Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (original) (raw)
Alternative TitlesJapanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に拡〜アウトブレイク〜English: Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak More titlesInformation Episodes: 1 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Aug 15, 2013 Source: Visual novel Duration: 52 min. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) Statistics Score: 7.201 (scored by 3535735,357 users) Ranked: #330822 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2652 Members: 72,257 Favorites: 110 Available AtResources
DetailsCharacters & StaffVideosStatsReviewsRecommendationsInterest StacksNewsForumClubsPictures More Info Ranked #3308Popularity #2652Members 72,257SynopsisIt is 1983, and Hinamizawa is under quarantine. A mysterious and deadly virus has been discovered within the small village, and its residents—such as teenager Keiichi Maebara and his friends Mion Sonozaki and Rena Ryuuguu—are left confused and frightened by the situation.As the villagers begin to search for a way to stop the affliction from spreading, some make drastic plans, which leaves Keiichi and his friends looking for a way to escape the village. But when tensions reach an all-time high, some of his group may not make it out unscathed as they fight for their lives against enemies both seen and unseen.[Written by MAL Rewrite]Related Entries MALxJapan -More than just anime- Characters & Voice Actors Staff No opening themes have been added to this title. Help improve our database by adding an opening theme here. "You –Visionen im Spiegel" by Yuzuki (癒月) Reviews Sep 23, 2013 So I watched the first and probably also the last episode and I decided to make this short review for those who are not sure about this OVA.Basically you can think of it as another world where things went bad but this time you will see how everything continued until the end I guess. Who knows how will it end. We can meditate about it.The style is similar to the previous Higurashi series but different from OVAs that were more like parodies. Kaku is very serious and you can see again everyone (yeah especially Rena and her insane face) covered in blood. You will meet... all the already known characters and see the good old Hinamizawa again. Hmm yea, not good at all but you know what I mean... :DThe OVA is about 50 minutes long so it's like two anime episodes in one. I actually didn't believe in the end that it is already over. It really got me so I forgot about time etc. Don't wanna say that it's the best anime OVA ever, some scenes and moments in the plot are a bit childish and naive I would say and could have been done better. (don't wanna spoil much) However, I got caught by this OVA and I am sure that every fan of Higurashi will feel the same way. The plot is very fast (of course, just 50 mins for all the stuff in there) thus it's not boring and it ends in the best. In other words there is no time for boring scenes.This OVA also helped me a bit to understand more about the whole mysterious plot. Especially Hanyuu and Rika's short dialogue is very interesting. To tell the truth, we never saw any of the paralel world coming that far as this one.Btw, you know the song called “Dear You” from the Higurashi game? I remember tons of comments on the Internet that this song should be used also in the anime. Well, some dreams that may seem impossible sometimes come true. Thanks Oyashiro-sama.The result? If you liked previous Higurashi series (and felt that you need more of Hinamizawa), definitely watch this OVA. No more to say. Even if you ignored the rest of the OVAs that were just weird parodies made for fun, this one is different. Reviewer’s Rating: 10 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all Sep 26, 2013 I was actually very excited when I heard about a new Higurashi. I have been a die hard Higurashi fan since I watch the first series and have now almost read and watched everything that even sllghtly related to Higurashi. Considering how disappointed I was with a large proportion of Kira, I was trying my best not to get my hopes up for this OVA but upon seeing the trailer, I found it difficult not to. It looked serious, it looked exciting; Rena had her cleaver and Keiichi is armed with the bat. What's not to instantly get excited about?In general, it was an interesting... episode and longer than your typical episodes so that it is about the length of a double episode. It did however have a few flaws that with some careful thought about the plot could have been easily smoothed out.This may be an obvious point but you should have watch series 1 and 2 before watching this. Story: In general, the story is interesting. It deals with the 'Outbreak' (unsurprisingly) of the "virus". I will avoid going into too many details but it deals with the action from external groups and more importantly the reaction of the villagers themselves. The plot-line is very reminiscent of the original Higurashi episodes. It is dark, there is plenty of violence and you can see the connection between the club members.Character: With a couple of exceptions, I felt this is where the episode really fell down. It was without... 'love'. Both Rena and Keiichi in particular seemed to do things that had very little emotion attached to them - unlike in the previous series, their violence seemed a little... like a spree rather than for any particular reason.Actually Rika, despite her small part in the episode as a whole, gets me applause. Everything from her expressions and her 'Bern-esque' voice got me. I'm pretty sure there may have been some gentle underlying suggestions about the links to Umineko.Overall: Overall I enjoyed it despite the little character flaws, it made a nice change from Kira and the 'happy-happy-love-love' Higurashi to something just that little bit darker. There seems to be doubt as to whether this is the last episode or whether there will be more. It seemed to me that the episode lent itself to a little more storytelling. Reviewer’s Rating: 6 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all Oct 6, 2013 Well, in short, This wasn't what I expected.The thing I am most disappointed with, is the story. I really loved the whole Higurashi series, and I was very happy, when I heard that Higurashi didn't end yet, and there will be a new OVA soon. I looked forward to watching it. But now, after I finished it, the movie seems to be a trailer for something bigger. It just simply seemed short. I couldn't find the curve of the story. There was no beginning. It jumped right into the middle of the story. There was no problem to develop, because it jumped right into a... problem that had already developed. And there was no conclusion. No happy ending, no bad ending. There was nothing in the whole movie.About the art, it was like the rest of the series' : great. Well I have to say one very important thing: there is no lazy 3D animation in it. And that is very important. That describes how high quality it is.I don't really have anything to say about the sound. Maybe that the OST is pretty good, and sometimes the girls' voices can be annoying, but that is how it is usually in the anime these days.There were no new characters in the series, or no important new characters. There were the parents of Keiichi, Rena, Satoko, Irie, Rika, Keiichi, Mion and Mion's grandma. Some of my favorite characters were left out of the OVA. For example, I really missed Takano Mio. She was my very favorite in the series. And I also missed Shion, and her bodyguard. Some of the main characters' personalities were screwed up. For example, Irie acted so strange... In a way he would never act.I definitely did not enjoy this OVA. I was waiting for a good story the whole time. And the fighting scenes were disappointing too. Not even close to the level of the rest of the series.All in all, do not hope for some good Higurashi quality OVA when you are watching this. Reviewer’s Rating: 2 What did you think of this review? Nice0 Love it0 Funny0 Confusing0 Informative0 Well-written0 Creative0Show all Interest Stacks 11 Entries · 138 Restacks Recommendations Recent News Recent Forum Discussion Poll: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak Episode 1 Discussion ( 1234 ) Stark700 - Aug 15, 2013 179 repliesby YoshiYogurt»»Jul 27, 9:11 AM Horror?ylight67 - Jun 14, 2019 2 repliesby ylight67»»Mar 15, 2020 6:58 PM When is this?WitchJacqueline - Nov 28, 2014 1 repliesby TimeGoesOn»»May 25, 2015 4:37 PM Higurashi Outbreak's supposedly endingI_Am_Drunk - Jul 19, 2014 1 repliesby Luna»»Jul 29, 2014 1:13 AM So, who else is excited? ( 123 ) Katsuro-chan - Dec 16, 2012 121 repliesby doyakubo»»Jan 10, 2014 9:49 AM
Alternative TitlesJapanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に拡〜アウトブレイク〜English: Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak More titlesInformation Episodes: 1 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Aug 15, 2013 Source: Visual novel Duration: 52 min. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) Statistics Score: 7.201 (scored by 3535735,357 users) Ranked: #330822 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #2652 Members: 72,257 Favorites: 110 Available AtResources
Sep 23, 2013 So I watched the first and probably also the last episode and I decided to make this short review for those who are not sure about this OVA.Basically you can think of it as another world where things went bad but this time you will see how everything continued until the end I guess. Who knows how will it end. We can meditate about it.The style is similar to the previous Higurashi series but different from OVAs that were more like parodies. Kaku is very serious and you can see again everyone (yeah especially Rena and her insane face) covered in blood. You will meet... all the already known characters and see the good old Hinamizawa again. Hmm yea, not good at all but you know what I mean... :DThe OVA is about 50 minutes long so it's like two anime episodes in one. I actually didn't believe in the end that it is already over. It really got me so I forgot about time etc. Don't wanna say that it's the best anime OVA ever, some scenes and moments in the plot are a bit childish and naive I would say and could have been done better. (don't wanna spoil much) However, I got caught by this OVA and I am sure that every fan of Higurashi will feel the same way. The plot is very fast (of course, just 50 mins for all the stuff in there) thus it's not boring and it ends in the best. In other words there is no time for boring scenes.This OVA also helped me a bit to understand more about the whole mysterious plot. Especially Hanyuu and Rika's short dialogue is very interesting. To tell the truth, we never saw any of the paralel world coming that far as this one.Btw, you know the song called “Dear You” from the Higurashi game? I remember tons of comments on the Internet that this song should be used also in the anime. Well, some dreams that may seem impossible sometimes come true. Thanks Oyashiro-sama.The result? If you liked previous Higurashi series (and felt that you need more of Hinamizawa), definitely watch this OVA. No more to say. Even if you ignored the rest of the OVAs that were just weird parodies made for fun, this one is different. Reviewer’s Rating: 10 What did you think of this review? Nice
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Sep 26, 2013 I was actually very excited when I heard about a new Higurashi. I have been a die hard Higurashi fan since I watch the first series and have now almost read and watched everything that even sllghtly related to Higurashi. Considering how disappointed I was with a large proportion of Kira, I was trying my best not to get my hopes up for this OVA but upon seeing the trailer, I found it difficult not to. It looked serious, it looked exciting; Rena had her cleaver and Keiichi is armed with the bat. What's not to instantly get excited about?In general, it was an interesting... episode and longer than your typical episodes so that it is about the length of a double episode. It did however have a few flaws that with some careful thought about the plot could have been easily smoothed out.This may be an obvious point but you should have watch series 1 and 2 before watching this. Story: In general, the story is interesting. It deals with the 'Outbreak' (unsurprisingly) of the "virus". I will avoid going into too many details but it deals with the action from external groups and more importantly the reaction of the villagers themselves. The plot-line is very reminiscent of the original Higurashi episodes. It is dark, there is plenty of violence and you can see the connection between the club members.Character: With a couple of exceptions, I felt this is where the episode really fell down. It was without... 'love'. Both Rena and Keiichi in particular seemed to do things that had very little emotion attached to them - unlike in the previous series, their violence seemed a little... like a spree rather than for any particular reason.Actually Rika, despite her small part in the episode as a whole, gets me applause. Everything from her expressions and her 'Bern-esque' voice got me. I'm pretty sure there may have been some gentle underlying suggestions about the links to Umineko.Overall: Overall I enjoyed it despite the little character flaws, it made a nice change from Kira and the 'happy-happy-love-love' Higurashi to something just that little bit darker. There seems to be doubt as to whether this is the last episode or whether there will be more. It seemed to me that the episode lent itself to a little more storytelling. Reviewer’s Rating: 6 What did you think of this review? Nice
Oct 6, 2013 Well, in short, This wasn't what I expected.The thing I am most disappointed with, is the story. I really loved the whole Higurashi series, and I was very happy, when I heard that Higurashi didn't end yet, and there will be a new OVA soon. I looked forward to watching it. But now, after I finished it, the movie seems to be a trailer for something bigger. It just simply seemed short. I couldn't find the curve of the story. There was no beginning. It jumped right into the middle of the story. There was no problem to develop, because it jumped right into a... problem that had already developed. And there was no conclusion. No happy ending, no bad ending. There was nothing in the whole movie.About the art, it was like the rest of the series' : great. Well I have to say one very important thing: there is no lazy 3D animation in it. And that is very important. That describes how high quality it is.I don't really have anything to say about the sound. Maybe that the OST is pretty good, and sometimes the girls' voices can be annoying, but that is how it is usually in the anime these days.There were no new characters in the series, or no important new characters. There were the parents of Keiichi, Rena, Satoko, Irie, Rika, Keiichi, Mion and Mion's grandma. Some of my favorite characters were left out of the OVA. For example, I really missed Takano Mio. She was my very favorite in the series. And I also missed Shion, and her bodyguard. Some of the main characters' personalities were screwed up. For example, Irie acted so strange... In a way he would never act.I definitely did not enjoy this OVA. I was waiting for a good story the whole time. And the fighting scenes were disappointing too. Not even close to the level of the rest of the series.All in all, do not hope for some good Higurashi quality OVA when you are watching this. Reviewer’s Rating: 2 What did you think of this review? Nice
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Recommendations Recent News Recent Forum Discussion Poll: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Aug 15, 2013 179 repliesby YoshiYogurt »»Jul 27, 9:11 AM Horror? ylight67 - Jun 14, 2019 2 repliesby ylight67 »»Mar 15, 2020 6:58 PM When is this? WitchJacqueline - Nov 28, 2014 1 repliesby TimeGoesOn »»May 25, 2015 4:37 PM Higurashi Outbreak's supposedly ending I_Am_Drunk - Jul 19, 2014 1 repliesby Luna »»Jul 29, 2014 1:13 AM So, who else is excited? ( 1 2 3 ) Katsuro-chan - Dec 16, 2012 121 repliesby doyakubo »»Jan 10, 2014 9:49 AM