Wednesday, July 1, 2009

One More Episode of Higurashi Rei

This isn't really what I wanted to hear but its better to find out sooner rather then later. There is only going to be one more episode in Higurashi Rei for a total of five since it's only a one arc animation.

If you read my first post about rei I was debating whether or not Higurashi was going to be killed off eventually with the assumption that Rei was a full season. I guess the OVA label should have been somewhat of a giveaway. Either way, I'm glad it happened anyways since it is still good even though it is short lived.

Since this might be the last chance, I might as well give some predictions for the final episode. Note that I don't read the manga for Higurashi so I have no idea of what is to come.

Since these might actually spoil something for those who havent watched it, i'm going to grey out the information so just select the text sould you wish to read it.

Predictions for the ending to Higurashi Rei
  1. Unlike most stories, the ending will in fact not be a happy ending. Something bad is going to happen. At the very least there will be a cliff hanger.
  2. People are going to die. This is Higurashi, so far in Rei no one has been brutally murdered, it's got to happen sometime and that sometime is episode 5!
  3. Rika will choose the path to accept the world she is in and try to live happily instead of trying to fight it. This seems to be a key plot point of Higurashi Rei. It's not out of the question that she'll go insanely crazy with trying to rebel though.
  4. Episode 5 will have some major plot twist that causes havok to break out. Things have been way too calm so far in Rei for Higurashi.
  5. If the majority of the main cast is killed off as in most arcs, Rika will be the one to live this time. I'm guessing this since this arc focuses on her.