When They Cry

2006 - 2007 TV-MA 24m 7.8

The story of a group of young friends and the mysterious events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is a story of many chapters. It's about the town of Hinamizawa, and the people who live there, Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo, and Rika Furude, as well as friends, relatives, and visitors dealing with Lord Oyashiro's curse. Every year on the night of Watanagashi, people mysteriously disappear and are murdered which is rumored to be a curse, though it has yet to be proven. However, certain people don't believe it, especially with the odd behaviors of some of of the residents of Hinamizawa. This story is explained in many Question and Answer chapters.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Hajimari

1. Hajimari

Aired: Apr 5, 2006

Keiichi adapts to rural life in Hinamizawa by befriending cute classmates Ren...

Episode 2 Kakushigoto

2. Kakushigoto

Aired: Apr 12, 2006

The police ask Keiichi to be an informant after an acquaintance of his is fou...

Episode 3 Gishin

3. Gishin

Aired: Apr 19, 2006

Keiichi learns his classmates knew of his secret meeting with Oishi and disco...

Episode 4 Hizumi

4. Hizumi

Aired: Apr 26, 2006

Unnerved by Rena and Mion's menacing behavior, Keiichi begins to distance him...

Episode 5 Shitto

5. Shitto

Aired: May 3, 2006

Keiichi meets a pretty waitress who introduces herself as Shion - the younger...

Episode 6 Takano

6. Takano

Aired: May 10, 2006

After sneaking into a sacred shrine with Keiichi and Shion, Tomitake and Taka...

Episode 7 Uso

7. Uso

Aired: May 17, 2006

Keiichi indirectly confesses to Rika about sneaking into the forbidden shrine...

Episode 8 Negai

8. Negai

Aired: May 24, 2006

After Rena and Keiichi confront Mion about Rika and Satoko, chilling revelati...

Episode 9 Ani

9. Ani

Aired: May 31, 2006

Keiichi hears the odd circumstances surrounding Satoko's older brother, Satos...

Episode 10 Kizuna

10. Kizuna

Aired: Jun 7, 2006

Satoko's violent uncle Teppei is back in town, and she's been missing class. ...

Episode 11 Kyokai

11. Kyokai

Aired: Jun 14, 2006

In the aftermath of Satoko's traumatic breakdown, Keiichi decides extreme mea...

Episode 12 Shishimono

12. Shishimono

Aired: Jun 21, 2006

After strange encounters with Takano, Dr. Irie, and Inspector Oishi, Keiichi ...

Episode 13 Shazai

13. Shazai

Aired: Jun 28, 2006

Has everything been an illusion? When Keiichi heads to Teppei's house and fin...

Episode 14 Hinamizawa

14. Hinamizawa

Aired: Jul 5, 2006

The grandson of an official on the Hinamizawa dam project is abducted, and Ak...

Episode 15 Kizashi

15. Kizashi

Aired: Jul 12, 2006

Rika has a rather disturbing conversation with Akasaka, which he relates to O...

Episode 16 Hatsukoi

16. Hatsukoi

Aired: Jul 19, 2006

Time rewinds to episode five but from Shion's point of view, offering a look ...

Episode 17 Kejime

17. Kejime

Aired: Jul 26, 2006

When Shion is discovered to be living as Mion, she is taken to her family est...

Episode 18 Oni no Ketsumyaku

18. Oni no Ketsumyaku

Aired: Aug 2, 2006

Shion learns that Satoshi has disappeared and looks deeper into the murders t...

Episode 19 Shikaeshi

19. Shikaeshi

Aired: Aug 9, 2006

Shion is convinced that her own family is responsible in some way for the num...

Episode 20 Tsumetai te

20. Tsumetai te

Aired: Aug 16, 2006

Torturing the village leader for information regarding Satoshi only leads Shi...

Episode 21 Danzai

21. Danzai

Aired: Aug 23, 2006

Shion's madness reaches its peak and she falls deeper into its clutches despi...

Episode 22 Shiawase

22. Shiawase

Aired: Aug 30, 2006

At school, Rena's attitude brings smiles to everyone around her - but things ...

Episode 23 Kaeru tokoro

23. Kaeru tokoro

Aired: Sep 6, 2006

After Rena learns of Rina's plot to extort money from her father, a confronta...

Episode 24 34 gô bunsho

24. 34 gô bunsho

Aired: Sep 13, 2006

When Rena confides her tragic past to Takano, who seems to know the cause beh...

Episode 25 Chikyû shinryaku

25. Chikyû shinryaku

Aired: Sep 20, 2006

Rena tells Oishi that aliens are behind the mysterious murders - and they're ...

Episode 26 Riteiku

26. Riteiku

Aired: Sep 27, 2006

Rena takes the school hostage using a homemade bomb and demands the police in...

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Info about When They Cry

Current Status: Ended

Network: Kansai TV

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Animation