Old 09-30-2006, 07:37 PM   #1
Moogy
嗚呼
FFR Simfile Author
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: 車輪の国
Age: 31
Posts: 10,306
Send a message via AIM to Moogy
Default Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

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

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:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Moogy on Wikipedia
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place during June 1983, at a fictional rural village called Hinamizawa (雛見沢) (based on the village of Shirakawa, Gifu, a World Heritage Site), which has a population of approximately 2000. The main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to Hinamizawa and befriends his classmates Rena Ryugū, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Houjou. Keiichi joins their after-school club activities, consisting mostly of card and board games. Hinamizawa appears to be a normal, peaceful village to Keiichi. However, the tranquility abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a local festivity 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, never to be seen again, on the day of the Watanagashi Festival. Keiichi himself soon becomes implicated into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama. As the series unfolds, numerous questions are encountered.
Anyway, despite its faults, Higurashi is an awesome series. If you can speak Japanese, be on the lookout for the PS2 game coming out this December - it's a completely redone, awesome version of the PC games. It'll also, you know, contain the answers to the questions presented in the anime.

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
__________________
Plz visit my blog

Last edited by Moogy; 09-30-2006 at 07:39 PM..
Moogy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-1-2006, 12:22 AM   #2
Benny1
FFR Player
 
Benny1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The time was prophesied that will approach surely.
Age: 29
Posts: 1,147
Send a message via AIM to Benny1
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

the ending was absolutely amazing seriously.
__________________
Benny1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-1-2006, 01:22 PM   #3
ddrdanc3r55
Banned
 
ddrdanc3r55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: check out da pLaYhOuSe
Age: 29
Posts: 346
Send a message via AIM to ddrdanc3r55 Send a message via MSN to ddrdanc3r55
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

o

I still need to watch 25, and 26, but I'm internet grounded.
ddrdanc3r55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-3-2006, 03:25 AM   #4
CoDCriLL3
FFR Player
 
CoDCriLL3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 28
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Any chance of a sequel? The series was freakin awesome anyway. ^^
The last episode was cute.
CoDCriLL3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-3-2006, 04:14 PM   #5
Benny1
FFR Player
 
Benny1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The time was prophesied that will approach surely.
Age: 29
Posts: 1,147
Send a message via AIM to Benny1
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

I am sincerly doubting they will cover the last two (or five (or seven, depending how you look at it)) arcs, I have heard they are very disjointed from the series, and also very long, and thus, would suck.
__________________
Benny1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-3-2006, 04:49 PM   #6
Moogy
嗚呼
FFR Simfile Author
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: 車輪の国
Age: 31
Posts: 10,306
Send a message via AIM to Moogy
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Just follow the Minagoroshi-hen translation project.
__________________
Plz visit my blog
Moogy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 10:03 AM   #7
onewingedangel99
FFR Player
 
onewingedangel99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: new york
Posts: 114
Send a message via AIM to onewingedangel99 Send a message via MSN to onewingedangel99
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

whats it abou t?
__________________
onewingedangel99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-15-2006, 10:20 AM   #8
Squeek
let it snow~
FFR Veteran
 
Squeek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Age: 34
Posts: 14,457
Send a message via AIM to Squeek
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Quote:
Originally Posted by onewingedangel99 View Post
whats it abou t?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higurashi_no_Naku_Koro_ni

It was the first line in the first post.

Also, read the Media rules.

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=24903
Squeek is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-7-2006, 04:23 PM   #9
Moogy
嗚呼
FFR Simfile Author
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: 車輪の国
Age: 31
Posts: 10,306
Send a message via AIM to Moogy
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

http://www.oyashirosama.com/web/

Second series begins in April 2007. Hopefully it will cover Minagoroshi-hen and Matsuribayashi-hen. It may cover the new PS2 arcs as well, or even some of the other original ones (ones from the manga or Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei).
__________________
Plz visit my blog
Moogy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2008, 03:36 AM   #10
Nyokou
( ̄ー ̄)
FFR Veteran
 
Nyokou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: United States
Age: 29
Posts: 4,245
Send a message via Skype™ to Nyokou
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Bump for awesomeness. Watched the first season this past summer after Moogy posted those MADs in my thread... It was amazing, really. Anyway, I finished watching the last episode of the second season about 20 minutes ago. I literally cried when I went to Wikipedia and found out that there's going to be a third season.

This show is so good, really. And I second what Moogy said about the artwork sometimes, but it's still worth the watch... It's adorable, violent, and edge-of-the-seat material.

;_; It is so good.
__________________
Nyokou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2008, 03:45 AM   #11
danny53x
AKA Yotipo
FFR Veteran
 
danny53x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Henrico, Virginia
Age: 29
Posts: 1,008
Send a message via Skype™ to danny53x
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Is there a manga/ will there be a manga?
I have been suggested this series for quite awhile and haven't gotten around to it.
I couldn't really find any quick summary plot for the violence I see in the AMV's so I have absolutely no idea what's going to happen, especially after seeing only one episode.

I think I'll continue this series soon.
It's scary ]:
The 2kids parody of it on youtube is hilarious whether you've seen it or not.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=K5UfIRmkv28
__________________
danny53x is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2008, 04:05 AM   #12
Nyokou
( ̄ー ̄)
FFR Veteran
 
Nyokou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: United States
Age: 29
Posts: 4,245
Send a message via Skype™ to Nyokou
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Did you... even... read the thread...?

.__.

Moogy posted a summary, and the link to that clip in the OP.
__________________
Nyokou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2008, 04:20 AM   #13
danny53x
AKA Yotipo
FFR Veteran
 
danny53x's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Henrico, Virginia
Age: 29
Posts: 1,008
Send a message via Skype™ to danny53x
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Oops I didn't watch the link x_x; *deletes post*
And I never understood the cause of the murders ]:
__________________
danny53x is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2008, 01:41 PM   #14
Moogy
嗚呼
FFR Simfile Author
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: 車輪の国
Age: 31
Posts: 10,306
Send a message via AIM to Moogy
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

rofl this thread is pretty old

Higurashi is still awesome though. There's a third season (nandeyanen?) coming out sometime in 2008. Oh 2008 is this year. So it comes out sometime this year.
__________________
Plz visit my blog
Moogy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-1-2008, 08:53 AM   #15
Nyokou
( ̄ー ̄)
FFR Veteran
 
Nyokou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: United States
Age: 29
Posts: 4,245
Send a message via Skype™ to Nyokou
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Yeah, I feel it didn't get much attention... and I think it deserves attention, since this show is pretty awesome. <3
__________________
Nyokou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-8-2008, 07:36 PM   #16
Zaihek
FFR Player
 
Zaihek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 2
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

I loved Higurashi no naku koro ni!!

I still have to finish watching Higurashi no naku koro ni KAI... but I'll get around to it
the first series was amazing though ^_^
Zaihek is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-13-2008, 02:11 PM   #17
Nyokou
( ̄ー ̄)
FFR Veteran
 
Nyokou's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: United States
Age: 29
Posts: 4,245
Send a message via Skype™ to Nyokou
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

You really should finish it. It seems a bit slow and repetitive around the middle, but once you reach the last 5 episodes or something, it gets exciting... and you can't stop.
__________________
Nyokou is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-13-2008, 04:54 PM   #18
Crashfan3
FFR Player
 
Crashfan3's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Jefferson, Ore.
Age: 29
Posts: 2,937
Send a message via AIM to Crashfan3 Send a message via Skype™ to Crashfan3
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

This show is my cocaine.
I actually found out about it when I was fooling around on AniDB one day toward the end of '07, and ended up watching all of the first season in about four days.
I'm slowly watching Season Two, currently at episode 15.
Info on Season Three was actually leaked out just days after the Season Two finished, it's supposed to start sometime this July, if my sources are good.
I actually am amazed that they're going to make a third season, even after what happened with those killings in Japan (would post news link here if I still had one).

Btw, did anyone see the Nekogoroshi-hen (cat killing chapter) special?
__________________
Crashfan3 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-14-2008, 04:39 PM   #19
Zaihek
FFR Player
 
Zaihek's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 2
Default Re: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Quote:
Originally Posted by Moogy View Post
rofl this thread is pretty old

Higurashi is still awesome though. There's a third season (nandeyanen?) coming out sometime in 2008. Oh 2008 is this year. So it comes out sometime this year.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! gah! *runs off to watch the second series...*


I should hurry and finish watching it.. so that.. when the third season comes out..
I don't have to watch a bunch of episodes at once haha
Zaihek is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:08 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2021, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright FlashFlashRevolution