Episode 26 was released today. The series is now complete; however, be aware that only the first six arcs are covered in the anime series. The actual explanations, as well as a nasty plot twist after the end of arc 6, are left out of the anime adaptation.
Anyway, excellent show. There's suspense, drama, gore, mystery, and even a bit of comedy. The artwork is really not that great, and as the series goes on, it gets worse due to the, you know, lack of a budget and all. However, the series itself is great. Don't let the bad character designs (transparent hair etc) turn you off.
Ep 26 was released literally an hour and a half ago, but you can already find complete torrents for the show. Subtitle quality is great; WinD did a really nice job with the series. Triad is also subbing it, but they're only up to episode 15 or so.
Music is by Kenji Kawai, whom you may recognize from a bunch of Japanese horror movies, such as Ringu, and the Fate/stay night anime. Very dark stuff, and it works well. One of the high points.
It's not entirely good, though; as I said before, the art is highly lacking later on. The last episode manages to pull off some very nice scenes, though, so I don't really mind. There's also a number of plot inconsistencies and instances of bad pacing - however, being based on a visual novel, you have to expect that (Tsukihime or F/SN, anyone?).
If you're too lazy to read the Wikipedia entry:
Originally posted by Moogy on Wikipedia
It goes without saying, but, if Higurashi gets localized, buy the ****ing DVDs. Maybe that will convince someone to localize the PS2 game (haha, yeah right).
Check out the manga, too!
PS: http://youtube.com/watch?v=K5UfIRmkv28 This is the video that made me start watching the series in the first place.
Links:
http://07th-expansion.net/ - Original doujin author's page
http://www.oyashirosama.com/ - Anime site
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6134 - ANN entry
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=31732 - Spoilers, read after watching show
http://www.higurashi.host.sk/ - Manga translations
http://zettai.makenaidesuwayo.com/ - Minagoroshi-hen (arc 7) game translation project
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