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Hallow Halloween
The postings do happen more frequently nowadays. But I can't switch my mind off. It's going to be Halloween in a 3 days, time to say hi to the shadier side of you
Here's a song for you too
It's nice right? Spooky and sweet, made of a rare combination. Managed to complete Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori yesterday whiletaking a slack at work there wasn't any briefs for the late noon. And I am not sure why people find said anime, or Emma Ai scary. Sure, when my boy used the song above as a wake-up call for me at 6am I spooked out, but after awhile you start noticing the beautiful chords and the simple beauty of the rhythm. In the end, I did wake up promptly.
I am recommending Jigoku Shoujo or 地獄少女 simply because it has one of the strongest impact among many animes.
"When one person is cursed, two graves are being dug"
Emma Ai's the gatekeeper for the cursed souls that are destined for only one place - hell. Whenever someone wishes to seek revenge, they access Hotline to Hell, the elusive site that only works at midnight. There, they enter the name of the soul they wish to curse in hell. Upon meeting Ai, they are given a straw doll that allows them to decide the exact moment of revenge. Ai goes on to explain the underside of this act, that when one curses another, he/she will be brought to hell too when they die. And they will be marked for that matter. Ai disappears, leaving the contractor to decide the outcome...
If you're not convinced, then open up your Youtube and Google an episode of 地獄少女. Just look at the comments if you're not feeling the need to click play. Everyone sees the moral issues involved and most would take on a right stand. I'm saying this after watching both seasons on Youtube and I always read the comments. I'm not going to deny that sometimes, I do wish a sting of revenge will help wounds feel better, even if they ain't healing any faster. For all times, it remains as a thought, revenge is not played in action. But you watch all the episodes in 地獄少女 and I wondered a couple of times how would people choose if this was for real. If the straw doll does exist.
And then it struck me that this is the element of fear for 地獄少女, that people are afraid of being in a situation where they have to choose. Or the fact that human nature has the potential of getting really twisted frightens us. In 地獄少女, you see that through all times there lives the cycle of hatred and that it can never be fully erased. But each episode sets you thinking about humanity, mortality, and the vicious cycle of karma. In some episodes, you empathize with the reasons that motivate a person to pull the string (which ferries cursed person straight to hell). I feel at times that some situations can be prevented with rationality, but when the episode stirs sadness/grief/relief/pain in myself, it proves one thing. The human heart is essentially a muscle built of rationale but fueled by emotions.
Here's a song for you too
It's nice right? Spooky and sweet, made of a rare combination. Managed to complete Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori yesterday while
I am recommending Jigoku Shoujo or 地獄少女 simply because it has one of the strongest impact among many animes.
"When one person is cursed, two graves are being dug"
Emma Ai's the gatekeeper for the cursed souls that are destined for only one place - hell. Whenever someone wishes to seek revenge, they access Hotline to Hell, the elusive site that only works at midnight. There, they enter the name of the soul they wish to curse in hell. Upon meeting Ai, they are given a straw doll that allows them to decide the exact moment of revenge. Ai goes on to explain the underside of this act, that when one curses another, he/she will be brought to hell too when they die. And they will be marked for that matter. Ai disappears, leaving the contractor to decide the outcome...
If you're not convinced, then open up your Youtube and Google an episode of 地獄少女. Just look at the comments if you're not feeling the need to click play. Everyone sees the moral issues involved and most would take on a right stand. I'm saying this after watching both seasons on Youtube and I always read the comments. I'm not going to deny that sometimes, I do wish a sting of revenge will help wounds feel better, even if they ain't healing any faster. For all times, it remains as a thought, revenge is not played in action. But you watch all the episodes in 地獄少女 and I wondered a couple of times how would people choose if this was for real. If the straw doll does exist.
And then it struck me that this is the element of fear for 地獄少女, that people are afraid of being in a situation where they have to choose. Or the fact that human nature has the potential of getting really twisted frightens us. In 地獄少女, you see that through all times there lives the cycle of hatred and that it can never be fully erased. But each episode sets you thinking about humanity, mortality, and the vicious cycle of karma. In some episodes, you empathize with the reasons that motivate a person to pull the string (which ferries cursed person straight to hell). I feel at times that some situations can be prevented with rationality, but when the episode stirs sadness/grief/relief/pain in myself, it proves one thing. The human heart is essentially a muscle built of rationale but fueled by emotions.
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