Comments on: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - 16

By: Hinano

Hinano — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:59:04 +0000

Whats annoying is the anime seems like it wants to cover EVERYTHING so some parts “go together” but others just make no sense (i.e. keiichi going batshit in the first arc and then being all nice in the tatari one)

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:13:45 +0000

The timeline there is missing Rika’s parents who died in the third year after Akasaka’s first visit. Satoko’s anut dying and Satoshi going missing happened in the fourth year.

>LoL! Sorry for not making it clear…after the 3rd year. EITHER ONE of the following takes place.

That’s true for the first three arcs, however, each arc is different and seperate from the others. There’s at least 8 different worlds in Higurashi and probably dozens more. Some may be very similar to others and some may be greatly different to others. So the “either one of the following takes place” can have over 40 outcomes.

By: Hinano

Hinano — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:55:18 +0000

No no you didn’t misunderstand it
But I thought it was Shion because of the eletric thingy, and Shion had that when the thugs tried to attack her

By: kacpy

kacpy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:11:55 +0000

Unless I completely misunderstood the point of your second question/answer. >_

By: kacpy

kacpy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:09:47 +0000

Exactly!

Which is why it’s still absolutely possible for the opening sequence to this episode to be Mion dragging Shion.

By: Hinano

Hinano — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:55:49 +0000

Wow that was like last week ^^; I forgot really.
The thing with the bento though, I thought that was Mion dressed up as Shion?

By: kacpy

kacpy — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:00:14 +0000

> 2. Was Shion the one “behind it all” ? Yes! Based on the start of this episode, she has a tazer that she obviously uses to make everone unconscious then eventually tie them up.

I can’t really agree at this point of the arc.

Let’s remember there was a scene in Watanagashi-hen (”Shion” bringing bento to Keiichi) and Shion later doesn’t know what Keiichi is talking about. It’s entirely possible at this point that it is in fact part of the whole switcharoo deal, and it is MION dragging SHION for the finale we have seen in Watanagashi (Demon Mion imprisoning Shion and playing with Keiichi and).

Of course the scene might be totally in your face, and I’m just overanalyzing…

> Rena also said that Satoshi was punished by Oyashiro-sama for trying to run away. Okay…so he ran away and came back, THEN got killed?

Did he runaway already? Thought she was talking about Oyashiro-sama not liking him thinking about running away. Then again, might be WinDs fansubs.

By: bj0rN`-

bj0rN`- — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:50:05 +0000

LoL! Sorry for not making it clear…after the 3rd year. EITHER ONE of the following takes place. LoL! Yes. In 4.1 he killed Rena and Mion and clawed his own throat while confessing to Oishi. As for 4.3, I forgotten to mention that he survived.

By: Hinano

Hinano — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:00:08 +0000

LOL hmm interesting conclusion.
I usually stop by the animenano irc channel so if you wanna find me there we can always talk (Im like never on SKYPE except when Hung asks me to do the podcast.)

Regarding your timeline it works except 4.1 & 4.3 don’t make sense. You said Keiichi clawed out his throat, died…then dies again off a bridge? he’s got 9 lives? XD;; And in tatarigorosh Keiichi didn’t die, he was the sole survivor if I recall..

I bet by the end of the series we’ll know anyway, as these are the answer arcs and they really do seem to answer everthing. The arc after Meakashi-hen is gonna be like Onikakushi but from Rena’s POV so that should clear some things up.

By: bj0rN`-

bj0rN`- — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:22:42 +0000

Ok~ After rewatching EVERYTHING for 3 times. So let’s go through with the 1st four arc…

I kinna get the picture now. In the Time Wasting arc, they show this guy who came to town, and how Rika predicted the deaths and all. He came back 3 years later, where by everyone is dead by now and realised the Rika did predicted it right.

The 1st arc, the Hidden Demon chapter, it’s kinna clear so I need not say anymore. As for the 2nd arc, the Floating Cotton arc, we know that Mion likes Keiichi. However if she likes Satoshi in the past or not, I’m really not too sure. But what ponders me is why she started cursing Satoko and said she was cursed while trying to shake Keiichi off the ladder. In the 3rd arc, the Cursed Murder chapter, we can see that Shion is the one who liked Satoshi since she got mad when Keiichi said he got transfered.

As for what u’ve mentioned. Hmm..

For the time line it should be…

1st year - The director of the dam project
2nd year - Satoko’s parents fell off the cliff
3rd year - Satoko’s aunt dies, Satoshi missing.
4rd year - Keichi arrives. And either one of the following:
4.1 - Keiichi claws his own throat after killing Rena and Mion
4.2 - Satoko, Rika dies. Shion sucided. Keiichi still got owned in the end. Not to forget the death of 2 other characters, Tomitake and Takano.
4.3 - Oishi goes missing, Irie dies of overdose of sleeping pills. Takano dies the same way as always, being burnt to death. In the end, Rika was found dead, as she had predicted in the Time Wasting arc. Keiichi fell off a bridge, and next, everyone dies due to the gas explosion.

Hope I got it right. Akasaka appeared at the time BEFORE the director died. And returned AFTER the gas explosion BUT on the same year. Wonder if that clears things up.

Hinano, if you would, perhaps we could exchange contacts or something. Would like to talk on Skype or something to discuss this. =)