Okay, I'm going to start of by saying, if you don't like Shion, you're not going to like this arc, since it's based heavily around her. Me? I love Shion. She's my favourite character, and this arc portrays why perfectly. Sure, bad things happen, but I don't think the people who dislike Shion look into why what happens, happens. This arc broke my heart, and I'm not saying it was so awful it broke my heart, I'm saying it was so intense and heart-wrenching that I even shed a few tears.
Story 10/10 - This story is placed opposite the "Cotton Drifting Arc" (Watanagashi-hen) and instead
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Meakashihen, When They Cry Eye Opening Chapter Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に解 目明し編 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 21
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 26, 2006 to Feb 26, 2008
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Shounen
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Jun 4, 2017
Why do I put myself through the torture of reading a Higurashi manga only to find that my heart has been ripped out of my chest due to the extreme emotional baggage it will carry?
Such is the manga called Meakashi-hen, of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series. Story: 10/10 The story is very engaging, and I actually enjoy how the author took the time to tell what was going on in actual chronological order, and cleared up a lot of questions I had about the anime. It's a really hooking read, and has very good pacing that kept me wanting more. Art: 9/10 The art is beautiful, with ... 
Apr 10, 2009
Well after adventuring to find the entire eries, what I found wasn't the best find.
Story-7/10: The story felt more or less expected, the story was part of Shion's perspective of the Watangashi-hen arc (As from Watanagashi-hen it was from Keiichi's) Although retaining the same story, it added things i didn't expect to see, some weren't even in the anime version. Overall the story was very expectable, but still kept me on my toes. Art-6/10: The artwork for this arc was much different from the last arcs. It was almost shoujo like. I was highly dissapointed it didn't capture some of the scenes that well, unlike the anime ...
Apr 24, 2021
Meakashi is one of my least favorite arc in Higurashi. Maybe its cause I already despised shion before Meakashi hen, so this chapter only made me hate her more. The story is great though. How we see Satoshi leave such an impact and seeing Shion struggling was depressing. How we see such a great misunderstanding was sad as well. I still despise Shion for doing so many awful things though, and i feel like they did a terrible job at making us feel sympathy for her. The art is great, i actually loved it! Shame its one of the least liked art styles for higu
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Jul 23, 2023
I hope this helps someone out!
So, if you're looking at this thinking "I kinda wanna get into Higurashi" I'll tell you right now, this is not the first arc. But, in my opinion, it's the best arc. Not that any of the other arcs are bad, neither is it that I'm a Shion fan, but something about the way that we got into her back story, and her perspective answered so many questions I never thought I would get the answer to. Also, I cried. My heart has died after reading Higurashi. I loved exploring the psycology of the characters, and this was the first ... |
