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| runtime = October 1, 2020 - March 18, 2021
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{{nihongo|'''''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou'''''|ひぐらしのなく頃に業|lit. ''When the Cicadas Cry Karma''}}, licensed in English as '''''Higurashi: When They Cry - New''''', is a 2020 sequel to the {{higurashi}} visual novel and [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (anime)|2006 anime]] created by Studio DEEN. The new project, animated by [[w:Passione (company)|Passione]], began airing on October 1, 2020.
{{nihongo|'''''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou'''''|ひぐらしのなく頃に業|lit. ''When the Cicadas Cry Karma''}}, licensed in English as '''''Higurashi: When They Cry - New''''', is a 2020 sequel to the {{higurashi}} visual novel and [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (anime)|2006 anime]] created by Studio DEEN. The new project, animated by [[w:Passione (company)|Passione]], began airing on October 1, 2020. A sequel, titled {{sotsu}}, was announced on March 18, 2021.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara Keiichi 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 story was initially marketed as a remake of {{higurashi}}. On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named [[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.

== Characters ==
=== Main characters ===
;{{Nihongo|[[Keiichi Maebara]]|前原 圭一|Maebara Keiichi}}
:The son of a famous artist, his family recently moved to Hinamizawa after a violent incident event involving him in their hometown. His charisma and remarkable talent for rhetoric allow him to easily make new friends and become popular in the village, not to mention win some of the club activities.

;{{Nihongo|[[Rika Furude]]|古手 梨花|Furude Rika}}
:Rika is a younger classmate in Keiichi's school, and is in the same grade level as Satoko. Naturally, she is great friends with her, as they live together in the same house. She is revered by the villagers as the heir of the local shrine, and plays the role of a [[Wikipedia:miko|miko]] in the annual [[Watanagashi Festival]]. She has been the head of the Furude house since her parents died, but rarely attends town meetings due to her young age. Rika occasionally uses nonsense words such as {{nihongo|''mii''|みぃ〜}} and {{nihongo|''nipah''|にぱ〜}}. Having previously overcome the traumas of June 1983, Rika is once again forced into a loop of fragments alongside Hanyuu.

;{{Nihongo|[[Satoko Houjou]]|北条 沙都子|Hōjō Satoko}}
:Satoko is a younger classmate in Keiichi's school. She has a distinctive style of speech, ending all of her sentences with ''~wa'', and is known for her boastful laugh. In spite of her young age, she seems to have an impressive arm strength and is quite clever in setting up traps, and likes to practice on Keiichi.

;{{Nihongo|[[Rena Ryuuguu]]|竜宮 レナ|Ryūgū Rena}}
:Rena is a girl in the same grade level as Keiichi and the main female protagonist of the question arcs. She is very kind and takes care of Keiichi whenever possible, but is also naïve and is usually subject to light teasing by Keiichi. She is distinguished by her obsession with things she perceives as adorable, calling them {{Nihongo|''kāii''|かぁいい||a slurred form of {{Nihongo|''kawaii''|かわいい}}, meaning "cute"}}, which are usually [[Wikipedia:moe (slang)|moekko]] characters or items she finds while scouring the local dump.

;{{Nihongo|[[Mion Sonozaki]]|園崎 魅音|Sonozaki Mion}}
:Mion is the oldest kid in Keiichi's class. As the elder, she is the class president and everyone looks up to her as the leader. Her social skills are on par with Keiichi, whom she highly respects as a friend and rival (though it is later shown that she is in love with him). She acts like a tomboy, and calls herself oji-san (meaning old man), but has a hidden girlish side. She is next in line to be the head of the Sonozaki household, one of the Three Families which holds tremendous influence in Hinamizawa.

=== Recurring characters ===
;{{Nihongo|[[Kuraudo Ooishi]]|大石 蔵人|Ōishi Kuraudo}}
:Kuraudo Ooishi is a veteran police investigator at Okinomiya who has vowed to solve the mystery of the Hinamizawa murders before his retirement, to avenge the first victim who he was friends with. Due to his uncouth tactics and the lengths that he goes to in order to solve the mystery, he is looked upon as a nuisance by the villagers, especially the Sonozaki family.

;{{Nihongo|[[Jirou Tomitake]]|富竹 ジロウ|Tomitake Jirō}}
:Jirou Tomitake is a freelance photographer who occasionally visits Hinamizawa. Despite being only an occasional visitor, he seems to know a fair amount about the darker elements of Hinamizawa's past.


Eventually, the story was revealed to be a sequel rather than a remake. [[Rika Furude]], the hidden protagonist of the original story, is forced back into the cyclical June of 1983, despite her success in {{matsuribayashi}}. Rika endeavors to discover why she is being tormented again and learns the dark truth about what occurred after she previously escaped the endless loops of Hinamizawa.
;{{Nihongo|[[Hanyuu]]|羽入|Hanyū}}
:A goddess accompanying Rika's journey through various fragments.


== Production ==
== Production ==
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 20 September 2021

Higurashi: When They Cry - New
Promotional image from Kadokawa
ひぐらしのなく頃に業
(Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou)
GenreMystery, Psychological horror, Supernatural
Anime television series
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioPassione
Licensed byFunimation (North America)
AnimeLab (Australia, NZ)
MediaLink Entertainment Ltd (SE Asia)
Original runOctober 1, 2020 - March 18, 2021
Episodes24
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chronology
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (ひぐらしのなく頃に業, lit. When the Cicadas Cry Karma), licensed in English as Higurashi: When They Cry - New, is a 2020 sequel to the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni visual novel and 2006 anime created by Studio DEEN. The new project, animated by Passione, began airing on October 1, 2020. A sequel, titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu, was announced on March 18, 2021.

Plot

The story was initially marketed as a remake of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named 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 "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.

Eventually, the story was revealed to be a sequel rather than a remake. Rika Furude, the hidden protagonist of the original story, is forced back into the cyclical June of 1983, despite her success in Matsuribayashi-hen. Rika endeavors to discover why she is being tormented again and learns the dark truth about what occurred after she previously escaped the endless loops of Hinamizawa.

Production

The anime project was announced by 07th Expansion and Kadokawa on January 6, 2020. Akio Watanabe serves as the new character designer and Keiichiro Kawaguchi serves as director. 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 COVID-19 pandemic. An official trailer was released by Funimation on July 3, 2020, citing a Fall release date. On July 6, 2020, the release date was narrowed to October 2020.[1] On August 21, 2020, a collaborative event promoting the release of Higurashi: When They Cry - New and the mobile game SINoALICE took place. On September 19, 2020, Hong Kong distributor MediaLink Entertainment Limited announced it would simulcast Higurashi: When They Cry - New.[2]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1 "Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1"
"Onidamashi-hen, Part 1" (鬼騙し編其ノ壱) 		October 1, 2020
2 "Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2"
"Onidamashi-hen, Part 2" (鬼騙し編其ノ弐) 		October 8, 2020
3 "Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3"
"Onidamashi-hen, Part 3" (鬼騙し編其ノ参) 		October 15, 2020
4 "Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4"
"Onidamashi-hen, Part 4" (鬼騙し編其ノ四) 		October 22, 2020
5 "Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1"
"Watadamashi-hen, Part 1" (綿騙し編其ノ壱) 		October 29, 2020
6 "Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2"
"Watadamashi-hen, Part 2" (綿騙し編其ノ弐) 		November 5, 2020
7 "Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3"
"Watadamashi-hen, Part 3" (綿騙し編其ノ参) 		November 12, 2020
8 "Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4"
"Watadamashi-hen, Part 4" (綿騙し編其ノ四) 		November 19, 2020
9 "Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1"
"Tataridamashi-hen, Part 1" (祟騙し編其ノ壱) 		November 26, 2020
10 "Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2"
"Tataridamashi-hen, Part 2" (祟騙し編其ノ弐) 		December 3, 2020
11 "Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3"
"Tataridamashi-hen, Part 3" (祟騙し編其ノ参) 		December 10, 2020
12 "Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4"
"Tataridamashi-hen, Part 4" (祟騙し編其ノ四) 		December 17, 2020
13 "Curse-Deceiving Chapter, Part 5"
"Tataridamashi-hen, Part 5" (祟騙し編其ノ伍) 		December 24, 2020
14 "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1"
"Nekodamashi-hen, Part 1" (猫騙し編其ノ壱) 		January 7, 2021
15 "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2"
"Nekodamashi-hen, Part 2" (猫騙し編其ノ弐) 		January 14, 2021
16 "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3"
"Nekodamashi-hen, Part 3" (猫騙し編其ノ参) 		January 21, 2021
17 "Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4"
"Nekodamashi-hen, Part 4" (猫騙し編其ノ四) 		January 28, 2021
18 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 1"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 1" (郷壊し編其ノ壱) 		February 4, 2021
18 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 2"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 2" (郷壊し編其ノ弐) 		February 11, 2021
18 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 3"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 3" (郷壊し編其ノ参) 		February 18, 2021
21 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 4"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 4" (郷壊し編其ノ四) 		February 25, 2021
22 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 5"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 5" (郷壊し編其ノ五) 		March 4, 2021
23 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 6"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 6" (郷壊し編其ノ六) 		March 11, 2021
24 "Village-Destroying Chapter, Part 7"
"Satokowashi-hen, Part 7" (郷壊し編其ノ七) 		March 18, 2021

References

  1. ↑ higu_anime (6 July 2020). "放送時期決定" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Ani-One Simulcasts Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW Anime".
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