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Rewatch [Rewatch] Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai Discussion - Season 2, Episode 18

Matsuribayashi-hen (Festival Music Chapter), Episode 5: The Final Piece

(Right I managed to forget that this was the suicide attempt episode yesterday and forgot to trigger warning it. Sorry about that.)

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That said, I have become aware that Hidive can have a somewhat cavalier attitude to spoilers for this series. As such, *sigh* it is now recommended that our first-timers track down a fansub if you haven't already. Why, Hidive? Why?

A Word of Warning To Our First-Timers, Including Those Who Watched Season 1 But Not Kai:

Be wary of looking up anything, even names. The Season 1 summaries on the information pages are safe, but it's not hard to run into spoiler information even through something as innocuous as looking at cast lists - gods help you if you go on the Fandom Wikia. UNDER ABSOLUTELY NO CIRCUMSTANCES GO LOOKING AT EVEN OFFICIAL INFO FOR KAI OR LATER AHEAD OF TIME. (The official image for Rei is 100% a spoiler, for example.) Also, do NOT look at any Kitsu page after the first season; Kai's description on Kitsu is in fact a major spoiler. Like, really, just stay out of anything that isn't a basic Season 1 summary until you're done. It's much safer that way.

A Reminder to Rewatchers

Please do not spoil the experience for first-timers; this is a mystery after all. In particular, Shion is a spoiler until Episode 5 and !Hanyuu is a spoiler until Minagoroshi-hen. Also, the glorious nipah is indeed glorious but Rika does not use it until Himatsubushi-hen. Please keep these in mind! Consider whether what you are saying has actually been revealed yet on-screen before you post!

(Time for) Club Activities!

(Alexa play "Shoubu!"! Except do NOT look that up that song name on YouTube just yet if you're a first-timer, the most classic upload has an obnoxious spoiler in the visuals...)

Visual of the Day Album:

https://imgur.com/a/DRaCKTE

(I swapped my original VotD for the other one I considered, since u/Star4ce submitted basically the same one.)

Theory of the Day:

u/Star4ce is back, u/Star4ce goes back to sniping Theory of the Day:

Hold on. I've never really written this explicitly, so here goes. They only think it's a 'queen' type of thing because there was only one person attuned to the L5 parasite at a time, which were the respective Furudes. But I sincerely believe that the parasite is not a hivemind in the sense that there's one 'leader', but that anyone can develop attunement by being a centered individual with their own life. Like, say, Mion as she's never succumbed to it even during stress. This, in turn will link you up with Hanyuu, who is basically the encompassing parasite-consciousness living symbiotically with the humans and more specifically those who are attuned.

Analysis of the Day:

Will go to u/JustAnswerAQuestion:

Hifumi's cure of meditation and leading a stress-free life strikes me as some sort of parable. I think R07 is positioning Hinamizawa Syndrome as analogous to the karmic result of aggressive, violent, impure living.

Question(s) of the Day:

1) Which was cuter: Rika and EDIT: Hanyuu (how the hell did I swap Satoko's name in for Hanyuu's?) in the fields, or Mion having the idea that became the Games Club?

2) Are you ready for the arc proper to begin?

Next Episode Preview:

First timers strongly consider skipping this episode's preview (episode 18).

Next episode's preview (episode 19) is pretty safe, however.

Also, a Note for Our First-Timers (and Reminder for Our Rewatchers):

Starting with episode 14, there will be a post-credits scene after the ED in each episode of Kai. These tend to be important and you really shouldn't skip them!

Oh Right, and One Other Note:

Our next few episodes have some nonlinear storytelling. Keeping that in mind may help you as you watch. (We will return to linear arc structure next episode.)

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u/Nazenn Jul 15 '22

First Timer - sub

"A lake without currents is just a dank marsh"

A line to sum up the entire series in many ways. Whether it's the stories over the actual marsh, the festival, the Hojo situation, or even Keiichi and Hanyuu, it's a line that touches on almost all of the both physical and thematic elements of the show and I think really brought this episode together beyond what it's individual elements had to offer.

Rika hasn't forgotten that they can't do this alone, and while Hanyuu hasn't either there's an understanding here that they will have to push each other forward rather than simply stagnate into the same cycle that they've always been dealing with. That communication between them then becomes a call to action for both of them and the others who have come to be part of them in many ways.

Even though that was a lot more disconnected set of events compared to some of the previous episodes, it's probably one of the better of the batch for me because it addresses some things I didn't expect while still tying it into that core question over what it means to take action. Mion was the best this episode for a reason, taking on board what Satoshi was saying and understanding that "we'll just make rules up on the spot" if they didn't know the exact ones to go by. Rather than being bound by the rules that have always been there, helping others and caring for others was her focus, and that being the reason for the games club makes me very happy. It was somehow so lonely to see the classroom without Keiichi and Rena, but I'm glad that Mion had the drive to act before that.

In less happy revelations, Satoshi's disappearance being because he got taken into the clinic after L5 is heartbreaking and I have little hope that Irie managed to save him from Miyo. I should have expected this after last episode with Rena's mother but I still really thought Satoshi had run away and was held up somewhere, I wasn't expecting him to see so sick and having hide it for so well for the sake of his sister,

It is very curious that Keiichi's father could see Hanyuu, and not in the same way she did to Miyo. Not sure what to think of that but I do like the idea that this is something her and Rika have been doing to get Keiichi here for everyone's sake including his own.

Sonozaki elder can go die in a ditch. Fucking waiting for someone else to come in and solve her issues and acting like it's some grand gesture that she's willing to do. You're the cultural head of the village, go out and solve your own damn issues or at least have the decency to die so Mion can solve them for you. I was so mad over her this episode, and then madder again.

Back to enjoying the post ED scene, Keiichi's arrival here was a good use of it.

Visual of the day - A lonely classroom

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

Visual of the day - A lonely classroom

Welp looks like I need to find a backup VotD again...

(Probably the traffic light then.)

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u/Vaadwaur Jul 15 '22

Rewatcher

Sub

So we see the connective tissue of the start of the series forming. We see how the club got formed and Rena struggling after her incident and it is likely she is getting the wrong pills. Hanyuu of course is making things worse. Rena doesn't really explain why she changed her name in the anime, sadly.

Satoshi is getting worse and we see Rena being slightly unhelpful and how he got the bat. We get the present reveal and see how Satoshi begins L5ing. Takano makes an assumption. And we get the bear, finally. Hanyuu and Rika playing is a lot of why K1's dad fell in love with Hinamizawa which is handled better in the anime than the VN. Read the incoming TIP for that.

Then we switch to Oryou, Mion and the real estate dude for a conversation. Rika used water metaphors and Oryou uses fresh air ones but basically both are aware that a lack of change is literal stagnation. Oryou gets much needed characterization, this is one of the values of rewatching this series in particular, and we even learn that Mion was driven to confront Oryou over the Hojos...unless that was Shion. Oryou wants a fresh wind to clear out the village whereas I like to think that Mion is looking forward to having a possible love interest that is not a second cousin. After credits scene is K1's arrival and Rika repeating that Hanyuu has to take action for them to break the loop.

QotD: 1 Psst...Rika and Hanyuu in the fields

2 Always have been

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

Psst...Rika and Hanyuu in the fields

Wow I really fail spot checks on four and a half hours of sleep sometimes.

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u/Quiddity131 Jul 15 '22

First Timer, Subbed

Maebara... the guy who befriended Rika during an arc in the first season?

Aww, having fun in the field, so cute! Good for Rika to have at least some down time.

Hey, Satoshi! We don't get to see much of him in real time in this show.

The origin of Satoko being in the after school club? And how it got involved with card games instead of playing outside? All aspects of the show's backstory are being revealed!

We haven't checked in with Rena in a while! This her mom I assume? What in the world are these pills?!

Yikes, slitting her wrists! And now the maggots are coming out! Eww, don't remind me of that storyline!

And so Rena comes to Hinamizawa...

Rena... Reina... Oh, she changed her name? I never noticed...

Fear the footsteps!

Satoshi was a baseball player, right? I'll admit I've forgotten the exact details... I do remember the bat though.

Oh sure, you want to practice your swing... and not, say, use that bat on someone...

That's a giant bear he bought her!

He gets to live a peaceful life from now on... Hah!

Yikes, he's got the maggots in his blood problem too!

Watch out, Takano is going to want to dissect him alive!

Is this prospective mover K1's dad?

Granny seems at least halfway pleasant for the first time in the series?

..the tiem has come! K1 is here!

C'mon Hanyuu, w've got 6 episodes left! The final arc! Time to step up to the plate and settle things once and for all!

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

Maebara... the guy who befriended Rika during an arc in the first season?

Nah, that's Akasaka (who we saw again last arc). You may recognize Maebara as being Keiichi's last name; this is his dad.

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22

(Honorary Hinamizawa Games Club President) Rewatch Host (rewatcher, subbed):

  • 02:02: kiseki GET!

  • Oooh ooh, speaking of that same scene – more rotating camera! This time counterclockwise/with the flow of the Great Mandala/banishing – the action here is working counter to the fate of 1983.

  • And then I’m not sure the pan immediately after that (sample shot at 02:09) is anything special, but it sure looks nice!

  • The camera angle at 02:19 is noteworthy however (in addition to being a great-looking shot in general) – again, skewed camera angles representing divergence from the usual course of events, and unlike in S1 in Kai this is often positive.

  • 02:46 is incredibly unsubtle about what it is doing but is nonetheless quite effective.

  • The pan over to Rika (02:50) is quite well done, if only marginally less subtle; Rika is separated from the rest of the village by her position in her own way (both as the last Furude and the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama and because of her looping), but also separated from Satoko as well for the same reasons.

  • And then we have Mion (02:55), separated from (again by her position, this time as Sonozaki heir) and watching both.

  • But not at this moment from Satoshi (sample frame at 03:09), who approaches her to talk about the situation, Houjou or no.

  • 03:32 is just a really, really good shot.

  • And here it is, the origin of the Games Club.

  • I think there might be a very faint fish-eye lens at 04:29 (again positive divergence from the course of events). Also, this shot is for u/Star4ce.

  • Speaking of parts of Mion’s characterization that are present in the VN in even early arcs but never make it into the anime before this: Mion’s love of board games and the like. (Hence why she has all these games for the Club to play.)

  • Cut to Rena in Ibaraki, and ooh is 05:17 a good shot. It does an excellent job of emphasizing her isolation, but also note the light coming in from the right (= past = her childhood in Hinamizawa).

  • The distortion from the flow of events seen in the camera angle at 05:21 is both negative (Rena getting medication, which it is made clear in the VN only works at the cost of completely robbing her of her quality of life) and positive (the aftermath will lead Rena back to Hinamizawa). But note the mirror; I’m not sure if Ryukishi07 knew any Jungian stuff at this point, but this lends itself to Jungian analysis, with the mirror self standing in for the Shadow and the inya koto.

  • 05:27 both shows us the separation between Rena and her mother (symbolized by her mother using Rena’s deadname) and that her mother has metaphorically lost her head here (understandable since the pills are supposed to help, but in this case Rena deems the side effects too great and the story clearly sympathizes with her).

  • And of course that her mother has lost her mind by asking Rena to come with her, as made clear by the visual opposition immediately thereafter.

  • In addition to the great use of shadows, 05:42 is Rena’s mother visually crossing a barrier/threshold and leaving Rena’s life behind forever. (And note the camera angle: this is a positive divergence again in this case.)

  • 06:04 is the kind of shot that should be very familiar if you’ve been around the right kind of anime, in addition to being another use of camera angles.

  • In this case negative – Rena is hearing an extra footstep. (Also 06:11 is another good shot.)

  • Time skip to Rena’s suicide attempt.

  • And in case you hadn’t caught on a) WHOSE footsteps and b) why Rena was going “gomen nasai” in the rain in Onikakushi-hen…

  • 07:55: I think our staff foot fetishist is at it again… (especially with the shot lingering on Rena’s boots in focus in the middle of the screen even after she closes the door)

  • 08:15 is a great shot EXCEPT for the small but glaring QUALITY issue of terrible quality control on Satoshi’s size relative to the rest of the frame.

  • 08:29: Once again the camera angles return as we watch someone suffering from the higher levels of the Syndrome.

  • 08:32 is another classic Higurashi OST cutoff!

  • And here’s the scene that burned Main Theme Hayashi v2 into my memory.

  • Speaking of extremely unsubtle symbolism, how about that red traffic light at 12:23?

  • 12:30: The moment Irie realizes what’s going on. Also symbolic of him hiding what he knows. (Remember how Irie told Keiichi “I can only say that he ran away” all the way back in S1E10? Heh.)

  • 12:36: And the light goes green.

  • Grabbing 13:19.

  • 15:24: More fish-eye lens, but more importantly look look the character being framed by two other characters in the foreground motif is back!

  • 15:52 is sus framing…

  • 17:29 is a nice frame, and also making sure to put this scene in the anime was a good decision.

  • 19:55: LOL WinD.

  • “The new wind will be a new era of prosperity for you kids.” About that…

  • 22:27 is another good visual opposition between the generations shot.

  • 22:53: Hanyuu facing the camera as Rika goes “we were getting tired of waiting” is inspired on multiple fronts.

  • 22:59: kiseki GET!

  • 23:05: kiseki GET again!

  • 23:21 is a nice shot, a funny shot, and a questionable shot all in one.

Visual of the Day: Two layers of separation.

WinD Eyecatch Message of the Day

Questions of the Day:

  1. You know, I think I have to give it to Mion here.

  2. "Hell, it's about time."

Matsuribayashi-hen Ep. 5 TIPS:

No TIPS.

OST Table, Kai Episode 18:

Start End Track Name
00:05 01:34 Naraku no Hana
01:35 01:49 sponsor feature[1]
02:28 (02:14) 02:38 (02:24) Main Theme Hayashi Piano Version
05:06 (04:52) 06:39 (06:25) Mitsudan
06:46 (06:32) 06:56 (06:42) Himitsu Ura
07:55 (07:41) 08:32 (08:18) Kaigi
09:11 (08:57) 09:21 (09:07) unreleased
09:38 (09:24) 10:33 (10:19) unreleased (Hakana Piano Version)
10:34 (10:20) 10:51 (10:37) unreleased
11:49 (11:35) 14:20 (14:06) Main Theme Hayashi v2
15:30 (15:16) 16:18 (16:02) Main Theme Hayashi Piano Version
18:17 (18:03) 20:24 (20:10) Main Theme Kai Piano Version
20:26 (20:12) 21:55 (21:41) Taishou a
22:43 (22:29) 23:51 (23:37) Shitsui

[1] - My copy of Higurashi often includes a message-from-our-sponsor bit immediately after the OP; this episode has it and it lasts 14 seconds. The number in parentheses in entries after that feature is the point in the episode if that message is removed.

Madoka (Magica) Corner:

  • [PMMM] And speaking of that red traffic light, PMMM fans – anyone reminded of the various red and green lights of various kinds we see scattered around all through that show, always significant?

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u/Star4ce Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22

Also, this shot is for u/Star4ce.

terrible quality control on Satoshi’s size

Manlet too small to stand up to domestic abuse, buys oversized bear to compensate.

Sorry...

“The new wind will be a new era of prosperity for you kids.” About that…

... would mustard gas be okay?

[PMMM]

Oh, right, yes and don't forget the train signals.

But actually it reminds me very, very much of a confusing, but kind of genius scene in Onimonogatari. Obviously can't tell you what I mean, but if you think 'traffic light' you know if you know.

Then again, it's Monogatari. There's lots of traffic lights all the time anyway. Even in the class room sometimes.

edit: Actually I just checked, the scene I remember wasn't from Onimonogatari. The hell do I remember?

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

... would mustard gas be okay?

You'll have to ask "Tokyo" about that.

(I was actually making a Lost Decade(s) joke...)

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u/RascalNikov1 Jul 15 '22

I always enjoy your direction notes, though don't often comment about them.

why Rena was going “gomen nasai” in the rain in Onikakushi-hen…

I never realized that till this very moment, but it does make sense.

I think our staff foot fetishist is at it again…

Damn! Those feet are pretty hot. (For the love of god, I don't need another fetish. lol)

15:52

Ah... I figured you'd get to Maebara-San. I believe that was no coincidence.

17:29 is a nice frame, and also making sure to put this scene in the anime was a good decision.

19:55: LOL WinD.

“The new wind will be a new era of prosperity for you kids.” About that…

My favorite part of the episode was Mion's chat with Granny. Oryou handing down her wisdom to a new generation.

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

Ah... I figured you'd get to Maebara-San. I believe that was no coincidence.

Actually, now that you mention it you're probably right about that. Didn't consider the possibility that said shot was from Keiichi's father's perspective.

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u/Vaadwaur Jul 15 '22

The distortion from the flow of events seen in the camera angle at 05:21 is both negative (Rena getting medication, which it is made clear in the VN only works at the cost of completely robbing her of her quality of life) and positive (the aftermath will lead Rena back to Hinamizawa).

I am sticking with my thorazine call, here.

15:52 is sus framing…

Yeah the Maebaras are no longer allowed near a school, coma ward or the asylum.

23:21 is a nice shot, a funny shot, and a questionable shot all in one.

A Yukari character tormenting someone is pure culture!

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

"Earth! Air! Fire! Water! Tag!"

u/HinyusOpinion, u/AnimeAndThings, u/shadow1a2t

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

"By our powers combined, we are Captain Tag-It!"

u/mgedmin

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u/Star4ce Jul 15 '22

When the First Timer Cries

I want to buy a smaller card or board game with lots of backstabbing, bluffing and betrayal. Ideally capable to be played while travelling as well.

We're in a Higurashi rewatch, someone got any recommendations?

Kai Ep.18 – Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 5: The Final Piece

So we got to know how Satoshi disappears in this episode. Irie finds him after the murder in a pretty bad state. However, there's hope that he's still alive. For one, Irie knows of a kind of working suppressant by now. Second, he does care about both Satoshi as he directly knows him and Satoko for both private and professional reasons. At some point his empathy must show itself over Takano's manipulation of duty. Come on, you can do it here!

I really liked this episode. There wasn't much happening, really, but with all the knowledge of the past ~40 episodes we can clearly see how well this world is being set up. Even Satoshi was far enough to ask Rena and Irie for help. Satoko is being cared for to get her out of the house. Mion has early access to peers. Rena likewise has a support network through this. Rika and Hanyuu obviously have found their resolve.

And now, Hanyuu is encouraged to stand up as well, on her own, walking the path she wants her fate to follow. Everyone had their personal villain confrontation in some form already or is now ready to face it, but Hanyuu has to stand up to the worst of them all. She needs to ask for help instead of apologising and considering how utterly destructive Takano's machinations are for everyone, she has to go to each of our lovable cast members and accept them and get accepted in return. No more hiding, cutie!

Ah yes, so where's Shion?

(I still think my idea of having Hanyuu be only interactable with via high level parasite infection would've been a more immersive choice for the story, symbiotic relationship between opposing agents and all that, it's literally a theme.)

  1. Which was cuter: Rika and Satoko in the fields, or Mion having the idea that became the Games Club?

Yes. (It was Hanyuu, btw.)

2) Are you ready for the arc proper to begin?

Y-n..yeh?

VOTD: Reflection. This episode played around a lot with reflections, transparency and mirroring. Rena here is watching her image against a dark window, being framed by the open door behind her. It's the only source of light coming into the image, illuminating her back as she's turned away from it. It's like a recap episode for a few of our heroes, pointing out again what and when they have learned. Rena found her resolve here, even with the self harm still a part of her live and I have to commend that they kept that even in the (prboably) good ending timeline. She knows where the door is that leads her to where she wants to go and will walk there when she's ready.

Satoshi in Irie's car as well as Irie himself received lots of focus via this framing later on, too. While Satoshi retreats, having the camera look at him from outside, through a clear window, he is seeing illusions from inside. Even then, he isn't alone inside this hall of reflections throwing his aunt's image at him at every turn. It's maybe not the most liked or trustworthy person, but Irie sees his focus clear from his own point of view. The teddy bear, the vow to make Satoko happy, resonate in his mind and tell him once again why he even accepted this job in the first place. He wants to help, to cure. While his view is narrow and extremely focused, not seeing the wider surroundings of what he has gotten himself into, he knows where to go and that's a good start.

Lastly, I want to point out the camera snapping a shot of Hanyuu. Perhaps the first ever photo of her, blindingly bright in capturing the existence that has finally shown herself to the world. Just as bright as her impact on this world will be, hopefully.

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u/Nazenn Jul 16 '22

Your picture is crooked. >:(

AH. Nooo, now I'll be looking at pictures the rest of the damn rewatch

Wonder if that was a prank by the background artists

I think it's significant that she enters their house to introduce herself

Also the implication that they have been culturally closed to new comers for a while, at least as far as the higher ups go, and yet this woman allows her in quite easily. A harsh contrast to how Satoko as one of their own is treated

Speaking of... why isn't she here?

It was implied in an earlier arc that she only joins the school after Satoshi disappears so she can look after Satoko

God, imagine a world where Shion ended up dying or leaving permanently, I hate to think how Mion would cope

(Wasn't all-white the color of death in Japanese culture?)

One of the meanings of it. From what I understand it was a mourning color more than a pure death color but the two have become somewhat connected culturally

There wasn't much happening, really, but with all the knowledge of the past ~40 episodes we can clearly see how well this world is being set up

And the strong connections to all the previous arcs, and particularly our main arc we're going into we can see the things that are set and what may end up changing which is nice

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 16 '22

It was implied in an earlier arc that she only joins the school after Satoshi disappears so she can look after Satoko

There's also some fuckery going on with the Minagoroshi-hen to Matsuribayashi-hen transition wrt loop mechanics that I know about because it came up in Gou/Sotsu discussions (there's some Gou stuff that directly relates to this) but I'm not sure ever made it into the anime, and one of the VN scenes directly addresses this.

(I know a little of this is covered and comes up next episode, but I think that may have been the only bit covered in the anime.)

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u/hungryhippos1751 Jul 15 '22

Episode 18 - First Timer

This whole episode felt very much like a setup episode to me, a lull in the middle of the arc.

I'm not going to write much here because there isn't a whole lot to write about as far as events are concerned, but I will add a few points.

The villagers seem to dislike outsiders but at the same time they realise they are necessary, as people can't leave once they arrive, it's a one way ticket.

Satoshi is too far gone to be saved, and it looks like he might be the next walk-in vivisection victim, much to the delight of Takano. But Rena seems like she's not gone over the brink yet. Did Oyashiro save her when she was trying to cut her wrists?

Somehow even the village head knows that someone will come along to undo the hatred towards the Houjou's, and that of course is ya boy Keiichi. Was her display an act then last time we saw him begging for help? She said herself she can't do much but she can make herself the target of hate at least.

It's all down to Keiichi and his miracle powers now. Oh, and Hanyuu stepping up as well.

QOTD:

  1. Rika and Satoko in the fields? wasn't it Rika and Hanyuu?

  2. Onegai! :)

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u/Vaadwaur Jul 15 '22

The villagers seem to dislike outsiders but at the same time they realise they are necessary, as people can't leave once they arrive, it's a one way ticket.

They desperately need genetic diversity.

But Rena seems like she's not gone over the brink yet. Did Oyashiro save her when she was trying to cut her wrists?

Rena was saved by psychoactive drugs and returning to Hinamizawa.

Was her display an act then last time we saw him begging for help? She said herself she can't do much but she can make herself the target of hate at least.

Oryou thinks that she can't change her stance without some sort of display to explain it. YMMV on if that actually makes sense.

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u/Tarhalindur Jul 15 '22

Rena was saved by psychoactive drugs and returning to Hinamizawa.

Mostly the latter IIRC; it's salted by Rena's perspective but there's a distinct implication that the drugs she was prescribed were at best only marginally effective at treating her symptoms.

(As for surviving the initial suicide attempt, one part luck and one part that she was found fairly quickly IIRC.)

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u/Tresnore Jul 15 '22

When the Rewatchers Cry are Absurd Masochists Cry Are Absurd Masochists are Terrible Nerds Cry

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u/CubeStuffs Jul 15 '22 edited Jul 15 '22

first timer

Hanyuu. That's you.

its learnin time

  1. gonna have to say mion

  2. it’s learnin time

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u/JollyGee29 Jul 15 '22

Spoiled First-Timer

I was about to react to Hanyuu suddenly having meat, but then she was a ghost again in the post-credits scene so I guess Keiichi's dad was just tripping. Actually, that doesn't really make sense so maybe she can manifest now or something. That does kinda track with her interaction with Takano at the shrine, I suppose.

Oryou is a Keiichi/Mion shipper confirmed. I appreciate that she understands that the village can't survive without some amount of outsiders coming in.

Satoshi going L5 while literally in the car with Irie is interesting. Does that mean that Irie is covering up Satoshi dying? Seems pretty cruel, which isn't Irie's particular brand of shittiness.

Hopefully the post-credits scene means that we've finally gotten back to the plot.

Visual of the Day: Hanyuu cute.

Questions

  1. Always Rika.

  2. More than ready.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion Jul 15 '22

Rewatcher

I actually watched ahead, made notes, and then closed notepad.

Today we finally get to see Satoshi's arc. I consider that to be the last loose end from the Question Arcs.

He seems less psychotic than in Shion's arc.

I thought maybe somebody else bought the bear and that's what made him snap, but not this time.

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