Mar 20, 2021
I have watched the Higurashi anime, read Umineko, and recently just finished Ciconia Phase 1, I am a WTC fan.
What I am not a fan of is this steaming pile of garbage called Higurashi Gou, all I want to say here is that if this was actually, for real, written by Ryukishi, maybe he should give up writing since it seems clear that he does not even understand his previous works, from characters (who are completely butchered, cut down to one-dimensional NPC's with one-liners, ignoring their complex personalities and motivations) to even the story and its themes (which are ignored for the sake of continuing
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the story, nullifying everything our protagonists went through and fought for; long story short, it completely misses the point of its own story), and basic elements of a mystery show/novel, such as tension and suspense, which feel extremely poorly done compared to Studio Deen, nothing of what made the original good is in any way, shape, or form shown to have been understood in this "sequel", which R07 claimed to be a good starting point for new viewers (lol). I'm using "sequel" in quotations because this was a completely unnecessary anime. The original Higurashi ended just fine, we had a satisfying conclusion, so, I'd like to know, who asked for a new season with a plot this downright stupid compared to the source material? I'm not sure what counts as a spoiler and what doesn't so I won't get into it, but other reviews do a better job of summarizing the plot. The art is okay, not the best, not the worst (though it has a large amount of gore compared to Studio Deen's adaptation for absolutely no reason other than shock value) and the soundtrack is pretty mediocre, but these two are the least of Gou's problems.
I do not recommend this to fans of Higurashi, it feels like a very cheap cash grab, meant to just milk money out of the fans of this franchise (and a majority of fans seem happy with this blatant fact) and not something written out of passion and love for the When They Cry universe. I am however hoping to be proven wrong, at least story wise, with Sotsu, though I am not holding my breath for that.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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