Higurashi When They Cry: Atonement Arc, Vol 3 (Higurashi, 17)

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Rena is falling into madness. She believes that the scrapbook the murdered Takano gave her contains the secrets that got her killed. Her paranoia in full swing, Rena believes all her friends have betrayed her. That Mion Sonozaki and her family are behind it all, using the “parasite” causing Oyashiro's curse as a bioweapon to re-establish the dark traditions of the village.Rika at the same time, is falling into despair. Years ago, she predicted the future. And know we know how. She's lived this all over and over and over again. She's seen these events play out. She realizes that it's going to end the same way it always has when Rena goes crazy. The young girl speaks with age far beyond her years, talking to a unseen presence while getting drunk, drowning her sorrow.Keiichi wants to save Rena. To help her. Realizing that she's been duped by Takano's nonsense, that there is no conspiracy from the Sonozaki family, he vows to save his friend. But as he does, he's remembering things that never happened.Events that he lived in other lives.We get to see the tragedy of the first arc and realize what has happened. Like Rena now, Keiichi had fallen to the strange madness that afflicts those who live in the village. How he failed to trust his friends Mion and Rena and instead beat them to death lost in his delusion.It is one of the most heartbreaking things to read, understanding the context of that brutal finale. How his friends asked. The trust that Rena gave him. And now... Now Keiichi has a chance to repay her. Will he be able to save her?This manga continues to be the most powerful mystery/horror series. The emotions are true. It builds on the foundation of these friends. A miracle has happened and you want it to be enough. You want the tragedy of Hinamizawa to end.

With each book, I'm getting more and more intrigued.A masterful, intertwining story- unique and innovative in every way. And the artistry just gets better as you go.Be careful... even if you don't like mana, you may very well get hooked by the genius behind the plot.

great quality!