[Higurashi Gou] Passione’s master class in storyboarding

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Gou just finished airing and the story it told was very… different, to say the least.
I’ve read multiple entries of the WTCverse through the years and, honestly, Ryukishi07 sucks at pacing. Gou is a structural mess and I’m unwillingly happy that it apparently had the sequel “Higurashi Sotsu” planned from the start, otherwise it would be very difficult to justify (and close) all these loose ends from Gou.

Anyway, regardless of all that, this post is about the animation studio which brought this black swan of a sequel to life.
Passione (Rail Wars, Citrus, Ishuzoku Reviewers) founded in 2011, is still a relatively small company in the big leagues. They aren’t really well known by the mainstream folks but are clearly improving in quality with every new franchise.
While lacking in plot, budget and action, Higurashi Gou was a joy to watch thanks to some ingenious, yet simple, beautiful storyboards.
Bellow is a compilation of selected scenes that left me in awe.