I love Rena so much. She’s also who the first season’s season finale focused on, which is why I picked her.
I watched the famous 26 episode series last year. I actually hesitated to watch it for a long time, as I don’t like blood and gore very much, which from what I heard, I thought there was a lot of.
I actually opted to read the manga instead, as the first two volumes have been released over here by Yen Press.
However, the manga hasn’t been released beyond two volumes so far, and my library added the series to its collection. In between those two factors, I decided I wanted to give it a try.
I enjoyed it very much. The violence wasn’t as bad as I thought, although Shion’s arc was a little upsetting for me. In all honesty, I find Umineko scarier then Higurashi. It may have something to do with the fact I marathoned Higurashi, but can’t marathon Umineko.
My favorite part of the series was the characters. I can’t really pick a favorite character in Higurashi, I love them all. The main purpose of the first season seemed to laying the groundwork for the second season, but we’ll leave that for another day.
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I thought the violence and goriness were overstated maybe because the moments they do have it are so creepy and intense. But besides the great story, I thought what made it special were how lovable the characters were. If you haven’t seen the 2nd season yet, definitely check it out! It becomes a different type of show with much less blood and gore, but no less great.
I’ve seen most of it, I’m watching it my sister. It’s so different to me though that I’m making a seperate patch for it. ^_^