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whoisfriend
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Meakashi-hen is arguably where the anime failed the most. The manga however, tells the story beautifully. You never really feel sorry for Shion in the anime, but the last moments of this volume really accomplish that.
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SamTheNayru
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Amazing review, Higurashi vol.14 is the best manga volume of Higurashi released until now. It is definitely deserving of an A score.
Houyjou's art is beautiful, it's too bad that this is her last work on the When They Cry series. I was hoping she'd do one of Umineko's arcs too, but unfortunately that didn't happen. |
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Princess_Irene
ANN Associate Editor
 Posts: 2655 Location: The castle beyond the Goblin City |
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Those last few pages, where spoiler[she realizes that she made the wrong choice and imagines what could have been] just left me feeling so sad and empty. Thank you for reading and commenting! |
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Sewingrose
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It might just be my natural inclination towards manga, but the Higurashi Manga seems to get so much more across then the anime to me. The slow-building dread and fear seems so much more palpable then the anime.
The Eye-Opening Arc I think is one of the better examples of this to me, the anime didn't feel like the pay-off for me, while the manga captured the fleeting despair better. I'm glad that Yen is still publishing the manga, and I'll keep buying it. |
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pachy_boy
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Even though I've seen the anime, I'm hooked all over again as I'm reading the manga and its own take on the story. I did feel for Shion despite her sinking into madness, and the last couple of pages of this particular volume were just as fitting as they were depressing (although it helps to know this is just one story of many in the continuing cycle of tragedies).
Since the second season of the anime doesn't seem like it'll be licensed for release here anytime soon, it'll be a very long road before we can finally reach the story arcs that reveal everything and how the characters will handle it. I don't know if Yen Press will keep all previous volumes in print, they may well take the cutback route of Viz (I know they did with One Fine Day), so Higurashi fans shouldn't have any excuse to not collect this manga while they can. |
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Mawdryn
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I don't scare easily, but the entire Higurashi manga series did scare the crap out of me more than a few times. It can be cute and almost like a comedy one moment, but then turn the next page and--usually without warning--see something horrific and disturbing.
Definitely a cool series, but bad for my heart... |
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Ashen Phoenix
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Even while I was a loyal fan of the anime, I will absolutely be following this as closely as I can.
"Houjyou is capable of making nightmares live on the page," is truly a poignant choice of words. For some reason that stuck with me. |
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