Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai [Archive] - Page 3

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 02:11 AM

Hehe. That's good to hear. :)

And to at least lessen the pain of waiting, I'm rewatching the first 15 episodes, and planning to finish the rest. :amuse

Edit (again!): I have finished all 26 and felt so damn good about it. Now I'm more excited than ever for the next season.

Meakashi-hen is the best arc. Shion is just... fuck. :amuse

I'm also having fun with some other Higurashi media. Right now, I'm listening to the titular OP, as well as watching gameplay videos of Higurashi Daybreak. That game made me laugh, really. :laugh

QBnoYouko

12-19-2006, 02:13 AM

Videos of Daybreak? Where can I watch those?

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 02:20 AM

YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=higurashi+daybreak). :)

QBnoYouko

12-19-2006, 03:00 AM

Thanks! Oh wow, that game is sooo cute and hilarious at the same time. :laugh

Keiichi gets pwned by Mion's mother and their guardian. :lmao

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 03:11 AM

I actually like the duel between the Sonozaki sisters and Rena/Rika. The latter lost though. :amuse

Was it you or Leon who's into Rika-chan? :P

Right now, I'm watching this video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=K5UfIRmkv28), and I swear, I'm :lmao at the moment.

QBnoYouko

12-19-2006, 03:28 AM

Tis I. I simply adore Rika-chan to bits. Ni~pah! :laugh

And yeah, Casey and Friends is too hilarious. The people behind that are complete geniuses. :rotfl

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 03:45 AM

Yeah, I so agree.

That's just so wrong in many levels. :laugh

Some people who are lactose-intolerant can go to the emergency room... :rotfl

UnnamedShinobi

12-19-2006, 11:14 AM

Yeah, I so agree.

That's just so wrong in many levels. :laugh

Some people who are lactose-intolerant can go to the emergency room... :rotfl

That clip was quite funny, in a strange way. It just felt so out of place. XD

Oposo501

12-19-2006, 11:27 AM

A second season comming? Wohoo!

This was one series I really enjoyed... even though some parts made me feel a little sick to my stomache and staring at the screen like "Did that really just happen?"... The part when Rika pounds her head against the butcher knife.

Oh, and I loved the OP for the first season. :P

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 11:46 AM

"Casey & Friends" is even more disturbing than Higurashi. :P

*points up*

Hey, same sentiments here. Hopefully it includes the last two solution arcs, and even some of the side stories.

Oh yes, the OP sequence and the song itself are great. I've never stopped listening to it from the moment I had it.

The scenes that really made me cringe are from Meakashi-hen (hence the reason why it is my most favorite arc in Higurashi):
-Shion asking Mion to say sorry 1000 times while hacking Satoko to death.
-The "Distinction" event, a.k.a., the fingernail removal. I guess I need not explain why.

UnnamedShinobi

12-19-2006, 12:47 PM

-Shion asking Mion to say sorry 1000 times while hacking Satoko to death.
-The "Distinction" event, a.k.a., the fingernail removal. I guess I need not explain why.

Yeah Shion went totally insane there, it was quite horrible to watch what she did to Satoko, the finger nail removal thing was not as bad. It still made you think how disturbing Higurashi was tough, but that didn't stop the anime from being very interesting. :amazed

QBnoYouko

12-19-2006, 03:41 PM

That was the most gruesome arc ever, but bloody damn brilliant. It's still one of my fav arcs. Although, now that a second season is pretty much confirmed, I think we'll be getting an even more exciting story. :grin

Prince Leon

12-19-2006, 03:44 PM

How many solution arcs were left? One or two?

I remember the one that was released this past summer but was there any other(s) that were left out?

QBnoYouko

12-19-2006, 03:55 PM

Minagoroshi-hen was the one arc they didn't animate, but there was also Matsuribayashi-hen, which was the recently released game. Both supposedly answered about everything. I'm thinking maybe they should animate extra arcs from the manga, or PS2 game, or even Daybreak.

dspr8_rugged

12-19-2006, 08:16 PM

*points up*

Yeah, I do hope so.

If the new season will also span 26 episodes, it could also span six arcs, namely the last two solution arcs, the side stories (Onisarashi-hen and Yoigoshi-hen), and the extra chapters from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (Saigoroshi-hen and Hirukowashi-hen) that are supposed to be released at the end of this year.

It still made you think how disturbing Higurashi was tough, but that didn't stop the anime from being very interesting. :amazed
What really makes Higurashi that good is how it balances comedy and thriller. Just like in most arcs, we are fed with a lot of positivity at first, and when the disturbing scenes are shown, the impact is so big that we are usually left with WTF-expressions in our faces. :thumbs

Fenix

12-19-2006, 09:47 PM

Hmmm more are coming!?

Damn I shouldnt have read all the game spoilers after ep26 then....

UnnamedShinobi

12-20-2006, 01:47 AM

What really makes Higurashi that good is how it balances comedy and thriller. Just like in most arcs, we are fed with a lot of positivity at first, and when the disturbing scenes are shown, the impact is so big that we are usually left with WTF-expressions in our faces. :thumbs

Yeah I agree. :nuts

dspr8_rugged

12-20-2006, 11:05 AM

Oh, I noticed that your Christmas-themed sig is also Higurashi-themed. :amuse

You know, if everything was really "normal" in Higurashi, it would really be a harem anime. K1 is so damn lucky... :P

UnnamedShinobi

12-20-2006, 11:53 AM

Oh, I noticed that your Christmas-themed sig is also Higurashi-themed. :amuse

Yes it is, :P I found the pic on the official site. It's kind of hard to see that it's higurashi tough becuse the art is so different, especially for Rena.

dspr8_rugged

12-20-2006, 04:11 PM

Yeah, Rena is so different in that pic, but the Sonozaki sisters gave it away. :)

QBnoYouko

12-20-2006, 09:01 PM

Oh, I noticed that your Christmas-themed sig is also Higurashi-themed. :amuse

You know, if everything was really "normal" in Higurashi, it would really be a harem anime. K1 is so damn lucky... :PBut that's what makes Higurashi so awesome. Personally, harem anime comes ever too often, it's nice to have a change in a series. Higurashi fills that gap pretty nicely. I mean, sure, it's got the girls, but that's not the point. These girls are mad, emotional, and murderously mysterious, as well as the sickly story itself. =D

dspr8_rugged

12-20-2006, 11:35 PM

I can't stop myself right now. I'm collecting a lot of Higurashi pics from all over the net. :spaz

Edit: I'm checking out the manga now. I have to say that the characters look better.

UnnamedShinobi

12-22-2006, 07:37 AM

I can't stop myself right now. I'm collecting a lot of Higurashi pics from all over the net. :spaz

Edit: I'm checking out the manga now. I have to say that the characters look better.

Ooh you have gotten a Higurashi sig and avatar. Nice! smile-big

dspr8_rugged

12-22-2006, 07:55 AM

I've been dying (not the right word, I know. :P) to come up with a Higurashi sig-avy combo for weeks now, and after seeing the manga covers, I got the spark and came up with what you see in my profile right now. Glad you like it. :)

Nathan

12-22-2006, 12:47 PM

I can't stop myself right now. I'm collecting a lot of Higurashi pics from all over the net. :spaz

Edit: I'm checking out the manga now. I have to say that the characters look better.

I just clicked on that pic on your sig since those characters interested me. xD And I like the summary of this series. How much anime episodes have been out and subbed, and where can I find the manga? :oh

Edit: Oh! 26 episodes have already been released. Is this series finished?

UnnamedShinobi

12-22-2006, 12:54 PM

I just clicked on that pic on your sig since those characters interested me. xD And I like the summary of this series. How much anime episodes have been out and subbed, and where can I find the manga? :oh

Edit: Oh! 26 episodes have already been released. Is this series finished?

Yes the series is finished but it's getting a sequal in 2007.
I don't know where you can find the manga though as I haven't read it.

dspr8_rugged

12-22-2006, 12:59 PM

I just clicked on that pic on your sig since those characters interested me. xD And I like the summary of this series. How much anime episodes have been out and subbed, and where can I find the manga? :oh
Ah, so you clicked my sig. It's my way of promoting this awesome series. :P

You can get scanlated Higurashi manga here (http://hinamizawa.e-n-m.net/releases). I suggest you try reading it. IMO, it's more enjoyable than the anime. :amuse

As UnnamedShinobi said, 26 episodes have been subbed and released. The anime hasn't covered the last two solution arcs, and those two will be included in the new season coming out next year... which all of us here in this thread are so :spaz about.

Nathan

12-22-2006, 01:56 PM

QBnoYouko

12-22-2006, 05:39 PM

I'm loving this show. I'm watching episode 3 now (on youtube). The show really creeps me out. xD

Anyone have a link to the full version of the opening? Thanks!

Edit: Just finished episode 4 and started watching episode 5. What the hell is going on?! I'm so lost. Didn't Keiichi just die or something? Are the episodes out of order? I'm so confused. :(I just love it everytime someone new comes along and asks this very same question. :D

Although since I'm horrible at explaining this, though I have been 3 or more times now, I think someone else could probably do it better than me. Maybe even wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni

Ah yes, the theme song:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gbd2ik

Nathan

12-22-2006, 09:53 PM

I'm already at episode 16. This show is addicting. xD

So let me get this straight - Each question arc is like a parallel universe that goes with it's answer arc, right?

dspr8_rugged

12-22-2006, 10:56 PM

I just love it everytime someone new comes along and asks this very same question. :D
I remember that it was you who answered that same question I asked, on why a character still lives after dying in a previous arc. :)
Edit: Just finished episode 4 and started watching episode 5. What the hell is going on?! I'm so lost. Didn't Keiichi just die or something? Are the episodes out of order? I'm so confused. :(
I thought that Higurashi was also doing a Haruhi at first... :P
I'm already at episode 16. This show is addicting. xD
Yup, it's VERY addicting, I have to say. I've been in "Higurashi mode" for months already... re-watching the anime and even reading the manga. Now all I need is to learn Japanese and buy the games. :spaz
So let me get this straight - Each question arc is like a parallel universe that goes with it's answer arc, right?
Well, you can say that a solution arc is "parallel" to its respective question arc.

Meakashi-hen (Episodes 16-21, and is the best arc in the show IMO) is a "parallel universe" to Watanagashi-hen (Episodes 5-8) since it's a retelling of the earlier arc in the eyes of Shion.

Tsumihoroboshi-hen (Episodes 22-26), on the other hand, isn't exactly a "parallel universe", but it is considered "parallel" to Onikakushi-hen (Episodes 1-4), since Rena is experiencing the same level of paranoia Keiichi had in the earlier arc.

The anime doesn't really end yet at Episode 26, since there are still two solution arcs left. And as I've been saying again and again, next year's second season will cover those two. :amuse

Nathan

12-23-2006, 04:43 PM

Just finished Episode 26.

So let me get this straight, that god-person creates clones where the main characters have to deal with gruesome situations and the only way to get out of it is to learn that friendship is the most important? -is lost-

Does the manga cover those final 2 solution arcs?

Prince Leon

12-23-2006, 04:46 PM

Different universes of themselves is more accurate I think.

dspr8_rugged

12-23-2006, 08:56 PM

So let me get this straight, that god-person creates clones where the main characters have to deal with gruesome situations and the only way to get out of it is to learn that friendship is the most important? -is lost-
I haven't played the game, nor tried reading stuff across the net (since I would like to solve the mystery myself with the resources that I have, namely the anime and the manga), and what I will say are just my two cents.

I think that the story resets every time a "bad end" (i.e., mystery is left "unsolved") is achieved. Not only events are reset, but also the memories of the characters of those previous events. Well, arcs may unintentionally aim certain characters to go over the edge or face disturbing and gruesome situations...
But notice that in Episode 25, Keiichi suddenly recalls the events of Onikakushi-hen...
The "infinity" sign in the series' logo, and what Rika-chan said at the credits of Episode 26 about "going through an endless June" may have something to do with this "event reset" theory.

Who knows, maybe "friendship" is also a factor of getting out of that loop. :)

Does the manga cover those final 2 solution arcs?
Sadly, not yet. :(

To be honest, I haven't seen the manga covers of Meakashi-hen and Tsumihoroboshi-hen either.

Nathan

12-26-2006, 10:11 PM

Hmm, ok.

Does anybody know where to find screenshots of this series? -wants to make a signature and avatar-

dspr8_rugged

12-26-2006, 10:54 PM

For screenshots from the anime, I check out anime blogs that feature this series. Like this one (http://www.makenaidesuwayo.com/category/series/higurashi).

Nathan

12-26-2006, 11:32 PM

^

Thanks. I don't know any blogs that blogged Higurashi.

Also that blog didn't have images from the episodes I was looking for. (The answer arc with Shion and Mion).

dspr8_rugged

12-27-2006, 03:27 AM

Oh, so you're looking for screenshots from Meakashi-hen. Yeah, apparently, the one I gave didn't have that arc. :sweat

Try checking this site out (http://anime.fansub.tv/series.php/800/Higurashi%20no%20Naku%20Koro%20ni). I haven't checked it out myself (having a dial-up for a connection doesn't help really... :cry), but it seems that the site has screens of each Higurashi episode... with subtitles, though.

If that doesn't satisfy you, well, I'll check some other sites. To be honest, I want anime screenshots too. :amuse

UnnamedShinobi

12-27-2006, 08:50 AM

(having a dial-up for a connection doesn't help really... :cry)

Dail-up? :( How do you manage to download the episodes? :huh

dspr8_rugged

12-27-2006, 11:11 AM

I get my episodes at the office I work at. I'm using a dial-up here at home.

Nathan

12-27-2006, 11:20 AM

^

That site was a big help. Thanks for the link.

I made a small but simple signature (and avatar). xD

dspr8_rugged

12-27-2006, 11:34 AM

You're welcome. :)

Ooh, it's Rika-chan.

Pachi pachi pachi nano desu! :clap

Hat Hair

12-27-2006, 02:02 PM

Thanks a lot -- I've been looking for screenshots/pictures for signature material. Weren't you making a Rena signature ?

dspr8_rugged

12-27-2006, 08:59 PM

*points up*

If you're referring to me, yes, I initially planned a Rena-themed signature, but in the end, I decided to do a group thingie.

I'm already planning a "Rena vs Keiichi" theme. In fact, I've finished the avatar already.

But if you're not referring to me, I'll just hide and shut up. :sweat

QBnoYouko

12-27-2006, 10:25 PM

So I guess that means you already finished the anime right?

^

That site was a big help. Thanks for the link.

I made a small but simple signature (and avatar). xDGah, Tohru's new theme amplifies Rika's cuteness factor by over 9000! Hauuu~ I wanna take her home!!!!!

dspr8_rugged

12-28-2006, 12:13 AM

*points up*

Yeah. I finished the whole thing last week.

Haha. I've been expecting you to react on Sasha's Rika-chan themed sig-avy combo. :amuse

More Rika-chan fun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/dspr8_rugged/rika-chandoesmii.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/dspr8_rugged/rika-chan_manga.gif

BakaOnna

01-01-2007, 09:15 PM

Spoiler pics. Look if you dare:

HANYUU!
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8762/higurashi000of6.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2810/200611271164597032440ei0.jpg

dspr8_rugged

01-02-2007, 03:44 AM

Ooh... we'll be definitely seeing "that" in the second season... :amuse

blazingshadow

01-02-2007, 04:02 PM

i'm on the 3rd episode right now. damn whoever made this stuff is one fucked up person.

Daisuke CP10

01-02-2007, 04:12 PM

i'm on the 3rd episode right now. damn whoever made this stuff is one fucked up person.
It was based on an amature doujin game for the PC. And then later on, it became a success story XD

blazingshadow

01-02-2007, 04:16 PM

it's a fucked up story. i don't think i'm ready for this kind of anime. 3 episodes and i'm already sick

QBnoYouko

01-02-2007, 07:06 PM

it's a fucked up story. i don't think i'm ready for this kind of anime. 3 episodes and i'm already sickYou don't understand the point of it at all. It's hard to decipher what the meaning is at first. After all, the doujin game was heavily deep. You don't get that from anything ever.

blazingshadow

01-02-2007, 07:25 PM

i know that. that is why i keep watching the damn thing. well it's not like i don't mind some loli's getting killed but the main guy killing himself is too much 4 me

Hat Hair

01-03-2007, 12:28 AM

i know that. that is why i keep watching the damn thing. well it's not like i don't mind some loli's getting killed but the main guy killing himself is too much 4 me

For what it's worth, if you finished the first four episodes then you should be able to handle the rest and you really have to if you want to appreciate what the series offers aside from brutality and psychosis. I will admit to have been a bit unsure myself about proceeding, but I couldn't resist and think that it was all worth it.

dspr8_rugged

01-03-2007, 10:53 AM

blazingshadow, I also suggest that you continue watching the rest. You just finished one arc and you're reacting that much, what more if you watch the rest? You may end up liking this so-called "fucked-up story made by a fucked-up person". :amuse

I actually had a lot of reactions when I started watching this series, but I ended up liking it. But of course, that's just me. Well, in case that after 26 episodes, you still find it "fucked-up" (in a negative way), I, for one, will respect that. :)

blazingshadow

01-03-2007, 11:29 AM

i was given this series because it was about lolis getting killed (which i don't ind seeing) but the main character dies too in the 4th episode! that is fucked up

dspr8_rugged

01-03-2007, 12:06 PM

Ah, so you consider a "dead Keiichi" fucked up? Just try watching the next four. :P

But I suggest you watch this not only because you want to see lolis getting killed. Higurashi's concept isn't like that. There's more in this series beyond the violence and gore it presents.

Unless, you're really watching Higurashi just for dead lolis alone...

Hat Hair

01-03-2007, 01:24 PM

i was given this series because it was about lolis getting killed (which i don't ind seeing) but the main character dies too in the 4th episode! that is fucked up

At least watch episode five (it starts off if loli-killing, your favorite :P ). I think the point that we're trying to make will be easier to understand at that point and you might not mind Keiichi's death as much.

dspr8_rugged

01-03-2007, 01:49 PM

Is it just me or there's something wrong with this thread earlier? I can't access the 29th page!

*gasp* Is this Oyashiro-sama's curse - posts being "demoned away"? :iik

Nah... just fooling around. :P

Nathan

01-03-2007, 02:47 PM

^

You made me laugh. :oh

xD

Zaru

01-03-2007, 07:33 PM

I just watched the first three episodes and HOLY SHIT THIS SERIES IS SO THRILLING. Those lolis are bijuu-level in terms of being fucked up.

QBnoYouko

01-03-2007, 09:20 PM

^they're nothing on bat-wielding Keiichi though. I tell ya, the guy can be quite vicious when he has the bat. Not even the girls could stop the impenetrable pwnage that is the bat.

dspr8_rugged

01-03-2007, 09:46 PM

*points up* :rotfl

I just watched the first three episodes and HOLY SHIT THIS SERIES IS SO THRILLING. Those lolis are bijuu-level in terms of being fucked up.
I'm now beginning to love hearing such reactions from first-time viewers...

Zaru, so you're checking Higurashi out after asking me about my avatar earlier? Which is nice. :amuse

Hat Hair, nice Rena sig. :)

Zaru

01-04-2007, 07:29 AM

Zaru, so you're checking Higurashi out after asking me about my avatar earlier? Which is nice. :amuse

Of course. When I first saw the description of this anime and then the gifs/pics of it, I thought someone made a mistake, because the rather "cute" character designs weren't what I was expecting for such a story.

Well, then I watched the first episode :amazed

And. Wikipedia says that fans think the anime pales in comparison to the original game. Makes me curious.

dspr8_rugged

01-04-2007, 10:54 AM

*points up*

They say that if you check out the original PC game or even read the manga (which is supposed to be closer to the game), you will see that there were some necessary events that were not included in the anime, some of which are crucial in solving the mystery. That's why some say that the "anime pales in comparison to the original game".

But, even without knowledge of the game (like me), the anime is good by itself, and it delivers. :amuse

However, I've been reading scanlations of the Higurashi manga recently, and well, I can see the differences the anime had from the original. I guess that in order to satisfy my own curiosity, I still need to check out the original material.

Prince Leon

01-04-2007, 11:28 AM

Well, I know one thing. You can't hear Rena's "Ka na? Ka na?" or "USO DA!" in the manga, so...the anime does have it's advantages over the manga and PC game. P

Hat Hair

01-04-2007, 02:02 PM

Hat Hair, nice Rena sig. :)

Thanks. To be honest, I wanted to do a Satoko signature, but it's hard to find good fan art of her. There are so many of Rena, though, she'll be my signature for months.

I guess I'll have to find/read the manga, too, now, if there really is such a difference. I spoiled myself already, so I know the answer, but working backwards, as it is, allows me to focus on how they created the mystery. I've never really been able to write a mystery.

.....

I think blazingshadow was scared off. :laugh

(just joking, 'shadow)

Zaru

01-04-2007, 02:18 PM

Well, I know one thing. You can't hear Rena's "Ka na? Ka na?" or "USO DA!" in the manga, so...the anime does have it's advantages over the manga and PC game. P

What I like most are the scenes when people laugh like fucking psychos and get that frightening facial expression. Combined with some creepy music it really is a different experience from what a manga can give you (dunno about the game, though)

But I'll watch the Anime first and then read the manga. I think most people will agree that the joy over new things(which will appear in the manga) is by far better than the disappointment over things that are left out(in the anime).

BakaOnna

01-04-2007, 05:17 PM

blazingshadow

01-04-2007, 05:33 PM

I think blazingshadow was scared off.i'm just spending some time reading negima since i'm going back to work next tuesday. i barely have time to watch this and read negima and d gray man and hope that the utility companies' strike doesn't affect me too much

Zaru

01-04-2007, 05:55 PM

Who will win? Battle of the cute yet psycho girls. :nuts

Kaede is psycho too? Damn I just started watching shuffle (can't download it though, because I am busy downloading this series.

Now I'm at least up to episode 19. Things are starting to make more and more sense but I still can't understand some things. Some episodes seem to connect together, others seem to be alternative and totally contradict the others.

I guess I have to rewatch it if the next 7 episodes don't clear it up :/

QBnoYouko

01-04-2007, 09:13 PM

I should post this in the anime/manga battledome.

Rena:
Sorry, I couldn't find the Unlimited Machete Works picture for Rena. :laugh

vs.

Kaede:
http://www.makenaidesuwayo.com/blog/wp-content/2006/05/gateofkaede.jpg

Who will win? Battle of the cute yet psycho girls. :nutshttp://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5186/1147869711509cw7.jpg

I love Kaede and all, but Rena's got that ump factor. She'd make a great defendant in court though, even though that isn't saying much.

BakaOnna

01-04-2007, 09:29 PM

^ Yep, that's the one. Unlimited Machete Works. :laugh Isn't there also an Unlimited Bat Works for Keiichi?

Man, I love these Fate/Stay Night parodies.:laugh

QBnoYouko

01-04-2007, 09:31 PM

There was?! Hmm, I may have it somewhere. Can you recall how it looked like?

BakaOnna

01-04-2007, 09:34 PM

I'm not sure. It might've been the Heaven vs. Hell picture that was based off UBW.

Zaru

01-04-2007, 09:34 PM

HO HO HOLY SHIT Just finished watching the series.

And I didn't understand shit in the end! What was all that with the alternative worlds where different things happen? What was the real cause for the psycho thing? It's not really virusses or aliens, isn't it? -_-
And oishii inviting psychololi into the car at the end of episode 26 made me even more confused. Yet another world/timeline? :arg

Please say it is meant to be confusing and I will understand more when reading the manga.

BakaOnna

01-04-2007, 09:44 PM

That's why there's a second season. The anime never finished the whole series. There's still 2 more arcs left they have to show. For now read Wiki's Higurashi article. It helps a lot in understanding the story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_no_naku_koro_ni

dspr8_rugged

01-04-2007, 11:40 PM

Well, I know one thing. You can't hear Rena's "Ka na? Ka na?" or "USO DA!" in the manga, so...the anime does have it's advantages over the manga and PC game. P
You're forgetting Rena's "Hauuu! Kaiiiiiyo!!! Omochikaeri!!" :P

Or simply, Rena's cute voice - you don't hear that in the manga. And yeah, also the other awesome VAs in the anime as well.
Thanks. To be honest, I wanted to do a Satoko signature, but it's hard to find good fan art of her. There are so many of Rena, though, she'll be my signature for months.
Oh, the world doesn't have that much love for Satoko. All you can see are a lot of fanarts for Rena. The Sonozaki twins come in next. :amuse
HO HO HOLY SHIT Just finished watching the series.
And I didn't understand shit in the end! What was all that with the alternative worlds where different things happen? What was the real cause for the psycho thing? It's not really virusses or aliens, isn't it? -_-
And oishii inviting psychololi into the car at the end of episode 26 made me even more confused. Yet another world/timeline?

Please say it is meant to be confusing and I will understand more when reading the manga.
Seriously, I haven't figured out the answers to those questions (considering that all I have is the anime and a few scanlations of the manga). You only know that all arcs are alternate worlds/retelling of the events of June 1983, from what Rika-chan said about an "endless June" when Oishi invited her into his car (I think that's the real purpose of that scene, and yes, that could be another alternate world). Whatever is causing people to go psycho, and what is causing this "alternate worlds" remains a mystery.

Who knows, Takano's theories may or may not be real... though I think it's the latter. :)

Well, most likely, we'll understand it when we read the manga or play the game, or as BakaOnna said, there's still Season 2 this year, that will hopefully give the series the resolution. I haven't read info about the last two solution arcs, since I don't want to be spoiling myself. :P

QBnoYouko

01-04-2007, 11:53 PM

Or simply, Rena's cute voice - you don't hear that in the manga. And yeah, also the other awesome VAs in the anime as well.And Rika's nano desu, Mii~, and Nipah~.

Of course, the whole doujin game dialogue was produced into the Drama CDs with the cast. And I believe the PS2 has the voicework as well. The original game may have not, but it had considerably great music.

dspr8_rugged

01-05-2007, 12:12 AM

Imagine if this series was licensed and English-dubbed. Will it be able to at least reach the same level of voice acting as the original?

Or will we have a case of "Casey and Friends"? :P

QBnoYouko

01-05-2007, 12:36 AM

Hardly. I mean, even if it can get great voice-overs, it's just not the same when some of the phrases are omitted out. Not to mention sound way off.

They can have the creepy aura alright, just not the moe~ factor. Sorry.

dspr8_rugged

01-05-2007, 02:46 AM

Yeah, I think so too.

Has anyone seen the extra in the Wataganashi-hen manga entitled "The Legend of Angel Mort"? I was :lmao while reading this.

To those who haven't seen it, here are the links (and find out who the "legend" is... :amuse):

Page 1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/dspr8_rugged/1.png)
Page 2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/dspr8_rugged/2.png)
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Hat Hair

01-05-2007, 01:25 PM

LOL, didn't know Keiichi swings that way. Truly a master of conflict resolution, not a punch thrown.

And I wouldn't mind a dub, personally, it would be interesting to see how well they handled it and make a good experience for the voice actors/actresses and a fun project besides. More complex shows like this and exposure to it can only do the dub industry good.

ydraliskos

01-08-2007, 08:30 PM

Fast question.

Why the hell does Mion carries a gun + gun holster in plain sight and nobody says anything?

(Don't spoil me tho)

QBnoYouko

01-08-2007, 09:16 PM

You know, I don't think they ever explained that, although she apparently uses it in the PS2 fighting game. @_@

Nathan

01-08-2007, 09:42 PM

Wait, isn't it Shion with the gun?

QBnoYouko

01-08-2007, 11:25 PM

No, Mion's the one with the gun.

dspr8_rugged

01-09-2007, 12:50 AM

Why the hell does Mion carries a gun + gun holster in plain sight and nobody says anything?
Yes, there hasn't been an explanation on why Mion is carrying a gun (and considering that she has NOT used it EVEN ONCE in the anime...).

Another question: Is that gun for real or not?

And another: Or better yet, does she have the right to carry one just because she's the next head of the Sonozaki Estate?

Well, I'm going to some other forum and do some asking there... :P
Wait, isn't it Shion with the gun?
Well, Shion also has a gun... whenever she disguises as Mion. But we all know that Shion prefers the hand taser as her weapon of choice. :P

-----
EDIT: I actually got an answer from another forum. He/she said that Mion is only carrying a toy gun.

I'm still not that convinced though. And besides, what purpose does she have on toting a toy gun around? To have a sense of superiority?

And to think that Keiichi defeated her in a water gun battle. :P

ydraliskos

01-09-2007, 08:11 AM

Yeah.. it's prolly cause she's gangsta like that XD

UnnamedShinobi

01-09-2007, 03:45 PM

EDIT: I actually got an answer from another forum. He/she said that Mion is only carrying a toy gun.

I'm still not that convinced though. And besides, what purpose does she have on toting a toy gun around? To have a sense of superiority?

I always thought that it was a toy gun. Do they give out real guns to minors in Hinamizawa? But when you mention it it doesn't seem so strange becuse Hinamizawa is one very wierd town. xD

dspr8_rugged

01-10-2007, 12:22 AM

I don't think so. Well, a lot of weird stuff may have been happening around town, but I don't think the town is THAT WEIRD to allow minors to have guns. :amuse

Here's something in the AS forums about the final part of Tatarigoroshi-hen when Satoko pushed Keiichi off the bridge (read posts #127-129) (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=31717&page=7).

Hmm... what do you guys think?

QBnoYouko

01-10-2007, 01:00 AM

I think it's a miracle Keiichi was still alive, though I'm pretty sure he was supposed to die in the hospital. Studio DEEN just never said anything.

Oh yeah, and those guys have it wrong. His name is Ooishi, meaning large stone... or something. I'll admit I thought it was Oishi too, but then the word for delicious is actually oishii.

ydraliskos

01-10-2007, 11:45 AM

Yeah I thought his name meant "delicious" too.

Caused me tremendous amounts of freaking up to that pedosmile

dspr8_rugged

01-10-2007, 04:39 PM

*raises hand* Same here.

Though it's rather funny hearing Oishi being called "Mr. Delicious". Yeah, it has an aura of pedophilia to it. :lmao

Lord Yu

01-10-2007, 04:48 PM

FORGET THE CORRECT WORD! Oishi is Mr Delicious! From now to eternity! I knew it wasn't delicious but its just funny to hear him called it.

ydraliskos

01-10-2007, 08:31 PM

It's decided then!

Prince Leon

01-10-2007, 09:44 PM

Ooishi eh...I hated that guy through all the arcs.

QBnoYouko

01-10-2007, 10:21 PM

There's a teacher at my school called Mr. Pleasure. No really, that's his last name.

Ooishi eh...I hated that guy through all the arcs.Especially during Tatarigoroshi-hen when he was bullying Keiichi and crap. He played the bad cop in that one. Good thing he died though. :)

ydraliskos

01-10-2007, 11:43 PM

I really hate his voice. He sounds like Onsokamaru ffs

QBnoYouko

01-10-2007, 11:46 PM

Well, he is the Grand Fisher and some other crazy people.

dspr8_rugged

01-11-2007, 01:23 AM

There's a teacher at my school called Mr. Pleasure. No really, that's his last name.

:rotfl

IMO, Oishi is just there to create division between Keiichi and his friends.

Although, we can see that he really wants to solve the Hinamizawa mystery, in any way possible.

QBnoYouko

01-11-2007, 01:44 AM

Before I thought it was really jacked up how he didn't he help Keiichi back in Onikakushi-hen, even if Keiichi was just going insane. Ooishi should have acted more quickly but I guess even if he did Keiichi would've nailed his neck by then. :scry

He's pretty intimidating when he wants to be, that Ooishi.

Prince Leon

01-11-2007, 01:56 AM

There's a teacher at my school called Mr. Pleasure. No really, that's his last name.

Especially during Tatarigoroshi-hen when he was bullying Keiichi and crap. He played the bad cop in that one. Good thing he died though. :)

I was waiting for Keiichi to take the damn bat to him throughout every arc. But did it happen? No. :notrust

QBnoYouko

01-11-2007, 02:38 AM

Well, that makes sense. I mean, Ooishi isn't a little girl, and we know how much Keiichi loves beating the crap out of little girls, or so the last animated arc stated.

wherezmytofu

01-11-2007, 04:00 AM

old men dont crack and disfigure like little girls

dspr8_rugged

01-11-2007, 08:18 PM

Oh, the hate for "Mr. Delicious"... :rotfl
Before I thought it was really jacked up how he didn't he help Keiichi back in Onikakushi-hen, even if Keiichi was just going insane. Ooishi should have acted more quickly but I guess even if he did Keiichi would've nailed his neck by then.
We all know that Oishi was just using Keiichi as bait to lure out the "enemy". Worse, Oishi unconciously fed Keiichi's paranoia by giving him too much information (isn't it weird that he entrusts a lot of confidential information to a 14-year-old boy?).

Oishi would definitely want to save Keiichi, but I guess he really wasn't expecting Keiichi to go haywire and kill himself. :P

Zaru

01-11-2007, 08:40 PM

I really hate his voice. He sounds like Onsokamaru ffs

Onsokamaru had the best voice actor I have ever witnessed in ANY anime. Every line he said was so damn funny just by the way he pronounced it.

GABORA!

BakaOnna

01-14-2007, 01:47 AM

Actually, Keiichi died in every arc except for the last one. In Watanagashi-hen, he died in the hospital of a heart attack. In Tatarigoroshi-hen, he died weeks after he was saved. And in Tsumihoroboshi-hen, he dies because of the gas explosion.

Oh, and I just read that DEEN may be creating their own original ending, since they never stated what arcs they'll animate. :cry Damn you DEEN! Why!?

ydraliskos

01-14-2007, 08:35 AM

Onsokamaru had the best voice actor I have ever witnessed in ANY anime. Every line he said was so damn funny just by the way he pronounced it.

GABORA!

Exactly. He sounded like Onsokamaru gone wrong. And keep in mind, that voice might be decent for a yellow ball, it's not for a policeman XD

dspr8_rugged

01-14-2007, 11:46 AM

Oh, and I just read that DEEN may be creating their own original ending, since they never stated what arcs they'll animate. :cry Damn you DEEN! Why!?
The fuck?! Is this for real? Sources? :mad

Hopefully it's not the case. They can make their own story arc for all we care, but they MUST animate the last two solution arcs first.

Rena Ryuuguu

01-22-2007, 12:08 PM

i love HnNKn and I please myself on the 2 stuffel i caint wait to see it>.<
i heard Hanyuu-chan shall becoming at this Sesion :D
Yeah Hanyuu-chan it's a important character

Zaru

01-22-2007, 01:49 PM

Wow you seem to be a serious rena fan ~~

Argh, I still haven't read the manga novels. Stuff is getting inbetween (other manga, that is)

wherezmytofu

01-22-2007, 02:14 PM

isnt there suppose to be a short oav ? about rena?

QBnoYouko

01-22-2007, 08:34 PM

Nope, that's the last animated story arc. The OVA is beyond what I know.

dspr8_rugged

01-23-2007, 12:01 AM

I'm in the same boat as you, Zaru. It's rather hard to read and watch Higurashi stuff while you're reading and watching other stuff.

And Rena Ryuuguu is surely living up to her (uh? am I right or wrong?) username. You really are a serious Rena fan. :amuse

Chapters 2 and 3 of Onikakushi-hen and Chapter 6 of Tatarigoroshi-hen have already been scanlated, yet I haven't downloaded them. :huh

And it seems that a lot of those Higurashi light novels have been exclusively released to the manga readers in Japan.

QBnoYouko

01-23-2007, 12:07 AM

zOMG they have light novels now?! WRRRYYYY :spaz

dspr8_rugged

01-23-2007, 12:41 AM

As far as the Higurashi Wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_no_naku_koro_ni) is concerned, yes, there are Higurashi light novels, which as I said, are exclusives to the manga buyers in Japan.

God knows when we'll get our hands on those...

The light novel titles mentioned there are Nekogoroshi-hen (Cat Killing Chapter) and Kuradashi-hen (Warehouse Clearance Chapter).

BakaOnna

03-02-2007, 11:02 PM

Oh snap, Higurashi might get licensed by Geneon. Rumors...

Latest rumor: Higurashi may be licensed.

According to Network Solutions, higurashidvd.com (along with nanohadvd.com) has been registered to Geneon.

http://animenewsnetwork.com/contest/2007-03-02/guess-the-geneon-license-2

QBnoYouko

03-03-2007, 12:05 AM

EHHHH?! HIGURASHI AND NANOHA?!

Hmm, guess we really can't figure out the real reason until later I assume?

BakaOnna

03-03-2007, 02:29 PM

It's pretty much official now.

ANN clue #1
It's based on a PC game.

ANN clue #2
Summer '83, it wasn't quite summer of '69, but for some, it was still the most memorable summer of their short lives.

Definitely Higurashi. I'm 100% sure of it.

QBnoYouko

03-03-2007, 05:37 PM

If the anime gets licensed I hope there's a chance the doujin PC as well, but eh. Certainly raises a whole number of things in my head. At least there's some new news. Now we have to wait for the second season info.

dspr8_rugged

03-04-2007, 02:20 AM

I was absent for a few days and I was shocked to see the Higurashi thread "un-earthed". I thought there's new info on the second season. Oh well... :oh

QBnoYouko

03-04-2007, 02:23 AM

I kinda didn't think so. :rotfl But yeah, second season stuff would be nice. Or at least something about the OVA.

Oh yeah, ANN already has the #3 clue up. It's not on the Top 10 anime but it is in the Top 100. Sure enough, Higurashi's at #61. :nod

Narutofanboy161

03-04-2007, 02:30 AM

Hah, ANN, i stopped caring what that site said along time ago. Never believe anything on that site.

dspr8_rugged

03-04-2007, 03:20 AM

Well, most info on ANN are reliable. Just remove those info that are posted by its members.

With regards to Season 2 info, I may end up not relying on that site.

QBnoYouko

03-04-2007, 03:33 AM

ANN get its sources correct. It's just that asshole people submit the wrong info. Now it's not like their contest thing is a sham or anything, since it's merely just that. A contest.

BakaOnna

03-04-2007, 01:33 PM

Yeah, but don't forget it's a contest they're doing with Geneon, which means, it's basically as reliable as it can get. The official annoucement is on Monday.
What more proof do you guys expect? Most of the anime forums I checked out all agree it's Higurashi anyway.

QBnoYouko

03-04-2007, 02:40 PM

It makes much sense since I believe Geneon was a big sponsor on Higurashi correct? At least that's what I saw during the airings, so it's reasonable.

BakaOnna

03-05-2007, 05:16 PM

Yeah, one of the sponsors of Higurashi was Geneon JP. Most shows that are sponsored by Geneon JP will eventually be licensed by Geneon USA. Anyway, the annoucement will be made tonight at 11:59 EST. I probably won't be awake for it but I can't wait! Hurry up and get your last minutes downloads people! smile-big

Oh, and this made me lol.
Guess the Geneon License Contest # 2 - Clue #7
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/images/cms/contest/16869/clue7.jpg
:rotfl Best clue yet!

Zaru

03-05-2007, 05:34 PM

LOL at the cicada. Well if you don't know the meaning of the title the clue is a clue, but most people will immediately know.

Prince Leon

03-05-2007, 05:37 PM

That's not a clue. That's just blatantly telling us the answer. :laugh

QBnoYouko

03-05-2007, 09:11 PM

ANN's 8th clue is so obvious. Okay, these aren't even clues anymore. Someone must've figure it out by now. I would enter myself, but the prizes aren't even Rika-related dakimakura Higurashi related. >=(

Interesting how they left out clue 8 on purpose though (it relates to the 7th clue).

Looking at this, seems like Geneon will keep the original Japanese title, though the clue has it "Koroni" which is inaccurate at the most.

dspr8_rugged

03-05-2007, 11:46 PM

So it's really official now, huh?

I'm now curious on how the English adaptation of Higurashi will work out. I remember QB and me having discussed about it a few pages back.

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 12:03 AM

I think only people familiar with the series first hand would get it. And the rest that are new will be confused to hell. Just watch. :lmao

Oh, that just makes me wonder if they bother to bring the doujin game over.

dspr8_rugged

03-06-2007, 12:14 AM

Yeah, it would be nice if the original doujin game or even just the recently released PS2 game will be translated to English. :amuse

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 12:21 AM

I think I remember what we discussed about the English adaptation. Mostly the character's habitual sayings. Rena's constant repetition of question, Rika's affectionately cute words with no meaning (I think this could at least make it through). And of course, "LIES" wouldn't sound very intimidating and frightening as "USO DA!"

dspr8_rugged

03-06-2007, 12:30 AM

The only way to make it sound "scary" for the English adaptation is if they make Rena cuss and say "THAT'S A FUCKING LIE!". For sure, this will be for Mature audiences.

And I don't know if they can make Rika sound as cute as the original.

By the way, is there a list of English VA's for this one?

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 12:45 AM

Not yet, too many clues at the moment. :rotfl

EDIT: Okay, so ANN finally revealed it. Apparently it's under the name "When They Cry - Higurashi."

Regular and Limited edition DVD (with box) releases June 5th. Ooh, and it seems the second season is airing in Japan in.... APRIL?!

dspr8_rugged

03-06-2007, 01:33 AM

So, April is the supposed premiere month of Season 2. It just sucks that the anime production team is really keeping us in the dark for this one. And if that's really true, then it's a month away! :spaz

Zaru

03-06-2007, 02:47 AM

Ooh, and it seems the second season is airing in Japan in.... APRIL?!

Well spring season animes start in April, don't they? It seems so unreal to wait for weekly Hnnkn releases in just one month in the future :amazed

Aethos

03-06-2007, 02:50 AM

I love this series. It's just another one of the great series I enjoy seeing. Even with the horror part of it.

Heh speaking of the dub. At least it won't be as bad as this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5UfIRmkv28

Though I still found this really amusing.

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 03:09 AM

Ah, the famous Casey & Friends. Love their exaggeration on 4Kids' dubbing. Great job. And their Breath Note one was hella funny too. Anyways, hopefully ANN isn't wrong and it is April. That's the same month the series premiered, along with the other huge amount of anime of Spring '06.

Aethos

03-06-2007, 10:35 PM

Prince Leon

03-06-2007, 10:41 PM

He'd probably get the cleaver in the head.

~kana kana :nod

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 10:56 PM

Not even the police team in Hinamizawa could figure out the mystery. It's quite a challenge to figure out the great Hinamizawa mystery and the legend of Oyashiro-sama. *worships*

Aethos

03-06-2007, 11:11 PM

That's what makes this series so interesting though. It's beautifully told and the mystery becomes much more clear each time a new chapter comes around and sends the characters back through the time loop to before the watanagashi festival.

dspr8_rugged

03-06-2007, 11:23 PM

You know I actually made a topic about this in the battledome, but I'm still wondering what would happen if there was a crossover between Detective Conan and this. Makes me wonder if Kudou Shiinichi could solve the Hinamizawa case or end up as just another victim.
Chronologically, Shinichi Kudo is still like, very, very young in 1983. :amuse

That is rather an interesting thought there, and yeah, he could end up being a victim himself. :P

Aethos

03-06-2007, 11:33 PM

Chronologically, Shinichi Kudo is still like, very, very young in 1983. :amuse

That is rather an interesting thought there, and yeah, he could end up being a victim himself. :P

Ah well that's true chronologically but well when have crossovers ever cared about that? XD

I could actually see him try to solve the mystery and end up just another victim like Keiichi.

dspr8_rugged

03-06-2007, 11:39 PM

Who knows? If someone is reading this, maybe he/she can do a fan fic of some sort... :amuse

Yeah, Shinichi could solve the mystery but suddenly, Rena hacks him with her cleaver/Shion stuns him with her taser and tortures him to death/or better yet, Shinichi gets whacked to death with Satoshi's baseball bat, courtesy of Keiichi... and then the story "resets". :P

QBnoYouko

03-06-2007, 11:39 PM

You can never really solve one story since it only opens up another mystery to investigate on. Well, unless it was something like Minagoroshi-hen.

Now that the anime series is licensed, this could be one step closer to having a translated doujin game. O(^_^o) (o^_^)O

Prince Leon

03-06-2007, 11:43 PM

Now that the anime series is licensed, this could be one step closer to having a translated doujin game. O(^_^o) (o^_^)O

Oh hell yes. That'd be so damn awesome. :nod

dspr8_rugged

03-07-2007, 12:05 AM

I'll definitely buy it when it comes out. :amuse

Just the PS2 game will be enough for me.

QBnoYouko

03-07-2007, 12:20 AM

Yeah, I think a PS2 release would be more better since it has the voice acting and a few other tweaks. Though I'm not sure that would have a big sale on it, unless every Higurashi fan owned a PS2.

dspr8_rugged

03-07-2007, 12:57 AM

I don't have a PS2, actually, but if the PS2 game gets translated, I wouldn't mind buying the unit. :P

QBnoYouko

03-07-2007, 01:54 AM

Higurashi 2 isn't scheduled for April.

Errata: Higurashi 2 Not Scheduled For April
We previously stated that Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2 was to be released in Japan this April. This information was incorrect, we are not aware of any specific month for the release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2, the only information we have regarding the new series is that it is due out sometime in 2007. ANN Apologizes for this error.

Okay, so where the hell did they get it was April then? My gods, what shitmonkeys. T^T

Aethos

03-07-2007, 02:11 AM

I still don't see why they didn't just finish off the last two answer arc's before stopping the first series.

QBnoYouko

03-07-2007, 02:51 AM

Probably animation budget is one. The other being that Studio DEEN would not have time to work on the last answer arc since it was released later.

Only then would it be a ploy for the people that were left out of the blue to go and buy the games for themselves, giving 07th Expansion huge profits, and in turn, gives DEEN even more power and money to produce a second season with the last arcs.

Okay, perhaps that last paragraph was just a thought, but something like that.

nyu

03-07-2007, 05:42 AM

is this on dvd

Aethos

03-07-2007, 09:36 AM

I've heard in a couple places that these are the chapters the second season will cover

Saikoroshi-hen (Dice Killing Chapter)
Batsukoishi-hen (Penalty Loving Chapter)
Hirukowashi-hen (Daybreak Chapter)

So I guess we still don't get the last two answer arc's yet.

QBnoYouko

03-07-2007, 07:50 PM

If the second season has another 26 episodes again, I think it's possible we get the last two answer arcs. Mingoroshi-hen could be shown last since it covers almost every mysterious occurrence.

dspr8_rugged

03-07-2007, 11:38 PM

Minagoroshi-hen and Matsuribayashi-hen are the arcs that MUST be included for Season 2. Enough said. Either that or we wage war against Studio DEEN. :P

And it sucks that ANN takes back that announcement about the premier of Season 2... :oh

Aethos

03-08-2007, 05:59 AM

Has anyone listened to this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8nAKHwWjEI

Sure there's no subs for it but I find it amusing that Keiichi is stuck being Cinderella and the things Rena does to him.

Man also I'd love to get this game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34fuhqWqUR8

dspr8_rugged

03-08-2007, 10:28 AM

Aethos

03-08-2007, 08:00 PM

Well, the first link will have to wait considering that I'm at home right now, and dial-up connection really doesn't do well with YouTube videos. :sweat

I have an idea on the second link though. I would also like to get my hands on Higurashi Daybreak. :P

The voice acting is excellent in that game and plus it just looks like a lot of fun to play. Here's the info on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_Daybreak

and you'll enjoy the first link. I actually did even if there's no subs or anything to go by.

Meh also I can't decide who I want to be with Keiichi most Rena, Mion, or Shion... Personally I wouldn't mind all three hooking up with him. That way none of the others got left out. XD

dspr8_rugged

03-10-2007, 10:31 AM

QBnoYouko

03-10-2007, 08:22 PM

Oh yeah, it's all Shion. All Shion. Just check out this laughter collection (though it's missing Keiichi's wonderfully maniac laugh):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VeeJxefijoY

I especially laughed at the one where she scoffs at Rika. You can easily fall out of your chair from that one.

Aethos

03-10-2007, 08:47 PM

Honestly, I feel like Keiichi, too. It's really hard to choose only one among Rena, Mion and Shion. :huh

Although, I would prefer Mion to end up with Keiichi. I don't know, maybe after seeing Keiichi hug her at Episode 25 (which, IMO, is the CUTEST scene in the series). :amuse

And besides, Mion is the least psycho among the three, or she didn't do any much psycho stuff in the series. I mean, after Meakashi-hen with Shion actually doing all of the things Mion supposedly did in Watanagashi-hen...

True I guess so... but I also felt that way about Rena's speech near the end of episode 26 where she said she wanted Keiichi to fill her life with joy and happiness and well seeing Shion with Keiichi is cute especially after her comparing him to Satoshi and all...

So if anything Keiichi should not be limited to one. He should have all three. :laugh

phm

03-10-2007, 09:20 PM

Aethos

03-10-2007, 09:22 PM

Am I the only one who finds their psycho-ness sexy? :laugh

QBnoYouko

03-10-2007, 11:08 PM

Actually, Rika's deep voice beats them all, but yeah, their psycho laughters are attractive. I too enjoyed the phone call laugh the most. Brings me goosebumps.

Now let's see which actresses are good enough to laugh their creepiest in the dub.

dspr8_rugged

03-19-2007, 08:13 AM

Here's something that Rena shared from the Higurashi FC (http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=170026)... a sample of the new character song CD to be released later this month (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxzVIxflNCY).

It's rather amusing to hear Oishi and Keiichi rapping. :amuse

Hopefully we do get to hear the full rap once that CD gets leaked on the net. :P

And that Higurashi evil laughter collection video is made of pure win. However, Rena's laugh sticks to my head like glue. :rotfl

Aethos

03-20-2007, 06:43 AM

Found a site with manga scans

http://groups.msn.com/HigurashinoNakuKoroniManga/welcome.msnw

Zaru

03-20-2007, 07:52 AM

dspr8_rugged

03-20-2007, 11:00 AM

Ah... the manga. I haven't read any new ones lately. I could use that link, Aethos. Thanks.

I usually get scans at this site (http://hinamizawa.e-n-m.net/releases).

Prince Leon

03-22-2007, 02:21 PM

Some very good news for us Higurashi fans. (http://kzi.animeblogger.net/2007/03/22/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-2-zero-no-tsukaima-2nd-series-broadcast-dates-announced/) :nod

Zaru

03-22-2007, 02:33 PM

Firstly, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2 will be airing July 2007.

What moar does one need to know? Awesome.

nyu

03-22-2007, 02:38 PM

prince leon what does that mean.

Broleta

03-22-2007, 02:53 PM

YESSS. I've been waiting for the day I see that information. The countdown is on! God help WinD and/or whichever other group takes up the task of subbing this: "ISITOUTYET?"

Zaru

03-22-2007, 03:00 PM

July could mean 13 episodes?

The start of july is roughly 13 weeks away from the start of spring season (April)

nyu

03-22-2007, 03:50 PM

so in july we geat the dub dvds

BakaOnna

03-22-2007, 04:07 PM

^ No, the 2nd season is coming out in July!

:nuts

Let the psycho-ness begin... again! :nuts I can't wait! But does it state the number of episodes? 13 or 26?

Prince Leon

03-22-2007, 04:39 PM

Nope. No announcement on the number of episodes yet. :sweat

phm

03-22-2007, 05:25 PM

Well that's good news I guess (Although it would be better if it would be in April). I can't wait for my psycho fix :nuts

nyu

03-22-2007, 05:54 PM

so when will we see it dubbed on dvd

QBnoYouko

03-22-2007, 07:02 PM

First DVD release is June 5th.

BakaOnna

03-22-2007, 08:11 PM

It seems as if DEEN's tweaking the art. Good job on their part.
http://www.oyashirosama.com/web/news/kai.htm

But who's ????? Looks like Rena... OH SNAP! It's Rena's mom?!!

QBnoYouko

03-22-2007, 09:01 PM

They look kinda the same to me. No real distinguishes between that and the first one. Well, I'm just hoping the art and animation budget is much better than before. I don't wanna see Shion with that kind of face again. We need more demonic eyes.

Aethos

03-22-2007, 11:07 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/Aethos/signatures/1174617720365.jpg

XD Found this somewhere. Made me laugh.

phm

03-23-2007, 02:22 AM

Am I the only one who thought that she is Takano-san?

QBnoYouko

03-23-2007, 02:39 AM

Haha, nice one Aethos. I've always loved that Spider-Man joke.

dspr8_rugged

03-23-2007, 09:02 AM

So I guess it's finally official... July is the premiere of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. Four months is rather a long way to go, but it doesn't matter anymore. :amuse

And with regards on the mysterious new character on the main site, yeah, she does resemble Rena. :huh

Aethos

03-25-2007, 10:32 PM

This is a new horror anime and so far it looks like it will be promising.
So far there has been released 4 raws and the first 2 has been subbed by Triad.
There are some other subbers too.
Here is a gif I made using episode 2
http://gruppesyv.be/Calundann/Axe.gif
I also extraced the opening song and converted it to mp3 (Hope its ok since its my first time doing it) :)
It will be distributed by Nipponsei on May 24th so this will have to do until then:
Opening song (http://gruppesyv.be/Calundann/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_OP1.rar)

Edit: Thought I might as well add some torrent links for the lazy people :)
It can also be downloaded on Narutofan if you have a plus account.

The Triad: (http://www.the-triad.org/)
http://a.scarywater.net/triad/%5BTriad%5D_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_-_01.avi.torrent (http://a.scarywater.net/triad/%5BTriad%5D_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_-_01.avi.torrent)
http://a.scarywater.net/triad/%5BTriad%5D_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_-_02.avi.torrent

Ayu: (http://www.ayu-anime.net/)
http://www.ayu-anime.net/torrents/torrent.php/%5BAyu%5D_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_01_%5B0EB8E498 %5D.avi.torrent
http://www.ayu-anime.net/torrents/torrent.php/%5BAyu%5D_Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni_02_%5B871F4516 %5D.avi.torrent
A group called Wind has subbed 3 episodes but I couldnt find their page.. But you can find them if you do a search on Mininova.org

Also found a summary:

Aw I really wanted that opening song MP3 but the link doesn't work. :cry

Not to mention I'd like to get my hands on Why or why not

dspr8_rugged

03-26-2007, 12:28 AM

QBnoYouko

03-26-2007, 01:16 AM

Well you could always get the singles, but the OP/ED songs are really the only thing worth hearing.

Aethos

03-28-2007, 03:16 AM

Well, those links are months old...

Gendou is your friend (http://gendou.com/amusic/?filter=higurashi+no+naku+koro+ni&match=0). I got my OP and ED there. :)

Or maybe someone can dish out a DD link, which I can't do at the moment.

Ah well thanks. Though I found some megaupload links for them by using google. :P

I appreciate the help though.

dspr8_rugged

03-30-2007, 11:09 AM

Well you could always get the singles, but the OP/ED songs are really the only thing worth hearing.
Well, the ED's melody is great, but it could have been better if it wasn't in Engrish. :oh

I wonder if they'll use the song in the OP of the PS2 game for Season 2's OP...

QBnoYouko

03-30-2007, 11:14 PM

Meh, I like how the ED was. Love how it's sung, but my favorite is the ending part that's used during the preview for next episode. Great stuff. Wonder how the next ones turn out.

dspr8_rugged

03-30-2007, 11:23 PM

Meh, I like how the ED was. Love how it's sung, but my favorite is the ending part that's used during the preview for next episode. Great stuff. Wonder how the next ones turn out.
Ah yes... that piano part. IMO, the best part of that song. :amuse

Aethos

04-02-2007, 08:17 AM

I found a few good AMV's

First off. Kei tells the girls why HE'S the man!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42UC6cmfJ9c

Next this would make a good trailer for the anime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ZMMfY6B44

Next up Happy Higurashi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyHkyI1jjMg

Fake adult swim Higurashi trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTlEw8017k

Poor Keiichi get's no love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeMURUBs_OE

One Week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riquWF1LJ_o

and of course Higurashi Benny Hill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXb6_CYadzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUF4Ndm4JoM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL1HT5aEYLg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKVthutRP_8

QBnoYouko

04-02-2007, 05:27 PM

Kudos, Aethos! Gotta love Benny Higurashi.

First one with Keiichi is hilarious. I get the feeling I saw that "trailer" before. Anyways, it was awesome, but a little misleading. Higurashi isn't that epic you know. :lmao

The one with Shion was great too, every needs to get happy! Favorites would be the two links before Benny Higurashi. Always loved those songs.

Aethos

04-03-2007, 02:10 AM

Well I only have this to share then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jlsezP-qbs

dspr8_rugged

04-03-2007, 06:09 AM

Now that's a lot of Higurashi stuff for one day... :oh

Aethos

04-03-2007, 06:31 AM

Now that's a lot of Higurashi stuff for one day... :oh

Yes it is very pleasing.

and well I'm worry if it sounds weird but I wish I could find game scripts on the last two answer arc's because I really want to know what happens and I don't care about being spoiled.

Since I can't play the games cause my computer is crap I wish I could find something like that but gamefaqs has nothing on them and I can't find any with google. T_T

I guess I could wait until season 2 starts but I'd still watch season 2 anyways even if I could find scripts of the last two arc's to read.

QBnoYouko

04-03-2007, 03:23 PM

Aethos

04-03-2007, 08:25 PM

Aethos, have you found any game scripts at all? I never checked AS, but they could've had it. I ask only because I have the Onikakushi-hen Drama CD with the exact same lines as the game. Just need to know what they're saying since I can only understand 11% or something.

I haven't come across any game scripts at all. Most of the site's that came up in the google search results talked about the anime only. I haven't found any place that would have the actual scripts. I wish I could find a site like that though. It'd really be nice.

dspr8_rugged

04-03-2007, 10:35 PM

Aethos

04-03-2007, 11:29 PM

Well, as far as the AnimeSuki forums (http://forums.animesuki.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55) is concerned, there's none. And yes, Aethos, if you do want to get spoiled, try reading the stickys. :amuse

Let me do some asking...

Well I'm reading the TIPS and the putting the pieces together thread... I would like to read scripts of the actual arc's though to be honest. Which animesuki has failed me on. T_T

but thanks for the suggestion and I hope you find something.

QBnoYouko

04-03-2007, 11:40 PM

Well, here's hoping now that the anime is licensed, the game will be too.

:beer

10 bucks says Johnny Young Bosch as Keiichi. :O

dspr8_rugged

04-04-2007, 01:08 AM

Ah, yes. I do agree that Johnny Young Bosch would do a great job of VA-ing Keiichi. I mean, with regards to screaming, he can pull it off.

Well, I'm basing that from his performance of Renton Thurston in the English dub of Eureka Seven. :)

The biggest challenge, actually, is having the best English female VAs for the girls. :amuse

QBnoYouko

04-04-2007, 01:14 AM

I'm sorry, are you saying he really is playing Keiichi? You say "will" when I think you mean "would." So which is it?

BakaOnna

04-04-2007, 01:19 AM

Grant George as Keiichi Maebara
Though you can't always trust ANN.
His other VA works include:

Bleach (TV) as Izuru Kira
Detatoko Princess (OAV) as Fitness Brother
Eiken (OAV) as Shima Kurosawa
Fighting Spirit (TV) as Tatsuya Kimura
Genma Wars (TV)
Ghost in the Shell (movie) as Incidentals
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV)
Green Green (TV) as Leader
If I See You in my Dreams (OAV) as Funakoshi
If I See You in my Dreams (TV) as Funakoshi
Initial D (TV) as Hawk
Initial D: Extra Stage (OAV) as Seiji "Hawk" Iwaki
Initial D: Second Stage (TV) as Seiji "Hawk" Iwaki
Kyo Kara Maoh! (TV) as Ken Murata
Leave it to Piyoko! (OAV) as Rik Heisenberg; BGG Gang Member D
Makai Senki Disgaea (TV) as Vyers; King Krichevskoy
Mouse (TV) as Sorata Muon / Mouse
Naruto (TV) as Yoroi Akado
Requiem from the Darkness (TV) as Momosuke Yamaoka
Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy (TV) as Henry (ep 1)
Sugar: A Little Snow Fairy Summer Special as Henry (Ep. 1)
Tokko (TV) as Ichiro Hanzano
Ultra Maniac (TV) as Mikami; Shiro
When They Cry - Higurashi (TV) as Keiichi Maebara
Wind of Ebenbourg (OAV) as Claude
Yukikaze (OAV) as Hangar Announcement (Ep. 5); Radar Operator
Zenki (TV) as Misc. Monsters

dspr8_rugged

04-04-2007, 01:21 AM

I'm sorry, are you saying he really is playing Keiichi? You say "will" when I think you mean "would." So which is it?
Edited my earlier post. :sweat

And I'm not really familiar with ANN's supposed VA for Keiichi... :huh

BakaOnna

04-04-2007, 01:28 AM

Ya, I didn't either. He's supposed to be not very well know, obviously. He did Izuru Kira's voice for Bleach... to bad I can't remember what he sounds like.

Well, regardless, the American VA are up against a tough cast of the original. It's going to be hard to please the fans.

dspr8_rugged

04-04-2007, 01:38 AM

Okay, I know how he sounds like since I've seen the English dub of Sugar, but his character doesn't regularly appear in the series. Can't say if he could pull off a Keiichi...

Most likely, it's another ANN screw-up...

QBnoYouko

04-04-2007, 01:43 AM

Okay, why is Keiichi's the only one with an English actor listed? Hrmmmmm...... haven't heard the guy's voice either.

On another note, gyaabooo, Horie Yui is playing Hanyuu!

dspr8_rugged

04-04-2007, 01:46 AM

That's what I was about to say... :oh

EDIT: About the site where to find the translations, someone in AS posted me this link (http://zettai.makenaidesuwayo.com). Hope that helps. :)

Aethos

04-04-2007, 08:48 PM

That's what I was about to say... :oh

EDIT: About the site where to find the translations, someone in AS posted me this link (http://zettai.makenaidesuwayo.com). Hope that helps. :)

er well actually that's a translation patch while playing the game but thanks. I guess there's just no one out there translating the scripts on a site like a group is doing with the Haruhi Novels.

dspr8_rugged

04-04-2007, 10:50 PM

:oh I see. I didn't checked out the contents of that site when I posted it. :sweatdrop

Aethos

04-04-2007, 11:59 PM

:oh I see. I didn't checked out the contents of that site when I posted it. :sweatdrop

It's okay. It wasn't your fault. It's just a shame that the Haruhi novels are getting a page where every novel in the series is translated and yet Higurashi hasn't gotten that yet.

Well maybe one day... Hopefully. If not I hope season 2 starts soon. I want it now. XD

dspr8_rugged

04-05-2007, 04:21 AM

Yeah, I guess I was a bit desperate to find translations...

Aethos

04-05-2007, 05:33 AM

It's okay. Guess we'll just have to wait till season 2 whenever that starts.

BakaOnna

04-05-2007, 11:14 AM

Season 2 specifically starts in July. Specifically when, it's not yet stated.

Official Site (http://www.oyashirosama.com/web/news/kai.htm)

Zaru

04-05-2007, 11:23 AM

July :wtf

Watching higurashi in a dark room while the sun is shining bright outside. That's anime fandom for ya.

dspr8_rugged

04-05-2007, 11:04 PM

Isn't that news from two weeks ago? :huh

QBnoYouko

04-06-2007, 12:01 AM

LOL, I thought so too.

I feel like rewatching it again to get the feel back, perhaps once the DVDs come out a month before Japan airs Kai.

dspr8_rugged

04-06-2007, 04:41 AM

Yeah, I'm planning to do the same, although I think I have re-watched the whole thing three times already. :amuse

Aethos

04-06-2007, 06:51 AM

Well until then I found the full version of Nageki no Mori the opening to the PS2 game.

http://hisoka.mylivepage.ru/file/?fileid=2322

Aethos

04-26-2007, 07:43 PM

bumpin' this thread up

Zaru

04-26-2007, 07:44 PM

So then, any new infos on season 2?

dspr8_rugged

04-27-2007, 12:52 AM

Sad to say, nothing here. :oh

Yamazaki

04-27-2007, 02:44 PM

According to various sources, including 2ch, mixi, and Moonphase, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ｢ひぐらしのなく頃に解｣ will include the following arcs — (in order):

* Yakusamashi-hen — an anime original story!
* Minagoroshi-hen
* Matsuribayashi-hen

The new 24-episode Studio DEEN series begins airing later this summer (July) …

So.. what do you guys think? :P

Prince Leon

04-27-2007, 03:12 PM

One word answer: Awesome.

ansoncarter

04-27-2007, 07:10 PM

I tried reading the mangas but they just don't work like the anime. Anime is infinitely better

horroy style scary stories and manga don't really go together imo. Like rice and glue. Or a baseball and a duck.

dspr8_rugged

04-27-2007, 10:20 PM

Ooh. That's sweet, Yamazaki. At least it's clear that the last two arcs will be animated. And hopefully the anime-exclusive arc will deliver as well... :spaz

Although I wish Onisarashi-hen was included...

I tried reading the mangas but they just don't work like the anime. Anime is infinitely better
Well, I do admit that the manga doesn't scare as much as watching the anime, but the manga is the closest you can get to the true Higurashi story, as it is pretty much close to the original game storyline the anime is based from.

I posted this in the FC, but here are the club members killing each other doing their club activities by the beach... :amuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aIjSds8gGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndLgSN50As

Yamazaki

04-28-2007, 01:20 PM

Ooh. That's sweet, Yamazaki. At least it's clear that the last two arcs will be animated. And hopefully the anime-exclusive arc will deliver as well... :spaz

Although I wish Onisarashi-hen was included...

Is Onisarahi-hen important to the story? I would hate to have an ending once again without everything explained. :(

Zaru

04-28-2007, 01:24 PM

July it is, then? Great.

Yamazaki

04-28-2007, 01:38 PM

July it is, then? Great.

Too far away. :cry

ansoncarter

04-28-2007, 02:28 PM

Ooh. That's sweet, Yamazaki. At least it's clear that the last two arcs will be animated. And hopefully the anime-exclusive arc will deliver as well... :spaz

Although I wish Onisarashi-hen was included...

Well, I do admit that the manga doesn't scare as much as watching the anime, but the manga is the closest you can get to the true Higurashi story, as it is pretty much close to the original game storyline the anime is based from.

I posted this in the FC, but here are the club members killing each other doing their club activities by the beach... :amuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aIjSds8gGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndLgSN50As

bwahahaha

I didn't notice your sig at first

that was awesome lol. Where'd you find that? I want more. That made me lol

dspr8_rugged

04-28-2007, 09:32 PM

Well, I don't mind waiting until July for Season 2... :whoo

bwahahaha

I didn't notice your sig at first

that was awesome lol. Where'd you find that? I want more. That made me lol
If you're referring to the videos I posted, well, that's not my sig. Speaking of which, I just stumbled onto it. :amuse

phm

04-29-2007, 11:08 AM

Well, I don't mind waiting until July for Season 2... :whoo

Lol I can't wait till July :P I want Higurashi back!!

Yamazaki

04-30-2007, 08:52 PM

I really hope we get a preview or something soon of the new season.
Seriously it feels like an eternity until June. :D

dspr8_rugged

04-30-2007, 10:07 PM

You're not the only one who feels that way. :oh

QBnoYouko

04-30-2007, 10:11 PM

I'm definitely sure there will be a trailer out soon. The CM will be as sick as the series itself. (sick in a good way, of course)

dspr8_rugged

04-30-2007, 10:27 PM

Actually, to ease the pain of waiting, I just watch a lot of Higurashi stuff on YouTube.

And I discovered this... :amuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Ta-ndKxCA

Nybaseball44

05-01-2007, 12:06 AM

Actually, to ease the pain of waiting, I just watch a lot of Higurashi stuff on YouTube.

And I discovered this... :amuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Ta-ndKxCA

While I appreciate your effort linking that.. that is one of the worst AMVs I've ever seen lol... and Ive seen alot. Music was horrible and didnt match the scenes at all.. and there was no flow to the whole thing jsut completely random scenes. Booooo

Anyways, cant wait for season 2, I've read a fair amount of spoilers but damn trying to get some info out of those game players at animesuki is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.