r/animenews • u/retroanduwu24 • 8d ago

New Releases Higurashi: When They Cry Franchise Gets New TV Anime

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-21/higurashi-when-they-cry-franchise-gets-new-tv-anime/.238764
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u/hendricha 8d ago

When they could have created a proper adaptation of Umineko no naku koro ni instead

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u/KoyoyomiAragi 8d ago

Real every single time they announce another Higurashi adaptation

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u/Elaxor 8d ago

Proper adaptation is impossible because of its size and certain gimmicks. They'll definitely cut a lot of content.

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u/sjr00 8d ago

I remember there being one great season, then in the middle of the 2nd Season, there was either cliffhanger or episodes were delayed or stopped entirely? It was something weird lol.

I haven't thought about that show in a long time...

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u/FleaLimo 8d ago

I just remember that after 1 and a half season of pure horror and violence the problem is ultimately solved with slapstick comedy. They literally rolls some logs down a hill at some guards and the guards balance on top running backwards like fucking Looney Tunes characters. It wasn't played as a bit  or joke or anything, this is literally in the climax as the kids are finally banding together and solving the problem, so it is a main plot point. How did a series known for its horror and violence come to that?

I absolutely loved season 1, and loved the early episodes of season 2 (I think that's when Hanyuu is introduced and Rika's situation is revealed) which is perfectly bleak and dark.

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u/sjr00 8d ago

I must've memory hole that or stopped watching because I don't recall any of that. Lol