Higurashi: When They Cry
Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.
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All Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni/When They Cry Openings (Visual Novel)
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Seasons
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is the first set of stories, the "Question" arcs, comprising: -Onikakushi -Watanagashi -Tatarigoroshi -Himatsubushi Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is the second set of stories, the "Answer" arcs, comprising: -Meakashi -Tsumihoroboshi -Minagoroshi -Matsuribayashi
1.Onikakushi
10-08-2002660mOn a certain day in June, someone dies, and someone else goes missing. The series of deaths is connected to the upheaval surrounding the dam construction project. A murder case tha...
2.Watanagashi
29-12-2002900mKeiichi wins a game tournament and gives his prize, a doll, to Rena stating that Mion will not be interested in such girly things, though Mion is actually rather hurt that Keiichi...
3.Tatarigoroshi
15-08-2003840mSatoko's uncle Teppei returns to Hinamizawa to take custody of Satoko and resume an abusive relationship with her, where he treats her like a slave while demanding money from her....
4.Himatsubushi
14-08-2004420mAkasaka Mamoru, a detective is sent to Hinamizawa to rescue Inukai Toshiki, the grandson of a government official, who is taken hostage. While waiting for Makino, he meets a younge...
5.Meakashi
30-12-2004720mSonozaki Shion escapes from her private school to return to Hinamizawa. During her time there, she meets Satoshi, who protected her from a group of thugs.
6.Tsumihoroboshi
14-08-2005840mIs the curse really real? This chapter presents the events from another view, which reveals additional information about Rena's past and Keiichi's reasons for moving to Hinamizawa...
7.Minagoroshi
30-12-2005900mFurude Rika is in an altered state of reality. Around her, various prisms float and circulate her. As she examines them, she mentions that they are "fragments" from the various Jun...
8.Matsuribayashi
13-08-20061260mThe final arc in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai series. It is mostly told from the viewpoint of Rika Furude, as well as her other friends.
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