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Higurashi no Naku Koroni (manga)

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Alternative title:
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Japanese)
ひぐらしのなく頃に (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: One hot day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara Keiichi comes to live in the peaceful villiage of Hinamizwa. He befriends fellow classmates, Mion Sonozaki, Rena Ryugu, Rika Furude, and Satoko Houjou who welcome him as a member of the "club". Keiichi and his friends play games like Old Maid and even Hide and Seek. The way life was for kids BEFORE video games. However Keiichi soon stumbles upon Hinamizawa's dark history: Every night, during the Watanagashi festival, one person goes missing and another winds up dead. As Keiichi gets deeper into the mystery, he learns that there may be more to his new friends than meets the eye.
User Ratings: 67 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 21 votes (sub:12, Eng:3, dub:3, ?:1, edit.dub:1, raw:1)
 Excellent: 22 votes (Eng:13, sub:7, ?:1, dub:1)
 Very good: 13 votes (Eng:10, sub:3)
 Good: 3 votes (sub:2, Eng:1)
 Decent: 1 vote (sub:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 205 users, rank: #432 (of 6913)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.373 (Very good+), std. dev.: 2.1149, rank: #457 (of 7755)
Weighted mean: 8.255 (Very good+), rank: #680 (of 7755) (seen all: 8.27 / seen some: 8.57 / won't finish: 4.70)
Bayesian estimate: 8.223 (Very good+), rank: #193 (of 3524)
Vintage: 2005-12-22
Release dates: We have 54
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3rd Higurashi Tentatively Slated as Rei Video Series (Apr 30, 2008)
Yen Press Announces Titles to Run in Anthology Mag (Apr 19, 2008)
Higurashi Anthology Illustrator Dokumegu Arrested (Apr 16, 2008)
Third Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Season Announced (Dec 17, 2007)
Sequel to Higurashi PC Game Debuts at Comic Market 72 (Aug 20, 2007)
Higurashi no Naku Koroni Live-Action Film in 2008 (Aug 13, 2007)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original creator: Seventh Expansion
Art:
En Kitou (Onisarashi-/Utsutsukowashi-hen)
Hanase Momoyama (Minagoroshi-hen)
Jiro Suzuki (Tatarigoroshi-hen)
Karin Suzuragi (Onikakushi-/Tsumihoroboshi-hen)
Mimori (Yoigoshi-hen)
Yoshiki Tonogai (Himatsubushi-hen)
Yuna Kagesaki (Kokoroiyashi-hen)
Yutori Houjou (Watanagashi-/Meakashi-hen)
(none)
Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Alethea Nibley
Athena Nibley

Lettering: Shelby Peak
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Yen Press

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