Higurashi: When They Cry

Show • 2006 • Animation, Anime, Drama, …

Higurashi: When They Cry
Higurashi: When They Cry

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.

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StatusEnded
ReleaseApril 5, 2006
Seasons4
Episodes50
Last episodeDecember 18, 2007
Origins
  • Japan
Genres
  • Animation
  • Anime
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Mystery
Tags
  • 1980s
  • adult animation
  • anime
  • baseball bat
  • based on visual novel
  • bloodbath
  • dungeon
  • fear
  • folk horror
  • folklore
  • gore
  • hand drawn animation
  • horror
  • japanese
  • jinja
  • mass murder
  • murder
  • psychic
  • psychological
  • psychological drama
  • psychological horror
  • psychological thriller
  • rampage
  • sadism
  • shrine
  • shōwa era (192689)
  • supernatural
  • torture
  • trauma
  • traumatic experience
  • village
  • witness to murder

Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes Apr 2006 – Sep 2006

Season 2

24 episodes Jul 2007 – Dec 2007

Season 3

5 episodesTBA

Season 4

5 episodesTBA

Ratings by episode

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  • 7.52

Best Episode 8.5/10

First aired: Aug 23, 2006

S1E21 – Meakashi-hen Sono Roku – Danzai

The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 6 - ConvictionShion tricks Keiichi into thinking that he may have put his friends in danger. However, when he figures out the truth, Shion is confronted by Keiichi and Rena.

Worst Episode 6.6/10

First aired: May 3, 2006

S1E5 – Watanagashi-hen Sono Ichi – Shitto

The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 1 - JealousyKeiichi meets a pretty waitress who introduces herself as Shion - the younger twin sister of Mion. He's definitely skeptical and believes it's a trick, but Keiichi plays along.

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