

Funimation re-released it on DVD in 20, but did not renew the license due to poor sales. Geneon Entertainment USA originally licensed the first season in North America and released it on six DVDs before going defunct in 2007. The five-episode Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei ( When They Cry: Rei) original video anime series debuted in 2009. A 24-episode sequel titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai ( When They Cry: Kai) premiered the following Summer. Studio Deen produced the first Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ( Higurashi: When They Cry) television anime in Spring 2006, which aired in 26 episodes. When madness and paranoia begin taking root in Keiichi's heart, he will stumble straight into the mysteries at work in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, a story that is told across multiple arcs. As more and more bizarre events occur, he wonders just what else his friends might be keeping from him, and if he can even trust them at all. Keiichi tries to ask his new friends about these incidents, but they are suspiciously silent and refuse to give him the answers he needs.

To his horror, he discovers that there have been several murders and disappearances in the village in recent years, and that they all seem to be connected to the festival and the village's patron god, Oyashiro. However, darkness lurks underneath the seemingly idyllic life they lead.Īs the village prepares for its annual festival, Keiichi learns about the local legends surrounding it. Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the quiet little village of Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983, and quickly becomes inseparable friends with schoolmates Rena Ryuuguu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Houjou, and Rika Furude. Akio Watanabe ( Bakemonogatari, Grisaia no Kajitsu) is in charge of the character designs. The new anime project is being produced by animation studio Passione ( Rokka no Yuusha, Joshikousei no Mudazukai). Kadokawa simultaneously opened an official website, revealing a key visual (pictured) and an announcement video. A new anime project for the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ( Higurashi: When They Cry) visual novel was announced by doujin circle 07th Expansion on Monday.
