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Hell Girl, Volume 1 (Hell Girl #1)
by
Miyuki Eto,
永遠幸
SHE’S COMING FOR YOU. . . .
When you thirst for revenge, there’s a surefire way to get it: Simply go to the strange website that appears only at midnight, and enter the name of your enemy. The Hell Girl will appear to drag your tormentor to eternal damnation. But you will have to pay a price . . . your soul!
When you thirst for revenge, there’s a surefire way to get it: Simply go to the strange website that appears only at midnight, and enter the name of your enemy. The Hell Girl will appear to drag your tormentor to eternal damnation. But you will have to pay a price . . . your soul!
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
January 29th 2008
by Del Rey
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I'm a huge fan of the Jigoku Shoujo anime and this manga completely fails in conveying the eerie tone of the series. The manga was published while the anime was airing, so most of the chapters are original and they suffer because of this. I wouldn't even consider this canon, to be honest. None of the characters are really the same, the stories are short and rather silly, and many elements (the straw doll being a large one!) are completely missing. The artwork isn'...more
I'm a huge fan of the Jigoku Shoujo anime and this manga completely fails in conveying the eerie tone of the series. The manga was published while the anime was airing, so most of the chapters are original and they suffer because of this. I wouldn't even consider this canon, to be honest. None of the characters are really the same, the stories are short and rather silly, and many elements (the straw doll being a large one!) are completely missing. The artwork isn'...more
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To those unfamiliar with Hell Girl or Jigoko Shoujo, it's about this site that can only be accessed at midnight. Rumors say that if you type down the name of the person you want to send to Hell, a girl named Enma Ai will do that for you. But if you curse someone, you must also be prepared to pay the price. Because in exchange for her services, you will go to Hell too after you die.
Compared to the anime, it's just not as good. First of all, the art of the manga is pretty old. The beautifully cree...more
Compared to the anime, it's just not as good. First of all, the art of the manga is pretty old. The beautifully cree...more
This manga has a pretty unique story. Each chapter is about a different person who has been wronged in some way. Some are so badly wronged to the point where it can ruin their life and they want revenge on the person who did this to them. They don't know what to do until they hear about a strange website that only appears at midnight.
If you type in the person's name who you want revenge on, then, Hell Girl will drag them to hell. But for this revenge, you must also pay a price. When you die, yo...more
If you type in the person's name who you want revenge on, then, Hell Girl will drag them to hell. But for this revenge, you must also pay a price. When you die, yo...more
I really wanted to like this manga. It's got a bit of everything I like. The artwork is cute, it's in an episodic format (each chapter is a different story), & the plotline is interesting. The idea of being able to send an enemy to hell by entering in their name on a hidden website is an interesting idea. While the idea of retribution via an outside party has been somewhat done before, this was a good approach. However, that's about where my admiration stopped.
The plotline revolves around A...more
The plotline revolves around A...more
From Publishers Weekly
Enter your enemy's name at midnight on a special Web site, and Hell Girl takes revenge on them for you. Each chapter is thus a story of someone getting what's coming to them. The most fully realized, in both motivation and setup, is the first. Nerd Mari is set up to be caught shoplifting; popular Satsuki rescues her but blackmails Mari into buying her treats. Later stories cover a pastry student opening her own shop sabotaged by her jealous former teacher; an aspiring actre...more
Enter your enemy's name at midnight on a special Web site, and Hell Girl takes revenge on them for you. Each chapter is thus a story of someone getting what's coming to them. The most fully realized, in both motivation and setup, is the first. Nerd Mari is set up to be caught shoplifting; popular Satsuki rescues her but blackmails Mari into buying her treats. Later stories cover a pastry student opening her own shop sabotaged by her jealous former teacher; an aspiring actre...more
I thought this was supposed to be a horror manga, and the rating is 16+, so I thought it would be gory at least, or have nudity or swearing. Or maybe have a mature storyline. The chapters were episodic in nature and unrelated to each other, aside from the inevitable appearance of Hell Girl, who will take your enemy to hell for the price of your eternal soul - she can be contacted easily through her website. The enemies then find themselves besieged by the same things they did to their victims, w...more
Feb 25, 2012
Marie-Josee Larouche
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Marie-Josee by:
My friend, Courtina
A very great story of seeking revenge and getting payback and making people "get a taste of their own medicine".
I found it a little confusing at first since for each chapter it kept switching characters, for telling different stories about hell girl. After the first two chapters I finally understood that for each chapter its a different story about Hell Girl.
I really like the concept to this story. I am sure that since this story is placed in the genre of High school and middle school it is dire...more
I found it a little confusing at first since for each chapter it kept switching characters, for telling different stories about hell girl. After the first two chapters I finally understood that for each chapter its a different story about Hell Girl.
I really like the concept to this story. I am sure that since this story is placed in the genre of High school and middle school it is dire...more
When you want revenge, go to a website that appears only and midnight and enter the name of your enemy and Hell Girl will come and bring damnation to your enemy. The price - your soul.
Mari Shimizu gets caught shoplifting, though she has no idea how the cd got in her bag, a fellow student vouches for her and she doesn’t get in trouble. Except then the other girls start using Mari to pay for things, to do their homework, etc. or they will tell about her shoplifting. Mari gets fed up and calls Hell...more
Mari Shimizu gets caught shoplifting, though she has no idea how the cd got in her bag, a fellow student vouches for her and she doesn’t get in trouble. Except then the other girls start using Mari to pay for things, to do their homework, etc. or they will tell about her shoplifting. Mari gets fed up and calls Hell...more
If you've seen the anime, the manga is going to be a bit uneven. It's ok, but doesn't pack the wicked punch of the show.
That being said, it's still a fairly decent read. Five stories of people (mostly jr. high girls) caught between a rock and a hard place where suicide, or otherworldly revenge is their only out. For, as Hell Girl says "To curse someone is to dig a double grave."
The art is a bit cutesy for a "horror" manga, but it does follow stories from the anime.
In other words, worth reading,...more
That being said, it's still a fairly decent read. Five stories of people (mostly jr. high girls) caught between a rock and a hard place where suicide, or otherworldly revenge is their only out. For, as Hell Girl says "To curse someone is to dig a double grave."
The art is a bit cutesy for a "horror" manga, but it does follow stories from the anime.
In other words, worth reading,...more
The typical revenge story usually goes something like this:
Nice person is wronged by some jerk. Nice person exposes jerk for the lowlife he or she is. Nice person is vindicated, justice served, and lives happily ever after.
Not so in "Hell Girl."
In these revenge vignettes, when a person is wronged -- blackmailed, sabotaged, disgraced -- she gets justice by logging on to the Hell Correspondence site at midnight and entering the name of the person they want dragged to Hell. Just when the victim...more
Nice person is wronged by some jerk. Nice person exposes jerk for the lowlife he or she is. Nice person is vindicated, justice served, and lives happily ever after.
Not so in "Hell Girl."
In these revenge vignettes, when a person is wronged -- blackmailed, sabotaged, disgraced -- she gets justice by logging on to the Hell Correspondence site at midnight and entering the name of the person they want dragged to Hell. Just when the victim...more
Apr 02, 2013
Michelle Wardhaugh
added it
The premise was interesting, so I picked up a few of these. This first book developed the pattern very quickly and stuck with it. I liked the artwork well enough. The characters were generically attractive, yet you could mostly tell them apart. Unfortunately, there wasn't much originality either in the visions of Hell or the scenarios that set the problems up. You don't get to know any of the characters well. All but Hell Girl change in every story, and Hell Girl shows up as a background classma...more
OMG ok i have one comment, IT IS PERFECT, ok i have read all of the Manga and only seen season one so fur, but i am watching the other seasons as we say this right now, i love the books because the way miyuki eto writes his book and the complete in the detailed book that have every packing punch the each book, it is just so phenomenal i hope to people read this blog and hope you can get your hands on their book. this book and series is too good to resist
Wow this very unique story about Hell Girl manga, who's enemy/you hate that destroy your life or being bullied by others.. You have enter the strange website and put their name. The hell girl will taken care of it for you and it will coming for them who you put a name. She will take your revenge to trade take your soul so she will do it for you to revenge your enemy. Interesting... Now next read volume two and will do more rest other volumes.
I LOVED this one. This is the third manga I've ever read. I liked the main character and the pictures...This one is VERY similar to the Asain Horror tv series called (at least i think its called) Girl From Hell which only had 11 episodes. You can find it in the Japan section of Asain-Horror-Movies.com and see for yourself. The first story is exactly the same.
I really liked this manga. It's dark, mysterious and awesome. Zigoku Shojou is really great, but I had to read to on a manga website and can't find the anime. I've only read volume 1 since that was what I could find, and it was Zigoku Shojou R, not the original series. I found it pretty easy to follow though. But all in all it was great.
I don't know the anime but this manga is weak. The only interesting thing about the artwork are probably the biggest eyes seen in manga in english so far. There are several short stories in this book connected by the presence of the "hell girl". Very predictable and quite boring. I see no reason to continue with this series.
This story was actually quite interesting, and I just found out it was anime also (bit of a difference though apparently). When I first saw this on goodreads, I wasn't sure about reading it (not into a lot of horror). I saw it at the library and thought of giving it a shot. Def recommend for pleasure reading. =)
i picked this one up a while ago at the store, and had to put it back. the concept could have been great. but the people who called on her, and condemed themselves did so for rather dumb reasons. okay, not for stealing receipes, and that sort of career ending deal. but for things like being bullied at school. why not confront people? that's basically what happens anyway, and now you're stuck with sulfur and brimstone. it could have been written better to where you relate to the characters' despe...more
The only thing I didn't like was how each character seemed OK with the fact they'll go to Hell along with whoever's name they put in the website. Maybe this will change later on in the series, but in the stories in this volume, each girl "doesn't care".
A girl named Ai Enma can send the person of your choice to hell, but on one condition only: your soul will belong to hell when you die.
Each chapter is a different story with different characters.
Each chapter is a different story with different characters.
A sorry excuse for anime adapted manga. Really. That artwork reminds me of Mizuto AQUA and I simply don't like the artwork.
I loved the anime of hell girl so it's kind of obvious that I'd love the manga and even the drama is good.
I love the stories and the plot, but I just couldn't stand the art style of this one. so I'm really torn.
this is totally perfect. I firstly watched the anime however the manga is almost as good. I highly recommend it. The concept of the story is also amazing.
I thought this was really good. People call upon Hell Girl for revenge but there is a catch for her services. I also like this wasn't gory.
Really really good... Thanks so much for lending it to me Michelle!!!
I've watch the show that was good
so I might get this later
so I might get this later
Vey good! I enjoyed it very much!
The anime version is much better.
Nov 29, 2011
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac,
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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