Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc
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| I'm glad to see Rika picking herself up. A depressed Rika is not cute at all. XD Hanyuu is so cute when she's hating on Takano. Au~! ♥ |
| hhaha, Takano < 3 soo cutee ! i love Rika's determination but i've got a feeling that it will be dramatic end. and these guys.... weren't they the ones who betrayed her and her friends in previous arcs ? |
| What bothers me is why Takano-sam seems to have those guys under her control. Why did Rika say that Takano and the photo dude have the best security? How are those two connected to the "guys from the van"? Is this a game and they are just another players like Rika? If not, how can a nurse, a photographer and a doctor debate together on whether to increase the security based on the words of a child? And why do those two need to be killed before "they" can kill Rika? Just like some sort of RPG... |
| ok... wtf happened to takano!? xD,she isn't quite as scary as usual and wth were the van people talking about Rika as "the target"? O.o many questions are answered this ep but it's still strange xp if higurashi kai goes at this pace for the rest of the season,it deffinetily gets my 10 ;) 5/5 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| I really liked this episode, especially happy Takano was hilarious. But it all seems way too perfect, I fear poor Rika will be unsuccessful at least one more time :/ werr-y said: What bothers me is why Takano-sam seems to have those guys under her control. Why did Rika say that Takano and the photo dude have the best security? How are those two connected to the "guys from the van"? Is this a game and they are just another players like Rika? If not, how can a nurse, a photographer and a doctor debate together on whether to increase the security based on the words of a child? And why do those two need to be killed before "they" can kill Rika? Just like some sort of RPG... I dunno, but as Takano seems to be doing intense research on Hinamizawa it does not seem so far fetched that some kind of rivalizing organzation is behind this. And as she is always together with the photographer it seems logically that he is involved too. They're probably undercover agents or something like this from an organisation trying to fight against the other organisation that is going to unleash the poison gas.This seems to be the only way it all makes sense, even the doctors involvement would explain why he was involved in the very first arc too. This would imply that there are 2 organisations, but the problem for me is that if the people protecting rika right now look exactly the same as the people that killed her before... I guess my theory sucks, but for a moment there I thought it made sense ^^ |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| This arc is great....makes me sad though because I can't see how things can continue to go this well with so many episodes left. |
| Since there's so many episodes left... i just can't believe that this chapter will have a happy ending... Though i think it will give Rika something useful for the next world... if she doesn't get completely torned out if she fails with changing fate in this chapter... |
| Sigh, too early to get my hopes up. Oh well...I guess that means more blood shed >:D |
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| <3 Rika-chama in action ! |
| Why the people in the van potected Rika when they are the ones that kill her??I just don't get it... |
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| I am... very confused. Aren't those dudes who just protected her normally the dudes who try to kill her????? |
| Takano being all happy was creepy. I agree with Hanyuu. Things are running a little too smoothly, so it means it can only turn to total chaos. Ooishi getting along with people is weird. Even though she won't lift the curse this time, it's nice to see Rika have some hope. |
| IMO I'm pretty sure Hanyuu IS Oyashiro-sama, hence why she objects Takano's idea that Oyashiro-sama feeds on fear and curses and all that. |
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| I am glad everyone is remmembering! But idk something is still wrong for me, I don't like the weird people that always are bad (the ones that are always dressed in white) are taking care of Rika |
| Great episode. The quality of this anime has improved a lot this season in all possible aspects. What I found slightly disappointing in the original was how the tone suddenly changed from this terrifying horror anime to a gory detective-type mystery one, this was something I could never get used to. Right now I am starting to change my mind. So far I'm digging the comedy-terror contrast with (presumably) a side of intense moments of gore and for the first time I've found myself completely intrigued by the mystery rather than confused and perhaps even a bit annoyed. Also, improved art and animation help a great deal in making this anime enjoyable. Hanyuu seems like a great character too, we'll see how she develops. Though not quite what I expected after the opening episodes of the first season I think I am starting to love this show, in its new quasi-horror edition. |
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| Wow, this was a happy episode. Everything seems to be going smoothly! Yet Hanyuu doubts it, and I kind of do too, considering it's so early in the series, and yet part of me hopes Rika can make enough little changes happen to drastically alter the usual depressing ending. Happy Takano was way happy! I was NOT expecting a "Nippa~" out of her!! XD And the next episode preview about Comiket... and Keichii being the dominant one and Ooishi being the submissive one being the way to go...!! XDDD! OMGGGG!! |
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| lol my impression of Takano has changed 180 degrees. It's creepy how everyone remembers the parallel worlds and does his/her best to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. ganbatte - Rika |
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| Happy Takano was just a total wtf moment. This world seems to be too convenient for Rika, I sense some carnage coming up. |
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| OMG every1 is remembering! this is AMAZING! YAY Akasaka's wife is alive! and so is the baby =D im s-so happy X'3 lol Takano's happiness was awesome ahaha i loved it how she got all chibi like and was rubbing her face to the shed... i really hope she keeps her promise! oh YAY Ouishi got along with Mion! lol she would be great at casinos XD oh wow and Rika is so smart for hitting those guys bikes! she looked so cute and innocent when doing it to X3 kawaii! hmm it was so cool when Keichii remembered the needle in the Ohagi! =) i was so shocked and happy! |
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| good episode, can't wait to see what will happen XD |
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| I find this episode to be very important. It seems that Takano has control over those white van men in the jumpsuits that have been causing trouble in EVERY other previous arc that they have appeared in. Rika makes an agreement with Takano to be protected and now the white van men are protecting her. This highly raises my suspicions over Takano in her involvement of all the tragedies |
Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| I find this episode to be very important. It seems that Takano has control over those white van men in the jumpsuits that have been causing trouble in EVERY other previous arc that they have appeared in. Rika makes an agreement with Takano to be protected and now the white van men are protecting her. This highly raises my suspicions over Takano in her involvement of all the tragedies |
| Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| I really enjoyed this episode. It revealed Takano's affiliation with the men in jumpsuits with the white vans. She seems to control them. Proven by the protection they give Rika after Takano promised she would protect her. This raises my suspicions of Takano and her involvement in the murders in the past arcs since these men have had a evil role in them. |
| Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| Very important episode. It is revealed that Takano has control or influence over the men in jumpsuits in the white vans that have been causing much trouble in the previous arcs. This highly raises my suspicions of Takano being a villian. This is proven by rika being protected by them after making the deal with takano to let her in the shrine |
| Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| sorry for all the posts i kept posting since it looked like my posts werent going through when it was really this stupid site taking forever to register my posts. Im new to this forum |
| Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| great episode, wondering if this is the chapter when Rika becomes the killer |
| ...Every time. Every time I hear Rika's plan, I cringe. The exact same way you would cringe when you like and sympathize with the all characters in a horror movie, and said characters decide to split up and look around when a murder is out and about. Yeah. It'll go that well. |
| Kawaii Takano is Kawaii~ So happy that Akasaka's wife is alive. And everything is going to be nice. + the plot is very interesting. |
| Lussuria Love ♥ |
| Man this show is just too epic. Rika is becoming one of my favorite characters. This is extremely surprising because I considered her the least interesting character of the first season. However, in Kai she is a true boss. |
| I'm really liking this show. I know a lot of people liked season 1 better, but I'm liking season 2 more so far because it's playing out like something out of stein's gate and that's in my top 5 anime ATM. |
Pro5_0nrFeb 2, 2012 12:24 AM
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| If this was happening closer to the end of the series I would assume things were going to continue going smoothly, but I have a strong feeling it won't. Let's see what happens next episode! |
| I agree with Cynderella. as much as I would like for things to go well, a part of me wants to see a new plot twist. |
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| Yess! This is amazing !! GO RIKA!!!!!!!!!!!!<3 But why is Hanyuu such a downer..? It's making me get sad. *sigh* |
| This is getting really good, lets just hope it will keep going that good :D |
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windy said: This ep made me feel good on the inside :D Seeing Happy-Takano was creepier than anything else previously shown in this series though...God she creeps me out, haha. Her nipa~ was er...disturbing..as well. Really really really liked this ep :) My feelings. :D |
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| I really dont understand why Rika said that Tomitake and Takano are protecting her ... that's not obvious at all !! Takano XDDDD in this episode |
| Alright, things are going waaaaay too well considering that this is Higurashi that I'm watching. Expecting **** to hit the fans soon =P |
“I’m tired of all the nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want – an adorable pancreas?”      |
| I like how determined Rika is compared to earlier episodes. GO RIKA! |
| This episode was awesome! I laughed so hard at the new happy Takano. I'm happy to see everyone is happy, and lending favors to one another.. However, that's what's bugging me also.. This arc is going too perfect for Hinamizawa standards.. It's gotta go bad I think. And.. That last thing that Hanyuu said (saying she knows/thinks it won't end good anyways) flipped me over. Would Hanyuu be wrong too, since it's so unexpected .. Or does she really know it won't, because she might recall it from the time before Rika was born in Hinamizawa.. |
| Great episode !!! But I doubt that these new decisions of the characters will change the course of events.... at least not from the first arc.. |
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| It's all going too well at first. But I think Rika will fail this time. I think every curse has a key ingredient to break it, it seems that Rika has not found it yet with so many episodes left |
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| Takano is still the one who made those scrapbooks though, like.. did that not happen in this arc or what? Obviously if she did make them in this arc then she deffinatly has something to do with everything that's going on. Not to mention we don't even really know exactly why all this shit is happpning |
| this arc is going great, and those little unexpected twists and turns are great little touches, but in terms of it being atmospheric and creepy and even gory just seem to be not happening at the moment, and that is why i wanted watch this second season, again i know there is a long way to go and maybe it will pick it up (really hope it does) but in terms of plot progression and stuff i have enjoyed it better, and i understand the story a lot more.... |
| Hanyuu you pessimistic b!@# But she is probably right i saw some angry faces in the preview :( Also as others have stated she probably doesnt know about the gas disaster .. :/ Im really wondering how this will turn out (Takano nippah so kawaii !! :3 ) |
| Takano's nipah was so cute. :3 Everything seemed to be going in a right direction. I hope Rika succeeds in changing her fate. |
 "And if, there were so many people in the world, there had to be someone living an interesting life that wasn't ordinary. I was sure of it. Why wasn't that person me?" - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part V [/center] |
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