Please give the general plot of Hell Girl

Hell Girl (Season 1)

The Legendary Hell Communication

There is an urban legend circulating among teenagers: In the first few chapters, Some students intentionally or unintentionally revealed some rumors about the "Hell Communication" web page during their conversations. Some resentful people had the idea of ????logging into the "Hell Communication" webpage after hearing the rumors. However, after Hell Girl delivered the scarecrow, many people were hesitant to choose whether to untie the red thread. But due to different reasons, such as being in a life-threatening situation, or feeling helpless, everyone ultimately chose to untie the red thread.

Contract

Resentment often leads the client to log into "Hell Communication". However, logging into "Hell Communication" does not mean exiling others to hell, it also requires "making a contract". The representative of "pact" in the story is the scarecrow. "As long as the red thread on the scarecrow is untied, the contract will be established. The person you resent will soon be sent to hell." This is what the hell girl said to the client. But there is something that cannot be ignored in a contract - the "price" is the same as the object of resentment, but it happens after death. A reason often mentioned in the story to explain "why the price is so": "What harms others ends up harming yourself."

If the client decides to make a contract and removes the red thread on the scarecrow, the scarecrow will fly away and disappear, and the message "I heard your resentment... ( resentment み、文き世けたり...) " echo. The cursed person will be immediately exiled to hell, but a mark will also be printed on the client's chest, which will "remind" the client that he will go to hell after death when he sees it. In addition to markings, after each engagement a white candle with the client's name engraved on its surface is lit and placed in a large vat in the room of love. The length of the candle indicates the remaining life of the client (but it is not easy to see usually). When the client dies, the fire on the candle will be extinguished. In the event of an accidental death, a large piece of candle may be left when the fire goes out.

Hell

After making a pact, the Hell Girl will send the cursed person to "Hell". Clients who curse others will also be sent to "hell". The meaning of "hell" in the story is also very broad.

"Hell" may refer to the dark river that appears in most episodes and flows behind a torii gate. In addition to the above description, there are few descriptions of this "hell" and they are mostly abstract. Commonly used are the wailings that increase in volume after the cursed person enters this "hell"; or it is a verbal description. For example, Yama Ai mentioned that hell is "the end of the whirlpool of sorrow and joy" (Hell Girl Season 1 Episode 6), " It’s too vast to meet anyone with resentment” (Hell Girl Season 1, Episode 13), “Can’t apologize to others” (Hell Girl Season 1, Episode 14), etc. Even different people experience hell differently. For example, in the fifth episode of Hell Girl's Second Cage, one of the three cast members, Lun Ni Dao, said that the client and the cursed person may "fight happily", and Hell Girl in the first season's episode The thirteenth episode said "you can't meet someone you hate" is almost the opposite.

The above is mainly abstract hell. In fact, some specific plots can also be understood as "hell". For example, after Yama Ai told the client that he would go to hell if he made a contract, at some point the client would see "horror" scenes, such as being surrounded by fire (Season 1, Episode 1), and being haunted by monsters (Season 2, Episode 2). set). These could be said to be "hell", and similarly, the "horrible" sights that most of the damned see after disappearing and before reaching the dark river, may also be understood to be "hell". The latter "hell" seems to have a targeted nature. If the cursed person is believed to have inflicted evil deeds on others during his lifetime, what he sees after disappearing may be things related to the evil deeds, or even inflict evil deeds on himself. For example, in the fourteenth episode of Ercong, the cursed person is suspected of shooting someone's mother, and then he will be shot with several arrows. This kind of vindictive behavior may have something to do with the subsequent attempts by San Gao and others to arouse the memory of the cursed person's previous "evil deeds".

There is another sense of "hell", but it refers to the real world. This can be seen from some episodes. For example, in the fifth episode of the first season of Hell Girl, the client said "living is also hell"; in the twenty-fourth episode of The Second Cage, a supermarket employee said "this city is hell" when entrusting Hell Girl; in the fifth episode of The Second Cage, third Gao Yi's wheel-in-the-road says, "There is no difference between reality and hell" and so on.

Hell Girls in Different Era

Although the stories of Hell Girls focus on the modern aspect, there are also mentions from earlier eras. There are slight differences in Hell Girls in different eras.

Early Edo Period

The method of contacting Hell Girls began to spread in the early Edo Period. At that time, those with a grudge could find a black Jigoku Ema in the shrine. Write the name of the cursed person on the back, and the Hell Girl will appear. Before San Gao and others became Yama Ai's subordinates, the scarecrow delivered by Hell Girl was not transformed by San Gao, and after pulling off the red thread tied to the scarecrow, there was no "I heard your resentment..." " echo. The origin of the scarecrow and whether it will disappear are still unknown at that time. At the same time, the cursed person will not disappear after being exiled to hell, and his physical body will appear in a horrible state of death.

The era of newspapers

When newspapers appeared, ordinary people would see a blank space in the missing person column of the newspaper, but people with resentment would see a blank space in the missing person column. Hell Girl's contact information appears. After the client writes the name of the cursed person and puts it in the mailbox, the Hell Girl will appear. Just like the era of the Internet, the cursed people will disappear invisible after being exiled to hell.

The era when the Internet appeared

Contact Hell Girl in "Hell Communication", Hell Girl appears and delivers the scarecrow. Once the red thread is untied, the scarecrow disappears and an echo is heard. The cursed person disappears into nothingness and is exiled to hell.

The age of mobile phones

Only a short paragraph appeared at the end of the last episode of the second season, where a suspected hell girl received a text message similar to "Hell Communication".

World view

There is not much difference between the world described in "Hell Girl" and the real world. One of the differences is that the former emphasizes the existence of "exiling others to hell". In the story, a lot of space is spent describing the opinions of different characters on the exile of others to hell:

- "Because I want to eliminate resentment, I have to exile others to hell." ——This is the view held by different resenters. This takes up a huge part of the story and is mentioned in almost every episode.

——"No one will be happy, and revenge is meaningless." Unreasonable things, but you have to overcome them, this is the meaning of survival” - mentioned by Shibata Kazuchi. Most of the time, he prevented the hell girl from being exiled, but at the end of the final episode of the first season, he asked his daughter to exile him to hell because he felt that "his wife's death was all his fault."

- "It is a bad thing to prevent desperate people from seeking help from Hell Girls", "It is natural for people who kill other people's fathers to be exiled to hell" - mentioned by Shibata Shiba. She has asked her father more than once in the story not to stop Hell Girl from exiling others, which also caused some disputes (Hell Girl Season 1, Episode 21). But in the final episode of the first season, the father who thought "he killed his wife" was not exiled.

In the 20th episode of the first season, ジル?ドゥ?ロンフェール believes that - "The brain may not agree with revenge, but deep down in the heart there is the idea of ??defeating the opponent, and that's how humans are." ——At the same time, he believes that Hell Girl "sends others to hell is hypocrisy. If you have this ability, you should use it for yourself."

In the fifth episode of Ercong, a young man once logged into the "Hell Communication" webpage, but had no intention of exiling others to hell because he thought "for that kind of person (referring to the person he filled in on the webpage) ) is foolish to pay the price (of going to hell after death).”

Kurebayashi Takuma, who appeared after the 14th and 22nd episodes of the second cage, believes that - "If you do bad things, you will definitely come back to yourself" - so even though he has logged into "Hell Communication" ", but never exiled anyone else. On the contrary, people around him are constantly being exiled, so he has been misunderstood by most people as a "son of the devil" who can send others to hell.

Enma Ai

Yama Ai (えんまあい)

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

Protagonist. The spirit of a girl in a sailor suit with long black hair and red eyes. She puts on a kimono when she exiles cursed people. Four hundred years ago, he was buried alive by the villagers and became extremely resentful. He broke out of the ground and burned down the entire village. As a punishment for killing a large number of villagers, the Man-Faced Spider held her parents' souls as hostages and made her serve as Hell Girl. His face is expressionless, with few mood swings. She usually lives in a Japanese-style wooden house with her grandmother, Bone Girl, Rinnido, and Ichimokuren. This wooden house is located in a world that always stays at sunset, surrounded by Higan flowers. I like to make origami cranes and play with rubber balls, marbles and other children's toys. A Macintosh Classic computer is placed in the room to receive the client's resentment. Responsible for receiving and approving the client's request, delivering the client's scarecrow, and explaining the method of making a contract with her and the price of revenge. Once the client decides to make a pact, the cursed person is exiled to hell by her. She cannot exile any human being to hell for her own feelings, and can only do so with the consent of the client. Although she is a spirit, she can eat.

Ichimokuren

Ichimokuren (いちもくれん) The ability is to open the left eye that is usually covered by hair on any nearby surface.

Voiced by: Masaya Matsufaze

His original form is a one-eyed monster. He usually appears as a man wearing suit pants and a sports jacket. When he kisses the necklace around his neck, he turns into a blue scarecrow. There is a hidden eye on it that can see anywhere. Follow Love's command to gather information. When conducting investigations, the pseudonym "Shi Yuanlian" was used. Before meeting Ai and Rinnido for the first time, he was a fusangshen possessing a Japanese sword that had killed countless people and changed its owners countless times. The identity of the person who appeared in Mu Lian's memories was probably from the Warring States Period. Samurai of the times. He is the second subordinate of love.

Think of Ai and the other Ergao as "family".

Bone Girl

Bone Girl (ほねおんな)

Voiced by: Honda Takako

The original form is a skeleton, and sometimes parts of it are deliberately exposed The bones frighten the cursed man. It turns into a red scarecrow after pulling off the ribbon on its head. She usually looks like a charming beauty wearing an off-shoulder long undergarment. Follow the orders of love, disguise yourself and sneak into various places to collect intelligence. She is good at seducing men with her charming appearance. Although he likes to joke, he is loyal to Yama Ai and declares that he will be the first to eliminate those who hinder Ai's actions. Like other subordinates, his appearance has not changed at all, but his age is over several hundred years old. Seems to show a large degree of sensitivity to age-related topics. When Shibata Shiba called her "aunt" when they first met, Ichimura seemed to be "scared". Later, Kikuri[3] mentioned the topic of Bone Girl's increasing age, which once again caused Bone Girl's displeasure. Good at throwing throwing knives wrapped in flames. When acting with love in the world, she was once given the stage name "Sone Anna". Her name was "つゆ" during her lifetime, and she was taken in as a maid by a young man who managed a pharmacy. Later, the man lied about running away with her, but in fact he sold her to a brothel to repay his debt. After being sold, she met "きよ(清)" and became her good friend. He originally wanted to help her escape from this place, but "きよ(清)" resented her and told the brothel owner and her lover who was armed with a Japanese sword about the escape. This person later Killed "つゆ" and threw her into the river. Before his death, "つゆ(Lu)" was unwilling to accept it, which attracted many will-o'-the-wisps with the same resentment to possess him, and eventually he became a demon-bone girl who would reveal his bones to scare humans. She is the third subordinate of love.

Think that Ai and other Ergao are "companions".

Wheel into the Road

Wheel into the Road (わにゅうどう)

Voiced by: Sugao Takayuki

The original shape is the center of the burning wheel on an oxcart A monster with a face who can control fire. Usually, he mainly appears as a kind-hearted old man wearing a medium-high hat and Japanese clothes. He wraps the scarf around his neck and transforms into a black scarecrow. Among the three demons, he has the richest history and often plays a leadership role. The pseudonym "Buha Ryudou" was used when conducting investigations. Once Yama Ai is about to go to the human world to exile the cursed people to hell, he transforms into an ancient-style bullock cart to transport Ai to the destination. During his lifetime, he was a coachman who drove a carriage carrying a princess that accidentally fell off a cliff. It is also said that it was the wheel of the carriage. Later, he turned into a monster and kept running on the mountain road, scaring passers-by from time to time. His name "Lun Enter Dao" was given by people at that time. He met Yama Ai on the mountain road and later became his first subordinate.

Think that Ai and the other two are "lovers".

The grandmother of Yama Ai

Voiced by: Euriko Matsushima

The identity of the grandmother who lives with Yama Ai is unknown (but when Ichigo and Hotaru collide, When he entered the house and saw her appearance, he was so frightened that he screamed and ran away). Continuously operating the loom. Except for a lot of dialogue with Enma Ai, there are very few dialogues with other people. In the final episode of the first season of the animation, he spoke to someone other than Ai for the first time (i.e. Shibata Kazu). In the second cage, he was ordered to enter his room and tried to put his hand into the anus of the loom. Due to misunderstanding and accidental accidental collision in the house, Yinghe loves her and also talks to her.

Kikuri

きくり

Voice actor: Kanako Sakai

(only appears in the second cage and manga version)

The child who follows Yama Ai and Sangao from the fourth episode of Ercong does not like cats but likes to eat sausages. She has blue-purple eyes, a camellia flower in her hair, and wears a kimono and Japanese wooden shoes. He has an innocent personality and cannot judge good and evil. He often hinders San Gao's actions and peeps at everything coldly. He can freely control the white ribbon on his body and send the person entangled in the ribbon to the sunset world where Yama Ai lives. He was once possessed by a humanoid spider. The purpose and truth are unknown, but they are subject to the words of Yama Ai. The comic version debuts in Chapter 16.

Spider with a Human Face

Voiced by: Shibata Hidekatsu

(Only appeared in Hell Girl and Ercong)

Where Yu Ai lives Where the web is built, there is a spider with three eyes behind it, and it knows how to talk. It seems that love is always being monitored. Since it has three eyes like the Hell Manager, there is a high chance that it is the incarnation of the Hell Manager. Lun Enter Dao and others call it the "Boss of Hell". After Ai burned down the village and the people in the village, she appeared and asked Ai if she had resolved her hatred. However, new resentment arose because of her resolving hatred. She used Ai's parents as a pledge and asked her to become a hell girl to cleanse her sins. Give her the name Yama loves.

Sentaro

Sentaro (せんたろう)

Voiced by: Toyuri Eiyuki

(only appears in Hell Girl and the manga version)

He was Enma Ai’s childhood playmate four hundred years ago, and appeared in the comic version of the special edition and the Hell Girl’s flashback. They are the ancestors of Shibata and his daughter. Because Ai became a sacrifice to the mountain god when she was a child, he hid for her for a period of time. Later, Ai was discovered. Sentaro did not protect Ai and seemed to regret it. Later, a temple "Shichidoji Temple" and a candy store "Shibata House" were built. Although Sentaro's descendants are no longer in the shop, some of the black candies produced are still regularly offered to the temple for worship.

Shibata Ichi

Shibata Ichi (しばたはじめ)

Voice actor: Ueda Yuji

(Only in the first season of the animation, Erlong and TV drama appearances)

Formerly a reporter for the political and economic magazine "JAPAN NOW (ジャパン? Naru)" of the First Citizen Society. He is currently a freelance journalist, but privately he investigates scandals involving celebrities and threatens them to pay considerable sums of money. He opposed the use of hell girls by humans to avenge his hatred, so he relentlessly tracked related commission cases. Some time after the direct contact with Enma Ai, I published a book "The Real Hell Girl" at my own expense.

Shibata Shiba

Shibata Shibata (しばたつぐみ)

Voice actor: Mizuki Nana

(Only in the first and second seasons of the animation Cage and TV series appearance)

The only daughter who lives with Shibata Kazuma, her mother is deceased. After meeting Yama Ai one day, she developed a spiritual connection and was able to predict her actions, thoughts and convey Yama Ai's messages. In the twenty-fourth episode of Nigo, he appeared talking to Seiichi Iai.

Kurebayashi Takuma

Kurebayashi Takuma (くればやしたくま)

Voice actor: Fujimura Ayumu

(Only appears in the second cage)

In the fourteenth episode of Ercong, he accepted the scarecrow, but believed his father's words that "you will definitely get retribution if you do bad things" and handed the scarecrow back to Yama Ai. Most of the people who had some relationship with him died coincidentally or suffered accidents: in the fourteenth episode, his mother died from an arrow; in the twenty-second episode, you can see that his father was unconscious due to an earlier attack; in the same episode, his mother died from an arrow. Mizutani Mizuya, who became a good friend, was exiled to hell; even Hotaru Iigai, who visited his home hoping to learn about a series of unfortunate events, was sent to the sunset world where Yama Ai lived. Because these events all happened around him, he was called the "Son of the Devil" by the people in the city. He was used by someone with a grudge to blame him for the exile of others to hell.

Ichigo Hotaru

Ichigo Hotaru (めしあいほたる)

Voiced by: Fuyuka Oura

(Only appears in the second cage )

In order to help his brother Iaiwai Seiichi, he visited Kurebayashi Takuma's home, hoping to solve the mystery of a series of deaths and disappearances surrounding Kurebayashi Takuma. While Kurebayashi Takuma was away, he was wrapped in a ribbon by Kikuri and sent to the sunset world where Enma Ai lived. At first, he walked in the wilderness, and then accidentally entered the hut where Ai lived twice, and met Ai's grandmother and Juli. Kikuri pushed Igo Hotaru into an earthen jar whose inner space was countless times larger than its volume, so Igo Hotaru learned that there was a candle engraved with the name of the client who had exiled others to hell. After Iigao Hotaru couldn't find Kurebayashi Takuma's name and understood that he was not the "son of the devil" who exiled others to hell, the vat was pushed down, allowing Iigao Hotaru to walk out of the vat and meet love. At this time, he finally believed in the existence of "Hell Girl" and asked Ai to stop exiling others to hell. She was rejected by Love on the grounds that "it's not her decision" and then returned to the real world.

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Yuki Mikage

Yukage Yuki

CV: Satomi Sato

Studying in the third grade of Municipal Saigawara No. 4 Middle School.

She is an extremely ordinary girl, but she has a deep connection with hell

Shandong

Shandong (ゃまゎろ)

CV: Shiina Yuki

Hell Girl’s latest monster, usually shows itself as an honest boy.

She has a straightforward personality and calls Juli "princess".