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== What should I read? ==

Regardless of which of the above methods you chose, there may be some difficulty in determining which arcs are "canon". The main story of ''Higurashi'' takes place over eight story arcs: {{onikakushi}}, {{watanagashi}}, {{tatarigoroshi}}, {{himatsubushi}}, {{meakashi}}, {{tsumihoroboshi}}, {{minagoroshi}}, and {{matsuribayashi}}. All eight of these arcs can be experienced through either the visual novels, anime, or manga.

#If you chose the anime, the eight main story arcs are fully adapted over two 26 episode anime, for a total of 52 episodes. The OVA {{nekogoroshi}} takes place between [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006 anime)|the first season]] and [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (anime)|the second season]] and clears up some narrative confusion. It is recommended that you watch ''Nekogoroshi-hen'' after season one and then continue through season two. There are several other OVAs containing side stories, however these take the form of noncanon fanservice.

#If you chose the manga, there are additional arcs not present in other adaptations (e.g. the manga contains the side story {{yoigoshi}}, placing it between {{himatsubushi}} and {{meakashi}}, and contains several additional side stories after {{matsuribayashi}}). The eighth main story arc, ''Matsuribayashi-hen'', concludes with Volume 25, thus any volumes after this point are not required to fully understand ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni''.