Welcome to the new When They /cry/ board! You can post Higurashi content without worrying about spoiling things. This board won't be showing up on /all/ or the front page. You can post about Umineko and Ciconia, too, but you should use spoiler options on those for the time being. This is something we can figure out together.
A custom CSS is in the works, so you might see changes to the visuals now and again.
>>22
Temporary to the extent that it'll last as long as people are posting on it. I don't see any reason for it to disappear before the Answer arc completes at the end of the Spring season.
Yeah, names can come back and we can add some more since we don't need to worry about spoiler stuff
>>4(OP)
Please do not misuse spoilers.
>>378
It's a joke, but the red moon.
>>519
this but the jar is magical
>>509
The silhouette still having an open mouth in the correct position is part of the reason it's so unnerving to me. I don't want to do a bunch of photoshop stuff but I guess the right would be the stylistic anime choice whereas left would be if you wanted to be accurate
>>511
That does look a lot better. Wonder why they opt to not do it...
She did nothing wrong.
She did nothing right.
Presented without comment
https://twitter.com/07th_official/status/1359503759777226752
But is it canon?
I've come to the realization that Gou can be enjoyed 100% without having any knowledge of Umineko. While a bunch of it could be seen as Umineko fanservice that's more enjoyable after having read it, it's not at all a required reading to understand Gou. At most it gives context to hints that were scattered out throughout bonus scenes in Umineko that gave reference to Bern's backstory and the Higurashi connection.
Also it may even be better for those without having experienced Umineko as based off of
>>484(OP)
>I've come to the realization that Gou can be enjoyed 100% >>484(OP)
When people speculated about Higurashi being conneceted to Umineko I thought there were subtle hints and stuff in both stories, not something this blatant.
I only recently started reading the Umineko manga and I think I enjoyed the Gou and the speculations a lot more due to not knowing Umineko.
>>491
the speculation was more about how it is that they're connected, the link was a given
a lot of stuff spells it out but doesn't give details
>>491
While the Umineko manga is pretty good. I'd still suggest reading the PS3 version of the VN first for the godlike BGM and vocal performances.
Can we say either way with confidence yet? A direct connection to Umineko was only really established last episode and we have no idea how far or otherwise the next four episodes will go along that path. Personally I expect it to keep it vague and mysterious so as to advertise Umineko to newcomers, but giving how badly Gou has failed as a newcomer-friendly anime regarding the Higurashi parts, I wouldn't be surprised if they end up going whole hog.
>>495
>Gou has failed as a newcomer-friendly anime regarding the Higurashi parts
Well to their credit, R07 lied through their teeth when they claimed this was a remake for the purpose of surprising viewers and it was a resounding success. It was never meant to be newcomer-friendly, and anyone that believed it to be was fooled by the early marketing. As for the Umineko connection, the stuff that connects Higurashi to Umineko is not at all relevant to the plot of Umineko. All it does is add more to certain meta characters and create a shared universe between R07's works like with the shared characters in CLAMP's works. You wouldn't tell somebody that it's necessary to watch Rayearth to understand Card Captor Sakura, XXXHolic, or vice versa, but it adds a bit to those stories/characters knowing that connection.
Rika has been a crappy friend to Satoko, but I think she deserves some benefit of the doubt. Rika didn't necessarily understand the full extent of Satoko's shitty situation, only that she was being punished and having trouble studying. If they go back into the loops before returning to St. Lucia, Rika wouldn't even have had a chance to notice that Satoko was transferred to the special classes. Also, she has no understanding of the bad side of St. Lucia, as it's been mostly only a good time for her.
>>483
I would love to put faith in Rika's judgement and say that she wouldn't sideline Satoko like that after all she's gone through, but...
The story makes more sense if you put the current arc before all the other new ones, with the kusogaki doing her hardest to keep Rika-chama in Hinamizawa after getting dumped.
>>483
>but Satoko also puts up a prideful front
That has always been her problem though. Remember that it took the entire village for her to admit that she needed help in Minagoroshi and that that Satoko, who learned that it was okay to admit weakness and ask for help, is dead.
The "current" Satoko is still the maladjusted abused child who thinks bottling up her feelings will make her stronger and Nii-Nii come back.
>>489
Yeah, it fell on Rika to notice this, and her failure to do so even knowing exactly how Satoko is like just exemplifies how much of a shitty friend she's being this arc.
>>473
>Also holy hell she's tall
I'm pretty sure the current arc doesn't take place after that. It's an "answer arc", if you will.
>>471
I'm not so sure it's a theory as it is just out there in the open. The only way that Satoko could become a looper is if she was bestowed those powers. And at the end of this episode we see her awaken and meet Featherine (Hanyuu), who can easily do this. She's essentially a god.
>>440(OP)
Their hair is about the same length, but the style is a bit different. Different eye color, too. She does look a bit closer to Lambda now, but there's still plenty of differences.
She can't even identify basic vegetables
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