If this is your first time watching/reading Higurashi I can't spoil it but some of the overly trustworthy things some of the characters do are thematically important even if they don't seem very logical to you.
Fed a needle by his classmates
Ian Morris
Gavin Peterson
>Is this shit for real? If any one of these things happened to any of us we'd be hightailing it the fuck outta there yet this motherfucker acts like these are just minor inconveniences of living in the Japanese countryside. What the fuck?
idk man he sounds pretty based to me
Luke Evans
what mental illness did he have again?
Evan Ross
Hinamizawa syndrome. Everyone living in that village is infected and could turn into a psycho murderer with a bit of stress. Try reading the VN.
Angel Anderson
>he didn't read Tsumihoroboshi
Not even pitying you, it's the best arc
Ryan Thomas
This anime was quite the ride for me. You'll start understanding what's happening circa 16 episode. Umineko did a better job with what's that shit is about and made it abundantly clear after the first arc. Higurashi, though, oh boy oh boy, you'll get the full experience of "tearing your own throat apart to get parasites out" for 20 episodes straight
Kayden Walker
Normal people are pussies
But K1 is a real mans man who doesn't afraid of a damn thing
Justin Edwards
MION (SHION) BEST GIRL
Liam Ramirez
It is literally the closest he's come to having actual friends.
His family didn't move to the country because they WANTED to.
Chase Perry
Maebaraa-kuuun
Also keep watching OP, Higurashi is a pretty decent adaptation not like Umineko.