Original creator: Seventh Expansion
Animation studio: Studio DEEN
Japanese title: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When the Cicadas Cry)
English adaption title: When They Cry - Higurashi
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Supernatural
Original air dates:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (season 1): April 2006 - September 2006
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (season 2): July 2007 - December 2007
Number of episodes: 50
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (season 1): 24
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (season 2): 26
Mini-Synopsis:
Every year the small, rural village of Hinamizawa experiences incidents of brutal murder and death. Whether it's the curse of the village's spirit deity or some secret, man-made conspiracy, neither the police nor the village leaders can unravel the mysteries. But strangely, a group of the village's school children end up getting closer and closer to discovering the truth...
Rika and Satoko in cute outfits ^^
07/15/07: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai eps 1 to 2 review
10/03/06: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Revelations of the last episodes
