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At this point, the user is invited to save their progress, as well as read 'tips' that reveal details of the story's setting that were not present in the main narrative. After reading a certain amount of text within a chapter, playback ends. The narration is conducted on behalf of various characters. The narrative is divided into chapters, each of which covers a separate story arc, which become accessible in a sequence strictly established by the developers.

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The versions ported to home consoles additionally feature voice acting provided by professional Japanese voice actors. The story is conveyed via narration and dialogue presented in on-screen text during its scenes, during which characters are displayed as static two-dimensional sprite images. Higurashi When They Cry is a 'sound novel', a variation of visual novel with a focus on sound and atmosphere.

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A new anime television series by Passione aired from October 2020 to March 2021, and a sequel aired from July to September 2021. A six-episode live-action television series adaptation premiered in Japan in May 2016, and a four-episode sequel premiered in November 2016. A live-action film adaptation of the series, directed and written by Ataru Oikawa, premiered in Japanese theaters in May 2008, with a sequel released in April 2009. Sentai Filmworks has since licensed both anime seasons and the 2009 OVAs.

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The first anime series was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in English in 2007, but the license expired in 2011.

Two anime television series (also known simply as When They Cry prior to 2020) were produced by Studio Deen and directed by Chiaki Kon in 20 a third anime adaptation was released as an original video animation (OVA) series in 2009. The manga was licensed for release in English in North America by Yen Press under the title Higurashi: When They Cry and the first volume was released in November 2008. A manga series adapted from the games began with eight different manga artists working separately on one to three of the multiple story arcs and were published by Square Enix and Kadokawa Shoten. Novelizations of the game series were released by Kodansha between August 2007 and March 2009.

Two sets of drama CDs were produced, one by Wayuta and the other by Frontier Works.

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The original eight PC releases were released in English by MangaGamer between 20. In addition to the original series, new stories were created in manga form and in video games for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS, in order to expand the story. While the first four games carried the overall title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and are considered the first entry in the When They Cry franchise, the next four games were produced under the title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and are considered the second entry.Ī bonus fan disc called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei was released in December 2006. The first game in the series, Onikakushi-hen, was released in August 2002, and the eighth and final game in the original PC series, Matsuribayashi-hen, was released in August 2006. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and the Microsoft Windows operating system. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fictional village of Hinamizawa and the strange events that occur there in 1983. 'When the Cicadas Cry') is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the When They Cry franchise. Higurashi When They Cry ( Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に, Hepburn: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, lit.

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