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The Best Episodes of Higurashi: When They Cry

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After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 10 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E10

    Keiichi's struggle to help Satoko forces him to confront the village elders, even the leader of the Sonozaki family. As the government succumbs to the pressure of Keiichi and his allies', Satoko's condition is also at its limit.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 11 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 6 - A Strong Will
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E11

    At last, Rika persuades Satoko to ask for help and she is freed from Teppei. However, just when the village seemed to be relieved from its eternal cycle of hatred and death, the real enemies start to act, just like they did in previous worlds.

    Director:Akira Iwanaga
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  3. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 13 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 8 - Finale
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E13

    One after another, Rika's friends are killed while trying to protect her. Takano dissects Rika, but does so without anesthesia, as requested by the latter in an attempt to carve the identity of the culprit behind all the Hinamizawa murders in her mind and prevent the events from this and past worlds from repeating themselves. The villagers are rounded up at the school and gassed to death, while an ecstatic Takano proclaims her ascension to godhood.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Masashi Suzuki

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  4. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 24 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 11 - End
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E24

    The rest of the Yamainu concede defeat, but Takano is unwilling to surrender. After learning Nomura in Tokyo planned to use her as a scapegoat, she flees into the mountains and has a final confrontation with Rika's group. In the end, the Banken comes to arrest her, but Tomitake, pitying her and seeing how she had been infected with the Hinamizawa Syndrome, takes her into the the Irie Clinic for treatment. At the end, Rika and her friends Hanyū, Keiichi, Rena, Satoko, Mion, and Shion, attend the festival.

    Director:Chiaki Kon
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  5. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 1 - Reunion
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E1

    Mamoru Akasaka, with an assistant, visits the abandoned town of Hinamizawa in the year 2007, and meets with Officer Oishi. They still wonder about the Great Hinamizawa Disaster that decimated the town and the connection to Miyo Takano's File No. 34. Rena shares with them the little knowledge she has about Rika's strange behavior, shortly before the supposed "gas leak", and Akasaka recalls his meeting with the young Rika as well.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  6. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 6 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E6

    Rika begins a new world with Hanyū, but is getting tired of seeing her friends commit the same acts that lead them to terrible mistakes, until Keiichi proves to her that people can change their destinies if they want.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  7. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 7 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 2 - How to Change Destiny
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E7

    Influenced by Keiichi's encouragement, and the fact her friends are starting to avoid doing the same mistakes again by remembering glimpses of what they could have done, Rika decides to find a way to prevent her ominous destiny by herself.

    Director:Yusuke Onoda
    Writer:Masashi Suzuki

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  8. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 8 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 3 - Fluctuation
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E8

    Rika's plans are hindered by the appearance of Teppei, who much like in "Tatarigoroshi-hen", begins to abuse Satoko. Keiichi and the rest of the gang decide to find a way to release her from his clutches, but the government is reluctant to cooperate.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  9. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 17 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 4 - Strategy
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E17

    In order to save Satoko, who is terminally infected with the Hinamizawa Syndrome, Rika offers herself as a test subject for Irie and Takano's research. More light is shed into the deaths of Satoko and Rika's parents, and its involvement with the legend of Oyashiro-sama's curse.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 18 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 5 - The Final Piece
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E18

    More details about Satoshi's past are revealed, including the reason for his disappearance. Rika and Hanyū make their final preparations for the impending struggle against destiny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 20 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 7 - Trap
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E20

    Rika gather her allies and start to make plans, while obtaining more information about the enemy and those supporting their ambitions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  12. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 21 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 8 - 48 Hours
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E21

    False information regarding Rika is spread by Oishi's group at the precinct, leaving the villain's crew in disarray, and racing against time to prevent their plans from being foiled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 21 - The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction
    8.5/10(234 votes)

    S1:E21

    Shion tricks Keiichi in a phone call and later tricks the townsfolk in order to make Keiichi a murder suspect, however she quickly realizes that Oishi suspects her instead. When discovered by Rena and Keiichi, Shion lures Keiichi away and knocks him out in front of Mion. The truth behind the sisters' fate is revealed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Rika Takasugi

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  14. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 4 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Distortion
    8.3/10(277 votes)

    S1:E4

    Keiichi's despair reaches its peak. After being captured and sedated, he wakes up restrained by Mion and Rena, and they attempt to inject him with a mysterious drug. Keiichi murders them before taking his own life by clawing his throat.

    Director:Hisakazu Ishikawa
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  15. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 20 - The Detective Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands
    8.3/10(214 votes)

    S1:E20

    Shion has captured the village head and gets information about the town involving the previous murders and Satoshi. Later, Shion confronts Rika about the murders, leading to a confrontation between the two. Once night falls, the truth behind Rika and Satoko's disappearance at that night is revealed.

    Director:Yuji Hiraki
    Writer:Rika Takasugi

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  16. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 19 - The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - Retaliation
    8.2/10(208 votes)

    S1:E19

    Shion believes the Sonozaki family is connected to the acts of "demoning away" people in the village, especially that of Satoshi. She imprisons Mion in the dungeon and unintentionally kills her grandmother. Shion pretends to be Mion the next day and confronts Keiichi about the previous night's encounters, to which Keiichi still denies. Later, she finally discovers the ones responsible for Satoshi's disappearance.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Rika Takasugi

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  17. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 2 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 1 - Tag
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E2

    Back in June 1983, the club participates in a game of "zombie tag". On their way home, they run into Irie, Tomitake, and Takano, who tell Keiichi about the yearly murders known as "Oyashiro-sama's Curse". However, he understands why his friends hid it from him and doesn't resent them for it. Regardless, this fails to reassure Rika, as she grows progressively depressed as the day of the Watanagashi Festival approaches.

    Director:Chiaki Kon
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  18. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 3 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 2 - Powerlessness
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E3

    Satoko worries about Rika's depression and tries to confront her about it, but Rika continues to deny anything is wrong. In the middle of the night, Satoko is woken by Rika arguing with a mysterious voice, and telling her she will soon be murdered, and there is nothing that either of them can do.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Masashi Suzuki

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  19. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 4 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 3 - Pre-established Harmony
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E4

    The day of the Watanagashi Festival comes, and once again Rika fails to warn Tomitake of his imminent death. Later, Satoko is convinced that a mysterious man is following her and Rika around, even though no one else has noticed any such thing. Worried of Rika's safety, she sets traps around the house to alert her of any intruders, and when one is triggered, her fears are confirmed.

    Director:Daisuke Tsukushi
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 5 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 4 - The Great Hinamizawa Disaster
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E5

    Much to Satoko's surprise, Rika hides her before letting her murderers take her away. After witnessing Rika's demise and the death of the remaining villagers, Satoko fights desperately for her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 9 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 4 - Negotiation
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E9

    The fight to save Satoko from her uncle's abuse continues, but they stumble on a dead end because she is reluctant to denounce him, for her own reasons. Rika realizes that despite their, she is the one who must take action.

    Director:Makoto Sokuza
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 12 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 7 - Hinamizawa Syndrome
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E12

    After getting a clue of the villain's betrayal, Rika tells her friends the truth behind the Hinamizawa Syndrome, and her connection with it. Meanwhile, the enemy moves on with their plan, eliminating any opposition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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  23. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 14 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 1 - Miyo
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E14

    Takano's past is revealed in disjointed flashbacks, some of them showing her harsh childhood, while others to the time when she became involved with researchers of the Hinamizawa Syndrome.

    Director:Hideki Takayama
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 15 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 2 - Wriggling
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E15

    Takano's story continues, including how she met her foster grandfather, and her determination to continue his work. A few years later, Takano and Hanyū have a very heated confrontation at Oyashiro-sama's shrine.

    Director:Akira Iwanaga
    Writer:Rika Takasugi

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  25. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 16 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 3 - The Beginning of the End
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E16

    Hanyū watches silently and hopelessly as the cruel events occur during the dam incident, while she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key element to bring an end to the enemy's intentions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Massacre Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation" is the best rated episode of "Higurashi: When They Cry". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Shunji Yoshida and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/7/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Massacre Chapter - Part 6 - A Strong Will".