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Answers Pt. 1

Originally Posted by Hawkeye123

Is there some sort of disease Keiichi in Onikakushi-hen, Rena in Tsumihoroboshi-hen, Shion in Watanagashi-hen Meakashi-hen and possibly others suffered? If so, is the "extra footstep" a symptom of it, or is it Hamyu?

Spoiler:

Yes, there is a disease called the Hinamizawa Syndrome which causes Kei, Rena, and Shion to spiral into insanity. While it is an unfortunate occurrence, these CAN be averted. You can somewhat say that the "extra footstep" that they hear is a partial symptom of their level of insanity. Their senses become sensitive enough which lets them hear (but not see) Hanyu. And correction, it is not Hamyu. It is Hanyu(u).

Originally Posted by reesu

1. What was the murderer's intent?

2. Who is this "Hanyuu" person and what is her relation to Rika?

3. Is there a reason to why Keiichi was the only one who survived the Gas Disaster in Tatarigoroshi-hen?

4. Will there ever be a "good" ending for Rika?

Spoiler:

1. To become god.

2. Hanyu is Hanyu. She's basically a supernatural entity who hangs around with Rika, trying to help her avert her death everytime. Unfortunately, she's weak and doesn't have much powers other than rebooting the world to try again, so she's not much of a help. She is a spiritual being who lived in Hinamizawa for a very long time all along...until she finally met someone (Rika) who was able to see her.

3. Counter question: Did the Gas Disaster really occur in the first place?

4. Yes. It's called Matsuribayashi-hen, which you won't get to see unless you play the game.

Originally Posted by MarthX

1. How exactly is Rika able to retain her memories and what is the exact cause of the World rebooting?

3. In Himatsubushi what change happened to prevent Akasaka from dying?

Spoiler:

1. Persistence to right to exist.

3. Numerous factors, including luck. It isn't clearly stated, except that Rika was able to save him from dying by leading him away from the hospital, and that his chances of survival was very low to begin with.

Originally Posted by batpig

1) From the latest TIP, I have a feeling that the Great Hinamizawa Disaster isn't a natural disaster, but one that is caused by humans (either the government or some other organization). If that is true, my question is are they the same people as the ones who watanagashi'd Rika?

3) Does the trigger for the disaster as well as the time loop relate deeply to the fact that Rika is the last surviving member of the Furude family?

4) Are the real "Oyashiro-sama" and the entity feared by Rena the same? Is there in fact another entity that causes fear and paranoia in Hinamizawa?

Spoiler:

1. Yes. I'm not saying anymore though.

3. No, but close. It's not moreso that Rika's being watanagashi'ed triggers the Gas Disaster, but it's more like the culprit has its own reasons in wanting Rika and everyone else in the village dead. All that person needs is an excuse to do so.

4. Oyashiro-sama is feared...because they don't know her. It's kinda like that bunny in Monty Python and the Holy Grail - people assume it is cute until it turns deadly. it's the other way around. People assume Oyashiro-sama is a fearful god with vengeance...until they see that she's just an useless moe~ entity who says "auauau~" whenever she gets upset.

Originally Posted by Shuin4

Does Rika have to live her whole life over again? Or does she just start over in the middle, like right around the first murder?

Spoiler:

The amount of time Rika can go back gradually reduces due to Hanyu's dwindling power and the exhaustion of her mind. By the time of Minagoroshi-hen, Rika has can only go back two weeks to change things. So at one time, she was still able to be rebooted back when she first met Akasaka, or perhaps even before. But as the "years" past with no avail in her struggle to survive, the years became months, and by the end, only weeks.

Originally Posted by Guido

While Shion was torturing Rika, did she (Rika) saw herself commiting suicide in Meakashi-hen as she was passing away?

Spoiler:

No.

Originally Posted by Cogwheim

What's an example of a world in which Rika survives and does not end up "resetting" her life again in? What exactly needs to play out in order for Rika and her friends to survive the tragedy of Hinamizawa?

Spoiler:

It's called Matsuribayashi-hen. In that world, Rika and her friends (including everyone's unity) is able to smash down the fate and finally live happily beyond June 1983. What needs to play out? Basically, a miracle. I suggest that you start to read the Putting the Pieces Together thread... but only IF you want to be spoiled.

Originally Posted by rexlunae

Is Rika physically unable to leave Hinamizawa or the surrounding area? It seems like,if she keeps dieing in Hinamizawa, the logical solution woud be to leave, and try to get past her death date hiding away from the people who are killing her. She seems to have a pretty good idea when her death is coming, so she wouldn't even need to be gone long. If she is unable to leave, why not?

Spoiler:

Think about it. While Rika may have the mentality of a person who has lived over a hundred of years...she is physically just a kid. Although her physical age is never given, it is assumed that she's not much older that the age of ten. How can a ten year old, live without the support of a grown up, live on her own? Why do you think she pleaded to Akasaka to help her? She can only live in Hinamizawa...because despite being parentless, the villagers (i.e: Kimiyoshi) takes care of her. Besides, her own survival is not her wish. She wants everyone - her best friends Satoko, Mion, Rena, and Keiichi to be happy and alive as well. She doesn't want to live in a world where she escapes death but without her friends.

Originally Posted by theacefrehley

Q1. What triggered the baseball bat incident in Rena's past?

Q2. From the Anime+TIPS, half of the Onikakushi'ed people were murderers (1st year dam worker and 4th year, Satoshi) and their victims were pointed as victims of Oyashiro-sama's curse. The other half is kind of obscure. It's like only murderers are Onikakushed, is it true?

Q4. Dr. Irie "suicided" on Tatarigoroshi and he was intendind to give Keiichi some kind of medicine. Was this medicine the same Rika was walking around with on Tsumihoboroshi and Meakashi? Was Dr. Irie "suicided" lika Rika on Meakashi?

Q7. What relation Kasai and Akane have in fact?

Spoiler:

1. It is implied (and apparently assumed) that several boys at her previous school tried to take advantage of her. Added with her stress where her family was in shambles, she basically snapped. And why the boys didn't want to press charges? Duh, they tried to rape her. Do you think they are gonna implicate themselves by saying "oh yeah, we were trying to gang-bang her, but she suddenly went berserk and started beating the shit out of us." ?

Like I said before, people tend to assume things with one-sided detail. You automatically assume a person is evil because of that person's past actions. But you never think about if the person might've had a good reason to snap or not. People like to label the characteristics of that person on the basis of another person's word. This leads to mistrust and misunderstanding. How many of the people here just assumed that Rena was plain psychotic because she had this past? Now how many of you feel ashamed at yourself once you now know that she basically did that in self-defense from being raped?

2. Hmm...I'd say wait a few more posts to be made on the Putting the Pieces Together as you'll find the answer there.

4. This is two question in one. With regards to the medicine, yes perhaps so. Unfortunately, he came a bit too late... With regards to his suicide, it is more than likely that he was a murdered to look like a suicide so that the culprit can carry out the plan.

7. Kasai used to have a crush on Akane.

Originally Posted by Decagon

Q: Is Satoshi in Canada?

Q: The way Rika dies determines whether the Great Hinamizawa Disaster occurs. Does the way she dies influence anything in the next world?

Q: Why is Takano so obsessed with Oyashiro-sama's curse?

Spoiler:

1. No, and he's not in Honduras either.

2. No. It just reboots so that she can try again.

3. It's part of her life

Originally Posted by Guido

Q4. Is it possible that the master murderer is also trapped inside the endless time loop just like Rika?

Spoiler:

No

Originally Posted by dxgarten

3. If Rika can't remember who killed her in other arcs apart Watanagashi/Meakashi, then how did she remember that Shion (will) torture her in Watanagashi and Meakashi? Is it because she was Watanagashied that she can't recalled her murderer in the other scenarios?

Spoiler:

Hint: If a person suddenly becomes unconscious before their death...does the person know how he or she died? It's kind of like someone shooting a bullet into your head while you were sleeping. From the your point of view (if you can think to begin with of course, since you are already dead) how would that you know that you died because someone capped a round into your head?

Originally Posted by Guido

Q1. Is Rika through each arc able to see or catch a glimpse of events happening in the outside world that lies beyond Hinamizawa?

Spoiler:

No. She knows about the death of Akasaka's wife because...if you've paid attention she said "Akasaka won't be sad right now" as she went around cutting the phone lines across the village. From this, you can deduce that she lived through several lives where she learns of Akasaka learning about his wife's demise while in Hinamizawa.

Originally Posted by Shuin4

Does Hanyuu travel with Rika whenever she's reincarnated? And if she does, wouldn't she know who's killing Rika?

Spoiler:

Hanyu is a scaredy-cat, she has also become very pessimistic of being able to live past June 1983 with Rika, so she gave up trying. But that was until she finally finds the courage to remember who the culprit was so she can beat fate in one last try to live a happy life along with Rika and the gang. That world is...Matsuribayashi-hen.

Originally Posted by Keiichi no Hibi

Even though Rika dies and time gets reset for her, has she left countless "alternate universes" behind her that continue to go on, and if/when she finally escapes this time warp thing, if ever, will all those universes cease to exist?

Spoiler:

It is never addressed, but I assume that those futures will continue to exist on their own.

Originally Posted by Goras

1) Did the Sonozaki's watanagashi'ed Rina in Tatarigoshi-hen? [yes/no] (I doubt so, since the chat between K1 and Mion in Tsumihoroboshi-hen it's pretty obvious that the Sonozaki's are not as bad as they make people belive)
2) Was she watanagashi'ed in the underground chamber Shion tortured Satoko in meakashi-hen? [yes/no]
3) Was Rika watanagashi'ed in the same chamber as question 2? [yes/no]

That's all, I dont want to know who did it or why, just to resolve some doubts.
Thanks.

Spoiler:

1. No
2. No
3. No

Originally Posted by MrZombie

Two questions really:

1): Does the killer survive the Great Disaster? Just something to try and eliminate suspects between my friend and I.

2): Does the scene between Shion and the pervert in Angel Mort that appeared in the manga also appear in the game? Man that was all kinds of wrong when I read that.

Spoiler:

1. In many ways, that can be taken with a "yes and no" answer
2. Yes. Frankly, the manga is written much better than the anime in terms of following closely to the original game. Like I've said before"

original game≧drama cds≧manga>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>[unscalable wall]>>>>>>>>>>>anime

Originally Posted by Gains

From Rika's standpoint (as she experiences and realizes everything), which ones of the six animated arcs are the best/worst case scenario, and why?

Spoiler:

None of them. Her wish is to survive June 1983, along with all her friends