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Hirugashi renamed When They Cry

by Last Exile » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:23 pm

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ ... -cry/dvd-1

1. That's the English name. Complete removal of the cicada reference in the title, why?

2. See, I'm not the only one who was reminded partly of Elfen Lied when I first saw Hirugashi, White. There are some common basics.
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by Madman » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:23 pm

you are a bit behind..i saw the english 'when they cry' DVD1 couple of weeks ago- its very good!. maybe more importantly, why the reference to cicadas in the first place, as i can see no relevence to the series at all?maybe the english translators thought it made more sense to leave it out.
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by Ryan White » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:03 am

Okay, I'll admit that they both involve having cute anime girls turn into violet killers. That doesn't mean that a proper comparison can be made as you usually need more than one common point.
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by Mappy » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:50 am

Madman wrote:you are a bit behind..i saw the english 'when they cry' DVD1 couple of weeks ago- its very good!. maybe more importantly, why the reference to cicadas in the first place, as i can see no relevence to the series at all?maybe the english translators thought it made more sense to leave it out.


The reference to cicadas in the title is an obscure usage of Japanese to refer to something that makes a shrill sound that is disturbing, in other words a particular kind of cicada which isn't pleasant to listen to and has been known to drive people mad.

On a side note, the second series starts on the 7th of July. Not long, now....
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by Madman » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:08 pm

so desuka! cant wait for second series..
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by Mappy » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:44 am

This is more likely what you are waiting for.

On a similar note, is there some unholy collusion at play in that the second series of Higurashi starts roughly around the same time as this?
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by Dhumahn » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:19 am

The problem is that I will most likely end up with both of these (however SD is a definite DVD purchase, as I always have a soft spot for anything made by TNK).
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by Jim Woolford » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:20 pm

wonderful. two shows on at the same time allowing mark to loop violent death scenes to his heart's content. i wonder if i can hasten his next computer glitch.
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by Madman » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:20 pm

Mappy wrote:This is more likely what you are waiting for.

On a similar note, is there some unholy collusion at play in that the second series of Higurashi starts roughly around the same time as this?


how did you know i already had them on my watch list?
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Re: Hirugashi renamed When They Cry

by Pirate Man » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:54 pm

Last Exile wrote:

2. See, I'm not the only one who was reminded partly of Elfen Lied when I first saw Hirugashi, White. There are some common basics.


For someone who hates 'predictable' anime, Elfen Lied falls more in place of a Superhuman project, it more or less draws more in comparsion to Xenosaga, X-men and that type of ilk.

This is a disasterous comparsion and btw protoculture addicts isnt a good magazine to quote from. Complaining about reviewers and then quoting from the most shittest anime magazine. Higurashi is more of a comparsion to Silent Hill, for such a Reviewer to miss an obvivous reference sitting in front of him...
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by Last Exile » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:46 am

What the blutig hell is Silent Hill?

I was illustrating there were some minor similarities between the two series. That was all.

Elfen Lied is one of only three animes I ever found not to be utterly predictable. The other two were Last Exile and Fullmetal Alchemist. Hence they're my top three.
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by Mappy » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:54 am

Last Exile wrote:What the blutig hell is Silent Hill?


I hope this is a joke....
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:31 am

I'm hoping so too, Mappy.
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by Atory » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:51 am

Last Exile wrote:Elfen Lied is one of only three animes I ever found not to be utterly predictable. The other two were Last Exile and Fullmetal Alchemist. Hence they're my top three.

You didn't think they were predictable?
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by Last Exile » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:59 pm

1. No, I'm not kidding. What the freaking hell is Silent Hill already?

2. Like I said, those 3, no. Anything else, absolutely.
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:19 pm

Exile... silent hill is... a very, very, very scary place featured in a game series and in a movie...

to be more concise; according to wikipedia, "Silent Hill is the title of a survival horror video game franchise, produced by Konami and developed by Team Silent." but yes, in one of those games not sure which one of the series, think empty fairground with blutig bunny mascots scattered around.... ( yes with people in those costumes) and a girl on her own ( from what ive played so far.. didnt play it much...) I felt it was similar to BloodRayne in a way...

more information to be found in wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:28 pm

already directed him there, Mappy
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by Mappy » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:34 pm

Noticed that when I got to your post.... Too late....
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:37 pm

heh thats ok, is my post correct?
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by Mappy » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:43 pm

Pretty much. Even as someone who has never played the game (Atory would say "never has played any" :wink: ) I know what Silent Hill is, and basically what it is about. It just surprised me that, with a game franchise such as this, there would be someone who wouldn't....
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:47 pm

Yeah... I only played the game briefly, but I knew before I even owned a game about slient hill being one damn scary game... I just didnt like the fact that it was so dark in the game... harder to see more than 10 metres or so from the character.... so yeah I do remember the blutig pink bunnies... and being creepied out by that because I was expecting them to jump... XD

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its not the fear, its just the environment, im used to having things jump out at the character, not just... stand still, or there to be so many pink bunny costumes... I even learnt not to play BloodRayne in a pitch black room..... out of higher sense of alertness after playing a hour or two into the game....
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by Atory » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:55 pm

Mappy wrote:(Atory would say "never has played any" :wink: )

Nani?
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by Mappy » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:23 pm

You say that at every UniSAGA meeting I attend. 8)
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:24 pm

hes obsessed with nani.
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by Atory » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:21 pm

Mappy wrote:You say that at every UniSAGA meeting I attend. 8)

I'm confused... You'll have to explain it to me tomorrow if you're going there. I have played Silent Hill.
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by Last Exile » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:28 pm

Oh, horror game...I see. I.e. Schizenhausen to the nth degree. That explains why I never heard of it let alone played it.
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by Madman » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:34 pm

Finished silent hill 1, 2, 3, and got half way thru 4 but it was so boring i couldnt stand it any more. play resident evil instead. finished resident evil 1, 2, 3, code veronica, and 4 twice. res evil 4 -the best game eva!
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:37 pm

then play bloodrayne, madman.
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by Madman » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:38 pm

mmm..maybe i will try it. u recommend it?
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by IceLee » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:39 pm

of course... lots of blood, guns and a scanty clad woman.... i think right up your alley.
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by Mappy » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:41 pm

Atory wrote:I'm confused... You'll have to explain it to me tomorrow if you're going there. I have played Silent Hill.


I don't know why you'd be confused. You said, on Tuesday, that I never play anything at UniSAGA, despite it being a gamers club (even though I do). Unless, of course, you've hit exam study amnesia.

Madman wrote:Finished silent hill 1, 2, 3, and got half way thru 4 but it was so boring i couldnt stand it any more. play resident evil instead. finished resident evil 1, 2, 3, code veronica, and 4 twice. res evil 4 -the best game eva!


Not enough minderjährigen mädchen, probably.

Do I need to explain that, too?
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by Last Exile » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:12 am

If Ice had used the plural instead of the singlular, we may have had him.
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by Mappy » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:22 am

I say again: not enough minderjährigen mädchen for Madman. 8)
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by Atory » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:42 am

Mappy wrote:
Atory wrote:I'm confused... You'll have to explain it to me tomorrow if you're going there. I have played Silent Hill.

I don't know why you'd be confused. You said, on Tuesday, that I never play anything at UniSAGA, despite it being a gamers club (even though I do). Unless, of course, you've hit exam study amnesia.

Oh now I understand... I thought you were saying I haven't played the games, not that you don't play games.

What I meant on Tuesday was more along the lines that you don't seem interested in many of the games at UniSAGA. You do join in the card games quite frequently.
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by Mappy » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:56 am

I'm not really interested in the tactical games Jim brings along, and playing most of the console games would just expose my total lack of hand/eye coordination through the power of spaz.... 8)

I don't mind watching others play the consoles, though.
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by Pirate Man » Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:04 am

Mappy wrote:

Madman wrote:Finished silent hill 1, 2, 3, and got half way thru 4 but it was so boring i couldnt stand it any more. play resident evil instead. finished resident evil 1, 2, 3, code veronica, and 4 twice. res evil 4 -the best game eva!


Not enough minderjährigen mädchen, probably.

Do I need to explain that, too?


Actually RE4 had a minderjährigen mädchen, presdients daughter name Ashely a ripe age of 14 with well sized breasts. RE2 had a minderjährigen mädchen but was too young to look at. Now you know why RE4 is a favourite XD.
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by IceLee » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:29 am

... *karatechops Pirateman*
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by Mappy » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:34 am

Pirate Man wrote:
Mappy wrote:

Madman wrote:Finished silent hill 1, 2, 3, and got half way thru 4 but it was so boring i couldnt stand it any more. play resident evil instead. finished resident evil 1, 2, 3, code veronica, and 4 twice. res evil 4 -the best game eva!


Not enough minderjährigen mädchen, probably.


Actually RE4 had a minderjährigen mädchen, presdients daughter name Ashely a ripe age of 14 with well sized breasts. RE2 had a minderjährigen mädchen but was too young to look at. Now you know why RE4 is a favourite XD.


Why "actually"? I was talking about Silent Hill lacking minderjährigen mädchen in comparison to Resident Evil, ergo Madman is likely to gravitate towards RE. You just helped to prove my point.

You can karatechop him again, if you want, IceLee. 8)
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by IceLee » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:36 am

*karatechops pirateman again for Mappy* Glad to be of service , Mappy ^_^
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by Madman » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:49 pm

Pirate Man wrote:
Mappy wrote:

Madman wrote:Finished silent hill 1, 2, 3, and got half way thru 4 but it was so boring i couldnt stand it any more. play resident evil instead. finished resident evil 1, 2, 3, code veronica, and 4 twice. res evil 4 -the best game eva!


Not enough minderjährigen mädchen, probably.

Do I need to explain that, too?


Actually RE4 had a minderjährigen mädchen, presdients daughter name Ashely a ripe age of 14 with well sized breasts. RE2 had a minderjährigen mädchen but was too young to look at. Now you know why RE4 is a favourite XD.


you forgot to mention the short miniskirt...
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by Last Exile » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:21 pm

I get the feeling a more dangerous chop is coming Madman's way. Or possibly a kick.
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by Madman » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:35 pm

it may be coming my way, however the chances of it connecting are extremely slim.
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by Ryan White » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:24 am

Madman wrote:it may be coming my way, however the chances of it connecting are extremely slim.

There is nothing for her to hit where a kick would typically be aimed.
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by Last Exile » Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:22 am

Ryan White wrote:
Madman wrote:it may be coming my way, however the chances of it connecting are extremely slim.

There is nothing for her to hit where a kick would typically be aimed.


Now that is gold.
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