Higurashi - Anime Discussion

I personally really enjoyed the show, I've watched both seasons although I hope to see the 2nd season dubbed soon, I got so caught up if it I had to see the second season but switching to subs from dubs always throws me off. It had quite the amount of gore which I love, I also thought it was cool how they tied the different arcs together.

Although now if I ever catch myself scratching my throat i begin to panic a little

 

The second season being dubbed is rather unlikely to happen at this point. If i had known that the second season was only subbed when i started this i would of probably just started with subs but meh adapted to it. @Znelson same here with this neck scratching and whenever i think about wishing for something kyubey and his dickery come to mind

 

After 8 months, 2 trailers and a lot of fangirling.
I can now annouce that Higurashi Kaku, is available online, raw only, expect a sub to come out in the next few days.

 

Apparently Rena is a complete badass this time.
Maybe this will increase her popularity again.

 

I few cute gifs from the OVA:

 

I'm happy to announce that Higurashi Kaku subs are now available.
They'll be up on anime sites soon, but the torrent was just released.

http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=475934

 

Very nice downloading now. Also higurashi vn is apparently in the process of being greenlit on steam http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-21/higurashi/when-they-cry-visual-novel-greenlit-for-steam i may get it to show some support if this ends up going through....although those character sprites still man they are something

 

I just finished Kai today and I'm planning on watching the rest when I'm done with class today, but I do have some questions for each arc. If you haven't watched Kai/read the manga/played the VNs, stop here.



{SPOILERS FROM HERE ON}



So, I don't know where to start, so I'll just go arc by arc:



"Spirited Away by the Demon" arc



1. With most of the things Keiichi is experiencing (e.g: eating the ohagi with the needle in it, almost being run over by the van, being chased by the Yamainu in the woods in the last episode of the arc), is most of that paranoia and hallucinations due to Hinamizawa Syndrome?

2. In this arc, which of the twins were present; Mion or Shion? I ask this because "Mion" shows a lot of demonic characteristics that only Shion shows in this arc.

3. When Ooishi investigates Keiichi's bedroom after Keiichi, Rena, and Sh/Mion have died, the needle and part of Keiichi's message is missing. Did the Yamainu take it?



"Curse Killing" arc



1. After Keiichi kills Teppei, he hears from Satoko that he is actually still alive. When he goes to affirm that Teppei is indeed dead by digging up his body and finds nothing, Ooishi finds him and wonders what he's doing. Keiichi most likely can't see the body because of HS, but why couldn't Ooishi? Because of HS or simply because Keiichi dug in the wrong spot?

2. When Keiichi goes to Satoko's house to see if Teppei is still alive, Satoko is in the bath with a fever for an extended period of time, counting. Is this because of HS?

3. When Keiichi and Satoko go to Irie's clinic, he finds out that Ooishi is missing. Is this because of HS or did Takano kill him like she did in the "Massacre" arc?



"Time Wasting" arc



1. When Rika is showing Akasaka around Hinamizawa, she uses her menacing voice to warn him to go back to Tokyo. Afterwards, she faints. Why does she do this?

2. Because Ooishi has been in Hinamizawa for an extended period of time, he should be infected with HS. When he retires, he leaves Hinamizawa (or leaves because of the disaster). Why is he not affected by HS if he has it?



"Eye Opening" arc



1. During the majority of this arc, Shion exhibits psychotic behavior. Is this because of HS or because of the supposed "demon" inside of her?

2. When Rika comes over to Shion's house for soy sauce, she attempts to inject Shion with a syringe. Does this syringe contain a remedy or the virus of HS? Also, according to Takano, if Rika dies, she is supposed to execute "Document 34" (in other words, gas all of the villagers). Why didn't Takano do so when Rika killed herself?



"Atonement" arc



1. At the end of the arc, the entire gang manages to come to their senses with everyone alive (save for Teppei and Rina), but the timeline is still reset. Why does it when Rika is clearly alive?



"Festival Music" arc



1. When Takano's (I forget her original last name) parents are killed, she requests to be adopted by Dr. Takano, but is refused. However, later on in the arc, her request is granted. Why is this?

2. When Takano is captured after attempting to flee the orphanage, she is brought back, into a bathroom, and supposedly tortured. I can probably take a good guess as to what torture it was, but enlighten me if I'm wrong: what did they do to her?



I may have other questions, which I'll either edit this post or make a new one.

 

Yeah, according to MAL Kaku is an OVA with only one episode that is 52 minutes long.

http://myanimelist.net/anime/16700/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Kaku:_Outbreak

 

A friend of mine told me the Kaku OVA wasn't very good. Then again I still have yet to watch Rei and Kira anyway xD

 

I stopped watching after Kai. It suddenly became a comedy and no longer a psychological horror thriller..

 

I really loved how this anime is set out. I mean, with anime that goes back in time constantly, one would think it would get boring... But somehow they managed to change the scenes up without ruining the scene. Also, the artistic design of the characters make this anime look so childish but as you watch it more, you soon learn that this is no children's anime and that the children in the anime seem to have their own issues that they need to tackle. whether it's paranoia, obsession or troubles at home, these little guys (the characters) seem to make a fun adventure and a nice little story on friendship. Also, I just love al the characters in this Anime, If you took out even one character, the story wouldn't flow as great. I'm hoping i have watched them all and i hope they make more series based off the manga. Higurashi no naku koroni is the best! NIPAH!

I THANK YOU FOR USING THE JAPANESE (Romaji) SPELLING FOR THIS ANIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just hate the English version to this Anime. It is my most favourite Anime in the world so far but I absolutely refuse to watch the English version.

 

I might be a bit late to warn you, but if you haven't started watching Higurashi no naku koroni Kira yet, pre warning you, just don't take note of the first episode, it's a punishment game episode. All the rest of Kira is nothing like the first episode. So don't think Kira is all about the first episode because it's not. If you have already watch them then sorry for the late warning.

 

I've seen the first episode and know that the other ones aren't like it. I just haven't been interested in Kira since it came out. I didn't mind the first episode, and after seeing it, knew to not take it seriously. I might watch it at some point in time.

 

Ok you should. They are adorable but strange at the same time. I downloaded them a while back then my friends stole my harddrive off mii for a while and they saw the first episode. They thought I was into that sort of stuff until I explained to them that the rest aren't anything like this and that I only kept this one to have the complete set. Haha! You should enjoy the weird plot that they have in the Kira ones.
NIPAH! XD

 

For my next birthday, I should decorate my own cake like this ...just without the 16.
(INSERT HIGH JAPANESE ANIME VOICE) Hauu, watashi wa keki ga daisuki desu, NIPAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

It's alright. But I agree with pretty much everything you stated in those paragraphs. This series does have a lot of killing in it but if people don't like that then they shouldn't watch it. In fact, the plot of the story is very clear. This series is about friendship and it clearly shows that.
I have a question to ask you though, as for umineko no naku koroni, do you know if they are going to make anymore episodes or is it now finished?