Don't even think about leaving Hinamizawa.
Just caught up to this Winter 2021 anime. I watched the first two original seasons of Higurashi, and I wasn't too impressed with the horror aspect of it.
The first two episodes tricked me into thinking that the new version was just a retelling of the original anime, but with better animation. However, when stuff hit the fan, I was in for a gory and brutal horror sequel to the first two seasons. I saw people reacting to each episode and there were certain gore scenes that they had to skip because of how horrific the gore was. For me, I actually enjoyed the gore, although a bit disgusted. The original version had gores, but they were nowhere near this sequel. This aspect made me liked the anime more.
Another great aspect was the story. It elaborated more on the arcs in the original version, and then diverged to a new direction that I enjoyed a lot.
Overall, after watching this new season I'm a fan of the Higurashi anime now. Can't wait for the next season in July that continued the arc. 8.5/10.
Just caught up to this Winter 2021 anime. I watched the first two original seasons of Higurashi, and I wasn't too impressed with the horror aspect of it.
The first two episodes tricked me into thinking that the new version was just a retelling of the original anime, but with better animation. However, when stuff hit the fan, I was in for a gory and brutal horror sequel to the first two seasons. I saw people reacting to each episode and there were certain gore scenes that they had to skip because of how horrific the gore was. For me, I actually enjoyed the gore, although a bit disgusted. The original version had gores, but they were nowhere near this sequel. This aspect made me liked the anime more.
Another great aspect was the story. It elaborated more on the arcs in the original version, and then diverged to a new direction that I enjoyed a lot.
Overall, after watching this new season I'm a fan of the Higurashi anime now. Can't wait for the next season in July that continued the arc. 8.5/10.