![]() ![]() Two Live-Action Adaptations were made, titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2008) and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai (2009), which adapt the first and sixth novel, respectively. A sequel anime by Studio Passione titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou premiered in October 2020, and a second sequel, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu premiered in July 2021 they partly serve as a thematic link between Higurashi and the second "When They Cry" series, Umineko. Later ports to other consoles added even more extra material.Īn anime adaptation by Studio DEEN aired in 2006, with a continuation, entitled When They Cry: Kai (or When the Cicadas Cry: Solution), airing in 2007 and covering the last two arcs. The ports turn the games into bona-fide Visual Novels with choices and routes rather than independent successive arcs like the original version. ![]() The sound novels also had an Updated Re-release for PlayStation 2 named Matsuri (2007), with the original final arc ( Matsuribayashi-hen) left out and replaced by an alternate ending ( Miotsukushi-hen), as well as two additional arcs. ![]() These arcs were adapted with some new ones for the Nintendo DS under the title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna (2008). There are also several short, manga-only arcs, usually placed before or after the main story and introducing new characters, while retaining the typical atmosphere of the series. While these eight games make up the main series, several bonus chapters are available, including "Rei" (a fandisc collection of three sidestories that take place after the main plot) and a fourth, anime-only installment, "Kira" (a series of light hearted fanservice laden OVAs that are outside of continuity). The fifth to eighth chapters, known as the "Answer Arcs" or "Kai", delve deeper into the causes of the repeating scenarios and their inevitable conclusions and the struggle to defy fate and the curse of "Oyashiro-sama". The first four chapters, named the "Question Arcs" focus on the cycles of paranoia and death that plague the main characters. Higurashi consists of several different story arcs with most arcs beginning similarly but ending differently. ![]()
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