When They Cry - Higurashi (2006)
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.
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1x01 The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning
04 April, 2006 4:00 pm
Keiichi Maebara, a student who recently moved into the village of Hinamizawa, is invited by his new friends at school to join their club. But while searching for treasure at a garbage dump, he discovers the village is not as peaceful as it seems.
1x02 The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 2 - The Secret
11 April, 2006 4:00 pm
The Cotton Drifting Festival is coming up and everyone goes to have a day of fun. During the festival, Keiichi gets separated from everyone and he meets Tomitake the photographer again, who later tells him more about the shocking past of Hinamizawa.
1x03 The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
18 April, 2006 4:00 pm
Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.
1x04 The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Disturbance
25 April, 2006 4:00 pm
Unnerved by Rena and Mion's menacing behavior, Keiichi begins to distance himself from his former friends — but it might already be too late.
1x05 The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 1 - Jealousy
02 May, 2006 4:00 pm
Keiichi meets his friends in town to win prizes at a card game. Afterwards, at a restaurant, he is surprised to see Mion as a waitress, and even more surprised to find out it's not actually Mion.
1x06 The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 2 - Takano
09 May, 2006 4:00 pm
The day for the Cotton Drifting Festival has arrived, and during Rika's ritual performance, Keiichi is taken to see the sacred festival storehouse.
1x07 The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 3 - Lies
16 May, 2006 4:00 pm
Keiichi indirectly confesses to Rika about sneaking into the forbidden shrine, and he fears his admission may have put Rika and Satako's lives in danger.
1x08 The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
23 May, 2006 4:00 pm
The truth behind the recent incidents and the dark origins of Hinamizawa finally start to unravel as Keiichi and Rena decide to confront their suspect.
1x09 The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 1 - Older Brother
30 May, 2006 4:00 pm
When Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days, Satoko and Rika offer to help him around the house and he learns about the mysterious disappearance of Satoko's older brother, Satoshi.
1x10 The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 2 - Bond
06 June, 2006 4:00 pm
Satoko has been absent from school, and Keiichi starts to worry about her family situation after discovering the cause of her absence.
1x11 The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 3 - Borderline
13 June, 2006 4:00 pm
Following Satoko’s disturbing panic attack in the classroom, Keiichi’s concern for her well-being grows to the point where he plans to take matters into his own hands.
1x12 The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 4 - Lost Item
20 June, 2006 4:00 pm
After strange encounters with Takano, Dr. Irie, and Inspector Oishi, Keiichi starts to question whether the previous night's incident actually occurred.
1x13 The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 5 - Apology
27 June, 2006 4:00 pm
When Keiichi heads to Satoko's house and finds her in need of medical attention, he becomes convinced that Oyashiro-sama's curse may be the cause of all these recent misfortunes.
1x14 The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - Hinamizawa
04 July, 2006 4:00 pm
Four years ago, during the Hinamizawa dam incident, young police investigator Mamoru Akasaka comes to the village to investigate a child kidnapping, where he meets young Rika.
1x15 The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Sign
11 July, 2006 4:00 pm
Mamoru and Oishi discover some important clues, and head to the district of Takatsudo to continue the search for the Cabinet Minister's son. Little do they know, there are much more sinister forces at work.
1x16 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 1 - First Love
18 July, 2006 4:00 pm
The events from The Cotton Drifting Chapter are retold from another point of view. After two years away from the village, Shion comes back to Hinamizawa.
1x17 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 2 - Responsibility
25 July, 2006 4:00 pm
The recent incident at school has left Shion feeling very uneasy. She is able to muster the courage to call Satoshi, only to receive an apology from him. Something doesn't seem right.
1x18 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 3 - Oni's Blood Line
01 August, 2006 4:00 pm
When Shion decides to investigate Satoshi's disappearance, she meets Takano at the library, who tells her more about the dark history of Hinamizawa. The very next year, the past begins to repeat itself.
1x19 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 4 - Revenge
08 August, 2006 4:00 pm
Shion overhears a conversation between Mion and her grandmother and begins to suspect her family may be involved in the recent events.
1x20 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands
15 August, 2006 4:00 pm
After questioning Headmaster Kimiyoshi for information about the previous murders and Satoshi's disappearance, Shion sets her sights on another one of the Three Great Families.
1x21 The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 6 - Condemnation
22 August, 2006 4:00 pm
Shion tricks Keiichi into thinking that he may have put his friends in danger. However, when he figures out the truth, Shion is confronted by Keiichi and Rena.
1x22 The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness
29 August, 2006 4:00 pm
After a day of summer fun, Rena goes to the garbage dump, where she begins to remember things from her troubling family background.
1x23 The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - Place to Return
05 September, 2006 4:00 pm
Rena learns of Rina's plot, and a confrontation at the deserted garbage dump triggers another disastrous chain of events.
1x24 The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - Document 34
12 September, 2006 4:00 pm
While studying Takano's scrapbooks, Rena starts to uncover the the truth behind Oyashiro-sama's curse and Hinamizawa's dark past.
1x25 The Atonement Chapter - Part 4 - Earth Invasion
19 September, 2006 4:00 pm
By discovering the truth behind Oyashiro-sama's curse, Rena has become a target of one of the Three Great Families, and she decides to go into hiding.
1x26 The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake
26 September, 2006 4:00 pm
Rena has returned, but not for the right reasons, as she causes a serious crisis at the school, and demands the police investigate the Three Great Families' connection to Oyashiro-sama's curse. What will become of Keiichi and his friends?
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