In the very first scene of Episode 3, Rika continues with her ceremonial dance as Keiichi-Kun watches her mesmerized by the whole thing.
Rena then takes Keiichi to the cotton drifting ceremony where Rena teaches him the poper way to thank Oyashiro-sama, the guardian deity of Hinamizawa.
Later, Keiichi finds out about Oyashiro-sama’s curse and about Rena’s mental state. He fears that his life may be in danger from Rena.
Let us see what we can hope for the next episode of Higurashi.
1. Episode 4 Release Date
Episode 4 of the Higurashi 2020 anime has been released on Thursday, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:30 pm PDT. The episode title or preview has not been shown.
The anime series is confirmed to have two cours. The first cour will contain 14 episodes broadcasting from October of 2020 to January of 2021.
2. Episode 4 Speculations
Episode 3 ends with Keiichi fearing for his life as he gets informed of Rena’s mental state and her obsession with Oyashiro-sama’s curse. His father tells him that Rena visited him earlier but now she is nowhere to be seen.
Episode 4 might reveal more about Rena’s past and why is she obsessed with Oyashiro-saama. It might also tell us just what happened to Jirou-san and the blonde lady talking to him at the night of the festival.
We hope to find some answers to the Oayshiro-sama curse and murders that had been happening every year on the night of the Watanagashi festival.
3. Episode 2 Recap
After the cotton drifting ceremony Keiichi takes a walk along the beach only to find Jirou-san and a blonde lady talking to each other.
Hoping not to disturb them Keiichi leaves the beach and in the background, Rena can be seen observing the whole situation.
I. Oyashiro-sama’s Curse
The next day June 20th 1983, Chei-chan informs Keiichi about a visitor wanting to speak to him at school. Keiichi does not recognize the stranger and he guides Keiichi to the car.
The stranger is a policeman from Gifu Prefracture and he hands Keiichi a picture of Jirou-san and the blonde lady from yesterday night. The man asks if he had seen them, to which Keiichi answers yes.
The man asks if Keiichi has heard of Oyashiro-sama’s curse and informs that every year for the past four years on the night of the Watanagashi festival, someone has been found dead.
He tells Keiichi that Jirou-san and Takano-san (the blonde lady) have been missing since yesterday night.
He then instructions Keiichi not to informs anyone about their conversation and hands him his phone number. He also introduces himself as Ooishi-san from Okinomiya Police.
The next day Keiichi meets Ooishi-san to discuss about the murders happening during Watanagashi festival. Ooishi-san is furious about the non-cooperative villagers who treat the murders as curse of Oyashiro-sama.
On June 22nd, Keiichi asks Rena if they have been hiding something from him and Rena gets furious. She asks him why Keiichi was talking to a stranger and if he has been hiding something from her as well and she freaks Keiichi out.
II. Truth About Rena
Ooishi-san informs Keiichi about Rena’s past suspension from school before moving to Hinamizawa.
She was diagnosed with dysautonomia and she went through serious counselling as she had been breaking the glass windows of her previous school.
In Rena’s counselling notes Oyashiro-sama was mentioned several times and she said the spirit Oyashiro-sama watched her sleep every night.
According to Keiichi, Rena transferred to Hinamizawa a month ago. But that was not the case. She was a native in the village and moved out when she was in elementary school.
Just then Keiichi’s dad interrupts the phone call and tells him to enjoy the tea he prepared for Rena and him. Keiichi is shocked to know his dad invited Rena inside a little while ago but she is nowhere to be seen.
He fears Rena may have heard his and Ooishi-san’s conversation and feels him live is in danger in the hands of Rena.
4. Where to Watch Higurashi?
5. About Higurashi: When They Cry
Keiichi Maebara is a new kid settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he’s arrived in time for the big festival of the year.
But something about this isolated town seems ‘off,’ and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he’s right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?
Based on interactive visual novels, the anime adaptation of Higurashi has three seasons with a new remake being broadcasted in 2020.
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