She has been likened to Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance in Greek mythology. Little is known about her, other than that she is not a human; she's able to wander freely between the mortal plane and Ai's home in the sunset world, sometimes interfering with her and her companions' duties.
She also seems to be able to bring other people into the world. Her eyes are wholly purple and her personality is childish — a stark contrast to Ai's solemnity. She has admitted to liking Ai, even though she has a tendency to destroy anything Ai cares for. Some of her actions seem to be done in pursuit of causing the most suffering and fear as possible. Other Media. Manga Manga Information Manga Volumes. General Articles. Recent Blog Posts List of Users.
Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk 0. Categories Anime Add category. Cancel Save. However, during the village's sacred festival, Keiichi learns about Hinamizawa's dark past and receives no information from his friends when he confronts them.
This series provides viewers with several mysteries to solve as madness escalates between each tale. Like Hell Girl , Higurashi When They Cry is known for being one of the best Horror anime and will leave viewers feeling creeped out upon watching.
Both anime even highlight the darker sides of humanity. Death Note is about a death god named Ryuk who leaves a dangerous notebook in the human world that is eventually found by a boy named Light Yagami. After receiving an explanation of the notebook's power from Ryuk, Light undergoes the alias Kira and uses the notebook to murder criminals to become a hero in the eyes of many. The police hire a great detective named L Lawliet to put an end to Kira's antics.
Like Hell Girl , Death Note is a mystery anime that everyone needs to see considering how well-loved and memorable the characters and plotline are. Both series will even have fans questioning whether the characters' actions are justified or not. Ghost Hound is about three boys who endured a rough life in their town of Suiten and question why they see supernatural occurrences happening around them. Thus the story focuses on these three boys as they explore a mysterious, magical world to conquer their fears and repair a gap between this world and their own to put an end to these strange events around them.
Like Hell Girl , Ghost Hound 's storyline can be difficult to understand and deal with themes concerning the afterlife. Both series are wonderfully animated with the character designs looking similar in form.
Shiki is about a village that features numerous deaths its villagers believe are occurring because of influenza. However, a doctor named Toshio Ozaki partners up with a boy named Natsuno Yuuki to take down the Shiki, the individuals he argues are causing the deaths to happen.
Like Hell Girl , Shiki has a similar eery sound-track and creepy animation that'll frighten most fans. The violence is amped-up a lot in both series, and the tone felt in both shows is nothing to scoff at either. Ghost Hunt is about a school-girl named Taniyama Mai who loves to tell spooky stories with her friends. Mai later encounters a boy named Shibuya Kazuya that is called forth by Mai's school principal to investigate the school's strange mysteries.
It almost makes you forget what their real job is. Anti Villains : Aside from Kikuri, they're actually pretty decent folks aside from their job. Clark Kenting : They don't put on any disguise to infiltrate into their clients' lives e. Justified, since they are able to prevent mortals from recognizing them. It becomes a plot point in the third season when Yuzuki recognizes them. Even Evil Has Standards : Played with. They aren't happy when an innocent gets sent to Hell, but have no choice in the matter.
Additionally, while their job is to send people to hell, they are contemptuous of deliberate human cruelty; for example, in episode 1, they're disgusted that Alpha Bitch Aya Kuroda, who stole the money Mayumi Hashimoto was entrusted with and forced her into Compensated Dating to make it back, is writing off her behavior as "kid stuff"; and for another example, in episode 16, they sound very angry when telling off Yuki for how she treated her sister Yumi.
Played Straight in one instance where Ichimoku Ren attempts to prevent a child from sending her own mother to Hell because the mother is already Hellbound due to a previous covenant with Ai, only succeeding when the mother chooses to commit suicide in order to spare her from doing so. Hone Onna before she assumed her doll form, directly expressed a particular amount of disgust and anger at a girl claiming to be a fortune teller, who sent an innocent man to hell after being bullied into it by a popular girl in her school to avoid being an outcast.
Hidden Heart of Gold : Despite their efficiency and cruelty in sending people to hell, they can be quite kind-hearted and sympathetic to the turmoil of others. Not often, this may include gentle nudges to use Hell Correspondence if they believe it would save the person from further suffering.
As well as stalling for time when the would-be victim is on their deathbed. One may only send someone who is still technically alive. This is also the only confirmed instance of a character going to Heaven, though, like Hell, it is never seen. And in one case, physically stopping a moving vehicle to prevent revenge when the covenant was impossible, after the contract had already been invalidated and there was no obligation to stay. New Job as the Plot Demands : Ai's minions are often shown with different jobs as they observe a prospective client and the corresponding target before the string is pulled.
Not So Stoic : Inverted. They are not allowed to have their emotions interfere with their job, but act normally around each other. Punch Clock Villains : Very much so. Ai ferries people to hell because that's where her parents will go if she doesn't. Her assistants stay with her out of loyalty.
Really Years Old : Ai is at least years old. Her first three companions came from various periods of feudal Japan. Technically speaking, Ren was years old exactly when he was 'born'. Except, replace "born" with "transformed from a katana". Sleep-Mode Size : Their straw doll forms are basically this when someone's not using them to sell their soul for revenge.
True Companions : Ren outright says that their little group is like family to him. Ai says they're her companions. Undying Loyalty : All of Ai's minions except for Kikuri are deeply loyal to her for their own reasons. For Wanyuudo, it's because Ai saved him from running on and on until he wound up in hell.
For Hone Onna, it's because Ai helped her regain her humanity. In the case of Ichimoku Ren and Yamawaro, it's because she saved them from a lonely existence. She also acts as an older sister of sorts to Kikuri. Villain Protagonists : They are the main characters and their job is to carry out revenge on others' behalf and ferry people to hell. That doesn't mean they are evil, though. Voluntary Shapeshifting : They can do this to varying degrees. Click here to see her in her sailor fuku.
Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo Japanese , R. Ren Ichimoku. I saw it. Voiced by: Kanako Sakai.
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