Chronological Watch Order & Filler List!
Anime | Year | Episodes | Skippable | |
6. | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Kira | 2011 | 4 | Yes |
7. | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak | 2013 | 1 | Yes |
8. | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou | 2020 | 24 | No |
9. | Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU | 2021 | Ongoing | No |
"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.
Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou – 552 minutes (ongoing) 5. Quick Review Higurashi is a slap on the face of people who label anime as ‘cartoons for children.’ A show that starts with an upbeat tone and environment, quickly reveals its dark nature as it progresses.
One horror title that has stuck with anime viewers for the longest time was Higurashi When They Cry, which originally aired in the early 2000's. Much to fans' delight, a new project was announced but it has since been delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.
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)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (ひぐらしのなく頃に業, When the Cicadas Cry Karma) is a 2020 Higurashi When They Cry anime project created by Passione that serves as a sequel to the original story. The series was licensed by Funimation for streaming, which originally licensed it under the name Higurashi When They Cry - New.
In theory, you can say that Gou isn't a sequel, or a remake, or a reboot, but the reality is kind of different. You most definitely SHOULD watch DEEN's original series before starting on Gou and its sequel – Sotsu, but I will elaborate on that later.
Series overviewSeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedOutbreak1August 15, 2013Gou24October 1, 2020Sotsu15July 1, 20215 more rows
The Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime caused a stir when it was revealed that it was not a remake but a completely new story set in the world of Higurashi . As the Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU sequel anime approaches its conclusion, Ryukishi07 spoke to ANN about how the new anime reinvents the franchise.
It is not. It is a sequel that picks up right after Rei! The first episode looks just like the first episode of the Studio Deen series.
There is also Higurashi Sotsu currently airing, which is a sequel to Gou and I'm going to review it after it ends. So yeah I believe it is absolutely required to watch the 2 first seasons of higurashi (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni and Kai) to experience this great show.
Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU | Watch on Funimation.
When They Cry fans got a much welcomed surprise when the announcement of a new Higurashi anime project was announced back in January 2020. Initially presented as a remake of the original anime under the name Higurashi – New, the series was revealed to be a sequel to the original story during the second episode.
Hinamizawa is based on the real world village of Shirakawa-go (白川郷 Shirakawa-go).
A new anime television series by Passione aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and a sequel aired from July to September 2021.
In the summer of 1983, Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the quiet little village of Hinamizawa and quickly becomes inseparable friends with classmates Rena Ryuuguu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Rika Furude.
Higurashi is a slap in the face to those who think of anime as children ’s cartoons.’
It takes forty-five hours and four minutes to view every episode of Higurashi’s The Time to die.
The release order is the most suggested way to see Higurashi. OVAs can be used to tell storylines that can be seen after Season 1 ends.
Moshi Moshi everyone! I'm Garima. I'm always in the world of fiction! Be it books, movies, comics, games and anime generates all sorts of weird, interesting things that I could never find in any other media. I've been watching anime since my school days and honestly it is one of the best things that has happened to me.
When They Cry volume one DVD cover by Geneon. 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. The first season titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ...
The first story is an anime-original arc called Yakusamashi-hen, which is followed by the last two arcs from the original visual novel series: Minagoroshi-hen and Matsuribayashi-hen. On September 18, 2007, a sixteen-year-old girl killed her father with an axe in Kyoto, Japan.
Shion and Keiichi promise not to tell anyone. Keiichi becomes disturbed when he is questioned both by Mion, and Oishi about the whereabouts of Shion, Tomitake and Takano. Keiichi learns from Shion that Takano and Tomitake had the same deaths. Since they died from the curse, they are needed to calm Oyashiro.
Oishi tells Keiichi that all victims of Oyashiro's curse are connected to his group of friends. That night, Keiichi discovers a sewing needle inside the box of ohagi, which Rena and Mion give. Fearing that they will watch him, Keiichi wields Satoshi's baseball bat, after returning to school the next day.
A series of murders and disappearances has occurred on the night of the festival for the past four years and are all supposedly caused by the curse of the village's tutelary deity, Oyashiro.
When The Cicadas Cry: Expansion ~Outbreak~) was adapted from the short story "Higurashi Outbreak", and was released on August 15 , 2013. Sakai, who served as character designer for the first two seasons, returns for this OVA.
When The Cicadas Cry: Karma), is animated by Passione and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi, with Takashi Ikehata serving as assistant director, Naoki Hayashi handling series composition, Akio Watanabe designing the characters and Kawai returning as music composer. The main cast will reprise their roles.
As I mentioned above, Higurashi’s entire franchise comprises individual storylines that expand the universe. However, it can get very complicated for a first-time viewer, especially when it comes to arcs.
Higurashi: When They Cry is an anime adapted from a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion.
The Higurashi: When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) games form what are referred to as the question arcs . These first four games of the series were meant to give the player a sense of the world where the story takes place and introduce the mysterious circumstances surrounding the village of Hinamizawa. Since there are no concrete answers given to the questions that the story presents in these arcs, the question arcs allow the player to form his or her own opinions about the events taking place in the village. Each question arc game contains all of the previous question arcs.
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 strictly established by the developers. The narration is conducted on behalf of various characters. After reading a certain amount of text within a chapter, playback ends. At this point, the player is invited to save the game, as well as read "tips" that reveal details of the game's setting that were not present in the main story. The tips may also encourage the player to deduce the reasoning behind the narrative's mysterious events. The chapters of the game are divided into two categories – "question arcs" and "answer arcs". Each question arc is a self-contained story taking place in an alternate reality, while each answer arc is based within the same scenario as a certain question arc, and help the player formulate a more accurate vision of the events of the pertaining question arc. Each chapter is assigned a "difficulty rating" that indicates the complexity of the mystery. Upon completion of reading a chapter, all previously opened tips and images of individual scenes in the form of a gallery become available to the player from the main menu. In addition, the player can access a feature entitled the "Staff Room", in which writer Ryukishi07 discusses and examines the chapter, or the "All-Cast Review Session", in which the characters break the fourth wall and debate about the events of the chapter.
Karma) and it was revealed that the anime is not actually a direct remake as it was previously marketed to be. The new series ran for 24 episodes. After Gou finished airing, a sequel, entitled Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu (ひぐらしのなく頃に卒, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu, lit.
There are four light novels which contain additional illustrations by five different artists, and seventeen novelizations of the separate visual novel arcs. Each novel is written by Ryukishi07. The light novels were all released as limited editions not sold in stores. The first one, Nekogoroshi-hen, was illustrated by Karin Suzuragi, Yutori Hōjō, and Jirō Suzuki, and was sent out to those who bought the first volume of the manga versions of Onikakushi-hen, Watanagashi-hen, and Tatarigoroshi-hen. One needed to send the cutout stamps in all three of these manga by the deadline to receive this special short story. The second light novel, Kuradashi-hen, was illustrated by Yoshiki Tonogai, Karin Suzuki, Yutori Hōjō, and Mimori. This novel was sent out to those who bought the second volume of the manga version of Himatsubushi-hen, and the first volumes of the manga Tsumihoroboshi-hen, Meakashi-hen, and Yoigoshi-hen. One needed to send the cutout stamps in all four of these manga by a certain deadline to receive this special short story. The third light novel, Hajisarashi-hen, contained illustrations by Rato, and was included with the limited edition of the PlayStation 2 game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri. The fourth novel, Kuradashi-hen Zoku is a sequel to Kuradashi-hen and was sent out to those who bought the second volumes of the manga Tsumihoroboshi-hen, Meakashi-hen, and Yoigoshi-hen. One needed to send the cutout stamps in all four of these manga by a certain deadline to receive this special short story. The light novels were published by Square Enix and released in 2006 and 2007.
The film is an adaptation of the first story arc, Onikakushi-hen. Gōki Maeda plays Keiichi, Airi Matsuyama plays Rena, Rin Asuka plays Mion, Aika plays Rika, and Erena Ono plays Satoko. The film was released in 60 theaters and earned over ¥200 million at the box office.
There are eight main titles in the Higurashi manga series, spanning the four question arcs and the four answer arcs. Each question arc manga are compiled into two bound volumes. The first two answer arc manga are compiled into four volumes, meanwhile Minagoroshi-hen is compiled into six volumes, and Matsuribayashi-hen into eight. The manga uses multiple artists between the various arcs. Karin Suzuragi drew Onikakushi-hen, Tsumihoroboshi-hen, and Matsuribayashi-hen, Yutori Hōjō drew Watanagashi-hen and Meakashi-hen, Jirō Suzuki drew Tatarigoroshi-hen, Yoshiki Tonogai drew Himatsubushi-hen, and Hinase Momoyama drew Minagoroshi-hen. Another manga entitled Kokoroiyashi-hen (心癒し編, Heart Healing Chapter) is drawn by Yuna Kagesaki and began in Kadokawa Shoten 's Comp Ace on August 26, 2008. The manga series was licensed by Yen Press for English distribution in North America under the title Higurashi: When They Cry. The manga was initially serialized in Yen Press' Yen Plus anthology magazine, the first issue of which went on sale on July 29, 2008. The first English volume of the manga was originally planned to be sold in early 2009, but was released in November 2008.
A mobile phone RPG game titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei (ひぐらしのなく頃に命, When the Cicadas Cry: Life) and planned by D-techno, written by Kiichi Kanō and developed by Smile Axe was released on September 3, 2020. The story stars a new protagonist, Kazuho Kimiyoshi, who visits Hinamizawa in the year 1993.
4 Okami Kakushi: Masque of the Wolf (2010) Okami Kakushi has a very similar art style and vibe to Higurashi, making it perfect for fans of the latter. The story starts when a boy named Hiroshi moves to a new town that are known for their oranges.
The anime is based around at detective name Rin, who is immortal.
In the very first episode, the anime takes a sudden turn into human cloning, and the story that unfolds from there only gets more and more harrowing. Some of the topics in RIN are disturbing in the physical and psychological sense, and shouldn't be watched by the faint of heart.
Satou holds her hostage in her apartment and will murder to keep their "happy sugar life" going on forever. Satou is, by all intents and purposes, an emotionless sociopath so when she abducts the lost Shio, she convinces her (and herself) that their chance encounter is true love.
School Days is an anime that, for better or worse, is one of the perfect examples of a misleadingly innocent anime with a bloody, twisted ending. This anime adapts the bad route of the popular harem game of the same name.
The newest Higurashi anime has been delayed, so fill in that horror void with these 10 equally disturbing titles. There are a ton of horror anime out there, but finding some that are actually worth watching can be a task. One horror title that has stuck with anime viewers for the longest time was Higurashi When They Cry, ...