Happy ending all round, yay for Rika and gang for managing to alter fate.
Still, Higukai manages to end with a bang, with that short sequence of an adult resembling Rika appearing before a young Takano and possibly altering her fate as well. Coupled with the announcement of a 3rd season for Higurashi… looks like the mysteries of Hinamizawa will continue.
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@maskawaih Milo != Coffee
@maskawaih I want my hot Milo fix.
And Mika was so damn overboard this week I think they just ruined her character totally
WTF is wrong with the writers of Nogizaka II? Stop having the other girls seduce Yuuto! And what the fuck is with the lack of Noto?!
Shin Said,
December 24, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
I still remember at one point Rika wanted to live so she could grow taller and grow breasts. I guess she only managed the former ^^;
Haesslich Said,
December 24, 2007 @ 1:10 pm
Shin: she may have grown the latter, albeit not as.. ahem… prominently as some people. Still, she’s cute in a long-faced sorta way, although the art style reminds me a bit of 80’s anime (Macross comes to mind).
Ipsod Said,
December 24, 2007 @ 1:19 pm
Hey, Macross was awesome.
Haesslich Said,
December 24, 2007 @ 2:04 pm
Rika’s adult form reminds me of Misa, in the long hair and pointed face. That’s why I said her character design reminds me of the 80’s. I still rather like the long hair, though….
IcyStorm Said,
December 24, 2007 @ 6:39 pm
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7373/1198028019581tt3.jpg XD Sums up the Rika growing up thing.
Myssa Rei Said,
December 25, 2007 @ 11:06 pm
Kuro: Correct, there are a few more arcs left. Matsuribayashi-hen is supposed to be the ending for all the PC-port games. However, the TRUE ending is supposedly Miotsukushi-hen, which is the arc for the enhanced PS2 remake (and therefore supercedes Matsuribayashi-hen).
It makes me wonder if they’ll animate it though, given the fact that Matsuribayashi-hen provided incredible closure for the series. Though… I am looking forward to an animated version of the kooky Daybreak arc.
leahcimccc Said,
December 27, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
wow its like an older sexier form of konata in a way :D except she has a wee bit more volume, but hmm =_= i wanted to see mion and keichiis child……… why didn’t they show that? and if they have a 3rd season T_T does rika chama have to go through all that again….. oh god T_T noooooooo make it a romantic comedy or something and add murder in it…. but wait………. that means it would be a funnier version of school days…… oh god not again…….
Avisch Said,
December 29, 2007 @ 6:58 am
Yay Frederica!
Very great adaption of the ending.