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Kaioshin Sama · 2009-03-16, 04:07

I think that just the fact that we all have to be here rationalizing and interpreting what happened with regard to Tomoya's journeys through alternate dimensions means that it probably could have been brought across a whole lot better in the anime.

Spoiler for Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni:

And even setting all of the above aside, it still doesn't alleviate the fact that the mysticism involved in the story and the themes of family ties don't exactly merge together to form a complete whole like they could have and that the idea that one can find a new way to honour the memory of a loved one, right their downward spiral, and start a new life competes with the idea that ones fate is semi-predetermined because of a pact made with a town carrying over to a new host.

In fact I'd continue to argue that they clash with one another to a point where the shows themes ultimately end up becoming less then sum of it's parts.

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Kaioshin Sama Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Neither Here nor There Age: 39	I think that just the fact that we all have to be here rationalizing and interpreting what happened with regard to Tomoya's journeys through alternate dimensions means that it probably could have been brought across a whole lot better in the anime. Spoiler for Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni: To use the example of Higurashi that was brought up in Kinny's post, with Higurashi there was little to no doubt left as to what was happening with Rika and we were shown at least once her transition between the possible realities (and not to mention how she was able to pull off such a feat) before the big miracle such that we knew what was going on with her and that she was searching for a way to bring about a miracle. Here we are left to do guess work based on what the visual novel showed us and some vague hints in the anime that may or may not really have helped to clue us in on exactly what was happening had the visual novel not existed as a reference as to what was supposed to be going on in the anime as well. And even setting all of the above aside, it still doesn't alleviate the fact that the mysticism involved in the story and the themes of family ties don't exactly merge together to form a complete whole like they could have and that the idea that one can find a new way to honour the memory of a loved one, right their downward spiral, and start a new life competes with the idea that ones fate is semi-predetermined because of a pact made with a town carrying over to a new host. In fact I'd continue to argue that they clash with one another to a point where the shows themes ultimately end up becoming less then sum of it's parts.