In the original Watanagashi arc, Keiichi does not, saying ‘You don’t seem like the type’ and later comes to regret it: this, along with his burgeoning relationship with Shion, was what awakened the ‘demon’ inside her and lead to the horrific events that occurred in that particular Fragment. The first major difference returning Higurashi fans should notice when watching Watanadamashi-hen is the fact that Keiichi gives Mion the doll in the first half of episode five.Ĭontains spoilers for the original Higurashi anime. That does not mean that there are no differences, but that most of them are inconsequential, and when they are notable, they threaten to undermine the quality of the adaptation. In reality, there are not many fundamental differences between the Watanadamashi arc and the original Watanagashi (Cotton Festival) arc that episodes five through eight are based on. By the time episode two launched, however, it became very clear that it was aiming to be something more: not a remake, but a continuation.Įven so, the series’ latest Watanadamashi (Cotton Deceiving) arc has thrown the efficacy of all that into question.
When it was first announced, many fans (including myself) were expecting nothing more than a simple remake of the original 2006 Studio DEEN anime, perhaps incorporating some more elements from the original sound novel and fixing some of the adaptational errors. After Watanadamashi-hen, Higurashi When They Cry Gou has got some explaining to do.
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