It’s awesome to see that Higurashi is getting a third season. Because of this, the building-up by this season can really be used well. In case you haven’t found out yet: there are three arcs of Higurashi that were released on the PS2, with one of them containing the “real ending” of the series. When I first learned that the second season would only contain the Minagoroshi-hen and the Matsuribayashi-hen, I was a bit disappointed, but now it seems that the creators had a third season for this in mind. This really has a lot of possibilities.
One thing I didn’t like about this episode was how Akasaka saved the day. I mean, anyone else who stood in the way of the Yamainu before got mercilessly killed. Why didn’t these guys use any guns against Tomitake, and just thought to resolve the conflict with their guns? Ah well, it’s good to see that Tomitake has been working out. While a few years ago, he could just barely beat three Yamainu, along with Oishi, but it seems that this inspired him to work more on his combat-skills.
And really, I absolutely love how this series managed to save a few surprises. Satoshi is alive! I really assumed that the guy died, as soon as he was exposed to Takano, but yet again I forgot the #1 rule of anime: someone only dies when you see the dead body. I love the bit of development for Shion in the end, and how she told Keiichi about Mion’s crush on him. ^^;
Wait, I can’t remember what happens in this episode (and I’m capped so Im not browsing with pictures, which i means i cant see any screenshots you have), so Im probably very wrong…but from the sound of things, Tomitake has been kicking ass? Wasnt that Asakusa doing the asskicking in this episode?
Ack, yes he was. My mistake, it’s fixed now. ^^;
does anyone know what the 3rd season is going to be called? if you know please email me