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The Otaku’s Study – Australian Anime Release of the Year 2012
Posted on December 31, 2012 | No CommentsWith it now being the 31st, it has now come the time to crown the recipients of the major “Top of the Year 2012″ awards – Australian Anime Release and Game of the Year. First up…. the Australian Anime Release of the Year 2012! This year has been pretty big in terms of anime in our country…. we have welcomed a brand new anime publisher Hanabee to the mix which while new have brought a number of interesting titles such as Toradora and Dream Eater Merry to... -
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Part 2 (Episodes 14 – 24) – Review
Posted on July 28, 2012 | No CommentsTitle: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Encompasses: Second Season | Published by: Siren Visual Based on: The visual/sound novel series by Ryukishi07 Genre: Murder Mystery, Comedy, School-Life, Drama Audio: Japanese Dub | Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: 1.78:9 Full-frame Original ratio Runtime: 300 Minutes | Cost: $49.95 Classification: MA15+ for Strong Animated Violence Special Thanks: Siren Visual for providing me with a copy of this title for review Do note, there are spoilers ahead for those who HAVE NOT watched the first Part of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Introduction A little over a year ago, Australian anime distributor... -
Don’t Forget to Pick Up Your Copy of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Part 2 at SMASH! Today
Posted on July 14, 2012 | No CommentsWhile initially due for release on the 19th of this month (Next Thursday).. Siren Visual, a publisher of anime to the Australian market and a source of several Aussie English-language exclusive titles have announced through their website and official Facebook page that their copies of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Part 2 have arrived early and have been sent off to those who have pre-ordered the series (Incidently, at least the first part netted them their highest number of pre-orders to date). For those... -
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Part 1 (Episodes 1-13) – Review
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 2 CommentsTitle: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Encompasses: Second Season Published by: Siren Visual (Australia and New Zealand) Based on: The visual/sound novel series by Ryukishi07 Genre: Murder Mystery, Comedy, School-Life, Drama Audio: Japanese Dub Subtitles: English Aspect Ratio: 1.78:9 Full-frame Original ratio Runtime: 300 Minutes Classification: MA15+ for Strong Animated Violence Cost: $49.95 Special Thanks: Siren Visual for providing me with a copy of this title for review The endless cycle of hatred and death that befall the small village of Hinamizawa continues… On a hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara Keiichi... -
Siren Visual Today Released Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai to Aussie Market
Posted on May 24, 2012 | No CommentsWhile Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Aka. When They Cry) has been released as an English dub by Geneon Entertainment et al. over the last couple of years, with Geneon no longer actively dubbing and releasing anime titles – the chances of the second “Answer Arc” season “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai” being released in any form was decreased. However, Australian publisher of anime titles Siren Visual a few months ago announced that due to reception and demand, they had acquired the license to... -
Siren Visual Open Pre-orders for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Part 2
Posted on May 8, 2012 | No CommentsOn the 17th May 2012, Siren Visual will be releasing the first part of their English-language exclusive DVD release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. This is the sequel to When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) which was released by the company with an English dub last year. The company has today opened the pre-orders for the second and final part of the series which focuses on uncovering the culprit and their intentions, providing backstory and bringing the mystery to an end.... -
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Now Available for Pre-order on Siren Visual Website
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsFans of the When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) anime series will be happy to know that in Australia, anime distributor Siren Visual have lead the pack in their plans to release the second season – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai as a Japanese Dub/English Subtitled release in May 2012 after a successful release of season one last year. You can now place a pre-order on the companies official website HERE, with a sale price of $49.95 AUD. Do note that the... -
Siren Visual’s English Release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Delayed Until May 2012
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsIn their latest article on their website “Higurashi no March”, Siren Visual have announced that their release of Part 1 for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai has unfortunately been delayed until May 2012 from its initial March 2012 date. While there are no specifics on why, they mentioned that they want this title to do well (After all, it will be the only official English release of the second season anywhere outside of Japan) and therefore needed a bit more time to pull it... -
Siren Visual’s Release of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai Still Slated for a March Release
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsBack in December 2011, Australian anime distributor Siren Visual announced that they had acquired the rights to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, the sequel to Geneon’s When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) which was released in North America a few years ago and in Australia last year. While it was initially slated for a March 2012 release, some people on their Facebook page have voiced concerns that it might have been delayed for some reason as it is not listed on their... -
Australian Classification’s for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsAs I am sure some of you might be wondering what the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai has been classified as for Australia right? It turns out that the series was classified as MA15+ due to Strong Animated Violence, which is the appropriate score I was expecting given previous releases of Higurashi have also netted MA15+ Scores for more or less the same reasons. Depending on where they end the first part, I would not consider it the most violent but instead deals... -
The Conclusion to the Mystery Will Be Revealed Next Year – Siren Visual to Release Higuashi no Naku Koro ni Kai as an Australian Exclusive Title
Posted on December 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsHaving released Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry) earlier this year, it seems that Siren Visual were not content with JUST releasing the English dubbed first season…. therefore have just announced their intentions to release Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, the second season next year. The first season contained answer arcs, which sole purpose was to get you hypothesizing your own ideas about what might be the cause of the murders and time loop… whereas second two contains answer arcs which reveals...











