This episode and the previous episode both dealt with a person, unable to make the right decisions, in contrast to the second episode, in which we dealt with a pure victim. The main character is Shuuichi. He’s married to a woman who lies in the hospital. In the past, he did a number of very stupid things: he got involved with a shady owner of a host club, and especially one job ended up wrong, with this owner forcing him to kill an accomplice for money. In the end, he ruined his life because of this, and he never even got the money.
Because he wants his wife to enjoy the best treatment in the hospital, he’s forced to work continuously and borrow money from others, in order to pay for her expensive one-person room. He keeps all this a secret from his wife, for better or for worse. He calls for Jigoku Shoujo, and then it indeed seems that he’s aware of the things he’s done, and he’s actually someone who believes he deserves to go to hell. That’s why he doesn’t have the doubts that all of the other characters in Jigoku Shoujo had. He, however, makes one big mistake in his greed. He decides to blackmail his antagonist, before sending him to hell, in order to get the money in the end. The latter ends up telling Shuuichi’s secret to his wife. Because of this, she’s broken and has some kind of brain attack.
The twist of the episode: Shuuichi obviously sends the guy to hell after he’s seen what happened, and he believes that going to hell and working hard enough to pay back his dept will be enough to attain for the sins he committed. Well, that’s not the only thing: when his wife regains consciousness, she seems to have forgotten him.
Also, what’s up with the little girl? Why is Ai so nice to her? What did Ai’s grandmother mean with “I hope he’s happy”? Why is she such an annoying brat? Where did she come from? How many questions can I ask about her!?
