Demoned Away Chapter
(This is my first review in a while so give me a break. Dont worry.. Ill add more pictures on the next one.)
OP: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni by Eiko Shimamiya
ED: Why, or Why Not by Rekka Katakiri
Its interesting to be making a first review about Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When Cicadas Cry) since its one of the more unique series in which its episodes are arranged in "chapters" rather than a linear timeline. This is the anime where you find the crazy girl with the machete just in case your wondering. One of the better mystery/drama anime you will find out there.
The series starts off with a murder of some women by a man wielding a baseball bat. Then after the OP sequence we are shown the main characters and part of their everyday school life where they do some school antics. Then the story slowly progresses to the main part of the series which is the murder mystery.
It looks like everyone except Keiichi knows what happened in the town of Hinamizawa during the past, and it is up to him to figure out what happened. In fact, it seems like all of Keiichi's friends are capable of doing something bad. For instance, Rena shows up with a machete at the end of episode 1 but it was meant to free Colonel Sanders (Kenta-kun).
What I really like about the series is how the characters faces change as the story continues. Rena looks like a normal school girl with a cute voice to add to her "moe" factor, but later on she starts looking (and sounding) creepy. The way Higurashi no Naku Koro ni makes the characters cute in order to make the horror parts more subtle is very impressive. It does a great job in strengthening the horror parts since you start getting used to the characters' cute side... until you finally see the other side of them that is.
Most of the time people just skip through the OP and ED sequences since its supposedly a waste of time. In the case of Higurashi no Naki Koro ni, the OP and ED songs accentuates the theme of series by setting in the atmosphere as the viewer gets prepared to watch and as the viewer finishes an episode.
Theres also a second series called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (When Cicadas Cry Solutions) which is still being aired. Well its supposed to be still airing but then this happened..
As the result of a murder case in September 2007 in Japan involving the murder of a police chief by his sixteen-year-old daughter with a hatchet, as well as the speculation of the Japanese media relating the case to anime such as Higurashi, the current episode screenings of both Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and another anime known as School Days have been cancelled by a number of Japanese TV stations. Whether this delay is to be temporary or permanent has yet to be seen.
Source - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Wikipedia)
4 comments:
LOL. Higurashi no Naku is sorta comedic and serious at the same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93bQw4iwUnU
not sure if it'll show up as an hyperlink, but when ug et to it, check out the video at around 1:25, its just retarded ( in a funny way)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93bQw4iwUnU
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