Watch Episodes Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: When the Cicadas Cry, The Moment the Cicadas Cry Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に卒 English: Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 15 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 Premiered: Summer 2021 Broadcast: Thursdays at 23:30 (JST) Producers: None found, add some Licensors: Funimation Studios: Passione Source: Visual novel Genres: Horror, Mystery, Suspense Themes: Gore, Psychological Duration: 23 min. per ep. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) StatisticsScore: 6.731 (scored by 47,530 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #56712 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1949 Members: 116,633 Favorites: 768 Available AtResourcesStreaming PlatformsMore services May be unavailable in your region. |
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Jul 15, 2021 fvshi Recommended Preliminary (4/15 eps) At this point in history, I can say that Higurashi is a masterpiece in the true sense of the word. A UNIQUE story, told in a PHENOMENAL way. As a kind of puzzle, of which initially, we only have one piece, and as time goes by, each piece begins to accumulate, and to be placed in the right position, to arrive at the truth. Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 4, 2021 xm0123 Recommended Funny When no one expected it, 07Ryukishi returned to Hinamizawa for a new anime storyline. Everyone thought he was over and done with, considering the original Higurashi spanned 8 visual novels, nearly 40 manga volumes and 50 anime episodes, and that’s before you factor in the spinoffs. Running at 39 episodes long, the new anime is more substantial than a typical 1 to 2 cour series. For the purpose of this review, my thoughts refer to both Gou and Sotsu. Unlike the earlier anime adaptations, this one was co-written by Ryukishi himself. Character designs were by Akio Watanabe, best known for his work on the Monogatari anime ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 29, 2021 GinChanYorozuya Recommended Preliminary (5/15 eps) The beginning concept of Higurashi isn’t that original — a boy moves to isolated, rural town and slowly discovers things are not what they seem. But it’s a “classic” story setting for a mystery anime, as opposed to one that’s “overused.” Higurashi is also impressive when you consider how it blends perfectly a bunch of genres that don’t usually go together. It’s a harem/ horror/ mystery/ drama/ comedy/ psychological anime that even has some slice-of-life. The detail and originality of the Higurashi story is splendid, with puzzling mysteries, exploration of the “curse,” and the way the world resets with each arc. I’d say more, but ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 30, 2021 Marinate1016 Recommended After the massive cliffhanger that Higurashi Gou left off on, fans were incredibly anxious to get things resolved in Sotsu. Sadly, Sotsu took 3 months to wrap up something that should have been an extra 4 episodes at most. While I did really like a lot of Sotsu like Satoko’s perspective, so much of it could have been condensed. 70 percent of the content we got during this season was just rehashed from Gou. If you can suffer through the reused footage, Higu Sotsu has some of the best moments of the entire series in my opinion. Episodes 12 and 15 are probably my two ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 4, 2022 Vallants Recommended I doubt anyone filters to recent reviews but i'm writing this just in case. I know MAL and it's marketing makes it SEEM like a reboot to the Higurashi anime but to keep this short THIS IS NOT A REBOOT. It is a continuation of the higurashi Visual Novel and some post content from there and also a prequel to the Umineko visual novel that comes after Higurashi in the When They Cry series. So in short do NOT watch SotsuGou if you have not completed the Higurashi visual novel and imo if you have not read the Umineko visual novel as that helps with ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 22, 2022 Leon_Trotsky_ Recommended Watching When the Cicadas cry series has been an absolute blast. From the very first season to Gou I found incredible joy, shock, horror, and thrilling mystery around every corner of this delightful anime series, so much so I can confidently say that up until watching this season this series stands in my top 3 anime favourites. However, after finishing Gou I was faced with one more season left, “when the cicadas cry Satou”, a season that has been recognized as an absolute flop by the fanbase with bad reviews after bad reviews to boot. To say the least, I was very hesitant to watch ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 6, 2021 Syrius21 Recommended ~~Spoilers Below~~ Higurashi Sotsu received a lot of hate from the fanbase, especially in MAL. Even though I agree that the hate is quite well deserved as it ruined the original ending [which was so beautiful in its own right], I thoroughly enjoyed this experience so much, especially the new ending. This would have been a fantastic anime if only it didn't ruin the original. Story: 7 Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 1, 2021 EndlessMaria Recommended This is possibly the greatest anime ever made. I'm a long time fan of Higurashi since 2006 so my expectations for this story are extremely high. Yet somehow this show not only delivered but surpassed all my realistic expectations and just blew me away. Never before has an anime story had such great buildup and payoff in the end. I was excited getting into Gou with it going down a neat new story direction and expanding upon the Higurashi universe further. Sotsu is a continuation of the saga that Gou set up and revisits a lot of the murders from the previous season from a fresh ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 1, 2021 Faust_Brooks Recommended Higurashi Sotsu is such a weird work to me simply because the last thing 07th expansion did before the new question and answer arc for higurashi was a single ciconia arc which has been made clear wont have question or answer arcs. As far as the overall 07th expansion story goes, the biggest thing this told us was that ciconia has a much deeper role than was expected with Vier and her works being mentioned even though that should theoretically happen at the end of the story chronologically; telling us the order is now Ciconia -> Higurashi -> Umineko. As far as the birth of ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 30, 2021 insects_ Recommended As a lifelong Higurashi and when they cry fan, I certainly feel a lot of ways about this show. While the original Higurashi was a masterpiece in my opinion, this installment ends up being good overall, but disappointing in some ways. They really nailed it with Gou, but Sotsu definitely fell short at times. Despite all that, I'm still satisfied with the conclusion, and don't have a problem accepting this as part of the Higurashi canon. I will go through the overarching things I think this series did well and poorly. First off though, the sound and animation are both phenomenal in my opinion and ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 9, 2021 DJAXX Recommended Preliminary (11/15 eps) Gou was overall poorly done right up until the last couple arcs, which were very well constructed. The final few episodes of Gou act as an introduction to the story for this season, and what I'll say is that it was worth watching through that mess to get to season 2. If I had to advise anything, maybe watch the last third of Gou, and then watch this. You do need to see what happens to Rika over the course of multiple incarnations to understand why she wants to get away from Hinamizawa before you see the mess that she puts Satoko through ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 5, 2024 NirTrash Recommended For me Higurashi is one of the best psychological anime, worth watching if you are willing to understand the psychology behind it. I won't spoil the anime, but Satoko is a very good written character, if you truly want understand her. The rest of the characters are very likable, no character is unnecessary to the plot, they are all puzzle pieces waiting for the viewer to place them together. The music always creates the perfect atmosphere. whether dramatic, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 17, 2024 Evadro Recommended Honestly, in terms of psychological horror, this anime is the BEST one I've seen so far!!! The way the story explains its edges and its mysteries is really VERY well crafted!!! Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 30, 2021 Doutei-kun Recommended Preliminary (8/15 eps) *SCRATCHES NECK* *Puts aside the criticism* "NAANIi...!?" STORY : Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 1, 2021 SkyAngelReaper Recommended Honestly Gou was good, but Sotsu was more a recap of Gou, a lot of episodes are repetitive and barely show anything new, only Satoko's point of view which isn't a lot. i liked Gou, but Sotsu was disappointing, i dont give low scores, but a 7 is quite low coming from me. Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 4, 2021 EDOSHINRATENSEI Recommended Imagine hating math so much that you will burn the multiverse. And now we have Sasuke Shippuden, where Naruto is the evil one. Someone please gives Satoko the damn Oscar. The majority of SOTSU was explaining how GOU happened. Because of this, the scenes in SOTSU overlapped a lot with GOU, but this time audiences saw the horror and devilish plans from Satoko. Some episodes were not too interesting, but others gave me chills due to the sick minds of Satoko. She really went distance to accomplish her goals. As for the gores, a big part was just repeat from previous season. However, the others ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 1, 2021 AzukiYT Recommended definitely 10/10 for me Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 15, 2022 Jakuzure_Nonon Recommended I've been a fan of Higurashi for at least a decade, got into it in my very early teens and it was my introduction to the horror genre which I grew to become very passionate about many years later. Was this show absolutely ridiculous? yes I feel like this cursed season will become a guilty pleasure of mine on the long run. /spoilers ahead/ ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 15, 2022 Nuke_Gunray Recommended The story of Sotsu in itself was great, and together with the perfectly fitting artwork and music it just felt satisfying to watch... However, my main problem with Sotsu is the "time-management": Still, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 22, 2022 Ragzzz Recommended Sotsu took risks. Sotsu took some creative risks and I believe that it succeeded in creating a very entertaining show while continuing familiar concepts and story elements. Although I do not like to compare the original and Kai to the sequel, I think it is important to do so in artistic aspects: sound, art, and animation. Fortunately, the sound design isn't bad but isn't much better or distinguishable from the first series or horror anime in general. Sounds that do standout are in scenes where Keiichi talks to Rena or Mion about what happened with the dam. In those scenes, it goes from a very cheerful ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
