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Do you not watch the episodes live? Im curious where in the world you are located at the moment. Do you have to wait for some generous soul to upload raws like most of us ? |
The episode only airs on Tuesdays in Kansai, not in all of Japan. And since Kj doesn't live in Kansai, he doesn't have access to that channel. He thus has to wait for Wednesday when it airs where he lives.
Just finished to watch episode 4, and I wonder if it'll make much sense to the first time viewers. It concludes Onikakushi hen for better or for worse. All in all I think it's a pretty good adaptation, even it seems to me Spoiler:
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Just finished watching episode 4, and that's it for Onikakushi. Overall, it was tied up relatively nicely. Unfortunately, since the pacing was so fast, they were only able to lightly skim over most of the events. Even if the first-time viewers don't feel anything wrong with the pacing (since they don't have the original novel, which is far longer and more detailed, to compare with), I'm not even sure if they can form proper hypotheses or theories with these super-concentrated episodes.
Well, the general ideas have all been presented, so maybe that's good enough. Spoiler for episode 4:
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kj, where did you get that banner in your sig? Are there more?
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Watched episode 4.
Don't tell me this is going to be like Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, where each chapter is the same thing told from a different viewpoint, and you get more and more confused. |
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Just finish watching Ep4 :upset:
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Ooh. Nakahara Mai's maniacal laughter as Rena was great in this episode!! Too bad there wasn't the laughter/usoda! scenes which creeped the hell out of me in the original game, but that scene alone pulled it off rather well.
Overall, I think they did Onikakushi quite well for the time frame. It could've used a bit more detail that they had in the game, but for the casual viewer, 4 episodes per chapter sounds about right. Now we move onto Watanagashi, which gets even creepier (I hope they can pull the "chamber" scene well). By the way, I kind of laid the basis of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni wikipedia article, so anyone can feel free to update that as you may see it fit. Maybe character infos? |
I'm just came to a thin line to about starting to watch Higurashi no Naku Koroni. It's just plainly humongous the incredible amount of fandom that the game garnered in its native Japan, and now the expectations for the anime are paying off as a snowball rolling down the mountain side.
I downloaded the sub today at very late, nightly hours but could not bring myself to watch due to lack of sleep downloading other stuff. Nonetheless, I'm ready to watch the first episode tonight in the safe comfortability of my room. Of course, I will turn off the lights to create the gloomy atmosphere, while watching the episode on my laptop and laid down on my bed at the same time. To kj1980, Quote:
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Thanks for all the replies about airing times and regions. I understand now :) :)
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Now, you have to figure out what the heck is going on. More clues and hints are to be revealed in later episodes (and chapters), and you have to connect the dots. By the time it gets to Tsumihoroboshi, you'll have a larger scope of things on what Keiichi was under, why he reacted that way, and the reason why he took those actions. |
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I will agree, though, that a lot of the fun of this series comes from following the story through the question chapters (Onikakushi, Watanagashi, Tatarigoroshi) and then putting together/forming your own theories and beliefs about the events. There's also a different sense of satisfaction that comes from reading the "answer" chapters (Meakashi, Tsumihoroboshi), where your doubts and questions from the question chapters are finally laid to rest, and at the same time, learning new revelations about these past chapters. As an example, I believe that many first-time viewers probably consider Onikakushi as nothing but a horror mystery right now. But by the time Tsumihoroboshi is over, not only will they realize what Onikakushi was all about, they'll also realize what a tragedy it has been. That's the hook of this series, but at the same time, a weak point as well. "Things are not as they seem". Unexpected is probably what describes this series best. Of course, none of this really matters for the first-time viewers, since this series is only beginning for them. I think the most important thing is to first enjoy the story for what it is, theories and hypotheses should only come second. Quote:
If you're interested, you can try playing the game after the anime ends and see what it skipped out on. Minagoroshi-hen (the latest (7th) game chapter), which contains the real "truth", doesn't fall under the anime's coverage either, so there's another incentive. |
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*Push Psycho Kaede aside*
Psycho Rena is my new favourite! :D *get stabbed by Psycho Kaede's boxcutter* |
Keiichi's last scenes in ep. 4 were very difficult to watch.
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IMO if the ep reviews and the praises directed at the original game haven't got you guys interested enough to check out the show, I think the best way to convince yourself would be to watch the anime and decide for yourself. Ep 4 seems like a good place to decide, since it's the end of a chapter. If I'm not wrong, the next ep is a new game chapter with the story supposedly retold in a different angel and focus. Well maybe this quote from kj's wiki page can help fan some more interest in physics223.
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