I admit to not have read enough manga lately (just caught up on Munou na Nana, but that's that) but I recently heard about Dungeon Meshi. Think it's worth a read?
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Unironically one of the best adventure-fantasy manga of all time, I still need to catch up with it but put it on a priority list of comic/manga to read.
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Its one of my favorites, its also nearing its end so it'll probably be a good time to get around to it. The author also has a couple of anthology releases worth checking out.
Soooo about that Higurashi episode.
The ladder scene happened again but in broad daylight at the school. The sequence was handled better here than in DEEN's anime so no silly blobby Mion to be had, but the animation still looked weird, like you could obviously tell the arms and torso were on separate layers or something. Keiichi and the ladder were clearly on the same layer, too, both rocked together like they were merged together. Was rather distracting. Again, one would think Passione would animate better than DEEN, but apparently not.
Not as bonkers as what I was hoping for, and it ended really abruptly, too. Least with the first arc, while sudden, I could see how it would've led to that end. But here, I'm not sure how. It's suspect how the police were only alerted to the area (the Sonozakis practically own a mountain and their mansion's pretty far off from the main road) thanks to a gunshot, but who reported it, really? And it was just the "one" gunshot.
Let's see how "Curse-Deceiving" goes; it might go the way of the "Exorcism" chapter, but wonder what change it will be this time.
Satoko and Mion (or "Mion") being found dead in the hallway with a bloody gun has similar connotations to "Tsukiotoshi-hen" ("Exorcism") in Matsuri. It's an arc that played out similarly to "Curse-Killing", but if Shion was involved in helping Keiichi save Satoko. Rena acted similarly in that chapter how she ended up acting in "Onidamashi-hen" since Rina successfully took her dad's money, but chose to team up with Keiichi to kill Teppei since they both wanted revenge on him, and Shion agrees to it, too, since child protective services were useless.
Thing is, right after killing Teppei, Satoko came by and saw the corpse, so Shion knocked her out to take her home, but Satoko succumbed to Hinamizawa Syndrome and killed Shion before clawing out her own throat. Their bodies weren't found for a couple of days--the arc continues from there with Mion, having disguised herself as Shion to figure out what happened, getting killed by Keiichi and Rena in a hallucinatory state, and they pile her body with Shion and Satoko's to set the Hojo house on fire. That's when Rena stabs him and leaves him to die since that's how she "saves" him from Oyashiro's curse. She was going to kill Rika, too, but didn't do it in time before the Great Hinamizawa Disaster happened, and wrongfully accused of disemboweling Rika, she runs away to the dump where she's then shot.
Satoko and Mion being found shot dead in the Sonozaki house comes off almost as a murder-suicide, but the Yamainu were at the door. Since Keiichi is questioning if someone was making Mion seem like the killer, it's definitely possible Shion was still disguised as Mion, but she was keeping her promise to Satoshi. Shion just had it out for Rika possibly because of her behavior, though Satoko says it was some construction guy who was talking to Rika after Keiichi.
My guess: Satoko knew it was Shion, but was bribed to lie/suspect Keiichi and look the other way since, again, Rika was acting strangely, and perhaps Shion played on her Hinamizawa Syndrome to convince Satoko Rika wasn't who she was. They might've both been killed by the Yamainu, they had an argument and one of them shot the other only to shoot herself, or it was a suicide pact between the both of them. Strangely enough, though, Rena wasn't stated to have died, nor has gone missing, and she was relatively normal in this arc.
Now much like what Rena was muttering about in the first arc, Mion (Shion) said she wanted to save Keiichi but also put an end to Oyashiro's curse. Looks like there's going to be a pattern here of needing to "save" someone from the curse.
Thing is, right after killing Teppei, Satoko came by and saw the corpse, so Shion knocked her out to take her home, but Satoko succumbed to Hinamizawa Syndrome and killed Shion before clawing out her own throat. Their bodies weren't found for a couple of days--the arc continues from there with Mion, having disguised herself as Shion to figure out what happened, getting killed by Keiichi and Rena in a hallucinatory state, and they pile her body with Shion and Satoko's to set the Hojo house on fire. That's when Rena stabs him and leaves him to die since that's how she "saves" him from Oyashiro's curse. She was going to kill Rika, too, but didn't do it in time before the Great Hinamizawa Disaster happened, and wrongfully accused of disemboweling Rika, she runs away to the dump where she's then shot.
Satoko and Mion being found shot dead in the Sonozaki house comes off almost as a murder-suicide, but the Yamainu were at the door. Since Keiichi is questioning if someone was making Mion seem like the killer, it's definitely possible Shion was still disguised as Mion, but she was keeping her promise to Satoshi. Shion just had it out for Rika possibly because of her behavior, though Satoko says it was some construction guy who was talking to Rika after Keiichi.
My guess: Satoko knew it was Shion, but was bribed to lie/suspect Keiichi and look the other way since, again, Rika was acting strangely, and perhaps Shion played on her Hinamizawa Syndrome to convince Satoko Rika wasn't who she was. They might've both been killed by the Yamainu, they had an argument and one of them shot the other only to shoot herself, or it was a suicide pact between the both of them. Strangely enough, though, Rena wasn't stated to have died, nor has gone missing, and she was relatively normal in this arc.
Now much like what Rena was muttering about in the first arc, Mion (Shion) said she wanted to save Keiichi but also put an end to Oyashiro's curse. Looks like there's going to be a pattern here of needing to "save" someone from the curse.
The ladder scene happened again but in broad daylight at the school. The sequence was handled better here than in DEEN's anime so no silly blobby Mion to be had, but the animation still looked weird, like you could obviously tell the arms and torso were on separate layers or something. Keiichi and the ladder were clearly on the same layer, too, both rocked together like they were merged together. Was rather distracting. Again, one would think Passione would animate better than DEEN, but apparently not.
Not as bonkers as what I was hoping for, and it ended really abruptly, too. Least with the first arc, while sudden, I could see how it would've led to that end. But here, I'm not sure how. It's suspect how the police were only alerted to the area (the Sonozakis practically own a mountain and their mansion's pretty far off from the main road) thanks to a gunshot, but who reported it, really? And it was just the "one" gunshot.
Let's see how "Curse-Deceiving" goes; it might go the way of the "Exorcism" chapter, but wonder what change it will be this time.
This arc was very interesting, what I really hate is having to wait weekly for an episode (the cliffhangers here are out of this world).
I wish I was able to have watched Higurashi on a weekly basis, would've made for an interesting comparison in all honesty. I watched the original within days so I didn't have that kind of time to chew on what was going on and make theories piece by piece (and then watch and wonder why those who've played the game are giggling over how everyone else is acting). Closest I've done is just watch an arc a week during my annual rewatches, but it's still not the same. Trying to figure out the "what ifs" and playing "spot the difference" every episode doesn't really play out the same way as wondering about the mystery of Oyashiro's curse and how it works (as well as wondering why there's a Groundhog Day loop going on).
But I dunno, something about this series bothers me, and it might just be from the bad aftertaste of how the first episodes were advertised. We were led to believe this was a remake only to then have it be revealed it's a sequel but it's a strange sequel at that (I don't think I'll ever get over the thought of newcomers being spoiled over the mystery before having a chance to experience it). And personally, I've been paying attention to the animation and am just disappointed that it's not any better than what DEEN could've done had they still been in charge of the series. And of course I was let down by the lack of an entirely new soundtrack (not even a smidgen of an attempt to adapt the sound novel soundtrack) that just hearing it keeps reminding me of the 2006 anime.
They should at least break up the "dama" pattern if they want to take us out for a wild ride. Been thinking they should've just adapted the PS3/DS-only arcs at this point so we're not already "guessing" ahead how many episodes an arc will run for. That kinda ruins the fun the first time around by knowing the exact length of an arc before it even ends.
Higurashi wasn't this household name 15 years ago, we didn't have any localization of the main game and most us found it out through the anime which honestly was very overrated compared to the original source material. An anime that really made it right was Shiki. That was a pure thriller through and through.
Eh, I thought the thriller/mystery part about it fell through around the halfway point since by then the audience clearly knows what's going on (which made it a bit more frustrating the characters weren't figuring it out, the doctor especially). Was still a fun watch, but after a while there was no longer any investment to be had outside of watching an entire town go insane, and there was no attachment to or concern for anyone's wellbeing. It's only been a couple of years since I last saw the series, and yet the only thing that really stuck with me was the soundtrack. In terms of staying a thriller from beginning to end, I thought Death Note handled that well and is probably still one of the best thriller anime I've seen to date next to Monster and Paranoia Agent.
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Kirby Morrow, Voice Actor and ‘Stargate: Atlantis’ Alum, Dies at 47
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Just watched episode 8 of Higurashi Gou. It's like living in a bizarro universe.
So, finally decided to watch Netflix's Castlevania.
Season 1 was okay. Kinda weird how they decided to make Dracula seem like just a misunderstood good guy instead of a monster even while he's sending monsters out to eat babies in cribs, and it was clear the writer had a mad hateboner for Christianity (Lisa was crucified by an angry mob, not burned at the stake by the church), but it was okay.
Then I started season 2 and suddenly Hector and Isaac are LGBTQ+ BIPOCs who are mad gay in love with each other instead of hating each others' guts, and they even have a racist white viking (because Nazis didn't exist then) trying to oppress them, and Carmilla is a raging feminazi thot. The fuck happened here? And did they steal Isaac's character design from Marvel's Snowflake and Safespace?
Season 1 was okay. Kinda weird how they decided to make Dracula seem like just a misunderstood good guy instead of a monster even while he's sending monsters out to eat babies in cribs, and it was clear the writer had a mad hateboner for Christianity (Lisa was crucified by an angry mob, not burned at the stake by the church), but it was okay.
Then I started season 2 and suddenly Hector and Isaac are LGBTQ+ BIPOCs who are mad gay in love with each other instead of hating each others' guts, and they even have a racist white viking (because Nazis didn't exist then) trying to oppress them, and Carmilla is a raging feminazi thot. The fuck happened here? And did they steal Isaac's character design from Marvel's Snowflake and Safespace?
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What's with Escaflowne getting a shitload of model kits and stuff out of the blue?
There's no anniversary, are they prepping for a remake or a sequel?
There's no anniversary, are they prepping for a remake or a sequel?
Atatata
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Never watched it, but hearing about Castlevania s2 always gets a laugh out of me. How's it like to see a cherished videogame character from your childhood get sodomized by some japanese twink lmao
I don't know for sure if the new merchandise is related but it is the 25th anniversary of Escaflowne coming up next year.
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Some stuff I noticed:
> The Yamainu must be working for someone else, we don't even know the reason they're raiding the Sonozaki residence
> The gun "Mion" took is different from the one which was found next to her & Satoko's bodies. It actually looks like the one gun she carries but never uses which is actually is a pistol (probably a M1911), this hand-cannon was like a Magnum (I'd say Taurus Raging Bull, but that didn't exist in 1983)
> Our boi lived, but at cost of sanity
> Rena is AWOL, & is probably also alive
> Satoshi has not been mentioned AT ALL, probably for the
> "Mion's" body had scratches on her neck, tho it could be just that it's drawn like that, but they look made-up, unlike the self-inflicted ones we usually see.
> There has been ZERO mention of the tattoo on Mion's back. Since R07 already said Gou was intended for newcomers too, the tattoo HAD to be mentioned by now, or it got omitted intentionally. Does the tattoo even exist this time? Is it a Saikoroshi situation where they didn't switch places the day the tattoo was applied? Also, During the Watanagashi VN Ooishi does have information about the tattoo, only as a rumour but he confirms it after finding Mion's body. So unlike the VN, Nobody tried to identify the tattoo.
I can't tell if it was Mion or 'Mion' tbh, The 'Mion' that spoke to Keiichi in the safe room did not seem to be suffering from L5 symptoms at all, despite the paranoia. Like, she seemed pretty intent of saving Keiichi overall & she seemed pretty sane, albeit desperate, but still calm, collected & determined, not insane or paranoid. I'm pretty sure the one at school was Shion, while the one in the cells is Mion.
BTW, According to the credits, Shion has no voice lines in this episode. In fact, she's only been credited in EP6 & EP7. Not in EP5 or EP8.
> The Yamainu must be working for someone else, we don't even know the reason they're raiding the Sonozaki residence
> The gun "Mion" took is different from the one which was found next to her & Satoko's bodies. It actually looks like the one gun she carries but never uses which is actually is a pistol (probably a M1911), this hand-cannon was like a Magnum (I'd say Taurus Raging Bull, but that didn't exist in 1983)
> Our boi lived, but at cost of sanity
> Rena is AWOL, & is probably also alive
> Satoshi has not been mentioned AT ALL, probably for the
> "Mion's" body had scratches on her neck, tho it could be just that it's drawn like that, but they look made-up, unlike the self-inflicted ones we usually see.
> There has been ZERO mention of the tattoo on Mion's back. Since R07 already said Gou was intended for newcomers too, the tattoo HAD to be mentioned by now, or it got omitted intentionally. Does the tattoo even exist this time? Is it a Saikoroshi situation where they didn't switch places the day the tattoo was applied? Also, During the Watanagashi VN Ooishi does have information about the tattoo, only as a rumour but he confirms it after finding Mion's body. So unlike the VN, Nobody tried to identify the tattoo.
I can't tell if it was Mion or 'Mion' tbh, The 'Mion' that spoke to Keiichi in the safe room did not seem to be suffering from L5 symptoms at all, despite the paranoia. Like, she seemed pretty intent of saving Keiichi overall & she seemed pretty sane, albeit desperate, but still calm, collected & determined, not insane or paranoid. I'm pretty sure the one at school was Shion, while the one in the cells is Mion.
BTW, According to the credits, Shion has no voice lines in this episode. In fact, she's only been credited in EP6 & EP7. Not in EP5 or EP8.
Fun Fact, the creator of the show actually admitted after S1 end that he uses fanfics to write the show. I loved S1, but I only liked S2 a bit.
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I can't decide if the new Higurashi is worth seeing purely for the mystery aspect or not. Knowing already the "supernatural" element radically alters the experience.
Castelvania season 2 basically turns the show into a shitty Game of Thrones knock-off. Because fans of an action-adventure game are definitely interested in political intrigue.
Not even the non-Euclidian hairstyles?
Nah, you get used to anime hair the longer you watch anime. I'd seen hundreds of anime titles before watching Shiki so I didn't really notice anything weird about the hair.
