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Raw is out! Anyways, this episode was kind of.... meh, especially since the previous one was so kick ass. So the girl we saw the end at of previous episode turns out to be Hidemi or something like that. She falls in love with this gangster dude who's suppose to be really nice deep down inside. Then, someone took a picture of them together and both of their reputations were destroyed. Honestly, why do people even CARE about stuff like this? Whatever.

The gangster dude (Kinya, I think that's his name) was arrested for robbery. While in custody, he steals the police's gun and starts shooting people. When Hidemi saw this, she couldn't take it anymore and pulled the string.

Pretty messed up plot, eh?

Anyways, away from the plot, ENMA AI IS REALLY BACK!! I mean, she has her house and her grandma again. The sucky thing is we don't get to see the cooler animation of her bursting out of Yuzuki's back whenever the string is pulled; it's back to the old "put on your kimono and ride in Wanyuudo's cart" again.

At the end of the episode, Yuzuki vowed to stop Jigoku Shoujo, only to realize there's a crap load of people around here summoning Enma Ai. She has a tough job to tackle....

this ep is not that disconnected like the others. Giant mecha AI ftw lol

It was supposed to be a mecha Ai? I was thinking of Godzilla Ai, lmao.

Women can be seriously scary... "You don't remember me? Ok, then, I'll kill you." Anyway, it's a nice development that Enma Ai is now back in her original form and Yuzuki is still able to sense potential Jigoku Tsuchin users, it opens a lot of opportunities for the next episodes (even if they probably won't be exploited).

Nice to see Ai back in her original form with the original routine. Also, looks like it'll lead to interesting developments with Yuzuki.

Felt kinda bad for the guy though. ): It also seemed a bit abrupt, but ehh.

the scene where Ai complains about the postion of the pc made me laugh a lot

Opening Comment: "Ai! You got some splannin to do!"

Comments made while watching:

-"The lost local train is now departing." Those left behind...better luck next time.

-Dude there is something yellow growing out of your hair.

-Shinjuku...isnt that where The World Ends with You takes place?

-I guess they blew their animation budget on skittles this week...

-Yeah welcome to our new secret headquarters...its not hell but its home...oh by the way Ai...how are you alive?

-Where they heck did they find an old computer like that?

-Yellow tailed-head man meets the bad luck girl...oh goody

-Well considering how many schoolgirls get sent to hell nowadays...second in your class isnt as impressive as it used to be I guess.

-Enter dude with cell phone camera which he will likely use to blackmail the unlucky school girl...and oh hey Yuzuki finally gets some screen time!

-Oh crap not the middle aged gossiping women.

-Yuzuki will now attempt to do what Shibata only had very limited success doing.

-Kinya is a real nice person...bad judge of character...

-*Yuzuki and the other girl watch as Kinya is arrested* Well so much for that plan.

-Wow first time Yuzuki and Ai have actually had a conversation.

-The bad news for Yuzuki is that she failed to stop another soul from being sent to hell...the good news is she doesnt have to have Emma burst out of her back anymore.

-Woot! Ai's Grandma and the original music are back for the preparation scene! Whats more Wannyudo gets his old job back!

-Aizilla!!!

-Wow now that is tiny...

-!!! Hidemi-chan...? Now that is a makeover!

-Ai's business is booming...Yuzuki has her work cut out for her.

Post Episode Comments:

Well they didnt really explain how Ai is alive and what her current situation is with regards to the Lord of Hell and all that however we did have a solid episode here. Looks like they are going to go back to the formula from the second half of Season 1 where we have a character actively trying to stop Hell Correspondence. I suspect we will eventually learn about Emma's situation though.

Verdict:

Now you see this one is kinda tough...until you consider that the reason that Kinya was sent to hell was because he unwittingly wrecked Hidemi's reputation and possibly also because Hidemi read a little too much into Kinya's helping her out. Although Kinya is still a low-life he really isnt worth giving up your chance for salvation over. Factor in the fact that all of Hidemi's reasons for sending him to hell revolve around her own vanity and you should understand why I have to declare Kinya...

Not Guilty

AIZILLA IS WIN! =D

I thought Kinya was such a good guy too =[
Why the heck did she turn into a slut at the end?

I was also confused, I thought she sent him to hell to save her rep.

what you know girls and their aesthetics.

its really stupid about that whole thing. she really didn't send him to hell to save her rep. what ultimately made her pull the string was because he didn't remember him. if he had, she probably would have forgotten about the whole thing.

the whole hell girl thing is just an easy button. people don't really want to get to the root of the problem. or face problems head on. why report a bully to the teachers when you can just send them to hell etc...

i think all the people that have used her in this way are all weak minded.

Poor Kinya :(

He didn't deserve that.

Too bad Yuzuki wasn't able to stop that stupid girl from using the Hell Girl. and I don't see how sending him to hell really helped things that much.

I wanted to steal the Nyanko xD

Well i didn't like this episode very much. Anyway Emma Ai is back to normal but the animation was not as usual. And the grandma is back also. Who is she anyway?
Aizilla is a definitely a new concept but not my taste. I kind of laughed when she stepped on him.
Is the society is Japan so conservative that whenever they see a girl near a man she is immediately a whore?
Well there goes that guy. That will teach you what you get for being nice. Seeing her change after she send him to hell she probably wanted him to fuck her or something and she is mad at him because he didn't.
Holy Jesus!! all these people are calling Emma Ai? Am surprised how Japan hasn't gone extinct yet.

Are we ever gone get an explanation why Emma Ai is back and how?




Ha!ha! yes i thought those things also while watching.

I can see the commercial for that now. *grin*

The last days of hatred? I'm not entirely sure what Ai means by that, but I doubt we'll see the end of hatred at this rate.

I thought this was a vast improvement on the current series, perhaps not animation wise but this certainly felt more like Jigoku Shoujo than the first 13 episodes.

Seeing your kind hero becoming a villain with you ownr eyes can really shatter your concept of life and hope. Added the your villain doesn't even recognize what you looked like only made matters worse.

Her hatred went from finding the snitch to keeping her reputation from going down the drain to simple and pure hatred. After realizing the errors of her way, she choose to become a slut cause her reputation is already close to none so might as well just enjoy the rest of your life as a slut.

Totally plausible scenario. Which is way i will always continue to watch shows filled with the sins of life.

This ep. is another "Loss of innocent" "Idealist fallacy" or something like this again
I now think 3rd season really focuses such issue

You know what Joker had done to Two-faces eh?

Lol, she became a slut in the end. Sad episode imo. and yess, the grandma is back. I missed her saying "Ai, I'll put your nanjuban here."

Silly delinquent guy, if he had not forgotten the name of the girl, he could have been saved. I think, lol.
She pulled because he forgot about her, damn that's messed up.

Btw, how is Yuzuki still sensing the people who'll access the Jigoku Tsuushin if Enma is not inside of her anymore?

I rather liked this episode. Strongest of the season so far. We get to see a real Ai sequence not the trippy transformation, and another silly person's life is ruined. Poor Yuzuki though, she wants to help, but drastically underestimates humanity's potential for hatred. :(