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The first anime series produced by [[w:Studio Deen|Studio Deen]] and directed by [[w:Chiaki Kon|Chiaki Kon]], covers the four question arcs and the first two answer arcs. The original ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni'' anime adaptation aired in Japan between April 4 and September 26, 2006, comprising twenty-six episodes. Most of the characters were used by the same voice actors for the drama CD series. The series is available on DVD in Japan, France and North America (following [[w:Geneon Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]'s licensing of the series).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-03-05/geneon-licenses-when-they-cry|title=Geneon to Release When They Cry - Higurashi|date=2007-03-05|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2009-03-22}}</ref> However, Geneon's U.S. division announced that it discontinued all ongoing anime projects in September 2007, including ''Higurashi'' on November 6, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|title= Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref> Only three of a planned six DVDs of ''Higurashi'' were released, under the title ''When They Cry: Higurashi''. On July 3, 2008, Geneon and [[w:Funimation|Funimation]] announced an agreement to distribute select titles in North America. While Geneon still retained the license, Funimation assumed exclusive rights to the manufacturing, marketing, sales and distribution of select titles. ''Higurashi'' was one of the several titles involved in the deal.<ref name="Fun-Gen">{{cite press release|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2008-07-03/funimation-entertainment-and-geneon-entertainment-sign-exclusive-distribution-agreement-for-north-america |title=FUNimation Entertainment and Geneon Entertainment Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for North America|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|date=2008-07-03|accessdate=2008-07-22}}</ref> Funimation released a complete box set of the series in August 2009. However, in August 2011, the rights to the series expired due to low sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-06-11/funimation-higurashi-familiar-of-zero-licenses-expire|title=Funimation's ''Higurashi'', ''Familiar of Zero'' Licenses Expire|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|date=June 11, 2011|accessdate=August 20, 2011}}</ref> [[w:Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Filmworks]] has licensed both anime series.<ref name="ann-89987">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-02/sentai-filmworks-adds-legend-of-the-galactic-heroes-higurashi-anime/.89987|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Higurashi Anime|publisher=[[w:Anime News Network|Anime News Network]]|date=July 2, 2015|accessdate=July 9, 2015}}</ref>