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| Damn, this was way better than anything Gou ever showed and perhaps even better than OG. Really loved the direction here and I really liked that we finally got to know more about Rena. I haven't played the games and I don't remember ever hearing about Rena's backstory in OG so this was really nice. Kinda sad that we're getting this within the context of what happened in Gou since I didn't like that development all that much. |
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| Is H173 just the virus that causes lvl 5 symptoms? its been a while and my memory is bad, but i do remember satoko stealing them in gou. The wiki says its the vaccine. Also agreed about the throat scratching. The original had them scratch their throats with less blood and you'd later see bandages on the neck, where the throat scratching would get more bloody and worse, but here it's just: scratches throat -> neck healed -> throat scratched the same way. |
Alfonse said: Gou and Sotsu are too good to lose themselves in details like consistency and logic.Is H173 just the virus that causes lvl 5 symptoms? its been a while and my memory is bad, but i do remember satoko stealing them in gou. The wiki says its the vaccine. Also agreed about the throat scratching. The original had them scratch their throats with less blood and you'd later see bandages on the neck, where the throat scratching would get more bloody and worse, but here it's just: scratches throat -> neck healed -> throat scratched the same way. |
Hulio said: First impression: MF the short legged Keiichi here again.. Also, I kinda hate how they made Ritsuko look and sound less like a bitch. Better start than GOU, but that didn't need much. Danpmss said: Lol.Today, both eps felt like 5 minutes TOGETHER. And holy shit, this was a better adaptation of Tsumi in 10 minutes than Deen's in like 5 eps lol Gar_Logan said: That IS one of the good things actually. Definitely a better start than what GOU was.I liked the inverse of the scene at the dump, where Rena is dealing with her own stuff and doens't understand why Keiichi is on edge (like how there was literally zero scary intent with her saying Kenta-kun's arm would be torn off, but Keiichi connected it to the murder case). Erotaku_ said: What do you mean changed?There are some obvious changes right from the beginning. I'm sure we'll likely get another plot twist around episode 3-4, so I won't be too judgmental about the plot until then. And more than that, plot twists? Wasn't this already more or less obvious from GOU? ovy7 said: Yes we have, about to the same extent as here, and even a bit more actually iirc.I can't remember, but have we seen Rena's backstory in the OG anime? iiKrina said: Wasn't this already obvious from GOU? I was already pissed at Satoko but actually seeing her injecting her own friends... It's too fucked up. She is absolutely irredeemable. Or do you mean to actually see Satoko in action? But yeah this is... fucked up. ssjokg said: Exactly what I was thinking.Pointless is one word to explain this and surely the next eps untill the series decides to focus again on Rika vs Satoko. There is no reason for this filler to exist.[...] We know Satoko is behind these event, we know she is the root cause of everything that will happen here. So why? Why are we seeing this all over again. MightyM17 said: What do you want to be explained?Explain Tataridamashi and what happened there to me then. Ooishi going on rampage? K1 fighting with Teppei? Satoko being Satoko? Don't stop thinking, one person from this franchise would say. Well, like you said, Mamiya showing her sympathetic side was new compared to the original anime. And yes, we all our expecting a plot twist. The question is, will the twist give a good enough explanation as to why Satoko infected Rena. Because otherwise, it just looks like Satoko is just being chaotically evil. |
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Erotaku_ said: And yes, we all our expecting a plot twist. The question is, will the twist give a good enough explanation as to why Satoko infected Rena. Because otherwise, it just looks like Satoko is just being chaotically evil. It was obvious since Gou. She is being "chaotically evil". Anyone she injects will behave in a paranoid unpredictable manner. I dont expect a twist. But I really want to know why Satoko thinks that Rena or anyone else murdering everyone is gonna change Rika's decision. It just doesnt make sense. |
| This was fine. Nothing groundbreaking but it was cool seeing the answer arc for onidamashi hen and tie in bits of tsumihoroboshi hen with rena's family and all in the mix. I really hate satoko though. They are gonna have to do a lot to change my mind. It's cool seeing higurashi thursdays return The opening is a banger ngl. I love the visuals and the song |
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| Well, here I am again. So, this sequel will basically be a retelling of the first arcs from GOU but with the POV switching from Keiichi to the other protagonist of the arc in question. Rena, in this case. Not really a fan of this decision tho. Especially since it only means Rika and Satoko's loopers battle will be addressed once the season reaches its final weeks but well. Anyways, okay start overall. Seeing Satoko making evil faces keeps getting on my nerves but I always wanted to know more about Rena's family background so in that regard, I found the episode slightly more interesting. Only wish they could stop with the plot conveniences already. Let's see, this time we had: Rena not waking up when Satoko injected her the HS; not noticing the discarded needle in the trash can; the hella notorious scratches disappearing from one day to the other; her leaving the cafe just when Rina was about to say something sympathetic; etc. |
| I skipped Gou to get straight to the Satoko(evil). |
| Yo that was so fucking good, I loved that. Rena's my favorite character, so seeing her get the focus again is really nice. We know about Rena's backstory already, but it still hits me hard. And the new additions to her backstory is nice. Interesting that Rina actually sympathizes with Rena though, she's probably also getting a change of heart like Teppei cause of all the looping. The OP and ED is so fucking good, if there's one thing Higurashi never misses on, it's the soundtrack. Sneaky Satoko:  |
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| That L5 injection Satoko gave Rena really did a number on her psyche. We get to see her mom and dad in Gou, and also get a look at Rina! Surprisingly without Teppei, she seems much Nicer and more sympathetic towards Rena. Doesn't seem like Rena heard that last part though. Great Opening and Great Episode. Rena's like a ticking time bomb thanks to Satoko's actions! |
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ssjokg said: Erotaku_ said: And yes, we all our expecting a plot twist. The question is, will the twist give a good enough explanation as to why Satoko infected Rena. Because otherwise, it just looks like Satoko is just being chaotically evil. It was obvious since Gou. She is being "chaotically evil". Anyone she injects will behave in a paranoid unpredictable manner. I dont expect a twist. But I really want to know why Satoko thinks that Rena or anyone else murdering everyone is gonna change Rika's decision. It just doesnt make sense. she's wishing all the murders will make rika despair and give up on leaving hinamizawa |
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Reyliix said: ssjokg said: It was obvious since Gou. She is being "chaotically evil". Anyone she injects will behave in a paranoid unpredictable manner. I dont expect a twist. But I really want to know why Satoko thinks that Rena or anyone else murdering everyone is gonna change Rika's decision. It just doesnt make sense. she's wishing all the murders will make rika despair and give up on leaving hinamizawa The murders of herself and her friends were what was making Rika try to escape her fate and later leave Hinamizawa. Also, at that point she doesnt know that all of those incidents happen because of Satoko. This sound like dumb plan a dumb 10 year old would think.....which tbh is the first thing Gou/Sotsu dis properly I guess...not intentionally I am sure. |
| I liked it, I think it will be better than last season, it's much more objective, without stalling. |
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MightyM17 said: ssjokg said: Satoko fucked them all up by making them believe she was being abused. She injected Ooishi, possibly Teppei as well. Keichi lost it as well possibly from a Satoko trap hitting his head hard, since he was alrrady close to becoming paranoid. No matter what happened the fact is that Satoko was faking the abuse and that at least one person got an injection. And seriously this wasn't even the hardest "question" arc. Do you read the manga? Because it makes it look like Satoko didn't plan Ooishi's L5 at all. Afaik the translated manga is still at watadamashi. That aside I am aware that the manga is better and also has differences in some scenes. I will say it again. The idea of Gou/Sotsu is good, the execution, at least in the anime is what I find really bad. |
Erotaku_ said: As mentioned above, Satoko already gave up her reasoning at the end of GOU, and not only that, she repeated her motive as she was injecting her.And yes, we all our expecting a plot twist. The question is, will the twist give a good enough explanation as to why Satoko infected Rena. Because otherwise, it just looks like Satoko is just being chaotically evil. She's purposefully trying to cause Rika despair so that she wouldn't want to leave the village, but why wouldn't she? I have no idea. |
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kuwangpa said: Not much of a spoiler, but yes, the "drinking problem" happened cause of the divorce.Rena's family story is quite tragic. It seems like the mom got NTR'd away by this Uncle Akihito guy. The dad's personal flaw (it seems) is that he has a drinking problem, but that could have been brought about by the divorce. |
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| I liked the episode. The opening is nice and the ending too, those visuals are super pretty! It was interesting to see the change in perspective now that we are following Rena. I don't know why Satoko injected Rena tho. She was going to get L5 anyway, right? Is it the only diference between this chapter and Tsumihoroboshi? Oh well. I guess we are going to get aswers to all the chapters but I hope they put more about Satoko VS Rika in between, not just at the end. Anyway, I'm too much of a fangirl too complain about Higurashi hehe |
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| YEAH YEAH YEAH Higurashi Thursdays are back, I'm alive again. The new visuals in OP/ED are divine. The focus completely on our two girls, the parallels, substituting Satoko in place of Rika for that famous run... with her young reflection in the water </3 knowing we'll see THIS for every episode gets me going. Rina looks amazing in the new style?? wow we're getting her character sympathized wooww |
| Pretty good, unlike Higurashi Gou which was a bit confusing at first, now it's well built in terms of plot, yes because this is an answer arc and really a sequel to Higurashi Gou. The art/animation is made better and more colorful haha, I like that it makes the show feel like it's safe for kids to watch, but actually it's an adult show. |
| wondering if most of this season would be showing how evil Satoko f*cked up everyone with injection? |
| So Reina's mother cheats on her husband, gets pregnant, files for divorce, forbids him to approach her and leaves Reina with him. Awesome in a bad way. Reina going berserk is always something. |
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| Yeah surely Rena killing Rina again will make Rika want to stay in Hinamizawa LOL LMAO Such incredible loads of nonsense right from the start! As expected of the continuation of the glorious Gou! This shitty fanfiction adaptation should be cancelled :( Poor Rena having to go through all of this shit again :( |
| Hell yeah, I’m ready for more Higurashi. It seems they’re starting us with the final arc from the original Higurashi with some changes like they did in Gou, and I’m liking it so far. I’m always down for Rena focus, she’s always been my favorite. OP and ED are both great, I think I prefer the ones from Gou tho. Double premiere was a great idea too, excited to see where they take this new story. |
4561236 said: We are past the point of caring about that level of bs.Is nobody going to address how bullshit it is that Satoko just injected Rena without her noticing??? Even her grabbing her arm should have shocked her awake. |
| I had high hopes for Sotsu, none have been met so far unfortunately. We could have started off with Akasaka. Remembering Matsuri and coming to Hinamaizawa to assist Rika. Then Satoko slowly manipulating, or doing something that would cause Akasaka to doubt his memories. A It would be pointless as Rena is now, but it would be an interesting paralled to Himatsubushi. Lets not pretent Ryuukishi is a perfect writer. There are problems with Umineko as well. *Spoilers ahead* |
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| Well it did end up as a theory within one of Takano's scrapbooks. |
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| Yessssssss it's here, I'm super hype for this |
| Oniakashi arc, seems like it will be the answer arc of Onidamashi. The same thing happened, but from the perspective of Rena, and a little bit of Satoko. Some flashback of Rena, her parents' divorce, and her regrets. As expected, Satoko was serious about what she is doing. She injected the H170 to Rena. Rena didn't seem to sense anything wrong during and after the injection. Unable to get into the Blue Mermaid, probably to confront Rina, Rena instead visited a coffee shop nearby, where she saw Rina talking about her badger game. Just as she left, Rina seemed to be talking about calling off the scam attempt. I wonder if this is the result of the repeating memories, where she stop her evil plan due to some "nightmares". I think what happened in Onidamashi and Oniakashi are the same with what happened in Onikakushi, where Maebara is the one triggered, but with an addition of Satoko's ploy. Though in Onidamashi Keiichi managed to trust Rena, he got attacked for real by Rena because of Satoko. Similar things would probably happen in the following episodes: Wataakashi, Tatariakashi? |
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| Ahh shit we are back again... So now we following Rena & Satoko Perspective, this is what happened in the beginning Higurashi Gou (Onidamashi-hen) Rina felt sympathy for Rena? (This is new thing for Rina character, don't think this was ever mentioned in the OG) And Rena left the cafe before she even heard that. Possibly Redemption for Rina? So if this following the beginning of Gou we would see Rena vs Keiichi battle again in Keiichi House in the next couple of episodes. Now we are on Oniakashi-hen, seems like it will be the answer the Onidamashi-hen Damn this episode flew by like 5 minutes. You know that's is a good sign. |
davidyodo24Jul 13, 2021 8:53 AM
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linkhuesitos said: what the heck, this is nice info... Thanks for this :") the real mvpIn the VN Rika said that Rena is the person with highest kill count. |
Syureria said: More info on this:linkhuesitos said: what the heck, this is nice info... Thanks for this :") the real mvpIn the VN Rika said that Rena is the person with highest kill count. This is true for both isolated worlds and for total across all fragments. In one of the loops, Keichi and co failed to bring her back to sanity so the whole school blew up unlike what happens in the end of s1. |
ssjokg said: I didnt understand :") why this anime is so hard xD.This is true for both isolated worlds and for total across all fragments. In one of the loops, Keichi and co failed to bring her back to sanity so the whole school blew up unlike what happens in the end of s1. |
Syureria said: That info isn't in the anime. ssjokg said: I didnt understand :") why this anime is so hard xD.This is true for both isolated worlds and for total across all fragments. In one of the loops, Keichi and co failed to bring her back to sanity so the whole school blew up unlike what happens in the end of s1. |
| Oh here we GOU again.... And Satoko, now actually seeing what she is doing makes it so much worse. She's not actually friends with any of them. She's so stupid and warped...my god unfortunately there are so many people like this in reality without the supernatural powers. |
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| was hoping rena would go apeshit at the cafe lolz. |
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