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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
AliasesWhen They Cry 2, Higu2, 暮蟬悲鳴時解, 寒蟬鳴泣之時解
Play timeVery long (64h10m from 246 votes)
Developer07th Expansion
Publishers07th Expansion & Alchemist & Seams & KAGA CREATE & MangaGamer & ENTERGRAM & 07th-Mod
MangaGamer & Seams & Hinamizawa Club & anonl & 07th-Mod
Pbsaffran
snow030
-07- & VienDesu Porting Team
Higurashi Eternal & 0Mateus
ycx Studios Hanhuazu & Lancher
Margus
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

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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 DestinyS 2.5 EpidemicS 2.5 Episodic Story 2.4 Kinetic Novel 2.4 Secret SocietyS 2.4 DelusionS 2.4 Protagonist with a Sprite 2.4 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 Denpa 2.2 Yangire HeroineS 2.2 Female Protagonist 2.2 DeitiesS 2.1 Twin Sisters as HeroinesS 2.1 Traditionalist Family 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 Twins as Support CharactersS 1.9 Miko Heroine 1.9 Meaningless ChoicesS 1.8 Loli Protagonist 1.8 SacrificeS 1.7 No Romance Plot 1.7 Torture Chamber 1.7 Bokukko Heroine 1.7 KidnappingS 1.7 Ponytail Heroine 1.6 Child AbuseS 1.6 Loli Heroine 1.6 Asian-style Manor 1.5 DuelS 1.5 Yandere HeroineS 1.5 Bloody Scenes 1.5 Heroine with a Fang 1.5 Heroine with TattooS 1.5 Mother Support Character 1.5 Pretending Protagonist 1.5 Romance 1.5 Heroine with Shorts 1.5 Heroine with Tights 1.4 Mischievous Heroine 1.4 Combat with FirearmsS 1.4 Arrogant HeroineS 1.3 Breaking the Fourth WallS 1.3 Male Protagonist 1.2 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 Non-sexual Child AbuseS 1.0 Time StopS 1.0 Timid HeroineS 1.0 Transfer Student Protagonist 1.0 Unarmed CombatS 0.9 Mahjong as Story Element 0.7 Child Protagonist 0.7

Releases

Japanese (45)
2004-12-3017+Meakashi Hen
2005-08-1417+Tsumihoroboshi Hen
2005-12-3017+Minagoroshi Hen
2006-08-1317+Matsuribayashi Hen
2007-02-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Omochikaeri~ Set
2007-02-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri - Regular Edition
2007-12-2017+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi
2007-12-2017+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri: Kakera Asobi (Append Version)
2008-11-2717+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.2 -Sou- Angel Mort Omochikaeri Box
2008-11-2717+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.2 -Sou- Regular Edition
2009-05-2817+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.3 -Rasen- Limited Edition Box
2009-05-2817+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.3 -Rasen- Regular Edition
2009-12-2317+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.1 & 2
2010-02-2515+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.4 -Kizuna- Limited Edition Box
2010-02-2515+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Vol.4 -Kizuna- Regular Edition
2010-04-0917+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2012-01-21Meakashi Hen
2012-02-04Tsumihoroboshi Hen
2012-03-08Minagoroshi Hen
2012-03-29Matsuribayashi Hen
2014-08-17AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou
2015-03-1217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui
2015-03-1217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui
2017-04-28AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Meakashi Hen (drm)
2018-06-14AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Tsumihoroboshi Hen (drm)
2018-07-2617+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Download Edition
2018-07-2617+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Limited Edition
2018-07-2617+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Regular Edition
2019-01-2417+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Download Edition
2019-01-2417+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Limited Edition
2019-01-2417+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Regular Edition
2019-07-18AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Minagoroshi Hen (drm)
2020-05-14AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Matsuribayashi Hen (drm)
2020-07-11Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Answer Arc 07th-Mod (unofficial patch)
2020-08-2717+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou EG THE BEST
2020-08-2717+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou EG THE BEST
2021-03-2517+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou + Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku - Twin Pack
2022-01-28Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Limited Edition
2022-01-28Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ Regular Edition
2023-06-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou + Origin
2023-06-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou + Origin
2023-06-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Origin (patch)
2023-06-2217+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Origin (patch)
2023-11-09AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+ (drm)
2024-03-2817+Umineko Saku + Higurashi Hou + origin Naku Koro ni - Special Set
English (18)
2007-0317+Minagoroshi Hen (unofficial patch)
2010-02-28AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Meakashi"
2010-04-15AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Tsumihoroboshi"
2010-05-31AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Minagoroshi"
2010-07-15AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai "Matsuribayashi"
2011-02-10AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai Bundle Pack
2011-05-06AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2011-07-01AllHigurashi When They Cry Kai - Package Edition (drm-free)
2012-05-1512+Higurashi When They Cry Kai (Ep5) - Meakashi
2017-04-28AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi (drm)
2018-06-14AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi (drm)
2019-07-18AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi (drm)
2020-05-14AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi (drm)
2020-07-11Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Answer Arc 07th-Mod (unofficial patch)
2021-03-26Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (unofficial)
2021-06-29Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (unofficial patch)
2023-11-09AllHigurashi When They Cry Hou+ (drm)
TBA17+Higurashi When They Cry - Kizuna (unofficial patch)
Chinese (traditional) (1)
2011-03-12Hanchan Mingqi zhi Shi Jie (unofficial patch)
French (3)
2011-05-21Le sanglot des cigales R - Tomes 5 et 6 (unofficial)
2012-05-25Le sanglot des cigales R ~cycle des résolutions~
2020-01-067+Le sanglot des cigales R ~cycle des résolutions~
Russian (11)
2014-07-07Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o raskrytii tajny (unofficial)
2014-07-13Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o raskrytii tajny (unofficial)
2014-12-31Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava ob Iskuplenii (unofficial)
2015-01-04Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava ob Iskuplenii (unofficial)
2015-07-07Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o Massovoj Kazni (unofficial)
2015-07-24Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety — Glava o Massovoj Kazni (unofficial)
2015-12-27Kogda plachut cikady: Onvety (unofficial)
2016-05-09Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety (unofficial)
2016-05-18Kogda plachut cikady: Otvety (unofficial)
2021-06-24[07-th mod] Kogda plachut cikady (unofficial)
2023-06-16Kogda plachut Cikady 2 (unofficial)
Portuguese (Brazil) (3)
2017-12-19AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.5 Meakashi (unofficial patch)
2020-06-23AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou - Cap.6 Tsumihoroboshi (unofficial patch)
2024-02-1017+Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Cap. 5 Meakashi (unofficial patch)
Korean (4)
2020-04-07Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi (patch)
2020-05-19Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi (patch)
2020-07-11Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi (patch)
2020-11-01Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi (patch)
Chinese (simplified) (2)
2021-08-10AllHanchan Mingqi zhi Shi: Zui Mie Pian (unofficial patch)
TBAAllHanchan Mingqi zhi Shi: Mu Ming Pian (unofficial patch)
Polish (4)
2021-12-11AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Meakashi (unofficial patch)
2022-02-19AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Tsumihoroboshi (unofficial patch)
2022-07-10AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Minagoroshi (unofficial patch)
2023-01-08AllGdy zapłaczą cykady - Matsuribayashi (unofficial patch)
Italian (4)
2022-05-29AllHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen (unofficial)
2022-10-02Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tsumihoroboshi-hen (unofficial)
2023-05-28Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni - Minagoroshi-hen (unofficial)
2024-02-03Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni - Matsuribayashi-hen (unofficial)
Turkish (1)
2023-07-2717+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (unofficial patch)
Spanish (2)
TBAHigurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi (unofficial patch)
TBAHigurashi 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
                          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
                          Mamiya RinaSide character
                          Voiced by Hikami Kyouko

                          User stats

                          Vote stats
                          5582 votes (rank 34)
                          8.76 average (rank 11)
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                          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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