Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou: Difference between revisions

{{italic title|string=Higurashi no Naku Koro ni}}

| image = [[File:new_higu_anime.jpg|x400px280px]]

| j_kanji = ひぐらしのなく頃に業

| j_romaji = Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

| runtime = October 1, 2020 - March 18, 2021

| episodes = 24

The story was initially marketed as a remake of {{higurashi}}. On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara [[Keiichi Maebara]] comes to a peaceful rural village in Hinamizawa. There, he befriends his classmates Rena, Mion, Rika, and Satoko. Accepted as a full-fledged member of the "[[The club|club]]," Keiichi and the gang plays all sorts of activities ranging from card and board games to hide-and-seek. But just as Keiichi was beginning to be assimilated in simple rural life, he stumbles upon the dark history of Hinamizawa. As Keiichi dives deeper into the mystery, he finds that his new found friends may not be all what they claim to be.

The anime project was announced by [[07th Expansion]] and [[w:Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]] on January 6, 2020. [[w:Akio Watanabe|Akio Watanabe]] serves as the new character designer and [[w:Keiichiro Kawaguchi|Keiichiro Kawaguchi]] serves as director. [[w:Kenji Kawai|Kenji Kawai]] is returning as music composer and the original cast from the 2006 anime all reprise their roles. The series was originally slated for release in July 2020 but was delayed due to the [[w:COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. An official trailer was released by [[w:Funimation|Funimation]] on July 3, 2020, citing a Fall release date. On July 6, 2020, the release date was narrowed to October 2020.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=higu_anime |number=1280169570678931457 |date=6 July 2020 |title=放送時期決定}}</ref> On August 21, 2020, a collaborative event promoting the release of ''Higurashi: When They Cry - New'' and the mobile game ''[[w:SINoALICE|SINoALICE]]'' took place. On September 19, 2020, Hong Kong distributor MediaLink Entertainment Limited announced it would simulcast ''Higurashi: When They Cry - New''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Ani-One Simulcasts Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-21/ani-one-simulcasts-higurashi-when-they-cry-new-anime/.164266}}</ref>