List of minor characters in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Difference between revisions

{{nihongo|'''Akihito'''|アキヒト}} is the man [[Rena's mother]] left her husband for, first appearing in {{tsumihoroboshi}}. Initially he was a friend from Rena's mother's work, however their relationship quickly escalated. After he impregnated Rena's mother, the two decided to marry and left both Rena and Rena's father. Neither Rena nor her father has seen Akihito since.

{{nihongo|'''Akutagawa'''|芥川}} is a middle-aged man appearing exclusively in {{yoigoshi}}. He joins a suicide party traveling to [[Hinamizawa]] in June 2006. His reasons for committing suicide are unknown. On the drive towards the village, he details the events of the [[Great Hinamizawa Disaster]] to the rest of the party. He commits suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning.

{{nihongo|'''Chiaki'''|千秋}} is a woman appearing exclusively in {{yoigoshi}}. She joins a suicide party traveling to [[Hinamizawa]] in June 2006. Her reasons for committing suicide are unknown, though she hints that it is related to her husband's death. Her deceased husband left her with a large sum of money that she intends to bring with her to return to him after she died. She commits suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning. However, [[Akira Otobe]] steals Chiaki's cash card after the party commits suicide. At the end of ''Yoigoshi-hen'', he returns the cash card to her body.

{{nihongo|'''Machi'''|マチ}} is a young woman appearing exclusively in {{yoigoshi}}. She joins a suicide party traveling to [[Hinamizawa]] in June 2006. Her reasons for committing suicide are unknown. Machi is drawn to Hinamizawa due to rumors that she could see the spirits of her dead family members there. She commits suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning.