This episode is different from the others as well. When each episode looks so much like the other, you really begint to notice (and appreciate) the tiny differences. This time, along with the usual case, we also see a girl (TOO cute, by the way) who can sense the prescense of Ai. Her father is some kind of journalist who’s writing an article about Jigoku Shoujo, so he decides to check it out. At first you believe that the father’s justout for money and a story, but when his daughter suddenly gets extremely shocked, he does show that he’s a good father. Overall, I like these characters. It seems like they are going to be appearing a lot more in the show. Especially the daughter is an awesome character.
The case in this episode is a girl who’s been pushed off a building. Normal anime would in this kind of case show the falling proces, and make use of some cool-sounding sound-effects when the body hits the ground. In Jigoku-Shoujo, this is executed in the exact opposite way: the falling process is never shown, but we do get to see how the body hits a car and ends up unconcious. That only makes it more heartbreaking.
Another thing Jigoku Shoujo excels in, is the character art. They somehow succeed in making each and every character look beautifully. This is extremely pleasant to watch.
I want more. Hehe.
