Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.
Air Date: 2002-08-10
On a certain day in June, someone dies, and someone else goes missing. The series of deaths is connected to the uphea...
Air Date: 2002-12-29
Keiichi wins a game tournament and gives his prize, a doll, to Rena stating that Mion will not be interested in such ...
Air Date: 2003-08-15
Satoko's uncle Teppei returns to Hinamizawa to take custody of Satoko and resume an abusive relationship with her, wh...
Air Date: 2004-08-14
Akasaka Mamoru, a detective is sent to Hinamizawa to rescue Inukai Toshiki, the grandson of a government official, wh...
Air Date: 2004-12-30
Sonozaki Shion escapes from her private school to return to Hinamizawa. During her time there, she meets Satoshi, who...
Air Date: 2005-08-14
Is the curse really real? This chapter presents the events from another view, which reveals additional information ab...
Air Date: 2005-12-30
Furude Rika is in an altered state of reality. Around her, various prisms float and circulate her. As she examines th...
Air Date: 2006-08-13
The final arc in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai series. It is mostly told from the viewpoint of Rika Furude, as we...