The Xenos
09-20-2007, 10:35 AM
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-20/higurashi-kai-preempted-due-to-various-circumstances
Higurashi Kai Preempted "Due to Various Circumstances" (Updated)
posted on 2007-09-20 13:03 EDT
School Days similarly preempted after alleged axe murder by schoolgirl
The official Japanese websites of the Tōkai TV broadcast station and the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai murder mystery anime series have announced that Tōkai TV will preempt the early Friday morning airing of this series "due to various circumstances." School Days, which is another late-night, game-based anime series with schoolgirl characters in occasionally violent scenes like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai, was preempted after the alleged axe murder of a police sergeant by his 16-year-old daughter. Officials have not directly linked either series to the murder case.
The Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai psychological suspense series deals with a series of mysterious, violent murders that take place in a village after a dam construction project. The series is a sequel to a game and an earlier anime series called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry - Higurashi), in which school-aged characters have occasionally wielded axes.
Update: Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai airs on five other stations and runs on the Anime Theater-X (AT-X) satellite channel. These other outlets have yet to announce their future plans for this series, but they normally premiere episodes one to six days after Tōkai TV does.
Thank you to dormcat for the news tip.
My rooamte, who is a huge fan of both shows is freaking the f--- out right now. His fan rage about the loss of this show and the unknown fate of his show has him enraged,
Meanwhile, I find this fascinating. I myself am flashing back to Buffy's 'Earshot' ep and season finale back in 1999. Wow. Nice to see sensationalist media in Japan is just as bad at finger pointing as America.
Actually, speaking of fingerpointing:
http://zepy.momotato.com/2007/09/20/how-to-axe-an-anime/
News site J-Cast goes onto 2ch and sees people joking about how the murder’s like higurashi, and writes an article saying that people on the internet are pointing to higurashi as being related to the murder. Sanspo, trying not to lose out, writes a news article saying the same thing.
TV show “Move!” picks up the news and runs it on TV.
How do you say Jack Thompson in Japanese?
Higurashi Kai Preempted "Due to Various Circumstances" (Updated)
posted on 2007-09-20 13:03 EDT
School Days similarly preempted after alleged axe murder by schoolgirl
The official Japanese websites of the Tōkai TV broadcast station and the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai murder mystery anime series have announced that Tōkai TV will preempt the early Friday morning airing of this series "due to various circumstances." School Days, which is another late-night, game-based anime series with schoolgirl characters in occasionally violent scenes like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai, was preempted after the alleged axe murder of a police sergeant by his 16-year-old daughter. Officials have not directly linked either series to the murder case.
The Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai psychological suspense series deals with a series of mysterious, violent murders that take place in a village after a dam construction project. The series is a sequel to a game and an earlier anime series called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry - Higurashi), in which school-aged characters have occasionally wielded axes.
Update: Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai airs on five other stations and runs on the Anime Theater-X (AT-X) satellite channel. These other outlets have yet to announce their future plans for this series, but they normally premiere episodes one to six days after Tōkai TV does.
Thank you to dormcat for the news tip.
My rooamte, who is a huge fan of both shows is freaking the f--- out right now. His fan rage about the loss of this show and the unknown fate of his show has him enraged,
Meanwhile, I find this fascinating. I myself am flashing back to Buffy's 'Earshot' ep and season finale back in 1999. Wow. Nice to see sensationalist media in Japan is just as bad at finger pointing as America.
Actually, speaking of fingerpointing:
http://zepy.momotato.com/2007/09/20/how-to-axe-an-anime/
News site J-Cast goes onto 2ch and sees people joking about how the murder’s like higurashi, and writes an article saying that people on the internet are pointing to higurashi as being related to the murder. Sanspo, trying not to lose out, writes a news article saying the same thing.
TV show “Move!” picks up the news and runs it on TV.
How do you say Jack Thompson in Japanese?