"When They Cry" (2006) "Higurashi no naku koro ni" (original title), TV series 2006-

Creator:

Ryukishi07
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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:

Evil God | Blood Bath | Psycho | Anime | Female Student

Cast

Sôichirô 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)

Series Directed by
Chiaki Kon		(26 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Toshifumi Kawase		(26 episodes, 2006)
Kristi Reed		(26 episodes, 2006)
Ryukishi07		(26 episodes, 2006)
Rika Nakase		(10 episodes, 2006)

Series Original Music by
Kenji Kawai		(26 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Chiaki Kon	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2006)
Masakatsu Iijima	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006)
Naoyuki Kuzuya	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006)
Hidetoshi Namura	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Yuji Hiraki	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Alex Gordon	....	sound recordist (26 episodes, 2006)

Series Special Effects by
Takehiko Endo	....	special effects: Southern Cross (13 episodes, 2006)
Takeshi Saito	....	special effects (13 episodes, 2006)

Series Animation Department
Chiaki Kon	....	key animator (1 episode, 2006)

Series Music Department
Tomoyuki Nakazawa	....	composer: theme music (26 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Akihiro Kawamura	....	planner (26 episodes, 2006)
Toshifumi Kawase	....	series composition (26 episodes, 2006)
Takeshi Oikawa	....	planner (26 episodes, 2006)
Isami Tamura	....	merchandising director (26 episodes, 2006)
Akihiro Yuasa	....	planner (26 episodes, 2006)

Series Thanks
Shutokou Itabashi	....	special thanks (26 episodes, 2006)
Hiroshi Takano	....	special thanks (26 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• Higurashi no Naku koro ni Seisaku Iinkai
• Studio DEEN

Distributors

• AT-X (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Chiba TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2008-2011) (USA) (DVD) (re-release)
• Geneon Entertainment (2006-2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Geneon Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Kansai Telecasting Corporation (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• TV Saitama (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Television Kanagawa (TVK) (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Tokai TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• 07th Expansion  original video game produced by
• Voltage of Imagination  ending theme produced by

Also Known As:

"Higurashi no naku koro ni" - Japan (original title)
"When They Cry: Higurashi" - International (English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Japan:R-15 (AT-X) | USA:TV-MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) (volume 1 & 4) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 (part 1)

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.

Quotes:

Rena Ryugu:Friends are nothing more than the people who you spend the fun yet meaningless times with. When those times get rough, they aren't there to support you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Maiserufu; Yuaserufu: Kodomo ja naiyo (#1.4)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Higurashi no naku koro ni

When Cicadas Cry, People Die

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni starts off in a quiet, peaceful little village that looks quite ordinary and amiable to anyone.

But, of course, there's always something horribly wrong.

Higurashi was first brought into the world in the form several PC games, with the covers designed to look quite disarming so any person would think that this series was harmless. But once you get into the meat of it, things aren't looking so rosy. You'll be pulled, dragged, and unwillingly shoved into a head-spinning mystery that you wished never surfaced in the first place, fighting for your life against people you trusted, and digging through graves and lies in order to survive.

There are four "question" arcs, consisting of four different viewpoints of the fateful Hinamizawa festival and two "answer" arcs (in the anime), which will reveal what went wrong in two of the question arcs.

What's best of all is the horror, both physical and psychological. If the blood won't get to you, the emotional tension will. With a cast of memorable and lively characters, you won't be able to watch this anime only once.

There are FOUR of them now. Yes, you'll have to deal with four creepy girls instead of one like a normal horror film would. They'll be cute and bouncy for one moment, then murderous and psychotic the next. Full of twists, turns, and unpleasant surprises, after watching this, you won't be able to close an eyelid for some time.

Welcome to Hinamizawa. Enjoy your stay.