#higurashi kana

[chihiro20]

[goldenharmony]

The Kana poster made me think of the Higurashi Gou visual

[gabbyp09]

[yu-huuuu]

ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ

Just a small fragment where Kanae Kocho reborn into Inuyasha world as Kagome Higurashi's older sister

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Today, her little sister had officially turned fifteen. Kanae, on the other hand, had taken advantage of Kagome having to go to high school early to leave her gift wrapped on her sister's bed.

She should also hurry so she won't be late for the university. Quickly, she left the gift in the center of the bed and then headed towards the stairs, her mother and her grandfather had left to do some shopping for the house.

On the other hand, if Kanae had known what was going to happen to Kagome that morning, she would have accompanied and protected her little sister so that she wouldn't suffer as much as she did in the beginning.

"Sister, something dragged Kagome down the well!"

Oh no…

https://www.quotev.com/story/15379804/flowers

[graphicpolicy]

Yen Press announces six new releases

Yen Press announces six new releases #manga #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel

At MCM London Comic Con, Yen Press announced the acquisition of three new titles under their Yen Press imprint, including two manga (Lord Hades’s Ruthless Marriage; Kiss the Scars of the Girls) and an artbook (Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations). Over Memorial Day weekend, Yen Press also revealed the acquisition of two manga titles (Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology…

[sketchmenot-art]

Mizore Ito and Hachishaku-sama

My character Mizore Ito (Misery-chan) with Hachishaku-sama (Miss Eight Feet Tall)

I was inspired by the song Oyashiro-sama from the Higurashi OST while working on Part 1:

Kenji Kawai - Oyashiro-sama

For Part 2, I was inspired by the song Amaku Kagayakashiku from the Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Sukeroku Futatabi Hen OST:

Kana Shibue - Amaku Kagayakashiku

Mizore's Toyhouse Profile

Done with Clip Studio Paint EX August 2023

[entertext]

HGSN 21-1

Chapter (Japanese)

(Please hit the green thumbs up at the end of the chapter to show support)

Rough translation by me

P1

(sfx: cicada calls: kumazemi)

(sfx: cicada calls: higurashi)

P2

(txt: smaller grave marker labeled "Caw-tarou" in childish handwriting)

(txt: bread wrapper labeled "Cream pan")

Yoshiki: Sorry this is all there is

Yoshiki: As long as he's around, no one will hold a funeral for you...

P3

Yoshiki: But, if he's here, I can go without forgetting you, so I'm glad

Yoshiki: 'cause that's...what scares me...the most...

Hikaru: Whoa

Hikaru: So you were here? Brings me back...

Hikaru: We used to always play here back then right?

Hikaru: Ah, look at this

P4

(txt: "Start→" written in childish handwriting)

Hikaru: The Super Maruo stage I made. The one you played with your finger while making "pwing" noises and stuff.

Yoshiki: Yeah

Hikaru: ...

P5

Hikaru: Hey...what are the differences between me and Hikaru?

Yoshiki: You're completely different...

Yoshiki: He'd read the room more than you do, he was more mature...

Yoshiki: And he was harder to understand

Yoshiki: He was more of a rascal. He'd tell lies, and he could be pretty wily.

Yoshiki: And...

Yoshiki: he'll definitely never come back. So you're different.

Hikaru: ...

Hikaru: ...did you 'like' him?

P6

Yoshiki: ...why?

Hikaru: No...it's nothing, just...

Hikaru: 'cause

Hikaru: Before, you looked away after seeing my bare chest...

Hikaru: And like...

Hikaru: I was just wondering... why...

Yoshiki: ...I don't want to say

Hikaru: ...why?

P7

Yoshiki: ...Now, even if I look at your body, I don't feel anything in particular anymore

Yoshiki: ...And also...when it comes to these feelings

Yoshiki: I think its fine if you don't understand them

P8

Hikaru: ...what's with that?

Hikaru: ...It's true that they're...not something I have. Those feelings...

Hikaru: Compared to humans, on a fundamental level,

Hikaru: I'm totally different, I guess

Yoshiki: There are things we have that only we have

Yoshiki: Also...

Yoshiki: You don't need to turn into a human or anything

P9

Hikaru: Huh..?

Yoshiki: In fact, please don't ever become anything like a human

(sfx: grab)

Hikaru: Hey!

Hikaru: Sure...?

P10

Yoshiki: (He's a being different from us in every way)

Yoshiki: (There's no way we could come to terms with each other on every point)

Yoshiki (That said, given that he's here)

Yoshiki: (it still doesn't make it okay for him to kill people, but...)

Yoshiki: (Rather than forcing him to fit in with humans)

Yoshiki: (if there was a place where he could live as himself instead...)

P11

Yoshiki: (For that, I'd...)

Yoshiki: (give everything...)

(sfx: cicada calls: kumazemi)

(sfx: cicada calls: higurashi)

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(sfx: marker on paper)

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Next chapter: 2023/09/19

Twitter Extras (link):

'Hikaru's vocabulary is limited, so he'll say "like", but it differs from what humans mean by "like".

Why do dogs dig holes?

Why do cats sharpen their claws?

Just as humans can't understand these intrinsically, 'Hikaru's "like" may also not be understandable to humans.

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T/N:

Regarding the cicada sounds in Japanese:

- Up until now, cicadas cries in HGSN have been represented with the sound "shawa shawa shawa"

- This is likely to represent the cry of the kumazemi (Cryptotympana facilis) which is very common in Western Japan and associated with summer: video sample

- In this chapter although there are still some "shawa shawa shawa" cries in the background, the largest cries are "kana kana kana" instead

- This is likely to represent the cry of the higurashi (Tanna japonensis) which is associated with late summer/autumn, and is thought to have a melancholy or lonely sound: video sample

By the way, in the final frame, we can see the word Nounuki partially obscured and the name Matsuyama, as well as an unfamiliar proper noun circled in the center. I expect next chapter to give more context and a full image for the chart in the final frame.

[canmom]

seasonal animes: 16bit sensation s1e1

i decided to give 16bit sensation a shot knowing not much more than 'at some point, the characters talk about dithering'

first episode impressions: ok I admit, this is very cute. it's funny to have an isekai anime that's about as close as it gets to being about my actual line of work. thankfully we are not on the 'milf hypnosis' level, like our games are technically ambitious and fun to work on, but I do share the protagonist's wish to create expansive, elaborate narrative-driven games that is just not really the sort of thing my company is here to make.

much like Eizouken, this is both directly about characters making things, and also an expression of love to a particular era of media. for Eizouken that was 80s-90s scifi anime; here we have 90s eroge for the PC-98, one of the most ambitious eras for visual novels. presentationally, this doesn't have Eizouken's level of charm (but what does?), but it is full of very cute little attention to detail.

for example, in this shot of games from the magical second hand game store - I'm sure someone's already made a list of all these and what they're punning on, but I love this set of slightly corrupted names of movies and PS2 games. the English ones are evident; in kana we've got some like Gorira, Radia the Secret of Blue Water, Michael Quest V, and my favourite has to be Higurashi: When They Don't Cry. Wish my kanji was better so I could pick up on some of the others.

this has got to be the anime sub with the most uses of 'MILF' I've ever seen (crunchyroll rip with halfassed typesetting). if you're wondering: 催眠 saimin = hypnosis, 人妻 hitodsuma = married woman (I assume with a similar connotation to 'MILF' in English). my dictionary's preferred translation for MILF is 熟女 jukujo, though!

overall, it's hilarious that 'the early 90s' is now old enough for a nostalgia-driven time travel isekai. and the 'look, here's a 90s thing' jokes are so cute and dorky. I mean they go over my head because I was a baby when this show is set, but still lmao.

That said, I wish they'd taken a more 90s anime style with the character designs and backgrounds. of course, we face the limit that today's digital compositing pipelines just do not give you the same feeling as the cel era without a ton of work, which wouldn't be economical for this 'niche form of autism' anime. it's all solid and there are a few really nice cuts, but this isn't a show that's selling itself on flashy animation in general.

think i'm gonna watch the rest of this. it's very much a high-concept 'can be summarised in a sentence' anime, but 'autistic himejoshi bishōjo-game otaku time travels back into the 90s' is something that scratches enough itches that yeah, ok, i will bite!

[rachelraygifs]

Funniest thing Ryu07 did was have almost all the kids (aged 12 plus) in Higurashi have verbal tics (like nipah or kana, kana?) and then in Umineko have Rosa yell at Maria (age 9) for having a verbal tic and turning to Battler when he tries to stop her and she's like

"Do YOU know anyone who talked like this at her age? This is why she doesn't have friends."

Feels a lot like a trust nobody, not even yourself type of situation as a writer

[kyojurismo]

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DEMON SLAYER: kamaboko squad | the hashira ( including kanae ) | yoriichi tsugikuni | muzan kibutsuji | upper moons ( except kaigaku ) | enmu | kyogai | lady tamayo | yushiro | hinatsuru, makio & suma uzui | koyuki | dilfs edition?

INUYASHA: inuyasha | kagome higurashi | sango | miroku | sesshomaru | kikyo

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[sinkableruby]

whenever i revisit higurashi i always pick up rena's kana.... kana habit

[la-hannya]

I really like Nurarihyon no Mago. Tsurara reminds me of my favorite character from my favorite book series, so more or less seeing her animated and drawn brings me joy. However! Something I really, really, really, hate about her is how she was raised by her mother to groom Rikuo. So while I have mixed feelings about them changing his main love interest to the human girl in the anime as she's so boring compared to Tsurara... Am I kind of glad too? It's a really weird feeling... Tsurara is so cool (literally) when not fawning over Rikuo it's ridiculous!

I feel the exactly the same as you. When I was younger I loved the hell out of Tsurara (and still kinda do tbh cause she's actually a cool yokai character, disregarding that background detail).

I was pissed off when they decided to make it/reveal that she's actually way older than she looks and whatnot because I just don't like Kana Iega (the regular human girl of the 3 potential interests). Like nothing in the story that I remember made feel like giving a sh¡t about her. She's just like extremely plain? She's no Kagome Higurashi I tell you what.

So, while they sorta rushed the ending due to losing readers back then bummed me out (I think because people were disappointed in how the anime was adapted). I did appreciate the author leaving it open ended.

Specifically, who was gonna get him with part. They left it up to interpretation. Unless, they change that in Nurarihyon no Mago: Kage. Which will be a limited series that is gonna show including some things they weren't in the original series.

While Tsurara was like the closest to "canon" because the moments they shared including a kiss, i think? It's been awhile sorry. I'm going to reread soon.

But if we get more content later... If he has to have a waifu— I just hope it's not Kana. Especially, when you got a badass like Yura Keikain (the onmyouji Miko girl) who was the other love interest of his. He made that girl get "Tsun-Tsun" over him like they say in Japan hehe. And their interactions were great.

[danganronpagardenofchaos]

Fan Casting for Danganronpa: Garden of Chaos

Hey, everyone.

While I'm working on the prologue of Danganronpa: Garden of Chaos, I decided to share with you my "fan casting" of the classmates/campers in this Killing School Retreat. It's so that when I write out the story, I can try and imagine their voices when they talk. Please feel free to comment your opinion if you have a better idea on who voices whom. And now, without any further ado, here are the Ultimates. (Spoiler alert for two of them):

Girls:

Setsuna Higurashi - Ultimate ??? (Super High School Level ???); later Ultimate Hope (Super High School Level Hope) Voiced by Cristina Valenzuela/Saori Hayami

Tsumugi Shirogane - Ultimate Cosplayer (Super High School Level Cosplayer) Voiced by Dorothy Fahn/Minako Komatsu

Hotaru Tsukasa - Ultimate Songstress (Super High School Level Singer) Voiced by Laura Bailey/Shizuka Itō

Nozomi Yashiro - Ultimate Ceramist (Super High School Level Potter) Voiced by Mae Whitman/Hisako Kanemoto

Minako Suzuki - Ultimate Super-Model (Super High School Level Model) Voiced by Brina Palencia/Sayaka Ohara

Ayaka “Lilith” Konishi - Ultimate Pet Sitter (Super High School Level Animal Caregiver) Voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell/Junko Minagawa 

Keiko Ichihara - Ultimate Baker (Super High School Level Baker) Voiced by Erica Lindbeck/Rina Sato

Akari Tohsaka - Ultimate Figure Skater (Super High School Level Ice Skater) Voiced by Grey DeLisle/Kana Ueda

Boys:

Rantaro Amami - Ultimate Adventurer (Super High School Level Adventurer); later Ultimate Survivor (Super High School Level Survivor) Voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch/Hikaru Midorikawa

Eijiro Mitsumori - Ultimate Doctor (Super High School Level Doctor) Voiced by Zachary Gordon/Mamoru Miyano

Katsuki Inushima - Ultimate Huntsman (Super High School Level Hunter) Voiced by Max Mittelman/Toshiyuki Morikawa

Takashi Nanase - Ultimate Drill Sergeant (Super High School Level Drill Sergeant) Voiced by Benjamin Diskin/Eiji Takemoto

Yusei Kagehira - Ultimate Race-Car Driver (Super High School Level Racer) Voiced by David Gallagher/Yūki Kaji

Daisuke Yashiro - Ultimate Sculptor (Super High School Level Sculptor) Voiced by Clifford Chapin/Shōtaro Morikubo

Satoshi Rangetsu - Ultimate Pickpocket (Super High School Level Thief) Voiced by Zeno Robinson/Junya Enoki

Akira Takashina - Ultimate Secret Agent (Super High School Level Spy) Voiced by Robbie Daymond/Daisuke Kishio

[a-typical]

When it appears in haiku, the higurashi cicada is a term denoting the season, associated with autumn. The mention of the higurashi, therefore, evokes an image of it shrilling at the end of summer. In reality, this insect’s cry can be heard from the beginning of summer. Somehow, though, while the shrills of the abura cicada and the min-min cicada evoke the images of a blazing sun, midsummer, and scorching days, the song of the higurashi evokes images of the evening and the late summer. When the sun begins to set and the dusk gathers, the kana-kana-kana of the higurashi evokes a melancholic mood, and one gets the urge to hurry home.

[vstranslations]

cadode - 境目だらけ (Sakaime darake) - Lyrics

song (spotify) Japanese/Romaji/English lyrics under the cut

波の向こうに届きそう 逆巻く時間のように ありあまる不条理 聞き返しても答えない

入道雲を眺めている僕らの かたわらには影法師 会いたいなら呼んで もう泣いたりしないでくれよ いつかは辿り着くから

来年の夏が来ることも 覚えていないことも 許しておくれ 僕らは行くね 途切れないさよならを 呼び声に引かれて

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更

さかいめだらけの夏が　少し恋しくなる 瞬いている　遠い花火が 影を作るよ もがきながら生きていたいだけ 知らなかった　明日が来るなんて

毎日眺めてたはずの空は いつの間にか遠く彼方 ただいまって言った この海の向こう いつかは辿り着くかな

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更 さかいめだらけの君に　何が言えるのかな まだ鳴いてる　ひぐらしの音が 夜を迎える もがきながら生きていたいだけ 君以外は　知らないよどうせ

引いていく波際 輝くものがまだ　 見える気がするんだ

互いにとけあうように　 時を繰り返して　今更 さかいめだらけの夏が　少し恋しくなる 瞬いている　遠い花火が 影を作るよ もがきながら生きていたいだけ 知らなかった　明日が来るなんて

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Nami no mukou ni todokisou saka maku jikan no you ni ari amaru fujouri kiki kaeshite mo kotaenai

Nyuudougumo o nagameteiru bokura no katawara ni wa kageboushi aitai nara yonde mou naitaru shinai de kure yo itsuka wa tadori tsuku kara

Rainen no natsu ga kuru koto mo oboete inai koto mo yurushite o kure bokura wa iku ne togirenai sayonara o yobi koe ni hikarete

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara

Sakaime darake no natsu ga sukoshi koishiku naru matataiteiru tooi hanabi ga kage o tsukuru yo mogaki nagara ikite itai dake shiranakatta ashita ga kuru nante

Mainichi nagameteta hazu no sora wa itsu no ma ni ka tooku kanata tadaima tte itta Kono umi no mukou itsuka wa tadori tsuku kana

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara sakaime darake no kimi ni nani ga ieru no kana mada naiteru higurashi no ne ga yoru o mukaeru mogaki nagara ikite itai dake kimi igai wa shiranai yo douse

Hiite iku namigiwa kagayaku mono ga mada mieru ki ga surunda

Tagai ni toke au you ni toki o kuri kaeshite imasara sakaime darake no natsu ga sukoshi koishiku naru matataiteiru tooi hanabi ga kage o tsukuru yo mogaki nagara ikite itai dake shiranakatta asu ga kuru nante

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I feel like I can reach the other side of these waves Just as how time surges on, you can ask me over and over why the world is so illogical, and I won’t be able to tell you

As we gaze up at the thunderhead clouds, our shadows stretch out beside us If you wanna see me, just say the word Please don’t cry anymore I know we’ll get there one day

Please forgive me for the fact next summer will come, and all the things I’ve forgotten Time for us to go We’re drawn to that voice shouting out an uninterrupted goodbye

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late

That summer full of barriers is now a fond memory The flickering fireworks in the distance make us cast shadows I just want to struggle and survive I didn’t care if tomorrow ever came

That sky I had gazed at every day at some point suddenly seemed so much farther away I wonder if I’ll ever reach the other side of this sea and be able to say “I’m home”

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late What can I say to you when you have so many walls up? They keep singing; the cicada’s sound welcomes the night I just want to struggle and survive I don’t care about anything but you, anyway

The waves recede; I feel like I can still see something shining

Please let us rewind time so we can be together, though it may be too late That summer full of barriers is now a fond memory The flickering fireworks in the distance make us cast shadows I just want to struggle and survive I didn’t care if tomorrow ever came

[koumoi]