Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
# All-Time Ranking
#282 All-Time Popularity
- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode Duration
- 24 minutes
- Status
- finished
- Start Date
- 4-5-2006
- End Date
- 9-27-2006
- Season
- spring 2006
- Average Score
- 7.5
- Mean Score
- 7.5
- Studios
- Studio DEEN
- Producers
- Frontier Works Sotsu DAX Production Sentai Filmworks
- Source
- visual novel
- Genres
- Horror Mystery Psychological Supernatural Thriller
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.
Relations
Characters
Keiichi Maebara
main
Souichirou Hoshi
Japanese
Rena Ryuuguu
main
Mai Nakahara
Japanese
Mion Sonozaki
main
Satsuki Yukino
Japanese
Rika Furude
main
Yukari Tamura
Japanese
Satoko Houjou
main
Mika Kanai
Japanese
Shion Sonozaki
main
Satsuki Yukino
Japanese
Staff
Ryukishi07
Original Creator
Chiaki Kon
Director
Toshifumi Kawase
Series Composition
Kyuuta Sakai
Character Design
Kenji Kawai
Music
Kyuuta Sakai
Chief Animation Director
Recommendations
Trailer
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Keiichi Maebara
main
Souichirou Hoshi
Japanese
Rena Ryuuguu
main
Mai Nakahara
Japanese
Mion Sonozaki
main
Satsuki Yukino
Japanese
Rika Furude
main
Yukari Tamura
Japanese
Satoko Houjou
main
Mika Kanai
Japanese
Shion Sonozaki
main
Satsuki Yukino
Japanese
Satoshi Houjou
supporting
Yuu Kobayashi
Japanese
Kuraudo Ooishi
supporting
Chafuurin
Japanese
Miyo Takano
supporting
Miki Itou
Japanese
Toshiki Inukai
supporting
Aki Kanada
Japanese
Rumiko Chie
supporting
Fumiko Orikasa
Japanese
Mamoru Akasaka
supporting
Daisuke Ono
Japanese
Kyousuke Irie
supporting
Toshihiko Seki
Japanese
Teppei Houjou
supporting
Katsuhisa Houki
Japanese
Oryou Sonozaki
supporting
Shizuka Okohira
Japanese
Jirou Tomitake
supporting
Tooru Ookawa
Japanese
Rina Mamiya
supporting
Misa Watanabe
Japanese
Akane Sonozaki
supporting
Kikuko Inoue
Japanese
Tatsuyoshi Kasai
supporting
Fumihiko Tachiki
Japanese
Kiichirou Kimiyoshi
supporting
Masaaki Tsukada
Japanese
Aiko Maebara
supporting
Naoko Matsui
Japanese
Ichirou Maebara
supporting
Yasunori Matsumoto
Japanese
Yasunori Ryuuguu
supporting
Gen Nakano
Japanese
Reiko Ryuuguu
supporting
Miki Suga
Japanese
Daiki Tomita
supporting
Megumi Matsumoto
Japanese
Ryukishi07
Original Creator
Chiaki Kon
Director
Toshifumi Kawase
Series Composition
Kyuuta Sakai
Character Design
Kenji Kawai
Music
Kyuuta Sakai
Chief Animation Director
Ryousuke Kimiya
Key Animation (eps 5, 21)
Chiaki Kon
Key Animation
Akio Watanabe
Key Animation (ep 23)
Akiko Kumada
Key Animation (ep 3)
Akiko Nakano
Key Animation (ep 2, 6, 24-25)
Chiharu Takahashi
In-Between Animation (eps 2, 4, 6)
Eiko Shimamiya
Theme Song Performance (OP)
Rekka Katakiri
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Rika Nakase
Script (eps 5-8, 16-21)
Toshifumi Kawase
Script (eps 1-4, 9-15, 22-26)
Chiaki Kon
Episode Director (OP, eps 1, 11, 26)
Chiaki Kon
Storyboard (OP, eps 1, 3, 15, 25, 26)
Seiya Numata
Assistant Chief Animation Director (ep 12)
Seiya Numata
Animation Director (eps 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26)
Seiya Numata
Assistant Animation Director (ep 17)
Tamotsu Ogawa
Key Animation (OP, eps 9, 17, 26)
Mikihiko Andou
Key Animation (eps 2, 4, 6, 10, 12)
Seiya Numata
Key Animation (eps 13, 19, 23, 26)
Akiko Matsuo
Key Animation (eps 3, 7, 13, 21, 23, 26)
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