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Higurashi When They Cry Manga Japanese Numbering #8
Higurashi When They Cry: Time Killing Arc, Vol. 2
Following a lead on the kidnapping of the construction minister's grandson, Officers Ooishi and Akasaka spot a secluded outpost station that shows signs of recent traffic. A little poking around brings them face to face with the boy's abductors, and the criminals aren't going down without a fight. Once the boy is recovered, the dam project is put on hold, and it seems to be a happy ending for everyone. What could Rika's warning possibly have been about...?
230 pages, Paperback
First published December 22, 2006
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Ryukishi07
299 books321 followersRyukishi07 (竜騎士07, Ryūkishi Zero Nana?, born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture who is well-known as the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni. He is the representative member of the group 07th Expansion. His pen name originated from the Final Fantasy series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragoon", and "07" goroawase for the name "Lenna". His illustration style is recognizable from the large hands he draws on people.
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March 17, 2017
Such a brutal ending. One of the saddest ones so far.
October 15, 2022
"Higurashi: When They Cry"
نیمه دوم این آرک شاهکار تمام عیار بود... T^T
نیمه دوم این آرک شاهکار تمام عیار بود... T^T
January 28, 2026
they lowkey made akasaka chop…
November 8, 2020
You will deeply regret having come to this village...
A sentiment so true that the Hinamizawa Chamber of Commerce ought to put it on the tourist brochures. The villagers get what they want, but the kidnapping still hasn’t been resolved. Once it’s all over, Rika has some stark, strange words for Akasaka. And was that first sentence a threat... or a warning?
The benefit of doing a prequel with a character who hasn’t shown up in the present day is that you don’t know if that’s because of a sneaky author or an inherently doomed protagonist. What will happen? What could happen?
This time out Higurashi has an absolute field day with that notion, putting Akasaka into every kind of situation imaginable to suggest that his luck might run out at any moment. It’s a great way to add weight to a prequel, which I tend to be not terribly fond of because they typically only set up dominoes that have already fallen previously.
I love how it plays with its own conventions - everything that happens during the hospital section is creepy as hell, but then turns out to be merely eerie, coming from an angle that you would never suspect. It also has a fun time showing the very staid beginnings of the cotton drifting festival, a far cry from their modern incarnation.
And then there’s Rika. It’s hard to see her as anything other than a pint-sized Cassandra, delivering woefully accurate predictions that, despite the way she goes about getting Akasaka to listen to her, fall upon deaf ears. In her case, however, it is very much from a position of self-preservation.
It’s not for nothing that she makes a point of dropping a rock in a still pool and showing the ripples echoing outward. I admit to having been spoiled a little on Rika’s story, though I think it’s plainly clear from this volume, but it doesn’t land any less when you realize how desperate her situation has become.
The story poses two more very big questions that I am very interested to see answered and I am really looking forward to digging into the answer arcs shortly.
I think the major downfall of this volume is that it doesn’t make enough of Akasaka’s relationship with his wife. I mean, it’s the nature of the Higurashi narrative that nobody can get massive amounts of development, but it softens the outcome of his narrative a touch.
Oh, and the crime caper nature of the kidnapping and the culprits is okay for a change of pace, but it’s really not taking advantage of what this series does so well (minus some real curveballs towards the end).
4 stars. I am loving this series and the way it approaches its storytelling and uses that approach to its full advantage. It doesn’t have the greatest depth of character sometimes, but it has amazing depth of narrative for when the characters aren’t quite as robust.
A sentiment so true that the Hinamizawa Chamber of Commerce ought to put it on the tourist brochures. The villagers get what they want, but the kidnapping still hasn’t been resolved. Once it’s all over, Rika has some stark, strange words for Akasaka. And was that first sentence a threat... or a warning?
The benefit of doing a prequel with a character who hasn’t shown up in the present day is that you don’t know if that’s because of a sneaky author or an inherently doomed protagonist. What will happen? What could happen?
This time out Higurashi has an absolute field day with that notion, putting Akasaka into every kind of situation imaginable to suggest that his luck might run out at any moment. It’s a great way to add weight to a prequel, which I tend to be not terribly fond of because they typically only set up dominoes that have already fallen previously.
I love how it plays with its own conventions - everything that happens during the hospital section is creepy as hell, but then turns out to be merely eerie, coming from an angle that you would never suspect. It also has a fun time showing the very staid beginnings of the cotton drifting festival, a far cry from their modern incarnation.
And then there’s Rika. It’s hard to see her as anything other than a pint-sized Cassandra, delivering woefully accurate predictions that, despite the way she goes about getting Akasaka to listen to her, fall upon deaf ears. In her case, however, it is very much from a position of self-preservation.
It’s not for nothing that she makes a point of dropping a rock in a still pool and showing the ripples echoing outward. I admit to having been spoiled a little on Rika’s story, though I think it’s plainly clear from this volume, but it doesn’t land any less when you realize how desperate her situation has become.
The story poses two more very big questions that I am very interested to see answered and I am really looking forward to digging into the answer arcs shortly.
I think the major downfall of this volume is that it doesn’t make enough of Akasaka’s relationship with his wife. I mean, it’s the nature of the Higurashi narrative that nobody can get massive amounts of development, but it softens the outcome of his narrative a touch.
Oh, and the crime caper nature of the kidnapping and the culprits is okay for a change of pace, but it’s really not taking advantage of what this series does so well (minus some real curveballs towards the end).
4 stars. I am loving this series and the way it approaches its storytelling and uses that approach to its full advantage. It doesn’t have the greatest depth of character sometimes, but it has amazing depth of narrative for when the characters aren’t quite as robust.
October 29, 2010
If you're familiar with the Higurashi series then you are aware that this is the second part of a story arc that takes place before any of the murders at Hinamizawa takes place. If you aren't familiar with this series, go start with the first volume. To fully understand & appreciate everything that is being said & done with this volume you will have to have started at the beginning.
Volume 2 of the Time Killing Arc finds Detective Akasaka & Oishi rushing to discover the whereabouts of the missing child. Their mission is filled with death & danger. However, Akasaka is determined to stay the course even with the strange warning Rika gave him about him regretting his decision to remain in the small town. Nothing in this town is exactly as it appears to be & Akasaka soon finds himself wondering the exact meaning of Rika's prophecy. He'll soon wish that he'd taken her advice.
While I wasn't exactly as enchanted with the first volume of this arc, I found myself liking this half of it even more. The story progresses much more quickly & we're treated to rare glimpses of Rika's true emotions about her grisly & seemingly unavoidable fate. The artwork in this is beautiful, with my favorite panel being a close up of Rika. The artist kept Rika's face impenetrable, yet managed to express so many different emotions using Rika's eyes. The volume's only flaw is that while it is better than the arc's first half, it still seems to be a little overly wordy & drawn out in places.
Overall though, this volume is certainly a must have for Higurashi fans & collectors of the series. I really can't wait to get my hands on the next volume of this series & I do have to applaud Yen Press's quick release schedule. As always, I'm enchanted & horrified by this series.
Volume 2 of the Time Killing Arc finds Detective Akasaka & Oishi rushing to discover the whereabouts of the missing child. Their mission is filled with death & danger. However, Akasaka is determined to stay the course even with the strange warning Rika gave him about him regretting his decision to remain in the small town. Nothing in this town is exactly as it appears to be & Akasaka soon finds himself wondering the exact meaning of Rika's prophecy. He'll soon wish that he'd taken her advice.
While I wasn't exactly as enchanted with the first volume of this arc, I found myself liking this half of it even more. The story progresses much more quickly & we're treated to rare glimpses of Rika's true emotions about her grisly & seemingly unavoidable fate. The artwork in this is beautiful, with my favorite panel being a close up of Rika. The artist kept Rika's face impenetrable, yet managed to express so many different emotions using Rika's eyes. The volume's only flaw is that while it is better than the arc's first half, it still seems to be a little overly wordy & drawn out in places.
Overall though, this volume is certainly a must have for Higurashi fans & collectors of the series. I really can't wait to get my hands on the next volume of this series & I do have to applaud Yen Press's quick release schedule. As always, I'm enchanted & horrified by this series.
October 26, 2021
The second and last volume in the Time Killing Arc and things are getting scary and gory! We see how Akasaka and Ooishi are fully going for it to get the kid back from the kidnappers, we see how Rika tries to prevent Akasaka from finding out a horrifying truth, and there is so much more. This one was just wow. We also read about Rika's prophecies and my heart broke. Because yes, Rika knows. Rika knows what is going to happen. A little girl shouldn't have that burden.
My heart broke for Akasaka, in more than one way, because he learns about the warnings. But in the later parts also why Rika was telling him all these warnings and prophecies. I can imagine how he just broke down. How he knew he had to do something, even if it was too late, he had to find out things.
It was great to see his little kid, though of course also sad.
All in all, this was great! Sad, scary, gory, but great to read. The art was a bit weird though.
My heart broke for Akasaka, in more than one way, because he learns about the warnings. But in the later parts also why Rika was telling him all these warnings and prophecies. I can imagine how he just broke down. How he knew he had to do something, even if it was too late, he had to find out things.
It was great to see his little kid, though of course also sad.
All in all, this was great! Sad, scary, gory, but great to read. The art was a bit weird though.
April 3, 2012
This part is a little bit different with previous book.
Different point of view makes me need time to adapt to the story. The story itself is a little bit too short I think. The scene when phone cord is cut is the most chilling scene I think, but it's not as terrifying as scene in other book.
If I want to sort the degree of chilling from these 4 books from the most to the lowest:
1. First book => many scenes when Rena and Mion are very intimidating
2. Third book => when Keichi decide to kill and when Keichi know that Satoko's uncle isn't dead
(These two books I read on ipad, and thanks to that I can read it in place with many people,
Because I am very scared to read it alone hehehehe)
3. Second book => the scariest scene is at the end, it's when Ooshi tell Keichi that Mion body is found, and then who is the one who jab him with knife.
4. Fourth book => only when phone cord is cut
I do hope that the next series is more terrified than these :D
Different point of view makes me need time to adapt to the story. The story itself is a little bit too short I think. The scene when phone cord is cut is the most chilling scene I think, but it's not as terrifying as scene in other book.
If I want to sort the degree of chilling from these 4 books from the most to the lowest:
1. First book => many scenes when Rena and Mion are very intimidating
2. Third book => when Keichi decide to kill and when Keichi know that Satoko's uncle isn't dead
(These two books I read on ipad, and thanks to that I can read it in place with many people,
Because I am very scared to read it alone hehehehe)
3. Second book => the scariest scene is at the end, it's when Ooshi tell Keichi that Mion body is found, and then who is the one who jab him with knife.
4. Fourth book => only when phone cord is cut
I do hope that the next series is more terrified than these :D
August 19, 2016
Another interesting arc. No really all of them have their moments, creepy and even more creepy. And yet the mystery is also really good. Or suspense. Whichever it is. Anyway, this one is about the same.
September 3, 2019
Not as spooky, but still felt quite engaging with its action. It takes place at both the beginning at the end of the series. It feels like this arc is filling out the rest of the world and story, but isn't the main part of it, as we have known it. The half arc is better than the last half arc.
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September 14, 2021
Takano gave a peace sign 10/10.
I forgot to comment this on the first volume but I don't like how Akasaka is drawn in this manga. Everyone else looks fine, but he just seems generic to me.
I forgot to comment this on the first volume but I don't like how Akasaka is drawn in this manga. Everyone else looks fine, but he just seems generic to me.
June 15, 2022
This concludes the prequel arc not my favorite one out of the series but it does it’s job. My least favorite is this next one. Not much to comment on this one as we head for the Beyond Midnight Arc
January 25, 2023
I found it boring... I feel like I was being recited the same story line of higurashi from the first visual novel but this time through a side character's perspective. I didn't find it all that interesting even with the time travel aspect.
May 29, 2025
Despite being calling the "most important" arc, it feels rather pointless.
May 4, 2016
Of all the higurash arcs ive read this one is the one i disliked the most, first i didnt like that it was a new character fro mout of town and the art style is terrible, Rika does not look like a sweet cute girl and Mion looks bad too but besides that ,the plot itself is lacking to be good Higurashi arc
July 20, 2015
This one was ok. Nothing major really happened in this arc. It had potential but I feel like it all just fell flat.
January 29, 2016
Rate: 2.5 stars
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