Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc, Vol. 1 - manga (Higurashi, 5) (Volume 5)

The delivery of this book was super fast. My child was missing this book from their series and it was a birthday gift which they loved. It is unfortunate that the remainder of the arcs go up exponentially in price with the next arc, but this one was the perfect price and helped to finish the arcs that were missing a chapter.

Little wear on the spin and came in on time readable and a good read

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The item was good and first-rate! Very, very swift delivery. Splendid packaging. Item is of good quality

Fast shipping ,great experience , very satisfied

This manga lived up to its gore thriller anime. I recommend both to anyone who enjoys a good thriller/psychological mystery/horror anime.

Once again, everything has reset. Keiichi (newly moved to the village three weeks back) has just returned from that two day trip back to Tokyo. Things appear to be playing out the same as the last two times only now we're focusing more on Satoko. Things have shifted, allowing Keiichi to get to know Satoko before.She's adorable beneath her hyperactive facade. She's looking for love, abandoned by her family who have died or vanished. In Keiichi, she's finding what she lost a year ago when her older brother Satoshi “transferred schools.” Satoshi and Keiichi have a great relationship. The playfulness and bit of sibling rivalry is capture well, along with a level of affection that will inform the second half of this story.As always, Keiichi learns of the villages dark secret and Oyashiro's curse. Clues are dropping as we, the reader, are struggling to understand what is truly going on. What leads to these “demonic” possession and the friends turning on each other in horrible ways.Beneath it all lurks something nefarious. A woman has been found brutally murdered. The police are investigating. It's something new to story. Is this the even that triggers off this scenario? How does these events relate. The questions are building and building.The mystery of Hinamizawa continues.Now, while the story is sweet and heartwarming (for now), there's a problem using different artist for the scenarios. The last two produced some great, high-quality art, the characters looked great. This artist isn't as skilled. The characters are little more cheaply drawn and less detailed. It's a shame because I think the last artist could have really captured Satoko and Keiichi's relationship better.Still, this is a great series. The characters continue to be great, their personalities consistent (until things start going crazy). The clues to what is going on are scattered throughout, placed so well it's only in hindsight that you can really make sense of the true story happening in the background.If you're a fan of mystery and horror, Higurashi is one of the best manga (and properties) in the genre. You can't go wrong with reading the original visual novels, playing the game, watch the anime, or read the manga, you can't go wrong.

As a fan of the Higurashi series, I knew that eventually this arc would show up in manga format. This arc focuses around Satoko, revealing more information about her, her past & her tragic circumstances. The "Curse Killing" arc is the saddest part of the series, so I'll warn potential readers- this arc will pluck at your heartstrings.This arc starts off as the previous ones do- the fateful summer seems to have been reset, with no memory of what happened before. Keiichi Maebara still falls for Satoko's traps & seemingly has an antagonistic relationship with her. However Rika alerts him to some of her past, telling him that underneath her playful exterior lies a young girl who has been through a lot & is ultimately very lonely. Keiichi tries his best to befriend Satoko, but as things always are in Hinamizawa, things always end tragically for someone...I enjoyed this volume & I'm looking forward to the next one coming out. This volume gives a lot of info on Satoko & I liked her interaction with Keiichi. I love the artwork in this series- it's so nice looking & you can tell that the artists really loved working on it. Again, I'll warn readers that this will be a very hard arc to read compared to the previous volumes because the drama & trauma is in a different tone than what has come before. I'd say more, but I don't want to spoil it!This is the next to last arc of the original question arcs of the game series, so I can guarantee any newbies to the series that eventually things will start getting explained & you'll be very satisfied with the outcome!EDIT:Since amazon has posted this review on the 2nd volume of this arc, I am unable to post an actual review of the 2nd volume. See my comments for the review of the 2nd volume of this series.

This arc is one of the shortest, but is also extremely fascinating. Definitely worth purchasing!

Nach dem "Abducted by Demons Arc" und dem "Cotton Drifting Arc" werden im "Curse Killing Arc" weitere schwere Schicksale und beunruhigende Geheimnisse präsentiert. Wieder beginnt es jedoch mit spaßigen Episoden aus dem Leben in Hinamizawa. Der Protagonist Keiichi muss sich im Kochen, im Baseballspielen und in anderen ungewohnten Tätigkeiten beweisen und entdeckt dabei sein Herz für die freche Satoko, die er wie eine kleine Schwester zu lieben beginnt. Um so mehr, als er erfährt, was sie in ihrem Leben schon alles durchmachen musste. Als kleines Mädchen verwaist, dann misshandelt von Onkel und Tante, schließlich der Verlust des geliebten Bruders, der sie stets behütete, bevor er vor einem Jahr spurlos verschwand. Um so verständlicher, dass Keiichi diese Beschützerrolle übernehmen will. Als Satoko einem erneuten Schicksalsschlag ausgesetzt ist, fasst Keiichi einen verhängnisvollen Entschluss ...Im Finale dieses dritten Kapitels der Reihe wird das größte und folgenreichste der düsteren Geheimnisse Hinamizawas präsentiert. Doch zuvor widmet sich die Erzählung - nachdem in den vorigen beiden Szenarien die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche und die dunklen Seiten eines Dorfes und seiner Geschichte im Mittelpunkt standen - dem leider allzu alltäglichen Problem des Kindesmissbrauchs und der deprimierenden Frage, wie man einem Kind helfen kann, das jede äußere Hilfe ablehnt. Die hochemotionalen Auseinandersetzungen von Keiichi und seinen Freundinnen werden wohl kaum jemanden unberührt lassen. Der eine oder andere mag seinen drastischen Entschluss nachvollziehen können. Aber mit der vermeintlichen Erlösung für Satoko fängt das Grauen erst richtig an.Jiro Suzuki ist eine sensible Zeichnerin mit einem großen Gespür dafür, ihre Figuren warmherzig und lebendig zu porträtieren. Gegenüber der ätherischen Süße, der unwirklichen Schönheit der Zeichnungen von Yutori Houjyou (Cotton Drifting Arc) haben ihre Bilder etwas Erdverbundenes. Diese stilistischen Unterschiede machen die Higurashi-Mangabände um so spannender. Das dritte der Fragekapitel ist wiederum ein Erlebnis für sich und sei dem Liebhaber mysteriöser Geschichten wärmstens nahegelegt.

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