Original Title: ひぐらしのなく頃に
Aliases: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Developer: 07th Expansion Website
Publisher: MangaGamer Website
Censored: No (No sexual content)
Version: Chapters 1 to 8, Rei
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Language: English, Japanese
VNDB: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Same Series: Umineko When They Cry
Length: Very long (> 50 hours)
Related Anime: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Store: Steam – GOG
Overview:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni takes place during June 1983, at a fictional rural village called Hinamizawa, which has a population of approximately 2000. The main character, Keiichi Maebara, moves to Hinamizawa and befriends his new classmates Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Hojo. Keiichi joins their after-school club activities, which consist mostly of card and board games (and punishment games for the loser, usually him.) Hinamizawa appears to be a normal, peaceful, rural village to Keiichi. However, the tranquility abruptly ends after the annual Watanagashi Festival, a celebration to commemorate and give thanks to the local god, Oyashiro-sama. Keiichi learns that every year for the past four years, one person has been murdered and another has gone missing on the day of the Watanagashi Festival. Keiichi himself soon becomes drawn into the strange events surrounding the Watanagashi Festival and Oyashiro-sama. In each story arc, he or one of his friends become paranoid, and a crime is committed. Usually, the crime involves the murder of one of their own friends. While it seems impossible to tell their delusions apart from the mystery of Hinamizawa, slowly the truth is revealed.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (proper) [Ch. 1-4] is the first set of stories, including the “Question” arcs.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai [Ch. 5-8] is the second set of stories, including the “Answer” arcs.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei is a fandisc to the Higurashi games, including two further side stories/arcs and some commentary.