Today's subject: Takamura Ryoko

- pull the thread, and the person you hate will go to hell.

- (　ﾟ∀ﾟ)

- however, you will go too.

- (; ﾟдﾟ)


All good things come with a catch.
Just like the last episode, Ai meets up with the grudge holder, gives them that talk, and then eventually deals with their persecutor. Formulaic, but still very enjoyable.

This epiosde managed to be a little bit scarier than the last in my opinion, thanks to an extemely creepy stalker. However, in turn the animation budget went down a couple pegs. Refer to this entry's first line.

We first meet Takamura Ryoko, a second year highschool student, whimpering like a baby and accessing Jigoku Tsuushin. She's apparently been receiving disturbing phone calls from a stalker and she wants him gone. I also think Ai Shimizu does a pretty good job at her. Though that's probably because this is like, the first serious role I've ever heard her do.

To get the back story on this girl and her unfortunate love life, Ai and her band of merry men listen to Ryoko's story like something out of Law and Order (I really didn't get why they should care, but whatever). She should feel lucky, however. Some girls would kill to receive a box full of dead bugs from a heavy breathing admirer. Get off your high horse already.

But all kidding aside, once again, I feel bad for the ultimately condemned subject of this episode. ..Who apparently becomes something along the lines of a "black seal" ("keiaku kokuin" to be exact, I believe), which reminds me of Haibane Renmei now that I think about. But now I digress..
I mean, in this episode, Ryoko only pulled the thread around the doll's neck to save her life -- surely she doesn't deseve to be sent to hell for that! But I guess a curse is a curse.. however, I hope there might be a way this is resolved..

Speaking of which, so far we've only seen the black straw doll be used, which is apparently the old dude (Wanyuudou), I wonder if Bone Lady or Ren's doll forms will ever be put into use (colors red and blue, respectively) and if so, would there be a different effect..?

I doubt it. Why would there be? But then again, the series still young..
But anyhow, I've gone on too long about this ep, and I've got a Physics lab to complete...

Did I mention we get to see Bone Lady in a nurse outfit? 'Cause we do.

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