
Higurashi: When They Cry
It's not paranoia... if they really are trying to kill you!
- 2006 – 2007
- Ended
- Animation · Drama · Mystery
- ~24m / ep
- 2 seasons
- 7.7/10
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.
Latest: When They Cry: Kai · 2007
View all seasonsE1. Reunion
Jul 6, 2007 · 24m
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.
E2. The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 1 - Tag
Jul 13, 2007 · 24m
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.
E3. The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 2 - Powerlessness
Jul 20, 2007 · 24m
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.
E4. The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 3 - Pre-established Harmony
Jul 27, 2007 · 24m
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.
E5. The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 4 - The Great Hinamizawa Disaster
Aug 3, 2007 · 24m
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.
E6. The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth
Aug 10, 2007 · 24m
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.
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