Alternative TitlesEnglish: When They Cry Synonyms: The Moment the Cicadas Cry Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 5, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006
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24 min. per episode Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Both have dark/creepy subject matter, violence, and tend to start episodes happy so they can fake you out for the batshit crazy ending. Basically if you've seen Higurashi, you'll probably like Elfen Lied more than that. It doesn't quite work in reverse though, because Elfen Lied's plot is more cohesive than Higurashi's, so if you saw Elfen Lied first, Higurashi might not be your thing. Both are very enjoyable in their own ways though.
Horror, cute psycho girls.
Crazy females, Blood and violence, good story.
both have a similar cuteness meets brutality feel to them, EL is far more brutal, however Higurashi is far more frightening.
This series is brutal and cute in some aspect just like Elfen lied, however there are many twists and a creepiness to this anime. If you enjoy bloodshed, violence, cute anime girls (not as innocent as they look) and something to make you think, this is the anime for you!
Horror, Supernatural & a lot of bloodshed (neither recommended to be watched past midnight) *shiver*
Both of these series pull at your emotions at times, yet also include terribly violent acts committed by girls that aren't even adults. Basically, you get the blood and the tears in both of these series.
Both have incredibly cute girls who like to kill people. They also have main protagonists who have absolutely no idea what's going on.
They both keep you in suspense and their horror genre is awesome. It's pretty gorey.
Appearance is deceiving; deranged characters. Both involves gory serial murders. If you wish for a nightmare at night, watch Higurashi.
well its because their both horror anime and they have lots of blood and stuff in them..*i sugest not watching both with all lights out at night on halloween unless you watn bad dreams* and their both very good ^^
they are both with gory scenes and both guys got involved in all the fights and dramas and both are surrounded with girls.
Both animes have an interesting storyline full of blood and gore. ^^
Both have an extremely complex plot and theme, both are frightening (Higurashi moreso) both have epicly cute girls too ^_^, both are 10's in my book.
Blood... check!! Violence... check!!! Demon killer loli-type girls?? CHECK!!!
They're both scary Anime... Elfen Lied has more of a sci-fi feel and Higurashi has more of a supernatural feel... but they're two of the most violent Anime that you will ever see!!
Two great Anime... that aren't for squeamish people ^_^
Cute characters engaged in bloody acts of violence, torture and death: both Elfen Lied and Higurashi deal with children turned vicious killers and victims of sheer brutality. Yet these series, as disturbing as they get, have a message of hope amidst the chaos. Higurashi's plot is a challenge while Elfen Lied is more straight forward; both are inspired by hauntingly pervasive soundtracks and are not for the faint of heart.
Blood, cute girls and some more...
You must watch both series
They are both flipped out and both very good not really much to say besides both are 10/10 IMO
They both have plenty of violence and gore, which reminded me of the other. Although Higurashi has more of a creepy vibe to it rather than violence. They both have well developed characters that make you feel sympathic and disguested at the same time.
Both are very violent, and have children as the main characters. Personalities are pretty similar, and both can switch from very cute to very dark almost instantly.
Both are extremely violent and gorey
Blood drama and psyhology, horror. If you like to turn your brains on, you'll like it ;)
Although Higurashi leans more towards character tension, while Elfen Lied relies on shock value: Both are bloody, scary, and suspenseful.
Both series also have bipolar moments where they completely switch genres and look "innocent".
both of these great animes contain alot of blood and gore
Both shows seem to focus on the dramatic switch from sweet, likable characters to chaos and murder. These are both shows where the cast is shown throughout to be sweet and nice, as in any other normal anime, only to have terrible things happen in their lives. That particular duality is often hard to find, so if you enjoyed Elfen Lied, you'll likely enjoy Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
Both anime are often scary. In both animes story is very mysterious and intresting.
While both appear to be a simple, moe/bishojo on the surface, they reveal rather complex stories very quickly. I suppose the violence/gore is what links the two in my mind and lead to this rec, but while Elfen typically gets the nod from the reviewers, I feel Higurashi is the more complex of the two by a wide margin. That, and creepy little girls never go out of fashion in Nihon... Most of you have given Elfen the time, now show Higurashi some love!
There's a lot of gore in both but beyond that there's a lot of psychological depth in each if you're into that.
cuteness VS killing. both very good but i recommend higurashi.
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This series is brutal and cute just like higurashi,Both are very violent,have children as the main characters and Both involves serial murders.
If you want to see more mysterious events and some confuse scenes, Higurashi is a must!
Both of these anime series Show Unexplained Mysteries and the ones involves are students who also goes into the same School aslo these anime series are both classfied as horror,Mystey,supense Thriler,for Those anime Fans Who like watching anime Series That will make them think as they watch each episode,will surely like anime Chaos Head because the anime chaos Head can offer the exciment Mystery and Horror they would like to see
Both Chaos Head and Higurashi focus on a young man's life being flipped upside when he discovers a murder. Takumi's paranoia reflects Keiichi's own during Onikakushi-hen. Both boys are also surrounded by girls who they have trouble trusting after their life-changing discoveries. The chains of deaths around them lead them to shrink from the people they were, seeing the murderous sides of the girls before them and then their sweeter sides in school. Both have the same genres and atmosphere around them.
Both are creepy, feature cute murdering girls, and have a lot of unexpected events. Both have the same feel.
Both have 1 guy with girls around him. Lots of blood and gore and unansered questions.
Both anime are about creepy girls killing people where the protagonist is paranoid and thinks they are trying to kill him. Similar feel except ChäoS;HEAd is set in a large city while Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is set in a rural village.
The entire series of Chaos;Head is basically a drawn out version of the "Onikakushi-hen" arc in Higurashi... just add superpowers.
Mysterious characters and an unexplained truth behind the psychotic and horrific events taking place...
Both base on game, Will make you think about stuff you'll never thought of, kinda same mood when they are at the major parts, and 1 guy alot of girls.
If you watch Higurashi no naku koro ni you would like to watch this,lots of goosebump in chaos head then in Higurashi no naku koro ni.
Both series promise murder and suspense, but where Chaos;Head fails to follow through, Higurashi delivers.
They both have a bunch of female chars and 1 main male char however the male char is the most important. Their are mysterious killings occuring and their is a cop trying to findout who is doing all the killings. Their is a supernatural sense to both of them. The male char is getting suspicious of all the female chars because the female chars give him an evil stare as if trying to kill him. Both contain blood and gore and evil lolis.
Paranoia, ilusions, misterious/suspicious girls, miths/urban legends.
Both have a male main character being stalked by a group of creepy girls.
If you liked one of these two then you'll definitely like the other one. Both are psychotic thrillers that will keep you hanging till the very end. Higurashi may be a bit more confusing but its still quite good. You'll enjoy both of them if you're a fan of horror, suspense, blood & gore. Plus a bit of supernatural in higurashi, but Chaos head has a bit more supernaturality
Both animes centered on a boy who sorrounded by a lot of beautiful girl. And also it's all about murder & mistery. Both of them adopted from Visual Novel.
A very interesting TVs, you can't understand everything fully to the end of it ^^
Full of blood and cute girls
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Some same characters and same mystic aura.. When cicadas cry..When seagulls cry right ? :D
Done by the same author and business of games and both adapted for the anime that is not miss the opportunity to see higurashi.
Both are the "question arcs" in their respective series. Both emphasize horror and mystery. Both are deliciously creepy =)
Same author, both question arcs adapted from the game. Creepy children, murder mystery, horror, everyone is a suspect.
Horror based on game, mysterious, murders and similar characters like Beatrice (Oyashirosama) or Battler (Keiichi). Both of anime are carved on parts.
Both animated by Studio DEEN.
Both based on a game by 07th Expansion.
Both are horror stories with an involving mystery.
Both anime have the same atmostphere, a lot of confusion (lol), ect...
Also, Battler (Umineko) and Keiichi (Higurashi) are he same, so are:
Jessia (U) and Mion (H)
Beatrice (U) and Oshiro. (H)
Bernkastel and Maria (U) and Rika (H)
Both anime are made by the same studio and creator and were made into manga and Visual Novels as well as the anime
They have the same idea of mini-arcs, that finish in 4~5 episodes
same feeling when seeing it, same genre, same director and connection at one point between them
When they cry series 3, both are physiological, mystery, horrors.
Both are by 07th Expansion and have the same feel.
Same athmosphere and a lot of blood and murders. And of course a great mystery!
Umineko is the third installment in the ''When They Cry'' series. Higurashi is the first. If you want to fully understand Umineko, you have to watch Higurashi first!
Both animes have subtle ties to each other.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni is the 3rd installment in the "When They Cry" series made by Ryukishi07. It has the same concept as Higurashi, but it is more complex, confusing, and more enjoyable than Higurashi. At the same time, the murders are on a whole other level than Higurashi's were.
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Both of these are seemingly harmless at first, but then get pretty violent later >3
A compelling high-school romance-drama with a gruesome twist, School Days takes everything people love about the high-school romance genre and combines it with the suspense and bizarre twist of Higurashi.
They both have similar type of psycho-horror and one very, very dangerous yandere girl...
Both animes are seemed to be your average anime but are slightly twisted.
Both start off innocent and harmless at first but ends in gruesome violence. For mature audiences.
Did episode 6 of School Days creep you out? Did you love all the revenge in episode 12? Did you love the loli killers? Higurashi's got this, times 10. Less about love, but an amazing series with a diversity of scenes.
It's basically like School days minus the harem scenes. Plus cute psycho loli characters!
School Days portrays the innocence of High School Drama and intensifies it with a little more disturbing conclusion than others. However, if you're looking for extreme "disturbances" with" innocent and cute" Anime girls then look no further than Higurashi's twisted masterpiece.
if you watch higurashi no naku koro ni then watch school days,after watching 12 episodes of school days it's reminds me of higurashi i have no idea why but it's just pop up of my head after watching the ending.*(it's an anime that you have to watch till the end)
Both have that "mind fuck" element. School days is easy to follow b/c it doesn't have multiple overlapping arcs. Higurashi is a must watch if you like crazy twisted violence!
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There are unexplained phenomenons, transfer students, shrine maidens and things that may not be all what they claim to be. In both anime story is about group of friends, who live in mysterious small town, which have a dark past.
In both anime there is one town with some mysteries where the group of kids is the main one, dark climate and psychic engimas it makes you watch to the end.
A seemingly normal town with deep-rooted dark secrets that are related somehow to a dam, girls in shrine maiden outfits, students with crazy mental-illnesses, and sometimes disturbing imagery.
All of these are things these shows have in common.
Both anime are playing in little village . Both anime have psychodelic story
Ghost Hound and Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni is similar in terms of the psychological things it might give the viewer while watching it. Although Ghost Hound has a more complicated and professional way of showing and stating things, it is still similar with HNNKN in terms of boggling your mind.
“Everything seems so peaceful on the surface, while beneath something eerie is hiding.” [Masayuki]
Group made of kids (each of them with several issues and a trauma in their past) lives in a quiet, small, remote Japanese village surrounded by nature which actually hides some scary secrets.
Both are psychological, creepy, dark, mysterious, supernatural, and addicting to the max, and both screw with your brain (and you love it).
Also, in both we have: a dam, a school, at least 1 transfer student, a young, cute, purple-eyed miko, and a scary, ugly, hateful grandmother.
Main differences: Ghost Hound doesn’t have neither gore and comedy, and is way slower than Higurashi, and the latter has only 1 male protagonist & many girls, while in Ghost Hound it’s the opposite.
both is some kinda creepy and scary...
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Crazy girls "harem" for the main character, mystery and torture.
Mysterious murders, psychopathic girls, blood and horror. These shows have them all and if you enjoyed one, the other would be a great watch too.
Same ambiance ; Mystery, horror, serial killers and an innocent main character surronded by suspicious girls. It's enough violent , tripped , and as interesting as Higurashi.
The similarities are evident.
Stalkers, mysteries, murders, blood, baseball bats, tasers, red-haired psychotic girls, blue & white uniforms, 1 guy & many girls: all these things surely will remind you of Higurashi.
Both involve crazed girls trying to kill everyone.
Both anime are mysterious.
What's more some characters are similar... eg Miya Satsuki looks alike to Rena Ryuuguu, Ame Ochibana resemble to Rika Furude...
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Doesnt exactly have any similarities but I find both their plot amazing and unique for their own reasons,plus both have comedy even with all the gore going around.
Both have a bunch of gore and the whole mind-games/going insane themes going.....
Both stories are not exactly linear, and both have some comedy dispite the violence.
Gore, blood, mystery, violence, killers, insanity, drama, and... comedy. :-D
Both are non-linear and complex, and have a fantastic and unforgettable cast of characters.
Pretty obvious that both are unique masterpieces and 110% worth watching (and re-watching).
In both you have to pay close attention, or you may miss something important. Lots of blood and gore fill each series, and both have a great story line.
Also, both are worth watching. :D
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Horror, Crime & Detective, original ideas, but still different from each other
Both series contain things/people that control others, except in Higurashi it's not obvious what it is.
Both are of the horror and mystery catagory. They deal with people solving crimes that have to do with mysterious/random murders. Also both have lots of killing in them.
both suspenceful and have a cat and mouse chase for the protaganist to find out the identity of the antagonist. Both animes explain things so it makes it easier for hte viewer, although Higurashi can be a bit confusing at times. Both are ranked pretty high too.
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If you never quite understood what was going on in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and often found your self saying wtf? Then I recommend the second season. It's just as good and it makes you understand the first one more.
For those of you who never saw the first one. Why the hell are you watching the second one?
Kai is final 2 Answer/Solution arc's
HIgurashi no na koro ni kai is season 2
This explains the gory and psychotic actions of the first series with friendship and determination.
"Fate Destroying"
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both are very good horror animes, although not very similar. And both have 3rd seasons to be out this year ^^
They're not really THAT similar... but they're alike cause they're both creepy horror-type Anime... and they both have repetition.... and a bunch of stories in one Anime.... Higurashi's definitely the scarier of the two in my opinion... but only cause Jigoku Shoujo doesn't have as much gore... and they both have 2 seasons and a third coming out this year ^___^
Both are Studio Deen horror animes with 3 seasons.
Both these animes are dark and really focus on the darkness of humanity, and for people like me, thats freaking hilarious. People killing each other over reasons of miniscule importance, fighting over things that may or may not be real... A truly dark beauty.
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If you liked The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, you would find Higurashi no Naku Koro ni to be quite similar, as the atmosphere in both series is the same. Both series start off very ordinary as the characters go through their normal school lives, but as the series progresses, the plotline goes from boring and ordinary to quite fascinating and extraordinary. The whole genre of these two series is practically identical, so I would recommend Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and its sequel, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, for anyone who enjoys mystery and a litte horror, and anyone who had fun watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Both of the animes center around a group of school kids where their life starts out ordinary, but then it turns out not to be what seemed like a normal slice-of-life anime at the beginning.
Both are a LOT deeper than they initially seem and both feature those incredibly cuddly female leads that hide dark secrets. Haruhi even had a little murder mystery of her own in a few episodes.
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both series have very happy beginnings, leading the viewer into immense shock and terror later in the series. in other words, both series's are very effictive works of shock and horror involving children as the perpetrators
These are series that deal with the effect of violence and abuse when experienced by children. While Higurashi no Naku Koro ni might be more graphic and more consistently so, Shadow Star Narutaru's later episodes are extremely disturbing. Both series force the viewer into a tour de force in which the duality of innocence and horror is pervasively effective.
Both Shadow Star Narutaru and When They Cry are anime series that apear to be "cute", a little childish (more so in Narutaru]), but can change on a dime and turn into horrible horror animes! Terrible, disturbing, and gruesome things happen in both of these anime series. Narutaru tends to cut away when the worst things are happening, or shows it in the shadows, or from an interesting/odd point of veiw (good use of camera angles) so you don't acually see everything happen. However it's still very compelling (I'd argue more so then actually seeing it), however it still is very graphic. When They Cry keeps the the camera with whatever horrible thing is happening! Both series accomplish what they want, regarding with showing or not showing the horrible things.
Both series are very creepy, but start off a little childish. Both series have GREAT music, and use of music, that really sets the mood. Both series are very disturbing, and will freak you out/scare you. Both series are part of the "killer loli" genre (they have children getting killed and children killers, mostly girls). Both series are great horror animes, and have lots of violence. Sadly Shadow Star Narutaru has bad animation/art (still passable), while When They Cry has great animation and art. If you love one of these, check out the other. Fans of one series, will love the other!
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they both deal with the mental aspect of things more then anything else, and both do a good job at it.
Both are psychological, mindfuck, thriller, and for a mature audience.
Both creep you out, keep you wondering about what’s happening, and mess up your brain.
Both anime, in a way or another, deal with mysteries, split personalities, paranoia, and deaths.
Both have intricate plots, a dark atmosphere, and very few light-hearted moments.
Both anime even have a non-conventional god. :-D
Even though in Higurashi there are several protagonists and in SEL the only main character is Lain, in both anime the girls protagonists are young and cute, but actually hide something and can be scary at times. Higurashi is way more violent and bloody, but Lain also has some creepy moments.
Both are awesome and unique anime.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Serial Experiments Lain are both creepy animes that screw with your mind. Each of these animes also have split personalities and weird deaths.
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Both have the same Groundhog Day theme, though Higurashi isn't as repetative or annoying...
The Endless Eight episodes will definitely bring back memories if you watch this excellent horror anime.
Higurashi has an eternal June, while the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya had an eternal August.
Both are solved by the most simplest/unlikely of solutions.
As well, everyone will definitely enjoy how the end results of Higurashi actually DOES change (unlike in Endless Eight, where Yuki Nagato states how some things were omitted, but those changes where never actually animated).
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both of these anime have unexplained events like people being killed ,without a clue or trace,also both of these anime are classfied into a mystery type anime ,
also these anime have characters whose powers are unique.
if you have like the anime Higurashi naku koro ni -which is mystery,horror anime
then im surely you will watch to the anime kara no kyoukai-whose events shows similar to the anime higurashi naku koro ni
Higurashi is a supernatural horror/ mystery show. Kara no Kyoukai is similar in that it is a series of 'movies' in non-sequentioal order, and you must peice together what was happening and when. It is a story of a girl who is given supernatural powers and eventually comes to work for a supernatural detective agency. She isn't quite sane, has no compunction about killing when it's needed, and is drawn into several happenings that are of the otherworldy variety. Blood and gore aren't the only things that make these series, a smart plot is, too! And that is what these shows have in spades.
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Both revolves around supernatural anime, and~ they are both cool looking! 8D
Both of them have lots of gore and psychologic drama in them, that makes them great, and you'll get hooked up with the story!
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Both are scary. Best watched in midnight :-)
Both can be considered horror, are mysterious, have some supernatural-ness in it, and the series is made in different arcs.
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Both are violent, bloody series that show the dark side of humanity in an unflinching manner.
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While not necessarily about murders, it is a twisted tale of paranoia (hence the title), strange stories and odd plot twists.
They both...start at the end, if you will, and screw with your brain a little. Higurashi is much more graphic than Paranoia Agent though.
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Both of these animes deal with villages that harbor a dark secret. Both of the villages have residents that take justice into their own hands. In Higurashi, the secret is much more hidden. In H2O, not a lot of effort is made to hide the secret
the storys obviously are totally different !
but i got the same creepy village feel from them.
with the secrets and such in a small town o_o
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Both of them share the same blood and gore effects, but they also have a similar feel to it. People killing and getting killed but no one can figure it out.
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Both are taking place in one city/village. They also have a mystery murderer, some bloody scene and violence. Fate stay night is a lighter anime than higurashi, but if you like the other one, you probably like the other.
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Both animes have a very similar dark/sinister feeling and in both animes a very tragic disaster occurs (you'll see if you see it [:) ...oh and they both have mindless killing >x]
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Plotwise, there is definitely no similiarity...
NONE at all. Seriously. None.
However, the animation style (ex. how the hair is drawn and amount of details) are both animated in the same simplistic, yet enjoyable manner. :D
Plus, both incorporate the "you gotta have blue/green/pink/purple/etc... hair" trope as well as the widespread of loli characters.
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Both Anime's have a rather... dark motif to them, plus a supernatural twist in them that is not always evident, or becomes less evident as one goes on.
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They're both very psychological, and really make you think to get the bigger picture.
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Surprisingly, both have similar themes about protecting the town and countryside from urban development, in both cases a dam, and both inolve the supernatural to a degree.
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What do these two anime's share? They share a build of suspence, a mystery that involves both the psycological and the supernatural, with a destinct building of the plot line. Both are dark, but also have an underlying aura to them or some sort of hope.
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both are horror, great plots.. =)
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Exept the funny moments in Higurashi, they both gives the same "bad" feeling.
In Mononoke, just as in Higurashi, is some blood, you'll feel the creepiness and your head will be full of mystery. Yeah, mystery is the top of this recommendation - both, Higurashi and Mononoke, stands on this. It is very... psychotic.
If you liked Higurashi, you'll like Mononoke too.
If you liked Mononoke, you'll like Higurashi as well.
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Violence with a comedic element.
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Both involve a series of murders happening in a city.
In both the main characters are teenagers who have to deal with deaths and strange disappearances.
Both have scenes that repeat themselves, but seen from the point of view of different characters.
Both are gory, violent, creepy, confusing, and have a “desperate” feeling in them. Both are pretty psychotic. Both have a great soundtrack. Both also have a “god” or mysterious entity of sorta.
Both are amazing psychological anime.
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both Animes are creepy,VERY creepy
but...there's a wide difference
Higurashi is the best Horror anime ...it's so epic,you'll never forget that!
Mars of Destruction is so BAD...like crap in every aspect
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Both of these shows are pretty misleading at first, with Shigofumi seeming like a magical girl anime, and Higurashi a harem/slice-of-life show. Both shows are also school-muder-dramas, and both shows have characters who scream "USODA" repeatedly.
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Both of them involve crazy girls trying to kill the main male character. And has blood and gore. The main girl characters have very similar/sharp weapons.
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well...they are both really awesome horror anime, and they have tons of bloodshed.
also dont watch ether if its nighttime :D
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crazy psychological thrillers
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If youre attracted the beautiful gore and blood and guts found in Berserk, you live absolutely love the cute little demons in Higurashi.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is the 1st season
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Both deal with characters who are paranoid and question reality. If you enjoyed one you'll likely enjoy the other as well.
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Both are somewhat disturbing (though be warned Higurashi has A LOT of blood in it)
Both have the common theme of fate
Both have different story lines every couple of episodes
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Sure, Higurashi is gruesome and disturbing while Zettai Shounen is a violence-free series that goes at a lethargic pace. However, the two are somewhat similar since both involve characters trying to figure out supernatural mysteries occuring in rural settings.
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They're both horrors that both have relations with living life more than once, and they both have their funny moments too that softens the horror a little bit.
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They both screw with you right from the get-go. Where Ga-Rei becomes somewhat normal after the first two episodes, Higurashi just keeps it up all the way to the finish line without ever stopping.
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This has similar mystery and detective story elements to Monster. Has a little bit more of a horror tone to it.
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