Review of Higurashi: When They Cry – Kai

" A great mystery series " that's what Higurashi is . To start things off , I was really skeptical at first about how good this anime would be because of the 1st season being loyal to chapters that wouldn't make story progression transparent until 2nd season . Let me inform you right away that I was totally wrong . =STORY= Having finished the anime at whole , it made me feel really excited about the way everything was solved in my head in a really good way . There was nothing rushed and everything came along in a good pace . Asolid 8 \ 10 I would say .

= CHARACTERS =

The characters are all very lovable and relateable . They are all really great , they express their own fears and motives in such a way that anyone would become attached to them . 8 \ 10

= ART =

There was nothing innovating or captivating about the art in the Higurashi series .
The scenery is as plain as ever and the character drawing is a 7 \ 10 for a 2008 anime series .

= SOUND =

The opening and the ending songs were really on point with the mystery vibe that the anime had to offer . The BG music in the anime was OK if I had to choose a word , it is your typical 2007's soundtrack BUT I would lie if I said there weren't times were it didn't hit the climax in a revealing moment . 7 \ 10

= OVERALL =

Higurashi no naku koro ni was a great experience and I would recommend it to any anime viewer especially to those who love mystery and old-school driven stories with detectives . Despite all that , I would not say that the anime deserves to be called as a masterpiece . There are some flaws here and there ( small fillers ) but trust me they will not take much of your enjoyment in the end of the day . If you are NEW at the Higurashi series , stay strong and DO NOT DROP the series mid 1st season because nothing makes sense . Be patient and stay strong . 8 \ 10

~ Thank you so much for reading !!!