Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に
2002/08/10
Character count906,291
Word count407,807
Unique words19,307
Words (1-occurrence)8,090
Unique kanji2,353
Kanji (1-occurrence)217
Average sentence length13.3
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Dialogue33.2%
Routes4
Duration
65 h
External Rating
86 %

Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is the first set of stories, the "Question" arcs, comprising: -Onikakushi -Watanagashi -Tatarigoroshi -Himatsubushi

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Chapter 1 - Onikakushi
Character count208,861
Word count94,331
Unique words9,980
Words (1-occurrence)4,893
Unique kanji1,886
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length12.0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Dialogue35.8%
Duration
15 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count282,642
Word count126,956
Unique words11,404
Words (1-occurrence)5,317
Unique kanji2,002
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Average sentence length12.8
Difficulty beta
Easy
Dialogue37.3%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count279,769
Word count125,226
Unique words11,171
Words (1-occurrence)5,161
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length13.9
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Dialogue30.1%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count135,019
Word count61,294
Unique words8,002
Words (1-occurrence)4,006
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length15.5
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
10 h