Hi, I’m Sonozaki Onion. No, not the root vegetable that makes you cry. It’s “oh-nee-yon” (鬼音). I’m the secret hidden and true heir of the Sonozaki clan. That’s right, we’re triplets! Is that the hawtness or is that hawtness? I like to impersonate my younger sisters especially Mion who thinks that she’s the true heir. Continue reading ‘Higurashi no naku koro ni 5-8′

Hi, I’m Keiichi Maebara. I’ve just transferred to the picturesque little town of Hinamizawa and share a class with many pretty and even lolicious girls. As it seems that I am the only male of any consequence, this looks like it’s going to be a harem anime! Sure enough, class monitor Mion tries to set me up with Rena. A real cutie except that her Talia Gladys hairstyle bugs me a bit.
Things have started to get a little weird after a roaming photographer who’s going to be murdered along with his girlfriend told me that Rena has had four boyfriends in the past four years and all of them have died horrible deaths after making fun of her hairstyle. Later Rena and Mion both claimed that Rena has never had any boyfrends in the past and that nothing has happened in this happy peaceful loli-filled village. Continue reading ‘Higurashi no naku koro ni 1-4′

No surprises that the Haruhi ED, Hare hare yukai, has stormed to the top of the Amazon.co.jp charts (ANN). I’ve already expressed my heresy about the full-length version - too bloated. For the same reason, I was also quite disappointed with the full length version of Jyukai’s Fate/Stay Night ED. In contrast, I’ve been enjoying the Girl’s High ED, incl., very much. For the immediate feature, I am looking forward to the release of the Black Lagoon OP, red fraction, and the Higurashi OP and hope that full length versions will not disappoint.
This has also spurred a couple of random thoughts about how factors other than the singer’s voice and accompaniment style affect whether or I enjoy, or not, anime OP and ED singles - particularly the visuals of the OP or ED sequence in the anime. Continue reading ‘The Enjoyment, or Not, of OPs and EDs’
T_|’s comment captures a trend so well. And I certainly can’t resist a chance to make fun of Sakura Matou and Kaede Fuyou at the same time. But unless we get Heaven’s Feel, both girls (whose games were commercially released on the same day, 2004-01-30) will have to bow down to the girls of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - the best horror series I’ve seen for a long time. Mad thanks to Kurogane for getting this ball rolling and to Stripey for finally tipping the balance. Continue reading ‘Psycho is the new moé’