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~ Cap from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei episode 2
<em>'Even after a hundred years, I wouldn't get tired of being together with him...'</em> ~ Rika's thoughts, ch 8 of the Minagoroshi-hen manga.
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~ Full Version of the Main Club pic
This club is dedicated to the two main protagonists from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Kai, and Rei.
Magician of Words, Maebara Keiichi and Raccoon, Furude Rika.
From Keiichi's determination and persistence, Rika had the courage to face fate straight on and succeed in conquering the endless June of 1983. He was the key that allowed Rika to get through her hardships.
Whether you support them in a platonic relationship or romantically, feel free to join.
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<strong>Keiichi Maebara (前原 圭一, Maebara Keiichi?)</strong>
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<em>Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi (Japanese), Grant George (English), Gōki Maeda (live action)</em>
<div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br>Keiichi is the main protagonist in the first three "question" arcs. The son of a famous artist, his family recently moved to Hinamizawa after an unfortunate event involving him in their hometown in which he accidentally shot a young girl in the eye with a toy gun while she was walking home from school. His charisma and remarkable talent for rhetoric, which earns him the nickname "Magician of Words," allow him to easily make new friends and become popular in the village, not to mention win some of the club activities. Keiichi is closer to Rena than the rest of his friends. Early in the story, in the Onikakushi-hen arc, he is affected by paranoia and driven to commit murder; however, the inner strength and unshaken belief in his friends he acquires in the other arcs are one of the keys to solving the mystery. Eventually, he is even able to recall some of the events of the past repetitions. When he is in need of a weapon, he wields Satoshi's old baseball bat. It is later revealed in the story that before arriving at Hinamizawa, he grew weary of school and was the perpetrator of a series of crimes involving shooting children with a BB gun.<!--spoiler--></span></div>
<strong>Rika Furude (古手 梨花, Furude Rika?)</strong>
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<em>Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (Japanese), Reba West (English), Aika (live action)</em>
<div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br>Rika is the main character in Minagoroshi-hen. She is a younger classmate in Keiichi's school, and is in the same grade level as Satoko. Naturally, she is great friends with her, as they live together in the same house. She is revered by the villagers as the heir of the local shrine, and plays the role of a miko in the annual Watanagashi Festival. She has been the head of the Furude house since her parents died, but rarely attends town meetings due to her young age. While she does speak in normal context, she likes to say nonsense words such as mii (みぃ〜?) and nipa (にぱ〜?) and often ends her sentences with nano desu (〜なのです?, lit. "it is so"), which inflame Rena's passion for cute things. She also likes to describe events using sound effects, such as "The cat was going 'nya nya' and 'scritch scritch'" or saying "Clap! Clap! Clap!" when clapping her hands. In fact, she is one of the main components of the eternally repeating June 1983, and is the only one who is consistently able to remember the past repetitions. She believes she has lived over 100 years by the time of Tsumihoroboshi-hen, but continues to act like a child in order not to alarm her friends. Prior to Matsuribayashi-hen, she is the only one able to see Hanyū, who has been an "imaginary friend" to her all her life. Despite her young appearance, she seems to be quite fond of wine, as well as kimchi, which she uses to silence Hanyū when Rika is in a bad mood; this works because both Hanyū and Rika's senses are linked together, though this seems to be redundant by Matsuribayashi-hen, possibly because of Hanyū's coming into the world. The wine she drinks is hinted to be Bernkastel vintage.<!--spoiler--></span></div>
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<em>Feel free to link them back to the club. :3</em>
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<em><strong>Thanks for the visit~ Enjoy Rika spinning a Mini-Keiichi. ;D</em></strong><!--center--></div>
