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2006 · Japan

Higurashi: When They Cry

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
~24 min/episode
Length
2 seasons · 50 episodes
Status
Ended · complete
Age rating
TV-MA
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
Violence
Strong
Frights
Moderate

Why tonight?

  • It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
  • In Japanese — subtitles on.

The story

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.

  • mass murder
  • trauma
  • baseball bat
  • sadism
  • village
  • supernatural
  • murder
  • rampage
  • gore
  • psychological thriller

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

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