Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai 2, Start of Yakusamashi-hen Arc July 22, 2007
Posted by dKiWi in : Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, anime , trackback Buy Cipro Online Motilium Without Prescription Antabuse No Prescription Lipitor For Sale Seroquel Generic Buy Synthroid Online Cymbalta Without Prescription Elavil No Prescription Lotrisone For Sale Propecia GenericI’ve been down with a flu for the past few days and spent my Friday dismounting shift time sleeping most of the way. Been rather tired and lethargic so far since I’m definitely not going out to do my usual runs due to flu. My trigger finger has also suffered some sort of pain in the middle, so I’ve gotten myself excused from the SAR-21 assault rifle range I’m supposed to go for tommorrow.
But enough about my real-life. Ayu Anime has just released episode 2 of their version of Kai and so far, I have to say it is the best. I thought Shinsen-Subs’ typesetting was excellent, but the quality of the raw Ayu used and the skill of encoding is far superior. For this blogpost, I’m using screenshots from Ayu’s version.
For more on how potent Ayu’s fansubbing skill is, click me.
After rewatching the OP from Ayu’s version, I have to say I’ve really fallen in love with it. The quality really bowls me over. I’ll try to save up for the first press edition when it comes out, but due to my other purchases this month (Manabi Straight! figurines, LE Suzumiya Haruhi DVDs 2 & 3), I might have to settle with the regular edition.
Episode 2 of Season 2 marks the start of the extra anime exclusive-arc. For those confused from my previous post, the first episode of the second season does not belong to any arc in HnNKnK. The purpose of this arc is to fill up all the missing parts in season 1. Basically Studio Deen’s attempt and patching up their errors in season 1. And there are ALOT of them.
Episode 2 lightens up the mode alot and is mainly a light-humoured episode. However, similar to the first episode of the first season, it is still littered with clues. For example…
This is a set-up for another big clue later in the episode that I will mention later.
Honestly, what the heck is she drinking? I mean I don’t think Ribena existed in Japan in 1983, especially not in a rural village. Could it be a serum or potion that has some purpose, like preventing her from being killed by poisonous gases? Who knows?
In fact, the first part of the episode focuses a lot on the drink. Really suspicious if you ask me.
Well, apologies for those who can’t take the uncensored shot but.. Satoko injects herself with some stuff everyday? Apparently she is some specimen for nutritional research. That might explain why Keichii found her so tired back in Tatarigoroshi-hen.
I found the humour scenes to follow to be drawn really well, especially the out of proportion Satokos.. LOL. They just all contradict one another..
O RLY? Or maybe the Sonozakis are collaborating with the Furudes to experiment on poor ol’ Satoko. Wait till I tell Irie-sensei… or maybe not.
Well.. the rest of the episode is nothing much and in my opinion repetitions of the previous season. However, this is an important flashback to be considered:
That pretty much sums up the important expects of Yakusamashi-hen 1. I’ve highlighted the points, but have no evidence or foundation for a proper theory… yet.
I believe the reason why I don’t have a proper theory is because far too little was revealed in season 1. And I try to keep my theories anime exclusive with as little extra info to help as possible. Perhaps Yakusamashi-hen is constructed for people like me, to solve the mystery before Minagoroshi-hen airs without delving too deeply into the visual novels. Becuase the little clues revealed in this episode have already started to stir up some questions in my mind…
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