higurashi when they cry eye opening arc vol 2 ryukishi07

I really love how each volume & arc of the series shows a little something new about everything that's going on & reveals the true culprit's identity little by little. I absolutely loved how well it showed the tension & frustration that Shion goes through as she begins her inevitable descent into madness. The artwork in this volume keeps up with the standard with the series, which is very high. There's really not much I can say review-wise, so I'll try to keep it simple. I tore into this book as soon as it arrived in the mail & I have to say that so far this arc has been pretty good. As we wait for the rest of the shoes to drop, there’s enough here between things that move the narrative forward and new ways of presenting old information.Ī solid 3.5 stars, rounded up because I have high hopes.

And part of me thinks there’s something to that. It goes a little crazy, but this series always goes a little crazy. I also loved the reintroduction of Keiichi and the contrast between himself and Satoshi, especially as it concerns Shino.Ī really good volume. Still, even with Mion trying to make amends in her own way, she’s got her own plans and once she learns a couple of things, woe betide anybody who gets in her way. The way she sacrifices everything for Satoshi and how that plays out are very rough. Shion remains very complicated - once Satoshi goes missing she kind of loses it and never really recovers, but to be fair, after the incident with her family, featuring some truly grotesque scenes, it’s not hard to see why. It definitely beats having things come to light that were never hinted at. I think the latter is very important yes, a mystery where you are blindsided by the conclusion but it fits the facts is a true triumph, but a mystery where it could be a couple of things and clearly one of these is right is no less satisfying. I still see a couple of possible narrative routes here, but we do get some answers and while they may not be the most surprising, they make the most sense. Shion’s position as an outsider who has ties to the Sonozaki family puts her in perfect position to stumble upon hints of what’s been going on in the village. Things start to come to light, finally, but not without some additional wrinkles and complications, of course. This series certainly revels in the macabre and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like it. There are tons of revelations and lots of nail-biting tension, though for some people that won’t really be an option. We continue our look at the ‘Cotton Drifting arc’ from the other side of things and finding the truth turns out to be just as harrowing as the mystery itself.

Higurashi when they cry eye opening arc vol 2 ryukishi07