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| Haven't watched the ep yet but after knowing its a remake I guess ill go and watch the new one instead of the old. Maybe ill change my mind and watch the older version but who knows lol |
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| Jesus fucking christ, this must be really confusing for new watchers. They didn't establish anything properly and are just rushing through it, dropped at ep 1. This is only the second anime I've dropped so far in my life. |
| I love that they remastered Higurashi's fire opening. It's like they're saying, "We're back." The first episode was everything I hoped this remake would be. The slice life was funny, campy, and true to the original. Passione's art style suits it well. Whenever the line art becomes sharper, you immediately know something's wrong. I hope they spend less time on the SoL parts than the original series. |
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| MAL: "the art is good!" The art: I'm very sad. Higurashi is a story whose adaptation deserves the best of talent, not a group of people who can't consistently draw faces in ep 1. The character designs suck. At least the story execution does seem fine so far. Besides that one post-credit scene which makes me feel like it's going to spiral out of control very soon. |
Higurashi Gou is the worst anime in existence. |
| Higurashi was one of my first anime. In fact I was looking for a mystery thriller after finishing Death Note back in 2009. A friend recommended it to me by kinda spoiling the premise but I didnt care. First secs into the series I was ready for a ride that didnt disappoint...well except almost everything after Kai(should I count Umineko too?The anime was hot garbage). Now it is 2020 the year of the pandemic and seems God Oyashiro-sama has a sense of humor cause we got the remake that wasnt needed. But why should we reject it anyway? Not much to say beyond that the characters FEEL more lively. I need to get used to the new designs that look like a hentai BUT when the mood suddenly changes and the design goes full Bakemonogatari(you know which scenes) it fits so fucking much. Keiichi and Tomitake sounded a bit different but I guess 14~ years do that. And they did it. They didnt have to do it but they did it for us.They added the og Opening. I had a stupid grin on my face. The last scene tho... As an old fan I like that addition but it kinda ruins the reveals later for new people. I am not usre if they want to replace the Deen version or make this something extra. Either way, as long as I enjoy it I dont mind. I loved the Deen version, just like many others who watched it, and even if this remake surpasses it I will keep rewatching it. |
Tomm01p said: MAL: "the art is good!" The art: I'm very sad. Higurashi is a story whose adaptation deserves the best of talent, not a group of people who can't consistently draw faces in ep 1. The character designs suck. At least the story execution does seem fine so far. Besides that one post-credit scene which makes me feel like it's going to spiral out of control very soon. Bruh. Did you even check the old anime art style? It's straight-up depressing. |
| Really glad they kept the same voice actors for Higurashi, they really absolutely nailed ‘those moments’ well. Kenji Kawai for the music again too! As far as the episode goes... Looking pretty decent so far, the pacing seems about the same, although the character designs still look weird imo, I’m still too used to the old ones and much prefer them. Also, that Rika part is definitely new, they really made it obvious huh. Not sure if that’s a good thing. Also, they chose the OP for the original adaptation to be the ED, what nostalgia! |
HunLepto said: NoviSun said: The VN readers are always pist and flapping their jaws to everyone’s weariness. If only they had a place of their own they could go and share their wisdom there. Maybe if studios wouldn't animate like 40 percent content of VNs, us VN readers could shut up, but nah. I actually hoped and expected that the first two episodes will be full of slice of life scenes with obvious foreshadowings. I seriously hoped there would be more episodes given to each arcs, but it seems they're not really gonna give them more episode counts than Deen did either. VN readers can never win with anime adaptations whenever there's something with multiple arcs or routes. I'm also a VN reader and i'm a bit annoyed that it's still rushed a bit (at least it's better), but pointing out things to new watchers won't solve anything lmao. Besides we still don't know what will they do, i'm still hoping they'll give Onikakushi 6 episodes at least ( 6~8 episodes will be great imo), they could've just swapped some things here and there and the next episode will be more SoL and interactions between the club members. (cuz i don't think they make 6 arcs in 1 season like Deen so there gotta be more episodes for each one of the question arcs) |
Tsukumo_YuumaOct 1, 2020 10:53 AM
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| Since Higurashi is a "classic" and an adaption of a VN on top of that, you will always have people bitching and whining about the tiniest details even if 90% of the episode is done greatly because "muh" nostalgia. Also, stop making a big deal out of the credit scene, it doesn't mean much without context and you guy are blowing it up out of proportion Higurashi is almost 15 "VN is 18 years old" years old anime, you are ignorant if you seriously think they repeated the anime in hope of pulling twists and mysteries. |
| The post ending kind of gave everything away LOL. But god damn when the OP came nostalgia came all over again. Great start. |
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Tomm01p said: Sorry, but am I the only one who doesn't see a problem in the pics you shared?MAL: "the art is good!" The art: I'm very sad. Higurashi is a story whose adaptation deserves the best of talent, not a group of people who can't consistently draw faces in ep 1. The character designs suck. At least the story execution does seem fine so far. Besides that one post-credit scene which makes me feel like it's going to spiral out of control very soon. Like, it's not a crazy good art and/or animation, but does the job pretty well. |
The animation was trash even then, but the art style and designs it had were much more fitting of the series than the current ones. And even if you think otherwise, it doesn't really have anything to do with this season looking like trash anyway. |
Higurashi Gou is the worst anime in existence. |
| Man, it's been so long since I watched Higurashi! This brings me back so much! This episode was so good! |
Devil_Slayer said: Tomm01p said: MAL: "the art is good!" The art: I'm very sad. Higurashi is a story whose adaptation deserves the best of talent, not a group of people who can't consistently draw faces in ep 1. The character designs suck. At least the story execution does seem fine so far. Besides that one post-credit scene which makes me feel like it's going to spiral out of control very soon. Bruh. Did you even check the old anime art style? It's straight-up depressing. also the screenshots look fine to me tbh.You dont stop every frame in an anime. With it being much more animated than the original, it is actually neat to have this quality |
ShichikaAlter said: Sorry, but am I the only one who doesn't see a problem in the pics you shared? Like, it's not a crazy good art and/or animation, but does the job pretty well. Rika's face in the first picture is under a very strange angle, although now that I look at it, I admit this one is a little bit about me nitpicking. The second one is worse, the size of Keiichi's eyes and mouth feels super off compared to how big his head is in the image. Rena in the third one just seems like she's on drugs. |
Tomm01pOct 1, 2020 10:57 AM
Higurashi Gou is the worst anime in existence. |
| It's so stupid how people complaing about the people complaining are the ones who are giving out spoilers. Everyone who pointed the scene out put what they had to say in [spoiler], myself included, i dont understand the big deal. If you don't share the same opinion just ignore it instead of going to complain without marking spoilers and names properly. |
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Tomm01p said: The animation was trash even then, but the art style and designs it had were much more fitting of the series than the current ones. And even if you think otherwise, it doesn't really have anything to do with this season looking like trash anyway. Umm no? Maybe the fact that the art was so bad at times helped the horror element, but every SoL scene with it looked so boring. Dunno what is good about this:  They all just look sad or confused which seems to be a running theme with everyone with how Higurashi is supposed to be just depressing to look at. The art of the anime doesn't resemble the VN in any way in the first place. |
| Oh boy, This felt so refreshing Visuals wise. As someone who has seen the Original Higurashi, I definitely enjoyed this first episode. Also I'm so glad they kept the original opening because its a banger! |
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ShichikaAlter said: Tomm01p said: Personaly I like the first two, but gotta admit that the 3rd one looks a bit sloppy.Rika's face in the first picture is under a very strange angle, although now that I look at it, I this one is a little bit about me nitpicking. The second one is worse, the size of Keiichi's eyes and mouth feels super off compared to how big his head is in the image. Rena in the third one just seems like she's on drugs. Maybe I'm a little hard on the series, who knows, but they all seem off to me. Well, I liked the story content at least. |
Higurashi Gou is the worst anime in existence. |
| The way Rena respond to him with her "I don't know" was more terrifying than the 2006 version XD I hope they didn't mess up the creepy look they had in this anime! The animation is fine for me, I don't know why people complain about it? IK I'M LATE BUT THE OG OPENING HAHAHA MEMORIES GO BRRRR |
| aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh................ the goosebumps, the nostalgia that is Higurashi. How I miss you. |
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Devil_Slayer said: I think that most who watched the original are having a hard time imagining the new style as creepy more than anything since the Og artstyle delivered the horror element quite well. Probably most will get used to it with one ore two episodes in. Tomm01p said: The animation was trash even then, but the art style and designs it had were much more fitting of the series than the current ones. And even if you think otherwise, it doesn't really have anything to do with this season looking like trash anyway. Umm no? Maybe the fact that the art was so bad at times helped the horror element, but every SoL scene with it looked so boring. Dunno what is good about this: They all just look sad or confused which seems to be a running theme with everyone with how Higurashi is supposed to be just depressing to look at. The art of the anime doesn't resemble the VN in any way in the first place. I'll start judging better the new artstyle when we get the actual creepy scenes later on. |
animefans001 said: also the screenshots look fine to me tbh.You dont stop every frame in an anime. With it being much more animated than the original, it is actually neat to have this quality Yeah, the art looks fine to me too. I really don't get why people are complaining about it, especially when compared to the VN's original artwork. I mean, just look at those hands. |
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| It's my first time watching this series and I am very confused lol. I don't know why they're hiding the truth. Welp, it's certainly a unique anime. I'm looking forward to future episodes. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
rholeros said: animefans001 said: i think you just worry too much bro. Show this to any new comer they wont hv any idea whats about rika. In a mystery show that people kill each other in the first scene every main casts are supposed to be suspected. You can just treat it as a fan service for the old fans because it actually shows nth to the new comers. Perhaps you are right. I’m letting the perfectionist fan side take over. We shall see! No I’m with you, that scene was never in the original adaptation and I’m not sure they should’ve added it. It’s fair that newcomers won’t know anyways, but it definitely gives them more evidence to point to, when they try to piece it together. A bit of a misstep to add it imo. |
| I love it. Been a big fan of higurashi. And the style is from one of my favourite studios. So I’m happy with this remake ! Can’t wait to see more |
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| That was so nostalgic. Higurashi is back and I didn't really expect it a reboot. The animation was good but I have to get used in this style, too much moe. I think this episode will make people go watch the old higurashi and that's nice. |
ErnaSBOct 1, 2020 11:39 AM
OweynLupton said: animefans001 said: also the screenshots look fine to me tbh.You dont stop every frame in an anime. With it being much more animated than the original, it is actually neat to have this quality Yeah, the art looks fine to me too. I really don't get why people are complaining about it, especially when compared to the VN's original artwork. I mean, just look at those hands. Nostalgia factor. Most of these people probably watched Higurashi in their young days and because that type of art ad visual stick in their mind, they refuse any change to it even if it's for the better. I am not gonna force my opinion on others, but the original DEEN anime aged terribly and it was pretty low budget work, to begin with and cut a lot and a lot of stuff from the VN so it's not even that good of adaption. |
rholeros said: happyfacecool said: People who keep saying the post credit scenes are spoilers... Really, your comments make it seem more like a spoiler than anything else to new watchers. Knew this would happen where people start making comparisons to plot elements from the original. You are right. But thats Passione’s fault for adding something that not even the VN has. Sure you might not like it, but you should keep it to yourself about saying something is a spoiler. Newcomers don't need to hear this. HunLepto said: NoviSun said: The VN readers are always pist and flapping their jaws to everyone’s weariness. If only they had a place of their own they could go and share their wisdom there. Maybe if studios wouldn't animate like 40 percent content of VNs, us VN readers could shut up, but nah. I actually hoped and expected that the first two episodes will be full of slice of life scenes with obvious foreshadowings. I seriously hoped there would be more episodes given to each arcs, but it seems they're not really gonna give them more episode counts than Deen did either. VN readers can never win with anime adaptations whenever there's something with multiple arcs or routes. If people want to talk about how something is a spoiler, then just keep it in a spoiler tag. Maybe we should add a separate discussion for discussing these types of things so newcomers don't get affected by VN and anime viewers of the original comparing plot elements and watch it blindly. |
| It sure has been a while, I'm starting to feel all those chills again. |
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| This episode was great! The post-credit scene surprised me! But with that said, I'm very excited to see how the rest of this turns out! |
RxioMar 15, 2021 10:44 AM
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| this is looking like its gonna be a really good re make of the original. im so hype for this! loved the extra scenes they put in when they were at school. its nice to see them mess around :'D i wonder if they'll adapt season 2 aswell. it would suck just to leave it at season 1. |
| Look. A lot of shows are getting remade. It’s just to introduce others to it. Some people don’t like the look of old shows and that’s perfectly fine. We shouldn’t bash the art style because it’s not “the same”. Of course they’re going to add new things aswell. It should be a good thing that higurashi is being remade. It means more fans will get to enjoy it. |
| You are not a flower of hell. |
UnderminE said: Quick edit: I don't know why both studios cut Keiichi's monologue during the first scene all the time this is the one thing i'm upset about lmfao |
MakiseKuriisu said: Wow, That first horrible episode took the original story to hell, and it will probably do more of that. This is an adaptation of the game, not a remake of the anime. |
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