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Title: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 28-03-2010
Just finished watching all 26 episodes in one sitting a few hours ago.

Gonna have to say, big thumbs up, akimbo even. I recommend it highly. Even if your a bit squimish (it's got alot of gore and stuff), which I am when it comes to some animated violence (mostly the audio is the most disguisting, which Higurashi has a good quality of in terms of sound), it's still enjoyable.

Not gonna summerize the plot but as to what it is, is a psychological horror series based around one common thing. A series of gruesome murders that happen in this tiny country side town every year during the town's only festival.

Main character moves in from outside of town and quickly makes friends with the kids in his class that are about his age. I'll leave you to figure out the rest.

What one of my favorite aspects of this series (only watched the animated so far, gonna get the games), is how the 'curse' that happens in all the story arcs are all looked at from a different perspective and how it warps that person's view of reality.

The first few episodes (first arc) are my favorite, mostly due to the maximum amounts of mindfucking that happens.

I can safely say that I didn't feel super attached to ALL the characters, but they where all pretty genuine, and when shit happend you generally felt accordingly.

Oh, and one of the thigns I love about the animating style is the over-exaggerated eye expressions.

Some quick pix;

(https://forums.hypergamer.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animefix.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F06%2Fhigurashi_main_characters.jpg&hash=ee05aa62fb7d691b055a9ca0239a5c7045df1eb3)

higurashi no naku koro ni rika's death ENGLISH!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un-gyWd1bJU&NR=1#normal)

HANYUU'S FIRST DAY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQcVxpfItZY&feature=related#lq-lq2-hq)

Higurashi Nail Scene English (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-DwkCT6Iug#normal)

These scenes don't spoil too much, seeing as how every one dies more then once.


If I had more time, i'de re-watch this all again in one sitting, it was that good of an experience for myself.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 30-03-2010
*bamp*

Seeing as how no one knows how to check sub-forums, blocking the most recent post with this thread.

Also, DLing the second season was we speak which is 24 episodes.

Thar also be 4 games.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 01-04-2010
Nice.

If i got time i might be watchin it
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 03-04-2010
Quote from: Bl★ck Star on 01-04-2010
Nice.

If i got time i might be watchin it

I can live stream it in maximum quality if you want.

God I love this shit, so much.

Just finished the second season a few days ago, I NEED MORE.

If I end up not getting more (OVA, Games, Etc) i'll probably end up re-watching it all anyways so, Least I could do is stream it for you.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 14-04-2010
I found the manga to be far more entertaining, actually. Then again, I was reading it at around 2 AM with all the lights out.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 14-04-2010
cringed a bit.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 14-04-2010
Quote from: Nargotah on 14-04-2010
I found the manga to be far more entertaining, actually. Then again, I was reading it at around 2 AM with all the lights out.

I havn't found the manga around here sadly :(.

Also, it's really grimey and dark, but then super cheery, it's a wonderful mix of highs and ultra-lows.I loves it. It's not all about loltorture or anything, shit happens though.

I'll post some CUTESY stuff to coutner act the really grim parts I posted. Just figured people would want to see extremes. Whatev.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 19-04-2010
Well, you can find them pretty easy at One Manga or whatever. Just gotta look for Onikakushi for the first arc.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Steven :D on 19-04-2010
I Kind of laughed when she killed herself with the kitchen knife, i mean really how many times can you impale yourself like that :\

No, im not psycho, i just thought that was funny. Theres a diffrence.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 19-04-2010
Quote from: Nargotah on 19-04-2010
Well, you can find them pretty easy at One Manga or whatever. Just gotta look for Onikakushi for the first arc.

Funny enough, I went to the book store a few days later and they had Abducted by Demons 2 and Cotton Drifting Festival 2 arcs in das manga.

Bought the shit ouf of them.

I go to read Abducted by the Demons 2, and it takes me about 2 minutes to figure out how to read it.

I open it up like a manga, and i'm seeing the last page, so I partially raged there, but then I turned it around and noticed that ti was upside down.

So I have to flip the book upside down to read it.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: OjManchow on 20-04-2010
This was a comedy wasnt it
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 20-04-2010
Quote from: OjManchow on 20-04-2010
This was a comedy wasnt it

It's very light hearted/comedic and quickly turns into seereeuhs plot shits.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 21-04-2010
Found the manga by accident and only realized that I was reading this today.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 21-04-2010
Quote from: ㅎㅎLocke on 21-04-2010
Found the manga by accident and only realized that I was reading this today.

lol'd, good job.

Which arc you readin/on?
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 22-04-2010
Somehow the Green haired Girl reminds me of Reisen in the death scene of Rika lol
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 22-04-2010
BUMP

Made 2 scenes from totally different makers into one picture

(https://forums.hypergamer.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg339.imageshack.us%2Fimg339%2F3927%2Ftouhouhigurashi.jpg&hash=6ec270d7a76baf645045a4101ba0a69cf26b28a1)

WTF IS THAT
the top one is from Higurashi and the other is from a Touhou Song called Homework isnt over

i watched Higurashi and it totally remembered me of the face in the song

WTF IS THAT
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Steven :D on 22-04-2010
Its a rape face.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 22-04-2010
I'm on the second answer arc, it's really interesting so far.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 22-04-2010
rapeface.jpeg

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|HGN| Prof. Bl☆ck Star: lol german translation of the titel of the anime is "Wenn die Zikaden schreien"
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Reminds me of all the thoughts I had whilst watching.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 22-04-2010
Lol, My internet is dying in my room somehow so iam sitting in the room where my father has our router and his notebook and hes playing Runes of Magic and iam watching Higurashi right enxt to him and most of the time he looks over and watches it he said he finds it interesting lol xDDD
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 22-04-2010
I love this series :3


|HGN| Prof. Bl☆ck Star: OR HE HAS A EVIL CLONE '>ÄDKADNA
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|HGN| Prof. Bl☆ck Star: jhjgd
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It likes to really get in your head and make you think of what's going on. It'll all be explained later but for now think of the most creative ideas as to what ould be happening.

My thought was that he killed some one else and the body got dug up.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 05-05-2010
THEY REMOVED ALMOST ALL THE ARCS FROM ONEMANGA WHAT THE SHIT.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 05-05-2010
Quote from: Nargotah on 05-05-2010
THEY REMOVED ALMOST ALL THE ARCS FROM ONEMANGA WHAT THE SHIT.

Watch it on Youtube
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 05-05-2010
Well yeah, but I prefer reading the actual book, for some reason I find it a lot more atmospheric, cause I can read it in my room, in the middle of the night, with only a little light. Loads more intense that way.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 05-05-2010
Quote from: Nargotah on 05-05-2010
THEY REMOVED ALMOST ALL THE ARCS FROM ONEMANGA WHAT THE SHIT.

I KNOW! I got pretty pissed off when that happened. I love reading the manga instead of watching the anime... Well there is always the dreaded piratebay to get my Higurashi fix, I was almost done too...
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 05-05-2010
I was just about to finish Minagoroshi... ;_; apparently the newest translation wasn't released anyway.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 07-05-2010
Darkhorse got Gantz removed too.

Nvm, thinking of Gunsmith Cats, my copies of the Higurashi mango are from Yen Press
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 10-05-2010
Bump


Higurashi AMV - Sweet Sacrifice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdVfL1LDYhM#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
made an AMV about it
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 10-05-2010
I just watched the whole first season. It was so good, suspenseful too.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Bl★ck Star on 12-05-2010
Higurashi AMV - Still Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqniSQ_yxA8#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)


New Version cause the old one was blocked in Germany cause of WMG >____>
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 15-05-2010
No AMV plox
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Nargotah on 16-05-2010
http://mangahelpers.com/m/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-minagoroshi-hen/scanlations/ (http://mangahelpers.com/m/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-minagoroshi-hen/scanlations/)


:D
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Locke on 17-05-2010
Finished the series from a PB torrent, it was amazing !
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 31-08-2010
Quote from: ㅎㅎLocke on 17-05-2010
Finished the series from a PB torrent, it was amazing !

I'm enjoying the manga alot more. Sure the anime was amazing but even in like, the Time Killing Arc, which I hated in the manga, it almost made me cry at the bus stop reading the end part.

Manga get's the emotion down alot better, because it portreys people alot more viciously.

Like, the kidnappers who kidnapped the kid. In the anime they're just doing it because they where told too and don't like it. In the Manga however,it starts off with a shot of the kid being woken up by a sword being slammed into the floor next to his head. He promtply pissed himself and they talkeda bout how tortering him would pass the time quicker.

Also, it was just better over all minus action scenes (if you watching it for action scenes, your doing it wrong).

Highly recommend the Manga even if you've watched it.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Silver Knight on 09-09-2010
Er... i think i found this by mistake.. i typed in weird anime laughs.. and yeah... Ill probably get onto this once im done with k-on.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 09-09-2010
Quote from: Last.Exile on 09-09-2010
Er... i think i found this by mistake.. i typed in weird anime laughs.. and yeah...

Yeah, it's got pretty creepy laughs and stuff I luff it. Mango catches facial expression a bit better though IMO.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Silver Knight on 10-09-2010
Higurashi Laugh Collection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5oESFpeT-Y#ws)
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Silver Knight on 10-09-2010
If anyone wants to watch it, you can watch it here:http://www.animekiwi.com/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-when-they-cry/

Im currently on episode 2 and it's somewhat interesting, abit slow paced though.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 10-09-2010
Quote from: Last.Exile on 10-09-2010
Im currently on episode 2 and it's somewhat interesting, abit slow paced though.

It's slow paced because it's worth it to be slow paced

Once you watch later archs you'll see what i'm talkin aboot.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Silver Knight on 20-09-2010
Uhhhh it's one of those short story ones... 4 episodes and then the story restarts... :(
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Lucidius on 21-09-2010
Quote from: Last.Exile on 20-09-2010
Uhhhh it's one of those short story ones... 4 episodes and then the story restarts... :(

It's cause of the plot. It's all relevent, you just need to watch all of it to get it.

First arc is my fav though.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: CrazyRis on 03-08-2011
Gotta say, Higurashi was the best thing I have ever seen. The manga, best thing I ever read.
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Smirnoff on 06-08-2011
So uh, anyone watched the new OVA that was released a few weeks ago?

Seriously, someone should get executed for turning higurashi into.. that.
I normally have a high tolerance for fanservice but I had to say Rika's rubbing of her ass on a window making ecchi noises really got to me, she's what - nine?
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Frostee on 06-08-2011
Uhg, don't necro threads -_-
Title: Re: When They Cry.../Higurashi
Post by: Smirnoff on 06-08-2011
You'll survive.