I didn't see a thread for this, so..

This series is now a manga, anime (which is in its 2nd season) AND live action (that started airing recently).

The gist of the story goes:

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I watched 20 episodes in one day--it's so good Enma Ai (the Hell Girl) and her entourage of hell friends are absolute hotness.

Each episode in the anime and live action starts as a victim/attacker of the day sort, but a plot gradually develops.

Here's a fanlisting whose opening page should look familiar to those of you that have watched the show.
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Oh, the artwork looks lovely in the anime. And the title is very intriguing.
I will go check it out! Thank you!

the first 15 eps were so boring ahhaha
well... they were ok, but it just got so repetitive..
so my bf and i just watched the last 5 eps when things got good lol

Hmmm. Sounds interesting...

I finished the first season and now I'm up to episode 25 on Futakomori. I think it's pretty good actually. Sure, some of the stories can be quite ridiculous, because of the extent that some of these people go to send someone else to Hell, but the overall theme is rather good. It shows the true nature of a human being and how disgusting it is. I like the back and forth references between the two seasons covering important characters. I also like how Futakomori reveals the origins of the three dolls that accompany Enma Ai. It's a good show, if you've got the patience to discover that much.

anybody know the clubbox link for this?

I watched the first season and the second up to episode 13 or 14 but then stopped because it got too boring and repetative =/

OMG, I cried twice watching this.. O_O first time an anime ever made me cry. First time was with the twin girls in the circus, and the second was at the end of Futakomori.. those people of Lovely Hills were really evil. ;_________; poor Enma Ai..

You can download Jigoku Shoujo (first season only I think) on www.muffindomain.com =]

You should have kept going with season 2. It gets really interesting near the end. It's sad.

I enjoyed the second season more than the first.

this sounds pretty interesting
can't wait to start watching this

Thanks for the recommendation! Just watched the first episode...thought it was pretty fantastic...I like the story, the animation, and especially the music! Perfect music! The voice acting is pretty good too...

LOL, I was already following the singer SNoW for awhile...and I remember that Sakasama no Chou was an anime OP for something...and now I remember coming across this anime awhile back (but I never watched it)...

Ah i planned to pick up with this anime again. I got as far as episode 3 but school got hecktic. Some of the people can be freaky but it was nice to see them go to hell.

i'm totally interested in the live action!
--Yumi

I thought the live action was horrible. .___.

Yes, it is sad at the end. T___T

has this got any romance in it?
any hot guy?

haha ...is it scary?

^ The second to last cap pic is of the hottest guy in the anime but this anime doesn't really revolve around hot guys... or romance... XD

And to say the most, it's a little creepy but not really scary. I personally thought some cases were just weird but I liked the anime overall. ^^

is this the same as The Girl from Hell? oO

haha the plot sounds the same but the anime doesnt. at least not that i rem. -confused-

I watched one episode of the live action and I didn't like it at all D=

Anime > Live Action
in so many ways...

I'm like halfway through the second season of the anime...I like her old kimono better And I'm totally in love with SNoW's "NightmaRe" [OP Song]

keke, I like Ai-chan's seiyuu...it's Yakumo-kun from School Rumble xD
and Ren [aka Hottest guy in the anime] is also the seiyuu for Kyoya in Ouran xD

^ I agree with you. The anime is much more vivid than the live action.

I watched the entire full season but I'm missing a couple of episodes from the futakomori season 2.

Yeah, i agree with a lot of peple ahead of me... the earlier episodes were repetative [i found myself using the seeking bar to skip some parts that are kinda slow], however, the series is very dark and makes us look at our actions and the consequences at a whole new level.

i love the artwork and absolutely love Enma

OMG finally i fount a thread to this..
is there a place where i can watch or download this?
because i used to watched it but i forgot where..
help ? hehe

you could watch it at crunchyroll
other than that i liked both seasons of this show... too bad it's been licensed...

I love this series!!! I'm watching it on Animax. And I really like last night's episode about the mother and her daughter. The ending part really touched me. Hehe

I watched it about 2 months ago but stopped coz of school. Anyways, I really like the story~ ^^.. I love Enma Ai and I love Ren too!

It was really dark (for me) but I totally loved it! The soundtrack is also amazing!

@Max 4 lyfe: the anime is licensed? Then.. wouldn't it be removed from crunchyroll? >_<... i hate watching animes on youtube....

Heh luckily i saved both Season 1 and Season 2 to my hard drive.

I was just watching this and the soundtrack is amazing! Oh and the third season is projected to come out right? I can't wait!

this anime is really good.
it's in my top 10 favourite animes
i watched both season 1 and 2 already ^^
Ai Enma is cool.

I watched it

but sometimes i will be confused lol

I'm so excited for third season Hopefully it won't end up badly though D= Most series go downhill by the second season (not the case with this one IMO) I hope Ai comes back <3 Hrm...but maybe there's a different Jigoku Shoujo ?

This looks like such an interesting series. its only just being released in the UK.

dont know about the third season,seems hard to picture hell girl without Ai

Ai cant come back,not after the ending of JSF.It has to be a new one if there is a third series and most probably she would have a new cast of helpers.

^ probably that creepy looking little girl will be the new hell girl.

But Ai will always be my favourite :3

if you mean kikuri,the little girl with purple eyes,most unlikely as her role is of a different kind.

I don't think Kikuri would be the next Hell Girl since she's a 'vessel'.

I love the anime better than the manga and live action.
The anime ish the best!