2021-10-01, 11:03 | Link #261 |
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Animation is a quantifiable thing (you can count it by frame).
Are you saying that Recap is technically better than newly-animated episodes?? Are you saying that More animation is worse than less animation??
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2021-10-01, 16:14 | Link #263 |
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Well, I got to say that I at least ended Fam not hating the show. This... this was just absolute, unnecessary, trash. It only seems to exist to redeem Uncle of the freaking century, and to character assassinate Satoko (taking Rika along for the ride).
I honestly wish I had completely skipped this. I liked Higurashi before.
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Honestly, although I don't like it as their origin story, I want it to be because at least it would justify making this completely pointless sequel. On the other hand, if it's not, I guess I can just pretend Gou and Sotsu never existed.
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2021-10-01, 20:38 | Link #266 | |
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2021-10-02, 22:00 | Link #268 | |
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu. Final Thoughts.
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2021-10-03, 01:07 | Link #269 | |
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2021-10-03, 08:32 | Link #270 | |
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I was crazy about Blood+ back when it was airing, but Blood-C was completely unrelated to it and I held no special attachment to the OVA. So I didn't really mind that Blood-C turned into a non-sensical gore fest. I mean, it was terrible, yes, but it didn't feel like it ruined anything that came before it. On the other hand, I was a big fan of Higurashi, so this sequel being a total trainwreck hurts.
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2021-10-03, 12:08 | Link #271 |
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I think I'm going to be on the "it never happened" wagon. I don't really feel this ending made up for a whole lot given that even though it has a "happy ending", it's pretty complicated to rationalise two childhood friends staying friends after one took an immoral pleasure killing and making her other friends suffer as they'd only become pawns in her looping game. Just because they never addressed it because "woe is me, studying?!?!?!" doesn't mean the actual issue didn't lay in Satoko basically experimenting with Hinamizawa Syndrome on her own friends.
Even if we were going off the basis of "no sin cannot be forgiven" as Higurashi's recurrent theme, the final interaction between Rika and Satoko feels bittersweet at best, I'm not too sure there's much forgiveness to be felt in a goodbye that's basically akin to "I'm staying away from you for a bit otherwise we're going to kill each other again". Going by Ryukishi's interview, I do get what he was trying to get at, but the execution was poorly handled at best, outright terrible at worst. Saikoroshi-hen had a much better approach at ending the anime with a happy ending that still had a morale to add to the story previously.
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2021-10-03, 16:49 | Link #272 | |
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2021-10-04, 03:02 | Link #273 |
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Welp, that sure was a waste of everyone's time. An interesting idea perhaps, but poorly executed as possible. What a waste of the cast and artists in particular. I never liked how Deen handled the series, but Passione...just completely dropped the ball.
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2021-10-04, 17:07 | Link #274 |
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Yeah I haven't posted here in a while.
I thought Gousotsu as a whole was trash. Made me question if I can continue being a diehard fan for Ryukishi works after this whole mess and the fandom too. I hated everything. Teppei was the best character. Satoko became the worst character for me and didn't even get punished for what she did. I'll still love the OG series, but I'm going to pretend this series doesn't exist. Using "You" like that wasn't earned. Gou - 4/10 Sotsu - 2/10 The lowest I've ever scored a Higurashi and Ryukishi work. (Though I guess you can count Gerokasu too since I gave it a 3 on vndb) At least there is the new manga coming out soon.
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2021-10-05, 01:17 | Link #275 |
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I am amazed to see how Gou/Sotsu managed to drag out it 'plot' so long with recap scenes and still ended up with very rush ending. Very disappointing sequel to original Higurashi overall.
Somehow, my favorite part of Gou/Sotsu is the St.Lucia arc (Ep.18-22 in Gou) because it was only part that truly feel "new". I think Ryukishi07 should've made the entire sequel setting in St.Lucia instead of brought us back to Hinamizawa. New setting and new group of characters can bring many new interesting things to the Higurashi world.
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2021-10-05, 13:55 | Link #276 | |
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At least, it makes more sense of if Rika gets tired in St Lucia, then she can return to Hinamizawa.
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2021-10-06, 13:02 | Link #277 | |
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got tired and dropped on the first few episodes of Sotsu, because it all feels reused stuff.
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2021-10-09, 03:59 | Link #278 |
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New interview with Ryukishi about SotsuGou. Apparently, Satoko injected Mion by pretending to trip and fall on top of her. lol!! |
2021-10-10, 21:19 | Link #279 |
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Finally managed to finish this and have a new name for the series:
Higurashi:When they Naruto I would have honestly preferred an ending where Satoko grows up, and stays with Rika at St.Lucia.
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2021-10-11, 06:57 | Link #280 |
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I think it shows more maturity to accept that your friends have their own life and they need to follow their own path, instead of expecting them to follow you wherever you go like puppies. In that regard both Rika and Satoko needed to grow up.
I don't hate that part, and I think the final message is a good one, I just hate the way it was executed. You can't really think that Satoko has become a better person through her experience after showing her becoming a mass murder with absolutely no repentance and remorse.
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