Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou / ひぐらしのなく頃に業 / When They Cry / Higurashi: When They Cry - New / Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020) / When the Cicadas Cry / The Moment the Cicadas Cry

Genres: Gore, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Suspense
Themes: Gore, Psychological
Studios: Passione
Producers: BS11, Daiichi Shokai, ELF-IN, Frontier Works, Infinite, Kadokawa, MAGES., Sotsu, Tokyo MX
Licensors: Funimation
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Rank: #3479
Popularity: #906
Users Listed: 294,565
Users Scored: 98,651
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/04/2024
Aired: October 1, 2020 – March 19, 2021 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Visual Novel
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 24
Broadcast: Thursday at 23:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

In the secluded mountain village of Hinamizawa, the close-knit group of Rika Furude and her friends enjoys an idyllic, if somewhat isolated, existence. The arrival of Keiichi Maebara, the first boy to join their circle, disrupts this harmony in the summer of 1983. What begins as typical youthful camaraderie slowly unravels as Keiichi witnesses unsettling shifts in his friends' behavior and senses a pervasive secrecy surrounding the town’s history. Unbeknownst to the villagers, an observer with a chilling awareness of cyclical tragedies is manipulating events, attempting to correct perceived flaws in these repeating narratives. However, unforeseen alterations threaten to plunge them into a terrifying unknown, highlighting the unpredictable nature of fate and the consequences of interference. The series explores themes of hidden truths, unsettling community dynamics, and the fragility of predetermined destinies.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1 (Aired: 10/01/2020)
Episode 2: Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 2 (Aired: 10/08/2020)
Episode 3: Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 3 (Aired: 10/15/2020)
Episode 4: Demon-Deceiving Chapter, Part 4 (Aired: 10/22/2020)
Episode 5: Cotton-Deceiving Chapter, Part 1 (Aired: 10/29/2020)
... and 19 more episodes

Characters:

Furude, Rika (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Yu, Apphia, Cavalcanti, Thayná, Suárez, Lucía
Houjou, Satoko (Main) - Voice Actors: Kanai, Mika, Lauda, Brittany, Stteger, Luana, Dzyadyk, Lisa
Maebara, Keiichi (Main) - Voice Actors: Hoshi, Souichirou, Dao, Khoi, Viana, Lucas, Rumbaut, Ernesto, John von Freyend, Tobias
Ryuuguu, Rena (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai, Lo, Emi, Vidal, Sicília, Estévez, María José
Sonozaki, Mion (Main) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Rojas, Michelle, Custodi, Stephany, Noguera, Judith
Sonozaki, Shion (Main) - Voice Actors: Rojas, Michelle, Yukino, Satsuki, Custodi, Stephany, Noguera, Judith
Akasaka, Mamoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mazzei, Wilken, Ono, Daisuke, Le, Aleks
Chie, Rumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Orikasa, Fumiko, Johnson, Macy Anne, Cinalli, Beta, Villaverde, Andrea
Chief (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanagita, Junichi, Ferraz, Fernando, Hackney, Christopher
Eua (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Noriko, Cunha, Maitê, Cavada, Gigliola Mariangel, Fajardo, Emily, Pokorny, Tatjana
Hanyuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Horie, Yui, Huynh, Xanthe, Bueno, Raíssa, Cavada, Gigliola Mariangel, Strasburger, Patricia
Houjou, Satoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Zeiger, Christian, Kobayashi, Yuu, Mongillo, Casey
Houjou, Teppei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Houki, Katsuhisa, Silva, Dláigelles, Massey, Bryan
Irie, Kyousuke (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Toshihiko, Savoie, Cody, Conradi, Guilherme, Carreño, Luis
Kameda, Yukikazu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuhara, Katsumi, Bertolucci, Daniel, Wang, Howard
Kimiyoshi, Kiichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamano, Fubito, Toledo, Silvio, Pollock, Mike, Gottschick, Axel
Komiyama (Supporting)
Kumagai, Katsuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawamura, Takuo, Spatziani, Mário, DiMascio, Anthony, Sierra, Juan Felipe
Maebara, Aiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lee, Michelle, Matsui, Naoko, Hartmann, Fernanda, López, Arianna, Liebing, Katja
Maebara, Ichirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Yasunori, Vicente, Rodrigo, Graue, Alejandro, Douglas, Jason, Koch, Michael-Che
Nomura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Rie, Morais, Ana Maria, Connors, Amber Lee
Okamura, Suguru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takimoto, Fujiko, Guedes, Mari, Sanchez, Gael, Clark, Leah
Okonogi, Tetsuro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta, Barros, Gutemberg, Seitz, Patrick, Belisario, Ledner
Ooishi, Kuraudo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chafurin, Stoddard, Mark, Lourenço, Gilmar, Noguera Marrón, Orlando
Sonozaki, Yoshirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McFarland, Mike
Sonozaki, Saburou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirota, Kousei, Berg, Rolf
Sonozaki, Oryou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okohira, Shizuka, Araya, Ximena, Pinochet, María Teresa, Dougherty, Pam
Sonozaki, Akane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Dias, Carla, Garcia, Patricia Alexis, Maxwell, Elizabeth
Takano, Hifumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiyokawa, Motomu, Rossatto, Ricardo, Campbell, Charles
Takano, Miyo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Miki, Rodak, Mallorie, Prado, Lilian, Ono, Fuyuka, Barros, Paula Andrea
Teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Kumiko, Blanco, Giset, Munoz, Anastasia
Tomita, Daiki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Megumi, Lua, Bianca, Noguera, Judith, McGuire, Kristen
Tomitake, Jirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru, Burgmeier, John, Campos, Ricardo, Bernal, Rómulo

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Ishigami, Joutarou (Producer)
Kaneko, Hirotaka (Producer)
Nakamura, Makoto (Producer)
Okamura, Takema (Producer)
Oowada, Tomoyuki (Producer)
Saitou, Kazuhiro (Producer)
Shimosato, Satoru (Producer)
Herek, Samantha (Assistant Producer)
Kawaguchi, Keiichirou (Director, Script, Storyboard)
Morishita, Hiroto (Sound Director)
Aoyagi, Hironori (Episode Director)
Asari, Fujiaki (Episode Director)
Gotou, Yasunori (Episode Director)
Hiramuki, Tomoko (Episode Director)
Ikehata, Takashi (Episode Director, Assistant Director)
Itoga, Shintarou (Episode Director)
Kitamura, Mitsuki (Episode Director)
Majima, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Nakamura, Chikayo (Episode Director)
Oyunamu (Episode Director)
Saga, Satoshi (Episode Director)
Sanpei, Hijiri (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Tokoro, Toshikatsu (Episode Director)
Usui, Takahiko (Episode Director)
Ishiguro, Tatsuya (Storyboard)
Ogawa, Yuuki (Storyboard)
Sano, Takashi (Storyboard)
Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Sugishima, Kunihisa (Storyboard)
Takahashi, Takeo (Storyboard)
Takahashi, Naruse (Storyboard)
Asaka (Theme Song Performance)
Ayane (Theme Song Performance)
Nakazawa, Tomoyuki (Theme Song Arrangement)
Shikura, Chiyomaru (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Planning)
Shimamiya, Eiko (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Kanako (Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Assistant Animation Director)
Araki, Yutaka (Key Animation)
Chikkyo, Futoshi (Character Design)
Fukushima, Tatsuya (Animation Director, Special Effects, Key Animation)
Guo, Ting (Animation Director)
Hamakawa, Shuujirou (Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Hideki (Chief Animation Director)
Hatta, Noriko (Key Animation)
Hattori, Kenji (Animation Director)
Hayashi, Naoki (Series Composition)
Hinata, Haruka (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
Hiruma, Takashi (Background Art)
... and 87 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases For February (02/04/2022)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for October (10/04/2021)
'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou' Sequel 'Sotsu' Announced for Summer 2021 (03/18/2021)
Fall 2020 Simulcast List [Update 12/1] (09/28/2020)
Fall 2020 Preview (09/15/2020)
New 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni' TV Anime Unveils Supporting Cast, Staff (08/20/2020)
Anime Postponements Due to COVID-19 Outbreak [Update 2/5] (04/22/2020)
New 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni' TV Anime Debuts in Summer 2020 (03/20/2020)
New 'Higurashi no Naku Koro ni' Anime Project Announced (01/06/2020)

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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (anime - Prequel)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu (anime - Sequel)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (manga - Adaptation)