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| Okay, I think I get the drift of this season now. It's called Karma because the characters are getting their due for what they did in their previous respective arcs. IE instead of Keiichi going all murdery with the baseball bat, he instead got stabbed by the murder-filled Rena. |
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gnze796 said: Why do I get the feeling that the one who was actually stabbing was Keichi and not Rena? I did not watch the OG series (and don't plan to), but I loved this episode. Definetly one of my fav of this season. Either Keichi has gone mad or everyone in Hinamizawa is crazy / cursed. Their parents being in Tokyo for a night is also very convenient. Can't wait for the next episode. Seriously watch S1 and S2 (Kai), then watch Gou. |
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Keirik said: gnze796 said: Why do I get the feeling that the one who was actually stabbing was Keichi and not Rena? I did not watch the OG series (and don't plan to), but I loved this episode. This is why Gou is not a good starting point. You're supposed to be watching this while knowing what happened originally so the Damashi arcs can pull the rug from under you and go haha jape it's actually different! |
Magicmist said: Okay, I think I get the drift of this season now. It's called Karma because the characters are getting their due for what they did in their previous respective arcs. IE instead of Keiichi going all murdery with the baseball bat, he instead got stabbed by the murder-filled Rena. I'm real interested in finding out how that could play into Watanagashi since Meakashi was kind of already that. Either way I'm excited for it. |
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KaizokuOu22 said: Xenocrisi said: Anyways, how did Keiichi survived after all those stabbings LMAO that fight was intense asf but it made no sense at all I literally started laughing with Rena while she's stabbing k1 LMAO Haha, so true, it's impossible to fight back if you are stabbed like that. |
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| I don't know if I may classify Rena's berserk stabbing spree as comedy or not. Because I might upset people and hurt their feelings if I do for having a different opinion. Living in the 21th century is surely fun. |
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| Interesting that both Satoko-chan and Rika-chan were taken down too, what's the story behind that I wonder... Good lord, this is horrifying. 61 stabs, what the bloody heck? Strangely, a part of me has slowly accepted the fact that Keichii surviving that is possible now. But again, the possibility that it was all in the head isn't far-fetched either. Ryukishi-sensei 'bout to take us for another ride here. @Syureria I totally get you, I didn't sleep until sunrise for a few days and keep a close on the door of my room after binge-ing the Deen version earlier this Spring xD. |
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| was the knife stabbing suppose to be black circle censored? for me it was |
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| Damn they censored the most interesting part... i'm disappointed |
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Jetkuy said: was the knife stabbing suppose to be black circle censored? for me it was Yeah, that happens a lot with TV anime. It'll be uncensored in the Blu-rays. |
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| What an interesting direction they are taking this, that stab scene with Rena was actually good, though I wish it wasn't censored. |
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| The studio censored the stabbing but not the blood bath? Bruh Also the stabbing scene is just so weird, I can buy that he survived the many stabs long enough to kill her, but he should have died shortly afterward |
chid_emordi1 said: Doubt can be seen as a weakness but it can also be a strength, it can help you get out of dangerous situations. If it wasn't for the weird talk with Rika, I don't think Keiichi would Rena in. Keiichi should have trusted his gut. He did once. It didn't work out. |
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saxena5355 said: JazzXHIro said: More likely a completely new series.Ahh blood, this is why I love higurashi bummer that the knifing was censored :c . Tho I hardly doubt any human would be able to survive that much stabbing lol. But overall good episode. I am so glad this anime is back. People shouldn't confuse it with being a remake anymore. This episode definitely confirmed that its a sequel. It's neither a remake nor a sequel. It's a story completely written from the scratch. It's confirmed by their Twitter handle. Here's the English Translation https://twitter.com/RanobeSugoi/status/1319301358093123588 JP handle: https://mobile.twitter.com/higu_anime/status/1319291413784190977 It will have its own answer arc. People will keep saying watch the OG to be surprised lol How exactly? anyone who watched the OG/read the VN saw this coming from the last episode. |
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| What the hell with that damn black void censoring !! And lmao how tf he survived after getting stabbed so many times ?? He can't be normal, can he ? |
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| HOLY CRAP The ending is sooo much more different than the original. In the original, Keichi was the one who murdered Rena(as we see in the alternate memory). MAJOR SPOILERS here on out if you are watching this anime first: For those who are watching this anime first, yes, Keichi dies at the end of the episode. Every time Keichi dies, the anime moves on to the next arc. The next arc is the Watadamashi-hen, a variation of the Watanagashi-hen from the original. Overall great episode. Definitely getting interesting. 5/5 |
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| I think Keiichi was not actually stabbed as many times as it seemed, thats why he survived well i've seen the first season, but i do still need to see Kai and Rei. That gap doesn't seem to be impacting my viewing so far |
| This episode was just so comical in both good and bad ways and unfortunately for me it's more so the latter. While the few "jumpscare" stares were pretty nice for what they were, the whole sequence itself with the stabbing shit and all was probably one of the silliest and most offensive things I've seen this year in anime. |
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| The stabbing scene was just made for the shock value, nothing realistic to it. |
| I love how they've subverted the original first story arc (Rika, you should have known better.) I've enjoyed this anime so much - up until the actual murder scene where I was laughing my ass off. They tried to make it so scary and it ended up so stupid. I hope the following arcs get more emotional murder scenes, because this one just lacked the impact. Also, I'm very curious about what was happening at the clinic. Edit: Ah, this episode might have actually been a big old case of hence the exaggerated stabby scene... |
Sii_KeiOct 22, 2020 11:28 AM
| That was unexpected. Yet looks like it is another story to be told. I'm ready for Watadamashi. |
Yeah, that was sketchy as hell and definitely has something to do with last week's twisting of Rule Y. |
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| There we go, it has finally begun. |
I'm not so sure about that. |
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| What I love about the first arc or higurashi was how it never openly said Rena wanted to kill Keechi, so you could sort of interpret it as Keechi going made from paranoia but this one is a lot but blunt about it. Also what's the point in censoring the stab wound and not the piles of blood? Seems kind of point less lol Also unless Ryukishi07 is pulling some sort of trick one us Keechi should of gone into shock because of all the blood loss |
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Animaniaig said: The direction and tone in this new Higurashi have been terrible as a whole but this has been the absolute worst episode so far. Absolutely laughable instead of serious. I'm not even a particularly big fan of the original anime, it's a meh adaptation of a fantastic sound novel, but it at least gets the tone right. Fights in S1 and S2 were almost always comical Ryuseishun said: This episode was just so comical in both good and bad ways and unfortunately for me it's more so the latter. While the few "jumpscare" stares were pretty nice for what they were, the whole sequence itself with the stabbing shit and all was probably one of the silliest and most offensive things I've seen this year in anime. The comical aspect of some death's is one of the best things in Higurashi and I absolutely loved this scene |
AncapCrazyBROct 22, 2020 11:55 AM
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| This is the first episode that I didn't really like, I feel like they failed on the "fight" so damn hard that instead of being horrifying it felt comedic. Especially with renas delayed moment when she was hit once. |
| Oh boy, some of you clearly never read Ryukishis works |
rholeros said: I knw it's not the same but the arcs are similar enough that I was just using them for comparisonAtlos said: What I love about the first arc or higurashi was how it never openly said Rena wanted to kill Keechi, so you could sort of interpret it as Keechi going made from paranoia but this one is a lot but blunt about it. Also what's the point in censoring the stab wound and not the piles of blood? Seems kind of point less lol Also unless Ryukishi07 is pulling some sort of trick one us Keechi should of gone into shock because of all the blood loss Thats because this is not the same Arc. Here Rena evidently had done something very wrong, and wanted no one to know, and Keichi was asking too many questions... so yeah. In the OG anime first arc, Rena didnt want to harm Keichi |
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| Ok well I only watched the first season of the OG so far so I still don't have a clear idea of what's happening, it seems that things went down differently this first arc though. Didn't expect Rena to initiate the stabbing. That's really interesting...so it's clear this is definitely not a remake. I was cringing at the first few stabs but it got kinda funny afterwards how they were taking turns beating each other so many times xD How the hell did Keiichi survive though while Rena didn't? It's probably intentional though so I'll just trust the producers that there's a twist to explain it. |
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_cenjoo said: But damn that was one crazy episode. I wonder who killed Satako and Rika . . . seeing that they said it was the same knife, Rena? This is definitely something that's going to come up later. Takano's disappearance, the Yamainu packing up at the clinic, Rika being killed at home and alongside Satoko, this is all new. I did consider that Rena might have killed Rika and Satoko as well but I think it goes much deeper than that. |
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| Damn! Things escalated real fast this season |
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