Higurashi When They Cry: Gou Anthology Comic

This'll be a pretty short review to mostly just say that this particular anthology manga is pretty good and barely has any connection to Gou even if Gou is in the title. This manga is an anthology full of multiple different stories from different mangaka and they all have different art styles. The thing that I want to say the most, is that most of them have nothing to do with Gou at all. Other than Gou being in the title, the only Gou things about this manga is that a few of the stories use the Gou art style. One of the stories also explicitly has a spoilerificSatoko in it. All the stories do not actually pertain to Gou (Other than one), and this manga can be enjoyed without having read Gou. That is why I have this at a 10 while Gou is below that, because these stories are all effectively one-shots. So, are the stories actually good? I think they are, I certainly had a fun experience reading them all. I'll throw some examples from my memory so people can have some ideas of what to expect (Cause the synopsis is bare bones). The first story in the manga follows Rika waking up at the Hinamizawa branch school to see that all the club members suddenly turned tiny. This is among the multiple gag, gimmick stories in the anthology, they are fun nonetheless. A different story is about Rena's signature dress getting completely dirty, then she meets Shion who wants to dress her up in tons of different outfits. Another story is about the sisterly relationship between Shion and Satoko, as they both wait for Satoshi.. Another story is about Rika getting isekai'd into a fantasy world where all the other characters fit various fantasy roles and they go on an adventure (Similar to Kira). Also a story about the club members all individually finding something kyute to gift to Rena, because she has been feeling down. Yes, the tone shift in these stories is a bit major sometimes. Some of them are wholehearted fun and the other could be a little somber. That's what Higurashi is though. That's my major point with this review, it is enjoyable without having experienced Gou. And I recommend experiencing this rather than the main story of Gou, really. The only thing is, as I wrote earlier, a single story has explicit spoilers for Gou, so if you care about Gou spoilers, I'd avoid the third story in this manga, which would be chapter three.