Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc
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| Oishii, dead? Well that sucks. He was a great character. |
| Oishi gets killed the first time, huh. I actually like him a bit, especially in this arc there was nothing to complain about him. But piece for piece we're getting our answers, now we know a bit more about Tokyo and the Yamainu. Nice! |
| Episode 15 of Ni showed that Dr Irie was inspecting the kidnapped grandson, and then while driving by Oishi and Akasaka told them he was suspicious of the situation.. However here with Okonogi telling Irie about the capture (by the Yomainu), it sounds as if it was well known, and that Dr Irie himself would have known about what was going on. In light of his actions in episode 15 of Ni, this makes little sense at best. |
| It's just some disease, oh god why can't it just be a demon curse, some things are better off not explained. This is why we can't have good things in life |
| "Nothing is sweeter than your smile" |
| Fuck, Ooichi never saw it coming :/ And I already consider Irie dead. Well, now the story was made very clear. We now know the root of Keichi, Shion and Rena crazy phase. It also made me understood the first arc in the first season, why Rena and Mion visited Keichi with a syringe, why the doctor Irie appeared out of nowhere with a big group... It also explained why they always kill Rika each time and that scene we saw where there was all those dead bodies from Hinamizawa. It's also a way to erase all the proof behind the terrorist act and to silent the people who knows. What I'm still unsure his Miyo action. Why is she betraying the Irie organization? What is the profit from doing such a thing? Also, the other point unclear is : who really is Hanyuu? That name seem like a nickname to me. Could it be the original Oyoshiro-sama? |
| «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 |
| WHOA OOISHI GET REKT! That's the first time that guy's died! All the details about the Hinamizawa Syndrome have been revealed! Looks like the Yamainu are now beginning their killing spree! Epic episode! 6/5 |
cabaret said: As soon as I saw that shady guy, I was 90% sure he was gonna die. It was expected since he hasn't died once during the duration of the anime.Wow, I always thought Ooishi was kind of indestructible. Since he's never died, I was used to him being in the background, and although his constant switch between friend and foe, him dying completely threw me off. |
minouneetzoe said: That was not a syringe during the first season. The Hinamizawa Syndrome was causing him to have delusions and made him think that Mion and Rena were crazy when really he was the crazy one. It is shown that they just wanted to draw on him with marker.Fuck, Ooichi never saw it coming :/ And I already consider Irie dead. Well, now the story was made very clear. We now know the root of Keichi, Shion and Rena crazy phase. It also made me understood the first arc in the first season, why Rena and Mion visited Keichi with a syringe, why the doctor Irie appeared out of nowhere with a big group... It also explained why they always kill Rika each time and that scene we saw where there was all those dead bodies from Hinamizawa. It's also a way to erase all the proof behind the terrorist act and to silent the people who knows. What I'm still unsure his Miyo action. Why is she betraying the Irie organization? What is the profit from doing such a thing? Also, the other point unclear is : who really is Hanyuu? That name seem like a nickname to me. Could it be the original Oyoshiro-sama? |
| Seems like this arc is finally picking up. Also got a lot of good info this episode. |
BlueYoshi said: Weird. I actually like Ooishi. Even in Season 1, he's been one of my fav minor characters. To see him die like that, was a shock to me. And if he couldn't escape in this arc, I don't think anyone else will. this. |
| Finally some anwers.Too bad that his Hinamizawa is doomed,too. |
| I effing called it with the conspiracy ... gdi. So awesome. Marathoning 1st season and 2nd season in two days is crazy exciting. xD |
| GAH!!! Looks like after all that this one won't end well. Damn you Takano. |
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| Holy fuck....did they just kill Ooishi???...What??....I honestly have no words >_<. That's the first time we've seen him die.....and here I thought he was untouchable... Seriously though, its great that Rika has all of her friends on her side now, but how the fuck are they gonna do anything against these special op motherfuckers? These dudes seem to be waaaayy out of their league. Seems like this world is also gonna end up fucked, time for Rika to hit the reset button I guess. |
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| I really wish Rika would tell her friends about the other worlds. Anyway this disease explains a lot. I'm guessing that Hanyuu is the essence inside Rika which allows her to keep the disease at bay. Can't say I'm sad to see Ooshi gone. Surprising though. He seemed to have it good in every other scenario. Also very interesting. Hanyuu asked Rika why she didn't tell the others about the worlds where Shion, Rena and Keiichi got the disease and started killing. Does this mean that there were never any scenarios where Mion or Satoko did the killing? Interesting that it only happens within their little group, too. This also means that they didn't really die from a volcanic eruption of chemicals but from the disease. In that case why did the government cover it up? I suppose the higher ups must have been linked with "Tokyo." However, if the villagers got the disease then why did they die in their sleep? I guess it's possible they all clawed out their throats in their homes but if that was the case then the people handling the dead surely would have noticed. The final thing we are still unsure of is the reason Rika keep reincarnating. I doubt it is for the purpose of saving the town. As we saw in the first episode each world exists separately and continues to exist even after Rika dies. |
SuranaOct 13, 2015 3:37 PM
| "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) |
| OOISHI! RIP, you were delicious to the end. |
| That's two consecutive episodes of big plot reveals, i personally have never seen an anime deliver so much in so little time whilst not rushing the pace. The truth about the syndrome was great but it just seems to me that whatever happens they cannot beat the Yamainu, they seem far too powerful, the preview had a lot of delish content too. |
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| Well Rip every dependable adult ally they have. |
| Oh, I think another bad end this way comes. |
| So why didn't Rika ever thought of making Hanyuu stalk Tomitake or Takano after the Wataganashi festival to find the culprit??? She repeated this event for 100+ years and she never thought of this?!?! |
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| Remember folks. Always exercise minimum caution. If the guys are down, feel free to disclose your hiding place... |
| Nothing can happen until you swing the bat. |
| Rika and Hanyuu can solve this, really. |
| welp. Everyone is going to die next episode I guess xD |
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| I think I finally have to lay to rest my theory of Ooishi being a bad guy. Instead, he's just a grey cop (by which I mean not particularly corrupt or sadistic, but too focused on getting the job done to care about people or rules to the extent he should.) |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| omg this is crazy! I feel like they are gonna kill Rika soon, I really don't want it to happen but I just know it will. |
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| Did not expect that sniper at all. These guys really flexing. |
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| Damn, Irie getting killed off was no surprise. But I expected Ooishi to at least do something instead of just getting shot like that. Now it's down to the main characters, I assume the two policemen won't last very long. |
| Nooooo not Ooishi T_T |
| Wow a lot of explanation from Rika-chan about Hinamizawa Syndrome & Tokyo... Poor Doctor Irie 😔 And the fcking cliffhanger just made me jump from my seat 😱 |
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| Ah, YES, FINALLY. The revelations for a certain mystery. So, its true that it was some kind of sickness that got called Hinamizawa syndrome. Where everyone got infected between Hinamizawa radius. Thats explain how Rena, Shion, and Keiichi can be so crazy at their previous arcs. And its true about why Rika's death could bring a total destruction to Hinamizawa village. She really act as an inhibitor for that sickness syndrome. Oh well! So, about Yamainu, they were truly a different faction outside the Hinamizawa citizenship. Those conspirator get sponsored from Tokyo as a biological weapon engineer for Hinamizawa syndrome. However since their inside had an internal fight, no wonder if some people like Takano exist. Such a naive Irie sensei said when he was already at the wrong hand. Thats explain his death at a certain arcs .... While everyone became 100% insane, after the death of Rika. That Yamainu conspirator sparked the sources of gas from the mountain, and it led them into a great disaster of Hinamizawa. They had an escape together with the infection material as their biological weapon from Irie sensei works. End game, a total disaster for the whole world. Ah, Oishi too, finally i get a chance seeing him death at these episode, the first death ever for him. Its somehow bring me a mixed feeling, because of how complicated his personality depend on where he was. Lol. Oh, well. After such a long trip, 100 years loop, Rika finally told them about the fact. Lmao. Idk if its so good, but well, whatever happened, its truly her decision to stated everything when everything already reached its peak. By looking at the preview, it might become another failure of her effort to get out of her destiny. However, since everything already reach a bright spot, the last arc must be their last attempt to get out of their tireful loop. Okay, lets see how cruel those 'massacre' thing was.... |
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| Fantastic episode, Rika has finally explained the "curse" to us. It is called the Hinamizawa syndrome, that causes the one carrying the disease to think that everything is against him which turns person crazy. And Rika is the one preventing the disease from fully affecting everyone. Explains why everytime she dies everything just goes to shit, is she also preventing that eruption of gas that kills everyone or is that just a cover story? We don't know yet and I can't wait to find out. |
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| GG I don't see how it turns into a happy ending. They are trapped and police won't help ... Well , maybe they will somehow win it with the help of power of friendship. It's not some crappy shounen so I will even be glad if it happens. |
| I hate everyone equally |
| Dang, we are halfway through the series. About time Rika told them. Rika didn't tell them because she didn't want them to get involved. However, involved or not, they gonna die anyway, so nothing to lose. Also, she goes back in time anyways. Yeah, a lot of people died in the time loop. Even if Rika survives, she still has to die cause there is no cure for the disease and to save the people from dying. She also has to verify who is the mastermind behind this and stop them. |
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| It was clear that this world will also fail if you just look at the episode count the next world should be the good end. still was best world we had so far. |
| I hate yall (character count lol) |
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