The series opens by introducing , a pale, eccentric fifth-grader who is constantly seen chewing on iron nails. He considers himself a powerful sorcerer and obsesses over placing voodoo curses on anyone who annoys him.
A strange "plague" begins turning children into living dolls . Their skin hardens, their joints become wood-like, and their human features slowly transform into grotesque, doll-like structures. (Dub) 1 : Souichi's Convenient Curse / Hell Dol...
Souichi targets a classmate named Ooya by sticking pins into a straw doll ( katashiro ), causing the boy to collapse with sudden stomach pain. The series opens by introducing , a pale,
Souichi's schemes often backfire. In an attempt to scare a classmate while wearing a giant spider costume, he ends up trapped in a device set by a local landowner who was tired of Souichi hammering nails into his trees. Part 2: Hell Doll Funeral Their skin hardens, their joints become wood-like, and
While Souichi believes he is terrifying, his family mostly views him as a delusional nuisance. He even tries to use a toad to scare his sister, Sayuri, and argues constantly with his older brother, Kouichi.
The story follows a set of parents whose young daughter is succumbing to this transformation. As she becomes more "doll" than human, they are forced to decide whether to treat her as their child or discard the now-monstrous thing she has become.