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INTEREST: Visual Novel Giants Collide in Clannad, Higurashi Crossover


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MagicPolly



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cookiemanstah



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:02 pm Reply with quote
this is the most ill-fitting idea for a crossover humanly imaginable.
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BalmungHHQ



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:08 pm Reply with quote
It's so strange to me that this particular collab is getting so much press and attention, when this feels like one of the more natural pairings compared to the other collabs in Higurashi Mei this year. (Sanrio, Symphogear, and Steins;Gate)

cookiemanstah wrote:
this is the most ill-fitting idea for a crossover humanly imaginable.

Not really... Higurashi's structure is directly inspired by the formula that Key's games popularized in the VN medium around the turn of the century. (in terms of the lighthearted first half that flips to a different mood in the second half)
Plus, Higurashi's author Ryukishi07 has gone on to be a regular writer at Key in recent years. The leading girls Rena and Nagisa share a seiyuu too, so that's fun, lol.
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cookiemanstah



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:24 pm Reply with quote
Friends and spiritual influence or not, Clannad is PG at worst, thematic complexities not withstanding. There is also no violence whatsoever. Higurashi is a hard R rated property known for gore and horrific imagery.

And I can’t imagine Rena actually ever getting along with Nagisa even without the influence of bugs.
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pachy_boy



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 6:52 pm Reply with quote
I certainly never would've imagined a crossover like this, but now that it exists, it's more intriguing than not! Hope someone posts a playthrough on Youtube in the future, because I'm definitely curious to see this thing.
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Sakura Shinguji



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 8:51 pm Reply with quote
Just so no one misses out on a great bit of hilarious coincidence here, it's worth noting that Nagisa and Rena are both voiced by Mai Nakahara.
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Piglet the Grate



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:40 pm Reply with quote
cookiemanstah wrote:
Friends and spiritual influence or not, Clannad is PG at worst, thematic complexities not withstanding. There is also no violence whatsoever.


I must have watched a different version of Clannad, since there was some violence (and not just the "silly anime violence" of Tomoyo beating up Youhei), and of course Tomoya's basketball playing being ended due to a shoulder injury in a fight with his father.
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MrTerrorist



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 11:01 pm Reply with quote
Well that was an unexpected crossover.
One game gave you FEELS while the other gave you psychological horror.
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Sakura Shinguji wrote:
Just so no one misses out on a great bit of hilarious coincidence here, it's worth noting that Nagisa and Rena are both voiced by Mai Nakahara.

Yeah, it took me a second to remember that. I guess it goes to show Nakahara's range that she can make them both sounds so different (beyond the obvious difference in characters).

I think the only other shared VA's are Satuski Yukino and Yukari Tamura.
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FarCritical



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:01 am Reply with quote
Clannad and Higurashi are among my most beloved franchises ever, so this sudden crossover (even if its for a Japan-only mobile game) makes me really happy. Nagisa and Rena are also two of my favorite characters.

Given their wildly different tones, curious how they'll balance the both of them out, though.
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Dayraven



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You can tell from the bottom right-hand corner that MagicPolly’s meme predates Gou/Sotsu, can’t you?
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mrmoviemanic1



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:33 am Reply with quote
Two of the most beloved Animes and VN's doing a crossover is fantastic. I'm loving that Steins;Gate also collabed with Higurashi too. All these animes are the best.
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Waterdragon884



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I really hope the Clannad characters won’t get tons of blood and gore, killed or tortured alive.
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MagicPolly



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:23 am Reply with quote
Dayraven wrote:
You can tell from the bottom right-hand corner that MagicPolly’s meme predates Gou/Sotsu, can’t you?

I'm pretty sure it predates a lot of things lol, it's covered with a fine later of internet crust
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mrmoviemanic1



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 12:27 pm Reply with quote
Waterdragon884 wrote:
I really hope the Clannad characters won’t get tons of blood and gore, killed or tortured alive.


That's all the Higurashi cast wants too Embarassed so it's good the Clannad characters are giving Higu characters some joy.
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