Look at this! Isn’t this amazing! I said I was going to do a thing. Which, ok sure, that happens. But then! But then I actually did it! How often does that happen in your life?!
In any case, here’s the first part of typing waaaaaaaaaaaay too many words talking about Higurashi. If you missed our intro post, here’s the deal. I’ve been playing these visual novels. I’ve been wanting to talk about them. To analyze them. To dissect them. So that’s what we’ll be doing today, over the first chapter of the series, Onikakushi. We’re going full on for spoilers for that chapter, but we’ll be keeping things safe for all the other chapters. We’re free on discussing chapter one, whatever we need to there, but we won’t be brushing on anything else. Might be literally the only place on the internet to do that.
Do I need any further ado? I think that’s enough ado. Let’s get into the do.
So, today, we’re mostly going to be following along with the plot. Summarizing things for those who are just joining us or could use a bit of a refresher before we jump right into the deep end. We’ll be dropping some bits of analysis on the way, but it’ll be the next post where we really get into things. So hey, if you’re interested in this stuff, why don’t you follow along? If not, go ahead and wait for next time. Do whatever works for you. Ain’t required reading here. But, chances are, it will make your life better. So much better. In fact, I’m pretty confident about that.
Lost to the Aether 