tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post4821046676935491281..comments2023-09-18T15:48:38.001-07:00Comments on (怖い話)Japanese Horror Stories: Japanese Cryptic: Late Night GamingShishouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02345527261947172623noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-25475979882367356902017-02-19T19:55:55.051-08:002017-02-19T19:55:55.051-08:00@Anonymous Yeah, I'm quite familiar with Zero ...@Anonymous Yeah, I'm quite familiar with Zero escape series as I've already played its first game, 999.<br />The remaining two games I'm yet to play; will play them once I get done with a few other games.Shishouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345527261947172623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-56542617230959197502017-02-18T21:00:30.934-08:002017-02-18T21:00:30.934-08:00Oh damn, that fridge horror hit late but it hits h...Oh damn, that fridge horror hit late but it hits hard.Assisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200340482913107464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-10867476700585014022017-02-18T20:59:11.332-08:002017-02-18T20:59:11.332-08:00A scientific answer, I like that.A scientific answer, I like that.Assisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200340482913107464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-51171176091015113072017-02-18T08:39:18.497-08:002017-02-18T08:39:18.497-08:00Hey Shishou....speaking of games...do you know the...Hey Shishou....speaking of games...do you know the zero escape series? I highly recommend you play it since it is pretty underatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-11024810942465334582017-02-18T03:23:18.129-08:002017-02-18T03:23:18.129-08:00Thanks everyone for your theories. The cryptic par...Thanks everyone for your theories. The cryptic part is that the narrator is concerned about the face from the Higurashi poster reflecting than no reflection of the narrator's own face. <br /><br />The Higurashi here refers to the anime Higurashi. Shishouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345527261947172623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-9754103149811440942017-02-18T03:17:30.857-08:002017-02-18T03:17:30.857-08:00Yes, that's what I believe to be the cryptic p...Yes, that's what I believe to be the cryptic part of this story.Shishouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345527261947172623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-40104349381731625792017-02-18T03:02:40.837-08:002017-02-18T03:02:40.837-08:00I don't know what's creepier: Prosopagnosi...I don't know what's creepier: Prosopagnosia or having no reflection.<br /><br />If it's Prosopagnosia, the narrator is surely having a hard time playing video-games.Shishouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02345527261947172623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-33484599158769521352017-02-16T16:29:14.171-08:002017-02-16T16:29:14.171-08:00probably, the author has this illness like Milla J...probably, the author has this illness like Milla Jovovich's Crowd, unable to recognize face, and actually the face from the reflection was his/her own face.Hemuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114784387824749033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-69790972993536428982017-02-16T16:08:32.127-08:002017-02-16T16:08:32.127-08:00Nah, you don't have to thank me. I was just st...Nah, you don't have to thank me. I was just stating my opinion after all. I also couldn't figure out the story myself. It's just that I thought Anon's explanation made more sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-709758499880629612017-02-14T22:14:09.762-08:002017-02-14T22:14:09.762-08:00What is weird is why the narrator's face isn&#...What is weird is why the narrator's face isn't the face reflected on the screen? Is s/he a transparent ghost? HahahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362624576190776266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-24214243995712763142017-02-14T08:05:05.685-08:002017-02-14T08:05:05.685-08:00Oh, yes, you're right! Thanks for pointing tha...Oh, yes, you're right! Thanks for pointing that out, I'm still bad with this kind of stuff ^^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742736717959101036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-8921195302828732302017-02-13T18:21:35.574-08:002017-02-13T18:21:35.574-08:00@Mizuki I'm pretty sure the Higurashi in quest...@Mizuki I'm pretty sure the Higurashi in question is in fact the anime. There's no point in leaving it untranslated and capitalising it unless it's a proper noun. Most likely, the other Anon is right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-22549237154538675372017-02-12T22:46:08.183-08:002017-02-12T22:46:08.183-08:00Is it that the poster is behind him, so it shouldn...Is it that the poster is behind him, so it shouldn't have a reflection?Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261141180749988098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-6884459363051632032017-02-12T17:36:41.999-08:002017-02-12T17:36:41.999-08:00I immediately thought about the anime too, so I di...I immediately thought about the anime too, so I didn't really understand this story. After reading Thài's comment, though, I think he may be right, at least it makes more sense that way..?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742736717959101036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-1971832654128463702017-02-12T14:55:03.153-08:002017-02-12T14:55:03.153-08:00There's a horror anime titled "higurashi ...There's a horror anime titled "higurashi no naku koro ni" and they have a live action for it, so i think this higurashi is what the narrator talked about.Yuuki Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09225649831020295887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4523151654016546378.post-54128299038070872392017-02-12T08:06:42.681-08:002017-02-12T08:06:42.681-08:00This all I've got: apparently "Higurashi&...This all I've got: apparently "Higurashi" in Japanese means "evening cicada", the poster is about an insect => an insect can't have a face. There is a ghost in the roomKelvin Caohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767352327853339869noreply@blogger.com