Watch Episodes Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: When the Cicadas Cry, The Moment the Cicadas Cry Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に English: Higurashi: When They Cry German: Higurashi: Das Onikakushi Kapitel Spanish: Cuando las Cigarras Lloran French: Higurashi: Hinamizawa, Le Village Maudit More titles InformationType: TV Episodes: 26 Status: Finished Airing Aired: Apr 5, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006 Premiered: Spring 2006 Broadcast: Wednesdays at 01:30 (JST) Producers: Frontier Works, Sotsu, DAX Production Licensors: Sentai Filmworks, Geneon Entertainment USA Studios: Studio Deen Source: Visual novel Genres: Horror, Mystery, Suspense Themes: Gore, Psychological Duration: 24 min. per ep. Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity) StatisticsScore: 7.871 (scored by 402,123 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #8822 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #240 Members: 823,121 Favorites: 21,372 Available AtResourcesStreaming Platforms |
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Nov 26, 2008 Ceptryn Recommended Watching Higurshi is like locking a group of happy people in a test chamber, only coming back to find they've hacked each other into a bloody mess. Its horrific, its shocking, and yet a part of you, cannot help but wonder, how did it happen? The curiosity takes over... and so you repeat the experiment, knowing full well that those cute looking teenagers you just sent are going to end up as bloody pulps. But hey, at least each time they die, you're one step closer to figuring out why they died, it's all good. Higurashi essentially places you in the role of the scientist. It divides ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 23, 2007 z-pak Recommended Higurashi epitomizes how you should never judge something by its cover. At first glance, it looks like a simple, generic harem series or a lame, cliched romance. This anime, however, is nothing short of genius. The whole setting, atmosphere, and mood are incredibly well executed. The plot may seem simple at first, a new kid moving to a strange, new town and meeting new friends. Beneath the exterior appearance of this seemingly tame series, however, lies a dark story of murder, violence, and mystery. Story: I can confidently say that the story/plot is the strongest aspect of this series. I congratulate the original game designer who ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 14, 2010 AkatsukigirlTy Recommended –Spoilers– Higurashi no naku koro ni happens to be a particular favourite of mine, not only because of its horrifically high gore content, but for the number of times it managed to catch me off guard. I found it hard to believe how someone could commit such stomach-churning acts of violence and mental torture. It’s the original shock at this fact that compels the viewer to continue watching this highly addictive bloodbath of an anime. The concept of the anime is simple enough. It follows a teenage boy, Maebara Keiichi adjusting to his new life in Hinamizawa, an isolated village buried deep in the mountains. It’s not ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 4, 2010 thesilentarmy Not Recommended There is an alarming number of people in the online anime community who hail this series as one of the best series in not only the horror/suspense/mystery genre, but in all of anime itself. For the life of me, I cannot discern where people get these feelings from. Higurashi is one of the most over rated series I've ever watched. 90% of the reason Higurashi is so terrible results directly due to the fact that the series is basically the same premise retold over and over again, a little different each time, in each 4-6 episode arc. It becomes a chore to watch it after you ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 14, 2008 TheLlama Recommended This show is suspenseful, dramatic, creepy, confusing (in a good way), and it's got some good horror. The storyline follows a small group of friends who live in a village called Hinamizawa. Not all seems be like it should be here, though... The characters are pretty interesting, to say the least, and they're pretty well "built up". It's pretty obvious that they're a bit crazy at some point, depending on which story arc you're watching. The story is pretty good, because it leaves you guessing all the time, and even though it may seem a bit confusing at first, don't be discouraged; you start to understand as you ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 16, 2008 LilGunmanX Mixed Feelings Higurashi no Naku Koro ni has received much praise from the anime community in general, which hails it as the mystery to end all mysteries. Everybody loves it and chances are that, if you're reading this now, you've heard good news! However, upon my completion of the anime and the 2 subsequent seasons that followed, I came to the conclusion that this praise was COMPLETELY undeserved by the anime, which is mediocre in the intellectual department, and is much less a mystery story than it is an action/adventure story with a lot of secrets. Furthermore, any actual "mystery" behind the story is made impossible to solve ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 13, 2007 BlueYoshi Recommended Horror. Blood, guts, gore, screams and its very dark tones. Something i am not a big fan of. But despite all that, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is simply astounding. Mind-bending, chaotic and filled with near-perfect execution. Story: The story focuses on the village of Hinamizawa, and it's hidden and very chilling secrets. Keiichii Maebara has just moved to the countryside village, and is enjoying his new life with his new friends Rena Ryuugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude and Satoko Houjou. But underneath the peaceful times, is the chilling mysteries of the Hinamizawa Dam Construction murders, and the Watangashi festival. With this season split into ... Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 20, 2009 Sii_Kei Recommended Higurashi is a really confusing, complex and difficult to explain anime. Some may view it as belonging to the horror or psychological genre; some may find it as a really weird harem series containing crazy, killer lolis; others may consider it a failure since it doesn't seem to belong to any of the afore-mentioned genres. Considering how much amount Higurashi incorporates, all views are understandable; this certainly isn't a series that's easy to comprehend by everyone. Higurashi is a mixture of mystery, blood, humor, romance and especially nice moral stories; but above all – Higurashi should be perceived as a really challenging logic problem. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 17, 2010 unclesnapple Recommended June 1983, a sleepy rural town in Japan. This is the auspicious setting of a tragedy that will befall a small group of classmates and their entire community. This is a tragedy that is destined to happen again, and again, and again. How and why is Hinamizawa doomed to this fate? What dark secrets does the town hold? This is a tale that seems simple on the surface but the use of character, perspective, and story-telling helps to make Higurashi one of the greatest anime ever made. The very first episode of Higurashi can be off-putting, as it introduces a cast of characters that seem at ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 30, 2010 Yuffira Not Recommended I never showed any interest towards this anime but a lot of people seemed to like it because of its unique approach. So I thought, why not give this a try? To be honest, I still don't know what to think about Higurashi... Let me start by saying this anime is divided in arcs counting 4 to 6 episodes each approx. Each arc tells a different story (though I'm not sure they really were different) and the last two arcs seem to explain the events in the previous arcs. I didn't like this idea but why not give it a try? Well, my main reason ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 8, 2007 jet2r0cks Recommended 5 WORDS OR LESS REVIEW: Cute and Bloody On the surface, Higurashi seems like a cute and moe anime that’s chockfull of loli girls forming their own harem for the main character Keichi. It’s not. Seriously, a small village separated from the rest of the world has “murder” written all over it. Who knew cutesy characters and blood would make a psychotic anime that’s absolutely fun to watch? I’ve always liked cute anime and violent anime but I never thought I’d find one that incorporates both. Whoever made this into an anime knows me too well. It’s even funny sometimes, and I love watching anime that makes ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 6, 2007 Master10K Recommended Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a Psychological, Horror, Mystery anime unlike any other, as it is easy to get hooked on it. The story is incredible because it does something I haven’t seen before, by splitting the series into various arcs, each telling a different story. Each of these arcs are somewhat linked with each other, as they provide the viewer with different questions and try to give an answer. What’s more interesting is how each story slowly builds up to its climax. I found it amazing how each retelling gave me a different feel and how a lot of things were finally pieced ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 28, 2008 ShadowBlazer3000 Not Recommended Preliminary (5/26 eps) So yes this is a nice harem Anime, oh wait, this is supposed to be a horror? You sure could have fooled me. In terms of horror and suspense Higurashi is a complete and utter failure. Elfen Lied has nothing to fear now, it still probably can top this. Okay seriously I am very disappointed in this series, considering I wanted a good suspense thriller that wasn't based purely on 100% excess and shock-factoring like Elfen Lied. Higurashi is a story of several different arcs. Each arc is a different version of the same story. In 1983 a young male transfer student comes to a small ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 28, 2014 literaturenerd Recommended Overview: Time to mix things up and review something good for a change. Today I will be reviewing Higurashi no naku koro ni/Kai. Do your best crazed evil laugh and read on if you dare! WARNING: Mild spoilers! Nothing major, but it is difficult to talk about the story or characters without saying something. If you haven't seen Higurashi and want to go in to it knowing absolutely nothing, please skip this review! Story: 10/10 The story takes place in the small, rural town of Hinamizawa. The story takes place in the 1980s, but Hinamizawa looks like its stuck in the 1950s or earlier. This is no ordinary small ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 21, 2008 SephSora Recommended Although i do not usually find myself watching much anime of this kind, with it's violence and gore, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (as well as the subsequent second season) has had me hooked from the very beginning. So, where do i begin? Right from the very first the story has you thrown, the opening few sequences quell your thirst as you watch the first of many entangled mysteries, involving the initial main character Keiichi Maebara play out a horrific opening few minutes. All of the main characters remain likeable, this despite the stories and events that unfold. Unlike much other anime, where the story ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 8, 2007 Yandere Recommended The first reason I came across Higurashi no Naku Koro ni was in an animation icon in which I saw a very graphic and disturbing scene and even though it was only about 8 seconds long, it was enough to have me hooked and this was because of what I could see - something insane happened, someone else was there, they were shocked, but then they looked liked they laughed insanely, probably out of fear and being psychotic, I presumed, but I had no idea what it was! I looked for a bit, but did not find it and about two weeks ago I finally ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 5, 2008 Reikaku Recommended First off, a word of advice. Do not judge this show by the first episode. It starts off like your standard anime with several lighthearted moments all the way through the first episode. However, you’d be a fool to think that this is all there is to it. This is not that type of show. Higurashi masterfully combines physiological, mystery, horror and comedy in a way that is simply remarkable. The anime is mind breaking and murderously genius. It is so brilliant and unique that it’s almost criminal to not give it the credit it deserves. It takes physiological and horror ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 13, 2007 dkaceblaze Recommended If Alfred Hitchcock made an anime, it would be something like this. It\'s a story about a group of kids, and the evil secrets that lies underneath the surface of their small town. Every year during a festival a mysterious murder accurs. at the same time someone else goes missing without a trace. This story is actually made of several completely seperate but loosely related story arcs. At the begining of each things are almost exactly the same each time. They all start right before the festival begins and follows through the mysterious killings and to the conclusion of what acctually happened. And ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 7, 2011 xLeo Recommended What the fuck did I just watch? I don't know , so I decided to make a review about it. This show contains scenes of graphic lolita violence , as well as numerous murders commit by green haired girls. If your hearth is weak or you dislike seeing a river of blood coming out of a person's neck , you might want to stop reading and head to over to watch Kyoro-chan. Ok , now all the girls and sissy men have left , let's take our magical briefs and jump right into the bloody mess of confusion called Higurashi. The anime contains all the required otaku elements ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 4, 2014 Link_of_Hyrule Recommended **SPOILER FREE REVIEW FOR BOTH SEASONS OF THE SHOW** Ever heard of the phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, Higurashi no naku koro ni is an anime that takes this saying to a whole ‘nother level. One minute you think you are watching some sort of K-ON clone, the next you are hiding under the covers and cringing at the horrific violence flashing across your screen. If that isn’t enough of a hint, let me preface this review by elucidating the fact that this anime is not for everybody; the sheer amount of blood, gore, and bone-chilling imagery ensures that fact. It's best ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
