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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Alternative title

Synonyms:When the Cicadas CryThe Moment the Cicadas Cry

Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に

English: Higurashi: When They Cry

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 26

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 5, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006

Premiered: spring 2006

Broadcast:Wednesdays at 01:30 (JST)

PRODUCERS:Frontier Works,Sotsu,DAX Production

LICENSORS:Sentai Filmworks,Discotek Media,Geneon Entertainment USA

STUDIOS:Studio Deen

GENRE:Horror,Mystery,Suspense

THEMES:Gore,Psychological

Demographic:

Source: Visual novel

Duration: 24 min per ep

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

SCORE

7.87 21705 Favorites

Ranked #890

Popularity #246

Members #836,540

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]