Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc
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| This episode was good, but all the cliches and bad stuff I hate in this type of situations were all there. Too much flaws, but the I really like the final part. |
| What an insane episode. It was so good I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I'm assuming that the next arc is the last thought since she has all the information she needs. |
| So this arc finally ends. It was a good episode despite it's flaws. Why didn't Rika just get up as fast as possible after she fell, but decided to chill a bit down there? A few things like that, but still good episode. And despite her god-complex and really brutal murdering, Takano really is attractive in her "Major Takano"-role! |
| What a bitch. |
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| even though I did like the episode Takano is still a lame bad guy |
| "Nothing is sweeter than your smile" |
Nyr said: Okay, so them beating the crap out of those baddies was kind of cool. The mysteries being resolved slowly; hey, cool, I didn't expect Takano to be behind it for a pretty long time. But for the rest? Plain ridiculous. Never have I screamed at my screen because of the characters acting plain retardedly and "FRIENDSHIP: IT IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS". Takano just standing there with her gun as everyone gathers around Keiichi to cry their eyes out? If you'd had just pulled the trigger, things would have ended a tad faster. I know I've seen a lot of unrealistic things, but this was just too much. I love how the mysteries are slowly being resolved, but the rest? No thanks. Yeah, because the "working together"/"friendship being the solution" thing totally wasn't introduced tons of episodes ago and hasn't been reinforced multiple times in severe ways since then... Takano was obviously enjoying watching the results of the pain she was inflicting. Take her character into context (like character should always be taken into context) and it becomes obvious that's not an issue at all. ToG25thBaam said: Laughed at how stupid it seems to be. Now, a God complex, huh? >Takano shot Keiichi, but didn't try to shoot the other girls when they were there talking to the dying Keiichi. > Yamainu must be nothing special, they let 2 kids escaped their house (hey why not surround it?), they were beaten by kids (some pro they are). > Rika fell down, that was so.. expected.. -.- Her "Satoko, run away! You will be killed as well" uhm, if Rika dies, everyone dies, so.. I guess that doesn't make much sense, huh? > Rika would rather spend time thinking instead of getting up from the ground and run away, and that would not have mattered if it happened in a second, but the scene was switched to Yamainu worker running toward them, which means, real time passes as she was thinking, instead of trying to actually run away. -.- > Rena just "felt" some sort of presence, oh shit, she can sense the "Ki" of those people, how about a kamehameha wave next? > When they were running away, and of course beating those Yamainu guys, they were treating this as a game, or it seems to be. No real sense of urgency, nothing, no shit. > Mion, while they were running away from the Yamainu, she suddenly stopped to waste some time pull the "sacrificial hero"/"distraction" stunt, uhm wut? > What the hell happened in the other realm? How could Keiichi and the gang be there as well? Why now? What made that happen? I hope it would get answered later, other than just dismissing it as "you know, things happen". So now they know about Hanyuu? Shouldn't they be more surprised or puzzled? Whatever. > Again, take Takano's character into account. She was obviously enjoying watching the results of her interference. > One word: underestimation. > Rika's mind was operating on panic mode at that particular instant. > The very point was that she wasn't sure if she wanted to run away or not. > Because Rena hasn't been established as being super observant and tactical and doing whatever it takes to survive, and basing her behavior off of that, so she definitely wouldn't be able to feel something's off because she's not that type of character... oh, wait. She has been, and she is. Not to mention she's been followed/pursued in previous worlds and would know what it feels like through the memory leak. Again, take character into context. Always take character into context. Always. > Do you know these kids? It's totally in character how they were behaving out of confidence, and that confidence was shot to hell as soon as Keiichi was. > She thought she would be able to buy time for her friends and sister by doing so, and perhaps implicitly felt comforted in the idea that she would be joining Keiichi by doing so, judging by her focus on her blood-stained hand. Other than that, do I really need to explain the logic behind a move like that in a situation like this? I don't think I do. > For this, it just seems like their ghosts joined Hanyuu's temporarily before the time reset. Why now? Because they clearly had more unity in this arc than they have had in any other before. |
zacrathedemon5Aug 20, 2014 11:42 PM
| Omg, It is 1:30am and I am still watching it, what a brilliant show. Takano! Bitch, die.already! |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Takano confirmed for Hitler-sama seriously thats too cruel. |
| Awwwn, Miyo is so cute <3 Dat creepy laugh :D No seriously though, that episode was madness. Between coldly executing teens and children, a Shoah-like operation, Rika being disembowel alive, Miyo being a creepy bitch. Yep, it was good. I wonder what Rena meant when she said that the Oyoshiro ''exist''. I'm really curious about what happen to Miyo after each arc. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Screw that nipah~ shit. Hanyuu's au au au~ is the most adorable thing in existence... HOLY SHIT I GOT CHILLS WHEN TAKANO BEGAN KILLING RIKA'S FRIENDS! Mion was so badass this episode. Seeing her do that fucking back kick just made her badassery reach new levels! It's strange seeing Rena with a cleaver when she isn't a yandere... Shion's boobs look delicious as ever. :P It's official. Takano has gone full yandere. I'm beginning to not like her as much now that she's evil and all. :( OHMIGOSH THE FRIENDSHIP POWERZ! Looks like the next arc is gonna be 11 episodes. Good god this is gonna be difficult to marathon in 1 sitting. Just wow...10/5 |
FunnyRatmanNov 7, 2014 1:16 AM
UnbornMVs said: Yeah she looked really ugly in this scene. I don't blame people wanting her to die now. I'm not really liking her anymore either. :/YOU NEED TO F*KIN DIE |
| Seriously, Takano killing Satoko made me lol. Awesome way to kill her. |
| takano is the lamest villian ever. i just dont like her anymore... ._. |
bioshockbarbie said: takano is the lamest villian ever. i just dont like her anymore... ._. nothing about her is likable |
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| That was inevitable,but now Rika knows the truth. Onto the next and hopefully last timeline!. |
Zel said: Gah... that was crazy... well, Takano was crazy. Wanting to become Oyashiro-sama was retarded if you ask me. I didn't read the mangaVN, so I had no idea how it was going to end or whatever. I hope the next arc will be good as well... but with a better ending. That badass Keiichi and Rena though. bioshockbarbie said: never really liked her.takano is the lamest villian ever. i just dont like her anymore... ._. |
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| About time they called out Hanyuu. Now all the pieces are in place, its time to end this once and for all. Ni~paaaaaaaaaa! |
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| Lol and I thought Takano was crazy before, but shes just completely fucking lost it now. I have to say I do really like her as the villain though, and it's not just because she looks pretty hot in her new outfit..*cough*. That being said, the bitch did kill Shion, so she needs to die >_>. Speaking of Shion, I was really hoping she would go all Oni mode and kill some fools before getting shot, maybe next arc :/... But holy shit was this episode crazy, seeing everyone kicking ass together was awesome. It also seems like everyone is now with Rika inside of her weird spirit time world...thingy. So I guess that means that they'll all remember now? Pretty sweet. |
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| Damn, Takano's laugh is insane. I like Satoko's laugh more though. Good arc with a great ending episode. I think Takano as a villain is cool. |
devinderJun 25, 2015 12:04 AM
devinder said: Damn, Takano's laugh is insane. I like Satoko's laugh more though. Good arc with a great ending episode. I think Takano as a villain is cool.  |
| Takano is without doubt not the best villain, but the "broccoli or cauliflower, which one is green?" part was brutal. I've been noticing that "fate" is really the driving force in many anime. I don't believe in it at all, but it's an interesting concept to play around with. Good arc, however until now this is a 7/10 for me. Good, just not very good. Let's see how it turns out, good luck Rika~ |
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| Oh my god. That episode. I cried like a frigging baby. I'm confused as to why Rika thought she wouldn't remember. She remembered the other timelines where Keiichi thought everyone wanted to kill him, Rena thought there were aliens and Shion became a yandere. Why wouldn't she remember Takano's betrayal? Well at least I got some shipping material for Mion and Keiichi. Also, the sub I’m watching that was done by “We Are In Denial” has little sayings, funny or serious, each time the show comes back from “commercial break.” One of them was “Don’t mess with the Sonozakis. They have tasers.” The fact that Shion and Mion tased those guys was really funny because of that. And holy crap apparently Mion can do karate or something. My admiration of her increases yet again. |
| "It's a tragic misunderstanding that could have been easily avoided if he just finished his sentence in time!" — Richard Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball) |
| i cried like a little bitch when rika got tied up and they were all comforting her before death ;( |
| I absolutely love Rena here. She was facing certain death and just stood there laughing at Takano like a f*king boss. |
| Takano.....YOU BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII... Even though I loved the first season, I didn´t really consider it top 10 worthy, but after this glorious episode? Unless the final arc somehow dissapoints, it´s going in there! Edit: To be honest, the first 4 episodes and the mindfuck start of episode 5 of the first season were the highlight of the series for me, then it calmed down quite a lot. So I was waiting for it to get back to that level again. And finally this episode did it. Edit2: For that whole arc, I was basically Hanyuu. "This is too good to be true, shit is gonna hit the fan, I know it." It still hit me like a truck when it happened. Edit3: So I just found out that Satoko is colorblind...that explained the weird quiz question Takano gave her and made the scene so much better. I mean could she get any more diabolical? xD |
HydallanFeb 8, 2017 1:06 AM
I witnessed a loli spill from a cartridge and somehow retained my sanity. |
| Everything was going so well in this arc too... time to move on to the beta timeline. |
| I like first season better, how they presented the mystery was interesting, in the 2nd season i notice a lot of supernatural side a lot of edgy laughs, it lost a bit of its charm as a mystery anime, and i lost some interest to see the revelations. The very first arc is still the best thing about it. However it still a good anime overall, compared to many so-called mystery new anime, this one is definitely better. |
| I'm rewatching this show now (it was my first anime ever back in 2009) and this episode is still amazing. Such a great climax to an amazing arc. 5/5 |
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| what a cheesy ending for an otherwise pretty good arc. takano's motivations are... lackluster, to say the least. the god complex thing yet again? really? i expected better |
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| Damn, what an episode! One last spurt in the buildup and things could've ended drastically different but I suppose it goes to show what exactly is at stake here. Takano-san reveals herself for the first time! Hopefully, this piece of info will stick with Rika the next time around. Really good to see that she didn't fall into despair though, I'd a feeling she was at her wits end but props to her friends for that. I thought that the death of Rika would've made the villagers more vulnerable and possessed by the disease though but that didn't seem to happen. Did they not kill her immediately like the previous attempts, or what? Looking forward to what's in store for us next! |
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| This episode make me cry, really... Takano bitch. |
| Now that was a real massacre! Auauau~ |
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| I've got to say that Takano's gunpoint quiz was one of the best anime villain moments I've seen. Overall, she's a pretty run-of-the-mill villain at this point, but it's pure villain gold to give someone a quiz and shoot them for the right answer. |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| Massacre arc is over. Damn. Takano goes insane. Also, she's really hot. I couldn't hate her. Smh |
RegulusXJun 28, 2020 4:03 AM
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| Damn, and they were so close... I really hate Takano. Atleast Rika will know who the mastermind of this whole thing when shes in the new world. |
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| This gave me serious the walking dead vibes when they were rounded up and killed |
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