae’s window, she won’t let him. He tells her how he feels about her and when she finally opens the window, Kei falls to his death. Of course she blames Yumie for everything and sends her to hell.
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Afterwards, Tae is in a new apartment and there is a window across the way that is very close to hers. It looks like history is about to repeat itself when the boy that lives there looks very much like Kei. Tae is definitely on the creepy side.
Episode 3
This was quite the bizarre episode. Tae doesn’t even look old enough to be in the same grade as Kei and Yumi. She seems better suited for grade school than junior high or whatever grade they’re in.
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And all that running around town she does at night, good grief! I’m surprised that no one has kidnapped her or turned her into social services or anything.
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And when Kei brings his girlfriend over to her room, can’t she tell that’s not a guy’s bedroom? I mean really… pink bedspread, stuff animals… :blink:
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Then Yumi says she wants to lose her virginity in Hawaii, is Kei some sort of stupid or what? “I guess I’ll get a part-time job.” How long will that take? Of course, little Tae has a credit card!! :S
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Then when Kei finally catches on to the two-timing, he goes to Kae for comfort, this had me scratching my head, but I guess since they were childhood friends, it does make sense, up until the point where they slept together. Then I was in agreement with Kae, it was ruined!
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Of course, then Kei had to die! In an accident, of course. Then, of course, Yumi had to died, because everything was her fault. Twisted logic, but true, none-the-less.
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Then, I suppose because it was too difficult to live where Kei had died, Kae and her family moved… and across the way - a new boy…
Episode 3:
Need to remember American values don’t apply to Japan. As someone that has watched lots of Anime, it is a typical theme in Anime that a teen, which would be considered too young in America to stay alone ends up staying alone. Japan had latch key kids well before America. Also from watching Anime, It is possible for teen to live by themselves. If they are living by themselves, they would need a credit card in order to buy stuff.
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I am pretty sure in the episode it was stated Kei was older. It is possible the girls were in the same class just at different levels of maturing or it is possible Tea was just a pitee girl. Most likely Tea was shown to be immature to match her immature personality.
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Need to remember these situation are suppose to be putting a strain on Hell Girl. Remember in the first series she would make it clear what going to hell meant. In the episode she was brushed off with “I would do anything for Kie”. Not to mention the punishment at the end seemed half-hearted.
Episode 5:
I must say, I’m really liking this so far, but Episode 5 has been my favorite, particularly because of the message in it and what the old man keeps talking about constantly. Mainly for the fact I believe in this as well, Humans have lost all sense of what Hell and Heaven are and are now doing as they please, thinking only of themselves and not others. It’s sad, but true, and the makers of this series seem to know it, which makes me rather happy.
Episode 7 -
A boy dies in a motorcycle accident on a rainy night. His already unstable mother becomes obsessed with his death. It turns out that the boy, Tatsuya, had been thinking of sending his mother to hell, but died before he could do it. When his sister, Emi, sees what his death is doing to her family, she ends up sending her mother to hell anyway. I guess it was easier to send her to hell, rather than get her some professional help. Hell is getting to be a real convenience. But in the end, it really didn’t solve anything. The father goes to look for the missing mother, leaving Emi alone. And poor Emi just ends up sinking into insanity herself.
[quote=LadyOfWicca]
Episode 7 -
A boy dies in a motorcycle accident on a rainy night. His already unstable mother becomes obsessed with his death. It turns out that the boy, Tatsuya, had been thinking of sending his mother to hell, but died before he could do it. When his sister, Emi, sees what his death is doing to her family, she ends up sending her mother to hell anyway. I guess it was easier to send her to hell, rather than get her some professional help. Hell is getting to be a real convenience. But in the end, it really didn’t solve anything. The father goes to look for the missing mother, leaving Emi alone. And poor Emi just ends up sinking into insanity herself.
They always blame the mother!
Episode 8 -
Ai is puzzled by a fake Hell Link and the group investigates it. There is a very tough teacher at the school that no one likes and she has become the target of the fake Hell Link. It is traced back to a student, but the student is innocent. It turns out that another teacher was doing this all along. The teacher had problems with Ms. Baba nine years earlier, but wasn’t willing to go to hell herself. So now, Kuriyama believes that Ms. Baba ruined her life and tries to get revenge by using her students to do the dirty work for her.
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By disguising herself as a student, Ai tricks Kuriyama into revealing herself. Ms. Baba also finds out and she feels responsible for creating such a bad teacher and so, sends her to hell. But it’s also ironic that she tells Ai that she doesn’t want Kuriyama to suffer too much. It turns out that Ms. Baba is really a caring person after all and just wants her students to be the best they can be. And she at least succeeded with one. The new teacher is a former student of Ms. Baba and admits she didn’t like her either, but later understood why she was so tough and that it made her a better person. I think everyone might have had a teacher like this at one point or another.
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I like that little trouble maker, Kikuri, and thought it was funny when she was all tied up. It will be interesting to see what her story is.
All in all, this is pretty much playing out just like the first season.
Very episodic and rather repetitive, with some fairly good parts thrown in.
Like this weeks episode (ep. 10)
The ending was rather humorous.
Episode 10 -
I liked this episode! Tetsuro is a good for nothing dreamer and a coward. I don’t know how anyone could love a man like this, especially these women. I liked the way that Kikuri slapped the towel around his face and flew off. She’s such a little brat. But it was ironic that a man and not one of his scorned women sends Tetsuro to hell. However, I’m not sure why. Was it the spilled coffee, the damaged car, or something else? And was this really something to send a person to hell over?
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Anyway, Tetsuro’s final movie was a masterpiece! :lol: I loved the girls playing Rockettes and singing that song. But it was sad that Hone was erased from her friend’s minds. It was nice though that she even got to make a couple of friends.
Noob question (sorry)
I’m really enjoying this show, despite having never seen a JS episode prior to Season 2. I know that season one has the same episodic formula as season two but do we see a detailed backstory of the main characters?
There was a brief prologue in the first episode of Season 2 about who Hell Girl is but, after now 8 episodes seen, I still have no idea of the motive behind the characters, who they were and how they became to be what they are. There was also a “Hell Boy” reference thrown somewhere in reference to season one.
Since season one is dirt cheap and I’ll buy a few boxsets soon, if S1 offers a good amount of backstory, I’ll add it to my list.
If you get IFC (the Independent Film Channel) they will start showing the first season of Hell Girl right after Speed Grapher ends later this month. Keep an eye on Slowhand’s TV Schedules and Reminders thread in the Other Anime section-she updates it daily with info on what’s coming up on all the cable and TV networks for the day ahead, as well as a weekly Adult Swim schedule.
[quote=Sensei_Terry_Silver]
Noob question (sorry)
I’m really enjoying this show, despite having never seen a JS episode prior to Season 2. I know that season one has the same episodic formula as season two but do we see a detailed backstory of the main characters?[/quote]
In season one, a detailed backstory for Hell Girl, yes. For the others, that’s in season 2.
[quote=Sensei_Terry_Silver]
There was a brief prologue in the first episode of Season 2 about who Hell Girl is but, after now 8 episodes seen, I still have no idea of the motive behind the characters, who they were and how they became to be what they are. There was also a “Hell Boy” reference thrown somewhere in reference to season one.[/quote]
Her motives you learn in the first season, though there are some references sprinkled in season 2. Her assistants’ you learn in season 2. As for Hell Boy, that was an awesome episode. It implies that there are more than one Hell, at least that’s what I got out of the episode.
[quote=Sensei_Terry_Silver]
Since season one is dirt cheap and I’ll buy a few boxsets soon, if S1 offers a good amount of backstory, I’ll add it to my list.[/quote]
if you’re enjoying season 2 and are planning to buy the sets, then season one is a must and so will season 3. all three season have a thread of connectivity and continuity.
Was thinking a good subject for an episode would be to have a character who enters his own name at the Hell Link… like say if the cross-dressing brother from ep. 9 despised one side of himself, blamed it for his unhappiness, whatever, and entered that name in an effort to send that side to hell.
[quote=rebecca12]
Was thinking a good subject for an episode would be to have a character who enters his own name at the Hell Link… like say if the cross-dressing brother from ep. 9 despised one side of himself, blamed it for his unhappiness, whatever, and entered that name in an effort to send that side to hell.[/quote]
That would be kinda different, but would be greeted by the fact ones soul is one being the brain simply interprets it differently, so it would most likely be a boring episode… Unless there were two souls fighting each other constantly giving the differences… Like a Siamese twin or something.
[quote=LadyOfWicca]
Episode 10 -
I liked this episode! Tetsuro is a good for nothing dreamer and a coward. I don’t know how anyone could love a man like this, especially these women. I liked the way that Kikuri slapped the towel around his face and flew off. She’s such a little brat. But it was ironic that a man and not one of his scorned women sends Tetsuro to hell. However, I’m not sure why. Was it the spilled coffee, the damaged car, or something else? And was this really something to send a person to hell over?
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Anyway, Tetsuro’s final movie was a masterpiece! :lol: I loved the girls playing Rockettes and singing that song. But it was sad that Hone was erased from her friend’s minds. It was nice though that she even got to make a couple of friends.[/quote]
I was so surprised to see Hell Girl do a comedy episode. I never expected Hone to have a social life. The interaction between the women was very funny. Loved the look on their faces when the elevator door opened.
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Was nice of them to let Tetsuro do some directing before going to hell. Agree the Rockettes were great. Was a shame that Hone had to wipe their memories.