Review of Hell Girl: Three Vessels
But of course, as the last season is so much as a one hell of a cliffhanger, it is given that we want to see what really happened. There’s a long review coming………… About the STORY Just when we thought the team was disbanded with the disappearance of our beloved “OJOU”, the team is gathered again for more revenge than ever. This time the drama is tripled and much theatrical than ever and when I say much theatrical as in way much theatrical compared to the previous ones. It even looks like they are actually enjoying it when it is more theatrical. And as weird as it seems,it is even funnier. Things are more complicated and twisted but so much more exciting when Enma Ai is seemingly retiring and actually has a replacement already. But of course, let’s not forget the revenge of the “CLIENTS” which are the most exciting part of this amazing series. It is a lot more anticipating, twisted, complicated, and exciting. Every story genuinely leveled up from the previous seasons. It’s a little bit different now as literally almost all the “REQUESTS” are happening in one place or at least around the one with the connection to Enma Ai. That is why the main characters are in one place all the time which never happened before.
About the CHARACTERS
I am really dying to know what happened to the companions of Enma Ai after what transpired in the last season and to my delight they are living normal lives. Enma Ai’s family gets even bigger with the arrival of another mysterious being that also joins in their very theatrical revenge. There are very mysterious recurring characters such as the nurse who we should all be familiar with and of course the most mysterious of all, the girl who have a connection with Enma Ai much like what the mysterious nurse had when she was younger. Both had very unfortunate and tragic fates. There characters are very much intriguing and interesting. The bad doers are a lot nastier and as always there are more twists to their characters. The “CLIENTS’” backgrounds are more interesting because of more complicated and twisted things so it is more anticipating. If in season two, Kikuri was a lot creepier, oddly enough, this time she serves as a comic relief in the series. I just love it whenever Ai says some amazing yet so harsh lines. There is so much reality in her words which is why it really becomes so cool.
About ENMA AI/JIGOKU SHOUJO
I think that Ai is still perfect for the role of Jigoku Shoujo because she knows very well that their work is neither a punishment nor justice. She doesn’t let any emotions cloud her judgment and put some crazy hypocrisy with their work. She knows that it is neither a noble nor a curse job. It just happens that it is their job, as simple as that. This is the very reason why I just love their group because they are not necessarily the best characters but at least they are not hypocrites that would put silver linings with what they do but still have pride about their work.
About the ANIMATION
The animation just keeps on getting better and better. There are a lot more artworks compared from the previous season particularly when Enma Ai and Yuzuki are separating during a revenge. They made sure to live up to the great animation of the previous ones. Oh! And let’s not forget the much anticipated change on Enma Ai’s beautiful KIMONO.
For the last time, let me just say that this series is not about whether it is right or wrong to have revenge because in reality the world is not as simple as right and wrong. It is way more complicated than that more importantly when it comes to human beings which I strongly believe what the series amazingly had shown us. Like what Enma Ai would always say that REAL HELL is inside of every each of us. A crazy reality checked that every character in this franchise learned in the most painful way when they tried to stop the revenge. And Tsugumi explained it amazingly with so much truth and reality into it.
Well, THAT’S A WRAP EVERYBODY. This concludes to the very tragic yet still so amazing journey about grudges and revenge of human beings. No one showcased the human behavior like this franchise did. I am more intrigue, interested, and eager to study the human behavior even more. As much as I am hoping and praying that this series will never ends, this season really gave such an epic closure for this brilliant series. I am going to miss Enma Ai and her family so much.