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I'm really sad that the anime isn't done by a studio like Doga kobo because they are probably the best at capturing that laid back SOL feel (Silver Link is also pretty good) which I felt was a major thing lacking in the kuma episode. Getting that comfy laid back feel can really help draw people in to an anime that story wise isn't groundbreaking which I felt would have helped Kuma as even while reading the manga it can get pretty boring. Instead, it just came off as very meh like you said with weird tonal problems.
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Strike Witches: Road to Berlin premiered yesterday. Your wish has been granted.
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I've been hearing that the new Higurashi isn't actually a remake, but a reinterpretation. I haven't seen the newest episode yet so I can't be sure, apparently there's Umineko shit in it.
Also Tanya the Evil is pretty good. I managed to catch the movie in theaters, honestly surprised it managed to get an overseas release like that. Basically 2 hours of watching commies getting btfo, pretty fun.
Also Tanya the Evil is pretty good. I managed to catch the movie in theaters, honestly surprised it managed to get an overseas release like that. Basically 2 hours of watching commies getting btfo, pretty fun.
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It's a redone version of the anime. The old anime was rough in some places. So this kinda fills those rough patches & perfects it.
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Gonna be checking out the second episode later today, but for the bolded, that's actually just going make it be more convoluted because the only times Umineko had any relevancy with Higurashi was with the poems at the start of each arc, and the very final scene where Bernkastel (who suspiciously looks like Rika in another life) goes up to a young Miyo Takano and tells her to go spend time with her parents. Around the time where her parents were going to go for a drive and get killed. It's heavily implied this may have been the moment that made her turn apathetic and search for a need of entertainment (in the form of chaos), or she may have always been this malicious and she did that on purpose to see what would happen to that world should Miyo have not pursued the Hinamizawa Syndrome research. See: Outbreak.
The first episode already fucked this up by not incorporating Bernkastel's poem or making any hint to it whatsoever. The 2006 anime incorporated anime-original poems in the episode previews, but instead of getting one of those at the end of the first episode of 2020, we get red-eyed Rika. Gag me.
Now if it's a reinterpretation, then I hope it does a good job at it. Higurashi confirms there are multiple worlds, but we only get to see five, maybe six (because Time-Wasting is a flashback arc that happens prior to every arc) of them before Massacre happens (the PSP/DS ports and manga add some original arcs prior to Massacre, but the main game has only the five worlds). Some of them play out the same way, though, but others had slight differences, although I'm extremely worried Passione's fucking this up from the word "go". I want this to be good for the sake of the newcomers because I don't want newcomers getting the wrong idea about Higurashi, but I'm just really disappointed that they're just taking cues from Deen's adaptation more-so than either putting their own spin to it or by properly adapting the sound novel. Cutting out the game club scenes is a horrible narrative decision I can't believe they made.
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I tried watching the old version of Higurashi but couldn't stand the art style.
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Tbf so far the only thing I could find that's actual evidence that they'll tie together is what may be the manor in the op of higurashi, and they look different enough to call it into question.
Iirc The games are on sale on steam right now, though its still around $40 for the entire bundle.
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Alright, watched the second episode. I am still mad because this is clearly a show for the fans, newcomers should NOT be watching the 2020 Higurashi anime, and yet newcomers are going to flock to it anyway because it's "new", and that infuriates me. They're getting spoiled on the mystery from the start, for as far as I can tell, promotional material didn't say anything about this being an actual retelling as hinted in-series. It actually peeves me off we didn't get the arc's name until now given it's a clever twist on the first arc, Onikakushi-hen, Demoned-Away, and I think it would've been really nice to have had it mentioned after the end credits:
(隠, kaku; 騙, dama)
So as a long-time fan, I get it that they're definitely doing something different and playing things up a bit (even though they're still taking cues from the 2006 anime, music included) and I've had my fill of Higurashi fanfiction to see how creative fans can get about the what-ifs that I do wholly welcome original arcs, but also as a long-time fan, I hate that newcomers coming into the series blind are already getting the mystery answered before it kicks off. That's what makes Higurashi so amazing is that going in blind enhances the experience to its fullest potential. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone knows the plot (and twist) of the series if they've been hanging around weeb circles for a time, but that doesn't mean they should miss out on that experience if they're interested in Higurashi. If any of them are confused over the opening scene of episode two, that is their cue to go back to the beginning.
For those in the back: If you are interested in getting into Higurashi, DO NOT watch the 2020 anime until you have experienced Higurashi. Check out the original anime, the manga, and/or the sound novel before returning to this series.
Also the cinematography still sucks and I'm honestly not a fan of the skipping and constant cutting back to the calendar, although watching Rika's dance was nice (although again, I hate it when things cut away elsewhere during it). The music during that scene I think is from the Matsuri game if not directly from Kai, so yeah, doubt there's any new musical score to be had here. Which I'm really disappointed about because that was what I was most looking forward to was new music. The credit pictures were really beautiful, though, makes up for how ugly the OP's art was at times, like yikes.
(隠, kaku; 騙, dama)
So as a long-time fan, I get it that they're definitely doing something different and playing things up a bit (even though they're still taking cues from the 2006 anime, music included) and I've had my fill of Higurashi fanfiction to see how creative fans can get about the what-ifs that I do wholly welcome original arcs, but also as a long-time fan, I hate that newcomers coming into the series blind are already getting the mystery answered before it kicks off. That's what makes Higurashi so amazing is that going in blind enhances the experience to its fullest potential. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone knows the plot (and twist) of the series if they've been hanging around weeb circles for a time, but that doesn't mean they should miss out on that experience if they're interested in Higurashi. If any of them are confused over the opening scene of episode two, that is their cue to go back to the beginning.
For those in the back: If you are interested in getting into Higurashi, DO NOT watch the 2020 anime until you have experienced Higurashi. Check out the original anime, the manga, and/or the sound novel before returning to this series.
Also the cinematography still sucks and I'm honestly not a fan of the skipping and constant cutting back to the calendar, although watching Rika's dance was nice (although again, I hate it when things cut away elsewhere during it). The music during that scene I think is from the Matsuri game if not directly from Kai, so yeah, doubt there's any new musical score to be had here. Which I'm really disappointed about because that was what I was most looking forward to was new music. The credit pictures were really beautiful, though, makes up for how ugly the OP's art was at times, like yikes.
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DEEN isn't known for being particularly good at, well, much. That said, Higurashi is probably one of their better efforts. If the new one is already making Rika stand out that isn't really good, I'd assume if they're aiming it at existing fan, they're assuming you've aleady seen/read the other works, so fuck pacing and build up.
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It was so successful, DEEN has been trying their damndest to get that glory again from the amount of awfully-adapted horror anime they've made since. I hope they're seething over this.
I'm already coming to a conclusion there's a good reason for this, and that Ryukishi07 trolled us yet again. Still am pissed this is how newcomers are being introduced to it, though.
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For not being a perfect adaptation, DEEN really did bring their A-game and that sense of "oh, you thought that last round was bad? Hold my bottle of wine." It was like lightning in a bottle.
As for Ryukishi trolling, it wouldn't surprise me. He can't help but play for shock. That was the weakness of the Umineko sound novel post episode 5, he didn't have anyone to maybe reign that in. I know tumblr loved the reveal of who Beatrice was, I never did. I've just never had the time or inclination to go back through and see who could be seen by the non-staff and when.
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lol, yeah, they already went over Rika. I assume it was aimed at existing fans, but even so it completely broke everything. Like, second episode. I did like the uneasiness they were building up with the curt replies and odd actions of the characters, but they just went and spilled the beans in the second episode.
Even if it was aimed at existing fans, it totally fucks up pacing and mood
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So there was this big announcement for a "New Beginning" for Berserk a week or two ago and it turns out it's just an exhibition in Tokyo early next year. I cant even get mad since we're getting a 3rd chapter in one year.
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DEEN at least got that right in the 2006 one. These new guys, I don't know.
This is one reason why I don't think anyone, outside maybe SHAFT, could do Umineko right. It would have to be episodes of people talking at each other, slowly building up unease and tension, and moments of brutal, vicious violence. That's kind of their thing. The previous couldn't even get the Rosa moment at the end of the second chapter done right.
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It does seem to pop up in lot of manwhas and Korean web novels. But you also get plenty stuff like Overgeared where it doesn't seem to make a huge difference.
Also been reading Survival Story Of A Sword King, another story of an overpowered character, but also kinda decent for its genre which is surprising.
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I also don’t like how they exposed Rika and Hanyuu so early in the Higurashi reboot. It ruins things for newcomers. While I’m still not a fan of the new art style it does seem to be doing a decent job of switching between moe and serious. Doubt it’ll match or surpass the creepiness of the original anime though.
At the very least it’s nice they brought the old seiyuus back.
At the very least it’s nice they brought the old seiyuus back.
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dori dori was also hugely popular at the time of initial d. d1gp and then formula d were everywhere.
Girls and Panzer rocks. especially the manga offshoots like ribbon warrior, phase erika and erika change
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Turns out it was a secret sequel all along, and probably is going to act as a bridge between Higurashi and Umineko based on what people pulled out from the OP. Going by comments from at least MAL, the newcomers are confused and even some veterans are confused, but are warming up to the idea after laughing at Ryukishi07's trolling. There's one retard arguing it's a rebuild anime and that it's totally okay for newcomers to watch it.
But yeah, I'm honestly upset that the newcomers have to be exposed to the answers of the mystery through this before they had a chance to know about the mystery. Fuck, guess we're never getting a proper anime adaptation of the sound novel at this point. Maybe they'll make it up with a new Umineko anime if that's what they're teasing us about.