Higurashi no Naku Koro ni / When They Cry

[Ashall]

What? Another is a joke compared to any of Ryukishi07's works. Anyway it's a good psychological show, just make sure you're paying attention, because the whole point of Higurashi is being a riddle for you to solve. Anyway, the cute happy times are also there for you tell when things start going wrong. The last parts of arcs are always crazy and gruesome. My favorites are still Watanagashi-hen and Meakashi-hen.

[Nodame-chan]

I was told I'll get confused and I was forbidden to ask question so i'll just watch it till the end. and then only post here again hope it will get really creepy and scary

[BronBron06]

Season 1 Question Arcs

Season 2 Answer Arcs


Watch the full thing

[Nodame-chan]

Was told this 3-4 times already
It's already getting scary :SS ep 08

[abc cuz]

just finished the first season and it was awesome, some answers and some more questions, i'm not going to ask any here because i know i've gotta watch the second season, but i'm really looking forward to how some of the arcs that didn't link up interrelate and to find out who rika really is (her 'shits going down' voice is boss!)

[Ashall]

Use spoiler tabs... No-chan isn't even past the second arc.

Edit just for abc cuz

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Rika... yo. She isn't even shown dead until the third arc. Come on now... Let others experience it as it goes instead of hinting at the importance of Rika Furude. If you're going to pick a fight over this; message me instead of posting all over this.

[abc cuz]

I don't see what part of that were spoilers, apart from arcs interrelating, which if someone didn't expect to happen i'm not sure why they're watching the series expecting it to be good.

[Havoc10K]

I can answer all your Higurashi questions, but 99.5% of them are answered in the second season, as for Rika Furude, i can answer you this question after you watch the second season, and only then, although I'm fairly sure you will figure it out on your own. If not, I will doubt your intelligence as a human being XD

[abc cuz]

shot! yea if i'm still confused about something after second season i'l ask you

edit:
Ok finished second season, that might have been a little too straight forward but was still awesome! enjoyed it immensely

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i was kind of hoping it wouldn't be supernatural stuff but it was still cool, i like that concept too, being trapped in a time loop and all (though it does bring back the memories of the boredom of endless eight...). I just have one question about higurashi. its not very important and nothing to do with the storyline, its about Mion's character design. WTF is that thing strapped under her arm, it looks like a gun in a holster but that can't be right, can it?

[Havoc10K]

Two things to point out, your conclusion and your question.

1-Hinamizawa

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It's not a time loop, it's true that events in Higurashi take time in the exactly same area of time, however every "awakening" takes place in a different Hinamizawa.
Hanyuu explains that in second season in detail, her power allows transferring herself and Rika Furude's spirit between alternate realities. They do this simply for Rika to avoid death, which seems unavoidable until Kei breaks the chain.  It could be a mere coincidence or just Rika ending up in the last worlds that simply came along, I remember also a theory about this someplace that hanyuu used more power than usual which resulted in her own power to deplete much faster, which resulted them in ending up in more favorable worlds.

After Rika almost gave up, Keichi showed that fate can be altered, his determination brought a much needed change where Rika was finally able to learn why she even dies in the first place. A side effect of her own determination, however because Hanyuu was not convinced their attempt failed in the last moment. But the next world yielded results that surprised even Rika, she was able to outwit the enemy, Tokyo organization could not overlook the slaughter of an entire village for some mad research.

When all pieces fell together, there was no way Rika would lose. Even the old friend from the city came to help Rika, simply out of obligation because she saved his wives life.

2-Mion's attire.

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Yes, it's a gun there, usually it's not loaded.
Reason for that is because Mion is to be the head of the local Yakuza, which is also the reason why Mion and Shion were separated (futile since they meet up and even switch places lol at random)
She wears that to learn the constant weight of the weapon, which she will be carrying her entire life, it's also teh weight of taking someone's life in a sense. Mion doesn't use that gun because she has no bullets for it.
Coincidentally, Shion's weapon of choice is a tazzer that Mion could easily slip into that holster and no one would notice

Higurashi Anime should be always treated as an example of a perfectly well directed murder mystery because there are aa few other attempts at this and they were totally failed. Umineko was directly based on Higurashi but the premises were completely off. Umineko game is ok but the anime was laughable at most part.

[abc cuz]

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ohh, now Mion's attire makes sense, i take it that is in the manga or game or something unless i just missed it in the anime. the gun being unloaded now makes sense as to why she doesn't use it to defend herself when she dies. thanks for that.

time loop might have been the wrong word, i understand that they were going between worlds (not back in time because everyone vaguely remembered stuff) with similar events then trying to change them with what she could do, then keichi defied fate and fucked shit up

i found it awesome how Akasaka came back, he's the man.

yes it was a very good anime that comes together perfectly, i've got no complaints. probably going to be dissappointed when i watch umineko now though.

[Havoc10K]

A lot of stuff starts to fall in after you watch it in this order:
Season 1
cat killing chapter (special)
season 2 (Kai)
Higurashi no Naku koro ni REI first 3 episodes.

100% cleared.

[Nodame-chan]

Ok. I finished the 1st season, and am watching the second now. Still kind of complicated, but it's getting evn more interesting.

[BronBron06]

Need more anime of Ryukishi07's works please

[Switch-Renn]

Need more anime of Ryukishi07's works please

Hopefully we'll get a second season of Chiru (that isn't fucked up) or Higanbana. Although I could see Higanbana being just as repetitive as Jigoku Shoujo.

[BronBron06]

Hopefully we'll get a second season of Chiru (that isn't fucked up) or Higanbana. Although I could see Higanbana being just as repetitive as Jigoku Shoujo.

AAAH Higanbana

After reading the VN, only the 1st 2 chapters was really thrilling and mysterious, especially the dark mood

the next 5 chapters for me was quite funny

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(ahegao girl, sakutarou clone, rabbit gang bang) 

and quite light mooded considering how gruesome R07's past works

But of course it's a different kind of story, setting... probably for a different kind of audience

[Nodame-chan]

I really liked this anime! Was so tense and tempting. Every single episode. And the ending was a good one, the one I desired

And I'll agree with Havoc. This is a perfect mistery anime! ^^

[BronBron06]

Hopefully we'll get a second season of Chiru (that isn't fucked up) or Higanbana. Although I could see Higanbana being just as repetitive as Jigoku Shoujo.

Watching the 1st season of Jigoku Shoujo

well at least the difference we will see is that Higanbana will be more frightening, more scarring issues, dynamic personalities of characters oh and more gore 

[Nodame-chan]

Watched "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei". Also was a good one. Looking forward to "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira".

[Havoc10K]

Kira is full fanservice, no plot at all. Animation style is also different, but hell, enjoyable cute girls are enjoyable cute girls