Higurashi: Why Does Mion Sonozaki Carry A Gun?

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Higurashi, Kai, Gou & Sotsu. In the anime Higurashi and its sequel Higurashi: Kai most of the mysteries are resolved by the end of the story, but this question is one that the series never fully answers: Why does Mion Sonozaki carry a gun? Throughout Higurashi, Mion Sonozaki is shown to be the most powerful and capable member of Hinamizawa’s afterschool club. Her power manifests in many ways. She has an abundance of empathy, and she is in tune with what her classmates need and how they are feeling.

She has a great amount of political power as she is made the leader of most organizations she is a part of. She is also usually the one negotiating to save or help the lives of her friends whenever they have to deal with the heads of the three great families (e.g. Sonozaki, Furude, Kimiyoshi). When the club or village is in a state of conflict, Mion is the main one laying out the strategy and countermeasures for everyone else to follow. Her military expertise comes in especially handy when Miyo Takano and her counter-intelligence unit, the Yamainu, try to assassinate Rika and allow Hinamizawa syndrome to overtake the village. Mion’s ability to out maneuver the Yamainu is so effective that the Yamainu’s leader, Okonagi, admits defeat and claims that Mion has enough skill to join the SAS (Great Britain’s Special Air Service) or Delta Force (a special forces unit within the United States.)

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Mion was selected as the next head of the Sonozaki Family, which would mean she knew how to use firearms. The Sonozaki Family is the most influential of the three great houses at the time Higurashi takes place. The Sonozaki Family’s role in