I also enjoyed watching as everything unfolded. After all, Keiichi is called the Magician of Words for a reason. While some people might enjoy watching psychotic girls beat the hell out of a certain, horrible uncle (I mean, who does not?), I had just as much fun watching Keiichi give his epic speeches. It is, no doubt, my favorite Higurashi arc. Even the characters that you think played minor roles in the first season, Akasaka, Tomitake, Takano, Irie, and Ooishi, gets a good deal of development.Įnjoyment: While I had a lot more fun brainstorming theories and (sometimes, not always) being confused, I enjoyed Kai for other reasons. While the first season introduced and partially developed the characters, they are fully fleshed out in Kai, especially Rika. The voice acting is still superb, and besides the major theme that is used in Kai and some new tracks, the music remains the same.Ĭharacters: I found the character development to be better and given more time in Kai.
Instead of the creepy, unsettling feeling, Kai uses an OP the shows the drama and desperation of Rika's struggle. The first season had an OP that matched very well with its atmosphere and mood.
Sound: One aspect of Kai that was the same as the first season. Well, Higurashi was never known for its animation, and it does its job fine without KyotoAni, Bones, or Madhouse quality animation. Animation, however, while it is much better, can still be inconsistent. The solutions provided to the mystery leaves very little things unanswered.Īrt/Animation: Vast improvement in the art department from the last seasons. The way everything falls together is very well thought out. Every mystery or question posed in the first season is answered nicely. Kai shows the last two answer arcs of Higurashi plus an anime-exclusive arc to fill up the holes to answers that were missing from season 1. Story: As said earlier, Kai is a direct continuation of where season 1 left off. Thus, I rate and review Kai based on what was different, whether it be an improvement or not, from season 1. is not exactly fair for me to use the same criteria I use with a stand alone season series or a stand alone anime. No doubt, both seasons of Higurashi were wonderful and one cannot exist without the other. Instead, I will say what I thought were the stronger aspects in Kai compared to that of the first season. With that said, most of what I have to say about Kai will be a rehash of what I said in my season 1 review therefore, I will not be giving a detailed review. I will say this now, if you have not seen the anime called Higurashi no Naku koro ni, then this review will be as useful as the dust that lies under your bed.
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