Higurashi

Original art VN.

The VN (patch the sprites and the music) > the Manga > The Anime

>>142803038
What's wrong with the music?

>>142802987
the new 2016 live action tv series

>>142802987
I like the anime because it has more gore but it still keeps the atmosphere of the VN. If you do read the VN, patch the sprites. Umineko is still better though

>>142805209
How should I read Umineko, manga or VN?

>>142803038
I think that the other way works too: anime -> manga -> vn. That way with each step you get something new.

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>>142805636
VN, the anime is shit, good Op though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtKBs3BbHGs

>>142805814
But it's the same OP from the ps3 game. Also it was a discussion between the manga and the VN.

>>142805636
PS3 patched VN. The music is half of Umineko's worth, another 20% going to Kinzo and Beato's VAs, and the last 30% to episode 3's story.

>>142805854
Beatrices VA was perfect, as was EVAs.

>>142805854
Why isn't Higurashis music as good as Uminekos?

>>142805903
Eva was pure ham, and not in an endearing way like Kinzo (being SEELE 01 helped elevate him for me). It only felt like a sincere performance when she was shouting.
>>142805931
Higurashi attracted his posse of amazing composers.

>>142806014
Let's hope whenever he decides to make WTC5 it will have the same composers, the music really is something else, not a single bad track and there is about 100 songs.

>>142806060
>WtC5
Never happening. His (very probably) more talented idea guy/beta reader died near the end of Umineko, and I hear his later novels were average.

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>>142806144
>I hear
I don't know about RGD but read Higanbana dude. It's phenomenal, like if you took out the mystery parts of Umi but doubled down on the dark comedy.

>>142806690
How's the music?

>>142802987
VN. The anime is in such a big fucking hurry to get to the gore so that the ADD kids don't drop it in the first episode, that it skips most of the slice of life, which is meant to help you get to know the characters, and throws subtlety out the window.

>>142803203
The original Mangagamer release replaced some of the songs with some bull shit

>>142806778
When has DEEN ever done a good job at adapting anything?

>>142806747
Great, not as god as Umineko of course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLDM6jsLSVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukplABZwako
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtgBbriYIjw

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>>142806747
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYSv52c0Ug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAy2TUeCTIQ&index=26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmhHzU-4HvY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kcb6oCz1tU
I got strong Higurashi vibes from it. It's pretty good, atmospheric. It's also pretty short, maybe two Higurashi parts in length. It's made up of short stories that interconnect. I really want a Night 3 because it's left kind of open.

>>142805931
The first half of Higurashi was all public domain stuff grabbed from various websites. It didn't have music composed specifically for it until the second half.

>>142806938
Is she using the same pose as the stakes? That lazy fuck wrote the same book 4 times with only minor differences, and now he's reusing his own art.

Is it worth it waiting for this most recent retranslation?

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>>142807015
You're baiting but you still made me look.

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>>142806835
They adapted Rakugo beautifully.

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>>142806835
I thought Rei and Kira were good.
I hear Konosuba saved anime last season.

>>142803038
how patch sprites and music?

>>142802987
>there are people that still don't understand the the VN is always the most complete and superior media

There is literally no adaption that surpasses the VN. The only one that comes close is Clannad (because the VN contains about 30 hours of useless garbage), but even then the important scenes aren't as well-done as they were in the VN.

>>142807312
Then debate between the manga and the VN.

>>142807330
The manga is good for reading afterwards, but go with the VN.
Higurashi was originally all planned out with sound in mind. The music is top notch, sound effects too (hearing cicadas and good horror noises). Not to mention the VN is much longer, with tons more info. Subtle hints and the TIPS menu that are vital for the mystery aspect of the story. Personally I can't imagine reading the manga first and trying as hard to solve certain questions and looking back through the dialogue and TIPS for hints.

>>142806938
>>142806913
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNl4PNFubvQ&list=PL54DB870D10722767&index=1
Absolute shit. Here's real music.

>>142807629
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fDzd9ydZ24
Absolute shit. Here's real music.

>>142807694
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhQDDlCAhc4
Superior stock-kinomusique.

>implying any song will be better than https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ys5bBjjs5c

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>>142807864
Fucking lies, it's not hopeful at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plb8QRS2p1g

>>142806014
Eva's voice made pretty much every other line she said fappable. Based Miki Itou.

>>142807694
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DatdHJym3Cg
Absolute shit. Here's real music.

>>142805814
What's with DEEN and the god tier OPs.

Even Vampire Knight has good OPs

So what exactly is coming out of that 10th anniversary thing?

>>142802987
Should I read this before Umineko?

>>142808872
Yes

>>142808896
The artstyle really puts me off

>>142808971
And Umineko's looks any better? Get used to it or use the art patch.

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>>142808996
>And Umineko's looks any better
Yeah?

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>>142802987
STEAM release right?

>>142809381
The middle one was from PS2 right?
It looks so much better than the newest.

>>142806144
>never happening
outside of being confirmed with a printed novella out right now acting as an introduction?

>>142802987
All of them are great. It doesn't matter which one you start with

>>142802987
Live action

>>142812245
The introduction in the novel is for Hotarubi, not WTC5

Manga.

>>142813410
And is it confirmed that it won't be called wtc5? Because it is directly tied to higurashi and umineko

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>>142802987
>tfw you're waifu turned into a massive slut
Why Jesus why.

Oh yeah, also the Higurashi event ended yesterday, we didn't get any anime announcements sadly.

>>142813707
Hotarubi started a few months ago, and it has never been referred to as WTC5. I also think WTC5 would probably be a VN if it ever happened, and not a manga

>>142813851
Wait, Hotarubi is a manga? I've been seriously out of the loop. I assumed it was going to be a VN.
Should I read it or should I wait for the inevitable VN adaptation like higanbana?

>>142814047
>Should I read it
I wish I could tell you, but unfortunately only chapter 0, which is kind of like a preview, is translated. I'm not sure if anyone are going to translate the rest or not

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I like the MangaGamer translation better

What does /a/ think of the Higurashi and Umineko manga adaptations?

>>142802987
Is Higurashi VN better than Umineko? Umineko was god awful except maybe ep7. Especially ep8 was full blown powerlevel shounenshit.

>>142813751
Is this official art?

>>142814956
They're both great, but the VNs are still better

VN is the most boring shit ever
Anime is the most boring thing ever
Manga is boring

>>142814988
It depends on who you ask. I personally like Higurashi better.

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eh, maybe the steam version is closer with that (lol) thing

>>142814870
The old translation is terrible. They even fucked up the grammar
>in a dark woods

The new one is a lot better

>>142814870
They are both MangaGamer's. The top one is from a more recent release which is both on their site and on steam.

>>142814870
>>142815348
>lol
And people pay money for this? Why the fuck is this allowed? How can they fuck up a translation this bad?

>>142805854
>episode 3
Stop reminding me anon

>>142816231
The Japanese version says (笑) which means (laugh). It's pretty accurate, and a lot more accurate than the old translation

>>142815015
Yep, it's one of the dakimakura covers that are on sale

What happened with the trianthology anyway? I remember it being announced last year and then hearing nothing about it ever since.

>>142816631
http://07th-expansion.net/Cgi/clip/clip.cgi
>企画・構想などから約4年、やっと形にして今年の夏コミにて発表できる！
If I understand this right, it will be released at Comiket in August. There's also a manga adaptation ongoing currently

>>142816931
oh shit, thank you anon

Do I have to read Higurashi before Umineko?

>>142817194
No

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The steam version seems to be more accurate.

I still feel more comfortable playing the old version though for some reason. It's probably just because I played it first.

>>142802987
>Anime, Manga, or VN? Which is the best way to enjoy Higurashi?

USE SODA

>>142817194
No, but I would recommend it.

No one cares about Umineko, stop polluting the thread with it

>>142802987
Learn Japanese and buy Sui for PS3 before it completely vanishes.

Sui has all the arcs including the bonus ones, FULL voice acting, and bonus stills.

VN, with original boxing glove hand art.

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>>142815049
Boring, boring, it's all so boring!

>>142821198
does bern have boobs or is she really supposed to be flat chested

>>142822403
If she's got them in the original art she's got them. They just got downgraded in other adaptations because.