Yoigoshi-hen

Yoigoshi-hen
Written By	Kanou Kiichi
Illustrated By	Mimori
Published By	Square Enix (Japanese) Yen Press (English)
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	GFantasy
Original run	2006 - ongoing
Volumes	2

Yoigoshi-hen (宵越し編, Beyond Midnight Chapter) is a manga-only side story and "what-if" scenario based on Tsumihoroboshi-hen. Yoigoshi-hen acts as an epilogue after an alternate ending to Tsumihoroboshi-hen wherein Rena Ryuuguu succeeds in destroying the Hinamizawa school, killing herself, her friends, and her classmates in the process.

Characters

Villagers

• "Mion Sonozaki"
• Shion Sonozaki
• Mion Sonozaki
• Rika Furude
• Mifune

Outsiders

• Akira Otobe
• Ryuunosuke Arakawa
• Yae Towada
• Takumi Kurosawa
• Akutagawa
• Chiaki
• Machi

Mentioned

• Keiichi Maebara
• Rena Ryuuguu
• Satoko Houjou
• Satoshi Houjou

Deaths and Disappearances

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

Deaths

• Mion Sonozaki, died in the Hinamizawa school explosion June 1983.
• Keiichi Maebara, died in the Hinamizawa school explosion June 1983.
• Rena Ryuuguu, died in the Hinamizawa school explosion June 1983.
• Satoko Houjou, died in the Hinamizawa school explosion June 1983.
• Rika Furude, died in the Hinamizawa school explosion June 1983.
• Everyone in Hinamizawa not listed otherwise, died June 26, 1983 of gas poisoning during Great Hinamizawa Disaster.
• Some people who used to live in Hinamizawa, started showing erratic behavior right after Great Hinamizawa Disaster. Some died mysteriously in hospitals, while others started dying in other strange ways.
• Mion and Shion's Father, died of an illness a few years before 2006.
• Akane Sonozaki, shot by a yakuza assassin on orders from Mifune. She later died in the hospital where she was admitted.
• Akutagawa, committed suicide via carbon monoxide exposure June 21, 2006.
• Chiaki, committed suicide via carbon monoxide exposure June 21, 2006.
• Machi, committed suicide via carbon monoxide exposure June 21, 2006.
• Takumi Kurosawa, strangled to death by Yae Towada June 21, 2006.
• Mifune, slashed in the back by Shion Sonozaki June 22, 2006.