Report an issue on this page.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

ひぐらしのなく頃に

Titles
ひぐらしのなく頃に
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Higurashi When They Cry - Question Arcs
Le sanglot des cigales ~cycle des énigmes~
Higurashi - Quando piangono le cicale - Archi di domanda
Gdy zapłaczą cykady
Когда плачут цикады
Kogda plachut cikady
Khi Ve Sầu Khóc
寒蝉鸣泣之时 出题篇
Hanchan Mingqi zhi Shi Chuti Pian
AliasesHigurashi, When They Cry
Play timeVery long (50h from 203 votes)
Developer07th Expansion
Publishers07th Expansion & Inside-cap & Alchemist & Taito Corporation & Seams & Kaga Create Co., Ltd. & MangaGamer & Entergram, Inc. & 07th-Mod
Pbsaffran & Seams
MangaGamer & Seams & Sonozaki Futagotachi & anonl & 07th-Mod
-07- & Otorhin
Higurashi Eternal
ycx Studios
Hoshi Translation
Bir İsen
CTH Translations
UVNT
Relations
Alternative version
[unofficial] Ogranichenie
[unofficial] Canadian Higurashi
Shares characters
[unofficial] Gyakuten Higurashi Saiban ~Curry Naru...
[unofficial] Hinamizawa Kaiki Navigator Tsumikegare
[unofficial] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Fun
[unofficial] Futago ga Ii ne★
[unofficial] Take Rena Home
[unofficial] When Glitch Cry
Sequel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Same setting
[unofficial] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~Ikiutsushi...
Side story
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Console Arcs
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan
[unofficial] La neige
[unofficial] Higurashi no Naku Kisetsu ni
LinksWikipedia (en), Wikipedia (ja), Wikidata, IndieDB, VNStat
Shops» US$ 0.00 @ MangaGamer (partial)
» US$ 5.95 @ MangaGamer (partial)
» US$ 7.95 @ MangaGamer (partial)
» US$ 7.95 @ MangaGamer (partial)
» US$ 149.99 @ PlayAsia (bundle)
Related anime[DB-ANN] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (TV Series, 2006)

Description

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place during June 1983, at a fictional rural village called Hinamizawa, which has a population of approximately 2000. The main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to Hinamizawa and befriends his new classmates Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Hojo. Keiichi joins their after-school club activities, which consist mostly of card and board games (and punishment games for the loser, usually him.) Hinamizawa appears to be a normal, peaceful, rural village to Keiichi. However, the tranquility abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local god, Oyashiro-sama. Keiichi learns that every year for the past four years, one person has been murdered and another has gone missing on the day of the Watanagashi Festival. Keiichi himself soon becomes drawn into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama. In each story arc, he or one of his friends become paranoid, and a crime is committed. Usually, the crime involves the murder of one of their own friends. While it seems impossible to tell their delusions apart from the mystery of Hinamizawa, slowly the truth is revealed.

[from Wikipedia]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (proper) is the first set of stories, including the "Question" arcs.

CurseS 3.0 HomicideS 3.0 Psychological Horror 3.0 Suspense 3.0 Kinetic Novel 2.9 Friendship 2.9 Episodic Story 2.9 DenpaS 2.9 MadnessS 2.9 Ambient Sounds 2.9 Murder Mystery 2.9 Group of Friends 2.9 Thriller 2.9 Summer 2.9 Death of HeroineS 2.8 Photographic Backgrounds 2.8 Death of ProtagonistS 2.8 NVL 2.8 Yangire HeroineS 2.8 Male Protagonist 2.8 No Sexual Content 2.8 Violence 2.8 Descriptions of ViolenceS 2.8 Mystery 2.7 Festival 2.7 HorrorS 2.7 Fear of Death 2.7 Shouwa Era 2.6 80's 2.6 Unreliable NarratorS 2.6 Detective Work 2.6 Twin Sisters as HeroinesS 2.6 Multiple ProtagonistsS 2.5 Disappearance 2.5 Other Perspectives 2.5 Student Heroine 2.5 Student Protagonist 2.5 Multiple Route MysteryS 2.4 Traditionalist Family 2.4 Loli Heroine 2.4 School 2.4 Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside 2.3 Police 2.3 Shinto Shrine 2.3 Student Club Member Heroine 2.3 Miko Heroine 2.3 Varied Title Screens 2.3 Bokukko Heroine 2.2 Ponytail Heroine 2.2 Non-sexual Child AbuseS 2.2 No Event CGs 2.1 Japanese Mythology 2.1 Bloody ScenesS 2.0 Class President Heroine 2.0 ConfinementS 2.0 Desperation 2.0 Domestic ViolenceS 2.0 Existential CrisisS 2.0 Flashback 2.0 KidnappingS 2.0 Natural DisasterS 2.0 Orphan HeroineS 2.0 Student Club Member Protagonist 2.0 SuicideS 2.0 TortureS 2.0 Waitress HeroineS 2.0 Twins as Support CharactersS 1.9 Child AbuseS 1.9 Torture ChamberS 1.8 Past 1.8 CorporationsS 1.7 Heroine with Shorts 1.6 Temple 1.6 Yakuza HeroineS 1.6 Asian-style Manor 1.6 Food Discussions 1.6 No Romance Plot 1.6 YakuzaS 1.5 DiscriminationS 1.5 Heroine with a Fang 1.5 No Sense of Direction Heroine 1.5 Police Officer ProtagonistS 1.5 Transfer Student Protagonist 1.5 Mischievous Heroine 1.5 Heroine with Tights 1.4 Protagonist with Voice Acting 1.1 Baseball 1.0 Daughter Support CharacterS 1.0 Forced Auto-Read Sections 1.0 Non-explicit Nudity Only 1.0 Slice of Life Comedy 0.9 Protagonist with a Face 0.8 Tsundere Heroine 0.7 Mahjong as Story Element 0.6 Few ChoicesS 0.5 Naked SpritesS 0.5 Censored Text 0.4 Ojousama Heroine 0.3 CannibalismS 0.2

Releases

Japanese (33)
2002-08-10♥17+Onikakushi Hen
2002-12-29♥17+Watanagashi Hen
2003-08-15♥17+Tatarigoroshi Hen
2004-08-13♥17+Himatsubushi Hen
2
2005-02-07♥17+Tenohira de Higurashi ga Naku (patch)
2006-06♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Trial Edition
2007-02-22♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Omochikaeri~ Set
2
2007-02-22♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Regular Edition
2
2007-09-20♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2007-12-20♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi
3
2008-06-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.1 -Tatari- Limited Edition
2
2008-06-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.1 -Tatari- Regular Edition
2
2008-11-27♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.2 -Sou- Angel Mort Omochikaeri Box
2
2008-11-27♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.2 -Sou- Regular Edition
2
2010-04-09♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2011-11-15♥Watanagashi Hen
1
2011-12-07♥Onikakushi Hen
2012-01-07♥Himatsubushi Hen
1
2012-01-13♥Tatarigoroshi Hen
1
2014-08-17♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2
2015-03-12♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui
2015-03-12♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui
2015-05-15♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Onikakushi Hen
4
2015-11-13♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Watanagashi Hen
4
2016-06-16♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Tatarigoroshi Hen
4
2016-06-16♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi Sprite Uncensor Patch (unofficial patch)
2016-10-07♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Himatsubushi Hen
4
2018-07-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2
2018-07-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2018-11-07♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Question Arc PS3-fication Mod (unofficial patch)
2019-01-24♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2
2022-01-28♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Limited Edition
2
2022-01-28♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Regular Edition
3
Korean (5)
2007-07♥17+Himatsubushi Hen (unofficial patch)
2018-12-31♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
2020-01-05♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi (unofficial patch)
2020-02-23♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi (unofficial patch)
2020-03-01♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi (unofficial patch)
English (20)
2009-01-30♥17+Higurashi Demo (unofficial patch)
2009-06-28♥17+Watanagashi Day 1 (unofficial patch)
2009-12-15♥AllHigurashi When They Cry - Download Edition
2010-07-01♥AllHigurashi When They Cry - Package Edition
2010-07-29♥12+Higurashi When They Cry (Ep1) - Onikakushi
2010-07-29♥12+Higurashi When They Cry (Ep2) - Watanagashi
2010-09-13♥12+Higurashi When They Cry (Ep3) - Tatarigoroshi
1
2010-11-01♥12+Higurashi When They Cry (Ep4) - Himatsubushi
1
2011-04-01♥AllHigurashi Minigame Patch (unofficial patch)
2011-04-04♥AllHigurashi When They Cry - Trial Edition
2011-05-06♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2012-03-13♥13+Higurashi When They Cry (Ep1) - Onikakushi
2015-05-15♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
4
2015-11-13♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
4
2016-06-16♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
4
2016-06-16♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi Sprite Uncensor Patch (unofficial patch)
2016-10-07♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
4
2018-11-07♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Question Arc PS3-fication Mod (unofficial patch)
2020-07-19♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2021-06-29♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (unofficial patch)
Chinese (simplified) (2)
2009-07-30♥17+Hanchan Mingqi zhi Shi Chuti Pian (unofficial patch)
2017-08-19♥AllHanchan Mingqi zhi Shi: Gui Yin Pian (unofficial patch)
French (4)
2009-10-31♥7+Le sanglot des cigales - Tomes 1 et 2
2010-06-22♥7+Le sanglot des cigales - Démo
2010-07-01♥7+Le sanglot des cigales ~cycle des énigmes~
2013-07-09♥12+Le sanglot des cigales Épisode1
1
Russian (9)
2012-01-26♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2012-09-12♥Kogda Plachut Cikady: Glava o Pohischennyh Demonami (unofficial)
2013-03-01♥Kogda Plachut Cikady: Glava o Hlopkovyh Korablikah (unofficial)
2013-12-31♥Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
2014-07-12♥17+Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
2015-02-18♥Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
2018-01-09♥17+Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi (unofficial)
2020-07-19♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2021-06-24♥[07-th mod] Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
Portuguese (Brazil) (4)
2015-11-11♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.1 Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
2016-03-17♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.2 Watanagashi (unofficial patch)
2016-11-09♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.3 Tatarigoroshi (unofficial patch)
2016-11-10♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.4 Himatsubushi (unofficial patch)
Vietnamese (2)
2018-10-01♥16+Khi Ve Sầu Khóc - Chương 1: Quỷ Bắt Hồn (unofficial patch)
TBA♥16+Khi Ve Sầu Khóc - Chương 2: Miên Lưu Hội (unofficial)
Turkish (1)
2019-09-08♥12+Higurashi When They Cry Hou (Blm1) - Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
Polish (5)
2020-08-23♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
2021-01-29♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady. Onikakushi (07th Mod) (unofficial patch)
2021-03-19♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Watanagashi (unofficial patch)
2021-07-17♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Tatarigoroshi (unofficial patch)
2021-10-01♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Himatsubushi (unofficial patch)
Italian (4)
2020-10-11♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen (unofficial patch)
2021-03-08♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen (unofficial patch)
2021-10-16♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen (unofficial)
2021-12-17♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-hen (unofficial)
Spanish (5)
2022-03-04♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Cap. 1 Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi (unofficial patch)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi (unofficial patch)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi (unofficial patch)
Ukrainian (2)
2022-07-29♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi (unofficial patch)
2022-10-25♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi (unofficial patch)

Staff

Original edition
  • Artist
  • Ryuukishi07
  • ratoMatsuri/Kizuna/Sui
  • Vocals
  • AyaneMatsuri First OP "Nageki no Mori", Matsuri Second OP "Complex Image"
  • Isayama MioKizuna Second OP "Place of Period"
  • Itou KanakoMatsuri First ED "escape", Second ED "Friend", Kizuna First ED "Tsuisou no Despair", Sui OP "SideEffect"
  • Staff
  • 4UScript (intermission, tips)
  • BTMusic room, omake game, script (circle's logo, installer)
  • Murakami Jun"Place of Period" Arrangement
  • Ryuukishi07Background art
  • YatazakuraProduction, script (main), background art
  • Director
  • Ryuukishi07
  • Character design
  • KurosakiMangaGamer re-releases
  • Ryuukishi07
  • Vocals
  • AyaneMatsuri First OP "Nageki no Mori", Matsuri Second OP "Complex Image"
  • Isayama MioKizuna Second OP "Place of Period"
  • Itou KanakoMatsuri First ED "escape", Second ED "Friend", Kizuna First ED "Tsuisou no Despair", Sui OP "SideEffect"
  • Scenario
  • Ryuukishi07
  • Vocals
  • AyaneMatsuri First OP "Nageki no Mori", Matsuri Second OP "Complex Image"
  • Isayama MioKizuna Second OP "Place of Period"
  • Itou KanakoMatsuri First ED "escape", Second ED "Friend", Kizuna First ED "Tsuisou no Despair", Sui OP "SideEffect"
MangaGamer's Hou translation
  • Staff
  • DoddlerFull engine port to Unity
  • Staff
  • DoddlerFull engine port to Unity
    Pbsaffran's translation

                Full character list

                Character summary

                Maebara KeiichiProtagonist
                Voiced by Hoshi Souichirou
                Furude RikaMain character
                Voiced by Tamura Yukari
                Houjou SatokoMain character
                Voiced by Kanai Mika
                Ryuuguu RenaMain character
                Voiced by Nakahara Mai
                Sonozaki MionMain character
                Voiced by Yukino Satsuki
                Chie RumikoSide character
                Voiced by Orikasa Fumiko
                Kameda YukikazuSide character
                Voiced by Tanaka Kazunari
                Kumagai KatsuyaSide character
                Voiced by Kawamura Takuo
                Ooishi KuraudoSide character
                Voiced by Chafuurin
                Takano MiyoSide character
                Voiced by Itou Miki
                Tomitake JirouSide character
                Voiced by Ookawa Tooru

                User stats

                Vote stats
                6342 votes total, average 8.52 (very good)
                10
                1450
                9
                2382
                8
                1579
                7
                531
                6
                206
                5
                94
                4
                40
                3
                23
                2
                11
                1
                26
                Recent votes(show all)
                15 reviews »
                oneThread102022-11-02
                Raniwi92022-11-02
                dopeghost92022-11-02
                Minamee82022-11-01
                NanaMeli102022-11-01
                fredereika92022-11-01
                sackknete82022-10-31

                Ranking

                Popularity: ranked #20 with a score of 47.71

                Bayesian rating: ranked #21 with a rating of 8.50

                Screenshots

                Himatsubushi Hen

                Screenshot sf814

                Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi

                Screenshot sf11387

                Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.1 -Tatari- Limited Edition

                Screenshot sf815

                Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.2 -Sou- Regular Edition

                Screenshot sf11383

                Higurashi When They Cry - Download Edition

                Screenshot sf9518Screenshot sf9519

                Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

                Screenshot sf155222Screenshot sf155223Screenshot sf155224

                Higurashi When They Cry Hou – Question Arc PS3-fication Mod

                Screenshot sf155220