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Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc
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Jul 1, 2025 4:49 PM
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I made my own piano arrangement of the ED: (Why, or why not)
https://vocaroo.com/12BEgyciFJSH


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I think the best girls are Mion AND Shion. But after that, Rena > Rika == Satoko.
Jul 1, 2025 5:49 PM
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Rika Goat

It's unnecessary to even ask
Jul 1, 2025 7:26 PM
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I really wanna go back to the time of watching Higurashi for the first time. Such a one of a kind experience.
Jul 1, 2025 7:35 PM
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Honestly they’re all great characters, but I have a particular soft spot for both of the Sonozaki daughters.
Jul 1, 2025 9:27 PM
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Crazy how the actual Best Girl isn’t even on the list.

Miyo Takano Supremacy🛐


Jul 1, 2025 9:29 PM
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Aham_Anityah said:
Crazy how the actual Best Girl isn’t even on the list.

Miyo Takano Supremacy🛐

On my list or the poll? She is literally the last option of the poll.
Jul 1, 2025 9:42 PM
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Rika is the only character I don't hate. I didn't actually get far enough in the story to learn anything about her.
その目だれの目?
Jul 1, 2025 9:52 PM
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IpreferEcchi said:
Aham_Anityah said:
Crazy how the actual Best Girl isn’t even on the list.

Miyo Takano Supremacy🛐

On my list or the poll? She is literally the last option of the poll.

Ah damn, I missed it 😅. Miyo’s there after all, my mistake.
Jul 1, 2025 11:43 PM
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Personally Rika is top 3 When They Cry and
Top 1 Higurashi
Jul 1, 2025 11:52 PM
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Best song/arrangement is the Redalice Remix of Nano Desu, it's awesome
Jul 2, 2025 12:15 AM

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opinion invalidated by your posting twincest L
Rena is best grrl hauuu
Hide the prescription, tell her that I'm stable.
Jul 2, 2025 12:29 AM
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rena my LeBron bro is goat
Jul 2, 2025 12:31 AM
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Some bangerrr artworks




Jul 2, 2025 12:32 AM
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i love miyo shion .......



Jul 2, 2025 12:52 AM
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Best girl is Rika Goat and Hanyuu

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Ikan apa yang terindah?
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Jul 2, 2025 8:15 AM
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1. Shion
2. takano
3. akane
4. Rena
5. mion
after that, idc
Jul 2, 2025 9:14 AM
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My fellow Higurashi Fans woke up in 2025 ? Dam
Jul 2, 2025 9:15 AM
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Biisoo said:
I really wanna go back to the time of watching Higurashi for the first time. Such a one of a kind experience.

facts, the scary and thriller vibe that anything can happen at any time was something else
Jul 2, 2025 9:24 AM

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Apratim said:
Biisoo said:
I really wanna go back to the time of watching Higurashi for the first time. Such a one of a kind experience.

facts, the scary and thriller vibe that anything can happen at any time was something else

I was watching this during my annual exams so I was already stressed and fidgety lol and it made the whole experience even scarier lmao.
Jul 2, 2025 9:27 AM
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Biisoo said:
Apratim said:

facts, the scary and thriller vibe that anything can happen at any time was something else

I was watching this during my annual exams so I was already stressed and fidgety lol and it made the whole experience even scarier lmao.

Lol that's some extra thriller experience you got there
Jul 2, 2025 11:35 AM

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My personal favourite is Unnamed Angel Mort Waitress.

Jul 2, 2025 1:37 PM

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Will always be Rena, the Higurashi mascot and poster girl for a reason.

Whether as a friend, a waifu, pure eye candy, an ear to listen in, an analytical mind, a source of laughs, or whatever have you.

Both cute and beautiful depending on demeanor and attire, pretty eccentric hobbies/collectibles and mannerisms, highly intelligent, and fiercely loyal to a fault to her family and close friends (I mean, they all are, including especially Mion also, but the examples we receive of it and way it's demonstrated in Rena's case is special and powerful) - basically the perfect girl.

There aren't any I dislike though. Shion would probably be my least favorite, but I don't really consider her a part of the core main gang of the club members. She's more like Hanyuu-level.

Second favorite would be Rika. She's just perfect, even in any of her imperfections. Not including Bernkastel as the same person/entity though.

Rena is the one who wins out also because she's just a little more relatable and weird/quirky yet simultaneously "down to Earth", whereas Rika is almost this otherworldly existence I just want to exalt and pamper.
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What animal would you compare any of the girls to?

One of my friends compared Mion to a Lion and Shion to a Leopard.
Jul 4, 2025 12:25 AM

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IpreferEcchi said:
@Biisoo @Aham_Anityah @Lucifrost @Piromysl @WatchTillTandava


What animal would you compare any of the girls to?

One of my friends compared Mion to a Lion and Shion to a Leopard.

Well, that's a difficult question but I always felt like rena is a lot like a black cat for some reason.
Jul 4, 2025 2:10 AM

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IpreferEcchi said:
@Biisoo @Aham_Anityah @Lucifrost @Piromysl @WatchTillTandava


What animal would you compare any of the girls to?

One of my friends compared Mion to a Lion and Shion to a Leopard.

Rika feels like a smol puppy xD
Jul 4, 2025 10:09 AM

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IpreferEcchi said:
What animal would you compare any of the girls to?

One of my friends compared Mion to a Lion and Shion to a Leopard.


Hmm, the ones which most clearly sprung to mind when I ruminated on it for a bit were for Rena, Rika, Mion, and Satoko (it's no surprise for Rena and Rika in particular as since they are my favorites I already likely spent the most time thinking about them more than any of the other characters, even long before this, and feel as if I know them the best).

Rena would be an owl. Considered intelligent and often anthropomorphized in fictional tales as intelligent and wise, as well as fierce deadly raptors when they need to show that side of themselves for survival. Also this may not be as widely known or associated with them in the popular imagination, but it has to do with their dwellings. Unlike a lot of bird species, they don't typically construct their own nests and instead opt for taking over the nests of other birds and other abandoned places and existing structures. Especially certain species like barn owls taking over the rafters of abandoned buildings. It has always reminded me of Rena's penchant for cozy nesting in odd places like in the broken down van and the junkyard in general.

Rika would be any one of those breeds of pedigree purebred show dogs, placed on a pedestal for their cuteness and aesthetic value, sometimes forced or strongly encouraged to perform tricks, with a long history of certified documentation as to their esteemed lineage. That is Rika as one considered in local Hinamizawa village lore to be the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama, heir to the Furude family and Furude shrine, and even subconsciously gravitated toward as the mascot of the village. In a way she is loved by relative strangers and the community, just like a lot of those dogs are loved, but similarly, also objectified. She is more an object of worship, or at least, mystique and deference.

Mion is a wolf, scrappy and athletic/agile but ultra-loyal to her pack, which in her case are both the club members and the Sonozaki family as chosen heir, as simultaneously genuine familial love plus the family as a yakuza syndicate and unit, as well as its political weight among regional officialdom and its public image.

And Satoko is a raccoon, generally considered clever and crafty, highly adaptable across different terrains and environments and willing to transgress any boundaries to achieve their objectives and thrive in the wild. Sowers of mischief. Often anthropomorphized as pranksters and thieves, which incidentally I also feel like would be Satoko's class if she were in one of those D&D or Elder Scrolls fantasy strategic tabletop or video game roleplaying game thingies (thief class, that is).
WatchTillTandavaJul 4, 2025 10:19 AM

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