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Lenni Reviews: “Higurashi: When They Cry” vol 5 by Ryukishi07 and Jiro Suzuki

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After a trip, Keiichi returns to Hinamizawa, picking up right where he left off with his crazy collection of pranking friends. This time around, his friend – Satoko – is dealing with the disappearance of her brother; who has been missing for over a year. Seeing how sad she is, Keiichi decides to be a surrogate big bro to Satoko, who believes her brother will come back one day. But if Keiichi asks about Satoko’s brother, the villagers act very strange; saying it was Oyashiro-sama’s curse that demoned him away.

While I enjoyed the set up in this volume, it meandered a lot more than the previous setup volumes. I’ll be honest, I skimmed through the baseball portion. Other than the coach giving some backstory on Satoko’s family, there didn’t seem to be much point in it; just some filler. Overall, still a 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Higurashi: When They Cry” vol 4 by Ryukishi07 and Karin Suzuragi

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In this volume, Keiichi learns the story behind the Cotton Drifting Festival – it is actually a cannibalistic human sacrifice. The day after the festival, Mion starts acting very suspicious; especially concerning Keiichi handing out with her twin sister, Shion.

As the disappearances and murders begin again, Mion reveals she is heir to the demon curse of the village and is forced to fulfill the Cotton Drifting killings and has been trying to keep Keiichi safe. But is she lying? Is the demon even real?

This series… This series is weird. Are these kids trapped in hell or in a time loop cycling this curse thing over and over in different scenarios? Is just Keiichi cursed? I did notice the editions of this I’m reading are divided not only into different arcs but each arc is split between the slow set up and burst of chaos. But then everything resets. I am so confused. 3.4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Higurashi: When They Cry” vol 3 by Ryukishi07 and Karin Suzuragi

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Yes, I know it’s the Cotton Drifting arc number one but I’m doing the overarching series numbers because it’s easier for me to keep track.

Keiichi is back and him and the girls decide they’re gonna play their penalty game and wear some embarrassing costumes. Seeing the costume Keiichi ends up wearing, his dad takes him to a themed restaurant and see his friend Mion works there. At least he thinks it’s her but it turns out to be Mion’s twin sister; Shion. Shion is the polar opposite of Mion; a sweet, girly girl who loves to cook. Keiichi is convinced it’s Mion pretending to be girly so she wouldn’t be embarrassed but nope, Sion is shaping herself to be a rival against Mion for Keiichi’s affections. As the Cotton Drifting Festival approaches, the Oyashiro-sama Curse threatens to take another live.

This volume is much more silly than the previous ones. The tone was so different, I had trouble getting invested. If I didn’t already know it will get all fucked up again in the next volume, I might not have bothered to continue reading. And that’s all from the expectation of this being a horror manga and getting a lot of slap-stick shenanigans. 2.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Higurashi: When They Cry” vol 2 by Ryukishi07 and Karin Suzuragi

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With the help of detective Oishi Kurado, Keiichi continues to delve into the creepy happenings in Hinamizawa. Knowing he can trust no one, Keiichi now fears the Oyashiro-sama’s curse will lead to his friends killing him and is determined to avoid that fate.

I gotta give it to Keiichi for doing the sensible thing; arming himself and telling the demon girls to stay the hell away from him. It doesn’t work, of course, and we’re left wondering if the town is crazy or just Keiichi is crazy. I’m leaning towards the town but there’s definitely something bigger than just a couple of crazy girls with sharp objects. The only way to find out is to keep going. 3.7 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Higurashi: When They Cry” vol 1 by Ryukishi07 and Karin Suzuragi

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Set in 1983, Keiichi Maebara just moved back to Hinamizawa. His friends are silly and his life is simple until a chance meeting with a photographer, Tomitake, has his head spinning around with a story about a mysterious, gruesome murder. His classmates are clearly hiding something so Keiichi sets out to find out what secrets the town is hiding.

The people are clearly hiding some kind of demonic secret and doing the absolute WORST job covering it up. Keiichi would ask a simple question that could have been subtly brushed off but is instead met with a dead eyed, creepy answer that basically ensures will continue to ask question or poke around on his own. I get it: the plot wouldn’t happen if Keiichi was successfully deterred but it’s almost as if the little demon girls WANT to kill him so they go our of their way to make sure to be as suspicious as possible! That took me out of the atmosphere a little. Nevertheless, it IS creepy. 3.7 out of 5.

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