"Higurashi no naku koro ni" (2006) TV series

Creator:

Ryukishi07

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 April 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a story of many chapters. It's about the town of Hinamizawa, and the people who live there...

Plot Keywords:

Adult Animation | Adult Anime | Psychic | Supernatural Murder | Mysterious Man

Cast

Soichiro Hoshi	...	Keiichi Maebara (22 episodes, 2006)
Mai Nakahara	...	Rena Ryugu (22 episodes, 2006)
Satsuki Yukino	...	Mion Sonozaki / ... (22 episodes, 2006)
Yukari Tamura	...	Rika Furude (22 episodes, 2006)
Grant George	...	Keiichi Maebara (22 episodes, 2006)
Mela Lee	...	Rena Ryugu (22 episodes, 2006)
Mika Kanai	...	Satoko Hojo (21 episodes, 2006)
Fûrin Cha	...	Kuraudo Oishi / ... (16 episodes, 2006)
Toshihiko Seki	...	Kyosuke Irie / ... (10 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

When They Cry (USA)
When They Cry: Higurashi (International: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Japan:R-15 (AT-X)

Company:

Higurashi no Naku koro ni Seisaku Iinkai

Trivia:

The nickname Rena uses when referring to Shion (Mion's twin sister) is Shi-chan. Shi means Death in Japanese. Whether this was intentional or not is up to the viewers.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Higurashi ga naku koro ni (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Higurashi no naku koro ni

Remember to watch "Kai" after this.

For those who doesn't know about Higurashi. Three points:

(1) Higurashi has 50 episodes in total. Second half (24 episodes) are called "Higurashi no nakukoroni Kai". "Kai" means "Answer to mystery". You won't get answer and you won't understand the whole story until you watch "Kai" part.

(2) Style is somewhat similar to US drama "Lost". You will keep wondering if bizarre phenomenon will be explained by science and logic, or by pure fantasy.

(3) If you don't know about Anime, you may think some part are very childish, silly or weird. There are many "Moe" elements in this anime, which are prevalent in current anime. Maid dress, multiple very young female characters with one central male character, are typical "Moe" elements, and you should just ignore them and they shouldn't distract you from concentrating on the main story. What's new about Higurashi is the combination of "Moe" and horror, not unlike "Elfen Lied" which combined "Moe" and Science fiction. But "Moe" part may be just annoying for those who like serious drama.