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Jul 29, 2009
Higurashi season one sure was interesting. A anime like no other. Very confusing at first but that confusion is what gave me the drive to continue on with this anime. It's the mystery that surrounds each and every character's arc that made me as the viewer, wanting more.

With all that being said, I was actually very disappointed with the ending. A battle between a girl with a machete and a guy with a bat was really stupid but I guess it had its meanings. He was given many opportunities to overpower her and take the machete but I guess that would defeat the "happy ending", which I dislike. Sadly in reality, that crap would never happen and would drag to the point where she just lets him go. A happy ending for this season is truly something that should have not happen, but I guess that was the purpose of it. To satisfy the viewer, so they don't end up like one of the characters during the season.

The only good point about the season finale was how at the very end, I was left guessing that another "arc" popped up again and that is why Rena is all happy back at school and Rika was next on the interviewed list. Thus repeating the cycle of the "never ending June".

As for characters, they all had their mental illness and their obsessions, which in return brought the viewer interests. Unfortunately, there was one character I hated with a passion. That character was Keiichi, the male protagonist. I probably dislike him because of his reactions to the certain situations he was in and how they were the opposite of what I would do, but I can't know for certain unless I was put in the same position. However, I can say that he was weak, pathetic and how all that "lovey-dovey" personality is what saved him in the ending is utterly bullshit.

Overall, I found the way how the producers divided the anime into different arcs and slowly connected them into a some what big mystery to be very effective. I didn't enjoy how it ended and Keiichi's personality, like how I stated previously but I guess they were essential towards the pacing of the story. So in the end, a 8.6/10 for me and since I can't give that decimal number, it'll be rounded up to a 9/10 stars.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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