Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2006-04-05
Last Air Date: 2007-12-18
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 50
Networks: Kansai TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, AT-X, BS11
Top 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)
- Chafurin as Kuraudo Ooishi (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki as Kyousuke Irie (voice)
- Miki Ito as Miyo Takano (voice)
- Takuo Kawamura as Katsuya Kumagai (voice)
Seasons
Specials (2007)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Cat Killing Chapter
After losing a bet, Keichi, Mion, Rena, Satoko and Rika parade around the town in costumes. When they come to a fork in the road, they decide to go to Yagouchi, a nearby abandoned village. Once there Keichii and Rena learn the mystery of a strange haunted quarry as they debate whether or not to check it out.
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Ep. 2: Rei: Shame Exposing Chapter
Realizing that he forgot to pack his bathing suit while rushing to meet his friends at the pool, Keiichi borrows a pair of trunks from Mion's uncle, who claims that these trunks have the magical ability to make women attracted to whoever writes their name on them and wears them for three hours. Later, Mion hears from her uncle that he had made a mistake in describing the abilities of the trunks, revealing that the person whose name is written on the briefs will fall in love with the wearer, meaning Keiichi, who had written his own name on them, will fall in love with himself.
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Ep. 3: Rei: Dice Killing Chapter (Part 1)
Now that she and her friends are finally free from the eternally repeating tragedies of June 1983, Rika has a new lease on life. While biking with her friends, Rika carelessly collides with an oncoming truck and is apparently killed; when she awakens, she finds herself in another Hinamizawa. However, this world is quite different from other worlds in the past: Keiichi, Takano, Irie, and Hanyuu are nowhere to be found; she is no longer close friends with anybody, Satoko being particularly hostile; the dam project that threatens to flood the town is still underway; and none of the successive tragedies she witnessed countless times happened at all, meaning Satoshi and her own parents are still around. For the first time in her life, Rika is at a complete loss for what to do.
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Ep. 4: Rei: Dice Killing Chapter (Part 2)
Rika finally makes contact with Hanyuu, who tells her that for her to return to her old world, she must find and dispose of a piece from her old world that prevents Hanyuu from entering this new world, which in turn prevents Rika from reincarnating—if this piece turns out to be a person, for instance, she must kill that person. She is initially eager to find the item and return to her old world, especially when she responds to Satoko's bullying by assaulting her. Shortly afterward, however, Rika experiences what life with a mother is like, and begins building a new friendship with Mion, Rena, and Satoshi, as well as making peace with Satoko. Rika now feels it's all a matter of deciding which world she would rather like to stay in until she learns that her mother, now the reincarnation of Oyashiro instead of Rika, is the item she must dispose of.
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Ep. 5: Rei: Dice Killing Chapter (Part 3)
Rika becomes gradually more torn between remaining in this new world that knows no sin where everyone is living contently, or killing her mother and returning to her old world, and is devestated to learn that she does not have much time to act. Finally, Rika decides to fight for what she wants to live for. The next thing she knows, she awakens from a coma in her old world and happily reunites with her friends, the other world having apparently been a dream, though Rika concludes she must have killed her mother to regain consciousness nonetheless. Unbeknownst to her, however, the dream was developed by Hanyuu to teach Rika, as her friends help her realize, that people need to work past personal hardships in order to make life worth living.
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Ep. 6: Rei: Daybreak Chapter
During a picnic with Keiichi, Rena accidentally swallows one of the mysterious "Fuwazaru Magatama" which falls from the sky, and begins acting lovesick. Rika explains that the seal on the magatama has been broken, and that whoever possesses the red magatama will fall blindly in love with anyone holding its white counterpart.
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Ep. 7: Kira - Part 1 "Love Penalty Arc: Joy"
A new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary.
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Ep. 8: Kira - Part 2 "Bewitching Battle Arc: Exert"
A new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary.
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Ep. 9: Kira - Part 3 "Intertwined Destiny Chapter: Love"
A new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary.
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Ep. 10: Kira - Part 4 "Daydreaming Chapter: Ease"
A new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary.
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Ep. 11: Outbreak
It is 1983, and Hinamizawa is under quarantine. A mysterious and deadly virus has been discovered within the small village, and its residents—such as teenager Keiichi Maebara and his friends Mion Sonozaki and Rena Ryuuguu—are left confused and frightened by the situation. As the villagers begin to search for a way to stop the affliction from spreading, some make drastic plans, which leaves Keiichi and his friends looking for a way to escape the village. But when tensions reach an all-time high, some of his group may not make it out unscathed as they fight for their lives against enemies both seen and unseen.
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Ep. 12: Ura Higu 01 - Insurance Agent
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Ep. 13: Ura Higu 02 - Swan
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Ep. 14: Ura Higu 03 - Strike! Batter out
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Ep. 15: Ura Higu 04 - Eat alone
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Ep. 16: Ura Higu 05 - Breasts
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Ep. 17: Ura Higu 06 - Pop-Up Maid!
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Ep. 18: Ura Higu 07 - Flea Market
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Ep. 19: Ura Higu 08 - Family Service
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Ep. 20: Ura Higu 09
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Ep. 21: Ura Higu 10
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Ep. 22: Ura Higu 11 - Moe Maid
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Ep. 23: Ura Higu 12 - Chinese TV Drama
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Ep. 24: Ura Higu 13 - Today is …
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Ep. 25: Ura Higu 14 - Miyo's Dog
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Ep. 26: Ura Higu 15 - True Friend
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Ep. 27: Ura Higu 16 - Shimensoka
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Ep. 28: Ura Higu 17 - Miyo's Dog Jr.
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Ep. 29: Ura Higu 18 - Recreational and Utility
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Ep. 30: Ura Higu 19 - Transfer Student
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Ep. 31: Ura Higu 20 - Eco Food
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Ep. 32: Ura Higu 21 - Miyo's Dog again
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Ep. 33: Ura Higu 22 - Marmoru's Boot Camp
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Ep. 34: Ura Higu 23
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Ep. 35: Ura Higu 24 - Finale
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