Format: TV
Episodes: 26
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Apr 5, 2006
Until: Sep 27, 2006
Season: Spring 2006
Source: Visual novel
Average score: 76%
Mean score: 76%
Popularity: 179,629
Favorites: 5,872
Studio: Studio DEEN
Producers: DAX Production, Frontier Works, Sentai Filmworks, Sotsu
Genres: Mystery, Supernatural, Psychological, Thriller, Horror
Romaji: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
English: When They Cry
Native: ひぐらしのなく頃に
Synonyms: When the Cicadas Cry Higurashi: When They Cry Cuando las Cigarras Lloran Quando as Cigarras Choram 쓰르라미 울 적에 כשהציקדות בוכות Hinamizawa, le village maudit Higurashi When They Cry (2006 anime version) ยามเมื่อเหล่าจักจั่นกรีดร้อง Khi ve sầu ngân Higurashi: Όταν Κλαίνε τα Τζιτζίκια Gdy zapłaczą cykady

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When They Cry

★ 7.6 179,629 members

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.