New to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni?

[Kira Yamato]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is based on a series visual novel games which started back in 2002 and ended in August 2006 with it's eight and final game.
The game spawned an anime and manga series.


Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place during June 1983, in village called Hinamizawa. The main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to Hinamizawa and befriends his new classmates Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Hojo. Keiichi joins their after-school club activities, which consist mostly of card and board games. Hinamizawa appears to be a normal, peaceful, rural village to Keiichi. However, the tranquility abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local god, Oyashiro-sama. Keiichi learns that for the past four years, one person has been murdered and another has gone missing on the day of the Watanagashi Festival. Keiichi himself soon becomes implicated into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama.


Season one

Direct downloads:
1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VSAUOOXV [Triad]
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13: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8VJCYE72 [Triad]
14: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9JEXR6A3 [Wind]
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24: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W4CAIF4J [Wind]
25: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DH4SUPN2 [Wind]
26: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N70R50BK [Wind]

Batch torrent:
http://www.boxtorrents.com/download.php/130303/Higurashi%20no%20Naku%20Koro%20ni%20%5BAyu%5D.torr ent

Streaming sites:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=70
http://stage6.divx.com/user/AnimeNuke/videos/tag:higurashi
http://anime6.org/?p=86

Season two (still airing)

Direct downloads:
1: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=64IXM7IX [Hauu]
2: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KPK2X8OZ [Hauu]
3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P58XYBMC [Hauu]
4: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YTS4O11W [Hauu]
5: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SFN6800B [Hauu]
6: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KC44UM91 [Hauu]
7: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LEBQBY50 [Hauu]
8: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3F1DLBQ6 [Hauu]
9: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Z34GDR6 [Hauu]
10: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V988VDYX [Hauu]
11: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=00PCXK69 [Hauu]
12: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZYIQKG31 [Hauu]
13: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WWGGZ6BG [Hauu]
14: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZHO0W7EE [Hauu]
15: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RS923KSK [Hauu]
16: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1FN6TFBG [Hauu]

Torrents:
http://tokyotosho.com/search.php?terms=higurashi%20kai%20hauu

Streaming sites:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showseries?id=4930

http://anitube.blogspot.com/search/label/Higurashi%20no%20Naku%20Koro%20ni%20%5B18%2B%5D

OVA special

Torrent:
http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=1554
Streaming Site:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/showmedia?id=124987

Information:

Episodes: 26 (season 1), 18/24 (season 2)
Fan Subbers: Triad (Season 1), Hauu (Season 2)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller

[Kira Yamato]

Friendly Reminder regarding season 2:

Some of the new comers to this series will likely be spoiled by "Kai" talk, so please be mindful when making threads. Make sure they aren't too spoilerish in nature and label it as "Kai or season 2" to ensure that people know the thread is in regard to the second season.

[MarthX7]

Supposedly we won't be getting subs for episode 17 till Saturday due to Hauu being busy with exams. So don't be surprised when subs take a long time to come out.

[Zarigani]

Hmm..I'll be sure to check this one out. I like the 'anime of the month' -thing. Don't keep up with all the new animes coming out, and this way I can concentrate on the best.

[BakaOnna]

The Art of Understanding the Set-up of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni:

(This is copy and pasted directly from one of my early posts in the Higurashi thread: )

Higurashi is based on a doujin game in Japan. The way the anime and game is set up is similiar to a "Choose Your Own Adventure" type of novel. The series and game are broken into 8 different arcs; 4 question arcs and 4 answer arcs. The question arcs sets up the whole story, characters, plot, village and basically makes the watchers and gamers ask questions about what is going on, hence they call it the question arcs. Corresponding to each question arc is an answer arc. These arcs answer the mystery and questions given to you in the question arcs.
The game is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.
At the end of each arc, the story "resets" and we are given another scenario, kind of like what would happen if this character did this instead of that. Also, each arc gives more information about the village and characters.

Here are the 4 question arcs:
Onikakushi-hen (Eps. 1-4):
This chapter introduces the player to the world of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The player is assimilated into the simple rural life of Hinamizawa, the fun and exciting after school club activities, all the while mingling with new friends. However, things take an irreversible turn after the Watanagashi Festival...
This chapter implies that Rena Ryugū is the "villain".
Watanagashi-hen (Eps. 5-8):
By this chapter, the player should have an overall detail of how life in Hinamizawa is like. If Onikakushi-hen was the appetizer, Watanagashi-hen is the start of the main dish. Once again, the turn of events occurs from the end of the Watanagashi Festival... This is the chapter where Shion Sonozaki makes her first appearance.
Mion Sonozaki is portrayed as being the "villain" in this chapter
Tatarigoroshi-hen (Eps. 9-13):
By the time you reach Tatarigoroshi-hen, the player should have several theories in their minds. Whether the player believes in a human culprit at work, something supernatural at hand, or just plain coincidence, it's all up to the player's view. However, this chapter will either solidify or crush that player's theory. Tatarigoroshi-hen is shorter than the previous two chapters, but it is also the most depressing.
This time, the spotlight shines on Satoko Houjou as being the "victim".
Himatsubushi-hen (Eps. 14-15 current arc):
As the player made through the first three chapters, they will have all the pieces of the puzzle at hand. Now it is time to put them together. Himatsubushi-hen is a prequel to the first three chapters. In contrast to the first three chapters, this chapter is shown through the eyes of Akasaka Mamoru. He is a young elite police investigator from Tokyo who came to investigate a kidnapping of a politician's child. Little does he know that he has stepped foot into a village that holds dark secrets...
Focuses mainly on Rika Furude as being the "key part" of the mystery.
Then they have answer arcs that correspond with the question arcs. Anyway, I hope this clears away some confusion. If you are still confused, I suggest you read this article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_no_naku_koro_ni), since it's where I got most of my information.

[MarthX7]

Here's an interesting post from SomethingAwful.

I noticed some of you discussing "I want to stick with one fansub group the whole way through!" so I think it's worth poking my head back in just a little bit for that.

TL;DR version: don't wait on WinD, because you'll be left waiting for way too long; I work(ed) for WinD, and while their releases are great when you can get them, Hauu is more than good enough to be watching in the interim. Subtitle uniformity throughout a series is nothing to deprive yourself of the show over.

The scoop:
As for me, I pretty much lost all my motivation to help WinD do its releases right around the time I got slammed in this thread for being too "helpful" - rightfully so, but it killed my work ethic. So, I stopped pitching in over there, and that was around the same time they stopped releasing.

But, I'm not saying it was because of me slacking off: it was just a coincidence. At about the same time was when the main translator got sick and WinD's releases were delayed (and I think it was also about then that the nonsense happened with the real-life murder, and so the show itself being delayed pushed the timeline back a bit).

But now, that very same main translator is completely MIA. I wandered back into the staff room kind of bewildered that they hadn't released anything beyond 11 (12 is almost done for those who care). Here is the log of our conversation:

Thu-14:24:02 <Delerium> ok so I realize I've been completely MIA but what the gently caress happened, you guys were releasing fine before I ever even started helping
Thu-14:24:10 <Delerium> did Crud get hit by a bus?
Thu-14:24:13 <Roughy> WELL
Thu-14:24:18 <Roughy> First whate happened
Thu-14:24:26 <Roughy> is that L_E got sick
Thu-14:24:29 <Delerium> ya
Thu-14:24:31 <Delerium> I remember that
Thu-14:24:32 <Roughy> Then I was afk for a week
Thu-14:24:43 <Roughy> but now
Thu-14:24:46 <Roughy> L_E is MIA
Thu-14:24:51 <Delerium> holy poo poo hahahaha
Thu-14:24:53 <Roughy> skong's comp died
Thu-14:25:05 <Roughy> so yah... gg
Thu-14:25:09 <Delerium> gfg
Thu-14:27:30 <Delerium> well who's translating in L_E's stead?
Thu-14:28:02 <Roughy> no one.
Thu-14:28:16 <Roughy> He has been gone for over a week
Thu-14:28:20 <Roughy> mails have been sendt, no repyl~

"Skong" is the encoder. No encoding computer, no translator, and (as far as I can tell) no working central leadership, at least not until that guy gets back from his trip to Japan.

The moral of the story is, if you're a WinD-loyal person, I suggest not waiting on them. They are, after all, 5 episodes behind, and this news I got today is not very encouraging. Splurge a little. Sit down and treat yourself to a 5 episode marathon hosted by Hauu. I like WinD's translations just a little bit more (especially when I've had a chance to proofread them), but Hauu's are pretty darn good, and I'm very picky.

The important thing is to know what the characters are saying, not that the subtitles appear in the same format every time you watch an episode. If you've been waiting over a month for WinD, and you're this far behind, I wouldn't wait any longer. It seems the Hinamizawa's Curse that befell WinD (the one I posted about earlier in this thread) is still lingering, and this time it happened while I was around. Another missing person story, and right at Halloween; priceless.

Don't get me wrong, I like WinD - if I didn't like them I wouldn't have worked on their scripts, and despite this continued craziness I still like all those guys. Maybe you fanatics out there will get to enjoy a nice normal release schedule when the DVDs eventually come out (WinD made a nice season 1 DVD release). But if you're not watching Hauu and keeping up with the series, I think you're doing yourself a disservice.

[SOLID]

The Art of Understanding the Set-up of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni:

(This is copy and pasted directly from one of my early posts in the Higurashi thread: )

Higurashi is based on a doujin game in Japan. The way the anime and game is set up is similiar to a "Choose Your Own Adventure" type of novel. The series and game are broken into 8 different arcs; 4 question arcs and 4 answer arcs. The question arcs sets up the whole story, characters, plot, village and basically makes the watchers and gamers ask questions about what is going on, hence they call it the question arcs. Corresponding to each question arc is an answer arc. These arcs answer the mystery and questions given to you in the question arcs.

At the end of each arc, the story "resets" and we are given another scenario, kind of like what would happen if this character did this instead of that. Also, each arc gives more information about the village and characters.


that is weird for an anime .. :huh
but interesting .. :LOS *goes to watch ep 6*

[Knight of Fate]

that is weird for an anime .. :huh
but interesting .. :LOS *goes to watch ep 6*
You will get hooked after finishing season one :LOS

[MarthX7]

I was hooked after episode 4.

[MarthX7]

17: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5SFGTNFA [Hauu]

[Souten Kishun]

I was hooked after episode 4.

I was hooked at the OP :risu


The place where I get my eps has Shinsen, Otacon, and Ayu as the subbers. Any ideas on who has the best out of those 3? xD

~I don't like do MU much cus of the limit.

[MarthX7]

I was hooked at the OP :risu


The place where I get my eps has Shinsen, Otacon, and Ayu as the subbers. Any ideas on who has the best out of those 3? xD

~I don't like do MU much cus of the limit.

None of the above. Use Hauu. (http://tokyotosho.com/search.php?terms=Higurashi%20Kai%20Hauu)

[Amatsu]

I was hooked on Higurashi after Casey and Friends.

[Souten Kishun]

None of the above. Use Hauu. (http://tokyotosho.com/search.php?terms=Higurashi%20Kai%20Hauu)

OF COURSE :facepalm


I must never forget Tokyotosho :iria

Thank u :]

[Vegitto-kun]

I don't if I will be hooked

[dspr8_rugged]

I read your post in the original thread. As we said, give it four episodes and assess whether you want to proceed or not. Although as Higurashi regulars, we encourage you to go on watching. :nod

I was hooked on Higurashi after Casey and Friends.
Well, there were indeed cases where people got watching Higurashi because of that notorious parody vid. And for all we know, some of them found themselves kicking their heads after finding out that Higurashi isn't exactly all about the fiestas and the piñatas. :P

[Vegitto-kun]

On episode 3 now


Its starting to creep me out

[Amatsu]

I read your post in the original thread. As we said, give it four episodes and assess whether you want to proceed or not. Although as Higurashi regulars, we encourage you to go on watching. :nod


Well, there were indeed cases where people got watching Higurashi because of that notorious parody vid. And for all we know, some of them found themselves kicking their heads after finding out that Higurashi isn't exactly all about the fiestas and the piñatas. :P

lol I wanted to know what the pinatas and fiestas actually were which was why I started watching it after casey and friends, and I'm glad I did. But I wouldn't have minded tacos and sombrero wearing Mr. Delicious in my Casey and Friends.

[Vegitto-kun]

episode 05


What


the


FUCK

[G@R-chan]

episode 05


What


the


FUCK

Now I can say,
Welcome to Hinamizawa!!

[Vegitto-kun]

Now I can say,
Welcome to Hinamizawa!!

I want out I want out


This kind of mindfuck is way past gainax level :arg

episode 12 by the way

[dspr8_rugged]

episode 05


What


the


FUCK
Oh God. I was waiting for that reaction. What took you so long? :lmao

[Amatsu]

DO YOU KNOW OYASHIRO-SAMA?! YES HINAMIZAWA! I KILL YOU; YOU KILL ME! NO HINAMIZAWA!

[Clouds-Are-Nice]

I want out I want out


This kind of mindfuck is way past gainax level :arg

episode 12 by the way

I actually wanted to stop watching it after just four episodes; but I couldn't leave the village once I entered. ^^

[Vegitto-kun]

I shoudl just watch kai

since those are the answer arcs


episode 13 is really making me like insane keiichi

[Clouds-Are-Nice]

I shoudl just watch kai

since those are the answer arcs


episode 13 is really making me like insane keiichi

There are also answer arcs in the first season too, so you shouldn't skip them. ^^

But you should at least watch Tsumihoroboshi-hen (S1, Ep. 22 to 26) if you're going to skip episodes I think. :nod

Himatsubushi-hen (S1, Ep. 14 to 15) is the only place where Akasaka get's character development so it's important too. Also, Rika has some surprises in this chapter. ^^

[Vegitto-kun]

Why is blue hair always dieing O_o;

keiichi should be smart and move out :sag

[Clouds-Are-Nice]

Why is blue hair always dieing O_o;

keiichi should be smart and move out :sag

It would give away way too much if I were to answer those questions. :amuse

[Vegitto-kun]

This sure is a anime that gives me loads of questions :sag

curse
demons?
aliens?
fucking gas?

I want keiichi's killer wishes power

[Amatsu]

I shoudl just watch kai

since those are the answer arcs


episode 13 is really making me like insane keiichi

You shouldn't even be skipping episodes...

[~Shin~]

I shoudl just watch kai

since those are the answer arcs


episode 13 is really making me like insane keiichi

No don't skip it. The last 2 arcs are probably the best in the first season.

[Vegitto-kun]

You shouldn't even be skipping episodes...



There IS a part that I will skip that I saw while flipping through episodes, the part where green hair is stabbing one of the lolis over and over

I definitly don't want to see that

the hell blue hair is evil too?

(is going to bed after 14)

[Souten Kishun]

There IS a part that I will skip that I saw while flipping through episodes, the part where green hair is stabbing one of the lolis over and over

I definitly don't want to see that

the hell blue hair is evil too?

(is going to bed after 14)

psssst don't spoil people. There's discussion topics :wink

[Clouds-Are-Nice]

There IS a part that I will skip that I saw while flipping through episodes, the part where green hair is stabbing one of the lolis over and over

I definitly don't want to see that

the hell blue hair is evil too?

(is going to bed after 14)

It's a huge surprise when you figure Rika out, everyone has their own secrets but Rika's is special I think. ^^

That development is probably why she won SaiMoe 2007; beyond her combining the powers of Nanoha's nano~(s) and Suiseiseki's desu~(s) of course. :P

[Vegitto-kun]

I want more keiichi :sag

He was GAR in episode 14

[Knight of Fate]

DO YOU KNOW OYASHIRO-SAMA?! YES HINAMIZAWA! I KILL YOU; YOU KILL ME! NO HINAMIZAWA!
Oh god, I lol'd so hard :lmao

@Vegitto: Just keep watching, don't skip :hehee

[Paul the SK]

Don't skip anything. And don't skip around through episodes either.

[Amatsu]

Oh god, I lol'd so hard :lmao

@Vegitto: Just keep watching, don't skip :hehee

Mr. Delicious is gonna eat yo children. :laugh

[QBnoYouko]

episode 05


What


the


FUCK

DO YOU KNOW OYASHIRO-SAMA?! YES HINAMIZAWA! I KILL YOU; YOU KILL ME! NO HINAMIZAWA!

Dear Oyashiro-sama, I think I just died and awoke back in time.

You guys kill me more times than the MIG does to her.

[MarthX7]

18: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OONMF3PE [Hauu]

[dspr8_rugged]

You guys kill me more times than the MIG does to her.
I forgot how many times I died laughing because of these kinds of "reactions". Thank God for the "resets" then... :rotfl

Seriously, Vegitto-kun, we're not making fun of you (in case you feel that way already). It's just that these kinds of WTF-reactions are really hilarious. Don't worry, once you catch up to us, then you'll get to laugh at future Higurashi newbies. :nod

[Vegitto-kun]

I do hope that there will be a happyish ending, I kinda maybe don't want everybody to die

And strangely I could be the real life keiichi in terms of reactions and anger attacks

[Amatsu]

I want there to be a good end too...

[~Wondering Zero~]

I want there to be a good end too...

Same here. I've grown to love these characters, no matter how crazy they get.

[MarthX7]

19: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ML58CYK3