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| I hope this leads to an umineko reboot |
| Oh man, a proper Umineko adaptation would save anime. Edit: tho that adaptation would need at least 4 seasons, each like 24-26 episodes long, to even begin properly adapting the monstrosity that is Umineko. |
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Shirase-san said: Finally the remake version is released! and I like the character design, the character design is similar to the character design of the Monogatari series. Whole episode I was like IS IT SHAFT but then I checked studio again and saw poorly animated scenes.. then I saw faces close ups, shadows, cute cat mouths and cheeks and still had gatari vibes and then really bad quality full body screens, this is so weird I just can't I watched higurashi back when I was a kid and I don't even remember much so I guess I'll give this a try |
Lustreless said: Devil_Slayer said: bruh we are not even on the creepy part yet, why are you whining about the lack of creepiness when this episode was 90% SoL? There is a nice round 0 of whining in my post. Just honest thoughts sprinkled with reluctant optimism and well-grounded worries. The real creepiness of first part of Onikakushi-hen stems from exactly that SoL. It's all chill, fun and games until something a bit off happens. Nothing much, just a dissonance in the ensemble. That's where the actual scary bits take place. Not in what's shown and portrayed, but in what's hidden and assumed. I might have phrased it inaccurately in my first post - there is a difference between scary and creepy, after all. Buy hey - maybe it's the fact that in the history of vn adaptations only 2 were ever properly done what's causing me to be so wary. I'm not whining, mate, I'm actually thrilled for more. But when you are a huge fan of a franchise and it's newest addition is off to a wobbly start, you sometimes can't help but get panicky. Let's just hope it all turns out gucci, and we get ourselves the third successful vn adaptation, eh? I feel like you are setting unrealistic expectations here. The Creepiness exist, the tension exists. I know it's not much but I saw serval reactions on youtube to people new to the series who found the episode very unsettling and were on the edge of their seat due to the first 20 sec of the episode. I can't talk on behave of everyone, but almost every new watcher to the series did fine the first episode unsettling and creepy so the anime definitely did it job right in that regard. I mean you said you were a fan for 10 years, at this point nothing from this series will actually "scare" you because know every detail of every corner. IMO it's not a fair comparison to compare your point of view to somehow new to the series As an old watcher what you should expect is a smooth adaption, good art and animation. all which were pretty decent in the first episode IMO |
amare135 said: I hope this leads to an umineko reboot They will need some serious motivation if they want to adapt Umineko. Which is a shame cuz Umineko completely blows Higurashi out of the water as a story. |
Ashhk said: It doesn't look bad but I still wonder why they remade Higurashi, the original version was perfect. And damn they used the original opening, nice S1 was far from perfect, you must be clearly referring to S2, which deserved all the praise it got. |
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Devil_Slayer said: they know how it ends this timeamare135 said: I hope this leads to an umineko reboot They will need some serious motivation if they want to adapt Umineko. |
Kougeru said: DrLarsen said: I would also recommend you to do so, we can't say for sure what this remake is going to end up as, but I can for sure say that the original is good and it will be RIP for you if you watch the remake, disliking it and won't ever be able to watch the original without already knowing everything beforehand... I agree with this. It has some "quality" animation and doesn't adapt the VN exactly but it's a really solid anime that was very popular in its day despite what the haters like to say. Also every theme song was 10/10. Yeah nothing feels more nostalgic than Higurashi's first opening, it's totally god tier. |
Devil_Slayer said: but I saw serval reactions on youtube to people new to the series who found the episode very unsettling Oh please, it's all over the top for publicity's sake. YT's "reacting to x" videos have always been a farce. I could tell you the same: 2 folks with no prior knowledge of Higurashi I talked to didn't particularly like it for being "a rushed mess". De gustibus and all that jazz. Devil_Slayer said: IMO it's not a fair comparison to compare your point of view to somehow new to the series I'm not? Who's comparing these? What I posted were my thoughts, not an objective analysis of the episode. Devil_Slayer said: As an old watcher what you should expect is a smooth adaption, good art and animation. all which were pretty decent in the first episode IMO We'll just have to agree to disagree, but I sure as hell hope it's you - not me - who's in the right. Feel free to @ me once it ends up on a high note and I'll take it all back ;) |
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| Good start, the art style fits the console versions of the VN which I prefer Just please keep Dai's music from the visual novel in Higurashi Kai! One of the best composers of all time! |
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| Absolutely loving this series ! The opening had me hooked. The animation is beautiful and clear. I actually think they look more like their ages in this version, not that they didn’t before. I can even see them gearing up to those creepy close ups of their faces we all know and love. π Also so happy to see my girl Rika again. π«π (Oh and that old OP at the end is giving me all the nostalgia). |
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| It was looking like regular remake of the Studio Deen series. Better animation, pretty good atmosphere, and with the legendary opening song of the original at the end. I'm thinking: "Nice, it'll be fun rewatching the same story with updated animation", but then they hit us with the ending with Rika. What was that??? I really didn't expect them to switch up the story, I'm so excited :D Maybe we'll be able to experience the original arcs from the perspectives of different characters? Can't wait to see how this remake will surprise us next. |
And I would say that it's as faithful as the 2006 version so far. They are probably going to skip the majority of the club activities, which was the most boring part of the VN (so I'm not complaining, but it does make you care more about the characters and the events when you see their friendship first). But it's not like there's any perfect way to adapt a 100 hour book into an anime anyway, that would be asking for a lot. |
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Lexicoo said: And I would say that it's as faithful as the 2006 version so far. They are probably going to skip the majority of the club activities, which was the most boring part of the VN (so I'm not complaining, but it does make you care more about the characters and the events when you see their friendship first). But it's not like there's any perfect way to adapt a 100 hour book into an anime anyway, that would be asking for a lot. Totally agree with this I think the scenes do give a light hearted atmosphere to a lot of episodes, that you do kind of need with a plot this dark, and it does a good job of showing all of their personalities and how different they all are. (Good if you’ve not seen the original). I do agree that it would be good if there are less of the club activities scenes and more into the backstory etc and really get into the plot. |
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| Looks cool I'll keep up with it |
| WTC FANS LETS GOOOOOOOOOO Honestly? I'm blown away. For several reasons, but they all probably stem from the fact I had no expectations going into this. Getting to live with the Hinamizawa kids again feels so GOOD. I cannot believe they played the song... the song! Are we keeping it? Was it just for debut? Are we getting new Eiko Shimamiya music. Chills, hitting me like giant nostalgia-filled bricks. I actually like how it didn't feel overdramatic. They kept it unsettling and weird without pushing a gimmick and in fact let the silence speak for itself. Not giving Keiichi inner thoughts was a choice that I'm incredibly interested in seeing how it pays off + if/when it'll change. The colors in motion are quite lovely, the bubbly expressions are inviting, and the backgrounds not being crispy but slightly blurry against the light filters, are all so... cohesive? Yes they're vibrant, but I wouldn't say saturated. There's definitely an established rule to get balanced dark/light tones. I'm becoming a fan. Dare I hope studio Passione plays it well and gives us all the rising emotions, next week can't come sooner. |
| Holy hell... That was really freakin good. |
Kougeru said: okok, already on episode 4, will have high expectations!DrLarsen said: I would also recommend you to do so, we can't say for sure what this remake is going to end up as, but I can for sure say that the original is good and it will be RIP for you if you watch the remake, disliking it and won't ever be able to watch the original without already knowing everything beforehand... I agree with this. It has some "quality" animation and doesn't adapt the VN exactly but it's a really solid anime that was very popular in its day despite what the haters like to say. Also every theme song was 10/10. |
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| YEESSSS! ITS TIME TO CRAP MY PANTS AGAIN XD Finally, the madness and the insanity that is known as Higurashi is here with its remake! Having watched the original and being one of my all time favorite shows, this first episode was quite similar to the original version, lighthearted at first and started to give some glimpses of the macabre stuff going around Hinamizawa (not to talk about the very first scene of this episode, that seemed to be VERY well animated, i think the gore will get more graphic this time around, that's gooood, give me the juice and nightmare fuel man xD). Art style was good imo, but i do have to get accostumated to it as the episodes go on, but that shouldn't be a problem in all honesty. The ending left me speechless ahah, the hype is so immense! Fucking Rena with the saw, sent chills down my spine lmao, it's time for the dementia to explode!!! Also, Rika's eyes were just frightening xD AND THE ORIGINAL OPENING, FOR THE DAMN NOSTALGIA, I WANTED TO CRY xD Ohh boy, i'm gonna love this, episode 2 here we go! HANDLE THIS WELL PASSIONE, PLEASE! |
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| I didn't watch the original version so i'm excited to watch the remake! Hopefully it will be as accurate as possible. Most horror films that i'v watched I knew what I was getting into, but for this one I don't really know the gist of it so i'm excited :) Why do some of the characters look like high schoolers and others preschoolers?....I don't just mean the main characters, the side characters too, there is a huge range. I guess it sorta makes sense since it is a small village but at the same time not really... Oml the KO moments pshhhhaha, Rika is so adorable. yess i'm so excited for rena being the antagonist, it was really obvious. I'm really going to like that side of her more than the sweet side. Kinda reminds me of kushida from classroon of the elite. The green haired girl is obviously I bad bitch, can't wait to stan the fuck outta her. Fav character atm |
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| On the first note, the hype for this season I have is legit π₯ However, the art style seems too bright given that this is a psychological horror story. As far as the scenes go, I really didn't feel much impacted by the Rena with a cleaver scene as I felt in the first season, but that Rika scene was surprisingly good. However, if I ain't mistaken, that scene wasn't there in the original or was it? |
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| How sad they spoiled in the very first episode other than that the rest are good. Holy shut Original OP is back! But why Passione why??? It's a mystery horror, and it's not your ordinary mystery horror, it's a WhenTheyCry Mystery horror known for slapping you with plot twist and terror. |
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random_weirdo said: You got alot of points down to the note. Imo, the opening being played at the end just brought back feels and memories and BAM! It felt good. As for the Rika focus, it does kinda make you lose the shock factor of the revelation of Kai as everything was about Rika and H****.Overall, this episode was kind of a mixed bag for me. I liked the first scene and it shows they won't shy away from the heavy aspects of the show. I also liked being introduced to the characters at the beginning while they were preparing to go to school, although . I didn not like that they omitted Keiichi's explanations. Seeing his inner train of thought in the VN was stellar, helped flesh him out and understand a lot of his reactions. The original anime took out many of them but still had them. But no sign of them here. I liked how we're introduced to Satoko's traps right away, and both her and Rika her more fleshed out, which is a great win for this version. I had some problems with the pacing, though. An example: in both the VN and the OG anime, they show the scene with Mion and Rena invite Keiichi to hang out with them. This lets us know of their Sunday reunion, sets up the trio's interactions and reinforces the SoL aspects. Here they just randomly appear meeting up and it felt very random to me. Also, there was a scene between the scavenger hunt and the Kenta-kun rescue that they had the calendar show the next day, then we got one shot of rain, then the following day and then the garbage dump scene in about 5 seconds. It felt very rushed to me, if I'm honest. I was not a fan of replacing the Jijinuki game with the scavenger hunt. I get that they have to shake things up and not be identical (which is the reason why I ultimately accept it), but the card game was iconic and The garbage dump scenes were both done well, especially the second one. I'm not convinced with Tomitake, but the Keiichi and Rena parts were good. And my absolute favorite part of the episode: when Keiichi sees the truth about the murder and the OP of the OG anime starts playing... that made my day. It was amazing. Regarding the post-credits scene, Some other observations because this sh is getting long (sorry lol): I really liked the background art, especially the landscapes of Hinamizawa and the water running through the wheel, but I'm not completely sold on the character designs. I also feel that this anime was made for old fans, as they don't explain things that can be obvious for old timers, but definitely not for newcomers. An example: in both the OG anime and the VN, Keiichi explains about the type of school they're in and why there are in a mixed class. This anime just glosses over that, which can make people wonder why the heck Keiichi is in the same class as Satoko, Rika, and those little kids that were shown running out of the classroom. The lack of Keiichi's voiceovers can also be a sign of this. I'll still be watching the next episodes and I hope they can make this a great anime, but I'm not going in with crazy hype either. |
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| so far it's looking pretty good. i just finished the 2 original seasons a few months ago but i'm already full of nostalgia! i'm so glad to listen to the song and the nipah again! also, anyone else found rikka's eyes at the end a bit out of place? |
| Interesting how they did the sequence of events. Im not a huge fan of them abandoning the first person perspective, it'll be interesting to see how they do it in the other arcs, but overall it's a solid start. Chills down my spine when the old opening started. And the very end with Rika really have me chills |
| Haven't watched the original. Not sure if I should go watch that first or just continue here? Any suggestions? |
Playcool said: Ashhk said: It doesn't look bad but I still wonder why they remade Higurashi, the original version was perfect. And damn they used the original opening, nice S1 was far from perfect, you must be clearly referring to S2, which deserved all the praise it got. Very that. If they're doing the whole thing then it'll be tough to top Higu Kai, but it'll be real easy to top season 1. Soviet_Yunyun93 said: Haven't watched the original. Not sure if I should go watch that first or just continue here? Any suggestions? Hard to say at the moment. This and the OG are at pretty much the exact same place by the end of episode 1 with just minor differences. |
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| I didn't have any clue about this series before or the old version. By looking at the cover I just thought it's cute...but holy crap... I am like Patrick now: "Mom come pick me up I'm scared." |
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| I thought the color saturation was bad in the promo art, it looks worse in the actual episode... |
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| Pretty much exactly like the first episode of the original, looking promising. |
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| Wow...just wow. I was looking forward to this, but wow, this blew my expectations out of the water. Passione knows what they are doing with this, and I can’t wait to see more. Too bad I have to wait a week...I WANT MORE, DAMNIT! Also, how many episodes will this be? I want to know that! 4.5/5 for this episode. Hope it keeps up the surprisingly high quality later on. And no, I haven’t seen Studio Deen’s adaptation, I’ve only seen clips and screenshots of that one. |
| Pandora Hearts is the best manga ever made and deserves an anime reboot |
| Damn, they used the old OP again. Now I'm freaking hyped up. Idk about you guys, but for me they nailed the first episode of this reboot. I really have high hopes for this. Finally some good horror anime. 5/5 |
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| That was pretty good. Definitely seems like this may end up being better than the original. Animation was pretty on point so hopefully the production doesn't fall apart. |
| "Otaku search for patterns within data presented and draw conclusions. Anime fans only see clones and copies." -artificialnightsky |
| I think I'll pass on this remake for the time being. I'll watch it after I watch it original series first. With this one kind of lack faith in a good adaptation considering how modern adaptations are (especially VN adaptations at that). The actual VN would be the safest route but those are too long for me. |
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