History WMG / HigurashiWhenTheyCry

A name for this theory: The "Higurashi: [[spoiler:[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]] Theory".

Takano went through with the plan earlier, because she thought Rika's mother could function as a backup Infection Queen. Rika tried a few methods to get out of this, like running away with Irie, until she hit upon the idea of convincing Takano that she was the only Infection Queen and killing her would trigger an outbreak; thus changing the timeframe from "Takano first starts manifesting symptoms" to "Takano decides to KillEmAll ForScience".

Like the above, Rika/Satoko escaped the bullying by making the Games Club. Eventually, it got boring, so she decided she wanted to play a game that she didn't already know, making Takano/Lambdadelta so that she'd have someone other than furniture to play against, and Hinamizawa Syndrome so that her opponent would be a challenge. Unfortunately, it got... [[KillEmAll a little out of hand]], so her mentor, Hanyuu, engineered a reset. This makes Rika the obvious witch, but Satoko could be as well; she just doesn't want to use out-of-character knowledge, so she gives it to Rika.

*** I also saw that, but it was on Wiki/TheOtherWiki and in need of citation so taking that with a grain of salt.

2. Tamura [[{{MoralEventHorizon}} will do something]] [[{{CorneredRattleSnake}} that will force Rika to resort to drastic measures]]. In order to protect the future she worked so hard to earn and the people she cares so much about, Rika will end up becoming a demon. Think WellIntentionedExtremist NobleDemon rather than straight up villain. Tamura's commumpence will not be pretty. Thus will Rika's comparison to [[spoiler: Homura Akemi]] go full circle.

[[WMG: The much ridiculed "shounen fight scene" takes place in the [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi metaworld]]]]

** Partially Jossed, but also partially true. Tamura was indeed a LawfulEvil bad guy. [[spoiler: Une was evil too, more specifically ChaoticEvil]]. Rika was forced to due something drastic, defeating both but didn't become a demon]].

Also, both families have [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair nonstandard pigmentation]] as a default, in a series where such is actually pretty rare (the only other remotely exceptional color being blond).

In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', the WitchSpecies is divided up into 3 subspecies: Witches, who can possess immense power in one world that is considered to be its dominion; Creators, who can "create a one in a world of nothingness."; and Voyagers, ''[[spoiler: who can travel freely in between the different fragments]]''. While it is true that Frederica Bernkastel isn't the same person as Rika Furude, nobody ever said that Rika wasn't a witch; so thus, she must be a Voyager, and [[spoiler: Hanyuu]] a Creator.

*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Ooh, colors!]]

[[WMG: The much ridiculed "shounen fight scene" takes place in the {{metaworld VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi}}]]

[[WMG: The much ridiculed "shounen fight scene" takes place in the [[metaworld VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi]]]]