Utsutsukowashi-hen

Utsutsukowashi-hen (現壊し編) is a manga-only prequel to Meakashi-hen. The story focuses on Shion Sonozaki at her all-girl school. A new character named Mizuho Kosaka is introduced.

Chapters

 * 01 (161). Sympathy
 * 02 (162). Misunderstanding
 * 03 (163). Comrade

Volumes

 * 01 (34). Utsutsukowashi-hen: Volume 1''

Trivia

 * Utsutsukowashi-hen is curiously subtitled as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (ひぐらしのなく頃に解) instead of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (ひぐらしのなく頃に怪) as all previous Kai titles are written. The kanji 解 refers to mysteries while the typical kanji 怪 refers to answers.