Lol, I love how half of the comments here are long paragraphs on why Hajime is a complex and over-hated, misunderstood character and the other half are "he's useless and annoying".
I understand why he was part of the story but he's very annoying. He's basicallly endagering himself and his daughter by fucking with supernatural shit.
Lol no. Hajime was a rather authentic outlook on humanity. His character is moreso a representation of morality. Tsugumi is a symbolism of the ignorant- those who believe that all who are evil must die and repent in hell for all eternity, which is a rather dumb and shallow mindset. Hajime is the yang to that ying- while he does believe that many of Ai's victims may deserve to die, he stays true to his own beliefs: that consigning someone to hell and getting revenge does nothing for anyone. It's temporary relief, sure, but at what cost? You consign yourself to hell in the process, is it worth it? No, because in the end, both of you go to hell. Now, you see, Hajime tries to solve things in a civilized manner, by uncovering the truth so that evil can be rid of without the need for putting yourself in a contract with Ai that sends you to hell. It's a very simplistic but powerful role that he's given. This is why I hated Tsugumi, his daughter, but found her character to be necessary in establishing themes found in Hell Girl.
You can call him annoying, but that doesnt change the fact that he's an overall good character. Asuka Langley is another annoying character I dont really like, but I think she's extremely wel written. This also applies to Shinji from the same series. My point is, yeah he might be a little annoying, but he works. Not everything is about "ree kill bad people". That's what civilization is, order, not a bunch of maniacs killing every wrongdoer because "ree he bullied me".
And yes certain episodes were very... AAAA. The episode with the dog dying, that got to me, that hit close to home, I understand why you'd want to kill that bastard in that episode but, no matter, you dont consign thme to hell for that. Their time in hell will come when death catches them, right?
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Lol, I love how half of the comments here are long paragraphs on why Hajime is a complex and over-hated, misunderstood character and the other half are "he's useless and annoying".
I understand why he was part of the story but he's very annoying. He's basicallly endagering himself and his daughter by fucking with supernatural shit.
This dude is mad annoying. "What hell girl is doing is wrong"
shut tf up and let her do her job damn
Lol no. Hajime was a rather authentic outlook on humanity. His character is moreso a representation of morality. Tsugumi is a symbolism of the ignorant- those who believe that all who are evil must die and repent in hell for all eternity, which is a rather dumb and shallow mindset. Hajime is the yang to that ying- while he does believe that many of Ai's victims may deserve to die, he stays true to his own beliefs: that consigning someone to hell and getting revenge does nothing for anyone. It's temporary relief, sure, but at what cost? You consign yourself to hell in the process, is it worth it? No, because in the end, both of you go to hell. Now, you see, Hajime tries to solve things in a civilized manner, by uncovering the truth so that evil can be rid of without the need for putting yourself in a contract with Ai that sends you to hell. It's a very simplistic but powerful role that he's given. This is why I hated Tsugumi, his daughter, but found her character to be necessary in establishing themes found in Hell Girl.
You can call him annoying, but that doesnt change the fact that he's an overall good character. Asuka Langley is another annoying character I dont really like, but I think she's extremely wel written. This also applies to Shinji from the same series. My point is, yeah he might be a little annoying, but he works. Not everything is about "ree kill bad people". That's what civilization is, order, not a bunch of maniacs killing every wrongdoer because "ree he bullied me".
And yes certain episodes were very... AAAA. The episode with the dog dying, that got to me, that hit close to home, I understand why you'd want to kill that bastard in that episode but, no matter, you dont consign thme to hell for that. Their time in hell will come when death catches them, right?
He's annoying