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Jigoku Shoujo is one of those animes where you have to wait for the wonderful treat at the end. As many people have stated and I'm sure any viewer will notice after a few episodes is that this series is VERY repetitive. I would say that there is a reason for it in giving viewers a small taste of the hell Ai has endured for many years.

The music is wonderful, animation is stunning, and the characters are a real treat. Some of Ai's team it was easy to guess where in Japanese mythology they came from and one of them was a ... really tough one. Don't worry you'll get your answers... by watching ^_^

So if you have the patience this is a very good anime.

First off what annoyed me of the series. Really it wasn't much other than with how the mini arc were set up it just didn't feel like you really knew any of the characters much better at the end of the series compared to when you first had them all dropped in your lap. I craved to know more so badly while watching and perhaps that was the hook that keeps you watching. It seemed like in each arc you got one more tid bit about a character. For example in this arc you learn the monk is also in a ... band and that was pretty much all the character development you got for the next 3-4 episodes.

What I loved about the series is that it kept me interested throughout and while I don't feel cheated by the ending it leaves me wanting more. The art and character designs were both good. The seiyuu choices were very fitting.

As a final and probably most telling part. I will be adding this one to the collection.

BBB was released in the 3 DVD format. Nice in that three rents and you're done and generally the 3 DVD format lends itself to a formula. Now give or take but disc 1 is intros and set-up, disc 2 is the build of the story, and disc 3 is the conclusion.

I watched the first disc and was hooked. Full out "gimmie" mode hanging on release dates keeping all hope for them at the top of the netflix queue. Disc 2 though sent out the warning flags. What's going on? Why are we still introducing characters? ... More story set up? What?! That was all of disc 2? You mean I have to have the story build and finish in the same disc? That's a lot to ask of an anime to swing in so few episodes.

... and then came the rush to try to finish. Generally it left me feeling like this was a big fat promo for the manga which is fine and dandy if it was available to you (perhaps it is now but at the time of viewing...).