Even after all these years the transitions between the bloody arc finales and the subsequent intro episodes have never stopped feeling awkward to me. Read more

I’m not sure whether Keiichi is the strongest or dumbest 14 year-old in Japan, but I suppose those two things aren’t mutually exclusive… Read more

You say futons, I say entrails… Read more

What’s happening in “Wataganashi-hen” is a lot like what happened the last time we saw it, but there are just enough differences to cast a layer of uncertainty on top of everything. Read more

Even if my memory was good enough to remember all the details from almost a decade ago I’d still be swimming upstream. Read more

Not knowing is part of the fun with Higurashi. Read more

I’m rather enjoying the thought of franchise die-hards being almost as uncertain about where things are going as I am. Read more

This is getting complicated. Read more