| Holy shit, this is a surprise. I second Yoigoshi-hen possibly getting adapted, but so could the Kizuna and Matsuri chapters. This is exciting news, especially with a new studio at the helm. Suck it, Deen. But who's going to be Rika? Will it still be Yukari Tamura, or did she retire? |
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| Two things need to happen 1. Get the original Japanese voice cast back. No one can even really compare to have perfect the casting was 2. Commission Eiko Shimamiya to do new music. Also use the original theme in the final episode or something just for the hell of it lol |
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| I need the original voice acting cast for this one. I loved Nakahara Mai as Rena so it has to be this way!!! It seems to be a retelling am I right ?! |
| a remake would be nice. its been awhile since i saw the anime. maybe modern animate it. |
Greyleaf said: All these people saying that Umineko needs a remake and failing to understand how monumental of an undertaking that actually is. The Umineko VN is almost 400,000 words longer than the KJV Bible (cementing its place as the longest work of mystery fiction ever penned), and in order to properly do the series justice in anime form, it'd require at least a 200 episode adaptation (lowballing of course, as that would still be cutting quite a bit of content). Umineko is the longest VN I know of, but there's a few VNs comparable in length that got proper anime adaptations. I'm pretty sure Higurashi's word count is only slightly shorter than Umineko's if you count both Kai and Rei. F/SN is also close in length and will have almost a complete adaptation once the third Heaven's Feel movie releases. Hell, even Clannad's adaptation managed to work despite cutting out a few of the side routes and shortening every heroine route except for Nagisa's. Cut content is unavoidable in just about every VN adaptation ever made, but there are times when it still manages to work depending on how it's executed. I don't think anyone is failing to understand how difficult it would be to adapt Umineko, just stating that it deserves it more because Higurashi already has a complete and decent adaptation(of the main story at least). I love Higurashi and the anime was great in my opinion, don't see why it should need a full on remake unless it's to appeal to younger fans/casuals who prefer up to date visuals. If this is also adapting the extra console/manga arcs then I can see a reason for it, but other than that, not really. Though of course I will still watch it either way. |
| This reminds me that I should finish the second season already. |
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| Seeing how "when they cry" is a good series and now passione messed up high school dxd hero, the art style with probably suck and this season won't be as good because passione sucks at adaptation anime, I'd rather them not make another season |
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| Holy shit, Higurashi getting Akio Watanabe designs, what more could I ask for? I am extremely hyped for this even if it is studio Passione doing the animation. |
| Hunter x Hunter is a 1/10 |
| Umineko next, please. Even if it takes 200 episodes. I miss Beato. |
| FINALLY. HOT DAMN. BEEN LITERALLY AGES. Outbreak was actually alright since it wasn't moe blob crap that the last ova sets started doing, and I assume this one will be good as well. |
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| Really big news, even tho I think the original series did a great job, looking forward to this as well, yet not sure is it a remake or something new. Hopefully for Umineko in the future as well. |
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| This news got me highly confused. X) I'm not sure if it's already time for a remake, but continuation/expansion will be great. The studio isn't the most inspiring thing ever, but oh well. Higurashi is one of my favourite series overall, so I'll surely be waiting on further updates. |
| Epic news. Yeee! (*❛‿❛) |
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| I'm glad that I lived long enough to witness these kind of things. Hot damn. |
| Finally, more Higurashi. I have really high hopes for it! |
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| Great news, though I'm mainly glad about this since it hints the possibility of an Umineko adaptation remake. Now that's one anime that needs to be rebooted. |
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| Was Outbreak not enough to bury the franchise for good? |
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| Well I don't know if curiosity is going to kill me or not, but I'm very curious if this is going to be a re-boot like Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor. Hoping that they will keep it as ORIGINAL as possible. While a friend did point out that they should do Umineko which I do agree instead of Higurashi. Umineko should be finished instead of a "maybe" re-boot of Higurashi. I do like Higurashi so I'll probably watch it and enjoy it! |
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| ONE OF MY FAVORITE SERIES EVER IS BACK WOOOHOOOOOO!!!! |
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Yukiato said: Umineko should be finished Umineko doesn't have an anime though. What you're saying is strange Yukiato-kun. *stares at you with elongated pupils* What anime are you talking about? Jk, but no. No, it should not. It shouldn't have even been started. I can't even bear to finish watching what they've already released of the Umineko anime, it's so bad. xD I took a (very long) break halfway through the Umineko anime to play through the games as I heard they were much better, and I agree, they were positively amazing, so the source material isn't lacking. Just the way they chose to present it in the anime... lol. @_@ |
starstormJan 8, 2020 11:36 AM
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| I've had a mixed experience with this series but I am looking forward to see where it goes. |
| remake? not particularly interested even if they improve the low budget animation the original had, that first season was soooo repetitive the show was ok for the time but nowadays we are so used to shows about cute girls wielding knives an laughing while being covered in blood that i dont think this franchise has much to offer anymore |
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| Honestly, I don’t see the need for this if it is a remake... Yes, the first 2 old series weren’t outstanding in terms of production values, but they did a good enough job with the key moments and psychotic-horrific scenes. I doubt this new series is going to be able to capture that same feeling from the old ones. We also have this trend of most of these remakes ending up being worse (or just slightly better) than their originals… Anyhow, I will check it out, but I’m not expecting much out of this project right now. |
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starstorm said: Yukiato said: Umineko should be finished Umineko doesn't have an anime though. What you're saying is strange Yukiato-kun. *stares at you with elongated pupils* What anime are you talking about? Jk, but no. No, it should not. It shouldn't have even been started. I can't even bear to finish watching what they've already released of the Umineko anime, it's so bad. xD I took a (very long) break halfway through the Umineko anime to play through the games as I heard they were much better, and I agree, they were positively amazing, so the source material isn't lacking. Just the way they chose to present it in the anime... lol. They could try to remake the Umineko anime from scratch, but I feel like it would be hard to do the story justice in an anime. :/ It's just so abstract and it spends a lot of time that they just dont have in an anime getting you used to the format, among other things. The second half probably would be even harder, especially with the foundation provided by what they made so far. @_@ *Stares back at you and glares* XD I will say they're is some issues with it, but the story is so good (Probably because I like witches) where some characters are kinda like wtf. The novel and manga are of course a lot better, but you don't see a lot of horror witch anime that has a deep and interesting origins. Like myself I'm studying witches, myths, etc and it's just attractive to see such an anime that packs psychological, horror, with witches and some romance in it. Maybe if they did do a re-boot it might be better, or finish it! I'm just hoping that eventually they do something if not it's okay we got Higurashi coming back !! XD |
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Yukiato said: *Stares back at you and glares* XD I will say they're is some issues with it, but the story is so good (Probably because I like witches) where some characters are kinda like wtf. The novel and manga are of course a lot better, but you don't see a lot of horror witch anime that has a deep and interesting origins. Like myself I'm studying witches, myths, etc and it's just attractive to see such an anime that packs psychological, horror, with witches and some romance in it. Maybe if they did do a re-boot it might be better, or finish it! I'm just hoping that eventually they do something if not it's okay we got Higurashi coming back !! XD I mean I just tortured myself by watching episodes 19 and 20 today. It just sprinted through the story at light speed, touching random plot points with like 1 sentence, even if the prior stuff to make that plot point sense was skipped entirely lmao. Maybe it could be decent if they had at least 12 episodes per arc, but as it stands, it feels like fragmented (ha) trash to me and completely lacking the spirit/emotion of the original material largely due to the pacing. Lol. Just play through the games if Umineko interests you. It's well worth, especially with the 07th-mod. <3 |
starstormJan 8, 2020 12:12 PM
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Daniel_Naumov said: It is not me, it is the age we are entering, accelerating towards uncertainty with alarming speed. All we can do is hope the friction does not catch up to us. Speed and friction, of the new decade. “Calm down son, it’s just a drawing” |
| I want to expand on what I said in the Higurashi entry-specific sub-forum. I have zero interest in seeing any of this if it's a remake, since the first two seasons are absolutely perfect to me not just in the script/writing, but the OST (not only OPs, but background music throughout being so scene-setting and evocative in a very specific kind of way), the voice acting, etc. All were incredible. I love the art style of the original and the only aspect I could see being a valid widespread criticism is in the animation department - particularly of some of the animation being off-model at a few random times or not synced with the vocals (like the infamous ladder scene with Shion that's always cited). But it's personally something that doesn't actually bother me in the least, I don't care about it at all, and would take 1000% over the overly-polished looking current art style and animation which to me makes heads and faces all look more of the same and appear overly sleek and generic. To me whether the story was interesting and rich and detailed and had heart and raw emotion on full display matters 1000x over those technical trivialities. Higurashi is something that always wore its heart and what it was on its sleeve, and could be both ugly and beautiful at the same time, and in fact be beautiful and excel because it was at times ugly, and unafraid to be so. I wasn't wild about most of Rei, Outbreak was just serviceable and decent, and what you would expect for what it was (a short standalone TV-movie or straight-to-video movie), and Kira was my least favorite offering from the Higurashi-verse by a significant margin. Yet I love this world of 80s Hinamizawa and these characters and their little facets so much I'll watch it if it's any new supplemental material (specials, OVAs, ONAs, etc.) regardless of how shoddy or rushed it may be (not saying it will be, but even if so). But a remake of two perfect 10/10 seasons of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Kai from 2006 and 2007, respectively? No thank you, sir. I think the logic driving constant remakes though not just with this if it comes to pass and ends up being one, but even outside of the anime industry, like in Hollywood, is that it's a safe bet to have some near guaranteed built-in audience under the name of previously successful material. But the creators often don't really care how it stacks up against or is seen comparatively to the original - at least to the original fans. The main goal is to attract a new audience with a perceived established formula for success in-hand. So a remake would be great for those who never watched the original series for whatever reason (I never did when they aired, for instance, as anime was a non-entity to me back then - but only for the first time last year) or hated it because of the art/animation. If you're someone who saw the original, whether in 2006 or last week, and absolutely loved it, you'll probably inevitably end up being disappointed by this. That's why I can understand logically why remakes are made for revenue reasons of going with supposed-to-be-sure things, but I personally have 0% interest in seeing remakes of shows/films I already loved the first version of. I feel like "What is the point?" It's never better. No one will replicate the voicework done by Yukari Tamura or Satsuki Yukino for Rika and Mion, those ominous and melancholic tracks of the original OST, or just the fact that they portrayed 80s rural Gifu in a very particular way through a mid-2000s lens and now that may end up just feeling overly modernized or sanitized, or worse still, like a parody of itself milking the cash cow (as some can and do argue the OVAs all were, but there the content itself was new or never adapted prior). If fortune is good and it is a sequel season though, it'd be the first new season of any show I genuinely looked forward to with such anticipation since getting into anime in 2016. What about Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hō, released in 2014? It doesn't look like all of that was adapted. |
WatchTillTandavaJan 8, 2020 10:18 PM
| Well, i guess it will be better ! |
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| remake or sequel or prequel? if it was a remake, will i have to go through the loop again? |
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| Higurashi? I wonder if it'll be received today the same way it was back in the 2000s. |
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HaXXspetten said: Don't see how it could be a sequel when they already adapted the whole VNl Oh yeah? Then where's Minai Tomoe's arcs? Where's Natsumi Kimiyoshi's arcs? Where's Kageboushi-hen? There's a ton of VN content that hasn't been adapted. The image of Rena makes me think Tokihogushi-hen. |
starstormJan 13, 2020 5:28 AM
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starstorm said: Well obviously they didn't adapt every single segment of it but all the main arcs that were needed for the main story are coveredHaXXspetten said: Don't see how it could be a sequel when they already adapted the whole VNl Oh yeah? Then where's Minai Tomoe's arcs? Where's Natsumi Kimiyoshi's arcs? Where's Kageboushi-hen? There's a ton of VN content that hasn't been adapted. The image of Rena makes me think Tokihogushi-hen. Anyone expecting anything more from a visual novel adaptation is being extremely optimistic. Games like Higurashi are enormous in terms of total text-amount after all; expecting people to animate literally everything from them is pretty unreasonable |
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| Akio Watanabe for characters designs. Couldn't think of a better artist to get his works slaughtered :^) |
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