Ratings: 8.5 out of 10
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni is a good anime. At first I thought it was childish because of the character design but, boy, I was so wrong. Murder here, murder there, murder everywhere. At first I couldn’t understand the story because I didn’t now it had a “time loop” format.
The story revolves around group of friends in the village called Hinamizawa where strange events occur. Maebara Keichi is the main protagonist, he is a boy who just recently transferred to Hinamizawa. He, due to his charismatic attitude, easliy made friends with Mion, Rena, Shion, Satoko and Rika. The tranquility of the village is disrupted upon the day of the Watanagashi festival where a person dies due to Oyashiro-Sama’s Curse. Mostly, the one killed by Oyashiro-Sama’s curse is in Maebara Keichi’s group of friends. Oishi, a local detective, then investigates the case but the only murderer which can be pointed out is Oyashiro-Sama and his curse. Slowly, the real truth behind the real killer is revealed.
I recommend you fright fans out there to watch this. This anime is not recommendable to those people who are weak-hearted as it contains brutal scenes and explicit showing of internal organs. I suggest you watch this in a dark room, alone as you will truly feel the real meaning of horror because you may feel that somebody’s watching you. Who knows? It may be Oyashiro-Sama, hehehe.
