Nov 19, 2010
Ok so this is my first review. I just wanted to give it a try so, here it is.
Higurashi no naku koro ni... hm yeah at first I just wanted to try a scary and violent anime because lately, I haven't watched anything of the sort. Ok so, when I watched the first episode the only thing I could think of was the crappy animation. For me, the art in an anime is like the cover of a book. If the cover makes the book seem bad i don't read it. However this anime just shows how the saying "Don't judge a book
...
by its cover" is totally correct.
Story: One of the best, most original and greatly achieved stories out there. At first Higurashi no naku koro ni seemed like an anime that was purely made for the sake of violence. But if you keep watching you will soon realize it is not. It has a very cleaver and unique plot. The fact that the story is repeated like 8 times all over the series (including HnNKnK) isn't anoying at all. You just don't get bored.
For all of these reasons but mostly for its originality i give the story a 10.
Art: Well this is the one weak (very weak if i may) spot this anime has. I don't mean the drawing itself. I think the quality of the animation is what bothers me the most. It made it seem like a crapy anime. It is just bad. The good thing is the animation was greatly improved for the next 2 seasons (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai + Rei), so it didn't bother me anymore. Just to make things clear I like the drawings. I like how the characters look like and the landscapes. The thing i hated was the animation. OK?? OK fine. I gave art a 6. (just for the first season though)
Sound: Well i don't know how to rate sound. I mean the voice actors are great. The only bad thing is, there were times when the voice didn't seem to fit in the situation the characters were (e.g. when Mion (or was that shion...I don't remember anymore lawl) is shaking the ladder which keiichi is trying to climb).
Other than that the openings and endings (including kai and rei) are excellent. I would even say, some of the best openings and endings I've heard. (I love Kai's ending Taishou.a). I gave sound a big 8.
Characters: Characters are epic. Rena. Who the hell would not remember Rena after that epic yell. ("USO DA!!!"). Rika, shes one of my top 5 fave anime characters. I don't know why i just like her. Shes...great! I don't know. You will certainly like her.
And well the other characters are also nice but i found those two the best.
One thing i HAVE to mention about these characters is how moe they seem at first (e.g Rena: "kana, kana?" Rika: "nippaa!" and so on) but they are much more than just cute catch-frases. Just watch and you will see. I gave character a big big 10.
Enjoyment: I don't know. There's a feeling certain animes give to my soul for some unknown reason. Higurashi sure is one of them.
I enjoyed it a lot! Therefore: 10.
Overall: Ok overall ill give it an 8. I think it deserves a 9. But the second season was way better than the first one. However it does not deserve a 10. So to make clear that kai is better than the first one, I gave this one an 8.
However I'm not sure why I am not giving kai a 10. I mean it deserves it... OH what the heck ill give this one a 9 and kai a 10 yeah thats it. :)
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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