Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (右代宮 戦人), known simply as When They Cry in the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series written by Ryukishi07 and produced by 07th Expansion. The series is focused on a group of young friends and the strange events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa, where they reside.