List of Punished Characters

This is a list of characters in the Hell Girl anime whose names were put in the Hell Link website and were banished by the Hell Girl.

Aya Kuroda

Aya Kuroda (黒田 亜矢, Kuroda Aya) was a bully at her school and the first main antagonist who robbed donation money from the class representative, Mayumi Hashimoto. Threatening to tell the whole school how irresponsible she was, Aya blackmails Mayumi in exchange for favors and money. When Mayumi had enough of Aya's demands, she decided to send Aya to Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 1

• Etymology:
  • The name Aya means "second, Asia" (亜) (a) and "arrow" (矢) (ya).
  • Aya's surname Kuroda means "black" (黒) (kuro) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Keiji Kisaragi

Keiji Kisaragi (如月) was the second main antagonist and the police detective investigating the case of Ryouko Takamura's stalker. He accused his partner, Detective Akimoto of being the culprit, but this was a lie used to lure Ryoko's father away from her, so he could capture her as he was the real stalker. He was sent to Hell when he captured Ryouko and pushed her to her breaking point.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 2

• Etymology:
  • The surname Kisaragi means "February" (如月).

Mamoru Hanagasa

Mamoru Hanagasa (花笠 守, Hanagasa Mamoru) was the best baseball pitcher in his school and the third main antagonist. One day he bullies and injures one of his team members Shinichi Muroi who ends up dying a few days later and frames Shinichi's best friend Daisuke Iwashita. Because of his narassastic attitude, he believed that his talent as a baseball player would allow him to escape any kind of punishment as he continued to deny his involvement in Shinichi's death even as he was ferried to Hell by Ai.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 3

• Etymology:

• • The name Mamoru means "nursemaid, guard, protect, defend, obey" (守).
  • Mamoru's surname Hanagasa means "flower, blossom" (花) (hana) and "shade, bamboo hat" (笠) (kasa/gasa).

Yoshiyuki Honjou

Doctor Yoshiyuki Honjou (本篠 義之, Honjō Yoshiyuki) was the fourth main antagonist and a veterinarian who used to neglect the pets which he was supposed to take care of. He made sure that no one discovered what he did by destroying any evidence or testimony from his staff over his cases.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 4

• Etymology:
  • The name Yoshiyuki means "righteous" (義) (yoshi) and "this" (之) (yuki).
  • Yoshiyuki's surname Honjou means "base, root, origin, source" (本) (hon) and "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (jou).

Riho Kaifu

Riho Kaifu (海部 里穂, Kaifu Riho) was the fifth main antagonist and the CEO of the company Deadline, but she lacks the ability to use a computer. She uses Misato Tamura, a middle school student who knows more about computers. Riho goes to extreme measures to make sure her secret is never revealed.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 5

• Etymology:
  • The name Riho means "village" (里) (ri) and "grain" (穂) (ho).
  • Riho's surname Kaifu means "sea, ocean" (海) (kai) and "part, department, category" (部) (fu).

Namiko Todaka

Namiko Todaka (戸高 奈美子, Todaka Namiko) is the sixth main antagonist. A vicious woman who is married to a wealthy businessman but commits infidelity when her family is out. When her neighbor, Keiko Yasuda, accidentally catches her having an affair, Namiko tortures Keiko into keeping her quiet; going to far as to send men to Keiko's house to make it seem like she is the one having an affair. She is eventually sent to Hell by Keiko's daughter Haruka Yasuda who was no longer able to handle the damage Namiko was doing to her family. The truth of her adulterous ways is revealed to everyone and puts her family to shame when it is believed her disappearance is due to her running away with another man.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 6

• Etymology:
  • The name Namiko means "apple tree" (奈) (na), "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Namiko's surname Todaka means "door" (戸) (to) and "tall, high" (高) (taka/daka).

Ayaka Kurenai

Ayaka Kurenai (紅 彩香, Kurenai Ayaka) was the adopted daughter of Midori Kurenai and the seventh and the true main antagonist, a famous theater actress. However, Ayaka could not live up to her mother's potential and failed in being cast in a major role. In a fit of jealousy, Ayaka hires two amateur crooks to ruin Kaoruko Kurushima's voice; therefore destroying her chances at being an actress. She later admitted that she never cared about acting as she only wanted her adopted mother's fame and fortune. Before she was able to use her own doll to send her mother to Hell, Kaoruko sent Ayaka to Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 7

• Etymology:
  • The name Ayaka means "color" (彩) (aya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Ayaka's surname Kurenai means "crimson, deep red" (紅).

Goro Ishizu

Goro Ishizu (石津 吾郎, Ishidzu Gorō) was Chie Tanuma's best friend's boyfriend and the eighth antagonist. He nearly killed Yuuko Kido when she fell from a high floor rooftop and the event was witnessed by Chie. When Chie confronted Goro about it, he continued to claim that he was not the one at fault and eventually tried to strangle Chie. During that moment, Chie untied the thread and had Goro sent to Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 8

• Etymology:
  • The name Goro means "I, me" (吾) (go) and "son" (郎) (ro).
  • Goro's surname Ishizu means "stone, volume measure" (石) (ishi) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu/zu).

Shinya Morisaki

After being rejected by Hiromi Kasuga, Shinya Morisaki (森崎 伸也, Morisaki Shinya) stole one of her cake recipes and presented it as his own in an attempt to ruin her new bakery. After Hiromi was forced to shut down her bakery, Morisaki was sent to Hell by Yuka Kasuga when she learned he did this solely out of spite of being rejected and feeling he was indebted to the help he had given them.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 9

• Etymology:
  • The name Shinya means "extend, stretch, open" (伸) (shin) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
  • Shinya's surname Morisaki means "forest" (森) (mori) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki).

Shiori Akasaka

Shiori Akasaka (赤坂 詩織, Akasaka Shiori) is one who tries to control her friends but actually only befriends someone if it is convenient to her. Ironically, she was actually befriended by others out of convenience and became hurt when she learned of this. After attempting to regain her friendship with Minami, Shiori is accidentally sent to Hell by Minami Shibuya when Shiori forced her to pull the red string from the doll from thinking that it would curse someone else.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 10

• Etymology:
  • The name Shiori means "poem" (詩) (shi) and "weave, weaving" (織) (ori).
  • Shiori's surname Akasaka means "red" (赤) (aka) and "slope, hill" (坂) (saka).

Takashi Inagaki

Takashi Inagaki (稲垣 隆史, Inagaki Takashi) is a journalist who believes he is exposing corrupt personnel through his articles but, in actually, fabricates many of his stories. When an article written about Masaya Kataoka's father caused him to commit suicide and eventually tore his family apart, Masaya decided to send Takashi to Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 11

• Etymology:
  • The name Takashi means "noble, prosperous" (隆) (taka) and "history" (史) (shi).
  • Takashi's surname Inagaki means "rice plant" (稲) (ina) and "hedge, fence" (垣) (kaki/gaki).

Yoshiki Fukusawa

Although a dedicated school teacher, Yoshiki Fukusawa (深沢 芳樹, Fukusawa Yoshiki) had no respect from his student's. After numerous attempts to have Akane Sawai return to school, he is eventually figured out to be her online pen-pal. After both admitted how depressed they are and were tired of living, he asks Akane to use the straw doll to send him to Hell. Akane grants him his wish but, while speaking with Ai Enma, Yoshiki becomes upset at learning that Akane would eventually be sent to Hell because of his selfish request.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 12

• Etymology:
  • The name Yoshiki means "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" (芳) (yoshi) and "tree" (樹) (ki).
  • Yoshiki's surname Fukusawa means "deep" (深) (fuku) and "marsh" (沢) (sawa).

Okochi

Okochi was sent to Hell by Fukumoto after he had assaulted Fukumoto's wife.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 13

Ryouzo Kusunoki

Ryouzo Kusunoki

Ryouzo Kusunoki (楠木 亮造, Kusunoki Ryōzō) was suspected of being involved in the murder/suicide of Saki Kirino's father. While he was hailed as an ideal and caring mayor by the townspeople, Kusunoki continued to proclaim his innocence against the accusations of being involved in Mr. Kirino's death. When he did secretly admit to some agreement's with known criminals in order to protect a senior home from being demolished which Mr. Kirino attempted to use as blackmail to secure funds for his daughter, the mayor turned him down on payment and this was thought to be the theory of Mr. Kirino possibly committing suicide. Even as Kusunoki is being ferried to Hell, he is upset that he was still not able to apologize to Saki one last time.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 14

• Etymology:
  • The name Ryouzo means "clear" (亮) (ryou) and "construction, create, make, structure, physique" (造) (zo).
  • Ryouzo's surname Kusunoki means "camphor tree" (楠) (kusuno) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki).

Fujie Minato

Fujie Minato

Fujie Minato (湊 藤江, Minato Fujie) is a mentally ill woman who had kept her niece Mina Minato isolated for years on an island and it was later revealed Fujie murdered her mother Satsuki Minato and kept her corpse in a back shed. When she attacked Mina in an attempt to keep her from leaving as well, Mina was forced to send her to Hell in self defense.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 15

• Etymology:
  • The name Fujie means "wisteria" (藤) (fuji) and "bay, inlet" (江) (e).
  • Fujie's surname Minato means "port, harbor" (湊).

Yuki

Yuki

Yuki (ユキ) was sent to hell by her twin sister, Yumi, after years of sabotaging Yumi's circus equipment and props in order to make her look inadequate to the audience and their father, the ring master, so that she could stand out on her own instead of being acknowledged as 'half a person'.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 16

• Etymology:

Meiko Shimono

Meiko Shimono

Meiko Shimono (下野 芽衣子, Shimono Meiko) is a sadistic, psychopath and crazy woman obsessed with her inherited fortune. She held Miki's dogs hostage and eventually killed them and drowned the newborn puppies, because the dogs bit her ankle. After being caught, she confessed that she had murdered her parents in order to get her fortune quicker and even killed her newborn son to prevent her inheritance being lowered, which implies she murdered her husband too. Even as she is being taken to Hell, she tried to convince Ai Enma to send her back just so she could be with her money. She is hostile towards anything that moves (possible all criminals also) and she is possible powerless against the yakuza and gangs of delinquents (Sukeban, Banchō and Bōsōzoku).

• Etymology:
  • The name Meiko means "bud, sprout" (芽) (me), "clothing, garment" (衣) (i) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Meiko's surname Shimono means "retirement" (下野).

Kyougetsu Ujiie

Kyougetsu Ujiie

Kyougetsu Ujiie (氏家 鏡月, Ujiie Kyōgetsu) is the mother of Yukio Ujiie who treated her daughter-in-law Inori Ujiie like a living doll.

Kyougetsu would have Inori behave in such a manner by preventing her from doing things such as cooking, cleaning, and even chastising her if she believed Inori gained weight. Kyougetsu would attempt to capture Inori's beauty through her work as a doll maker but was never satisfied with the outcome. Eventually, Inori was unable to take the abuse and decided to send her mother-in-law to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kyougetsu means "mirror, looking glass" (鏡) (kyou) and "moon" (月) (getsu).
  • Kyougetsu's surname Ujiie means "Mr., family name, surname, clan" (氏) (uji) and "house, home, family, residence/residency, building, dwelling, habitation" (ie) (家).

Gilles de L'Enfer

Gilles de L'Enfer

Said to be the opposite of Hell Girl, Gilles de L'Enfer (ジル･ドゥ･ロンフェール) shows that he has mysterious powers of his own after claiming that he has returned from Hell in order to seek vengeance on those who had murdered him. After exposing a fake psychic on live television, Gilles succeeds in luring out Ai Enma and her team where he reveals his true plan is to send Ai to Hell.

Ryousuke Sekine

Ryosuke Sekine

Ryousuke Sekine (関根 良介, Sekine Ryōsuke) sold Yuko and her father defective fertilizer, causing them to lose a lot of money and she eventually lost her house. It is unknown if Ryosuke was sent to hell off-screen in this episode, but it is most likely that he was, considering that Yuko was near a computer at that time.

• Etymology:
• The name Ryousuke means "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ryou) and "help, assist" (介) (suke).
  • Ryousuke is an alternate transcription of Ryōsuke.
• Ryousuke's surname Sekine means "" (関) (seki) and "" (根) (ne).

Noriko Hayashi

Noriko Hayashi

Noriko Hayashi (林 紀子, Hayashi Noriko) dates wealthy men only for their money until they have nothing left and she moves onto somebody else. A former lover of her's sends her to hell because she had drained him of all his money and cheated on him.

• Etymology:
  • The name Noriko means "chronicle" (紀) (nori) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Noriko's surname Hayashi means "forest" (林).

Kanako Sakuragi

Kanako Sakuragi (桜木加奈子 , Sakuragi Kanako) is a young, kind nurse, well known and beloved by her neighbors, patients and fellow nurses for her selfless and optimistic nature. For seemingly no reason, she is sent to Hell by a drug user. However, because she actually did nothing wrong towards the man, she is possibly saved and sent to Heaven.

Eiko Kamishiro

Eiko Kamishiro

Eiko Kamishiro (神代 映子, Kamishiro Eiko) is a science teacher who gives the impression of a kind and caring woman who is willing to go to great lengths to help her students, but in actuality is possibly the one who has been constantly bullying Maki Onda; doing things such as putting thumb tacks in her shoes, putting caterpillars in her locker and pencil box, and writing slander on her school supplies. Her reasoning was possibly sexually motivated although never made clear. After threatening her with hydrofluoric acid, Onda sends her to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Eiko means "reflect/reflection, project/projection" (映) (ei) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Eiko's surname Kamishiro means "god, deity" (神) (kami) and "generation" (代) (shiro).

Unknown Man

A pedophile who had kidnapped, assaulted, and murdered Sumrie; the sister of Yayoi Kurayoshi. After having assaulted and murdered Sumrie, he stuffed her body into a suitcase and threw it into a lake. Through visions Sumrie sends to her sister, Yayoi learns his identity and sends him to Hell.

Yumie Hanamura

Yumie Hanamura

Yumie Hanamura (花村 弓枝, Hanamura Yumie) is Kei Takada's cheating and manipulative girlfriend who would purposely keep Kei away from Tae Sakairi when possible while mocking Tae. Yumie would continually tell Kei how she cared for him and wanted her first time to be with him in Hawaii but was actually cheating on him with another boy. She shows little concern of being revealed when Tae discovers her unfaithful ways. After Kei's death, Yumie shows no sympathy which results in Tae contacting Ai Enma to send her to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Yumie means "archery bow" (弓) (yumi) and "branch" (枝) (e).
  • Yumie's surname Hanamura means "flower, blossom" (花) (hana) and "town, village" (村) (mura).

Ichirou Kurobe

Shouki

Fired from his job as a host, Ichirou, preferring to go by Shouki (翔貴, Shōki), wanted to out do his former employer and recruited Shuuichi Yagisawa and a third man to pull off a robbery. They were successful but the third man of their group became a risk as he wanted to spend his share without care of the attention it would bring. Knowing the man could jeopardize everything, Shouki ordered Shuuichi to kill the man or else he wouldn't get his share of the money. Even though Shuuichi killed the man, Shouki did not give him his share and instead used it to open a new club. When Shuuichi threatened to go to the police if Shouki did not give him his money, Shouki told Shuuichi's wife, Chinami Yagisawa, how her husband had killed someone and caused her health to decline. Because of this, Shuuichi sent Shouki to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shouki means "soar, glide, fly" (翔) (shou) and "valuable" (貴) (ki).

• Alias:
  • The name Ichirou means "one" (一) (ichi) and "son" (郎) (rou).
  • Ichirou's surname Kurobe means "black" (黒) (kuro) and "part, department, category" (部) (be).

Chikaraya Hashitsume

Chikaraya Hashitsume (left)

Chikaraya Hashitsume (橋爪 力也, Hashidzume Chikaraya) is the leader of a gang who learns that a member of his crew, Leon Yamada, plans to leave the gang after confessing to a girl he is in love with. Angered at this news, Chikaraya decides to kidnap Leon's romantic interest and plans to assault her as a means of teaching Leon a lesson. He is sent to Hell by Leon who had contacted Ai in order to stop Chikaraya from going through with his plans.

• Etymology:
  • The name Chikaraya means "force, power, strength, ability, energy, emphasis, stress, capability, might, assistance, vigor, means, support, courage, faculty, effectiveness, exertions, agency, endeavors, efficacy, attainment, nerve, good offices, resources, authority" (力) (chikara) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
  • Chikaraya's surname Hashitsume means "bridge" (橋) (hashi) and "" (爪) (tsume).

Hirohisa Sugita

Hirohisa Sugita

Hirohisa Sugita (杉田 宏久, Sugita Hirohisa) drugged his former girlfriend Kiwako Nitta to fall asleep in order for his friend in the other room to rape her. She sends him to hell almost immediately after this.

• Etymology:
  • The name Hirohisa means "wide, large" (宏) (hiro) and "long time" (久) (hisa).
  • Hirohisa's surname Sugita means "cedar" (杉) (sugi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Kazuko Ougi

Kazuko Ougi

Mother of Emi Ougi. After her son, Tatsuya, died in a motorcycle accident, Kazuko began to lose her grip on reality. She would attempt to get the city to take responsibility for the accident but was ignored. As she started to lose her sanity, Kazuko would ignore Emi and imagine her son was still alive, mistaking anyone similar for him. Because of her obsession with her son that was revealed to have started long before Tatsuya's death, Emi is no longer able to cope with her mother's neglect and sends Kazuko to Hell.

Mami Kuriyama

Mami Kuriyama

Mami Kuriyama (栗山 真美, Kuriyama Mami) is a former student of Shouko Baba who created a fake hell-link to get a list of people who wanted to send Shouko to hell, and framed her student, Waka Ikami, for it. Later that night, she attempts to get Waka to send Shouko to hell, as she didn't want to end up going to hell herself. Shouko knew all along that Mami was behind it all, and sends her to hell for being a failure as a teacher.

• Etymology:
  • The name Mami means "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
  • Mami's surname Kuriyama means "chestnut" (栗) (kuri) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Mikio Suzaki

Mikio Suzaki

Mikio Suzaki (須崎 幹夫, Suzaki Mikio), nicknamed Miki, is a "much sought-after model" (as said by Ichimokuren) who was very overprotective of his twin sister, Maho Suzaki. So much so that he dressed up as a woman to steal Maho's boyfriends away from her. After Maho confronts him, he confesses that he is in love with her and tries to subdue her. After this, Maho loses her patience and sends Mikio to hell.

He appears in Episode 35.

• Etymology:
  • The name Mikio means "stem, trunk" (幹) (miki) and "man, husband" (夫) (o).
  • Mikio's surname Suzaki means "ought, by all means, necessarily" (須) (su) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).

Tetsurou Negoro

Tetsurou Negoro

A man named Hachiroku Toyoda sends Tetsurou Negoro (根来 哲郎, Negoro Tetsurō) to hell after he dented his car and spilled coffee on him.

• Etymology:
  • The name Tetsurou means "philosophy" (哲) (tetsu) and "son" (郎) (rou).
  • Tetsurou's surname Negoro means "root" (根) (ne) and "coming/come, due, next, cause, become" (来) (goro).

Kyouko Tachibana

Kyouko Tachibana

Kyouko Tachibana (立花 今日子, Tachibana Kyōko) continuously pranks Shizuko Amagi to get her to let go of her cat, Muru. After pulling another prank that went too far, putting a bag of meat on her doorstep, Shizuko sends Kyouko to Hell due to thinking that Kyouko killed Muru.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kyouko means "today, this day" (今日) (kyou) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Kyouko's surname Tachibana means "standing" (立) (tachi) and "flower, blossom" (花) (hana/bana).

Tatsuhiko Makimura

He made a very disrespectful peace sign in front of a news broadcast, involving an accident that caused the death of Kihachi's wife and son, and put his daughter in a coma. Kihachi eventually learns his name and sends him to hell.

Toshiya Kakinuma

Toshiya Kakinuma

Toshiya Kakinuma (柿沼 敏也, Kakinuma Toshiya) was an abusive ex-boyfriend of Sayaka, who end up breaking up because Sayaka had a miscarriage that was his fault, from him pushing her down the stairs. She eventually decides to send him to hell after he refused to apologize.

• Etymology:
  • The name Toshiya means "quick, clever, sharp" (敏) (toshi) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
  • Toshiya's surname Kakinuma means "persimmon" (柿) (kaki) and "swamp, pond, bog, lake" (沼) (numa).
  • Persimmon is an edible fruit that resembles a large tomato and has very sweet flesh.

Kuniji Kanno

Kuniji Kanno

Kuniji Kanno (菅野 郁志, Kan'no Kuniji) was the former husband of Harumi Kanno who abused her for several years. After Harumi had a stroke from exhaustion, she sends him to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kuniji means "cultural progress, perfume" (郁) (kuni) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi/ji).
  • Kuniji's surname Kanno means "sedge" (菅) (kan) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Matsu Uetsuki

Matsu Uetsuki (上月 マツ, Uetsuki Matsu) is a serial killer and con-artist who uses people to make money for her, and disposes of them after they served their purpose. After Matsu stabs and fatally wounds Ran, Ran sacrifices herself by sending Matsu to hell along with her, to avoid anyone else being scammed.

Hetarou Kenmochi

The former husband of Honami Chiwaki who was very abusive and was sent to Hell by her, although Honami did this before her daughter Nene Chiwaki could remember anything.

Michiyo Takeda

Michiyo Takeda

Michiyo Takeda (武田 美千代, Takeda Michiyo) was a disabled woman who was very demanding. In the past, she was unable to have children, so her husband Kouhei Takeda hired someone else to give birth to his child. She seemingly refused to accept her daughter, Rina, as her own, which causes Rina to consider sending Michiyo to hell. Upon Kouhei noticing that Michiyo was making Rina miserable, he eventually decides to take her straw doll to send his wife to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Michiyo means "beautiful" (美) (mi), "thousand" (千) (chi) and "generation" (代) (yo).
  • Michiyo's surname Takeda means "military, martial" (武) (take) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Kahei

Was sent to hell by Ichiko's ancestor, Tami, so she could take over his hotel.

Ichiko Aida

Ichiko Aida

Ichiko Aida (藍田 伊智子, Aida Ichiko)

Ichiko's ancestor had put a curse on Yurie's bloodline, who was woman who was being blackmailed by her. Yurie eventually couldn't take the abuse anymore and sends her to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Ichiko means "that one" (伊) (i), "wisdom, intellect" (智) (chi) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Ichiko's surname Aida means "indigo" (藍) (ai) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Mari Fujimaki

Mari Fujimaki

Mari Fujimaki (藤巻 真里, Fujimaki Mari)

Best friend and look alike to Juri Moriuchi, Mari's life was held hostage by Juri after their close relationship shattered. Mari had been approached by an upperclassman to pair with someone more skilled than Juri for a tennis partner. Mari was hesitant to accept and the conversation was heard by Juri who soon injured her leg when she had tried to leave. In her hurt, Juri began to treat Mari like a slave. Mari continued to take the treatment since she only cared about having Juri at her side. After she was spotted talking with Ren, Juri was hit by a truck. In the hospital, Mari forced her to pull the thread so that they could be together in Hell for all eternity. As Mari is being taken to Hell, she sees Juri's lantern close by.

• Etymology:
  • The name Mari means "real, genuine" (真) (mai) and "village" (里) (ri).
  • Mari's surname Fujimaki means "wisteria" (藤) (fuji) and "volume, roll, reel, book" (巻) (maki).

Makoto Tomaru

Makoto Tomaru

Makoto Tomaru (都丸 誠, Tomaru Makoto)

Kiyo possessed Youko to send him to hell after he turns out to be a deadbeat father.

• Etymology:
  • The name Makoto means "sincerity" (誠).
  • Makoto's surname Tomaru means "metropolis, capital" (都) (to) and "round, circle, pills, purity, suffix for ship names, complete" (丸) (maru).

Seri Mizutani

Seri Mizutani

Seri Mizutani (水谷 せり, Mizutani Seri) gets into a relationship with an older man, and blackmails him into giving her money because she was a minor. His wife eventually had enough of this and sends her to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Seri is written in hiragana (せり), which has no special meaning.
  • Seri's surname Mizutani means "water" (水) (mizu) and "valley" (谷) (tani).

Kimihiko Komaki

Kimihiko Komaki

Kimihiko Komaki (小牧 公彦, Komaki Kimihiko) insults Genzou's singing at choir practice, and from jealousy and rage, Genzou sends him to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kimihiko means "public, duke, prince, lord, companion, subordinate, open" (公) (kimi) and "boy, prince" (彦) (hiko).
  • Kimihiko's surname Komaki means "small" (小) (ko) and "shepherd, tend cattle" (牧) (maki).

Genzou Naitou

Genzou Naitou (内藤 源造, Naitō Genzō)

Kimihiko's wife sends him to hell after she realized he lied that Takuma had made him vanish.

• Etymology:
  • The name Genzou means "source, origin" (源) (gen) and "construction, create, make, structure, physique" (造) (zou).
  • Genzou's surname Naitou means "inside, within" (内) (nai) and "wisteria" (藤) (tou).

Shouji Maruyama

When he began demanding his daughter, Kimiko, pick between starting work or going to college instead of lazying about the home all day and depending on her parent's to take care of her for everything, he is sent to Hell so that she would no longer have to deal with his demands of her needing to become independent. He is last seen falling into the realm where Ai would ferry him to Hell.

Shigeki Ozaki

He is described by his wife as a workaholic, burying himself in his work and sleep all day on his off days. Because of this, Atsuko accused him of ignoring events taking place in and out of home. When he denies her request to sell the house and move to another town, Atsuko decides to send him to Hell.

Atsuko Ozaki

After hearing about the Hell Link site through one of her friend's, Atsuko decides to use the site to send her husband to Hell as she felt that he was not being attentive enough toward her or the events surrounding them. After he tries to explain how moving to another town was not an option due to finances, Atsuko unties the thread to have him ferried to Hell and blames his disappearance on the Devil Child. Ironically, she herself was sent to Hell the very next day by her friend after she figured out that Atsuko was the one who sent her husband to Hell because she had claimed for years that her marriage to him was a mistake and that her friend has despised her for some time. Her disappearance is also blamed on the Devil Child.

Seiichi Meshiai

Seiichi Meshiai

Mr. Hasue sent Seiichi Meshiai (飯合 誠一, Meshiai Seiichi) to hell to make capturing Takuma and Hotaru easier. He was likely saved by God due to his good intentions.

• Etymology:
  • The name Seiichi means "sincerity" (誠) (sei) and "one" (一) (ichi).
  • Seiichi's surname Meshiai means "food, meals" (飯) (meshi) and "fit, suit, join, 0.1" (合) (ai).

Hideto Tange

Hideto Tange

Hideto Tange (丹下 英人, Tange Hideto) has a very poor reputation in the school, seemingly bullying students and was accused of causing others to drop out. Itsuko Haraishi, a student of his, decides to send him to hell to end the torment.

• Etymology:
  • The name Hideto means "excellent, fine" (英) (hide) and "person" (人) (to).
  • Hideto's surname Tange means "tan, red" (丹) (tan) and "under, below" (下) (ge).

Seiji Yamaoka

Seiji Yamaoka

Seiji Yamaoka (山岡 誠次, Yamaoka Seiji)

He is highly possessive and abusive man. Seiji would make numerous phone calls to his wife, Mitsuko, at her shop and would severely punish her if she failed to answer after three rings or not answer at all. When he spots Akira Kitayama trying to convince Mitsuko to run away, Seiji's envy controls him, believing the two are having an affair and begins to beat them. As he is choking Mitsuko, Akira sends Seiji to Hell before he can kill her.

• Etymology:
  • The name Seiji means "sincerity" (誠) (sei) and "next" (次) (ji).
  • Seiji's surname Yamaoka means "mountain, hill" (山) (yama) and "ridge, hill" (岡) (oka).

Jun Moriyama

Jun Moriyama

Jun Moriyama (森山 ジュン, Moriyama Jun)

Bullied a former classmate because Jun had a pompous nature. After she refused to sponsor said victim as an upcoming singer (due to having a no voice talent) she is sent to hell despite apologizing for and making public her former abuse.

• Etymology:
  • The name Jun is written in katakana (ジュン), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (淳, 潤, 純 or 順), it could possibly mean:
  • 淳 - "pure".
  • 潤 - "moisture, wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep".
  • 純 - "pure, clean, simple".
  • 順 - "obey/obedience, submit".
  • Jun's surname Moriyama means "forest" (森) (mori) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Shin Nishida

Shin Nishida

Shin Nishida (仁志田 晋, Nishida Shin)

His apprentice, Takeru Yukawa, was disappointed in him after he didn't help an innocent man being assaulted by someone. Takeru moronically sends him to hell, unaware he'd return to being bullied.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shin means "advance" (晋).
  • Shin's surname Nishida means "compassionate" (仁) (ni), "will, purpose" (志) (shi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Ririka Katase

Ririka Katase

Ririka Katase (片瀬 利々香, Katase Ririka) kept lying to her Grandmother that her teacher kept bullying her. Making up stories because she liked seeing her teacher suffer. Once she realized this, she sent Ririka to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Ririka means "benefit, advantage" (利) (ri) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Ririka's surname Katase means "single" (片) (kata) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se).

Yuna Serizawa

Yuna Serizawa

Yuna Serizawa (芹沢 夕菜, Serizawa Yūna) keeps taunting and making her classmate Kira Moroboshi jealous of her close relationship with Hone Onna, whom they both have a crush on. After Yuna goes too far by dunking Moroboshi's shoes in a dirty bucket, she sends her to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Yuna means "evening" (夕) (yu) and "vegetables, greens" (菜) (na).
  • Yuna's surname Serizawa means "celery" (芹) (seri) and "marsh" (沢) (sawa/zawa).

Terutaka Washizu

Washizu

Washizu (鷲巣) kept pressuring Inuo to expose his mom's secret, of her lying about her health condition. Inuo eventually becomes tired of his hounding, and sends him to hell.

Michiru Shintani

A neighbor of Mioi. Shintani attempts to be a woman of higher class, wearing large pieces of jewelry and wearing supposed name brand shoes from Italy that Mioi suspected were placed on clearance. Shintani appears to have a great dislike of dogs and would try to make Mioi's dog, Momo, seem like a bad dog in order to have it removed from the apartment building. She would set up false scenes to make things look like someone had an ill-behaved dog in the building in order to have all pets banned but found little success. Eventually, she began terrorizing Mioi and spreading false rumors about her to other residents. Seeming at the peak of her madness, Shintani tried to poison Momo but the attempt failed as Momo survived. She would continue to torment Mioi until Mioi eventually had enough and accidentally sent her to Hell. As she goes to Hell, Shintani is no longer able to speak, barking like a dog, and seems destined to remain in Hell as a dog for eternity.

Unknown Man

A college student falsely claimed to be a stalker by Chizuru. Chizuru asked Kaede to kill him through a curse. Kaede, not wanting to lose the new popularity and attention she's gained from becoming known as the Medium, eventually contacted Ai Enma to have him sent to Hell. Only afterwards would Kaede learn that Chizuru made up the story about being stalked and only wanted him dead because Chizuru simply found him grotesque.

Yukihiro Saito

Groomed Ichimura's mom to get her to keep buying more stuff. When he overheard Saito say that he only said that for her money, Ichimura sends him to hell.

Chochi Hiroto

Michio sent him to hell after he had murdered her sister.

Kengo Saegusa

He changed the final draft so his paper would sell more.

Rokurou Kamisaka and his Fair-Weather Friend

Rokurou Kamisaka (right) and his Fair-Weather Friend (left)

Rokurou Kamisaka (上坂 六郎, Kamisaka Rokurō) and his Fair-Weather Friend got sent to hell for the same reason as the Editor. Kamisaka on the other hand was sent to hell by Chochi's mom, as she blames him for her son acting out like that.

• Etymology:
  • The name Rokurou means "six" (六) (roku) and "son" (郎) (rou).
  • Rokurou's surname Kamisaka means "above, top, upper" (上) (kami) and "slope, hill" (坂) (saka).

Nobuo Nomura

Nobuo Nomura

Nobuo Nomura (乃村 信夫, Nomura Nobuo)

After noticing Kokoro about to commit suicide, he managed to prevent her from her death. After the incident, Kokoro tell Nomura about what happen which is Ryu cheated on Kokoro with three girls. After retrieving Kokoro back home, he decides to send Ryu to Hell. However, he can't access to the Hell Correspondence site. After several minutes of trying to access it, Enma Ai confronted Nomura to inform the Kokoro wanted to send Nomura to hell. Because she doesn't want Nomura to spoil about her suicide to the world, and as a result, Nomura was sent to Hell innocently by Kokoro. He probably was not saved by God due to his wrathful and lustful nature.

• Etymology:
  • The name Nobuo means "trust, believe" (信) (nobu) and "man, husband" (夫) (o).
  • Nobuo's surname Nomura means "from" (乃) (no) and "town, village" (村) (mura).

Akie Takasugi

Akie Takasugi

Akie Takasugi (高杉 秋恵, Takasugi Akie) was sent to hell by Azusa Mayama because she wanted to get revenge on Akie's dad, after he didn't do anything after her father was assaulted nearly to death. As she was sent to hell for something she didn't commit, she was saved by God and was sent to Heaven instead.

• Etymology:
  • The name Akie means "autumn" (秋) (aki) and "favor, benefit" (恵) (e).
  • Akie's surname Takasugi means "tall, high" (高) (taka) and "cedar" (杉) (sugi).

Kinya Tsuzuki

Kinya Tsuzuki

Kinya Tsuzuki (都筑 欣也, Tsuzuki Kinya)

He was arrested for assault and ruined Kashiwagi's reputation from being with her, and he called her a bitch. He quickly remembers who she is, but tells him it's too late, and sends him to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kinya means "take pleasure in, rejoice" (欣) (kin) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
  • Kinya's surname Tsuzuki means "metropolis, capital" (都) (tsu) and "an ancient musical instrument" (筑) (zuki).

Michito Shinohara

Michito Shinohara (left)

Michito Shinohara (篠原 美知人, Shinohara Michito)

• Etymology:
  • The name Michito means "beautiful" (美) (mi), "knowledge" (知) (chi) and "person" (人) (to).
  • Michito's surname Shinohara means "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (shino) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).

Kouji Nakajima

Kouji Nakajima (right)

Kouji Nakajima (中島 公司, Nakajima Kōji)

• Etymology:
  • The name Kouji means "company, corporation, firm, business, association, concern, partnership" (公司).
  • Kouji's surname Nakajima means "middle" (中) (naka) and "island" (島) (shima/jima).

Akihiro Nawa

Akihiro Nawa

Akihiro Nawa (名和 章宏, Nawa Akihiro)

• Etymology:
  • The name Akihiro means "chapter, section" (章) (aki) and "wide, large" (宏) (hiro).
  • Akihiro's surname Nawa means "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" (名) (na) and "harmony, peace" (和) (wa).

Risaburo Ashiya

Risaburou Ashiya (芦谷 利三郎, Ashiya Risaburō)

His wife sends her to hell for the mistreatment of their son.

• Etymology:
  • The name Risaburou means "benefit, advantage" (利) (ri), "three" (三) (sabu) and "son" (郎) (rou).
  • Risaburou's surname Ashiya means "reed, bullrush" (芦) (ashi) and "valley" (谷) (ya).

Kaname Shimura

Haname

She was a competitor to Chiriko on a radio show. After Chiriko and Kaname discover that it is scripted, she sends her to hell to avoid others finding out. As she was killed because of Chiriko's selfishness, she may have been saved by God.

Yukina Kurotsuka

Yukina Kurosaka (left)

Yukina Kurotsuka (黒塚 雪奈, Kurotsuka Yukina)

Was sent to hell after she tried to poison Kaori

• Etymology:
  • The name Yukina means "snow" (雪) (yuki) and "apple tree" (奈) (na).
  • Yukina's surname Kurotsuka means "black" (黒) (kuro) and "mound, hill/hillock, heap, knoll, pile, drift, stack, bank" (塚) (tsuka/zuka).

Shogo's Father

Sent to hell by Shogo's mother because he was abusive.

Shogo Mizorogi

Shogo Mizorogi

Shogo Mizorogi (溝呂木 省吾, Mizorogi Shōgo)

Shinji sends him to hell after he grew tired of Shogo experimenting on orphaned children.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shogo means "ministry" (省) (sho) and "I, me" (吾) (go).
  • Shogo's surname Mizorogi means "groove, trench, ditch, gap, gutter, drain, gully" (溝) (mizo), "spine, backbone" (呂) (ro) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki/gi).

Mao Kikuchi

Mao is the unborn baby girl to Kaito Kikuchi's step-mother, Otsu. Otsu was being abusive to Kaito but his father had claimed that it was just a result of her being pregnant for the first time. Because her behavior was blamed on her pregnancy, it made Kaito see that his unborn sister was the reason for the family falling apart. Kaito decided to send his unborn sister to Hell; a feat which physically affected Otsu. Because Mao had not done anything to Kaito, it is likely she saved by God and was sent to Heaven, or even reborn in another family.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 21

Sumika Misono or Yuika Misono

Yuika Misono (left) and Sumika Misono (right)

Sumika Misono (美園 純香, Misono Sumika) and Yuika Misono (美園 結香, Misono Yuika) are identical twin sisters that can be told apart by a birthmark on Sumika's right side. Sumika was the more shy and reserved twin with Yuika being a well known actress and model. When Yuika forced Sumika to take her place after her arm was injured, Sumika began to enjoy this new side of herself and began posing as her sister every chance she could; even sleeping with Yuika's boyfriend. Once Yuika was healed and attempted to take her place back with Sumika not wanting to go back to how she was before. It is unknown which sister was sent to hell as the candle had wax that obscured the name.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 22

• Etymology:
  • The name Sumika means "pure, clean, simple" (純) (sumi) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Sumika's surname Misono means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "garden, park, plantation" (園) (sono).

• Etymology:
  • The name Yuika means "tie, bind" (結) (yui) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Yuika's surname Misono means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "garden, park, plantation" (園) (sono).

Tomohide's Father (Implied)

See below.

Tomohide Matsuda

Tomohide Matsuda

Tomohide Matsuda (松田 友秀, Matsuda Tomohide)

A promising baseball player, Tomohide, along with his sister and mother, struggled daily with living on a low income. As a result, Tomohide began bullying Fumio Mizuhara who came from a wealthy family but did not seem very passionate about how easy and fortunate his life is. Tomohide would attempt to steal from Fumio but shows that he was bothered by his own actions and had attempted to return a stolen video camera but became angered when he overheard Fumio casually brush over attending college as he hadn't yet decided what to do in the future. Tomohide decided to physically beat Fumio only for his victim to bring out the straw doll given to him by Ai Enma. Tomohide encouraged Fumio to send him to Hell and his wish was granted. As Tomohide is being sent to Hell, he apologizes to his younger sister for not returning home. It is implied that Tomohide had sent his father to Hell at an earlier time as he does not give much details about their father to his younger sister and he is seen with the burn mark on his chest.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 23

• Etymology:
  • The name Tomohide means "friend, companion, pal" (友) (tomo) and "excellent, outstanding" (秀) (hide).
  • Tomohide's surname Matsuda means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Azusa Mayama

Azusa Mayama

Azusa Mayama (真山 梓, Mayama Azusa)

She was sent to hell by Akie's maid after she found out Azusa sent her to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Azusa means "catalpa" (梓).
  • Catalpa is a tree with large heart-shaped leaves, clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, and long, slender seed pods, native to North America and eastern Asia and cultivated as an ornamental.
  • Azusa's surname Mayama means "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Asako Yukawa

Asako Yukawa

Asako Yukawa (湯川 麻子, Yukawa Asako)

She turned the class against Shizuka by starting a group chat, calling her annoying. Shizuka mistakenly perceives that Asako was using two accounts and pretending to be "Knight" after talking to the wrong Yokoda, who exposed their text messages. Asako strongly insisted that she did not make Knight up, but Shizuka disbelieves her and sends her to hell. As she is transported, her true colors are shown, involving her sobbing and begging to go home.

• Etymology:
  • The name Asako means "hemp, flax" (麻) (asa) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Asako's surname Yukawa means "hot water, bath, hot spring" (湯) (yu) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Haru

Haru

She was sent to hell by Touno after she broke up with her.

Toshi Nagata

Toshi Nagata (長田 トシ, Nagata Toshi) is the grandmother of Askia, Akira and Arina Nagata. Like her family, Toshi had a very problematic personality. She would trash rooms while ordering her daughter-in-law, Shiori Nagata, to clean and would criticize her cooking. When Shiori seemed to have found joy in Toshi commenting how Shiori does what she pleases without fear of repercussion, Toshi took this as an insult and stabbed her hand with a fork. Toshi was soon sent to Hell by Shiori.

• Appeared in Season 4 Episode 3

• Etymology:
  • The name Toshi is written in katakana (トシ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (利, 敏, 俊, 慧, 淑, 年, 歳, 才, 寿, 登志 or 登士), it could possibly mean:
  • 利 - "benefit, advantage".
  • 敏 - "quick, clever, sharp".
  • 俊 - "talented, handsome".
  • 慧 - "intelligent".
  • 淑 - "graceful, gentle, pure".
  • 年 - "year, age".
  • 歳 - "year-end, age, occasion, opportunity".
  • 才 - "talent, genius, years old, cubic shaku".
  • 寿 - "longevity, congratulations, one's natural life".
  • 登志 - "rise, ascend" (登) (to) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi).
  • 登士 - "rise, ascend" (登) (to) and "samurai, warrior, gentlemen" (士) (shi).
  • Toshi's surname Nagata means "long, chief, boss" (長) (naga) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Asuka Nagata

Asuka Nagata

Asuka Nagata (長田 亜須加, Nagata Asuka) is the older sister of Akira Nagata and Arina Nagata. At school, Asuka bullies Mikami for her own amusement; tying him up and beating him while defenseless. She is often in the company of her sociopathic cousin, Yoshinori Nagayama, and the two appear to be incredibly close; possibly romantically or sexually involved with one another. Even at home, Asuka will not hesitate to inflict physical beatings on her family members. She is eventually sent to Hell by Mikami so that she cannot terrorize him or anyone else.

• Appeared in Season 4 Episode 3

• Etymology:
  • The name Asuka means "second, Asia" (亜) (a), "ought, by all means, necessarily" (須) (su) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
  • Asuka's surname Nagata means "long, chief, boss" (長) (naga) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Yoshinori Nagayama

Toshinori Nagayama (Right)

Yoshinori Nagayama (永山 義則, Nagayama Yoshinori) is the cousin of Akira Nagata and Arina Nagata. Incredibly violent and sadistic, Yoshinori would not hesitate to inflict violence onto others for little to no reason. When he moved into the Nagata household, he began tormenting the Nagata family and eventually raped Arina. He is sent to Hell by Akira as punishment for assaulting Arina and to prevent him from harming others in the future.

• Appeared in Season 4 Episode 3

• Etymology:
  • The name Yoshinori means "righteous" (義) (yoshi) and "rule, follow, based on, model after" (則) (nori).
  • Yoshinori's surname Nagayama means "eternal" (永) (naga) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Saeko Yanohara

Saeko Yanohara (矢野原 冴子, Yanohara Saeko) is the director of the Lovely Hall nursing home for the elderly. While she attempts to give off a professional and caring appearance to the outside world, Saeko is fully aware of the negligence and abuse that her staff places upon the elderly men and women; such as physical beatings, placing garbage in rooms, and even sedating the residents to keep them quiet when a television crew is present. Because she was aware of the abuse but did nothing to stop it, in fact participated in it in order to keep from being discovered, Saeko was sent to Hell by Sakura Kubota.

• Appeared in Season 4 Episode 4

• Etymology:
  • The name Saeko means "be clear, serene, cold, skillful" (冴) (sae) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Saeko's surname Yanohara means "arrow" (矢) (ya), "field, wilderness" (野) (no) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).

Kazuomi Kogure and Suzumura

Kazuomi Kogure (left) and Suzumura (right)

Kazuomi Kogure (木暮 和臣, Kogure Kazuomi) and Suzumura (鈴村)

The former was sent to hell because he beat Yui's father into a coma. The latter was sent to hell because he raped Tetsuya's sister.

• Etymology: The name Kazuomi means "harmony, peace" (和) (kazu) and "retainer, subject" (臣) (omi).
• Kazuomi's surname Kogure means "tree, wood" (木) (ko) and "living, livelihood, make a living, spend time" (暮) (kure/gure).
• The surname Suzumura means "bell" (鈴) (suzu) and "town, village" (村) (mura).