Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushihen
The Moment the Cicadas Cry Demoning Away Chapter

Japanese

ひぐらしのなく頃に 鬼隠し編

English

Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Mar 24, 2005 to Mar 24, 2006

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

583

Score

8.1

Scored by

12893

Popularity

704

Members

26791

Favorites

651

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Synopsis

Keiichi Maebara and his family move from the noisy, bustling city to the quiet little town of Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983. As Keiichi settles in, he meets some local girls who quickly become his steadfast group of friends: Satoko Houjou, Rika Furude, Rena Ryuuguu, and Mion Sonozaki. While their life is mostly carefree and fun-filled, he begins to discover that things in Hinamizawa are not as they appear to be. During the annual Cotton Drifting Festival, Keiichi learns that there have been murders and disappearances for the past few years in the aftermath of the celebration. Referred to as "Oyashiro's Curse," the suspicious townsfolk say that those who anger Hinamizawa's patron god will be cursed to die or disappear. At first, he believes that such things are mere folk tales meant to scare misbehaving children. But when a murder and a disappearance occur after the festival and his friends refuse to talk about the strange events in the village, Keiichi begins to wonder if his new friends may have something to do with the horrific events—and if he might be the next to die. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen was published in English as Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc by Yen Press on November 18, 2008 and February 17, 2009, respectively, and also digitally on April 22, 2014. The series was also published in Polish by Waneko in one-volume edition in November 2015.

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