Higurashi: When They Cry

Name: Higurashi: When They Cry
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2006-04-05
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Soichiro Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai, Yukari Tamura

ENDED2 Seasons50 Episodes★ 7.7

Higurashi: When They Cry is an animated drama series on Kansai TV that ran from 2006 to 2007, ending after 2 seasons and 50 episodes.

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NetworkKansai TV

First AiredApr 5, 2006

Last AiredDec 18, 2007

GenreAnimation, Drama, Mystery

Runtime24 min

Original Titleひぐらしのなく頃に

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionStudio Deen

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.

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Cast

Soichiro Hoshi

Keiichi Maebara (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Rena Ryuuguu (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Mion Sonozaki / Shion Sonozaki (voice)

Mika Kanai

Satoko Houjou (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Rika Furude (voice)

Yui Horie

Hanyu (voice)

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 50 episodes

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E1Reunion

Jul 6, 200724m

Mamoru Akasaka, with an assistant, visits the abandoned town of Hinamizawa in the year 2007, and meets with Officer Oishi. They still wonder about the Great Hinamizawa Disaster that decimated the town and the connection to Miyo Takano's File No. 34. Rena shares with them the little knowledge she has about Rika's strange behavior, shortly before the supposed "gas leak", and Akasaka recalls his meeting with the young Rika as well.

E2The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 1 - Tag

Jul 13, 200724m

Back in June 1983, the club participates in a game of "zombie tag". On their way home, they run into Irie, Tomitake, and Takano, who tell Keiichi about the yearly murders known as "Oyashiro-sama's Curse". However, he understands why his friends hid it from him and doesn't resent them for it. Regardless, this fails to reassure Rika, as she grows progressively depressed as the day of the Watanagashi Festival approaches.

E3The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 2 - Powerlessness

Jul 20, 200724m

Satoko worries about Rika's depression and tries to confront her about it, but Rika continues to deny anything is wrong. In the middle of the night, Satoko is woken by Rika arguing with a mysterious voice, and telling her she will soon be murdered, and there is nothing that either of them can do.

E4The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 3 - Pre-established Harmony

Jul 27, 200724m

The day of the Watanagashi Festival comes, and once again Rika fails to warn Tomitake of his imminent death. Later, Satoko is convinced that a mysterious man is following her and Rika around, even though no one else has noticed any such thing. Worried of Rika's safety, she sets traps around the house to alert her of any intruders, and when one is triggered, her fears are confirmed.

E5The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 4 - The Great Hinamizawa Disaster

Aug 3, 200724m

Much to Satoko's surprise, Rika hides her before letting her murderers take her away. After witnessing Rika's demise and the death of the remaining villagers, Satoko fights desperately for her life.

E6The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth

Aug 10, 200724m

Rika begins a new world with Hanyū, but is getting tired of seeing her friends commit the same acts that lead them to terrible mistakes, until Keiichi proves to her that people can change their destinies if they want.

E7The Massacre Chapter - Part 2 - How to Change Destiny

Aug 17, 200724m

Influenced by Keiichi's encouragement, and the fact her friends are starting to avoid doing the same mistakes again by remembering glimpses of what they could have done, Rika decides to find a way to prevent her ominous destiny by herself.

E8The Massacre Chapter - Part 3 - Fluctuation

Aug 24, 200724m

Rika's plans are hindered by the appearance of Teppei, who much like in "Tatarigoroshi-hen", begins to abuse Satoko. Keiichi and the rest of the gang decide to find a way to release her from his clutches, but the government is reluctant to cooperate.

E9The Massacre Chapter - Part 4 - Negotiation

Aug 31, 200724m

The fight to save Satoko from her uncle's abuse continues, but they stumble on a dead end because she is reluctant to denounce him, for her own reasons. Rika realizes that despite their, she is the one who must take action.

E10The Massacre Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation

Sep 7, 200724m

Keiichi's struggle to help Satoko forces him to confront the village elders, even the leader of the Sonozaki family. As the government succumbs to the pressure of Keiichi and his allies', Satoko's condition is also at its limit.

E11The Massacre Chapter - Part 6 - A Strong Will

Sep 14, 200724m

At last, Rika persuades Satoko to ask for help and she is freed from Teppei. However, just when the village seemed to be relieved from its eternal cycle of hatred and death, the real enemies start to act, just like they did in previous worlds.

E12The Massacre Chapter - Part 7 - Hinamizawa Syndrome

Sep 21, 200724m

After getting a clue of the villain's betrayal, Rika tells her friends the truth behind the Hinamizawa Syndrome, and her connection with it. Meanwhile, the enemy moves on with their plan, eliminating any opposition.

E13The Massacre Chapter - Part 8 - Finale

Sep 28, 200724m

One after another, Rika's friends are killed while trying to protect her. Takano dissects Rika, but does so without anesthesia, as requested by the latter in an attempt to carve the identity of the culprit behind all the Hinamizawa murders in her mind and prevent the events from this and past worlds from repeating themselves. The villagers are rounded up at the school and gassed to death, while an ecstatic Takano proclaims her ascension to godhood.

E14The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 1 - Miyo

Oct 5, 200724m

Takano's past is revealed in disjointed flashbacks, some of them showing her harsh childhood, while others to the time when she became involved with researchers of the Hinamizawa Syndrome.

E15The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 2 - Wriggling

Oct 16, 200724m

Takano's story continues, including how she met her foster grandfather, and her determination to continue his work. A few years later, Takano and Hanyū have a very heated confrontation at Oyashiro-sama's shrine.

E16The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 3 - The Beginning of the End

Oct 23, 200724m

Hanyū watches silently and hopelessly as the cruel events occur during the dam incident, while she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key element to bring an end to the enemy's intentions.

E17The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 4 - Strategy

Oct 30, 200724m

In order to save Satoko, who is terminally infected with the Hinamizawa Syndrome, Rika offers herself as a test subject for Irie and Takano's research. More light is shed into the deaths of Satoko and Rika's parents, and its involvement with the legend of Oyashiro-sama's curse.

E18The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 5 - The Final Piece

Nov 6, 200724m

More details about Satoshi's past are revealed, including the reason for his disappearance. Rika and Hanyū make their final preparations for the impending struggle against destiny.

E19The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 6 - Opening

Nov 13, 200724m

Hanyū is physically introduced into the world as a transfer student to the Hinamizawa school, but forgets her role. After a brief meeting with Takano and Tomitake, she remembers the past worlds and informs Rika about the enemy's intentions.

E20The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 7 - Trap

Nov 20, 200724m

Rika gather her allies and start to make plans, while obtaining more information about the enemy and those supporting their ambitions.

E21The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 8 - 48 Hours

Nov 27, 200724m

False information regarding Rika is spread by Oishi's group at the precinct, leaving the villain's crew in disarray, and racing against time to prevent their plans from being foiled.

E22The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 9 - Offense and Defense

Dec 4, 200724m

Finding that Tomitake is captured, Irie rushes to escape and ends up meeting with Shion and her bodyguard, Kasai, on their way to the Sonozaki Estate. However, by accepting their help, he ends up unintentionally revealing Rika's hideout to the enemy.

E23The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 10 - Bloody Battle

Dec 11, 200724m

Irie, Kasai, and Shion head to the clinic to rescue Tomitake. Irie finally unveils to Shion where Satoshi disappeared to and the others deal with the enemy assaulting the mountains on their location

E24The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 11 - End

Dec 18, 200724m

The rest of the Yamainu concede defeat, but Takano is unwilling to surrender. After learning Nomura in Tokyo planned to use her as a scapegoat, she flees into the mountains and has a final confrontation with Rika's group. In the end, the Banken comes to arrest her, but Tomitake, pitying her and seeing how she had been infected with the Hinamizawa Syndrome, takes her into the the Irie Clinic for treatment. At the end, Rika and her friends Hanyū, Keiichi, Rena, Satoko, Mion, and Shion, attend the festival.

About Higurashi: When They Cry

Higurashi: When They Cry is an animation, drama, mystery series on Kansai TV. The show first aired on Apr 5, 2006 and currently has 2 seasons and 50 episodes. Higurashi: When They Cry has ended. It has a rating of 7.7/10 based on 245 votes. The cast includes Soichiro Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai, Yukari Tamura.