Jan 11, 2021
A REVIEW AND WARNING FOR EVERYONE WATCHING OR PLANNING TO WATCH:
> Higurashi no naku koro ni: Gou
I see a lot, and i mean A LOT, of negative reviews for this show... and i think this is clearly because most people came into this show with the wrong mindset.
THIS. IS. NOT. A. REMAKE.
THIS IS A SEQUEL! A THIRD SEASON!
This should have been clear from episode 2 and the opening alone.
(Slight Spoiler Warning if you haven't seen/read the original)
Episode 2 immediately jumps into it and shows you Hanyuu (who wasn't even introduced in the first season of the Deen adaptation) with Rika talking about the time
...
loops and how they "returned once again" while they supposedly finally escaped that hell.
(Slight Spoiler End)
When it comes to the opening I'd like to make one more thing clear:
THIS SEQUEL WILL MOST CERTAINLY HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH UMINEKO IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE UMINEKO VISUAL NOVEL, THEN I ADVICE YOU DO THIS BEFORE CONTINUING OR STARTING THIS SHOW.
Why am I so sure? In the opening we get to see Featherine's silhouette and a shot of the Ushiromiya mansion.
In case you have seen Higurashi Rei, remember Rika talking about "Bernkastel"?
Shes also a character from Umineko.
Anyway, because they clearly show this in the opening, we can probally except some twist that will be better understood and more enjoyed with knowledge about the Umineko franchise. Ofcourse even I dont know what this twist will be, which is making me (as a fan of both Higurashi and Umineko) very hyped up and excited! But ofcourse for people unaware of Umineko this will probally be misunderstood/vague or just straight up confusing.
I'd like to go into more detail, but to avoid spoilers for Umineko, I'll be brief about this part:
The Higurashi story is a game to the witches, just another fragment they decided to play with, i also speculate that the "Rika" with the red eyes is actually Bernkastel.
And the fact that the mansion is shown and not just Featherine, who is another witch, gives me the feeling this won't just be a little cameo...
The main reason for my review is clearing up confusion about the show and make people realise this hate/dissapointment is undeserved (at this point in time, episode 14)
When it comes to the pacing of the show, its a little faster then season 1, but if you already know about the original arc that the new one is another "route" of, then its understandable... because most of us already know what happened in that arc, until ofcourse the parts where it changes.
This is also another confirmation that this is a sequel, every arc goes into a completely different direction while Rika uses the tactics she learned from the previous time she experienced this arc, but instead of it going smoothly by already knowing how to handle the situation.. it somehow ends up going horribly wrong anyway. This is in my opinion intriguing.
This is the mystery we are trying to solve with this new season: what changed, why is Rika back and why are things not going the way they're supposed to.
UPDATE: The current arc, Nekodamashi-hen (episode 14-15-16), is an arc that hasn't been in the Deen adaptation OR the visual novel. From here on out, everything will be freshly new content.
IN CONCLUSION, I'll say it in red, this is the best way to experience Higurashi Gou
1. Read the Higurashi VN OR Watch the Studio Deen adaptation (VN is recommended)
2. READ the Umineko no naku koro ni visual novel, DO NOT watch the incomplete rushed anime.
3. Change your mindset of what you're expecting this show to be. Keep an open mind and make sure your knowledge about the franchise is up to date.
Just by having prior knowledge and an open mind, this level of reasoning is possible for Furudo Erika. What do you think, everyone? ಸ‿ಸ
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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