Hmmm.....just now i was in the mood to marathon the whole 6 episodes of Higurashi Kai that i've kinda neglected for the past 1.5 months, from Matsuribayashi-hen episode 1 till 6. Certain things i need to highlight from that 6 episodes.
a) Viva Hauu~ fansub!!! Gotta love the next episode previews included by Hauu~ in their releases. Sigh, i guess i have to re-download back the earlier episodes from this fansub.
b) Back story FTW!!! The first 5 episodes of Matsuribayashi-hen totally cover the flashback of events pre-June 1983 to help viewers grasp a much much more understanding the events that leading to the event of June 1983. Finally got an answer to what actually happened to Satoshi. Sheez.
c) SUIGINTOU!!!!!!!! (i'm not gonna explain what it is. Just bloody watch the anime urself or ask someone else

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d) Rena omochikaeri'd Hanyuu x 3 =
e) Cosplay-raped Keiichi =
f) Rika & Satoko MILF-quality okaa-sama tachi =
g) Loli Miyo =
h) SUIGINTOU~~~~~~
Very satisfying 6 episodes marathon. I'm also pretty happy to see an upgrade on the animation department of this anime. It made me thinking "Wait-a-minute, this is the same anime as that Emo Facial Contortion-fest of the 1st season?

). And by the end of episode 19 we can see that all the players have been assembled for the final battle for the Hinamizawa June 1983 fate. Who will win? And how will they triumph? Only time will tell........
Added on December 24, 2007, 5:54 amHmmm, it feels like i'm the only one who is watching this anime. Oh well. Just done watching the last episode and it leaves me with bitter sweet feeling after finally finished watching all original 8 chapters of the series in its anime form. Finally, Rika can live on happily past 1st July 1983. It does somehow reminds me of a (non existed) good ending version for AIR, since both main female protagonists is suffering from many many years of seemingly ever repeating pain & sufferings.
Anyway, watching the last episode makes me keep asking myself "Am i watching a Higurashi movie here?". The animation quality is the best of any episodes done. If only Deen can maintain this type of animation quality from the start of ep. 01 of the 1st season, maybe Higurashi can get more fans outside of Japan.
As for the epilogue, did i sense another Tanaka Rie here? And since there are news about Higurashi will get a 3rd season i hope that it will cover the extra materials such as Higurashi REI and some of the manga/PS2 exclusive chapters.
p/s : Okonogi sure looks like Lancer from FSN, even his personality sort of matches too. Ehehe.
This post has been edited by elfenrir: Dec 24 2007, 05:54 AM