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Jul 27, 2011 10:57 AM

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That was absolutely terrible.
Jul 27, 2011 11:21 AM

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What the hell was that episode... =_= most of it was pretty degrading lol
Jul 27, 2011 12:09 PM

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Going into this episode not taking it serious was a good idea. This was such a good way for a good laughter. All the scenes were so awesome, and especially loved the Rena one. Didn't like the fact that they used Nii Nii with Satoko. And the BL thing with Satoshi was disturbing as hell. And is it just me, or did some voices change? 3/5
Jul 27, 2011 6:26 PM

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shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.
Jul 27, 2011 8:20 PM

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ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.


She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.
Jul 27, 2011 9:02 PM

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Zfish9 said:
ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.


She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.


Still not an excuse for a super-duper happy OP. In Higurashi, it just feels wrong.
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Jul 27, 2011 9:16 PM
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Splitter said:
Zfish9 said:
ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.


She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.


Still not an excuse for a super-duper happy OP. In Higurashi, it just feels wrong.


I thought the opening was fitting, seeing as the whole episode was comedy and fanservice.
Jul 28, 2011 12:37 AM

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Zfish9 said:
ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.
She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.
Though as of January 28th this year, she's announced that she's fully recovered.

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Jul 28, 2011 3:54 AM

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I thought id never see the day when the anime ships keiichi x satoshi >_>; i guess i was wrong
super fanservice episode lulz o_O; lol at tomitake and the random nose bleeds during satoko's part XD
im really not fond of the OP or ED at all ._. imagine watching the first season and then going straight to this, i think my mind will probably be messed up rofl
Jul 28, 2011 2:44 PM

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Simonian said:
So, if you're a Higurashi fan such as myself and you want to keep your good opinion about it then please don't watch this. It's not worth it. You'll only regret it later.


Stop told me what i can see and what not, is not your business. This part of Kira was in the original visual novel so your statement is false, seems you are here not a true Higurashi fan and i never regret something i decide to watch myself. If you want so much kills and gore only go watch Shiki.

Back on topic, good episode, liked it.

4/5
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Jul 29, 2011 4:36 AM

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Fnights said:
Simonian said:
So, if you're a Higurashi fan such as myself and you want to keep your good opinion about it then please don't watch this. It's not worth it. You'll only regret it later.


Stop told me what i can see and what not, is not your business. This part of Kira was in the original visual novel so your statement is false, seems you are here not a true Higurashi fan and i never regret something i decide to watch myself. If you want so much kills and gore only go watch Shiki.

Back on topic, good episode, liked it.

4/5


Was I saying that it was NOT in the original VN? I think you're mistaking my point here. I've played all the VNs, read the manga and watched the anime. What I'm saying is that the story progressed from being horror/mystery and psychological, to being ecchi and... damn I don't even know how to describe it, hm, shall I say bullshit?

Also, I'm not so keen on the gore part of Higurashi because if I was looking for gore, I'd probably go and watch Elfen Lied. It's the mystery aspect that always intrigued me in Higurashi so why is Ryukishi07 changing the series so fucking drastically? I've never seen such a transformation in any anime. It's like Ash Ketchum suddenly taking on the role of Light Yagami with the pokemon anime changing into something that resembles death note or Bleach. It would be so stunning no one would believe it. That's why most people were stunned when they saw the first episode of Kira.

As of now what DEEN and Ryukishi07 are doing could be called 'raping the series'. VN or not, Higurashi didn't start out as a perverted ecchi series where grown men fantasise about 12 year old girls.

Hopefuly this will explain my point of view better to you and anyone interested in it.
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Jul 29, 2011 7:50 AM

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Zfish9 said:
ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.


She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.
i didn't blame her for not singing dude. i said it was a bad sign. would people stop reading some kind of malicious angry content into random posts on the internet -_-
Jul 29, 2011 11:20 AM

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I can't believe I wasted 30 minutes of my life on that shit. Everyone involved in this production should be ashamed of themselves.
Jul 29, 2011 11:49 AM

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ephemeralM said:
Zfish9 said:
ephemeralM said:
shimamiya eiko not singing the op WAS A BAD SIGN INDEED

i would've liked it if it was funny. but it wasn't.


She got thyroid cancer last year. I think that's a very good reason not to sing the new opening for Higurashi.
i didn't blame her for not singing dude. i said it was a bad sign. would people stop reading some kind of malicious angry content into random posts on the internet -_-

I didn't say you were blaming her. I was just saying, bad sign or not, she had a reason not to sing it. I didn't read anything malicious or angry in your comment. All I did was say she had a reason.

Would people please stop assuming I'm an asshole...
Jul 29, 2011 12:41 PM

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I can only say this now: What the hell was that!?

in this episode, you will die horribly... *laughs just as shion*
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Jul 29, 2011 4:45 PM

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i... wow. as a higurashi fan, i felt really offended with this first ova :|
Jul 29, 2011 6:19 PM

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IamOyashiro-sama said:
WTF WAS THAT? ;O

Haha alright, it was okay. I wish it had more of the Higurashi comedy feeling, but instead it feels like a different show. That's the source of my dissapointment - the fanservice was alright, but it just wasn't funny. Even though I didn't think Rei was very good, it did have me laughing a few times. In this first episode of Kira I wasn't even close to laughing. (The OP doesn't count. That did make me laugh because it's so different from the past ones. XD)


Changed my mind, I watched it a second time and I thought the references to the main story arcs was pretty funny ;P

Still needs more actual comedy though... :/
Jul 30, 2011 5:05 AM

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It was so bad :(
I thought it would be even a little better episode.
And I hated yaoi scene.
What did they done to my boloved Higurashi?!
Jul 30, 2011 5:08 AM

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Needed more Takano
Jul 30, 2011 11:01 AM

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Well, this sure was a retarded piece of crap. It was so bad, that I couldn't help myself but laugh and ask myself what the fuck I'm even watching.
Fanservice was hot though.
Jul 30, 2011 12:52 PM

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Simonian said:
Hopefuly this will explain my point of view better to you and anyone interested in it.


Don't care about your opinion because is your opinion on the show and not mine, but refrain to tell people what to watch and what not, because everyone has the right to watch a show and make a personal opinion like everyone else.
Jul 30, 2011 1:58 PM
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Simonian said:
Also, I'm not so keen on the gore part of Higurashi because if I was looking for gore, I'd probably go and watch Elfen Lied. It's the mystery aspect that always intrigued me in Higurashi so why is Ryukishi07 changing the series so fucking drastically? I've never seen such a transformation in any anime. It's like Ash Ketchum suddenly taking on the role of Light Yagami with the pokemon anime changing into something that resembles death note or Bleach. It would be so stunning no one would believe it. That's why most people were stunned when they saw the first episode of Kira.


You're making it sound like they stopped half way through the series and turned it into Kira. I know I'm stating the obvious but the anime has already finished. All they're doing now is milking the series for more money, and what better way to do it with fanservice. Also, what you said about people being stunned after seeing the first episode: it was fairly obvious that it was gonna be about fanservice and comedy after seeing the trailer. I don't know what the hell you were expecting.
Jul 30, 2011 2:00 PM

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Fnights said:
Simonian said:
Hopefuly this will explain my point of view better to you and anyone interested in it.


Don't care about your opinion because is your opinion on the show and not mine, but refrain to tell people what to watch and what not, because everyone has the right to watch a show and make a personal opinion like everyone else.


Please don't kill me. I promise next time I will only tell people what they want to hear.
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Jul 30, 2011 10:08 PM

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Got done watching it. It was not bad as most reviewers make it out to be.
4/5 for the fan service and laughs.
Jul 31, 2011 1:51 AM

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Wow. I knew that I was going to be somewhat disappointed, but not this much.
2/5
But for the lolz in the ep
2.5/5

Unfortunately, I have to drop it... But who knows. They might have something on deck that will blow my mind later on and I might get back on it... But I doubt it.
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Jul 31, 2011 6:07 AM

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I know I'm stating the obvious but the anime has already finished. All they're doing now is milking the series for more money,...


Indeed, the joke and comedy parts are the ones left out before in the tv serie.

I promise next time I will only tell people what they want to hear.


You shouldn't tell anything in the first place, everyone watch what they want, where they want and how they want, is their damn freedom.
Jul 31, 2011 6:08 AM

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well, I did not expect much and yeah.. it was just fanservice and several naughty scenes.

3/5
Jul 31, 2011 8:56 AM

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Fnights said:
I promise next time I will only tell people what they want to hear.


You shouldn't tell anything in the first place, everyone watch what they want, where they want and how they want, is their damn freedom.

He was giving his opinion on Kira, you cannot say he shouldn't say anything. That's his damn freedom to say his opinion.

Oh wait, I always seem to forget that people on the internet are quite intolerant of opinions...
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Fnights said:

You shouldn't tell anything in the first place, everyone watch what they want, where they want and how they want, is their damn freedom.


Ahahahah oh my god, I was hoping you'd understand my sarcasm but I was obviously hoping for too much. Have a good day anyway.
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Jul 31, 2011 9:44 AM
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it was good be not great but i did kinda like the ecchi scenes although they were Keichi daydreams and chaseing Hanyuu around in an paper kimoto[i know i spell that wrong sue me] with waterguns was the best part.over all not an bad ova

can't wait for the "magical girl" episode which next
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Jul 31, 2011 10:16 AM
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I really enjoy Higurashi. I had to keep telling myself that during this OVA in order to make it all the way through. I'm okay will sillyness, but this was a little too over the top. Also, Higurashi is NOT A FANSERVICE ANIME!!! I found that more disturbing than anything else. The writing was boring and the story was confusing. They also seem to be attempting to parody a few different things. Like when Keiichi monologues about uncovering the truth. If a show is making fun of itself, then you know that it's done for. However, despite its numerous flaws, it still managed to be mildly entertaining, assuming that you can pretend that it isn't related to Higurashi at all.
Aug 1, 2011 1:07 AM

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what does "dochy" mean anyway?
Aug 1, 2011 9:51 AM

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Considering that you rated the first season of the Higurashi anime, despite the atrocious production standards on both the visual and story fronts, over the better adapted Kai and Rei (which just happen to contain more ecchi and comedy scenes), I'm going to peg you as minding the 'comedy/ecchi stuff' Amaya.
I couldn't give both main seasons a 10, and Rei's "serious" arc was dead boring. I found the first and last episode funny though.

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Aug 2, 2011 4:00 AM

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My first post on my new account and I have to say

1/5

Being a woman in my 20's I can see the appeal of fan service, but I was so disappointed I couldn't believe it.

I saw there was a new episode and I got so excited, only to be saturated in ecchi scenes. Well, more like over saturation.

So I've gone and bought some of the manga to read, to remind myself what the series SHOULD be about...
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Ahahahah oh my god, I was hoping you'd understand my sarcasm but I was obviously hoping for too much. Have a good day anyway.


Your sarcasm suck unfortunately. Have a nice day. :)
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Ahahahah oh my god, I was hoping you'd understand my sarcasm but I was obviously hoping for too much. Have a good day anyway.


Your sarcasm suck unfortunately. Have a nice day. :)

Hell, even I noticed the sarcasm! So no, his sarcasm doesn't suck.
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Anyone who is actually surprised by this episode obviously has no idea how the Higurashi series works. Comedy bits like those in this episode are plastered all over the visual novels, so if you find yourself offended by the existence of this OVA, just remember it's your own fault for being so ignorant.
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Anyone who is actually surprised by this episode obviously has no idea how the Higurashi series works. Comedy bits like those in this episode are plastered all over the visual novels, so if you find yourself offended by the existence of this OVA, just remember it's your own fault for being so ignorant.

The comedy isn't a problem, even if it is as dreadfully unfunny as the "humor" in this episode. What I take issue with is the fact that this episode is practically begging the viewer to get hard over Rika rubbing her ass on a window or Shion licking whipped cream off of Mion's tits and how it also turns Tomitake and Ooishi into pedophiles.

Which is just fucked up.
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AilisKnil said:
Anyone who is actually surprised by this episode obviously has no idea how the Higurashi series works. Comedy bits like those in this episode are plastered all over the visual novels, so if you find yourself offended by the existence of this OVA, just remember it's your own fault for being so ignorant.

However, unlike Higurashi Kira, the original VNs are not boarderline hentai.
Aug 2, 2011 3:13 PM

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Did not find this funny in the slightest. I think I might have smirked once when Keiichi made a reference to the first series, which was quite obviously infinitely better.

I thought the fanservice was plain awkward, the music was dreadfully misplaced in certain scenes and there was just no point to it.

I really didn't want to get myself hyped up for this, and I still feel disappointed.
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However, unlike Higurashi Kira, the original VNs are not boarderline hentai.


Stop overexaggerating. It's far from borderline hentai.
Aug 2, 2011 6:33 PM

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Greenmeido said:
Zfish9 said:
However, unlike Higurashi Kira, the original VNs are not boarderline hentai.


Stop overexaggerating. It's far from borderline hentai.

It's certainly closer to it than the VNs were.
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Higurashi is one of my TOP 10 favorite anime....

THIS IS NOT HIGURASHI!!!

This is an OVA series full of fanservice and comedy, the original Higurashi was all about a great story that will remain as one of the GREATEST anime series ever made.


Having said all of that, I did enjoy some of the scenes and the ecchi fanservice.

However, it seems to me that whoever drew this anime should probably go back to art school or quit being an animator....

The art and animation is LAUGHABLY HORRIBLE, it's a shame they're doing this type of work for such a great series with great characters.

Oh well, at least we do get to see Higurashi again.....it's just not the way I wanted to see it though.

3/5
Aug 3, 2011 2:22 AM

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So it was all just their imagination. Hmm can't expect to see the girls do any of those activities.
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THIS IS NOT HIGURASHI!!!

This is an OVA series full of fanservice and comedy, the original Higurashi was all about a great story that will remain as one of the GREATEST anime series ever made.


Too bad the anime itself is not entirely true to the original Visual Novels.
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Greenmeido said:
Zfish9 said:
However, unlike Higurashi Kira, the original VNs are not boarderline hentai.


Stop overexaggerating. It's far from borderline hentai.


Bollocks. The first episode was filled with sexual innuendo and that alone is enough to brand Kira as "borderline Hentai". Like Rena walking towards Keiichi with yogurt dripping on her tits. Obviously the makers didn't want viewers to think about eating yogurt at that time but it had a much more sinister meaning. Does semen ring any bells?

And I'm not even going to explain to you what the Takano scene was really suppose to mean.
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Aug 3, 2011 2:44 PM

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The part with Satoshi was just fantastic. :D

Otherwise, it was hilariously terrible, with emphasis on terrible. It was an embarrassment to watch.
Aug 4, 2011 11:19 AM
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My body wasn't ready for this... now it can never be unseen...
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Simonian said:
Greenmeido said:
Zfish9 said:
However, unlike Higurashi Kira, the original VNs are not boarderline hentai.


Stop overexaggerating. It's far from borderline hentai.


Bollocks. The first episode was filled with sexual innuendo and that alone is enough to brand Kira as "borderline Hentai". Like Rena walking towards Keiichi with yogurt dripping on her tits. Obviously the makers didn't want viewers to think about eating yogurt at that time but it had a much more sinister meaning. Does semen ring any bells?

And I'm not even going to explain to you what the Takano scene was really suppose to mean.

You should come back after you've watched Yosuga no Sora, and THEN we'll talk about borderline hentai.
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I am srsly disappoint.
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