![]() Keiichi has recently moved from the city to the small, traditional village of Hinamizawa and has settled in at the local school where he has befriended a group of girls and joined their "club". I recently watched this anime for the first time and initially wasn't sure what to make of it I'd heard that is was a horror story but the animation style and opening episodes gave little suggestion of what was to come apart from the short pre-credit sequence in the first episode. But "Moe" part may be just annoying for those who like serious drama. What's new about Higurashi is the combination of "Moe" and horror, not unlike "Elfen Lied" which combined "Moe" and Science fiction. Maid dress, multiple very young female characters with one central male character, are typical "Moe" elements, and you should just ignore them and they shouldn't distract you from concentrating on the main story. There are many "Moe" elements in this anime, which are prevalent in current anime. (3) If you don't know about Anime, you may think some part are very childish, silly or weird. ![]() You will keep wondering if bizarre phenomenon will be explained by science and logic, or by pure fantasy. (2) Style is somewhat similar to US drama "Lost". You won't get answer and you won't understand the whole story until you watch "Kai" part. Second half (24 episodes) are called "Higurashi no nakukoroni Kai". Three points: (1) Higurashi has 50 episodes in total. And I'll finish in a few words of warning, this is one of the best Japanese anime shows ever created, but it really ISN'T FOR THE FAINT OF HEARTS, enjoyįor those who doesn't know about Higurashi. You should watch the whole show, though, if you expect to understand any of it (even twice won't hurt, if you'll like it as much as I do), but only after seeing the sequel "Higurashi no naku koro ni kai" (which is not half as good, and can't really be called "horror") you'll really understand more then a few pieces. The story takes place in a small village, around a group of small kids (I wold guess the ages between 8 and 14, but that's all this is), although the village gives you a warm and soothing feeling, it will, by the end of each story, make you feel isolated and suffocating, the children are perky and sweet at the beginning (a little too much, some will say), are really dark and scary at the begging, The show divide to few stories, all around the same time of the year, it runs as a detective story from different angles, slowly gaining more details about the dark past of the village and it's people. ![]() After watching the first episode most people will discard it as a kids show, personally, I wouldn't let my kids anyway near this show, although I like horror movies and shows it's really rare for me to feel horror myself, this show though, did it like no other.
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