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Higurashi: When They Cry S1E26 — The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake

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Higurashi: When They Cry•Season 1•Episode 26

The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake

7.8/10 · 205 votesSep 27, 200624 min

Ranked #7 of 26 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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

Directed byChiaki Kon

Written byToshifumi Kawase

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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)

Crew12

Chiaki Kon

Chiaki Kon

Director

A

Akiko Matsuo

Key Animation

I

Inosuke Naitou

Key Animation

A

Ayako Nozawa

Key Animation

M

Manabu Shioda

Key Animation

S

Seiya Numata

Animation Director

T

Toshifumi Kawase

Writer

C

Chuji Nakajima

Key Animation

I

Ichirō Kameoka

Key Animation

K

Kyō Tanabe

Key Animation

M

Minami Tokunaga

Key Animation

H

Hideo Nakamura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake" is episode 26 of Higurashi: When They Cry season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 205 votes, ranking #7 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Chiaki Kon and written by Toshifumi Kawase, it aired on September 27, 2006.

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