Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc
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| So far both endings have left me with my jaw hanging wide open in shock. A few things I'd like clarification on: are these not so much different timelines as they are different scenarios? Meaning that in the first version both Mion and Rena (and possibly the other two girls) were responsible for the deaths, but in this version only Mion was responsible? I get the feeling poor Keiichi is going to die in every scenario. |
| "It's a tragic misunderstanding that could have been easily avoided if he just finished his sentence in time!" — Richard Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball) |
| Didn't enjoy it as much as the first arc, but that ending was worth it Luke72 said: Wonder who's going to be an ogre next time... hahaha |
| When Mion said that Shion is still alive, I thought that she kept her alive after torturing her by pulling out her intestines. I'm disappointed tbh but still, that last scene scared the hell out of me. WTF?! |
| "Having someone saying you're okay as you are and being needed by that person... It was nice to have someone like that..." — Taiga Aisaka |
| What is happening here!? o_o Does the demon change from each arc or some shit? |
| I honestly have no idea what's going on, lmao. This whole Mion, Shion thing is really confusing. My habit of watching this after midnight really should die. lol |
| At the end... nothing made any fuck*ng sense whatsoever... Why dafuq did they even show Rika headstabbing herself to death if there's no follow up? This arc was a bit disappointing. Still good... but disappointing. I was literally like this at the end:  |
TchamiFeb 21, 2016 11:24 AM
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| Bitch was cray. Why do I always watch this in the dead of night. Ugh. @_@ |
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| I was watching with a couple of friends and have finally gotten through the first two arcs. Holy mother, Mion scared us shit-less, especially at that final moment we were screaming for minutes literally. As if Rena-chan at the door wasn't scary enough omg. |
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| Confused i am.................... |
| WTF is happening? |
| this eps gave some great backstory of oginafuchi aka hinamizawa villa, and the bar has been raised high af, oh mion suprised me this eps |
| This arc didn't make too much sense for me. I kind of zoomed out of the whole thing and didn't grip me anywhere near as much as the last arc did. 1st arc = 8/10 2nd arc = 5/10 |
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| This episode was great. Though, the ending wasn't adapted too well from the visual novel. I guess that's the curse I have to bear, since I read the VNs first. Everything seems a bit rushed, in the anime |
 "The sun is my enemy, but the moon has been good to me." |
| Okay wtf is happening? Like seriously |
| "In this world, wherever there is light – there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exists, there must also be losers. The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars, and hatred is born to protect love." -Madara Uchiha  |
| This anime is getting good. It was getting confusing between the twin sisters tbh. >..< |
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| I need more info. :D |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Oh, so Someone is able to change bodies now? Now I understand why that photographer's gf was acting all horny in the beginning. Mion sucks. And this show ain't giving me any answers. About the different arcs ad such. So, if I am right, if Keiichi gave the doll to Mion, Mion would have actually went with him to a restaurant(not the one Shion has) and Keiichi wouldn't have met Shion. Am I right? (If Mion received the doll, Mion would have stayed in the group and she would have gone with Keiichi to restaurant). But I am getting quite bored. This sucks. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| Silly me thought he was going to get out alive at the end of this one XD |
| Ending scene was scary. Just when you think he'll survive the damn demon jumps outta nowhere. |
<Insert clever quote> |
This is how Mion died |
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| i don't know, this episode wasn't good imo, someone murdered 2 of your friends and they're acting normal like nothing happened at all, like ??? |
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| Whoah, Rena is such a good girl in this episode. And I can't believe how Keiichi was so oblivious that something might happen to him if he followed Mion on the torture place. This is a confusing episode for me but heck, the ending is really scary! |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Okay, I'm afraid this was far too confusing for me. Adding that bit of the doctor's death prior to the trespassing makes it even more confusing. And it's a new arc starting from next episode... Hopefully, there'll be clarity on this somewhere along the line. Confused over the part at the very start too since we didn’t even get to the part of Rika-chan neck-stabbing herself numerous times. This gives me hope that we’ll be coming back to this in a future arc, hopefully the next! I was thinking we’d be seeing the events from the 1st arc across different POVs from the show additionally but it’s apparently not the case. Some clear differences in events, after all. Is it going to be the junior two turns next? Is there even an overarching plot here? |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
David12454 said: SOLVED IT! :) So it's quite simple, the thing is the person that was in the cell was actually MION and not SHION. The one that threw the boulder onto Keiichi was actually Shion (putting in mind that Mion is the one in the cell) One thing that supports this is in the same episode if you recall Mion saying "I think I know why Mion liked you now." even though she "is Mion". (no she isn't) After Keiichi got tied up and nearly tortured his friend Rena comes in to save him only to find him knocked out and tasered so the medics come in and pull out what looks like to be Keiichi and Shion which she was in the cell. (keep in mind it was Mion in the cell and NOT Shion) BUT heres the catch a couple days later or so Keiichi gets stabbed by Mion or what he thinks was Mion BUT was actually SHION. Then after recovering in the hospital Ooishi, Kuraudo (police officer) tells him that Mions dead body was found in the WELL after the cite people had rushed in and in that logic it was NOT Mion that stabbed Keiichi but Shion. BUT then Ooishi says that SHION was found dead after falling off her apartment from a high height! Then all of a sudden that last scene you see what Keiichi thinks to be MION but actualy SHION NAIL HIM DOWN. BUT wait they said SHION was found DEAD right?!?! YEAH but LISTEN HOW DID SHE GET TO THE HOSPITAL WHY IS SHE ALL COVERED IN BLOOD??!?! WELL EASY SHE FELL THEY BROUGHT HER TO THE HOSPITAL SHE ACTUALLY LIVED AND CRAWLED TO Keiichi's BED THAT EXPLAINS WHY SHES COVERED IN BLOOD THAT EXPLAINS HOW SHE GOT IN THE HOSPITAL AND UNDER KEIICHI'S BED THAT EXPLAINS WHY MIONS BODY WAS FOUND UNDER THE WELL BECAUSE THIS WHOLE ENTIRE TIME IT WAS SHION WHICH WAS ACTING AS MION AND AT THE CITE SHION KILLED MION AND THREW HER INTO THE WELL AND THEN WENT BACK AS BEING SHION WHICH SHE ORIGINALLY IS. HOW DID SHE SURVIVE THE FALL? A: SHE FAKED IT B: SHES HALF DEMON But what really mind fucks me is who the fuck was that lady that looked like Miyo Takano if the real one was already DEAD!?!?!? Maybe just maybe Ditto is in this anime and this entire time it was Ditto fucking with everyone. (Now you guys can watch the next episode without hating poor Mion) Ok i'm watching atm the TVshow on Netflix. I knew this anime so far and watched some slices of it long time ago. But... this 8th ep ending was making me wondering about the last 10 minutees. Your explanation sounds good. I have no more explanation about Takano girl in the secret room. Probably Oyashiro's appearance imo. Otherwise, it makes no sense at all! |
| Last scene is so crazy... |
| ok, I'm lost. Completely fucking lost lol |
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lsumi said: He's not unlucky he's dumb. How can a person be so fucking dumb? Why would you go near a person who is batshit insane and has killed people like Mion. Is keichi brain dead? Brainlet. Holy Crap!!! damn i knew it this ep would creep me out!! keichi is a unlucky dude!! third time best time eh xD next ep next ep !!! dont be vreepy onegai xD Grtz lsumi |
| "I'm not the protagonist of a novel or anything. I'm just a college student who likes to read, like you could find anywhere. But... if, for argument's sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be... a tragedy." — Ken Kaneki |
| AH. I GET IT. BUT, WHAT THE HELL? |
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| WTF! Mion is a Psycho! And... she wasn't the one who attacked Shion and Keiichi? Ok.. |
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| I am offficially confused. Is it Mion or Shion who is the crazy one? Them being twins create too many possibilities. Anyway, aren't they both dead?! The one was thrown into the well and the other one fell down from a building... And what's with those dead-alive people like that nurse lady? This is still hella confusing, even more than the first scenario. Imma go watch the next one, hoping I won't go crazy like all those lolis. |
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| keichi is dumb to trust mion again. i read another comment and can all the arcs be showing how in each one of them are connected to the curse (said in first arc) and showing how each character is good and bad? hmm |
| I'm a bit confused. So who is the crazy one among the twin, Mion or Shion? I'm understanding now why a lot of people like this. The last scene had me jumping. :o At least Keiichi survived in this arc... I think. |
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| The stupidity of the MC can certainly not be expressed with mere words. Crazy psycho bitch who killed 3 of my friends wants me to folllow her into a torture dungeon? Sure why not. After nearly torturing and killing me she wants to talk to me outside? Of course! *gets stabbed* |
| Yes it was most likely Shion pretending to be Mion all this time. |
| I hate everyone equally |
| That jump scare really got me man... Omg I thought we gonna see that earlier scene in episode 5 in this episode... Guess not |
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| What the FUCK IS GOING ON!!!!! Who is dead! Who is alive! Who is who!!!! |
| --AbiSa-- |
| The cause was really because of a supernatural thingy. Well, Okay. The second arc has already done. I thought Keiichi could be survived there. But, not so easy, chad. Your death flag already fluttering. So good bye! The VN style really not my thing, knewing the next one, they surely reset everything from the beginning again. I can't help but unsatisfied with these first season, and must survived against all of the tireful event, full of nightmare, from the beginning. Well, i guessed i just need to survive until the last 26 episodes. Wish me luck. Because the next one was somehow a nice one. Yeah, Rika's arc! Beside that, i got to knowing that Rena, on these timeline was supposed to be in all support to Keiichi. Judging from Mion statement, its clear that Rena had the same 'demon side' on her body too. A small mistakes could drive them crazy and led into one route: the death of Keiichi. First arc, possibility, Rena felt Keiichi was a liar, and opposed by Keiichi. She didn't like him to avoided her like that, she feels betrayed. And secondly, Mion feels betrayed and marginalized, because Keiichi was closer to Shion, and ignored her, a jealousy matter. Well, the crazy girls and its insane transformation, and crazy village with all of their beliefs. The curse was somewhat real, in another meaning XD. Interesting to see how that shit could be happen. I mean, with the zombie shit. Or was that the illusion? A doppelganger? Maybe the next arc explained these thing? Also, the glimpse on the first episode of these second arc was not even revealed. Such a shame. Because the confusion really enveloped me so much. Lol. Okay, its enough. Lets go to the next one, then .... |
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| I have so many questions but, I think the first arc was overall better. But, this arc was still pretty good. But, again I have so many questions lmao. Though I am sure those questions will be answered eventually. I gotta say though, I really like Rena when she don't have the curse or something. Shion was definitely impersonating Mion, though it was really confusing how they're dead... and then they are alive lmao. That last scene definitely scared the fuck outta me though, fucking Shion or Mion just popped out out of nowhere. Looks like next arc will be another timeline or something, I am looking forward to how all of these arcs will tie together. |
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| It's going to get more confusing with Mion, Mion pretending to Shion or vice versa and now demon possessed Mion. |
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