Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku -Outbreak- (ひぐらしのなく頃に拡～アウトブレイク～) is the name of the third OVA project for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The anime adapts Higurashi Outbreak, a short story included in the soundtrack of Higurashi Daybreak.

Summary
On June 27, 1983, Hinamizawa is placed under quarantine by the Japanese Self-Defense Force. An outbreak of a mysterious virus has affected the nearby Takatsudo area. Keichii Maebara, Rena Ryuuguu, and Mion Sonozaki meet up at a designated area in order to pick up supplies provided by the Self-Defense Force.

An orchestral version of "You" is used as the ending song.

Characters

 * Keiichi Maebara
 * Ichirou Maebara
 * Aiko Maebara
 * Rena Ryuuguu
 * Mion Sonozaki
 * Hanyuu
 * Nomura
 * Satoko Houjou
 * Rika Furude
 * Kyousuke Irie

Deaths and Disappearances
All deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku -Outbreak- and apply only for the individual arc, not the overall series

Deaths

 * Rena Ryuuguu's father, shot to death by villagers.
 * Kyousuke Irie, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth.
 * Several residents of Hinamizawa, murdered by Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryuuguu during their attempt to rescue Satoko.

Disappearances

 * Satoshi Houjou, disappeared June 1982, one year before the story.