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Higurashi: When They Cry

Higurashi: When They Cry
★ 7.7/10•2006•24m•TV-MA•Animation•Drama•Mystery
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It's not paranoia... if they really are trying to kill you!

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 5, 2006

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The BeginningE124m

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.

Apr 5, 2006

Episode 2 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 2 - SecretE224m

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.

Apr 12, 2006

Episode 3 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 3 - SuspicionE324m

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.

Apr 19, 2006

Episode 4 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 4 - DistortionE424m

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.

Apr 26, 2006

Episode 5 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 1 - JealousyE524m

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.

May 3, 2006

Episode 6 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 2 - TakanoE624m

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.

May 10, 2006

Episode 7 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 3 - LieE724m

The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 3 - Lie

Keiichi asks Rika for help, but when she and Satoko disappear, he starts fearing for the worse.

May 17, 2006

Episode 8 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 4 - WishE824m

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.

May 24, 2006

Episode 9 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 1 - Elder BrotherE924m

The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 1 - Elder Brother

Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days. Helped by Satoko and Rika, who makes dinner for him, Keiichi learns about Satoshi, Satoko's older brother, and his mysterious disappearance on the night of last year's Watanagashi.

May 31, 2006

Episode 10 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 2 - BondE1024m

The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 2 - Bond

Satoko is absent from school for a few days. After discovering that the cause of her absence is Teppei, her abusive uncle, who left Hinamizawa after his wife was murdered on the night of Watanagishi, but recently has returned, Keiichi decides to intervene.

Jun 7, 2006

Episode 11 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 3 - BoundaryE1124m

The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 3 - Boundary

Keiichi comes to the resolution that he must kill Teppei. After brutally beating him to death with Satoshi's baseball bat, he buries the body, and on his way back home, Keiichi bumps into a suspiciously acting Takano.

Jun 14, 2006

Episode 12 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 4 - Something LostE1224m

The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 4 - Something Lost

Keiichi's mentality is shaken when his friends tells him that he was actually at the Watanagashi Festival with them and Satoko still bemoans her uncle's abuse, despite being sure about having him dead. His confusion grows when he tries to unsuccessfully find the truth.

Jun 21, 2006

Episode 13 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 5 - ApologyE1324m

The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 5 - Apology

Keiichi goes over to the Houjou residence to ascertain Teppei's existence and finds Satoko in need of clinical help. At the Furude Shrine, Keiichi discovers Rika's disemboweled body, and Satoko believes that Keiichi is the culprit and flees. After fruitlessly trying to convince her that he is not the murderer, disaster strikes the town of Hinamizawa.

Jun 28, 2006

Episode 14 - The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - HinamizawaE1424m

The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - Hinamizawa

Four years ago, during the dam incident, young police investigator Mamoru Akasaka comes to Hinamizawa to find leads to a child kidnapping. After hearing an enigmatic warning from a younger Rika, Mamoru becomes suspicious of some of the townsfolk.

Jul 5, 2006

Episode 15 - The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - OmenE1524m

The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Omen

Akasaka and Oishi find the kidnappers' hideout and rescue the boy. After discovering that their efforts were in vain because the perpetrators' demand was already conceded, he realizes the real meaning behind Rika's words to him.

Jul 12, 2006

Episode 16 - The Detective Chapter - Part 1 - First LoveE1624m

The Detective Chapter - Part 1 - First Love

The events from Watanagashi-hen are retold from another point of view. Shion takes Mion's place in Hinamizawa and is lovestruck by Satoko's older brother, Satoshi, at their first meeting together. But after discovering about the trouble he spends to protect Satoko, Shion starts to loathe her.

Jul 19, 2006

Episode 17 - The Detective Chapter - Part 2 - DistinctionE1724m

The Detective Chapter - Part 2 - Distinction

Satoshi apologizes to Shion (still pretending to be Mion), and asks her to care for Satoko during the Watanagashi Festival. That night, his aunt is murdered; in order to cover for Satoshi, Shion reveals that she is actually Mion's twin sister. After the police questions her, she is brought back to the Sonozaki main estate to answer to her grandmother for all the trouble she has caused.

Jul 26, 2006

Episode 18 - The Detective Chapter - Part 3 - Demon's BloodE1824m

The Detective Chapter - Part 3 - Demon's Blood

Upon talking with Ōishi, Shion finds out Satoshi has gone missing and decides to investigate further into the mysterious murders over the past four years. One day at the library, Shion meets Takano, who tells her more on the history of Hinamizawa and its dark past. As the story skips one year to the present day, similarities between Keiichi and Satoshi brings back memories of Satoshi to Shion.

Aug 2, 2006

Episode 19 - The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - RetaliationE1924m

The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - Retaliation

Shion believes the Sonozaki family is connected to the acts of "demoning away" people in the village, especially that of Satoshi. She imprisons Mion in the dungeon and unintentionally kills her grandmother. Shion pretends to be Mion the next day and confronts Keiichi about the previous night's encounters, to which Keiichi still denies. Later, she finally discovers the ones responsible for Satoshi's disappearance.

Aug 9, 2006

Episode 20 - The Detective Chapter - Part 5 - Cold HandsE2024m

The Detective Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands

Shion has captured the village head and gets information about the town involving the previous murders and Satoshi. Later, Shion confronts Rika about the murders, leading to a confrontation between the two. Once night falls, the truth behind Rika and Satoko's disappearance at that night is revealed.

Aug 16, 2006

Episode 21 - The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - ConvictionE2124m

The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction

Shion tricks Keiichi in a phone call and later tricks the townsfolk in order to make Keiichi a murder suspect, however she quickly realizes that Oishi suspects her instead. When discovered by Rena and Keiichi, Shion lures Keiichi away and knocks him out in front of Mion. The truth behind the sisters' fate is revealed.

Aug 23, 2006

Episode 22 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - HappinessE2224m

The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness

Rena discover the true character of her father's girlfriend and grows a deep hatred for her.

Aug 30, 2006

Episode 23 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return toE2324m

The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to

Rena disposes of Rina and her lover Teppei, after discovering their plan to con her father. Discovered by her friends, she ends up getting support by them, and they help her hide the bodies, but during the night of the Watanagashi festival, she is interrogated by Oishi and wonders if he suspects of her.

Sep 6, 2006

Episode 24 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34E2424m

The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34

While studying Takano's scrapbooks, Rena starts to unveil the the truth behind Oyashiro-sama and Hinamizawa's dark past.

Sep 13, 2006

Episode 25 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 4 - Earth InvasionE2524m

The Atonement Chapter - Part 4 - Earth Invasion

Keiichi tries to dissuade Rena, but is confronted by her with his own dark secrets. After confessing his past sin to his friends, he finds that he can recall events from Onikakushi-hen, even though they have no bearing on the current situation.

Sep 20, 2006

Episode 26 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - RetakeE2624m

The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake

Rena's madness reaches the peak to the point of taking all the school children hostage. With the police's help and working together with the rest of the group, Keiichi manages to defuse a homemade bomb Rena planted on the rooftop of the school. There, the two have a final confrontation and even though he is defeated, Keiichi manages to get Rena to realize she should have trusted and confided in her friends.

Sep 27, 2006

Actors

Soichiro Hoshi

Soichiro Hoshi

Keiichi Maebara (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Rena Ryuuguu (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Mion Sonozaki / Shion Sonozaki (voice)

Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai

Satoko Houjou (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Rika Furude (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Hanyu (voice)

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