#probably something thematic about how cicadas live for only a few weeks in the summer and UHHHHHH
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faintly-macabre-the-which · 2 years ago
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They're actually all homicidal, but other than that, pretty spot on
What the fuck is Higurashi
I have second hand knowledge from being online but have never actually played or watched Higurashi. Here is my perception of it. Correct me if I'm wrong
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I know theres more characters than this. I dont know shit about them. Theres a girl with purple hair and horns i think. And the main protagonist guy who's generic as all shit. Is it a harem or not?
Plot wise, they all kill each other. I think. I think. I might be wrong. Why do they do that? Because they must cry. Or something. Also i vaguely recall seeing a fingernail scene where there's like. Torture and shit. And people say that Rika walked so that Yuri DDLC could run
#shion and mion arent shrine maidens theyre actually the heirs to basically a yakuza family#or mion is#shion was born second#rika furude is sorta a shrine maiden and also everyone thinks shes the reincarnation of the town god#also satoko and rika live together bc theyre both orphans#renas accurate no comment#the main protagonist is v much a normal harem protag kinda guy but when the genre starts a-changin' so does he#thanks for reading all this#i really love higurashi#also the 'when they cry' is in reference to the 'higurashi' which are cicadas#probably something thematic about how cicadas live for only a few weeks in the summer and UHHHHHH#i actually originally watched higurashi during one of the really bad cicada years in america#got a cicada in my shirt#but luckily i was wearing like three shirts and it only got in the first#terrifying stuff#also satoko's whole thing is that her parents died in front of her - some people actually suspect that she pushed them off the cliff#and then her brother disappeared after saving a large amount of money#and he disappeared on the same day that their aunt was brutally beaten to death#ALSO it is NOT a harem#but it briefly pretends to be at the beginning of each arc before swiftly taking off into psychological horror and gore#and then occasionally dipping into themes of friendship and believing in each other etc#oh and rika does not cry a lot#shes pretty stone cold badass actually#she told a bitch to rip her stomach open while shes still alive so shell remember and kill her murderer in her next life#ok im actually done now#promise#just love higurashi
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