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Higurashi: When They Cry S1E23 — The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to

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Higurashi: When They Cry•Season 1•Episode 23

The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to

7.8/10 · 190 votesSep 6, 200624 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

Rena disposes of Rina and her lover Teppei, after discovering their plan to con her father. Discovered by her friends, she ends up getting support by them, and they help her hide the bodies, but during the night of the Watanagashi festival, she is interrogated

Directed byTomoko Hiramuki

Written byToshifumi Kawase

Previous episodeE22 · The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness Next episodeE24 · The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34

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Season 1 Episodes26

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The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to

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The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34

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The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake

Cast5

Soichiro Hoshi

Soichiro Hoshi

Keiichi Maebara (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Rena Ryuuguu (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Mion Sonozaki / Shion Sonozaki (voice)

Mika Kanai

Mika Kanai

Satoko Houjou (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Rika Furude (voice)

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Atsuko Takahashi

Animation Director

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Akiko Matsuo

Key Animation

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Toshifumi Kawase

Writer

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Tomoko Hiramuki

Director

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Tetsuya Yanagisawa

Storyboard Artist

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Hiroshi Kuruo

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to" is episode 23 of Higurashi: When They Cry season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 190 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Tomoko Hiramuki and written by Toshifumi Kawase, it aired on September 6, 2006.

Next: E24 · The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34 Best of Season 1