Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Shigofumi: ~Stories of Last Letter~, Shigo Fumi, Shigofumi: Letters of the Departed Japanese: シゴフミ ～Ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ Ｌａｓｔ Ｌｅｔｔｅｒ～
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 5, 2008 to Mar 23, 2008
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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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 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.
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 deal with the afterlife, the darker sides of humanity and retribution. Jigoku Shoujo is of an even more episodic nature, though. It's also darker and has a wicked sense of humour.
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 ^^
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.
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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The main chracter of Shigofumi, Fumika looks and have similar characteristics to Momo of Shinigami no Ballad (i.e. white hair and an unemotional voice). They also have colourful assistants in Kanaka and Daniel, respectively. Furthermore, both anime deals with death and about the people that are (or will be) left behind. However, Shinigami no Ballad is a lighter series than Shigofumi.
Altought Shinigami no ballad has less episodes it still looks like shigofumi. Both have girls who work for the afterlife and in shigofumi they have an staff and SNB has a cat. Every episode is a diffrent story in both anime.
Both involve supernatural girls and a non human partner observing and sometimes interfering with the lives of others, especially the surviving friends/family of the recently departed.
Did you like Shigofumi? Well, Shinigami no Ballad has a similar theme, however, it's a step before something the Shigofumi's would be sent. Both Momo and Fumika have similar attitudes, and there's also a cool sidekick! Daniel and Kanaka!
Both anime are about beings from the world of the dead interacting with the living: in Shigofumi we have a girl delivering a letter from a dead person, in Shinigami no Ballad we have a girl tasked with taking the dead people to the afterworld, but usually she also helps them straight things out before their departure or even watch over living in the dead's person stead.
It should be noted, that Shinigami no Ballad is only a collection of unconnected stories (with the exception of main heroine) unlike the Shigofumi.
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1) Fumika and Kino are EXTREMELY similar in personality. When you see Fumika in combat, you think "KINO!" right away.
2) There's a talking staff (Kanaka) in Shigofumi as there is a talking motorcycle (Hermes) in Kino no Tabi.
3) Both are episodic series
Both series are amazing, so if you love one, you'll defiantly love the other.
Both Shigofumi and Kino are a series of short stories about the sometimes gentle, sometimes darker side of human life and nature. While Shigofumi deals with the feels of the living left by the dead and the last words of the departed, Kino is about life, and the many sides of human nature. Both Kino and Fumika are detached observers witnessing the events that unfold, though Kino tends to offer more dry sarcasim and commentary, since Fumika is fairly quiet. Both Hermes and Kanaka give their shares of insights to the events while serving up regular amounts of comic relief to the sometimes dark stories.
Similar protagonist with a talking object as their companion, although Shigofumi isn't all about exploring different people and so on like Kino's Journey is, as Shigofumi actually contains a major story. Also, the character designer of the original Kino no tabi did the first draft character design for Shigofumi, just thought that was worth mentioning out of interest.
Both are episodic, and are more about one-episode stories and characters that only appear once. Both main characters are expert gunslingers and are considered more observers of the world around them than actual characters.
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This anime has the same level of thrill. It's not as good as the death note masterpiece but it is really good. I recomend it to all thrill seekers
very dark , loads of people dying , sober
Notes of Death or letters.
They both have a really dark theme. One has notes written to kill people, another has letters written from the dead. People die in nearly every episode, making them both thrilling to watch.
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When I was watching Pandora Hearts, the psychological aspects so far seemed similar to Shigofumi.
Shingami are prelevant in both Anime, though each is different in their own way. the art level is also very detailed and high end.
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Both shows deal with "life after death," sort of themes and the afterlife colliding with the normal world to form some disturbing results.
They both have a psychological aspect to them. They both deal with the afterworld/another world and getting more in touch with it. This leads to the similar supernatural theme, giving them a similar atmosphere too.
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The plotlines are very different, but the two series share the theme of Postal services, and there's a similar style with Uniform design, letters, and exploring the stories of characters that the protagonist meets.
The delivery of important letters that help those in darkness in some way or another, that is the overall theme of these two anime, though there comes a difference with the genera and place, the feel of those letters being delivered is awsume
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dramatics beyond belief (you are kept constantly on the edge of your seat), extremely bittersweet taste, leaving u feeling reflective. deep deep dramas on the human essence of life and aspects of life.....powerful
Although they don't seem to have much in common, they have a similar atmosphere. They're both dramatic and have close relations to death.
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Both involve trust and betrayal and are highly emotional. These are the only two anime that made me cry. You care for the characters and feel their pain. Both series are very intriguing and keep you interested to the end. Shigofumi is somewhat episodic but it still has a strong central storyline.
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Both have Shigonami, though in Bleach it is the concept that they take the souls to their final destination, in Shigonami, it is deleivering the last message of the dearly departed to the living. Appologies for the spelling of a certain word.
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both delivering letters to their destinations
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They're both produced by GENCO, based on a light novel series by Amamiya Ryo, illustrated by Poko.
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supernatural/fantasy genres. both excellent watches. natsume is more relaxing and more on the supernatural side, whilst shigofumi has action and is dark
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Both of them concentrate about death. Jigoku Shoujo is sending people to hell and in Shigofumi you recive letters from dead people. Both tells not only about main characters but also about random people and their problems, for example bullying. Jigoku Shoujo has every episodes in creepy climat, Shigofumi has half of episodes like this.
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both highlight the weaknesses of humans, as well as their strengths. emotional, dramatical, psychological anime which has you thinking a lot. both has excellent character development and storylines, though uta kata is more magical girl (but very very dark) whilst shigofumi is more hellish in that it is letters from the dead. both good watches
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Both shows star girls doing important work for the good of the world, at the price of certain negative alterations to their bodies (robotic implants in GG and losing the abilty to grow older in Shigofumi).
They also both have structures that are based on smaller, one-episode plots that build up the story of the main chracters.
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Both of these shows are pretty misleading at first, with Shigofumi seeming like a magical girl anime, and Higurashi a harem/slice-of-life show. Both shows are also school-muder-dramas, and both shows have characters who scream "USODA" repeatedly.
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They both have a reflective and contemplative view on life. While in Shigofumi, you see how humans react to the unaltered and unaffected words of the dead. In ef, you see the reactions and encounters of people who are nearly dead (in an emotion sense) but yield interesting enough personalities, dreams, ideas, and activities that they began to rediscover their passions in an all too well-flowing story. This is the biggest similarity between the two shows as Shigofumi also takes lessons from a few of its short arcs and builds its main monotone character as well.
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supernatural, psychological, action-packed thrillers. both are expressed in different arcs, consisting of unique and very clever storylines. darker than black however is more based on the strange phenomena of people having strange powers and "hell's gate" whilst shigofumi is based on letters from the recently dead; but both are very dramatic dark anime which has lots of character development and intriguing twists and turns as well as tension and even gruesome parts. both good watches which require some thought (darker than black more so).
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the same school/youth setting. both good dramas, and has good action. ghost hunt is more supernatural (crime involving supernatural phenomena) whilst shigofum is more serious and darker/more gruesome (letters from the dead which stir up trouble), but both are good watches. also has a very small touch of comedy to both of them.
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H2O is much more romance slice of life drama, whilst shigofumi is episodic and supernatural, however both are excellent dramas and shows the psychology of humans; having both unique characters and the influence on other humans on each other. both also have a very dark feel to them. and both a brilliant watch.
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both are episodic, brilliant dramas, with lots of action, tension, horror and twists and turn to each unique story. both have excellently thought out characters and their influence on each arc. shigofumi is more violent and psychological, whilst xxxholic is more comedy based, however both are supernatural and have a dark meaningful insight into the ways of humans.
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Both are episodic stories of girls, with missions relating to the afterlife.
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supernatural stuff. shigofumi is much more dark and has violence, whilst mushishi is more relaxing and less dark/action. both good though
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