Higurashi: When They Cry
ひぐらしのなく頃に
“It's not paranoia... if they really are trying to kill you!”
About
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.
Cast
Soichiro Hoshi
as Keiichi Maebara (voice)
Mai Nakahara
as Rena Ryuuguu (voice)
Satsuki Yukino
as Mion Sonozaki / Shion Sonozaki (voice)
Mika Kanai
as Satoko Houjou (voice)
Yukari Tamura
as Rika Furude (voice)
Yui Horie
as Hanyu (voice)
Episodes
When They Cry
The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning
Keiichi Maebara, a student who recently moved into the village of Hinamizawa, is invited by his new friends at school to join their club. But while searching for treasure at a garbage dump with Rena Ryugu, he discovers the village is not as peaceful as it seems.
The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 2 - Secret
The annual Watanagashi Festival finally starts, and everyone has fun feasting and playing games. However, in the following day, Keiichi is interrogated by chief police officer, Oishi, about a crime that occurred at the night of the festival, and he starts fearing the villagers might be involved in this and other similar incidents, like Oishi suspects.
The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.
The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Distortion
Keiichi's despair reaches its peak. After being captured and sedated, he wakes up restrained by Mion and Rena, and they attempt to inject him with a mysterious drug. Keiichi murders them before taking his own life by clawing his throat.
The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 1 - Jealousy
Keiichi meets Mion's twin sister, Shion; the two are so identical that Keiichi can hardly tell the difference between them. It is also revealed that Mion has a crush on him.
The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 2 - Takano
During Rika's ritual performance at the Watanagashi Festival, Shion whisks Keiichi away to sneak into the forbidden shrine warehouse, where Tomitake and his friend, Miyo Takano, are waiting. However, after learning about the other pair's fate, he starts to worry about his and Shion's safety.
The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 3 - Lie
Keiichi asks Rika for help, but when she and Satoko disappear, he starts fearing for the worse.
The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
Keiichi and Rena suspect that Mion might be related to Rika and Satoko's disappearance, and confront her at her house. There, he learns from her about the burden she carries as the heir of the Sonozaki family, and tries to dissuade her to surrender herself without success.
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