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Higurashi - When They Cry (TV).

abunai wrote:

All right... let me just clear one thing out of the way: spoiler[You cannot definitively trust what you see in a given scene. Much of what you see in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is either filtered through misinterpretation, or otherwise tainted by a non-neutral point-of-view. Just because you see it happening in front of you, doesn't mean you should believe that what you see is what actually happens.] Keep that in mind. - abunai

This is precisely the conclustion that I came to. The behaviour of some of the characters is on completely opposite ends, and often within one scene. I won't trust anything that I see in this series until the very end, where I assume the various threads will be tied together.

Speaking of my own ignorance, isn't that a pistol I see now and then under Mion's left arm? Why is this?! And if it's not a pistol, then why does it look like one so much?

Ohhh, you never pull any punches, do you, abunai?

Anthony P wrote:

Speaking of my own ignorance, isn't that a pistol I see now and then under Mion's left arm? Why is this?! And if it's not a pistol, then why does it look like one so much?

Yeah, I noticed that in episode 5 (it was there before, but I didn't notice it until then). It seems really odd, especially since, the last I checked, Japan doesn't allow civilians (of any age) to carry firearms.

Keep that in mind.

- abunai

HitokiriShadow wrote:

Anthony P wrote: Speaking of my own ignorance, isn't that a pistol I see now and then under Mion's left arm? Why is this?! And if it's not a pistol, then why does it look like one so much? Yeah, I noticed that in episode 5 (it was there before, but I didn't notice it until then). It seems really odd, especially since, the last I checked, Japan doesn't allow civilians (of any age) to carry firearms.

spoiler[No, it's not a gun. But it's a pretty skillful piece of misdirection. And it is important, in a roundabout way.]

Ok...so the reason I'm getting bullied is because I believed what I saw? Damn anime can be cruel sometimes

Abunai, did you find this out from the game? Because if this little detail is true, I sort of wish I had not viewed the spoiler. spoiler[Or did you just come to that conclusion logically based on knowing the current laws back then? Because the latest episode I've seen (episode 5) still does not spell it out clearly if it's either a gun or not. It sure looked like a gun though.]

Here's how to confirm that I'm telling you the truth: Go to the opening sequence of episode 5, where Sonozaki is holding the object in question. Look at her hand as she holds it. See the finger positioning? If I tell you that spoiler[while it's not a gun, it can be used offensively], I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what it is.

Mmm, staring at it presently. . .been staring at it for about five minutes now. . .it's really hard to make out, as the animators used a blurred and discolored effect around the frame's edges for this particular sequence. It almost looks like a spoiler[stun-gun of sorts]. I'm probably way off, but oh well; you deemed this trivial anyway, but I just couldn't help myself.

Anthony P wrote:

Speaking of my own ignorance, isn't that a pistol I see now and then under Mion's left arm? Why is this?! And if it's not a pistol, then why does it look like one so much?

Yeah, I noticed that in episode 5 (it was there before, but I didn't notice it until then). It seems really odd, especially since, the last I checked, Japan doesn't allow civilians (of any age) to carry firearms.

Use of equipment of "that" kind is nowadays very severely restricted in Japan, although I'm not sure what the law was in 1983. Moreover, be aware that (at least in modern-day urban areas), carrying anything so gun-like in an armpit holster would get you arrested (especially a teenager). That Sonozaki (M or S or both) is packing that particularly menacing piece of equipment -in plain sight- is plausible only given it's a village, and a, hm, slightly peculiar village at that.

There is an eighth chapter, "Matsuribayashi-hen", that will be released this summer.

The current series is supposed to cover the first six chapters... leaving two chapters available for a very yummy OVA series later on (ON YOUR KNEES, curs! pray to the Old Gods! Sacrifice to Cthulhu! Make it happen, people!).

By the pricking of my thumbs, something squamous and rugose this way comes....

Speaking of my own ignorance, isn't that a pistol I see now and then under Mion's left arm? Why is this?! And if it's not a pistol, then why does it look like one so much?