![]() And for the record I think the execution in this version has been quite good so far. I was OK with the idea of an “Onikakushi” remake but didn’t really see the need – I’d rather get something new, even if it’s not canon. ![]() One way or another, most devotees don’t seem to be happy, but I’m not enough of a fan to be a stickler for faithfulness – full steam ahead with original material, I say. In some form or another this appears to be new material for anime, and I’m not sure whether original creator Ryuukishi07 is even involved in this version. But there also elements from “Umineko”, which is the follow-up to Higurashi in the When They Cry series, and actually got an anime (indifferently received) series after the original Higurashi one aired. Not being a true expert here (I’ve only seen the various anime, which cover only a fraction of the game series) I’m relying on second-hand info, but “Gou” seems to be pulling from “Onidamashi”, which was part of a series of fan-submitted works later compiled into a novel volume. This fact the studio managed to keep a secret until this week, when they spilled the beans with this episode, along with the name change and a heavily spoilerific PV. ![]() Turns out (you may notice a change on the title line) this wasn’t a remake after all, but a sequel. There was a rather large tectonic shift in the Higurashi universe this week, one that seems to have diehard fans of the franchise pretty apoplectic.
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