Nekodamashi-hen

Nekodamashi-hen
Writer	Ryukishi07
Arc Type	Anime
Released	January 7, 2021
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou Chronology
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Nekodamashi-hen (猫騙し編, Cat Deceiving Chapter) is the fourth arc of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou. Nekodamashi-hen is unique in that it features several different fragments instead of a single one.

Media

Episodes

• Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1
• Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2
• Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3
• Cat-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4

Deaths and Disappearances

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

Deaths

• Rika Furude, burned to death by Mamoru Akasaka, June 1983 (loop one).
• Mamoru Akasaka, committed suicide by implosion June 1983 (loop one).
• Rika Furude, beheaded by Akane Sonozaki, June 15, 1983 (loop two).
• Unnamed Sonozaki loyalist, stabbed by Akane Sonozaki, June 15, 1983 (loop two).
• Mion Sonozaki, beheaded by Akane Sonozaki, June 15, 1983 (loop two).
• Rika Furude, drowned by Kiichirou Kimiyoshi, June 21, 1983 (loop three).
• Rika Furude, beaten to death by Keiichi Maebara, June 15, 1983 (loop four).
• Unnamed Angel Mort employees, beaten to death by Keiichi Maebara, June 15, 1983 (loop four).
• Satoko Houjou, beaten to death by Keiichi Maebara, June 15, 1983 (loop four).
• Rena Ryuuguu, beaten to death by Keiichi Maebara, June 15, 1983 (loop four).
• Rika Furude, has her innards ripped out by Satoko Houjou, June 12, 1983 (loop five).
• Satoko Houjou, shot by Miyo Takano (flashback loop).
• Rena Ryuuguu, shot by Miyo Takano (flashback loop).
• Mion Sonozaki, shot by Miyo Takano (flashback loop).
• Shion Sonozaki, shot by Miyo Takano (flashback loop).

Trivia

• There are several fragments depicted in Nekodamashi-hen.
  • The first episode opens with events similar to the preceding arc Tataridamashi-hen. After this point, Rika promises to commit suicide if she cannot escape Hinamizawa after five loops.
  • The second episode features Rika failing to solve four of her promised five loops:
    • She is killed by Mamoru Akasaka in the first.
    • She is killed by Akane Sonozaki in the second.
    • She is killed by Kiichirou Kimiyoshi in the third.
    • She is killed by Keiichi Maebara in the fourth.
  • Rika fails the fifth loop in the third episode, wherein she is killed by Satoko Houjou.
  • An indeterminate previous fragment is shown in the fourth episode.
• Similar to Himatsubushi-hen, the fourth arc of the original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Nekodamashi-hen features the return of Mamoru Akasaka.