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When They Cry again, part 0

Higurashi: When They Cry is an enjoyable series of mystery visual novels. Although it has some weaker entries, a few standout arcs push the series towards greatness. Unfortunately, what should be the exciting climax of the story just becomes a chore in explaining away plot holes and incongruencies which have been building up arc to arc.

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Four days plus change of When they Cry, End

The final post of my Higurashi readathon. With the Questions before us, time to theorise an Answer.

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Four days plus change of When they Cry, part 4

Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies. Keiichi Maebara! You are the culprit! Higurashi races towards an exciting mid-story climax.

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Four days plus change of When they Cry, part 3

Chapter 3 of Higurashi is not a wholesale break with what has come before by any stretch of the imagination, but it does make a pretty decent departure from the status quo.

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Four days plus change of When they Cry, part 2

Higurashi has shown a real talent for giving its characters interesting things to do. The kinds of things which seem to effortlessly bring out the best in these characters.

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Four days plus change of When they Cry, part 1

Both of the major entries in the When they Cry franchise, Higurashi and Umineko, have been on my radar for a while. And so, I am going to read Higurashi.

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