List of characters in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Sonozaki family

 * Oryou Sonozaki (園崎 お魎)
 * Akane Sonozaki
 * Souhei Sonozaki
 * Mion Sonozaki
 * Shion Sonozaki
 * Tadataka Sonozaki
 * Sadao Sonozaki

Houjou family

 * Satoshi Houjou
 * Satoko Houjou
 * Teppei Houjou
 * Tamae Houjou

Maebara family

 * Ichirou Maebara
 * Aiko Maebara
 * Keiichi Maebara

Outsiders

 * Kuraudo Ooishi
 * Kuraudo Ooishi is a detective with the x prefectural police department. He is obsessed with the yearly murders of Watanagashi due to his friend being the victim of the first murder incident. The villagers of Hinamizawa have come to despite Ooishi due to his constant prodding regarding Watanagashi.


 * Jirou Tomitake
 * Jirou Tomitake is a photographer and Lieutenant in the Japanese SDF. He visits Hinamizawa once a year ostensibly to take pictures of the Watanagashi Festival.


 * Miyo Takano
 * Miyo Takano is a nurse and Major in the Japanese SDF. She works at the Irie Clinic as a nurse but uses the Clinic's facilities to craft the Hinamizawa Syndrome virus. Miyo orchestrates the Great Hinamizawa Disaster.


 * Mamoru Akasaka
 * Ritsuko Mamiya