ひぐらしのなく頃に (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) | |
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Episodes | 24 |
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Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu | |
Directed by | Keiichiro Kawaguchi |
"When the Cicadas Cry"), known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation before 2020, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the When They Cry franchise.
A new anime television series by Passione aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and a sequel aired from July to September 2021. Higurashi When They Cry is a "sound novel", a variation of visual novel with a focus on sound and atmosphere.
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Fantastic psychological horror anime. When They Cry is a perfect example of a horror/thriller done right. The show takes place in an isolated village in Japan, giving it an ominous feeling. As the show progresses, we learn that not everything that happens there is all innocent and nice.
Higurashi When They Cry is a Japanese anime television series based on Ryukishi07's visual novel series. The English titles for the first season are accorded to the titles used by Funimation. English titles in the other seasons are not official.
While there are anime films such as Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue, most horror anime consist of slow-burn psychological stories (Another) or over-the-top gorefests (Elfen Lied). However, among horror fans and anime fans, one anime stands apart: the 2006 anime Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, or Higurashi: When They Cry.
A mature show steeped in mystery, Higurashi tells the story of a group of friends living in Hinamizawa, a rural village held captive by a cruel, bloody legacy. For the past four years, on the night of Watanagashi, the Cotton Drifting festival, a series of mysterious deaths has occurred.
Crunchyroll - Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU TV Anime to Premiere with Its First Two Episodes on July 1.
Release OrderWhen They Cry (2006)The end of the world has been foretold since ancient times.Rei (2009)Umineko When They Cry (2009)Higurashi When They Cry – Gou (2020) -> (ongoing)
Murder mystery Psychological horror Supernatural horrorHigurashi When They Cryひぐらしのなく頃に (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)GenreMurder mystery Psychological horror Supernatural horrorCreated byRyukishi07 07th ExpansionGameDeveloper07th Expansion147 more rows
This anime is extremely intense throughout, both in terms of violence and psychology. It contains numerous strong, intense, bloody scenes of torture and murder.
But be warned, the series isn't shy to kill off its characters, and often does so in some petty insane and messed-up ways. Don't let the Moe art style fool you, this series is filled with frightening scenes and scary moments that will put you on edge and have you question everything you thought was going on.
During the end credits and music, Rika performs her dance. As villagers and the friends place their balls of cotton in the river, Shion arrives with Kasai and reveals she has a ball of cotton. Rika places her ball in the river and all watch a number of balls float by.
Takano MiyoTakano Miyo (鷹野 三四), born Tanashi Miyoko (田無 美代子), is the main villainess/antagonist in the original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.
So the character has memories of the loop because it keeps on being trapped in the branch, nothing short of a miracle is what allows them to scape the branch; to the point that its even said that they are creating a new branch.
Higurashi: When They Cry (Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に, Hepburn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, lit. "When the Cicadas Cry"), also known simply as When They Cry prior to 2020, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the When They Cry franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fictional village of Hinamizawa and the strange events that occur there in 1983.
Higurashi: When They Cry is a "sound novel", a variation of visual novel with a focus on sound and atmosphere. Gameplay is restricted to reading individual scenes, during which characters are displayed as static two-dimensional sprites. The versions of the game ported to home consoles additionally feature voice acting provided by professional voice actors. The narrative of the game is divided into separate story arcs, named "chapters", which become accessible in a sequence stric…
Higurashi: When They Cry takes place in the fictional village of Hinamizawa (雛見沢) in June 1983. Shortly before then, the main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to the village and befriends classmates Mion Sonozaki, her twin sister Shion, Rena Ryūgū, Rika Furude and Satoko Hōjō. Keiichi soon learns of the village's annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local deity Oyashiro. Hinamizawa initially seems calm and peaceful, but s…
The series is the first visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The game director and scenario writer for the series are Ryukishi07, who also drew all of the character illustrations. Background images were taken from photographs taken by Ryukishi07, his younger brother Yatazakura, and Kameya Mannendō. Programming was worked on by Yatazakura, who worked on the main structure, 4U who worked on the intermission and Tips, and BT who worked on the min…
Several sets of drama CDs based on the series have been released, mainly distributed by Frontier Works and Wayuta. The latter's releases differ from other media adaptations in that they make extensive use of the source material from the original sound novels, and sometimes include original songs from dai's albums. The main eight sound novel arcs have been adapted into a total of eleven CD releases, published by HOBiRECORDS and distributed by Wayuta and Geneon Enter…
Unlike visual novels created by established companies, 07th Expansion did not create the music found in the Higurashi games. The music for the question arcs consists of license free songs found on the Internet while the music for the answer arcs was provided by dōjin music artists that were fans of Higurashi. Later, a CD album called Thanks/you was released by the dōjin music artist, Dai; many of his tracks were used in the answer arcs. Fans initially referred to this album as the …
Over 100,000 copies of the original games were sold in Japan by 2006, a feat not attained by a dōjin game since Type-Moon released Tsukihime. Many fans attribute the game's success to the suspense and horror the novel portrays. Fan-based community boards emerged where fans began discussing their own theories. The popularity of the games grew exponentially as many took interest in their well-outlined script and story, which eventually led the game to be showcased in …
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni at MangaGamer
• Manga official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)