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 NOTICE: As of recent revelations, most of this information is no longer relevant. This is not an adaptation of the original Higurashi story, nor should it be approached as one. If you have no experience with the original story of Higurashi, then please proceed with caution. All information that still pertains to In 1983, Keiichi Maebara, a Japanese city boy, moves to the rural village of Hinamizawa. Shortly after arriving, he quickly meets and befriends four local villagers at his school; the reliable and cunning Mion, the lovable and all-powerful Rena, the impish and confident Satoko, and the gentle young Rika. Together, they all play and have fun with each other every day, making great memories of their quiet lives in the countryside. They truly, are creating the greatest days of their youth together. However, Hinamizawa is an old village. Old enough to have many secrets. And when those secrets are dug up out of the grave... who can say what will happen to these peaceful days they share? What shadow looms over this village, and will these happy memories, only end dyed in the darkest of ink? Welcome to Hinamizawa. Okay, but what is Higurashi? Starting as an independently developed horror-mystery sound novel written by Ryukishi07 and released in 2002, Higurashi was a hit, leading to an anime adaptation in 2006. This older anime, hereon referred to as old Higu, caused the series' popularity to explode even more, and is responsible for much of the series' presence in the west. But while old Higu is often viewed as a classic of the medium, it's far from perfect. Personally speaking... I think the first season of the old show was not very good. It's more commonly criticized for its choppy, unappealing animation, but more severely it suffers from rushed pacing and frequent cuts--i'd say roughly 30-40% of the first six chapters was cut out, if not more. Much of what was cut in the old show is vital to understanding not only the characters, but some foundational aspects of the mysteries presented in the story. As someone who started with the vn, I can understand why the old anime is as important as it is to the series' popularity... but it's my hope that this new anime will do a better job animating the story. As for the vns themselves, well. Higurashi is a contender for my favorite vn of all time, if that says enough. As for later When They Cry games, like Umineko and the currently running Ciconia, they are well worth reading, but their stories are not closely relevant to Higurashi, so don't worry about that. Should I read the VNs, then? The first chapter is free on steam currently, so if you want, I'd say yes! Just don't spoil things for anyone in this thread, cause this is the 2020 anime thread. Anyone who posts spoilers for things that this adaptation hasn't gotten to yet will have to play a punishment game... is what I'd say if I had the power to inflict that, but even though I'm the op of the thread I'm not technically the ADTRW club leader, so I'll just ask you not to do it. When does it start airing? October 1st. Whether that'll be October 1st in Japan and thus a day early or October 1st here and thus a day or so from this thread, I dunno. It was gonna air earlier in 2020 but then, covid. Isn't there a new mobile game, too? It exists. I like some of the sprites in it. You might not wanna poke around it until you've seen the full original story, if you even know enough Japanese to play it at all. Can I discuss my own theories about the mysteries presented in the show? I dunno if this is a question anybody will feel a need to even ask, but go ahead. It was originally a mystery game, after all. It wants you to think and discuss! Section N-H What is Nipah? Hau~! 
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satoko and rika looking 5'11" in that key visual
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Sep 30, 2020 09:37
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Oh boy, here we go again 
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Sep 30, 2020 09:43
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 Also, I'm going to ask that people talking about future events use spoiler tags and mark if they're VN spoilers, manga spoilers, or old anime spoilers for new viewers Thanks
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Sep 30, 2020 11:21
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I have pretty high hopes for this adaptation. It's going at a slower pace so it may be able to retain more of the ideas from the game
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Sep 30, 2020 11:33
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Oh dang. They're readapting it? It is weird looking at these characters with 2020 designs. Wonder if this means we'll see the rest of Umineko animated at some point.
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Sep 30, 2020 12:02
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I'm excited to be welcomed to Hinamizawa again.
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Sep 30, 2020 12:12
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Irony Be My Shield posted:I have pretty high hopes for this adaptation. It's going at a slower pace so it may be able to retain more of the ideas from the game Is this confirmed? Spending more time on the arcs would be the only reason for me to check it out.
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Sep 30, 2020 15:29
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Can't find the article but I remember reading the first 13 episodes would cover the first two arcs (8 episodes in the 2006 anime).
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Sep 30, 2020 15:51
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I rewatched and finished the entire series after the SINoALICE collaboration was announced and thought it held up. I didn't even realize there was going to be a remake until I checked to see if I watched all the stuff outside of the main two seasons. Only thing I hope for is that the animation and character design doesn't look super weird like in the last OVA. https://i.imgur.com/U9AjvvA.gifv
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Sep 30, 2020 16:06
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Irony Be My Shield posted:Can't find the article but I remember reading the first 13 episodes would cover the first two arcs (8 episodes in the 2006 anime). Nice, I'll put it on the list of things to check out later.
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Sep 30, 2020 16:33
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I've only experienced Higurashi via the 2006 adaptation, so I'm looking forward to this and hoping it does a good job!
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Sep 30, 2020 16:53
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHT_qB9AfJw
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Sep 30, 2020 17:13
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I loved the 2006 anime, esp s2, and if this is a more faithful adaptation I'm sure I'll love it even more.
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Sep 30, 2020 17:35
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I hope the song "you" actually gets used this time.
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Sep 30, 2020 22:06
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it's bizarre that the old anime never used it despite having multiple different vocal album versions of it being sung by different characters. they did kinda also chop out the very first major scene where it plays though
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Sep 30, 2020 22:15
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Old series vague event spoiler thing: I was on the fence with this off the gaddang wall show when it originally aired, but I watched week to week and I was absolutely sold when the rooftop confrontation....thing? went down at the end of the first season. It was so out there, something in me just snapped and I was suddenly 100% on board with whatever happened next. This series is fun, even when it's not.
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Sep 30, 2020 22:19
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Gonna check this out basically blind. I think I remember hearing about a murder but I don't remember any details. Looking forward to peaceful days!
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Oct 1, 2020 01:30
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esselfortium posted:I've only experienced Higurashi via the 2006 adaptation Same, and I absolutely loved it way back when. Hopefully this one's great.
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Oct 1, 2020 12:28
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I had no idea there was a remake of this coming. I'm absolutely hyped for Keiichi and pals.
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Oct 1, 2020 15:00
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I have no idea if I mostly remember the emotional distorted faces. Grouchio fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Oct 1, 2020 |
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Oct 1, 2020 15:24
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Grouchio posted:I have no idea if Shaft will do Higurashi better than Old Higu. if all you remember of old higu is the emotional distorted faces, that is why old higu did not do a great job also this adaptation is being done by studio passione, not shaft. it just has character designs by akio watanabe
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The Colonel posted:if all you remember of old higu is the emotional distorted faces, that is why old higu did not do a great job
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Oct 1, 2020 15:56
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apparently they're running back the original OP song which was my only demand
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Tales of Woe posted:apparently they're running back the original OP song which was my only demand 
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Oct 1, 2020 16:33
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Saw the first episode, having read most of the VN (comparison) I felt the episode (especially the end) pushed the tone from mysterious and unsettling to overtly threatening a little too fast
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Oct 1, 2020 17:53
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Yak of Wrath posted:Saw the first episode, having read most of the VN (comparison) I felt the episode (especially the end) pushed the tone from mysterious and unsettling to overtly threatening a little too fast (comparison) yeah i already dunno how to feel, some of the changes they're making work well, but others like skipping the card game, and the end stinger, feel unnecessary and unfitting. it feels like it's making up for some of the faults of the old anime but still falling into others, especially with how they still skip keiichi's monolog during the very opening shot. i don't think a lot of higurashi adaptations understand how important that monolog is to setting up the themes of onikakushi The Colonel fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Oct 1, 2020 |
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Oct 1, 2020 18:08
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I watched the anime but never played the game. Is this new one doing something that the old adaptation wasn't able to do? Or is it just the same story with better animation? From the last few posts it sounds like it's not paced well, but I guess the original one had some pretty bizarre pacing itself.
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Oct 1, 2020 18:33
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It has better animation, and the old adaptation made some weird decisions that the new one hopefully won't (eg putting 6 arcs into the first 26 episodes and 2 into the other 26).
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Oct 1, 2020 18:37
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K1 looking like a thalidomide baby in that first shot in his futon.
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Oct 1, 2020 18:38
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The Colonel posted:(comparison) yeah i already dunno how to feel, some of the changes they're making work well, but others like skipping the card game, and the end stinger, feel unnecessary and unfitting. it feels like it's making up for some of the faults of the old anime but still falling into others, especially with how they still skip keiichi's monolog during the very opening shot. i don't think a lot of higurashi adaptations understand how important that monolog is to setting up the themes of onikakushi
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Oct 1, 2020 18:55
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I watched the first one when I grabbed it off my college's FTP server way back when, so I'm down for a remake. Rena always freaked me out then and I wonder if I'll react differently this time around to the Mion/Shion stuff.
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Oct 1, 2020 19:21
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Grouchio posted:So would you say this first episode was better or worse than Old Higu's first episode? I think it's hard to draw broad conclusions about the quality of the first episode without seeing how the rest of the season is paced and adapts certain elements. There's no need to rush to come to a consensus that it's better or worse than the old adaptation, so my advice Is to chill and just enjoy it on a week to week basis 
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Oct 1, 2020 19:37
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Tales of Woe posted:apparently they're running back the original OP song which was my only demand I loved how they did that. Yak of Wrath posted:Saw the first episode, having read most of the VN (comparison) I felt the episode (especially the end) pushed the tone from mysterious and unsettling to overtly threatening a little too fast Yeah. I appreciated that they had bits and pieces of weird poo poo, but then jumping straight to Rena was not really what I was expecting. I'm curious how they'll do the rest of it.
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Oct 1, 2020 21:58
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Are they rereleasing Higurashi no naku koro ni or something? EDIT: I should just read the OP more closely! Totally onboard for this. Loved the 2006 series! SalTheBard fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Oct 2, 2020 |
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Oct 2, 2020 02:12
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I wonder if that shot at the end of the first episode is a subtle nod to the fact that this is a remake and Rika is just experiencing this fragment again for the nth time and if they'll lean into that or not
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Oct 2, 2020 04:55
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Big Scary Owl posted:I wonder if that shot at the end of the first episode is a subtle nod to the fact that this is a remake and Rika is just experiencing this fragment again for the nth time and if they'll lean into that or not I said it in the Digimon thread, and I'm going to say it here. Every remake coming out of Japan is legally required to be a timeloop.
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Oct 2, 2020 07:24
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From what I (badly) remember that's basically around where the first episode 2006 ended so I wonder if they will spread it some of the setup/lowkey stuff in subsequent episodes that was originally skipped over because otherwise what are they doing with the extra episodes. It was nice to hearing Satsuki Yukino as Mion again, it feels like it's been forever since I heard her in something (Gaen in Monogatari I guess).
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Oct 2, 2020 14:01
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I wish there were some more buildup scenes left in but I've liked the direction so far. The characters popped and felt more 'alive' to me in ep1 compared to the old series
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Finished my first Umineko readthrough recently, excited to revisit Higurashi! Agree with the (VN comparison) missing scenes, if they really are adapting 2 arcs in 13 episodes skipping them doesn't feel necessary. Keiichi's monologue not being there is a shame, but I'm hoping they include it later when it has more context surrounding it. A 1 to 2-minute monologue right at the beginning of the first episode might turn people off the anime, grisly murder on screen or no.
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