A Guide to Higurashi's Bonus Arcs (Patreon)

A Guide to Higurashi's Bonus Arcs

Support the channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/besssonozaki Tip jar: https://ko-fi.com/butterflyswimmer Twitter: @mionswife Higurashi is a monster of a franchise, and not one that easily relinquishes its grip. If the main series left you hungry for more, look no further than this guide to its extensive list of bonus arcs and numerous hidden gems. Hinamizawa isn't done with you yet! How to find each of these arcs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AcMqdBrRhFvAQh_NQBKrXQ5aeLLSkEmx7HbXrnq_PvU/edit?usp=sharing The differences in each version of Miotsukushi (I’m actually still a little unclear on which changes correspond to which version of the arc after looking at this but I played Omote so just download that one from their installer if you want the arc I described): https://07th-mod.com/wiki/Higurashi/MiotsukushiFAQ/ Regarding the retconning in the Advanced Story (major spoilers ahead): in the original story, we hear a little about Rena’s experiences undergoing psychiatric treatment after her breakdown in Ibaraki and how much she hated the medication she had to take. I had taken this to be general exploration of people’s experiences with anti-psychotic medication as many people do indeed have negative experiences with this and psychiatric treatment in general (see my video “How Higurashi Scares Us” for in-depth discussion of this). In the AS, we find out the reason this medication had such adverse effects on Rena is because it hadn’t gone through proper clinical trials and was instead being tested on directly on unconsenting patients. Tomoe subsequently discovers Natsumi has been prescribed this same medication and that it is largely responsible for both girls’ breakdowns as part of her untangling on the political and medical scandal central to the arc. While arguably expanding on the same discussions, I don't think this additional information regarding the drug was necessary to explain the girls’ behaviour over their general mental distress/psychosis, and I thought it took away a little from what had come across to me as a worthwhile discussion of people’s experiences with regular psychiatric medication. Medication doesn’t have to be the product of improperly conducted patient trials to have a negative impact, and mental breakdowns don't have to be incited by dodgy medication when general mental illness and distress already exist, basically. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Onisarashi 3:38 Nekogoroshi 4:24 Daybreak/Kimikoishi/Sachisagashi 5:37 Kataribanashi 6:26 Rei 6:48 Saikoroshi 7:52 Batsukoishi 8:59 Hirukowashi 9:49 Niesagashi/Kokorokuzushi 10:47 Yoigoshi 13:06 Taraimawashi 14:30 Tsukiotoshi 16:04 Miotsukushi Omote 19:45 Hajisarashi 20:16 Hashiwatashi/Nashikuzushi 20:39 Kuradashi 21:17 Yakusamashi 22:51 Higurashi Radio 23:37 Utsutsukowashi 24:13 Advanced Story (Someutsushi, Kageboushi, Tokihogushi, Miotsukushi Ura) 27:57 Kotohogushi 28:53 Murakuzushi/Kotoushi/Yumekawashi 29:50 Kokoroiyashi 30:36 Jan/Tsubamegaeshi/Kokoeodoshi 31:12 Kira 31:47 Ayakashisenshi 32:12 Musubienishi 33:00 Yumeutsushi 33:54 Hou 34:46 Hinamizawa Teiryuujou 36:34 Kaku/Outbreak 37:45 Kamikashimashi 38:40 Mawarimusubi 39:02 Mei 40:09 Gou 44:04 Conclusion Music used (all unattributed tracks are from the OST for the Higurashi console games or Mei): Hikari no Sora no Qualia Inst Ver. Rensa Suru Ruten Main Theme - Kenji Kawai to the sky - U2 Akiyama, 旅歌, dai, okio, "Wiwaxia", SS daily passing by(celesta) - zts Liberating - pre-holder Nipah～☆ - U2 Akiyama kneecap - U2 Akiyama Dream Music Box Shikkoku no Saidan Inst Ver. Nageki no Mori Orugoru Ver. Anki no Kage Kemono-tachi wa Warau Furude no Miko Ansoku no Jikan Main Theme - Hayashi ~Piano ver.~ - Kenji Kawai Kage - dai Soul scour - dai Oyashiro-sama Escape Inst Ver. Tada Nagareruru Mama ni Inst Ver. Pokapoka Sanpomichi Sora no Mukou - dai Kuroi Hana - Yui Sakakibara Happy! Lucky! Dochy! (off vocal) - Yukari Tamura, Yui Horie, Mika Kanai Setsunakute - Kenji Kawai Noumu - pre-holder Toosenakiya - xaki quest Main Theme - Gou - Kenji Kawai Yurushi - Kenji Kawai Place of Period Inst Ver. Interview with Ryukishi mentioned: https://febri.jp/topics/投稿テスト/ Huge thanks and credit goes to: - user LAMBDADELTO for all the visual novel footage (aside from Kotohogushi-hen which came from むつひがしチャンネル) and the Daybreak gameplay footage - the When They Cry and 07th Expansion wikis on Fandom.com and https://wiki.whentheycry.org for much of the information used in this video - the following Japanese sites for information on arcs that both hadn’t been released in English and that I didn’t own myself: https://ameblo.jp/kou-taro (Kimikoishi-hen), http://blog.livedoor.jp/masa_picture (Sachisagashi-hen), Niesagashi-hen/Kokorokuzushi-hen (https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ひぐらしのなく頃に_(携帯電話アプリ)), https://ameblo.jp/gyakutenstore (Kuradashi-hen), https://ameblo.jp/syon-syon (Kotoushi-hen)