The story of a group of young friends and the mysterious events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa.
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Shion's madness reaches its peak and she falls deeper into its clutches despite Keiichi's heartfelt wish to save both her and Mion.
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Shion is convinced that her own family is responsible in some way for the numerous disappearances plaguing the village. With that in mind, she takes action.
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Unnerved by Rena and Mion's menacing behavior, Keiichi begins to distance himself from his former friends - but it might be too late. On the way home from school, Keiichi is attacked!
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| John Snyder | ... | Detective Oishi Kuraudo 26 episodes, 2006 | |
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Sôichirô Hoshi | ... | Keiichi Maebara 22 episodes, 2006 |
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Mai Nakahara | ... | Rena Ryugu 22 episodes, 2006 |
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Satsuki Yukino | ... | Mion Sonozaki / ... 22 episodes, 2006 |
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Yukari Tamura | ... | Rika Furude 22 episodes, 2006 |
| Grant George | ... | Keiichi Maebara 22 episodes, 2006 | |
| Mela Lee | ... | Rena Ryugu 22 episodes, 2006 | |
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Mika Kanai | ... | Satoko Hojo 21 episodes, 2006 |
| Jennie Kwan | ... | Satoko Hojo 21 episodes, 2006 | |
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Chafûrin | ... | Kuraudo Oishi / ... 16 episodes, 2006 |
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a story of many chapters. It's about the town of Hinamizawa, and the people who live there, Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo, and Rika Furude, as well as friends, relatives, and visitors dealing with Lord Oyashiro's curse. Every year on the night of Watanagashi, people mysteriously disappear and are murdered which is rumored to be a curse, though it has yet to be proven. However, certain people don't believe it, especially with the odd behaviors of some of of the residents of Hinamizawa. This story is explained in many Question and Answer chapters. Written by Fluffy Love Muffin
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Music by Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Lyrics and Performance by Eriko Shimamiya
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The 'unintelligible' chant in the opening title song is actually intentional backmasking saying "nigerarenai" (meaning You Can't Run Away). See more »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.See more »
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Higurashi no naku koro niMusic by Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Lyrics and Performance by Eriko Shimamiya
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In the town of Hinamizawa, a group of young friends violently die shortly after the annual Wataganashi festival. For four episodes, these kids have been your eyes and ears into a World where paranoia and murder lurk just below the surface of a cute and loving exterior.
And so the cycle begins again and again. Each time with different results.
The story of Hinamizawa begins quite confusingly. As the chapters of each cycle develop, more hints as to what is really going on are dropped and it becomes more of a puzzle in which the audience has to put things into perspective. In almost a David Lynch manner, people are not who they appear to be, bizarre goings on are never fully revealed or solved (perhaps they never even happened) and a seemingly innocent act can descend into a massacre.
I found the story to be a bit too kitsch for me in the beginning but it quickly finds its momentum and continues to build strength. When you first encounter the show it's all very scary and hard to understand. However, as it progresses, the edge of the show moves from violent horror to psychological terror. Knowing the fates of each of the young people from the beginning and seeing them struggle to survive or overcome their mistakes becomes increasingly depressing and tough to watch so even though the camera begins to look away when they're being murdered, it hurts even more.
Truly disturbing at times and a testament to the strength of storytelling, I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good story or just unfiltered gore. Because there is a lot of it. Season One is by far the more violent of the two seasons so viewer discretion is advised. I'd also recommend that you source the second season for it explains fully the mystery of Hinamizawa. Also, watch it with subtitles, the dubbing is really rather poor.