Anime Spotlight: Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni

You will stay in Hinamizawa and like it here. If you do not, may the curse of Oyashiro-sama bestow his WRATH upon you....



Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, or "When the Cicadas Cry" (roughly) is a horror genre Anime that has many plot twists and double meanings in this killer lolis thriller. This anime was created this year in June 2006, and is currently under the anime radar because it is so brand new, and is not liscenced. (As a quick note, the fansubs for the anime are legal UNTIL licensing is available.) I believe that this will quickly become a very favorite anime, heck I have seen it probably before a lot of Japanese Anime fans have and I LOVE IT.

The story goes that Maebara Keiichi (did my best to spell the name right!) has just recently moved to Hinamizawa. He has met many friends since arriving here and has recently joined a club at his local school. However as time progresses, Keiichi [Kay-eeechi] realizes that his new friends are NOT who they imply to be. Apparantly, fights happened years before with the manager of a Dam Construction project, which was going to put the town underwater (the town is situated in a rural valley.) The Manager was dismembered and killed, and the local townsfolk blamed it on the curse of Oyashiro-sama. Every year on the night of Watanagashi, 2 people from the village are "spirited" or "demoned" away as sacrifices, and two more will be killed to quell the wrath of Oyashiro-sama. Who are Keiichis friends really? Does the curse of Oyashiro-sama really exist? do YOU believe it exists? What is the story behind the murders and missing townspeople? Check out Youtube.com to see the fansubs to about episode 21 of 26. Remember, once the anime is liscensed and widely distributed, your gonna have to ditch the fansubs if Youtube hasn't already. Thanks and enjoy one of the best animes I have ever seen.

FINAL WARNING.
The anime "Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni" is extremely violent and goes into a lot of detail with things including body dismemberment, blood, stabbing, and torture. I would definatly NOT recommend this anime if you do not have the stomach for it. Look past this anime right here, right now at this point if you do not want to get seriously scared or grossed out. You have been WARNED. I only write so many things in Red.