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charlieparrot · 2012-07-01, 12:30

Will I get shot down for linking to my Ebay auction of a Higurashi DS game? Having trouble finding a buyer in UK as it's completely in Japanese, so hoping for international one ^^"

Dante of the Inferno · 2012-07-01, 18:44

You can post a picture of the game, say that you're offering to sell a completely Japanese version off the game, and then tell people to private message you if they are interested.

Animesuki does tend to look down on out-and-out advertisement.

charlieparrot · 2012-07-02, 03:06

Thanks Dante of the Inferno!

I'm selling a Higurashi DS game in Japanese on Ebay. Please PM me if you're interested.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...1/P7020363.jpg

If any Admins are unhappy with me posting this here please PM or email me via my account address and I will be happy to remove it. Thank you.

Sir Maddy · 2012-07-02, 05:51

Oooh, if I knew Kanji and had money, I would buy it from you in a flash.
But sadly, I lack both money and knowledge in foreign language. T^T

charlieparrot · 2012-07-02, 05:54

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Originally Posted by Sir Maddy

Oooh, if I knew Kanji and had money, I would buy it from you in a flash.
But sadly, I lack both money and knowledge in foreign language. T^T

XD I bought it and then MangaGamer released a European-compatible CD hard copy of both arcs >.< I was planning to slowly translate it.Quite hard considering they don't teach words like "dismembered" or "mutilated" in Japanese class XD Lol!

Sir Maddy · 2012-07-02, 09:11

You really should try and translate it for us fans who don't know much Japanese.

Kishin · 2012-07-04, 14:13

Anyone else bothered by the Siren Visual box art having having the full "Naku" of the title red, rather than just the "Na"?

^the pics btw

Seronei · 2012-07-04, 16:18

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Originally Posted by Kishin

Anyone else bothered by the Siren Visual box art having having the full "Naku" of the title red, rather than just the "Na"?

^the pics btw

Why does the first season have a scene from Kai and kai have a scene from the first season?

Or are both Kai?

Sir Maddy · 2012-07-04, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Kishin

Anyone else bothered by the Siren Visual box art having having the full "Naku" of the title red, rather than just the "Na"?

^the pics btw

Nah I'm not that bothered. If anything, I'm glad it's finally getting a DVD release. Because I can finally buy them. ^-^

Joly · 2012-07-04, 20:17

I believe they're both Kai.

Eh, I just don't really like the box design overall... but at least it's getting a DVD release.

Sir Maddy · 2012-07-04, 20:34

I prefer Siren Visual's first season box art. Looks a lot better.

Dante of the Inferno · 2012-07-05, 01:54

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Originally Posted by Seronei

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kishin

Anyone else bothered by the Siren Visual box art having having the full "Naku" of the title red, rather than just the "Na"?

^the pics btw

Why does the first season have a scene from Kai and kai have a scene from the first season?

Or are both Kai?

Both scenes are technically from Season 2. The artwork recounts Oiishi's account of the School incident in the first episode of Kai, titled "Reunion." Of course, the weird irony is that I believe the artwork itself is in fact from season 1. Still, it's great to see Rika on the cover like that. Hopefully they release the other covers as well, in the classic reverse-sleeve design.

EDIT: My mistake, BOTH pieces are taken directly from Season 2 artwork:

Spoiler for Rena's Full Picture:

SPARTAN 119 · 2012-07-10, 04:12

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Originally Posted by Dante of the Inferno

I did read the article. I mean that it won't be called "When They Cry: Higurashi

I never understood why that decided to call it When They Cry: Higurashi. The proper translation is "When the Cicada's Cry". Its like they tried to both translate the title and not translate it at the same time!

Dante of the Inferno · 2012-07-11, 02:04

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Originally Posted by SPARTAN 119

I never understood why that decided to call it When They Cry: Higurashi. The proper translation is "When the Cicada's Cry". Its like they tried to both translate the title and not translate it at the same time!

I have a feeling it's because "Higurashi" had already become such a recognizable title that to completely translate the title as "When the Cicadas Cry," would lose most of the brand recognition. Case in point, google "When the Cicadas Cry" and you'll pull up a bunch of stuff, some of which points to Higurashi. Google "Higurashi" and you'll pull up everything from the franchise for several pages.

Besides, dubbers and subbers alike just refer to the story as Higurashi. It's just easier that way.

Kishin · 2012-07-13, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPARTAN 119

I never understood why that decided to call it When They Cry: Higurashi. The proper translation is "When the Cicada's Cry". Its like they tried to both translate the title and not translate it at the same time!

I'm gunna assume it derives from the fact that the original title (ie logo) includes "When they Cry" as the tagline. Higurashi and Umineko fall under that as the franchise so its probably following the logic of "Franchise: Series tag". Umineko would likely be "When they Cry: Umineko"

ichigo_m · 2012-11-01, 15:04

I finally got my hands on Megahouse Shion/Mion. She's is beautiful!

RandomAvatarFan · 2012-12-25, 22:08

I have a question. I know it's against the rules to discuss bootlegged items, but all I want to know is whether I have is actually bootlegged to begin with.

In an attempt to get me Umineko for Christmas, my dad accidentally ordered season one of the Higurashi Anime. It was a bit of a surprise to see it, knowing the licensing issues that happened recently with the US releases. What he got is a two disc set of the whole first season which includes:

Japanese and English Audio
English, Chinese, and Malay Subtitles.

The box art seems to be a hodgepodge of the different media; the cover resembles something from the manga, the back looks like it was done in the style of Kai, and the images of Keiichi and Rena on the sides look similar to Daybreak. This hodgepodge in of itself doesn't worry me; even official releases here have done stuff before.

The DVDs are also region free.

Is this an official release from overseas, (which I would assume to be cheaper than trying to get it here, because even the FUNi's veridian edition which I got for around 20~30 bucks is now closer to 200 on Amazon) or is this just a cheap bootleg? I know it's not FUNi's/Geneon's releases because I actually have it already, but the fact that this "release" also has English Dubbing and it is not FUNi/Geneon makes me think it might be a little... dubious.

GabrieliosP · 2012-12-25, 22:27

I'm almost sure you have a very well-worked on bootleg. It isn't unheard of these kind of things happening, especially considering it is region free. From where your father ordered it? This might help sheding an absolute truth on the matter.

RandomAvatarFan · 2012-12-25, 23:03

I found the site is a place called "Playtech-Asia".

It also has DVDs of Kai and Rei for sale that are "Frequently Purchased Together". They are subtitled, but not dubbed... what a surprise.

I hope his credit card is okay...

~Pyro~ · 2012-12-27, 01:40

I've seen those DVDs before, they are bootlegged. In an attempt to order Higurashi Kira (I didn't know it wasn't officially been released) I ended up with a region free bootlegged, English/Chinese/Malay DVD. After looking around after I ordered the DVD, I found out that Playtech-Asia has quite a bit of bootlegged anime. The "official seal" is from "the government board of authenticity" and not from an actual company.
As far as I know, the purchase shouldn't mess with a credit account.

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charlieparrot Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009	Thanks Dante of the Inferno! I'm selling a Higurashi DS game in Japanese on Ebay. Please PM me if you're interested. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...1/P7020363.jpg If any Admins are unhappy with me posting this here please PM or email me via my account address and I will be happy to remove it. Thank you.

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