Overview
FormatTV
StudioStudio DEEN
AniList Score76%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
Keiichi Maebaramain
Rena Ryuuguumain
Mion Sonozakimain
Rika Furudemain
Satoko Houjoumain
Shion Sonozakimain
Satoshi Houjousupporting
Kuraudo Ooishisupporting
Miyo Takanosupporting
Toshiki Inukaisupporting
Rumiko Chiesupporting
Mamoru Akasakasupporting
Kyousuke Iriesupporting
Teppei Houjousupporting
Oryou Sonozakisupporting
Jirou Tomitakesupporting
Rina Mamiyasupporting
Akane Sonozakisupporting
Tatsuyoshi Kasaisupporting
Kiichirou Kimiyoshisupporting
Staff
Ryukishi07Original Creator
Chiaki KonDirector
Toshifumi KawaseSeries Composition
Kyuuta SakaiCharacter Design
Kenji KawaiMusic
Kyuuta SakaiChief Animation Director
Ryousuke KimiyaKey Animation (eps 5, 21)
Chiaki KonKey Animation
Akio WatanabeKey Animation (ep 23)
Akiko KumadaKey Animation (ep 3)
Akiko NakanoKey Animation (ep 2, 6, 24-25)
Chiharu TakahashiIn-Between Animation (eps 2, 4, 6)
Eiko ShimamiyaTheme Song Performance (OP)
Rekka KatakiriTheme Song Performance (ED)
Rika NakaseScript (eps 5-8, 16-21)
Toshifumi KawaseScript (eps 1-4, 9-15, 22-26)
Chiaki KonEpisode Director (OP, eps 1, 11, 26)
Chiaki KonStoryboard (OP, eps 1, 3, 15, 25, 26)
Seiya NumataAssistant Chief Animation Director (ep 12)
Seiya NumataAnimation Director (eps 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26)
Other Details
Native Titleひぐらしのなく頃に
Aired Year2006 (SPRING)
Source MaterialVISUAL NOVEL
Genres
HorrorMysteryPsychologicalSupernaturalThriller
When They Cry
2006TVFINISHED76% Score
Synopsis
EP 1
The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning
Keiichi Maebara, a student who recently moved into the village of Hinamizawa, is invited by his new friends at school to join their club. But while searching for treasure at a garbage dump, he discovers the village is not as peaceful as it seems.
EP 2
The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 2 - The Secret
The Cotton Drifting Festival is coming up and everyone goes to have a day of fun. During the festival, Keiichi gets separated from everyone and he meets Tomitake the photographer again, who later tells him more about the shocking past of Hinamizawa.
EP 3
The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.
EP 4
The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Disturbance
Unnerved by Rena and Mion's menacing behavior, Keiichi begins to distance himself from his former friends — but it might already be too late.
EP 5
The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 1 - Jealousy
Keiichi meets his friends in town to win prizes at a card game. Afterwards, at a restaurant, he is surprised to see Mion as a waitress, and even more surprised to find out it's not actually Mion.
EP 6
The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 2 - Takano
The day for the Cotton Drifting Festival has arrived, and during Rika's ritual performance, Keiichi is taken to see the sacred festival storehouse.
EP 7
The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 3 - Lies
Keiichi indirectly confesses to Rika about sneaking into the forbidden shrine, and he fears his admission may have put Rika and Satako's lives in danger.
EP 8
The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
The truth behind the recent incidents and the dark origins of Hinamizawa finally start to unravel as Keiichi and Rena decide to confront their suspect.
EP 9
The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 1 - Older Brother
When Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days, Satoko and Rika offer to help him around the house and he learns about the mysterious disappearance of Satoko's older brother, Satoshi.
EP 10
The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 2 - Bond
Satoko has been absent from school, and Keiichi starts to worry about her family situation after discovering the cause of her absence.
EP 11
The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 3 - Borderline
Following Satoko’s disturbing panic attack in the classroom, Keiichi’s concern for her well-being grows to the point where he plans to take matters into his own hands.
EP 12
The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 4 - Lost Item
After strange encounters with Takano, Dr. Irie, and Inspector Oishi, Keiichi starts to question whether the previous night's incident actually occurred.
EP 13
The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 5 - Apology
When Keiichi heads to Satoko's house and finds her in need of medical attention, he becomes convinced that Oyashiro-sama's curse may be the cause of all these recent misfortunes.
EP 14
The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - Hinamizawa
Four years ago, during the Hinamizawa dam incident, young police investigator Mamoru Akasaka comes to the village to investigate a child kidnapping, where he meets young Rika.
EP 15
The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Sign
Mamoru and Oishi discover some important clues, and head to the district of Takatsudo to continue the search for the Cabinet Minister's son. Little do they know, there are much more sinister forces at work.
EP 16
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 1 - First Love
The events from The Cotton Drifting Chapter are retold from another point of view. After two years away from the village, Shion comes back to Hinamizawa.
EP 17
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 2 - Responsibility
The recent incident at school has left Shion feeling very uneasy. She is able to muster the courage to call Satoshi, only to receive an apology from him. Something doesn't seem right.
EP 18
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 3 - Oni's Blood Line
When Shion decides to investigate Satoshi's disappearance, she meets Takano at the library, who tells her more about the dark history of Hinamizawa. The very next year, the past begins to repeat itself.
EP 19
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 4 - Revenge
Shion overhears a conversation between Mion and her grandmother and begins to suspect her family may be involved in the recent events.
EP 20
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands
After questioning Headmaster Kimiyoshi for information about the previous murders and Satoshi's disappearance, Shion sets her sights on another one of the Three Great Families.
EP 21
The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 6 - Condemnation
Shion tricks Keiichi into thinking that he may have put his friends in danger. However, when he figures out the truth, Shion is confronted by Keiichi and Rena.
EP 22
The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness
After a day of summer fun, Rena goes to the garbage dump, where she begins to remember things from her troubling family background.
EP 23
The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - Place to Return
Rena learns of Rina's plot, and a confrontation at the deserted garbage dump triggers another disastrous chain of events.
EP 24
The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - Document 34
While studying Takano's scrapbooks, Rena starts to uncover the the truth behind Oyashiro-sama's curse and Hinamizawa's dark past.