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NEWS: Geneon to Release When They Cry - Higurashi

icepick314 wrote:

Air or Kanon have as much chance of US license as pigs flying... that's just me....

As did Rumbling Hearts and Fruits Basket and Boys Be..., but they're all licensed, as well as Sainukoku Monogatari, if the rumor is true about it being licensed by Geneon as well.

If Higurashi turns out to be a success here in the states I truly hope that geneon takes a closer look at monster which falls in the same genre, both of which are on par to a certain extent with each other for being suspenseful and down right disturbing. But now my question is that since higurashi has been generally considered one of the most disturbing anime of all time will geneon censor any content out like per say the end of spoiler[ episode 4 when Keiichi Maebara commits suicide by clawing his own throat out with his fingernails ] .

When was the last time censored something? Have they EVER? Why do people keep bringing these kinds of things up?

When was the last time censored something? Have they EVER? Why do people keep bringing these kinds of things up?

If Higurashi turns out to be a success here in the states I truly hope that geneon takes a closer look at monster which falls in the same genre, both of which are on par to a certain extent with each other for being suspenseful and down right disturbing. But now my question is that since higurashi has been generally considered one of the most disturbing anime of all time will geneon censor any content out like per say the end of spoiler[ episode 4 when Keiichi Maebara commits suicide by clawing his own throat out with his fingernails ] .

HitokiriShadow wrote:

When was the last time censored something? Have they EVER? Why do people keep bringing these kinds of things up?

I agree. I was just being sarcastic with the boycott statement. I don't remember any instance of Geneon ever censuring a dvd release. If anyone knows of one, please prove me wrong.

That's a huge exaggeration. Higgy's anime as far as "surprise violence mixed with cute" goes died after the fourth episode.

LightYagami wrote:

If Higurashi turns out to be a success here in the states I truly hope that geneon takes a closer look at monster which falls in the same genre, both of which are on par to a certain extent with each other for being suspenseful and down right disturbing. But now my question is that since higurashi has been generally considered one of the most disturbing anime of all time will geneon censor any content out like per say the end of spoiler[ episode 4 when Keiichi Maebara commits suicide by clawing his own throat out with his fingernails ] .

That's a huge exaggeration. Higgy's anime as far as "surprise violence mixed with cute" goes died after the fourth episode. One episode does not make a disturbing show, given there's other titles like that weird Kenzo something, Paranoia Agent and Elfen Lied that have simmilar make-ups. EL's success was because of the fanservice, brutal gore and "emotional" theme; PA and most likely Higgy suffer from being based on a mystery, except Higgy's mystery was poorly adapted.

Frankly, it's somewhat of a surprise Geneon licensed this title; from what I saw, they didn't license it ahead of time because they weren't expecting much from it (when they easily could have alongside FSN and SnS), and only moved to get it after Higgy made an impact. EVEN THEN, we found out the hard way the anime was pretty bad, on par with the first Negima! series in terms of artwork and unparalleled as far as weak game -> anime condensation goes. At that, what's the point of getting this title when we've already discerned the mystery? I couldn't imagine a market for Higgy online or for the "casual" anime viewer.

In sum, I really think this title was only licensed because of its simmilarities to EL, but EL fans are in for a big disappointment. >_>;

I'll agree that the animation wasn't the greatest and i personally think it would have been nice if mad house did the animation considering the quality jobs they've done with death note and monster.

You named 3 titles of which only 1 was a real shot in the dark when it comes to [etc.]

LightYagami wrote:

I'll agree that the animation wasn't the greatest and i personally think it would have been nice if mad house did the animation considering the quality jobs they've done with death note and monster.

MH did Monster? Holy shoot, I think I might actually check it out this time around; only recently have I discovered how much quality and "style" MH puts into the anime. They've got this sort of "theatre on television" feel in their works, with interesting colour palletes, lighting and cut-aways. Heck, by comparison with other titles like Hajime no Ippo, DN pales in comparison.