At first when I heard there would be a new higurashi TV show, I dismissed it saying things like it would be a shot by shot recreation of the 2006-2007 Studio Deen anime even with its gorgeously drawn characters and scenery. Then, one day I ran out of shows to watch, so I decided to give this one a go. I saw the first episode, I said ok I'm pretty sure what's going to happen on the next episodes. But then episode 2 came and.... Boom its mesmerizing intro scene made me understand that this is a new season. And yes totally different things happen here in comparison to the 2006 anime. The gore and violence is truly shocking albeit somewhat unrealistic but the mystery of who did this so that Rika is looping again will live you thinking about what happened in your sleep. There is also Higurashi Sotsu currently airing, which is a sequel to Gou and I'm going to review it after it ends. So yeah I believe it is absolutely required to watch the 2 first seasons of higurashi (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni and Kai) to experience this great show.
