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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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation

    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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 6 - A Strong Will

    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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 8 - Finale

    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
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 11 - End

    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 1 Episode 2 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 2 - Secret
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 2 - Secret

    S1:E2

    The annual Watanagashi Festival finally starts, and everyone has fun feasting and playing games. However, in the following day, Keiichi is interrogated by chief police officer, Oishi, about a crime that occurred at the night of the festival, and he starts fearing the villagers might be involved in this and other similar incidents, like Oishi suspects.

    Director:Yuji Hiraki
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  6. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 3 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion

    S1:E3

    Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.

    Director:Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  7. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 4 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Distortion
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Distortion

    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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  8. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 1 - Reunion
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Reunion

    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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  9. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 6 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth

    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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  10. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 7 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 2 - How to Change Destiny
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 2 - How to Change Destiny

    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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  11. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 8 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 3 - Fluctuation
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Massacre Chapter - Part 3 - Fluctuation

    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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  12. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 17 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 4 - Strategy
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 4 - Strategy

    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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  13. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 18 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 5 - The Final Piece
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 5 - The Final Piece

    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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  14. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 20 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 7 - Trap
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 7 - Trap

    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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  15. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 2 Episode 21 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 8 - 48 Hours
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Festival Accompanying Chapter - Part 8 - 48 Hours

    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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  16. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 21 - The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction

    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 Nakase

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  17. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 16 - The Detective Chapter - Part 1 - First Love
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Detective Chapter - Part 1 - First Love

    S1:E16

    The events from Watanagashi-hen are retold from another point of view. Shion takes Mion's place in Hinamizawa and is lovestruck by Satoko's older brother, Satoshi, at their first meeting together. But after discovering about the trouble he spends to protect Satoko, Shion starts to loathe her.

    Director:Hisakazu Ishikawa
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  18. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 17 - The Detective Chapter - Part 2 - Distinction
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - The Detective Chapter - Part 2 - Distinction

    S1:E17

    Satoshi apologizes to Shion (still pretending to be Mion), and asks her to care for Satoko during the Watanagashi Festival. That night, his aunt is murdered; in order to cover for Satoshi, Shion reveals that she is actually Mion's twin sister. After the police questions her, she is brought back to the Sonozaki main estate to answer to her grandmother for all the trouble she has caused.

    Director:Shunji Yoshida
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  19. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 18 - The Detective Chapter - Part 3 - Demon's Blood
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Detective Chapter - Part 3 - Demon's Blood

    S1:E18

    Upon talking with Ōishi, Shion finds out Satoshi has gone missing and decides to investigate further into the mysterious murders over the past four years. One day at the library, Shion meets Takano, who tells her more on the history of Hinamizawa and its dark past. As the story skips one year to the present day, similarities between Keiichi and Satoshi brings back memories of Satoshi to Shion.

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  20. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 19 - The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - Retaliation
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - Retaliation

    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 Nakase

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  21. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 26 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake

    S1:E26

    Rena's madness reaches the peak to the point of taking all the school children hostage. With the police's help and working together with the rest of the group, Keiichi manages to defuse a homemade bomb Rena planted on the rooftop of the school. There, the two have a final confrontation and even though he is defeated, Keiichi manages to get Rena to realize she should have trusted and confided in her friends.

    Director:Chiaki Kon
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  22. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 1 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning

    S1:E1

    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 with Rena Ryugu, he discovers the village is not as peaceful as it seems.

    Director:Chiaki Kon
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  23. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 8 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Floating Cotton Chapter - Part 4 - Wish

    S1:E8

    Keiichi and Rena suspect that Mion might be related to Rika and Satoko's disappearance, and confront her at her house. There, he learns from her about the burden she carries as the heir of the Sonozaki family, and tries to dissuade her to surrender herself without success.

    Director:Yuji Hiraki
    Writer:Rika Nakase

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  24. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 9 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 1 - Elder Brother
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 1 - Elder Brother

    S1:E9

    Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days. Helped by Satoko and Rika, who makes dinner for him, Keiichi learns about Satoshi, Satoko's older brother, and his mysterious disappearance on the night of last year's Watanagashi.

    Director:Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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  25. Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1 Episode 10 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 2 - Bond
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 2 - Bond

    S1:E10

    Satoko is absent from school for a few days. After discovering that the cause of her absence is Teppei, her abusive uncle, who left Hinamizawa after his wife was murdered on the night of Watanagishi, but recently has returned, Keiichi decides to intervene.

    Director:Hisakazu Ishikawa
    Writer:Toshifumi Kawase

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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 9/10 based on 1 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".