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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 1 & 2

Settling in on a couple of shows mid-season is always an interesting exercise, as it affords one the opportunity to trudge through a couple episodes in a row, giving otherwise-marginal shows a better chance to grab hold. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni benefits well from such a viewing.

The Protagonist

This show revolves around a boy that moves to a small town with a mysterious past. Specifically, there have been a series of brutal murders. This is a subject that nobody ever seems to talk about. Five years ago, a water project that would have flooded the entire town was halted. Townsfolk refer openly to the lobbying efforts of their mayor and other prominent townsfolk, who traveled to the capital to plead their case. They don’t talk about the bloody dismemberment of a construction site worker. Keiichi, the protagonist of this little drama, keeps running into little hints that something is very, very wrong in this small town.

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