Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Kokoroiyashi-hen

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This'll be a pretty short review, as this manga is short too, so mostly anything story-wise is almost a spoiler.
Kokoroiyashi-hen is the best epilogue to Matsuribayashi-hen, in my opinion.

The story of this manga is set soon after the conclusion to the main story.
It follows mainly Rika and her huge bucketlist of things that she wants to do now that they are all free.
More specifically, this manga is about her wish to travel somewhere with everyone to have fun.
We also get to see everyone else and hear about their immediate plans forward too, and what they're currently up to.

I think, compared to every other continuation of ... Higurashi, this one makes the most sense to me.
Realistically, this is probably what would happen forwards in their lives.
Yes, I'm pointing fingers at both the Gou and Rei manga.
(Outbreak and Saikoroshi also exist but they're actually great)

I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys Higurashi to read this manga, even if it might be a lot shorter than any other alternative continuation.
It is also a manga original chapter, unlike the main story which you can experience through the novel.

(Spoilers for the main story)
The thing I remember the most about this manga, a whole year after reading it, is actually the sort of soft plot twist midway through.
Not to spoil it, but it involves Hanyuu and Rika.
I really like how this manga treated Hanyuu, as an actual adult and parental figure for Rika, instead of a cream puff brain.
It also surprised me with something that I haven't seriously thought of before, and toward the end of the manga, it really puts that entire idea in the spotlight. I think it was conveyed beautifully. (You'll know what I'm talking about after having read it)
A final note too, this is a rewritten review, I originally made one in November of 2023.