Following the success of the first season, the series was followed soon after into a second, Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori (地獄少女二籠?), which premiered Octoacross Japan on Animax. It premiered across Japan on numerous television stations, including Animax, Tokyo MX, MBS and others, between Octoand April 4, 2006. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series. It focuses on the existence of a supernatural system that allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of the mysterious titular character and her assistants who implement this system. So far, six volumes of Hell Girl have been released and a seventh volume is said to be released by winter of 2010.Hell Girl (地獄少女 Jigoku Shōjo?), also known as Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell is an anime series, produced by Aniplex and Studio Deen. The second volume was released in May 2008. The manga has recently been licensed by Del Rey Manga, and the first volume, titled Hell Girl, was released January 2008. Also, Kikuri has made appearances from volume 4 onwards. Notably, although Sentaro Shibata is featured, Tsugumi and Hajime are not. The appearance of the boat in which Ai uses to ferry her victims to Hell is reduced as well. In some cases, the torture begins after she has rung her bracelet in front of her victim (and not before as seen in the anime). Ai's clients need only to accept the contract, and the victims' torture by Ai and her helpers would then begin. Subsequently, its appearance is no longer as ubiquitous as its anime counterpart. Also, the straw figurine with the string was not featured in the first few chapters. She has been seen attending the same schools as some of her student-clients. Chapter 17 is adapted from episode 8 of Futakomori.ĭue to the difference in media, Ai's modus operandi in the manga is somewhat different from the anime.

While the stories are mostly original, chapters 4 and 10 are adapted from their respective anime episodes (in the first season), while chapter 2 is adapted from anime episode 9.

It has been serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi shojo manga magazine since October 2005. The Jigoku Shōujo anime series was later adapted into a manga, which featured art by Miyuki Eto.

Hell Girl 1 by Miyuki Eto