So should I watch the original or the currently airing one?

I haven't gotten around to watching it myself yet but my understanding is that the one airing now assumes you're familiar with the original, be it via the DEEN adaptation or the visual novel.

>or
Why not both?

It doesn't matter. You can begin from Gou and your head will be fucked up the same.

watch the original
haven't read the VN but I'm 100% sure the series is a better experience

I crammed two original seasons and some extras on one weekend come on fag do it

I'm waiting for the Switch CG patch to start reading the VN.

yeah dude DEEN is known for making accurate adaptation that always have the best animation
>switch
oh boy
It's like I can feel them rattling their cages, screaming their buzzwords already.

Do I read Higurashi or Umineko first?

Not OP, but just the 4 question arcs and 4 answer arcs? Or the side stories also?

I don't really care about the source material, deen higurashi is a 10/10

Ciconia first, then boku no pico, then eva
ONLY THEN will you be ready for Umineko and Higu (in that order)
It really isn't, it's a 7/10 at best and that's being extremely generous.

old anime is shit, aged like milk, and liked by people that think demotivational posters were funny.

Whichever one you want to read, but it's preferable you read Higurashi first. I liked Umineko a lot more, though.

5/10 and thanks to Kenji Kawaii OST

They were. 15 years ago.

> I've heard this compared to Twin Peaks
Only the vn. Anime is too rushed

1) Read the VN
2) With that out of the way, watch the 06 version before the current one.

It's a sequel/remake. Which means that it takes place after the events of the first, but largely follows the story of the first.
It's complicated, and none of us are really clear as to what that specifically means.

Where can I find the episodes that already aired outside of torrents?

What's wrong with torrents, I wonder? I wonder?

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RENA IS SO DAMN CUTE
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE
WHY IS SHE THE PERFECT GIRL!?!?!?

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This is my wife Rena's favourite song.
youtube.com/watch?v=dc6huqPzerY

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Watch the original now, watch the airing one when it's out on BD.

Question and answer arcs are the main story.
I don't know if the side stories are worth reading (I haven't done research on them because I'm still in the middle of Higurashi and don't want to get spoiled) but they seem to be fanfic-tier.

some gay guy played this to me last week, i hate this freakin ridiculous song

That gay guy had amazing taste.
Did he repeat himself under stress? Did he?

The currently airing one is a sequel to the first one.

No. No he didn't.

>"your" wife
>that song
>her favorite
nyope

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"Can you watch this without seeing the previous works"
In terms of pure yes and no, yes you can. Ryukishi07 intends (at least from his and the director's words) for Gou to be fully accessible to newcomers. What he likely means is that if you know nothing about Higurashi, it is possible to watch Gou and get some story out of it depending on how things go.

However, if you ask around here, the answer will be an emphatic "No you dumbass". This is because Gou is, again by Ryukishi07's own words, not a simple remake of the original Higurashi. Some of the main twists of the original story are spoiled in the first couple of episodes that will actively diminish the experience for you. Even if you don't know anything about Higurashi, you will not go forward in the story thinking in the mindset Gou wants you to have, or at least, not be able to participate in Zig Forums threads in the same way. For example, something like a bicycle in a scene for you would just simply be a bicycle but for those who know Higurashi could create thread upon thread of speculation. That's not even getting into what the future of Gou will be as it seems to promise certain timeline and story elements that could throw even the most experienced Higurashi fan for a loop

It's strongly advised that you read the VN or at least the manga. But since we know people here hate reading, the bare minimum you could do is watch the 50 episode original anime. It misses a lot but it basically covers the whole story. They ran the original series before Gou aired on TV in Japan likely for this exact purpose. tl;dr. Yes, but actually no, read the VN faggot

Good. If he did, it could have been Rena in disguise.
I wanted to make a joke about the song using the line "I repeat myself when under stress". Nobody liked it, obviously.

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Same energy

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same deaths

Should have put "because she doesn't exist." at the end instead.

My post or my image?

>your waifu is a cold lifeless picture that will never care about you or know of your love

women are cold lifeless "people" that will never care about anyone but themselves or know what "love" even means*
ftfy

Say it in red.

it in red.

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Ok I ain't spoonfeedin' no more