| Live stream ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4aK5yUMG4) just confirmed it. I'll post a link to the trailer once it's uploaded edit: https://twitter.com/AIR_News01/status/1241240731659857920 will edit proper trailer in when it's up Sorry for misspelling"premieres", can't edit title edit 3: Official Trailer |
KougeruMar 20, 2020 11:06 PM
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| I thought we knew it was a remake? Or maybe that was just what I expected since I can't imagine it being anything else, given the story was already finished. And yes, HYPE for the original voice cast!! |
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| I take these Watanabe Akio desings all day compared to the derpy faces by DEEN in the original. |
| Much faster than I expected it to be, honestly. New Anime Staff and Character Designs: https://twitter.com/higu_anime/status/1241243642641055745?s=20 https://twitter.com/AIR_News01/status/1241243010420994048?s=20 |
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| So is this a remake, sequel or side-story? |
| Don't question my antics. |
| As long as they get the twisted, demented faces right I'll be happy |
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It's slightly off topic, but I have to ask. What could remaking Toradora do? Was it not done well vs the novel? I didn't read the LN so I don't know. But the anime was extremely well-received globally. I didn't think there was much room for improvement. I loved it. |
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BlakexEkalb said: Agent_of_Maine said: So is this a remake, sequel or side-story? A remake. They will probably not rush it as much or so I’ve heard. Also WOW 14 years and it finally gets a remake. Those new designs are so weird, although I’m only thinking that as the characters have transitioned from Deen’s 2006 designs to 2020 Passione. I’m super excited though. Hope it's a good remake then. I wonder how far they'll go with this remake - as far as Kai? I'm a massive fan of Studio Deen's Higurashi so I hope Passione can bring justice to the series. Well, even if Passione screws up, at least I've got the original anime to return to. I'm glad that the original cast are returning, plus the original OST is as well. So far, things are looking good. The change in design is a bit jarring, but I can get used to it if they don't butcher the story. |
Agent_of_MaineMar 20, 2020 11:54 PM
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| All I need now is Eiko Shimamiya to confirm her return for the OP and I'll be in heaven. |
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BlakexEkalb said: Kougeru said: It's slightly off topic, but I have to ask. What could remaking Toradora do? Was it not done well vs the novel? I didn't read the LN so I don't know. But the anime was extremely well-received globally. I didn't think there was much room for improvement. I loved it. Ah my bad, perhaps “remaster” is a better word for it, not remake. I’m fine with how it was executed, but it looking and sounding even better sounds good to me. But it looks good even until this day (at least for me) |
| I still think Kai designs are one of the best things that happened to anime but Watanabe's designs look pretty decent too. |
inuvivoMar 21, 2020 1:51 AM
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| Wow. That's unexpectedly fast. I was expecting it in 2021 and judging by the PV, it will be readaptation. Anyway, both Spring and Summer are going to be the best seasons in anime history. Mark my words. |
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| I'm looking forward to it as I was a huge Higurashi fan back then. It's a bit weird to see it in this art style, but I'll probably get used to it very quickly. More Rena is always appreciated <3 |
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| I've only seen the original 1st season... Always meant to pick it up and keep watching one day, but just never gotten around to it lol xD So I'm happy to hear about this, will give me a chance to refresh my memory on the series and hopefully finally get to finish it ^,^ |
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Haptism93 said: I'm looking forward to it as I was a huge Higurashi fan back then. It's a bit weird to see it in this art style, but I'll probably get used to it very quickly. More Rena is always appreciated <3 Yeah the art style is way too bright for my liking, and the characters look even more... moe which is good I guess, cuz it makes their second nature even more unpredictable for new viewers I suppose, but I'm kinda scared of how will they pull off their psycho looks... I mean in the old animation style they gave me chills xD I do hope they won't screw it up XD |
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Ronan_Maharaj123 said: Should we be concerned about this director though? His only other notable works are Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin off. The prior of which was a deconstruction of another genre; the latter of which was considered decent by many. He was also the director behind Island, which was not the best. ... The script might stay the same but the execution might be bad. This. I totally agree, my hopes are not all that high because of the director alone sadly. I have something else to back this up, I wrote a program that crunches numbers and usually comes up with a fairly decent predicted score based off the cast working on it. While writing this I've found that the director usually is what makes or breaks a series, though a few other things factor in. It spits out a predicted score of 7.04 ± 0.32, or using the MAL scoring norm, "it wasn't terrible but it wasn't good" to "it was alright but nothing special". |
| Ugh the design makes me lose all interest in this remake. Probably going to stick with the original. And here I was excited before. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
| Looking forward to it, and unlike other's here, I like new designs. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas "Woof" -Tobiichi Origami "Are you trying to turn the dormitory into a strip club!?! -Atena Saotome |
| Again, would've made much more sense to reboot Umineko than Higurashi but I'll take it I'm curious what they'll actually do differently though other than the art style. Because I mean story-wise the original adaptation didn't really do a whole lot wrong |
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| Really don't know what people are on about with the designs. They're way better than the original ones imo. Akio Watanabe is the GOAT. Also, there's been plenty of shows that had seemingly weak staff but turned out to be great. Being all doom and gloom before it even airs is just weird. Yeah, it could be bad, but it could also be good. We'll just have to wait and see. |
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| I'm really looking forward to this although I have my doubts. From watching the trailer, this does look to be a remake with, most likely, some quality of life improvements. I don't have faith in the director of the series though but I could be wrong and the story maintains the mystery element with subtlety and nervousness. I don't find the aniamtion and character designs jarring because, let's be honest, the bar is set pretty low when compared to the 2006 adaptation and they do look servicable from a first glance. My question with the animation though is how they are going to do the signature Higurashi faces? Even though the animation is the weakest part of the 2006 version, those faces in that series are pretty terrifying due to their slopiness. Hopefully, they don't fanservice this series up as well. Thankfully, Kenji Kawai is back to do the music in this series. I love his work in Higurashi 2006, Gundam 00 and No Guns Life. I have full trust he can deliver the same errie ost for this adaptation as well. Higurashi 2006 was the anime that made me the hardcore anime fan I am today. So while I probably won't get scared or unsettled by it (probably because I know what's coming), I'm hoping that I still enjoy this adaptation of a franchise I love so much. |
Snapshot426Mar 21, 2020 4:58 PM
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| Seems this'll be a remake. The animation looks weird, but I'll get used to it. The cast sounds the same, yay. Looks like it'll be different, but I've already watched/read the story several times in the original anime, manga, live action, and of course the original sound novels -- I'm up for another version. Even if it's not great I'll still have all the other versions. |
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prepare4trouble said: Seems this'll be a remake. The animation looks weird, but I'll get used to it. The cast sounds the same, yay. Looks like it'll be different, but I've already watched/read the story several times in the original anime, manga, live action, and of course the original sound novels -- I'm up for another version. Even if it's not great I'll still have all the other versions. You mean the art/designs are weird. The animations are pretty well done in the PV. |
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inuvivo said: prepare4trouble said: Seems this'll be a remake. The animation looks weird, but I'll get used to it. The cast sounds the same, yay. Looks like it'll be different, but I've already watched/read the story several times in the original anime, manga, live action, and of course the original sound novels -- I'm up for another version. Even if it's not great I'll still have all the other versions. You mean the art/designs are weird. The animations are pretty well done in the PV. No, I meant what I said. It's not a value judgement but some of the movement does look strange to me. Though how shiny the characters are, even in most of the dark scenes might have influenced that. The designs look mostly the same except in a different art style. |
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| Love the Original Adaptation, but looking forward to this regardless, although the Original OP by Eiko Shimamiya will never be beaten :p |
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Ronan_Maharaj123 said: Should we be concerned about this director though? His only other notable works are Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin off. The prior of which was a deconstruction of another genre; the latter of which was considered decent by many. He was also the director behind Island, which was not the best. What are you talking about, for his directing job in Sket Dance alone I'm having high hopes for this adaptation, and that one was by far his most notable work together with Zettai Karen Children. Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin-off were nowhere near as big of a deal as those. Ronan_Maharaj123 said: Also, the Series Composition is by Naoko Hayashi who did the key animation on Promare. That's really exciting. Series Composition is mostly regarding how all of the script stuff and storyboards will go and what things they will include. Considering the guy adapted Citrus' content close to perfection (whether you like the material or not), I think it's safe to say that we likely won't be getting a butchered job from him. |
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Danpmss said: Ronan_Maharaj123 said: Should we be concerned about this director though? His only other notable works are Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin off. The prior of which was a deconstruction of another genre; the latter of which was considered decent by many. He was also the director behind Island, which was not the best. What are you talking about, for his directing job in Sket Dance alone I'm having high hopes for this adaptation, and that one was by far his most notable work together with Zettai Karen Children. Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin-off were nowhere near as big of a deal as those. Ronan_Maharaj123 said: Also, the Series Composition is by Naoko Hayashi who did the key animation on Promare. That's really exciting. Series Composition is mostly regarding how all of the script stuff and storyboards will go and what things they will include. Considering the guy adapted Citrus' content close to perfection (whether you like the material or not), I think it's safe to say that we likely won't be getting a butchered job from him. Hayashi is pretty loyal to the original source. He worked on key like a decade ago if I recall correctly. Or two decades. He was a vn writer himself before but oh well, too bad we're not seeing a full adaptation this time. It's like a sidestory/spinoff that probably acts as an add on like how extra arcs work in the PS2/3/V/NDS games. At least he will respect the source material's settings though. |
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nipur said: Danpmss said: What are you talking about, for his directing job in Sket Dance alone I'm having high hopes for this adaptation, and that one was by far his most notable work together with Zettai Karen Children. Galko-chan and the Kaiji spin-off were nowhere near as big of a deal as those. Series Composition is mostly regarding how all of the script stuff and storyboards will go and what things they will include. Considering the guy adapted Citrus' content close to perfection (whether you like the material or not), I think it's safe to say that we likely won't be getting a butchered job from him. Hayashi is pretty loyal to the original source. He worked on key like a decade ago if I recall correctly. Or two decades. He was a vn writer himself before but oh well, too bad we're not seeing a full adaptation this time. It's like a sidestory/spinoff that probably acts as an add on like how extra arcs work in the PS2/3/V/NDS games. At least he will respect the source material's settings though. All of the scenes displayed thus far come directly from Onikakushi-hen's visual novel, even some club activities omitted in the previous adaptation. Definitely sounds more like a increasedly faithful reboot that will take more of its time with stuff, than a random adaptation for the extra arcs tbh. |
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Danpmss said: nipur said: Hayashi is pretty loyal to the original source. He worked on key like a decade ago if I recall correctly. Or two decades. He was a vn writer himself before but oh well, too bad we're not seeing a full adaptation this time. It's like a sidestory/spinoff that probably acts as an add on like how extra arcs work in the PS2/3/V/NDS games. At least he will respect the source material's settings though. All of the scenes displayed thus far come directly from Onikakushi-hen's visual novel, even some club activities omitted in the previous adaptation. Definitely sounds more like a increasedly faithful reboot that will take more of its time with stuff, than a random adaptation for the extra arcs tbh. Don't keep your hopes up is what I'm saying. I know ppl who works on it so I'll tell you right now it's not an adaptation of the original arcs. I would have loved it too seeing how the original butchered the story but like yea. Things don't work the way we want. I guess you can... well, dream about it for now. Just don't be sad when those expectations pulverize after a few eps. There was even a world where Rika just ends up dying one ep in lol so... yea. Still I think they might be adapting some of the SoL moments from the vn. Which is nice. |
nipurApr 5, 2020 5:55 AM
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fuckgendo said: ill just binge the higurashi series before this comes. ive got time. or you could read/play the visual novel, this's a remake so you don't need the old anime to watch this and hopefully it'll be a better adaptation than the old anime. |
Tsukumo_YuumaApr 5, 2020 8:07 AM
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nipur said: Danpmss said: All of the scenes displayed thus far come directly from Onikakushi-hen's visual novel, even some club activities omitted in the previous adaptation. Definitely sounds more like a increasedly faithful reboot that will take more of its time with stuff, than a random adaptation for the extra arcs tbh. Don't keep your hopes up is what I'm saying. I know ppl who works on it so I'll tell you right now it's not an adaptation of the original arcs. I would have loved it too seeing how the original butchered the story but like yea. Things don't work the way we want. I guess you can... well, dream about it for now. Just don't be sad when those expectations pulverize after a few eps. There was even a world where Rika just ends up dying one ep in lol so... yea. Still I think they might be adapting some of the SoL moments from the vn. Which is nice. so it's not a new adaptation of the original VN even so the trailer shows scenes from Onikakushi, and the source is....? dude trust me? |
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Tsukumo_Yuuma said: nipur said: Don't keep your hopes up is what I'm saying. I know ppl who works on it so I'll tell you right now it's not an adaptation of the original arcs. I would have loved it too seeing how the original butchered the story but like yea. Things don't work the way we want. I guess you can... well, dream about it for now. Just don't be sad when those expectations pulverize after a few eps. There was even a world where Rika just ends up dying one ep in lol so... yea. Still I think they might be adapting some of the SoL moments from the vn. Which is nice. so it's not a new adaptation of the original VN even so the trailer shows scenes from Onikakushi, and the source is....? dude trust me? Yes the pv shows onikakushi-hen stuff so what I already said they might be adapting bits of the original visual novel but they're doing additional original stories instead of adapting original material If you wanna verify when the show is out on whether what i'm saying is true and not just a wild guess from me the arcs will be named "-damashi hen" And yes source is me You can choose to not trust me you will just get hurt at the end for hoping for a full adaptation of original arcs /shrug How am I supposed to credit a leak from myself lol im making an alt for this so I don't doxx whoever told me this But yea thinking about it I do think it is weird that they are naming it Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni without any suffix I do not know the whole story structure obviously cuz my insider friend only worked on a small part of it but like I wonder if they are trying to retell the story From materials I have though they're exposing the world view and Rika's perspective pretty early on even talking about the fragment system really early on so... welp. Still from the part of story I know it's a pretty interesting take so I won't say this take of the story is doomed from the start. They're mixing up bits and pieces from the already adapted arcs and I'd say it feels a bit like Miotsukushi-hen. It's like partially adapting routes and then deviating them. Some animators other than my friend actually thought it was a remake too until they told me something that didn't happen in the original and I was like huh. |
nipurApr 5, 2020 8:32 AM
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nipur said: Tsukumo_Yuuma said: so it's not a new adaptation of the original VN even so the trailer shows scenes from Onikakushi, and the source is....? dude trust me? Yes the pv shows onikakushi-hen stuff so what I already said they might be adapting bits of the original visual novel but they're doing additional original stories instead of adapting original material If you wanna verify when the show is out on whether what i'm saying is true and not just a wild guess from me the arcs will be named "-damashi hen" And yes source is me You can choose to not trust me you will just get hurt at the end for hoping for a full adaptation of original arcs /shrug How am I supposed to credit a leak from myself lol im making an alt for this so I don't doxx whoever told me this But yea thinking about it I do think it is weird that they are naming it Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni without any suffix I do not know the whole story structure obviously cuz my insider friend only worked on a small part of it but like I wonder if they are trying to retell the story From materials I have though they're exposing the world view and Rika's perspective pretty early on even talking about the fragment system really early on so... welp. Still from the part of story I know it's a pretty interesting take so I won't say this take of the story is doomed from the start. They're mixing up bits and pieces from the already adapted arcs and I'd say it feels a bit like Miotsukushi-hen. It's like partially adapting routes and then deviating them. Some animators other than my friend actually thought it was a remake too until they told me something that didn't happen in the original and I was like huh. well, idk but that really doesn't make sense to me, but maybe you're right we'll see. but ryukishi07 is working on the scenario of the anime with studio passione so i hope if they really will change the original story a little it won't be bad, unless ryukishi-sensei will destroy his own story lol ( if what you're saying is true may be he want to make it like a new experience(?) different from the old anime or the visual novels ) |
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Tsukumo_Yuuma said: nipur said: Yes the pv shows onikakushi-hen stuff so what I already said they might be adapting bits of the original visual novel but they're doing additional original stories instead of adapting original material If you wanna verify when the show is out on whether what i'm saying is true and not just a wild guess from me the arcs will be named "-damashi hen" And yes source is me You can choose to not trust me you will just get hurt at the end for hoping for a full adaptation of original arcs /shrug How am I supposed to credit a leak from myself lol im making an alt for this so I don't doxx whoever told me this But yea thinking about it I do think it is weird that they are naming it Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni without any suffix I do not know the whole story structure obviously cuz my insider friend only worked on a small part of it but like I wonder if they are trying to retell the story From materials I have though they're exposing the world view and Rika's perspective pretty early on even talking about the fragment system really early on so... welp. Still from the part of story I know it's a pretty interesting take so I won't say this take of the story is doomed from the start. They're mixing up bits and pieces from the already adapted arcs and I'd say it feels a bit like Miotsukushi-hen. It's like partially adapting routes and then deviating them. Some animators other than my friend actually thought it was a remake too until they told me something that didn't happen in the original and I was like huh. well, idk but that really doesn't make sense to me, but maybe you're right we'll see. but ryukishi07 is working on the scenario of the anime with studio passione so i hope if they really will change the original story a little it won't be bad, unless ryukishi-sensei will destroy his own story lol ( if what you're saying is true may be he want to make it like a new experience(?) different from the old anime or the visual novels ) From the storyboard I read it's likely to be stories within her 100 years of struggle. Either that or she fell into loops again after matsuribayashi but that doesn't make sense to me context wise so. But yea I hope Ryukishi gets more say on the story. The scenario writer is hayashi-san too so he will at least respect the writer. The original writer being "involved in monitoring the story" doesn't really translate to a faithful adaptation actually (looks at rewrite, tensho the director probably only went to a café with Romeo once and call that "monitored"). According to what I have read at least the characters don't act differently from they usually do. But yea. Story wise, I'd say it is a big change from the original. Or rather than change, they're telling something that "wasn't told" in the original (instead of changing things). Like for example say, in Miotsukushi-hen, I think they're changing things up similar to this format. I'm not sure what the purpose is for this new season though. They're at least doing two cour so. |
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