Higurashi licensed by Geneon (June 2011: license expired)

[lovelysan]

Wow, the box is coming out near by birthday. What a great gift I shall be getting myself this year~

*bookmarks*

EDIT- (Hope it gets put up on Amazon soon at that Right Stuff price. I like buying stuff from Amazon with my Amazon card because It gives me some nice perks.)

[Baru]

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Originally Posted by Description

It's tough to be the new guy in town, but when Keiichi joins an after school club with four cute girls, he thinks he's got it made. Then he learns about demonic cults, the failed dam construction project and the murders that happen every year after the town festival. How many of his "friends" from his club are involved - and what are their plans for him?!

Contains episodes 1-26.

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese w/ English subtitles.
Retail Price: $69.98
Age Rating: 16+ (For Extreme Violence and Strong Language)
624 Minutes
Produced by Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.
Distributed by FUNimation Entertainment

Date Available: August 25th 2009

at Rightstuf you can get it cheaper at $52.49

[Dante of the Inferno]

Originally Posted by Baru

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at Rightstuf you can get it cheaper at $52.49

And you thought Volume 1's cover looked twisted the first time around...

That case doesn't look very thick. Would you venture 2-3 discs in there? Doesn't even seem like it has room for art, either.

[Baru]

Originally Posted by Dante of the Inferno

And you thought Volume 1's cover looked twisted the first time around...

That case doesn't look very thick. Would you venture 2-3 discs in there? Doesn't even seem like it has room for art, either.

It's a thinpack, it'll probably have a total of 6 discs in 3 thin cases, each with double-sided covers

This is probably how it'll be based on the Karin boxset which uses that format

[Poey]

That looks badass, I can't wait! Aug 25 can't get here soon enough...

[HigurashinoUmineko]

Aw man I wish I could've waited for that and NOT have gotten all 6 dvds with the art box with fanservice!!!

[Solachinx]

Originally Posted by Baru

That is epic.

Wish they could've used Vol 6 art, but wow...that's badass.

[Xanas]

Oooh, leet box, for this series I may buy that one even though I do have fanservice box.

[KoiYuki]

I wonder if it'd include the mini-posters..? I might buy it, but then I'd have to sell the DVDs I have (1, 2, &5). D: Depends on if it comes with any bonuses other than taking up less space.

[Poey]

^^ I sort of doubt it'll come with anything other than the DVDs. That's just my guess though, I haven't read anything.

[TsundereCake]

Originally Posted by lovelysan

Wow, the box is coming out near by birthday. What a great gift I shall be getting myself this year~

*bookmarks*

EDIT- (Hope it gets put up on Amazon soon at that Right Stuff price. I like buying stuff from Amazon with my Amazon card because It gives me some nice perks.)

Look it up under "When They Cry" on Amazon and not "Higurashi"

[Solachinx]

Originally Posted by Baru

It's a thinpack, it'll probably have a total of 6 discs in 3 thin cases, each with double-sided covers

This is probably how it'll be based on the Karin boxset which uses that format

Actually, after comparing the picture to other boxsets I have, it looks a little thick for a thin pack. It looks like a boxset about as thick as the FMA ones (the smaller, season one: part one-types)

[KoiYuki]

Originally Posted by Solachinx

Actually, after comparing the picture to other boxsets I have, it looks a little thick for a thin pack. It looks like a boxset about as thick as the FMA ones (the smaller, season one: part one-types)

My superGALS! thinpack is thicker than that (and it has 6 or so DVDs). That Higurashi one's really pretty thin..

[Baru]

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Spoiler for Big Image:

[Ca12nag3]

Looks the same size as most of the regular box sets with dvds and a simple flyer with episode sums.
I might buy it only interested in the episodes in jap with subs anyways. Hate the english crap but most series dont get released here and still hard to get american dvds so ill cross my fingers and hope i can get a copy somehow ^^

[Poey]

Thanks for the bigger picture, it looks even more badass!

[Solachinx]

Do the dub VAs get better over time?

[Baru]

Originally Posted by Solachinx

Do the dub VAs get better over time?

In my opinion, yes
But whatever someone thinks of their performance is really up to their own judgment, so asking that will only get you that persons opinion.

[Dante of the Inferno]

Honestly, the voice actors get better when they have more lines. As such, Mion/Shion's voice actor is consistently good, Satoko gets better by Curse-Killing Chapter and Rena is very good by Atonement Chapter.

Rika's voice actor sounds a little better by Time-Killing Chapter, but her "Dark Rika" voice improves a lot because of the previews.

Keiichi sounds consistent, whether that's good or bad.

[Fujikira]

Originally Posted by Dante of the Inferno

Rika's voice actor sounds a little better by Time-Killing Chapter, but her "Dark Rika" voice improves a lot because of the previews.

Theres been a lot of criticism for Rebbeca Forstadt for her voice being "to old" for her. Despite that I highly disagree with it.

Regarding the dub, Megan Hollingshead performance as Mion/Shion was the gem out the entire dub.

Keiichi's VA Grant George really needs to make a con appearance.