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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Another episodic plot, bummer about the second person to make the deal. I couldn't do it. |
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| Woow i loved that anime so much!! \(^_^)/ |
| Pretty intense episode. |
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| Whoa, so that 2nd inspector is the real culprit. I didn't see that coming. I see where this Anime is going. It's an episodic series. That is what makes this show unique. |
Moonfrost said: Whoa, so that 2nd inspector is the real culprit. I didn't see that coming. Same. This one makes more sense and made the deal more worth bargaining for. Although seriously. 1 year and the police couldn't catch a stalker. You know somethings wrong. I have to question human stupidity sometimes. |
Moonfrost said: I see where this Anime is going. It's an episodic series. That is what makes this show unique. Episodic does not make it unique, it's quite the contrary actually. But even though it is episodic I still like it. This show does a good job of making you feel real bad for the victim and totally understanding why the want revenge. Than you have Ai with just an amazing creepiness, looking forward to the rest of the series. |
| i liked the police manipulation, officer said it's the other person but it was him. thelittlecrow said: it sucks that the girl who made the deal has to go to hell true. but however, it's a contract |
| Woah I didn't expect a policeman to be the culprit much less the inspector himself! Creepy oji-san. >.> |
| It's so good and shackling.. The ending is just adorable. |
| Better episode than the first, but i can see this getting old quick. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| hm I didn't like how that second inspector was the culprit. The first one looked more psycho than him. So the revelation made go like "wtf!" more than be surprised. In any case this girl's story was more intense and difficult to solve without the help of Jigoku Shoujo than the first one. I mean a stalker being the head of the police department? ouch... :S But watching this anime I can't help but wonder how shortsighted we are as humans with our flesh and bones. We only look our present and can't think further in the future. Even if those people know they'll go to hell for an ETERNITY they choose to save their short lives now... which might be even shorter than they imagine. I love how this show points out this characteristic of our nature. How we are rushing, fragile, vulnerable. 4/5 for this, only because i didn't like the story evolution so much in this and the culprit's character wasn't intense or weird enough to persuade. Not to get misunderstood... The stalker as an idea is greatly intense but just this exact character wasn't what i had in mind for a psycho stalker... |
JusticeUndoneSep 4, 2010 6:30 AM
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”Akira Kurosawa  |
| Must admit, I slept thru the first epi of this anime. Not cuz of the story! it was late and I was rly sleepy so I only caught tidbits. Any I liked this epi. creepy stalker was creepy. Altho I can see how it could become repetitive, I hope they find ways to avoid that eventually~ |
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| an ok episode |
| Another good episode. This show is pretty intense, when you think about the fact that it's about more than dragging a deserving soul to hell. The requester also has to decide if what is being done to them is worth selling their own soul to hell. That's pretty damn deep. |
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| That would be so freaky. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| Did anyone else notice his reflection in the glass at the hospital? I hope there develops more of an overall storyline, though. This episodic stuff gets old fast. Especially with this much repetition. |
It's not breaking in if the door is unlocked. |
| Decent episode. I'm really disliking the fact that this anime is episodic and not a true-to-self story. Oh, well. Looking forward to the next! |
Aniki1990 said: Did anyone else notice his reflection in the glass at the hospital? Yes, I did. I had to skip back 10 seconds to see if perhaps I had just imagined it. I love this anime so far! So beautiful and creative! I want one of those straw dolls such as from this website or possibly this one... But I want a black one (duh!) so I must wait for them to restock. The website is this: It will 404 if it's not midnight I want to try it just to meet Enma-san <3 but I desire no revenge atm... Oh, well. |
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| The two "punishment" sequences so far have featured generic horror-type stuff, like blood spurting from a faucet -- the series will grow trite if the episodes continue like that. Instead, I wish the punishments would run parallel to their sins. In this episode, for example, the Chief could've been "stalked" by death in the same way that he stalked Ryoko -- like opening a door and being buried under a mountain of dead hamsters or insects that tumbles out. I love the concept of the series and I've loved the concepts of the first two episodes, but the scripts and storyboards of those episodes were just going through the motions. |
| It was so obviously that he was the stalker the whole time -_- |
| Great and interesting, will this anime be like one story per episode? Either way it's quite interesting little but quite compact story's! Didn't liked the OP that much but the ED is still quite nice! |
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| Man, another bystander has to go to hell, after there death... in this episode, it seem the offender pushes the victim into making the deal. Her life was threaten and she had to pull the string to save herself. Kind of debatable situation. Let say you live to 100 yr, but probably burn in hell forever... note* in certain religion, you burn in hell for a certain time and get a second chance in the reincarnation cycle again. Maybe first off as an animal etc... Looking forward to Emma Ai background, hopefully a personality. and OMG@ plot twist, did not expect the old dude to be the offender. |
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| I love the ending |
idk why I was here but I'm prob back to playing Dragon's Dogma 2 again when you read this |
| Lol 2 episodes in and I already know its not my thing, too repetitive for me.. Might watch one episode at a time |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| 1) Oh ok.. I get it now.. Ai and her partners are the main characters.. I didn't realize that in episode 1 XD 2) Is it just me, or does Ai doesn't seem to enjoy her job.. but it looks like the other dudes do 3) I wonder if this whole anime is just going to be about victims getting punished for getting revenge on their attackers.. or if the later episodes will gradually focus more on Ai and the crew.. or perhaps someone actually tries to fight the punishment or something.. or even fight Ai or something.. hmm.. Will watch the next o.o |
| sexual incest in nisomonogatari - no one bats an eye romance incest in SAO - everyone loses their minds |
| I need to say for this girl there was really no option other then making the deal she was about to get killed or raped or what ever. still don't know what this show got to bring but so far so good. I think people will try to fight back later on but also think its useless cause the person they need to fight is not even alive so how you kill it and comes from the deepest parts of hell what you gone do all I can say I wish them luck. |
| "When a flat-chested loli hugs you, she holds you closer to her heart" "--I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight towards its target."  |
| What year is this anime set in? If it's present day or so (2005 when it aired), it would be possible for the girl to block that number and any other number the stalker sent messages from :P My cellphone is more than 10 years old, and I can block numbers if I want. |
FluffyDangoSep 14, 2013 6:39 PM
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| ^ Well.. never know how stalkers think. He could just get a new anonymous number and keep going. Okayy.. the guy trolled me.. I didn't thought it would be the other detective. *nice one* That little kitten song is creeping me out.. hahaha. Too bad she had to pull the string.. torture that bastard for eternity man. Enmai Ai.. you are beautiful. I can't take my eyes off you. <3 |
| Personally, this episode was immensely boring. Is this supposed to be a horror series? Because it sure doesn't feel like it. Also, was that supposed to be a jumpscare where Ryouko actually has the face of a skull? ... It's so predictable. I was excited about watching this because it had great reviews (that I'd seen, at least) but it's been nothing but a disappointment. I'll probably watch one more episode before dropping... |
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| Another good episode. ahxiian said: Enmai Ai.. you are beautiful. I can't take my eyes off you. <3 XD |
| Well this episode was much better then the first one, though I can see this series getting really repetitive if it continues like this. The detective being the stalker actually surprised me, wasn't expecting that. Glad he got what was coming to him, though i felt bad for the girl in the end. Also that box of bugs he sent her was disgusting >_<. |
Shape430Sep 23, 2014 9:17 AM
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| If this is going to be episodic, I might be wrestling over who deserves what each time. It didn't take long to find someone who deserved what was coming, but now I feel a bit empty knowing that Ryouko has to pay equally to her stalker for acting out of self defense. |
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| Pretty decent episode! Did not see the head of the police being the true culprit. I seriously almost cried tears of joy when the dad was alive at the end. I loved seeing how supportive her family was for Ryoko. I am still really entrigued by Ai and her gang! Hope to learn more about them at some point.~ |
| ok but on the real note that demon guy with the fringe is so hot |
| The dub voice for Ai is so shit it hurts |
| That was a pretty sweet episode. Did NOT see the other police officer being the stalker coming at all. I've been meaning to check out this show for quite some time, but never got around to it until now.....I'm not too big on eposodic anime, but I assume with it being 3 seasons and what it's rated as it should be good. |
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| dat plot twist |
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| i haven't done anything wrong they all say it. |
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| It was an alright episode. Way too predictable for my liking, you could easily tell it was the 2nd inspector from the voice on the phone at the very start :/ |
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| That's a great episode. So it seems to be really a one-episode thing. It is interesting though the way they scare the bad guys. |
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| Freaking stalkers and their creepy shit. This case was different to the first in the fact that her life and parent's lives were in danger so she didn't really have much of a choice but to use the doll. Had she not done so, she would've died and after finding out her dad was still alive the stalker would've just gone to the hospital to finish the job. Enjoy your time in hell you POS. Also, the fact that the stalker was a member of the police force is pretty disturbing. You never know how many times that's been the case in real life. Woah, didn't notice that :o Nice catch. |
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opal909 said: ok but on the real note that demon guy with the fringe is so hot Haha word! I felt even worse for Ryouko because unlike Mayumi who COULD have told the truth to her teacher or parents (I know it's very difficult, but the option was there) she sort of had no choice as to whether to pull the string and condemn herself to hell or not -- if she hadn't, he was going to bash her brains in with a shovel :< I quite like watching an episodic anime from time to time but so far I'm not sure if I really like this one or not lol. Only two episodes in I guess I can't say for sure yet. |
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| I know others have said it, but I hope that this story doesn't use the same formulas for 26 episodes straight. It's been good so far but I don't want to see 24 more episodes that all use the exact same framework. |
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