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mesaprotector · 4 years ago

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I finally finished the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni VN today after three-plus months of inching through it!

I'd already watched the 2006 anime (as well as every OVA I could find - yes, including Kira). I've also been intermittently watching the new anime, Gou, but with close to no knowledge of Umineko or any other related series.

My thoughts under the cut.

In short, the VN was absolutely worth playing even having seen the anime. While I still do love it, the shorter time it has to spend on comfy slice-of-life scenes and character backstories mean it does suffer a little bit, in particular:

Keiichi is so much better in the VN. In the anime he had his moments, but I almost felt like he was mostly there to make the cast into a pseudo-harem. In the VN, he's just great, right up there with all of the other kids (well, except Rena, but more on that later).

Meakashi was already my favorite arc in the anime, but in the VN the tragedy hits so much harder, especially with Shion's final line, "I wish I hadn't been born".

The Keichii/Rena fight in Tsumihoroboshi felt weirdly offputting in the anime, and I felt the VN did a much better job of slowly shifting from the dark mood of most of the arc to its almost-happy ending as Rena relearns how much she loves having fun with her club.

Irie's behavior is pretty concerning in the anime, but in the VN he feels a lot more like a genuine good person who just jokes around a bit too much.

I remember already feeling that Miyo was a kinda compelling villain, but the part in the VN where she just grabs all of her pain and hurt and channels it into an incredible drive to excel and succeed (Matsuribayashi, Chapter 4) is freaking amazing, and thanks to that I'm always going to associate its BGM with Miyo, even though it's also played when Akasaka rescues Rika.

There were a few pretty small things I felt the anime improved on:

The anime-original "Reunion" episode and the Yakusamashi-hen arc were really good, and in particular the latter has my favorite Ooishi scene when he just freaks out in frustration over how powerless he was to stop the disaster. I really like Detective Delicious in general, but that one scene, even more so than any of Rika's, was really the moment I felt most "God, please help these kids".

Some of the perviness is slightly toned down in the anime, or rather, confined to the fanservice OVAs. (The exception is Irie, as mentioned above.) I did start to tolerate the story's humor a little better as time went on, but it's still a little much on occasion.

The VN getting more in-depth was generally good, but there were certain parts where I felt it could have been condensed. Like, instead of cutting repeatedly to Akasaka during Matsuribayashi, just have him show up and rescue Rika (it's set up well enough with the fragments mini-game).

Speaking of the pacing, I initially played the Steam version but at a friend's recommendation installed the "07th Mod" with full voice acting and updated graphics for Himatsubushi and Meakashi. But I switched back to unmodded afterwards, since while the voice actors do a really good job, it slows the story even more, which is generally fine during dramatic scenes but causes the comedic ones to be something of an ordeal (the mahjong chapter of Himatsubushi, not least since I have no freaking clue how to play, was slightly torture).

I also feel that having voice acting changes the atmosphere to something much closer to that of an anime. If you're planning on only playing the VN, I'd recommend doing it all with the VAs, but as I'd already heard Rika say "Nipah" about a million times I was looking for a bit of a different experience.

===Some Thoughts on the Whole Story===

Higurashi's overarching message - that all that's needed for a happy ending is for everyone to come together - is something I often disagree with, and a lot of my other favorite stories take almost the opposite perspective. One anime whose ending I absolutely adore has the main character go off by herself and talk the main villain into a puddle of tears, winning the "final battle" of the entire series thanks to character development gained mostly from introspection.

But in Higurashi, for all that, it really, really works. Ryuikishi07 absolutely goes the extra mile, and as idealistic as it often feels, you can't help but come out of the story feeling that just about everyone deserves more trust, compassion, and understanding. One of my favorite quotations, from a book I read in middle school about a rabbit, is "things only seem impossible before they happen". Maybe it feels like two people, or a village, or a nation couldn't possibly meet in the middle, but they actually can, and they can accomplish things nobody would dream of with their shared will.

(I guess you could nitpick and ask "hey, when does Teppei show up to help defeat the Yamainu"? - lol - but I think the story does a really good job nevertheless.)

One other thing I just have to praise Higurashi for is that it actually resolves nearly all of its mysteries with a minimum of hand-waving, which is pretty uncommon for a mystery story, and I know that at least when I first watched the anime I was sure it would kind of invent an ending out of nowhere. There are magical elements, but they're pretty well set-up, and the one "miracle" that occurs feels very natural.

Rena is still my favorite character, even though Tsumihoroboshi was middling as an arc (meaning still amazing). When she’s sane, she’s the best friend anyone could ever have - Mion and Keiichi try, but their specific flaws mean that they’re dumbasses sometimes when they just want to help. It takes a lot of skill to write a believable, super emotionally intelligent character, which is what Rena is. That - and the scene where she hides in her happy place in the car during the rain was atmospheric as all heck. Being all by myself somewhere out on a rainy night is my comfort and my healing. Fortunately my own problems are more manageable than what she had to deal with in Ibaraki.

Overall: 9.5/10, whatever you might imagine that number means to me. The anime gets one point less, but it's still really good.

#higurashi #higurashi no naku koro ni #weeb shit #fun fact: this is probably the last story i complete for a very long time #i'm gonna be busy with a lot of things pretty soon

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bonkers-4-hatter · 5 years ago

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Yandere Haruka X !Chubby Reader - Threat You Better

A lovely person commissioned me for Yandere Free! Characters and a Chubby Reader and this is the first part of that series! Hope you guys enjoy it! I’ve been doing more research on Yandere characters and I hope I’m nailing it!

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“(Y/N)-chan, can you go grab some more towels?”

Gou’s voice caught Haru’s ears, his eyes darting over to your plump form, a bright smile on your face as you nodded at her request and walked back to the locker rooms to grab some more.

You moved from America about nine months ago and Gou was one of the first people you met in this strange foreign place. The red head was so excited to finally meet another girl and connect with her so well. She was even more ecstatic to find out you were going to attend Iwatobi too. Introducing you to the Swim Club, she soon asked you to be part of the team with helping with training and such which you agreed to, happy to find a place in this foreign place.

That’s where you caught Haru’s eye. The male was captured by your form, one that’s not seen that much in their country. You were soft looking, so plump too. He imagined running his hands across your body, feeling the rolls and bumps that were outlined by your uniform.

You were so nice too, always helping and doing it with a smile. You were pure sunshine and Haru has never felt his heart beat the way that it did when he was around you and that included when he was around water.

He noticed the way some people would sneer at you or whisper names about you and it infuriated him to his core. You didn’t deserve that treatment, you deserved to be treated like the finest china, and you’re beautiful and let’s just say Haru had some choice words for those people who have stayed away from you from now on. You of course, never really noticed the people, you were too happy with your new life in this county and the new friends you made. You were so naive and Haru vowed to keep you that way.

“Earth to Haru, you okay buddy?”

Haru’s eyes snapped out of the daydream like state and looked up at Nagisa who had a brow raised at Haru’s stranger than usual behavior. The swimmer only nodded as he bent down and dove into the awaiting water, the cool water washing over him like a blanket.

His mind went back to you, it always does. He wanted you to get in the water with him, just you both swimming and relaxing… his hands running down your tight swimsuit covered body, pinning you and taking you in the water.

Breaking the water front, Haru pulled himself up and out of the water, his thoughts getting the best of him as he waved off the others and made his way toward the locker rooms where you were. He needed to at least touch you right now.

Of course you two were close, always hanging out with the team on weekends and at meets out of town, but he cherished the rare moments it was just the two of you together. The last time that happened, the team had a movie night at his place and you fell asleep. Not wanting to wake you, the rest of the team left after the movie, but Haru just let you sleep since you were on his shoulder. His arm was around you, gently skimming your side as your breathe hit his neck.

Picking up his pace, he quickly entered the locker room, where you were happily folding the newly dried towels for the team. Closing the door, your eyes snapped up and smiled at him.

“Oh, hey Haru!” He didn’t answer, only walking toward you with a gleam in his eyes.

“Haru, are you-.” He grabbed you by the wrist and pinned you against the lockers, his hands sliding down and gripping your plush waist as he leaned his body against yours.

“I need you,” Haru’s deep voice hit your ear as a gentle kiss was placed on your neck. “I need you to be mine (Y/N).” Your face flushed up as you only stared at Haru who didn’t wait for you to answer before sliding his hands up your waist and back down again, this time, gripping your hips making you gasp at the sensation.

“H-Haru, ahh, w-wait-.”

Your words didn’t reach him at all as he captured your lips with his, sneaking a hand behind your head; gripping your neck a bit as he continued to kiss you. The swimmer licked your bottom lip asking for entrance, still in shock from the way Haru was acting you didn’t respond to his demand.

Not liking that, He let a hand slide down and gripped your round bottom making you gasp, giving him the chance to slip his tongue into your mouth. Pressing you further into the lockers, you could feel the pressure of metal lightly digging into your supple skin. Your hands gripped his still damp upper arms as his tongue was swirling around your mouth, reaching everywhere it could.

Finally finding the strength, you pushed the swimmer off you, your breathing ragged and face flushed from the activity that just went on.

There was something different from the way Haru looked at you. He usually had this stoic, bored look but this look… this was a bit crazed. It disturbed you a bit, not seeing your friend this way before.

“Haru, are you-.” A loud slam cut you off. The action made you freeze up in fear. Said man had slammed him fist against the lockers, near your head; missing of course, but still scaring the living daylights out of you.

“P-Please don’t hurt me.” You closed your eyes waiting for whatever Haru was going to do, only to be surprised by a hand cupping your soft cheek.

“Why would I do that to you (Y/N), you’re mine.” He pressed a soft kiss to your forehead. Before you could question his behavior any further, voices from the other side of the locker room doors snapped Haru out of whatever mood he was in as he quickly stepped away from you and grabbed a fresh towel, strolling over to the other side to get dressed. Your mind was still reeling as the door opened and the rest of the team came in.

“(Y/N),” Rei’s voice made you snap out of it as you looked over at his worried expression. “Are you okay?” You only nodded as you quickly stepped out of the locker room, not before catching Haru’s gaze.

It had been about two weeks since the weird encounter with Haru in the locker rooms. You kept your distance from him, but still hung around the team as to not raise any questions from the others.

You’ve noticed Haru’s stares whenever you did anything. It not only unsettled you, but it made you question so much.

You’ve been fidgeting all day because after classes the team was having a movie night at Haru’s. You didn’t say anything because you felt a bit better that the team would be there. Hopefully Haru’s weird behavior would calm down for the hang out.

The final bell rang as students filed out of the school, heading off with friends and significant others to enjoy the long weekend ahead. Gripping your bag, you slowly made your way toward the school entrance waiting for the others from the team to join you, they usually do.

“(Y/N), wait up!” A weight was on your back as Gou’s high pitched voice rang out. “Finally, I was wondering where you guys were.” Hugging your side, you both continued down the sidewalk.

“I had to stop by home room to grab something and I think the boys said something about stopping at the store for snacks.” Humming in response, you settled on listening to the red head gush about the muscles the boys have developed over the past few months during practice.

Finally making it to Haru’s house, after hearing a ten minute story about how Nagisa’s quad muscles compared to Rei’s, you reached under the mat where he usually kept a spare key and opened up his house as the both of you stepped in. Rustling in the kitchen indicated that someone was here as well as the loud voices of the other swimmers.

“(Y/N) and Gou are here!” A hyper Nagisa ran out of a room and nearly tackled you both to the ground as he hugged you and Gou. “I want (Y/N)-Chan to be my personal pillow!” The Blond nuzzled his face into the softness of your stomach.

“Nagisa! Get off of them, can’t you behave for five minutes?” The hyper swimmer was pulled off you and Gou by Rei who only shook his head at his friends’ antics and dragged him to the other room. You and Gou laughed at what just happened and slipped off your shoes and uniform jackets before heading to the kitchen.

Peeking in, sodas and various drinks littered the counter and pizza and chips were laid out and of course a cake and some chocolate were beautifully placed. “Oh, (Y/N), Haru said he had to give you something. He’s up in his room.” Makoto waved at you and Gou as he grabbed a drink and promptly returned to the living room where you all usually watched the movie night movie.

“Come down when you’re done, we’re gunna start.” Gou said with a wink. You opened your mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Huffing in frustration, you turned on your heel and made your way to Haru’s room which was upstairs. As you made the descent up, your mind was trying to figure out what you could’ve left at his house. You’ve only been here a handful of times and you swore you never left anything.

Sighing at not having an answer, you turned the corner and made your way down the narrow hall to his room, the last door on the right. Your knuckles gently knocked on the door and you waited. After a few moments, it creaked open to reveal his deep blue eyes.

“Mako said you wanted to give me something?” Nodding, he opened the door fully and ushered you in. Walking into the room, you weren’t surprised about the décor – pictures of the sea, lakes, various bodies of water and different nautical animal figures. It was nice though and a bit calming. After inspecting his room, you turned around to speak only to have lips roughly claim your own.

His hands gripped your doughy waist as he steered you toward the bed where the back of your knees hit making you fall onto the soft mattress back first. The lithe swimmer straddled your waist as he broke the kiss, trailing small kisses down the slope of your neck and across your collarbone.

“Haru!” You gasped out as he gently bit into the junction where your shoulder started. “S-stop, why are you doing this?” His biting stopped as he raised his head, locking eyes with you. You felt a shudder run through your spine at the intense look he was giving you.

“Because you’re mine (Y/N).”

You shook your head at his words. “No I’m not Haru!”

Before you could utter another word, a hand was around your throat not fully cutting off your air supply, but enough to rattle you to your core.

“You are,” He added a bit of pressure making your hand shoot out to grab his arm. You saw his eyes soften a bit as he let go of your throat. “Sorry…but you are mine. I got those people to leave you alone, there’s no more whispers about you around school anymore.” His fingertips skimmed your throat making you tense up.

“Those idiots don’t see your beauty. You’re even more beautiful than the sea (Y/N). I’ll protect you, you’re too naive to be on your own.” His fingers started to move down your front, grabbing your soft stomach. “All of you is mine now (Y/N), but don’t worry I’ll take care of you forever.” Giving you a chaste kiss, his fingers explored more of your body as you just laid there motionless.

“W-what if I said no?” You knew that was a risky question, but you had to ask.

“No?” His fingers dug into your soft hips making you wince. “You wouldn’t want anything to happen to Gou now would you?” Wide eyes snapped up to look at him. His face was serious. Gulping, you shook your head.

“That means you’ll be a good girl for me, right?” You nodded your head at his question. There’s no way you’d put Gou in danger. Haru hummed in appreciation as he captured your lips once more. You kissed back as you swiped your tongue across Haru’s lips this time. He seemed to enjoy that as he started to kiss you with more vigor.

Since you were being forced in this relationship, you better start acting like you wanted it. Breaking the kiss, Haru cupped your chubby cheek stroking the supple skin with his thumb.

“I love you (Y/N), you’re mine forever.”

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