Shion Sonozaki never decided to escape the private academy her family placed her in, out of deference to her sister, Mion, and thus, never met Satoshi. Satoko and Satoshi Hojou are living relatively tension-free lives with the other villagers and their not deceased parents whom Satoko did not push off a cliff. Keiichi Maebara never preyed on students back home with his pellet gun, which lead to him moving to Hinamizawa. The personal problems that her friends had that inevitably lead ultimately to Rika getting killed, or at least letting Rika get killed, were nonexistent in the first place. But, as she gradually discovers, not only are her friends this time around unaware of their efforts in the previous iteration. Frantically, thoughts race in her head over whether she’s stuck in the cycle of fate and has to look forward to the prospect psychotic Rena Ryuuguu (again), among other things. She wakes up to find that she supposedly died (again) and was revived (again) by Hanyuu, as per her abilities. What’s constitutes perfection, according to Higurashi? What constitutes imperfection? We want to make sure we don’t make any Faustian bargains.įresh from breaking the cycle of fate of dying over and over, as demonstrated in the past two seasons, she gets herself killed, supposedly, out of reckless stupidity. If perfection is merely something that can be chosen and adopted, then this shouldn’t even be a matter of debate. After all, if perfection is something that is possible to achieve… No no no, let me rephrase. Between worlds perfect and not, which one is preferable? The Dice Killing Chapter asks Rika Furude and its audience an existential question. While Higurashi seeks to do just that for its first two animated installments, Rei addresses another theme that, in my opinion, is rather ambitious to present in any way to audiences in general ever. While I wouldn’t be one to discourage more shows approaching friendship as something integral to their thematic base, friendship’s still a rather common theme, and one that, in a sea of shows inundated by this subject, it takes a lot to separate it as something special from the fold.
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And while I suppose dismissing Rei, the last serious sequel to the TV series, as third-string material for its Episode 1 and 5 silliness and lack of gore is understandable, it’s nevertheless saddening when it’s the series, specifically Saikoroshi-hen, or the Dice Killing Chapter, at its most philosophically dense.
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That isn’t to say that label isn’t applicable to some degree, but it’s rather reductive about a series that’s, foremost, one grand narrative about friendship. It’s a bit maddening that people either dismiss or adore Higurashi for of its supposed under-aged bloody psycho girl spectacles. While my opinion of the show is positive overall, this essay, by no means, is meant to serve as a comprehensive review, but rather, as an articulation and analysis of some of what I feel is this series’ most integral and interesting themes. Management: This essay is an analysis of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (the last, serious installment) of the (original) animated Hirgurashi franchise, specifically Saikoroshi, or the Dice Killing Chapter, which comprises Episode 2 to Episode 4.
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