Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Meakashi-hen

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Synonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Meakashihen, When They Cry Eye Opening Chapter

Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に解目明し編

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 4

Chapters: 21

Status: Finished

Published: Jun 26, 2006 to Feb 26, 2008

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Theme: Psychological

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Gangan Wing

Authors: Houjou, Yutori (Art), Ryukishi07 (Story)

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Score: 8.28¹ (scored by 6,520 users)

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Ranked: #335²

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Popularity: #1278

Members: 15,949

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Ranked #335Popularity #1278Members 15,949

MangaGangan WingHoujou, Yutori (Art), Ryukishi07 (Story)

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Volumes: /4

Chapters: /21

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The Sonozaki family of Hinamizawa has kept twin sisters Mion and Shion apart for as long as they can remember. Mion will become the next heir of the Sonozaki family, and Shion will attend St. Lucia Academy, away from her dear sister and their relatives. But Shion escapes the school and returns to Hinamizawa, unaware of the cruel tragedy awaiting her.

When she reunites with her sister and gets a part-time job—while pretending to be Mion—she meets Satoshi Houjou, a boy her age with whom she falls madly in love. But when she learns about Satoshi's horrible family situation, she begins to resent everyone in his household—even his younger sister, Satoko. When tensions escalate and Satoshi abruptly goes missing, Shion begins to suspect that her own family may have had something to do with his disappearance.

A year later, Shion meets Keiichi Maebara, Mion's crush. Her sister's infatuation with Keiichi stirs up her old feelings for Satoshi, and awakens a vicious desire to find out the truth behind his disappearance once and for all. However, Shion's quest for the truth will send her spiraling down a dark path of madness and despair.

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Meakashi-hen was published in English as Higurashi When They Cry: Eye Opening Arc by Yen Press from February 22, 2011 to August 16, 2011. Yen Press also published the manga digitally on April 22, 2014. The series has also been published in Polish by Waneko in two-in-one edition since October 31, 2016.

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Sonozaki, Shion

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Sonozaki, Mion

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Maebara, Keiichi

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Houjou, Satoko

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Houjou, Satoshi

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Furude, Rika

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Ryuuguu, Rena

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Takano, Miyo

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Ooishi, Kuraudo

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Tomitake, Jirou

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Feb 7, 2012

Kananipa

Recommended

Okay, I'm going to start of by saying, if you don't like Shion, you're not going to like this arc, since it's based heavily around her. Me? I love Shion. She's my favourite character, and this arc portrays why perfectly. Sure, bad things happen, but I don't think the people who dislike Shion look into why what happens, happens. This arc broke my heart, and I'm not saying it was so awful it broke my heart, I'm saying it was so intense and heart-wrenching that I even shed a few tears.

Story 10/10 - This story is placed opposite the "Cotton Drifting Arc" (Watanagashi-hen) and instead ... of Keiichi, it's shown from the side of Shion. For the first time, an arc in this series has 4 volumes, and it certainly needs it to cram all the information, feelings and death that revolve around Shion in it. I watched the anime first, so I already knew what was going to happen, but so much more was put into the manga than they put into the anime. Don't get me wrong, I still adore the anime, I just wish that they put in some of the stuff from the manga. So the story, seeing it from another perspective and whether you saw it coming or not, is still amazing and the events that transpire can still shock and haunt you.

Art 9/10 - Yutori Houjyo did the art for this arc, just like she did the art for the Cotton Drifting arc. I actually liked the art style, more so than some of the other artists who have drawn for Ryukishi (I found they came off a bit too "chibi" like for how I would prefer Higurashi to be drawn, but they were obviously still very enjoyable. And yes, I know how the VN was drawn) The creepy scenes we come to expect from Higurashi were done perfectly, so perfectly to the point where my eyes widened when I turned the page to a certain two page spread. A few certain two page spreads, actually.

Character 10/10 - As I said, I love Shion. And even though at times, I felt disgusted at some things that were happening, I still do love her. I love her character, I love her flaws, I love her insecurities, I love her story and I love her love for Satoshi. I am not a romantic, in fact I am quite a big cynic, but her love for him gets me every time I even think about it. And I really don't care how that makes me sound. It was nice to see the other characters change in behavior at some points as well. Keiichi is wonderful, as usual.

Enjoyment 10/10 - If you enjoy learning another, more sinister and bloody side to a story you've already read, then you're going to enjoy this. I love twists, and even if it wasn't a surprise to some people, this was the twist Ryukishi put into Higurashi, along with a fair few others.

Overall 10/10 - There was nothing that could have been changed in this manga to make me like it even more. This story will always hold a special place in my heart, as will Shion.

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Jun 4, 2017

SparkleSnow

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Why do I put myself through the torture of reading a Higurashi manga only to find that my heart has been ripped out of my chest due to the extreme emotional baggage it will carry?

Such is the manga called Meakashi-hen, of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series.

Story: 10/10
The story is very engaging, and I actually enjoy how the author took the time to tell what was going on in actual chronological order, and cleared up a lot of questions I had about the anime. It's a really hooking read, and has very good pacing that kept me wanting more.

Art: 9/10
The art is beautiful, with ...

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Apr 10, 2009

Rogna

Mixed Feelings

Well after adventuring to find the entire eries, what I found wasn't the best find.

Story-7/10: The story felt more or less expected, the story was part of Shion's perspective of the Watangashi-hen arc (As from Watanagashi-hen it was from Keiichi's)
Although retaining the same story, it added things i didn't expect to see, some weren't even in the anime version.

Overall the story was very expectable, but still kept me on my toes.

Art-6/10: The artwork for this arc was much different from the last arcs. It was almost shoujo like. I was highly dissapointed it didn't capture some of the scenes that well, unlike the anime ...

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