Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc, Vol. 2

by Ryukishi07, En Kito (Artist), Alethea Nibley (Translator), Athena Nibley (Translator)

Overview

A year has passed since Natsumi's family moved to the city from the mountain village of Hinamizawa. Natsumi has become acquainted with her new life, surrounded by friends, living peacefully from day to day. But a special breaking news report one day will change everything. A toxic gas disaster has occurred at a rural village. And the village that got caught in the disaster is Hinamizawa, where Natsumi's family used to live. Shocked by the incident, Natsumi's grandmother tells her "this is Oyashiro-sama's curse." What is this "Oyashiro-sama's curse" that grandmother is speaking of...?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780759529847
Publisher:	Yen Press
Publication date:	02/17/2009
Series:	Higurashi When They Cry Series , #2
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Ryukishi07 leapt into the spotlight with HIGURASHI NO NAKU KORO NI which was originally conceived as a series of visual novels and later adapted into the popular manga and anime franchise.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 10 Up

In volume 1, Keiichi moved to a new village and learned that someone has died on the night of the Cotton Drifting Festival for the past four years. Here, he discovers that each of his new friends is connected in some way to the previous victims, and that they may be more dangerous than Keiichi could have imagined. He spends a lot of time worrying, trembling, and talking to himself. Meanwhile, his new friends continue to act sweet and wonderful one minute and darkly terrifying the next-but is that their fault, or are they being controlled by the village curse? Keiichi alternates between being a sympathetic and an annoying protagonist. Sometimes it takes him several pages to worry out loud about whether or not his life is in danger, when the same effect could be achieved more efficiently in a couple of panels. Suzuragi's artwork sets a fantastic mood, especially during the scenes in which the girls appear to be possessed and their eyes look like those of a cat reflecting a flashlight in the dark. The cute/scary ratio of the book remains fairly consistent until the ending, which is far more grisly than many readers might expect.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library

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