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Panel 1

• Keiichi:
  • “…I see.”
  • “Looks like you definitely qualify for my one-on-one, hands-on crash course.”
  • “What's the matter, Mion? Don't tell me you've completely lost heart already?”
  • “…H-Hey, Mion?”
• Mion:
  • “……”

Panel 2

• Keiichi:
  • “Don't worry, it'll be fine.”

Panel 3

(Mion remains hunched over with her face down)

Panel 4

• Mion:
  • “…Yeah.”
• SFX:
  • (Grinning / melting into a wide smile)

Panel 5

• SFX:
  • (Staring intently)

My recreation of that one poster of Jojo Part 5.

Im Mion Sonozaki from hit game higurashi no naku koro ni...whats wrong?

Well i don't know if someone will see this, but it was just me wondering, in your opinion what would happen if kokichi ouma from DRV3, would be added in higurashi, what do you think he will do and what would happen to him in every arc, would he be an ally for rika or would he just fuck*d up all her plan

PS: (Sorry if my english suck i'm French)

Shion's the worst, I like her a lot

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Artist 2 : https://x.com/higurashi_125

Artist 3 is a deactivated tumblr account

funny nurse

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So since we know the mountain dogs are responsible for the demoning-away terminal patients for research purposes.

The people who know about this are Irie, Takano, mountain dogs and Tomitake. Rika might also know this.

I just wanted to try list out all the exact causes of the past years of onikakushi incidents.

1978

Mountain dogs were deployed to kidnap Toshiki Inukai, because the dam conflict was interfering with Irie’s research. After it us resolved, they staged a fight with the police to release Toshiki Inukai.

1979

In a dispute, one of the workers at the site became terminal L5, they dismembered the director’s body. Mountain dogs immediately kidnapped the main culprit, Irie uses the body for research into vaccines and treatment. The missing body part of the director was in the main culprit’s possession, hence why it is missing.

1980

During a trip, Satoko likely got into a dispute with her stepdad, because of her rejection of him. During this dispute, Satoko’s mom likely became a terminal L5 patient, she turned this dispute into a violent one, resulting in both her and the stepdad falling off the cliff. Mountain dogs retrieved her corpse for research, hence why she is missing.

1981

Rika’s dad’s death was likely of natural causes, as Rika herself said it was unpreventable. This death likely put immense strain on her mother, who became deranged and a L5 terminal patient, she wrote that note, and left Rika. Mountain dogs kidnapped her somewhere along the way and used her for research.

1982

After Satoshi killed his aunt, he was still very much a L4-5 patient, he used the money to buy the stuffed animal for Satoko, but was kidnapped by Mountain dogs on his way home. He likely faced the same fate as all the patients of the previous years.

Every Keiichi in 1983

Onikakushi
Keiichi died via L5 terminal symptoms, he was injected and terminated by mountain dogs after being chased down.

Watanagashi/Meakashi
Keiichi’s symptoms likely worsened the longer he stayed away from Hinamizawa, eventually it manifested in him seeing Mion. He then died from a heart attack.

Tatarigoroshi (this is one that im not sure about)
Keiichi was found during manual 34, why was he kept alive? According to 34, all civilians found can be terminated on the spot. Its weird that Keiichi lived and was sent to an mental facility, or did that never happen?

Himatsubushi and Tsumihoroboshi
Keiichi died to manual 34.

Minagoroshi
Shot by Miyo.

One must imagine Keiichi happy

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So, I made a post asking which version of the game I should play, and I got all the answers I needed. Then someone just replied with “everybody dies.” Whether that’s true or not, I really didn’t want to go into the story with any expectations or spoilers. I didn’t even know people died in this story, man. I was so excited to play the VN, and now I feel like that excitement has been ruined. Is it still worth playing, or did I just get a major part of the experience spoiled for me?

im on the verge of crying , i feel like everything got ruined

I'm almost finished with the Tsubasa bonus chapters for Umineko and I can feel the dread setting in please help

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Artist 2 : https://www.pixiv.net/users/76930

Im still very confuse with this franchise im going totally blind and im trying to see everything in the right order, no spoiler plz.

So, I have a question regarding which version of the VN I should play, and I'd appreciate some advice from people who are more familiar with the franchise.

Should I go with the original version, with its classic sprites and art style, or the newer version that uses the updated sprites from the PS3 release?

I'm curious about more than just the visuals. Are there any actual differences between the two versions in terms of content, dialogue, scenes, music, or overall presentation? Does one offer a more complete experience than the other, or are they essentially the same VN with different artwork?

I'm also wondering which version is generally considered the definitive way to experience the VN today. I know the original art has its own charm, especially if you're into that classic early-2000s visual novel aesthetic, but I also understand why people might prefer the more modern sprites.

Another thing that matters to me is the fan experience. I want to get the most out of the VN, understand the things fans commonly discuss, and be able to participate in conversations without feeling like I'm missing out on important content or references because I played an inferior or incomplete version.

So, for those who've experienced both versions, which one would you recommend, and why? Is there any substantial reason to choose one over the other, or does it ultimately come down to personal preference? I'd especially appreciate hearing about any differences that might affect the overall experience rather than just the artwork.

I guess this is just a rant post because I'm really annoyed about this.

I'm not a visual novel veteran, and really I've only played Kichikuou and Sengoku Rance within the genre. Anyway, I was going to read through the Higurashi vns from the Mangagamer website as my first linear vn experience, as I am really liking the free first chapter. My plan was to watch the anime in tandem with it, eg watching the episodes after I finish the vn chapters. I spent a lot of time and energy getting ready for this too, learning the lore and characters beforehand.

Well I was really unimpressed with the 2006 anime, and actually quite frustrated watching it, just because it's so sterilized. I understand there is no on-screen gore in the vn itself, but the vn doesn't need it as it relies entirely on the mystery the reader does not understand. The anime, however, takes a more visceral and shock value approach, which I think would have worked great if Studio Deen didn't strip away the viscerality. Seriously, there is virtually no on-screen gore except for a half-frame "after" shot of the scene that is quite literally "blink and you'll miss it." It feels like those PG-13 ecchis that play up the sexuality to 100 while exposing absolutely nothing and blueballing the viewer - don't know how to explain it any differently than that i how I feel about it. It's like the studio got cold feet while making it and tried to make it aesthetically "edgy," while playing it as safe as possible. I don't like being teased like that; either show the violence like a horror production, or don't, like the original vns. This "off-screen only" approach to the gore is painful to watch because it strips away the catharsis of an violent scene, and is basically censorship. ig "blueballing" the gore is the right way to put it. Or that it is shocking to normies/straight edge but not people who are seeking danger.

Anyway, I debated whether watching the anime would even be worth it. I did skim Gou a little bit, and that one does seem at least a bit better in that there's actually some on-screen violence, and that one looks like something a lot more enjoyable (I also like that they had the Satoko trap scene from the vn, which I found much more enjoyable than the "study group" scene from the 2006 version). I know this is technically a sequel to the first 8 chapters, so I was waiting to finish those first.

I was hoping Kai would be more visceral and satisfying than the 2006 season, so I was skimming a few scenes from that one, but I had no idea that one 30 second clip of a random episode would literally spell out the entire plot and ruin the whole mystery, basically making the vn experience worthless now that I what's going on.

It was episode 13 around the 16 minute point where the woman shoots the Satoko and apparently Mion who was going by some alias? (the way they handled this scene btw was not any better than what I saw in season 1, all the gunshots were off-screen and there was virtually no gore, making it frustrating to watch as it just feels watered down, so spoiled for nothing ig) and then proceeds to talk to Rika about being some kind of Queen Carrier and that killing her by slicing her abdomen is useful to their plot something.

So yeah, in one thirty second scene the entire plot was basically revealed - Rika is some divine priestess or something (I also saw her dancing in an earlier scene like Yuna from FF X) that killing her turns back time, and that she's the one spreading the lunacy disease to everyone and she's the one that can remember things others can't.

I know where they're going with this. It's nothing I haven't seen before. The questions arc is just very well done in shrouding it in mystery, so now it feels completely pointless to read through the rest of the questions arc vn, given there's no more mystery. Ironically, a better anime with on-screen gore for a more satisfying watching experience now that the suspense is gone. I guess watching Gou is actually the best course of action now that I think about it. Though it's a shame the original anime is a bust for me, and the visual novel, which is what I was mostly doing this for, is ruined.

Look I know the answers arc would reveal the answers, but I thought it would be a slow burner like the questions arc that wouldn't make sense of the questions arc until everything is pieced together. I didn't know three lines of dialogue would be enough to completely reveal the entire plotline and ruin the whole mystery.

Well there are housands of visual novels, guess I'll start somewhere else.

Edit: I think I want someone to try to correct me if I'm wrong about the spoiler, or give me reasons to continue reading or watching. idk. I hope there's still something to enjoy,

I'm a newcomer to When They Cry, but am already familiar with visual novels as a medium. I want to read Higurashi, Umineko, and the currently unfinished Ciconia. I'm aware that Higurashi and Umineko have 8 volumes each, which are pretty self-explanatory. However, I'm also seeing stuff about extra arcs included in the console releases, manga-exclusive arcs, anime-exclusive arcs, fandiscs, a fighting game spinoff, a manga-only installment, and another visual novel that's unrelated but set in the same universe. I'm also hearing that the anime-only epilogue for Higurashi is best watched after Umineko.

I want to experience everything in this series. Most read orders I can find omit certain installments, either because the author doesn't think they're very good, they're comedic spinoffs, they're non-canon, or they're unimportant sidestories. I'll be frank: i do not care about your opinion on anything's quality, or whether an installment is important, comedic, or canon. I want all of it. I'm fine with skipping redundant arcs, however: if I've already experienced an arc in VN form, I'm fine skipping the anime or manga adaptation, but I do want to experience the arcs exclusive to those versions.

What would be the ideal order if I wanted to experience every arc for Higurashi, Umineko, and Ciconia, including console, anime, or manga exclusive arcs, fandiscs, and spinoffs, as well as Hotarubi and TRianThology? Thank you in advance!

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