ひぐらしのなく頃に

When They Cry

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
24 mins
Status
Finished
All details and tags
★76% Average♥5,994 Favorites

Details

Type
Anime
Format
TV
Episodes
26
Episode Duration
24 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Apr 5, 2006
End Date
Sep 27, 2006
Season
Spring 2006
Average Score
76%
Mean Score
76%
Ratings
66798
Popularity
176228
Favorites
5994
Reviews
0
Studios
Studio DEEN
Producers
Frontier Works, Sotsu, DAX Production, Sentai Filmworks
Source
Visual Novel
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller
Country
Japan
Romaji
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
English
When They Cry
Synonyms
When the Cicadas CryHigurashi: When They CryCuando las Cigarras LloranQuando as Cigarras Choram쓰르라미 울 적에כשהציקדות בוכותHinamizawa, le village mauditHigurashi When They Cry (2006 anime version)ยามเมื่อเหล่าจักจั่นกรีดร้องKhi ve sầu ngânHigurashi: Όταν Κλαίνε τα ΤζιτζίκιαGdy zapłaczą cykady

Tags

Description

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Immersion

Japanese
VocabularyImprove data
Word count
47,303
Unique words
5,218
Unique kanji
1,395
Words used once
2,620
Difficulty
47% · Average
Speech duration
6h 34m

Relations

Characters

Staff

Status Distribution

Completed
88,742
Planning
61,706
Current
9,842
Paused
8,266
Dropped
7,672

Score Distribution

10%
556
20%
481
30%
984
40%
1,598
50%
3,167
60%
5,902
70%
13,351
80%
18,956
90%
13,916
100%
7,887

Trailer

Recommendations

Threads

Reviews