I kinda spoiled myself on this one this isn't the 1st series of the Higurashi but the Second Series through Rika's side of the story. This is one of the best animes out there right now and is a must watch for all animetards not just Higurashi Naku Koro Ni Kai but the whole entire series which I still have to watch.

 If your not familiar with Higurashi  it's about a village called Hinamizawa with the population of 2000 people. In this version of the story it follows a little girl named Rika that has been reincarnated several times to relive her summer up until the time she is murdered. She has tried many times in the past to live past the date in which she is murdered but has failed countless times. She has been murdered by different people each time but mostly by a strange group of people who she doesn't know anything about, or who they are affiliated with, or why they want her dead. Not only does she die but the whole village along with her best friends is wiped out by a mysterious "volcanic gas". Not only does she want to save herself but all of her friends but that proves to be harder in many ways then trying to save herself because her friends end up killing each other in very brutal ways.

 The story has you on the edge of your seat and delivers the thrills and chills you so yearn of a good mystery horror story. I was seriously impressed with this anime I don't think I have ever been into an anime like this since I watched Death Note. The murders are brutal lemme tell you torture, stabbed, bashed over the head all that stuff happens it may not be as graphic as Elfen Lied(If you haven't watched this anime it's probably the most gorey anime ever) but it's still pretty sick. You really get attached to these characters  you get a somewhat emotional attachment to them as the story builds them up but when they are killed off you can't help but to feel sad. I know my heart sank a couple times.

 The animation is decent nothing amazing. There were some mistakes I noticed in some scenes you hear the character talking but the lips weren't moving it only happened a couple times in the anime it wasn't a reoccurring problem .

 The soundtrack is sweet. The opening theme for this anime is awesome I loved it it's hard for me to like an opening video cause I hate every single one usually unless it's rock besides that I skip it but this is one of those I just had to watch before the anime check it out!



 IF you looking for a mystery in this month of October look no further then Higurashi it has an unbelievable amount of content not only the anime but the manga and the game which i'm trying to get my hands on at the moment.