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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

ひぐらしのなく頃に解

Titles
ひぐらしのなく頃に解
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
Higurashi When They Cry - Answer Arcs
Le sanglot des cigales R ~cycle des résolutions~
寒蝉鸣泣之时解
Hanchan Mingqi zhi Shi Jie
Когда плачут цикады: Ответы
Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety
AliasesHigurashi Kai, When They Cry 2, Higu2
Play timeVery long (62h30m from 190 votes)
Developer07th Expansion
Publishers07th Expansion & Alchemist & Seams & Kaga Create Co., Ltd. & MangaGamer & Entergram, Inc. & 07th-Mod
MangaGamer & Seams & Hinamizawa Club & anonl & 07th-Mod
Pbsaffran
-07-
Higurashi Eternal
ycx Studios Hanhuazu & Lancher
CTH Translations
Relations
Shares characters

[unofficial] Minagoroshi Hen Bad End ~Rika Hen~

Fandisc

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou

07th Theater

Prequel

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Sequel

[unofficial] Mayuhogushi -Kagariito-

Same series

Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Side story

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Console Arcs

Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Mei

LinksWikipedia (en), Wikipedia (ja), Wikidata, IndieDB, VNStat
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Related anime[DB-ANN] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (TV Series, 2006)
[DB-ANN] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (TV Series, 2007)

Description

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place in June 1983 in 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 mainly consist of card and board games (and punishment games for the loser, usually him).

Hinamizawa appears to be an ordinary, peaceful, rural village to Keiichi. However, the peacefulness abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to express gratitude toward the local god, Oyashiro-sama. Keiichi discovers that on the day of the Watanagashi Festival, for the past four years, one person has been murdered, and another has vanished.

Soon, he becomes drawn into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama. In each story arc, he or one of his friends becomes paranoid, and a crime is committed. Usually, the crime involves the murder of one of their friends.

While it seems impossible to tell their delusions apart from the mystery of Hinamizawa, the truth is gradually revealed throughout the story.

[Edited from Wikipedia]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is the second set of stories, including the "Answer" arcs.

BetrayalS 3.0 ConspiracyS 3.0 Death of HeroineS 3.0 Friendship 3.0 HomicideS 3.0 Major AntagonistS 3.0 Multiple Route Mystery 3.0 Student Club Member Heroine 3.0 Student Club Member Protagonist 3.0 Student Heroine 3.0 Suspense 3.0 Villainous HeroineS 3.0 Ambient Sounds 2.9 No Sexual Content 2.9 NVL 2.9 IntrigueS 2.9 MadnessS 2.9 Alternate DimensionsS 2.9 Other Perspectives 2.9 Group of Friends 2.9 Murder Mystery 2.9 Death of ProtagonistS 2.8 Multiple Protagonists 2.8 Thriller 2.8 Time LoopS 2.8 Mystery 2.8 Fictional Modern Day Japanese Countryside 2.8 80's 2.7 Photographic Backgrounds 2.7 Violence 2.7 Shouwa Era 2.6 Horror 2.6 Protagonist with a Face 2.6 Drastic Character Development 2.5 Flashback 2.5 Mass MurderS 2.5 Police 2.5 Psychological TraumaS 2.5 Secret IdentityS 2.5 SuicideS 2.5 Summer 2.5 Episodic Story 2.5 DestinyS 2.5 EpidemicS 2.5 Kinetic Novel 2.4 Secret SocietyS 2.4 DelusionS 2.4 Protagonist with a Sprite 2.4 Denpa 2.3 Biological WeaponS 2.3 Curse 2.3 Festival 2.3 Student Protagonist 2.3 ParanoiaS 2.3 Few ChoicesS 2.3 Redemption 2.3 Varied Title Screens 2.3 Bonus Side Stories 2.2 Female Protagonist 2.2 Yangire HeroineS 2.2 DeitiesS 2.1 Traditionalist Family 2.1 Twin Sisters as HeroinesS 2.1 Class President Heroine 2.0 ConfinementS 2.0 DepressionS 2.0 Descriptions of Violence 2.0 DesperationS 2.0 Detective Work 2.0 Domestic ViolenceS 2.0 Grandmother Support Character 2.0 Hostage CrisisS 2.0 Mercenary Support CharacterS 2.0 Orphan Heroine 2.0 PoliticsS 2.0 ReunionS 2.0 RevengeS 2.0 School 2.0 Shinto Shrine 2.0 Waitress Heroine 2.0 Temple 1.9 Yakuza Heroine 1.9 TortureS 1.9 Yakuza 1.9 Miko Heroine 1.8 Twins as Support CharactersS 1.8 Meaningless ChoicesS 1.8 SacrificeS 1.7 Loli Protagonist 1.7 No Romance Plot 1.7 Torture Chamber 1.7 KidnappingS 1.7 Bokukko Heroine 1.6 Ponytail Heroine 1.6 DuelS 1.5 Bloody Scenes 1.5 Child AbuseS 1.5 Heroine with a Fang 1.5 Heroine with TattooS 1.5 Loli Heroine 1.5 Mother Support Character 1.5 Pretending Protagonist 1.5 Romance 1.5 Asian-style Manor 1.5 Yandere HeroineS 1.4 Heroine with Shorts 1.4 Combat with FirearmsS 1.4 Heroine with Tights 1.4 Mischievous Heroine 1.3 Breaking the Fourth WallS 1.3 Arrogant HeroineS 1.2 Male Protagonist 1.1 Baseball 1.0 Brother Support Character 1.0 Daughter Support CharacterS 1.0 Fighting ProtagonistS 1.0 Food Discussions 1.0 Forced Auto-Read Sections 1.0 Time StopS 1.0 Timid HeroineS 1.0 Transfer Student Protagonist 1.0 Unarmed CombatS 0.8 Non-sexual Child AbuseS 0.8 Mahjong as Story Element 0.5 Child Protagonist 0.3

Releases

Japanese (32)
2004-12-30♥17+Meakashi Hen
2
2005-08-14♥17+Tsumihoroboshi Hen
2
2005-12-30♥17+Minagoroshi Hen
2
2006-08-13♥17+Matsuribayashi Hen
2
2007-02-22♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Omochikaeri~ Set
3
2007-02-22♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Regular Edition
2
2007-12-20♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi
3
2007-12-20♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi (Append Version)
3
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
2009-05-28♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.3 -Rasen- Limited Edition Box
2
2009-05-28♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.3 -Rasen- Regular Edition
2
2010-02-25♥15+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.4 -Kizuna- Limited Edition Box
2
2010-02-25♥15+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.4 -Kizuna- Regular Edition
3
2010-04-09♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2012-01-21♥Meakashi Hen
1
2012-02-04♥Tsumihoroboshi Hen
1
2012-03-08♥Minagoroshi Hen
1
2012-03-29♥Matsuribayashi 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
2017-04-28♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Meakashi Hen
4
2018-06-14♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Tsumihoroboshi Hen
4
2018-07-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2
2018-07-26♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2019-01-24♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2
2019-07-18♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Minagoroshi Hen
4
2020-05-14♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Matsuribayashi Hen
4
2020-07-11♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Answer Arc PS3-fication Mod (unofficial patch)
2022-01-28♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Limited Edition
2
2022-01-28♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Regular Edition
3
English (16)
2007-03♥17+Minagoroshi Hen (unofficial patch)
2010-02-28♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Meakashi"
2010-04-15♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Tsumihoroboshi"
2010-05-31♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Minagoroshi"
2010-07-15♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Matsuribayashi"
2011-02-10♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai Bundle Pack
2011-05-06♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2011-07-01♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai - Package Edition
2012-05-15♥12+Higurashi When They Cry Kai (Ep5) - Meakashi
1
2017-04-28♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
4
2018-06-14♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
4
2019-07-18♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
4
2020-05-14♥AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
4
2020-07-11♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Answer Arc PS3-fication Mod (unofficial patch)
2021-03-26♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (unofficial)
2021-06-29♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (unofficial patch)
French (3)
2011-05-21♥Le sanglot des cigales R - Tomes 5 et 6 (unofficial patch)
2012-05-25♥Le sanglot des cigales R ~cycle des résolutions~
2020-01-06♥7+Le sanglot des cigales R ~cycle des résolutions~
Chinese (simplified) (3)
2011♥Hanchan Mingqi zhi Shi Jie (unofficial patch)
2021-08-10♥AllHanchan Mingqi zhi Shi: Zui Mie Pian (unofficial patch)
TBA♥AllHanchan Mingqi zhi Shi: Mu Ming Pian (unofficial patch)
Russian (10)
2014-07-07♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o raskrytii tajny (unofficial)
2014-07-13♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o raskrytii tajny (unofficial)
2014-12-31♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava ob Iskuplenii (unofficial)
2015-01-04♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava ob Iskuplenii (unofficial)
2015-07-07♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o Massovoj Kazni (unofficial)
2015-07-24♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o Massovoj Kazni (unofficial)
2015-12-27♥Kogda plachut cikady: Onvety (unofficial)
2016-05-09♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety (unofficial)
2016-05-18♥Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety (unofficial)
2021-06-24♥[07-th mod] Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
Portuguese (Brazil) (2)
2017-12-19♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.5 Meakashi (unofficial patch)
2020-06-23♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.6 Tsumihoroboshi (unofficial patch)
Korean (4)
2020-04-07♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi (patch)
2020-05-19♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi (patch)
2020-07-11♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi (patch)
2020-11-01♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi (patch)
Polish (4)
2021-12-11♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Meakashi (unofficial patch)
2022-02-19♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Tsumihoroboshi (unofficial patch)
2022-07-10♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Minagoroshi (unofficial patch)
2023-01-08♥AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Matsuribayashi (unofficial patch)
Italian (3)
2022-05-29♥AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen (unofficial)
2022-10-02♥Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tsumihoroboshi-hen (unofficial)
2023-05-28♥Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni - Minagoroshi-hen (unofficial)
Spanish (2)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi (unofficial patch)
TBA♥Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi (unofficial patch)

Staff

Original edition
  • Director
  • Ryuukishi07
  • Staff
  • 4UScript (intermission, tips)
  • 5zizzMatsuri/Kizuna/Sui BGM
  • BTMusic room, omake game, script (circle's logo, installer)
  • YatazakuraProduction, script (main), background art
  • Yuizuki SoraED "Sora no Mukou" lyrics
  • Vocals
  • AyaneKizuna OP "Angelic Bright", ED "Tada Nagaruru Mama ni"
  • CyuaRasen OP "Hikari no Sora no Qualia"
  • Itou KanakoMatsuri First ED "escape", Second ED "Friend"
  • Uema EmiSui ED "Hitotsu no Inochi"
  • Velforest.Rasen ED "Shikkoku no Saidan"
  • Yuizuki SoraED "Sora no Mukou"
  • YuzukiConsole Meakashi ED "You"
MangaGamer's Hou translation
  • Staff
  • DoddlerFull engine port to Unity
    • Staff
    • DoddlerFull engine port to Unity
        • Staff
        • DoddlerFull engine port to Unity
              Pbsaffran's translation
                          ycx Studios Hanhuazu's Hou translation (unofficial)
                          • Translator
                          • Lancher
                          • ycx
                          • Quality assurance
                          • LancherTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • ycxTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • Editor
                          • LancherTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • ycxTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • Staff
                          • ycxDirection, engineering, image editing (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • Translator
                          • Lancher
                          • ycx
                          • Staff
                          • ycxDirection, engineering, image editing (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • Editor
                          • LancherTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • ycxTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • Quality assurance
                          • LancherTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • ycxTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • Editor
                          • LancherTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • ycxTsumihoroboshi Hen
                          • Quality assurance
                          • LancherTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • ycxTesting (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)
                          • Staff
                          • ycxDirection, engineering, image editing (Tsumihoroboshi Hen)

                          Full character list

                          Character summary

                          Maebara KeiichiProtagonist
                          Voiced by Hoshi Souichirou
                          Furude RikaProtagonist
                          Voiced by Tamura Yukari
                          Sonozaki ShionProtagonist
                          Voiced by Yukino Satsuki
                          Ryuuguu RenaProtagonist
                          Voiced by Nakahara Mai
                          Irie KyousukeMain character
                          Voiced by Seki Toshihiko
                          Houjou SatokoMain character
                          Voiced by Kanai Mika
                          Sonozaki MionMain character
                          Voiced by Yukino Satsuki
                          Tomitake JirouMain character
                          Voiced by Ookawa Tooru
                          Akasaka MamoruMain character
                          Voiced by Ono Daisuke
                          Takano MiyoMain character
                          Voiced by Itou Miki
                          Kameda YukikazuSide character
                          Voiced by Tanaka Kazunari
                          Kimiyoshi KiichirouSide character
                          Voiced by Tsukada Masaaki
                          Houjou SatoshiSide character
                          Voiced by Kobayashi Yuu
                          Houjou TeppeiSide character
                          Voiced by Houki Katsuhisa
                          Sonozaki OryouSide character
                          Voiced by Okohira Shizuka
                          Ooishi KuraudoSide character
                          Voiced by Chafuurin
                          Kumagai KatsuyaSide character
                          Voiced by Kawamura Takuo
                          Chie RumikoSide character
                          Voiced by Orikasa Fumiko
                          Kasai TatsuyoshiSide character
                          Voiced by Tachiki Fumihiko
                          Mamiya RinaSide character
                          Voiced by Hikami Kyouko

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                          Ranking

                          Popularity: ranked #28 with a score of 38.81

                          Bayesian rating: ranked #9 with a rating of 8.73

                          Screenshots

                          Matsuribayashi Hen

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                          Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi

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                          Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Meakashi"

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                          Higurashi When They Cry Kai "Tsumihoroboshi"

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                          Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi

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