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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (TV) Reviews
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
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Title(s): Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
When They Cry - Higurashi
Cuando las cigarras lloran (Spanish)
Higurashi no Naku Koroni (Japanese)
Hinamizawa, le village maudit (French)
The Moment the Cicadas Cry
When Cicadas Cry
ひぐらしのなく頃に (Japanese)
쓰르라미 울 적에 (Korean)
Creator: Seventh Expansion
Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller
Age Group: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Vintage: April 4, 2006
Status: Completed
Summary: On one hot summer day in 1983, a transfer student named Maebara Keiichi comes to a peaceful rural village in Hinamizawa. There, he befriends his classmates Rena, Mion, Rika, and Satoko. Accepted as a full-fledged member of the "club," Keiichi and the gang plays all sorts of activities ranging from card and board games to hide-and-seek. But just as Keiichi was beginning to be assimilated in simple rural life, he stumbles upon the dark history of Hinamizawa. As Keiichi dives deeper into the mystery, he finds that his new found friends may not be all what they claim to be.
Reviews
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Excellent 25 reviews
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Good 8 reviews
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Average 0 reviews
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Poor 0 reviews
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Very Poor 2 reviews
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"Something New''
Written by Yukine on March 15, 2014 at 12:26 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 5
After seeking for an anime that will entertain me and give me something new I have finally found this anime. i have watched all of the seasons and I have to say I really enjoyed it, especially season two. People say that season 1 is bad, but the truth is that it is there for people to understand the story line and get a chance to know the characters better.
This season has many surprises and overall I personally think that this anime was very surprising, exciting and funny at times !!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Recommended for thriller fans
Written by cheapshoes3 on July 15, 2013 at 1:58 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 5
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 5
I watched this right after seeing Another (a great series for fans of this genre). Although it was rather slow(I really got into the series I think after the last few arcs) it was worth it in a sense, you'll get that how-the-hell-did-that-happen feeling on some of the first few episodes and get the oh-shit-so-that's-what-happened feeling on the last few.

If you have too much time on your hands you should try this.

P.S. the animation and the art gets better on the second season(and of course the CONCLUSIONS!), that's something to look forward (read more)
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Good... but Creepy
Written by sadistfujifan on April 12, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 5
Dialogue: 3
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
All-in-all, this was a really good series. It kept me on my toes all the time, making me feel like I have to watch the next episode right away. That suspenseful feeling is really thrilling. It did become slightly confusing because you skip around plots and time frames a lot, but it's really worth. Still, I'm never watching it again. It was so creepy, and I watched it alone... It made me jumpy for weeks. I couldn't stop watching it and its sequels, though, but like I said, I don't think I could watch it again, especially alone. If you have (read more)
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
WARNING
Written by SS4_Gin on January 11, 2012 at 5:32 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 5
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
This anime is good but at the same time is so confusing but the characters all fit into the story perfectly.
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Dark, deep, and adorable.
Written by funimationdeath on September 26, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 4
This show is dark, but it also has a lighter side that makes the dark parts actually seem so much more disturbing. The story is a little hard to follow, but if you pay attention you should be able to get it for the most part.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Scary...
Written by ferreman on September 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
This anime is pretty amazing. However I want to warn younger viewers first as this anime has some disturbing scenes that might be shocking.
When you start watching this, you would think its funny and the animation might seem childish.
But this changes pretty fast when the main character discovers that not everything is as it seems...
The storyline is pretty unique as each arc is a story on its own. I dont want to spoil to much so I would just suggest you start watching this :-).
In my opinion this should be on your list if you like horror/mystery (read more)
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Written by PalkiaEagle9 on October 28, 2010 at 5:15 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
This anime is very good, but it is a bit violent, and there is almost at least a single person dying in every chapter. If you do not like violence or scary stories, I advice you not to watch it, as it is quite scary too. The characters in the anime might look quite childish, but the storyline is quite gory despite the appearance of the characters. The anime is quite good, since there is a 'chapter' for every main character, though it maybe confusing at first, after watching the first two chapters, you may get used to it. Sometimes I dislike this (read more)
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Interesting beginning, interesting end
Written by Mooneh on August 23, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Overall Rating
Good
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 3
Entertainment: 3
This has a pretty good story. The whole series is divided in archs of about 4 episodes. Some archs are better than others depending on your taste: some are more horror, others thriller or even detective. Most archs take place at the same time but some events are altered which causes the outcome to change.

The dialogue is really well voiced. You can easily feel a change in atmosphere, subtle hints or threats.

More realistic art might have improved the effect of this anime but other than that I have no remarks on animation. Some scenes had some (read more)
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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