Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu is the continuation of the previous season (Gou) in which to be one of the biggest trolled anime I've ever watched since WEP and Darling in the Franxx. At first, I thought it would be a great season because of the trailer but the content was so awful that I almost skipped the episodes. This season and Gou destroyed the Higurashi franchise
Story:
The story followed the beginning of the events of Gou. Actually... there's no story at all because most of the episodes are just recaps from Gou in Satoko and her victims' perspective. Ryu07 wasted 13 episodes of the series for some pointless recaps. The gore and the thriller were still there but some gore parts are censored but not in Gou. The only interesting happened was in Episode 14 but it turned out to be a mainstream shounen because of the fight scenes. Episode 15 was one of the disaster endings I've ever seen because of the power of friendship, destroyed yet saved them. Some shounen tropes like the power of friendship and punching each other faces while shouting each other's side are so freaking hilarious in this anime. This picture was from a scene that is referenced from Naruto Shippuden which is so ridiculous:
Art and Sound:
The art was solid and kudos to Passione for animating the "shounen" fight scenes. The lips of every main characters were so creepy as heck but I like the OG designs more than Passione. The soundtrack is still fine. The OP sequence is also a banger but not a creepy one, just like the old OP in OG series. The ED is also amazing, especially the piano part at the beginning.
Characters:
They are the same as ever, nothing new for all the characters in the Higurashi franchise. Satoko's point of view is also good but they should stick for the new story about Satoko. Other main characters like Keichii, Shion, Mion, Rena, and the others were like side characters now in this season and they didn't have enough screentime for them. It feels like Rika and Satoko are the main protagonist of the whole Higurashi franchise, not Keichii. Overall, it is still good.
Enjoyment and Last words:
Do you think this season is worth watching? I recommend watching the second half of Gou and start Sotsu from the beginning. It can help you save time from watching this garbage anime. Ryu07 shouldn't milk the series in the first place because the ending of Kai was satisfying. Higurashi was famous for being a horror thriller gore anime, right? Why the heck this season became a slice of life drama with some awesome fight scenes? The first two seasons of Higurashi were better but all the hate was shoved in Gou and Sotsu. Sotsu had the potential to be a great season if the pointless recaps are removed. It's a pain in the neck to say this but one word will describe this entire season and Gou, DISAPPOINTING!!