[US BD] Funimation licenses Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU / SOTSU

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Official Trailer: https://youtu.be/ZfH0WHJ_-zA

https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...tion-this-fall

We are SO excited to finally reveal this one. Just announced at FunimationCon 2020, we’re excited to bring Higurashi: When They Cry – New to Funimation later this year!

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Not pleased with this news considering what happened the last time they had anything to do with Higurashi.

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Unlike the other Higurashi: When They Cry properties, this is a Kadokawa title. I'm not surprised by this acquisition at all.

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Usually, reboots will have a different production committee, and while I thought it was going to be Sentai who picks it up, they have been dealing with financial troubles as indicated by their dwindling catalog of new simulcast acquisitions and their focus more on BD releases and postsimulcast stuff. Anyway, I'm expecting to see Funimation simuldubbing this with a completely new cast list seeing that the Bang Zoom dub of the first season was done on a shoestring budget that started just before Geneon USA went out of business, and it didn't turn out to their usual standards as a result.

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JP PV #2 (no subs) via Kadokawa: https://youtu.be/D2ESrHb6utY

Episode 1: October 1st; episode 14: January 7th.

第1話～第13話　
2020年10月1日より毎週（木）

第14話～　
2021年1月7日 より毎週（木）

[PurpleWarrior13]

Usually, reboots will have a different production committee, and while I thought it was going to be Sentai who picks it up, they have been dealing with financial troubles as indicated by their dwindling catalog of new simulcast acquisitions and their focus more on BD releases and postsimulcast stuff. Anyway, I'm expecting to see Funimation simuldubbing this with a completely new cast list seeing that the Bang Zoom dub of the first season was done on a shoestring budget that started just before Geneon USA went out of business, and it didn't turn out to their usual standards as a result.

It will 100% be a brand new cast. I don't think anyone has any sort of attachment to the Bang Zoom cast. Even I watched the original series subbed because I knew the dub was incomplete. I'm surprised FUNi licensed this at all, especially since Sentai rescued the original anime.

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I don't think anyone has any sort of attachment to the Bang Zoom cast.

I do.
And I know several of those actors really enjoyed working on the show.

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I'm surprised FUNi licensed this at all, especially since Sentai rescued the original anime.

Sometimes it's all about who the publisher is. Most of the Kadokawa titles from the fall season are going to Funimation. This would be one of them.

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Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW | Official Trailer https://youtu.be/XCcf-VlezFg

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https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...orce-higurashi

Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW
Simulcast begins October 1.
Available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland. Available in Australia and New Zealand on AnimeLab, and in France, Germany, Scandinavia and Russia on Wakanim.

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Streaming URLS:
- https://www.funimation.com/shows/hig...n-they-cry-new
- https://www.hulu.com/series/higurash...9-f9d2f0799634

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Higurashi Director and Creator React to Episode 1 | Higurashi When They Cry - NEW

https://youtu.be/aAULN-RqQRw

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http://funimation.com/blog/2020/10/0...ue-anime-title

Look, y’all, when you heard that the Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW anime series was announced, you knew something was afoot. We’ll get to that in a second.

First up, we’re unbelievably excited to share a special commissioned key visual for the series, as part of a direct collaboration between Funimation and KADOKAWA to make this happen!

This is the first time the visual is being revealed to the public worldwide, so let us know what you think!

https://www.funimation.com/blog/wp-c...Key-Visual.jpg

Fans of the original series and games might recognize the disturbed expressions of the characters in the glass shards, but probably the biggest surprise of this key visual is the presence of two Rikas—a younger-looking one from the original series and what we’ve seen in the new anime, but also an older-looking one in what appears to be a high school uniform.

What does this mean for the new series?

Oh, and surprise. Remember when it was revealed that the title of this series was Higurashi: When They Cry – NEW? Well, that’s not entirely true. The series is actually called Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU, a new title that the creators intentionally did not reveal to the world until Episode 2.

Gou, or 業, is a Japanese kanji that has multiple meanings and usages, but can be used to mean karma, or the fate resulting from one’s actions in past lives, based on Buddhist concepts.

Confused? Curious about the mystery? There’s more to be revealed, but you’ll just have to stay tuned. Until then, be sure to stay caught up on Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU. You won’t want to miss this.

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Available for purchase digitally:

Original Japanese version https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KXQBJM4

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Creator and Director Talk Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU Episode 2

Creator Ryukishi07 and director Keiichiro Kawaguchi took a few minutes to talk about the big revelations.

https://youtu.be/pqw1K8brA7E