so yes this be a nice harem anime and oh wait and this be suppose to be a horror . you sure could have fool me . in term of horror and suspense higurashi be a complete and utter failure . elfen lie have nothing to fear now and it still probably can top this . okay seriously i be very disappointed in this series and consider i want a good suspense thriller that wasn not base purely on 100 % excess and shock factoring . higurashi be a story of several different arc . each arc be a different version of the same story . in 1983 a young male transfer student come to a small town . a town with a deadly secret . apparently after a traditional summer festival one person will be kill and another will disappear . the story repeat in the same fashion through each arc usually end in a brutal murder or murder of some one or some people and but something . as wonderful a the plot sound it really isn not . the series have immense potential to create a suspenseful masterpiece and but instead it like watch a filler arc when something finally happen after 6 episode . each episode be a long wind and wordy a the next and until something may just happen only for it to be a classic and clichéd horror blunder trick . oh but do not get me wrong and eventually something do happen and but when it finally do it provide maybe a few minute of fright but that it . so yes this series seriously lack suspense and half the time you feel more like you be watch a slice of life comedy instead of a thriller . until some annoy detective constantly show up to go over the same mystery we hear 5 episode ago . the series can work up it suspense and chill level and but fail to keep it long enough for u to get remotely interested . the whole time you be just question should i fast forward or not . sure i like a talky as much a the next guy maybe even more than the next guy and but excessive dialog simply doesn not usually work well in a thriller . the series try to build and build but the suspense just keep fall down again . but there be a few eerie moment and ( key word be few ) such a the wonderful psychotic laughter from the tiny little one . ( see represent http represent or or tinyurl . com/2w5tll ) and when it finally do get to the horrify climax it can give you a few chill and before it abruptly cut off . other than that and the series heavily rely on it dialog and music to give any sense of a creepy atmosphere . and that be all it have go for it . i can not express how dull of a horror this really be . die hard horror lover may want to stick to elfen lied and a for general suspense lover ( like me ) you may want to avoid this one . apparently when cicadas cry and this horror die .