January 15, 2006

Jigoku Shoujo - 08

Filed under: Finished Series:/Jigoku Shoujo

This episode is different from the others as well. When each episode looks so much like the other, you really begint to notice (and appreciate) the tiny differences. This time, along with the usual case, we also see a girl (TOO cute, by the way) who can sense the prescense of Ai. Her father is some kind of journalist who’s writing an article about Jigoku Shoujo, so he decides to check it out. At first you believe that the father’s justout for money and a story, but when his daughter suddenly gets extremely shocked, he does show that he’s a good father. Overall, I like these characters. It seems like they are going to be appearing a lot more in the show. Especially the daughter is an awesome character.

The case in this episode is a girl who’s been pushed off a building. Normal anime would in this kind of case show the falling proces, and make use of some cool-sounding sound-effects when the body hits the ground. In Jigoku-Shoujo, this is executed in the exact opposite way: the falling process is never shown, but we do get to see how the body hits a car and ends up unconcious. That only makes it more heartbreaking.

Another thing Jigoku Shoujo excels in, is the character art. They somehow succeed in making each and every character look beautifully. This is extremely pleasant to watch.

I want more. Hehe.

Noein - 12

Filed under: Finished Series:/Noein


This sure was one awesome episode! The Fukurou and Karasu finally have their serious fight, and right in the middle an uninvited guest appears. Afterwards, things happen you SO NOT expect during this stage of the anime. That made it even more awesome to watch. The fights also got a little messier character art, but the smoothness of the camera movement has increased a lot. The purple haired girl (yes, it appeared to be purple, not pink *slaps memory*) also gets some airtime as well.

With all of this happening this episode, I’m really curious what the second half of this brilliant anime will be about.

Noein - 11

Filed under: Finished Series:/Noein


How amazing the pacing of this show is. Here I was, expecting an action-packed episode, but due to the incredibly fast pacing the action-part only took five minutes. Ah well, not that I’m complaining. :P

Anyway, this episode, we also get some explanations about how the world in which the story takes place is built up. It apparently has something to do with quantum-particles. I’ve been educated in physics for five years, but I can’t verify what’s been told there. The overall story sounded pretty reliable, but I don’t think anyone with minimum physical knowledge would understand it.

We also learn about some new relatives of a couple of the main characters: Isami’s brother, and Harkua’s father. The former was a real surprise, including the fact that Isami has another sister, and both of his parents died. Overall, he looks like a nice addition to the cast. The latter has found himself a nice place in the story. This was, of course, bound to happen once during the series, and I guess this is the time. Yuu’s father remains a mystery at this point though, so I wonder what the creators have in store for him.

I’m still wondering about the mysterious Noein, who appeared at one point during the series. I’m guessing he’s the key figure of all this. I also think that he’ll eventually play the role of the bad guy.