In the very first scene of Episode 8, Keiichi, asks Chie-sensei if the police have found the Mayor yet to which sensei replies by saying they have not. It seems the Mayor has been missing for a while now.
Later, Rika seems to be missing as well and while investigating Rika’s disappearance, Mion takes Keiichi to her family’s safe house basement and traps him to keep him safe. Keiichi hears gunshots and later finds out about Mion and Satoko’s death.
Let us see what we can hope for in the next episode of Higurashi.
1. Episode 9 Release Date
Episode 9 of the Higurashi anime, titled “Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1”, has been released on Thursday, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:30 pm PDT.
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 9 Speculations
Episode 8 ends with Keiichi finding out about Shion and Rika’s death and it being somehow related to Mion, which makes him question Mion’s true motive.
He wonders whether Mion was actually protecting him or if she was affected by the curse as well.
Fans wonder what’s next in store for Keiichi as he is the sole survivor of the Mion-Satoko gun incident. Will they finally reveal the truth behind Oyashiro-sama’s curse?
3. Episode 8 Recap
Back in school, Keiichi finds out about Rika being missing and the whole class tries to search for her. Keiichi borrows a ladder and climbs the shed roof when Mion shakes his ladder like a crazy person.
Mion murmurs about Rika being part of Oyashiro-sama’s curse as she is the head of one of the three great families of Hinamizawa.
She behaves in an insane way making Keiichi almost lose his balance. Chie-sensei interrupts the whole situation and sends the kids back home.
Mion calls Keiichi to meet up at the waterwheels and upon arriving she takes him to her house. At her home, Keiichi apologizes for entering the shrine on the night of the festival to which Mion replies by saying she was well aware of the situation.
Keiichi feels sad and apologetic and asks Mion if the curse is in-fact real or not. Mion informs the curse is just a cover up to hide the crimes of evil people doing evil deeds.
Mion later takes Keiichi to her uncle’s safe room in the basement of their property and shoves him inside, locking him in.
She informs that it is the only way to keep him safe. She blames the whole curse on the Three Great Families and plans to kill them in order to stop the tradition from being repeated.
She confesses her love for Keiichi and leaves him locked in the safe room. Keiichi witnesses Mion yielding a gun and shouts at her to stop before she does anything stupid.
Keiichi tries to break the door by repeatedly banging his head against it, but fails and ends up fainting with a concussion and a pool of blood flowing from his head.
He is later rescued by the police and they take him to the hospital. After being discharged Keiichi meets up with Oiishi-san who informs him of Mion and Satoko’s demise.
He also informs that they found bodies of Shion, Oryo-san and Kimiyoshi-san in an underground well of the prison. With some skeletal remains dating back to 10 years.
Keiichi also finds out about Rika’s body found in a septic tank in the school’s outhouse. Oiishi-san leaves Keiichi telling him to expect further questions later.
Keiichi is left to question Mion’s true motive as the episode comes to an end.
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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