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REVIEW: When They Cry DVD 2

Wow, that was pretty intense. I'm loving the show, but the second arc, while pretty scary, confused me. I was really sure what was going on in the last episode hardly at all. A little to much name dropping... Could someone clear it up a bit? ;

spoiler[How was the blonde chick still walking if she was dead. Who stabbed Keiichi at the end? What the hell happened? I'm going to wait to watch the last episodes on the disc until the third one comes out so I can finish the next arc, but I peaked ahead at the murder scene at the beginning of the next episode. It seemed a whole lot more suited for the last arc then the one that was shown with Blue Haired girl shanking her head.]

That's one of those things that will really annoy people familiar with the games but won't be much of an issue for anyone else. The first arc of the second season is an anime original arc that helps fill in some of those gaps anyway.

Also, the lack of extras is annoying. I love that opening and really wanted a clean version. More importantly, I wanted the TIPS. I'm hoping the last volume will have some extras (namely the OP and the TIPS), but I'm not counting on it at this point.

The fifth and sixth arcs have opening scenes as well, they're just not nearly as disturbing/bloody.

Five episodes on this disc, hm. Assuming the series is going to be spread over six discs and the next one will have only 4 episodes, the next volume is going to end in a weak spot. (Edit: miscounted, forgot the fifth episode of the arc, but the fourth arc is still a weak spot).

I was wondering about that. So will that scene fit in with a different arc down the road or is it just a complete accident? (Please, no big spoilers.)

biolizard_alpha wrote:

The opening scene for the second arc was actually a mistake in adaptation, and shouldn't be there.

Actually, spoiler[it is the same arc, but you don't see that part until a later arc, which is the same events seen through another characters eyes]

Do they, now? I haven't watched those eps in quite some time, so I didn't remember.

Buster Blader 126 wrote:

Do they, now? I haven't watched those eps in quite some time, so I didn't remember.

The later ones don't start off showing someone getting brutally murdered, so they aren't as memorable. Remember, one started with spoiler[showing a corpse getting discovered.]

You aren't supposed to understand what happened in this arc yet. It will become clear later when (not really a spoiler, but tagged for the sensitive) spoiler[another arc shows everything from another character's point of view. That arc is where you'll see Rika stabbing herself to death.]

However, instead of taking the Roshambo-like approach you might expect, where you watch the same events from different perspectives and interpretations,

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However, instead of taking the Roshambo-like approach you might expect, where you watch the same events from different perspectives and interpretations,

I'm assuming you meant Rashomon, and not the Japanese name for rock-paper-scissors.

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At the end of the second chapter the storytelling does fall into the common slasher movie trap of going over the top, and one scene involving Mion flipping out while holding a ladder simply fails to work,

I remember that scene, and I agree. That one went from creepy to humorous.

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I've only seen the first two arcs of the show before I stopped, as I felt I'd have a better chance liking it after the hype died down. I'm watching Kai right now, and so far I'm enjoying it a lot more. I might finish the first season now, as it's explained some of the leaps in logic that kept me from getting into it.

Renaisance Otaku wrote:

[ I've only seen the first two arcs of the show before I stopped, as I felt I'd have a better chance liking it after the hype died down. I'm watching Kai right now, and so far I'm enjoying it a lot more. I might finish the first season now, as it's explained some of the leaps in logic that kept me from getting into it.

Wait, you're watching Kai without seeing all of the first season? That's.... an interesting approach to it.

Okay, so I pretty much loathe moe, but I love intelligent horror.

Should I bother checking out this series? It seems like it could be interesting, but the female cast is pretty off-putting to me.

I am watching the fan subbed version of the second series at the moment. spoiler[It is trying to pull all the story arcs in the first series together......... but so far it has been disappointing to me. The animation quality is a little better. Too bad the story isn't as engaging as the first series.]

This in turn (along with Keiichi's, unexplained irrational behavior [/spoiler]one minute he has no problem with his friends, the next he thinks they're trying to kill him, for no viable reason. it's completely inconsistant and spoils the suspension of disbelief[/spoiler] ) made the "creepy moments" awkward and, at times, laughably bad.