Matsuribayashi-hen

Matsuribayashi-hen
Developer	07th Expansion
Publisher	07th Expansion
Arc Type	Answer
Released	December 30, 2005 (INCORRECT)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chronology
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Matsuribayashi-hen (NIHONGOOOO, The Nip Chapter) is the eighth arc of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series as well as the fourth and final arc of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. It is told from a variety of perspectives due to its unusual style of story progression.

Plot

Matsuribayashi-hen opens at the an orphange and follows four girls, Eriko, Tomomi, Kikuko, and Miyoko, as they attempt to escape from the facility and seek refuge in the Yurigaoka House of Love and Mercy. During the escape, Miyoko stumbles across a phone booth and uses it to call Hifumi Takano and begs him to help her. Shortly afterwards, Miyoko is found by orphanage workers and is returned to the facility. She quickly realizes that the other three girls had been captured as well and all four of them are tortured for their disobedience. Hifumi eventually shows up at the orphanage and rescues Miyoko. Hifumi adopts her and Miyoko takes the name Miyo Takano.

After this prologue, Ryukishi07 speaks directly to the reader who is then taken to the "Connecting pieces" screen. In the "Connecting pieces" screen, the reader goes through several specific TIPS scenarios, some of which are immediately available to read and others can only be read after a certain other one is read. Below are all of the connecting pieces and their prerequisites.

Title	POV	Prerequisites
Operation dam construction withdrawal	Miyo Takano
Irie Kyousuke	Kyousuke Irie
Tomitake Jirou	Jirou Tomitake
Houjou Satoshi	Satoshi Houjou
Houjou Satoko	Satoko Houjou
Explanatory meeting	Hanyuu
A murder with a dismembered body	Third person	Explanatory meeting
The old guy	Kuraudo Ooishi	A murder with a dismembered body
The Houjou siblings	Kyousuke Irie	Explanatory meeting Houjou Satoko
Irie's background	Kyousuke Irie	Irie Kyousuke
Furude Rika	Rika Furude	Explanatory meeting
Sonozaki Mion	Mion Sonozaki	Furude Rika
The first sacrifice	Kyousuke Irie	A murder with a dismembered body
The second sacrifice	Kyousuke Irie	A murder with a dismembered body The Houjou siblings
The suffering of a big brother	Kyousuke Irie	Sonozaki Mion The second sacrifice
Requesting assistance of queen	Third person
The quarry at Yagouchi	Miyo Takano	Requesting assistance of queen
Research is going well	Papa Furude, Kyousuke Irie	The second sacrifice
A routine inspection	Miyo Takano	Research is going well
C103 dose experiemnt	Kyousuke Irie	The second sacrifice
H170	Miyo Takano	Irie's background C103 dose experiment
The depression of a Shinto priest	Papa Furude	Furude Rika Research is going well
An accident at the Shirakawa Park	Kyousuke Irie	The Houjou siblings C103 dose experiment
Distrust of the mother of a queen	Mama Furude	C103 dose experiment An accident at the Shirakawa Park
The third sacrifice	Miyo Takano	Distrust of the mother of a queen
The mysterious death of the Furude couple	Kuraudo Ooishi	The old guy The third sacrifice
A red capsule	Rena Ryuuguu	The mysterious death of the Furude couple
Ryuuguu Rena	Rena Ryuuguu	A red capsule
New wind	Mion Sonozaki	Sonozaki Mion
One, two, three, four	Jirou Tomitake	A routine inspection Distrust of the mother of a queen
One on a die	Miyo Takano	The quarry at Yagouchi One, two, three, four
Déjà vu	Miyo Takano	One on a die
Disappointment	Jirou Tomitake	One on a die
Footsteps in the fourth year	Satoshi Houjou	Ryuuguu Rena
Formation of a club	Mion Sonozaki	The mysterious death of the Furude couple Footsteps in the fourth year
A notice of a leave of absence	Kyousuke Irie	Formation of a club
Death of Satoshi's aunt	Kuraudo Ooishi	A notice of a leave of absence
The fourth sacrifice	Kyousuke Irie	Death of Satoshi's aunt
Preview of lots for sale	Ichirou Maebara	Ryuuguu Rena The fourth sacrifice
Maebara Keiichi	Keiichi Maebara	Preview of lots for sale
An invitation to and end	Miyo Takano	Déjà vu Disappointment The fourth sacrifice
June of the 58th year of the Shōwa era	???	Maebara Keiichi An invitation to an end
A piece from the Onikakushi episode	???	June of the 58th year of the Shōwa era
A piece from the Watanagashi episode	???	June of the 58th year of the Shōwa era
A piece from the Tatarigoroshi episode	???	June of the 58th year of the Shōwa era
A piece from the Himatsubushi episode	???	June of the 58th year of the Shōwa era
A piece from the Meakashi episode	???	A piece from the Watanagashi episode
A piece from the Tsumihoroboshi episode	???	A piece from the Onikakushi episode
A piece from the Minagoroshi episode	???	A piece from the Tatarigoroshi episode
A piece from the Matsuribayashi episode	???	A piece from the Onikakushi episode A piece from the Watanagashi episode A piece from the Tatarigoroshi episode A piece from the Himatsubushi episode A piece from the Meakashi episode A piece from the Tsumihoroboshi episode A piece from the Minagoroshi episode
Leftover pieces	???	A piece from the Matsuribayashi episode

After completing "Leftover pieces", "A piece from the Matsuribayashi episode" changes to have a broken overlay. By clicking once again on "A piece from the Matsuribayashi episode", the player can advance to the true game board.

The game opens with Hanyuu being introduced to the class of the Hinamizawa school as "Hanyuu Furude". After her first day at school, Hanyuu asks to join the club and undergoes an initiation similar to the one Keiichi Maebara undergoes in Onikakushi-hen.

Meanwhile, Mamoru Akasaka is working on a special operation with the Tokyo police force. Upon the mission's completion, Akasaka obtains several important documents regarding corruption within the Japanese government. While looking through the documents, Akasaka sees one regarding the Irie clinic, which floods him with memories of his brief time in Hinamizawa 5 years prior. He remembers the predictions of Rika Furude and her requests for help. As a result of this, Akasaka decides to return to Hinamizawa and try to help Rika.

Characters

Villagers

• Satoshi Houjou
• Satoko Houjou
• Rika Furude
• Hanyuu Furude
• Mion Sonozaki
• Rena Ryuuguu
• Keiichi Maebara
• Ichirou Maebara
• Rumiko Chie

Outsiders

• Miyo Takano
• Eriko
• Tomomi
• Kikuko
• Jirou Tomitake
• Kyousuke Irie
• Kuraudo Ooishi
• Mamoru Akasaka

Mentioned

• Hifumi Takano
• Koizumi
• Haruyama
• Mochizuki

Deaths and Disappearances

All deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in Matsuribayashi-hen and apply only for the individual arc, not the overall series.

Deaths

• A janitor at the hospital Yukie Akasaka stayed at, slipped on a loose tile and fell down a flight of stairs June 1978.
• The dam construction manager, beaten to death with a shovel and disembered June 1979.
• Construction worker, dissected alive by Miyo Takano and Kyousuke Irie June 1979.
• Satoko and Satoshi's stepfather, pushed off of a cliff by Satoko Houjou June 1980.
• Satoko and Satoshi's mother, pushed off of a cliff by Satoko Houjou June 1980.
• Rika's father, killed by the Mountain Hounds June 1981.
• Rika's mother, dissected alive by Miyo Takano June 1981.
• Tamae Houjou, beaten to death by Satoshi Houjou June 1982.

Disappearances

• Satoshi Houjou, disappeared June 1982.

Trivia

• Matsuribayashi-hen is the chapter with the greatest number of different perspectives in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Among them are Miyo Takano, Kyousuke Irie, Jirou Tomitake, Hanyuu.