In this post, we dive into the status and synopsis of “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni”, which is part of the series “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni”.
You could also find “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” as:
- Higurashi: When They Cry
- ひぐらしのなく頃に
- When the Cicadas Cry
- The Moment the Cicadas Cry
- Higurashi: Das Onikakushi Kapitel
- Cuando las Cigarras Lloran
- Higurashi: Hinamizawa, Le Village Maudit
Status#
According to our analysis, “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” is FINISHED but its series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Find more information about this on the series page.
Synopsis#
Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the quiet little village of Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983, and quickly becomes inseparable friends with schoolmates Rena Ryuuguu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Rika Furude. However, darkness lurks underneath the seemingly idyllic life they lead.
As the village prepares for its annual festival, Keiichi learns about the local legends surrounding it. To his horror, he discovers that there have been several murders and disappearances in the village in the recent years, and that they all seem to be connected to the festival and the village’s patron god, Oyashiro. Keiichi tries to ask his new friends about these incidents, but they are suspiciously silent and refuse to give him the answers he needs. As more and more bizarre events occur, he wonders just what else his friends might be keeping from him, and if he can even trust them at all.
When madness and paranoia begin taking root in Keiichi’s heart, he will stumble straight into the mysteries at work in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, a story that is told across multiple arcs.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Source: MyAnimeList
Background#
Geneon Entertainment USA initially licensed and distributed the first season of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni as When They Cry until their closure in 2007. Funimation later distributed the Geneon release, but dropped the license in 2011 due to poor sales. It remained unlicensed until 2015 when Sentai Filmworks announced that they picked up the series. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni adapts the first six chapters of 07th Expansion’s eight-chapter visual novel of the same name.
Source: MyAnimeList
Watch order (Abridged)#
This only includes part of the titles in the series, go to the series page to see the full watch order.
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