Is this as dark as Higurashi?

Oct 13, 2023 11:38 AM

RaltsPokemon

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Just wondering, not interested in watching.

Oct 13, 2023 11:47 AM

iLuvCoffee1

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I haven't watched or played Higurashi, but Lain is very avant garde esque— that is to say it's a mind fuck, alot of things won't make much sense and the show won't even try to explain it, you really just have to feel everything and make sense out of it from all the pool of near subconscious thoughts.

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Oct 13, 2023 11:48 AM

DanYuuichi

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no, higurashi has more explicit violence

Oct 13, 2023 11:50 AM

Cestlavie_

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it's not horror/thriller like Higurashi it's just WEIRD wtf type of stuff.

Oct 13, 2023 11:54 AM

rikkaheh

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mhm, now im craving for a bento with extra needles

Oct 13, 2023 12:00 PM

ratliker63

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nah, lain isn't really a full blown horror like Higurashi is. just kind of a psychological mind fuck.

Oct 13, 2023 12:03 PM

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Not at a Phisical level. But more dark at a mental level.

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Oct 13, 2023 12:05 PM

kushakashi

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aren't you the guy who made some thread about eva being better if it was a comedy or something to that effect? this is the same level of stupid.
so you know . . . you're at least consistent.

Oct 13, 2023 12:12 PM

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SEL is not dark. It's just weird and wired.

"𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔, 𝑰 𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒔?"

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Oct 13, 2023 12:35 PM

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KidVulture

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You’re kind of trying to compare apples to oranges here, the styles of both shows are completely different in ways that make it difficult to compare their relative f***ed upness. Like I couldn’t tell you whether Saw or The VVitch is scarier, because they’re scary in completely different ways. Outright gore vs creeping discomfort without any relief.

Oct 13, 2023 1:17 PM

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this is the craziest thread ever… i love both series so i’d say watch it, if you’re in to the psychological horror and in-death interpretability from higurashi then even better

Oct 13, 2023 1:54 PM

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Andr0o

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Only if you think of existential horror as dark, but they're completely different genres. Hugurashi is more explicit and visceral, but Lain can leave you questioning whether or not your own identity is real.

Oct 13, 2023 2:26 PM

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xXGoreGrinderXx

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there's nothing really to add that hasn't already been said however i wouldn't consider lain dark whatsoever. its an existential and surreal conceptualization of the internet. whereas higurashi is a psychological horror with gore and child torture. They're completely different shows and completely different genres that aren't very comparable imo. however both are good and i'd recommended watching them.

Oct 13, 2023 3:32 PM

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ishinashi31 said:
senseless trash anime. don't watch it

Anime fans 💀It’s not senseless at all. Blud watched it with his eyes closed

Oct 13, 2023 4:32 PM

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ishinashi31 said:
@24846 senseless garbage. schizofrenia simulator. only retards like you pretend to like it for acting cool. you aren't. edgy loser

Media comprehension devil strikes again

Oct 13, 2023 8:59 PM

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Chilli_

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Less edgy dark humor, more quality.

Oct 13, 2023 9:22 PM

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shinigamichaaan

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no. SEL is just weird, not creepy at all

Oct 13, 2023 9:56 PM

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RaltsPokemon said:
Just wondering, not interested in watching.

It’s not really dark persay, but it is real trippy

Oct 13, 2023 10:16 PM

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Kvothe_1

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higurashi was slasher horror
this is psychosocial horror

Oct 13, 2023 11:34 PM

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tsukor

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Lets all love Lain ^^

Oct 14, 2023 12:51 AM

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PeeBeeBoi

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higurashi is more violent,

but lain feels MUCH darker and sinister

you definetly should plan to watch it

Oct 14, 2023 1:47 PM

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Higarashi is fueled by the fear of death (I think) Lain is fear of unknown or something understandable. you'll get lots more what am I looking at then oh god I didn't need to see that.

Oct 15, 2023 7:47 AM

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GoodReiShun

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Higurashi adaptation is not a horror if you're familiar with the original, yet SEL is mush different from cicadas.

Oct 15, 2023 8:13 AM

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Andr0o said:
Only if you think of existential horror as dark, but they're completely different genres. Hugurashi is more explicit and visceral, but Lain can leave you questioning whether or not your own identity is real.

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Oct 15, 2023 1:34 PM

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@JeTeL You mean mine? It's an ancient Red Dragon from the 4e D&D Monster Manual iirc, one of their books anyway.

Oct 15, 2023 2:50 PM

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Yaggarn

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No. Higurashi better.

Oct 17, 2023 6:32 AM

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LanaM776

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No because it’s a completely different kind of “dark,” while Higurashi is just confusing (yet well done in my opinion) horror and violence, Lain is more like a humanistic psychological that dwells deep into what it means to be human in both the real world and the digital world? I think Higurashi is more of a opening to the world of horror while Lain is more for a specific type of people.

Oct 17, 2023 6:38 AM

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Roy2Epic

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Why are you even comparing it to higurashi? Those are totally different types of dark.

If you watch don't expect it to be like higurashi at all.

Oct 30, 2023 9:37 PM

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RedBell02

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SEL is psychological show there no violence or gore SEL is just hard to understand since it isn’t your typical show

Nov 6, 2023 10:09 AM

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Aquairu

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It’s not visually disturbing like higurashi, it dives more into the existential themes. Still disturbing.

Dec 19, 2023 6:11 AM

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Hydre_Ito

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Higurashi isn't actually "dark" LMAOOO
The fact that you even have to ask this question is embarrasing
Higurahsi is just cheap, shock value riddled, inconsistent horror that barely disturbs on a psychological level, it barely even tries

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Jan 5, 5:08 PM

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Fatephile

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Higurashi relies more on gore and horror. Lain mostly revolves around mental issues, solitude and lack of self image.

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