Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei OVA - Episode 5 Discussion / Poll

[Eryops]

Originally Posted by Hareoic

Attention everyone: The subs are here!

I'd suggest waiting for WiND, as the ASR translator barely knows Japanese and literally makes up the dialogue in some of the scenes.

[maximilianjenus]

Yeah, I noticed even thoguh I know very little japanese; I plan to watch it more than once anyway; it was that fun.

Originally Posted by SilverSyko

Quite possible, but I have my doubts.

Since Umineko's anime adaptation has begun I'm pretty sure plans for a "4th" season is going to be put on the backburner for a while.

Though I admit I would like to see the chapters that haven't recieved an anime adaptation yet get one.~

Maybe when umineko takes it's break.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by TsundereCake

Y'know, Takano's actually pretty moe when she's not trying to kill everybody XDD

She's actually pretty moe when trying to kill people.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Fun stuff. It was like an over the top parody of the show itself...kind of like the first episode of Rei only different.

[Ithekro]

Rika was certainly in a bad mood the entire episode.

Rena fanservice is great. But we do get to find out a few things about Takano and Tomake. Tomeke is into nurse cosplay photo shoots, and Takano has two things...secretly like cosplay fetish, but finds it embarrasing, and is possibly a closet lesbian.

But Rena fanservice is where its at. The return of all her modes makes me happy.

[Nochgo]

Rena fanservice was sure great. I lol'ed at Rena's killer mode faces, and at the horror on the face of receiving adults. I thought it was a great episode to end the ovas.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by TsundereCake

Y'know, Takano's actually pretty moe when she's not trying to kill everybody XDD

Yeah she should really work on that character flaw.....

It was a pretty fun episode that's for sure. Besides people got some interesting possible pairings for Rena. Or maybe the beginning of a Rena harem if you look at it one way .

[ac195]

That was the most epic "~ Omochikaeri~!" ever.

I almost fell out of my seat laughing.

[Ithekro]

Rena harem....go!

[xKeen]

I find myself keep watching Rena swallowing that thing.Anyone else?

[-Sho-]

Great episode Hilarious
Rena ftw ! and "LIAR" is EPIC XD
Ahah yeah Rena's harem ^^

So its the last oav ?

[07th_Expansion_FAN]

Am I the only one who thinks K1's laugh is annoying?

[orangejuicetang]

I loved Rika and Sakoto's facial expression when Rika was "talking to herself".

On a completely separate note.
Something that's been bothering me about rei. This takes place after Kai, right? Why are they so friendly towards Takano?

[07th_Expansion_FAN]

It probably takes place in a different Kakera, & since it's an OVA it would make sense.

[orangejuicetang]

why? They finally won in that last one, and Hanyuu said that she probably didn't have enough strength left over to do it again. And I don't see why they would risk everything starting over in a new world when the finally succeeded in one after hundreds of years.

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by orangejuicetang

why? They finally won in that last one, and Hanyuu said that she probably didn't have enough strength left over to do it again. And I don't see why they would risk everything starting over in a new world when the finally succeeded in one after hundreds of years.

It could be one of the past worlds that had come and gone.

[SilverSyko]

Here's one answer I think everyone can agree on...

This episode is NON-CANON. (Which I admit. Upsets me a little.)

As far as I can recall, only episodes 2-4 in Rei were the only episodes with a distingished position in the Higurashi timeline.

[Kagatob]

Rule #1 with Higurashi.
Anything that could of happened, has probably happened.
Yes, there is a "main" story arc that consists of 8 or so continuities, but according to Rika herself, she had been traveling between worlds for "decades" meaning that she has visited thousands of different worlds, she even spoke of hopeless worlds where K1 never even transferred to Hinamizawa, hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she traveled to a zombie world at one point.
Point is, pretty much everything in Higurashi is "cannon" because this is one anime where if it could have happened, it probably did.

[SilverSyko]

Originally Posted by Kagatob

Rule #1 with Higurashi.
Anything that could of happened, has probably happened.
Yes, there is a "main" story arc that consists of 8 or so continuities, but according to Rika herself, she had been traveling between worlds for "decades" meaning that she has visited thousands of different worlds, she even spoke of hopeless worlds where K1 never even transferred to Hinamizawa, hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she traveled to a zombie world at one point.
Point is, pretty much everything in Higurashi is "cannon" because this is one anime where if it could have happened, it probably did.

Hm, true...

In that case I guess it was one of those branched-off worlds that has no official connection to the main plot of the series....

.....which still means it's non-canon.

It may still have "happened", yet this chapter did absolutely nothing to contribute to part of the overall Higurashi plotline, meaning it's non-canonical to the series.

[Ithekro]

I'm guessing they don't all die in this world...Takano is too busy with Rena to stay on plot.