Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に
2002/08/10
Character count902,078
Word count398,679
Unique words21,965
Words (1-occurrence)8,660
Unique kanji2,358
Kanji (1-occurrence)215
Average sentence length17.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue33.2%
Routes4
Duration
64 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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Genres
Mystery
Psychological
Thriller
Tags
Episodic
Murder Mystery
Summer
Male Protagonist
Shouwa Era
Detective
School
School Club
Police
Miko
Mythology
Food
Baseball
Nudity
Tsundere
Mahjong
Ojou-sama
Subdecks
Chapter 1 - Onikakushi
Character count207,939
Word count92,469
Unique words10,228
Words (1-occurrence)5,024
Unique kanji1,886
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length16.6
Difficulty Average
Dialogue35.8%
Duration
15 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count281,260
Word count124,099
Unique words11,773
Words (1-occurrence)5,562
Unique kanji2,002
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Average sentence length17.6
Difficulty Average
Dialogue37.3%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count278,463
Word count122,050
Unique words11,500
Words (1-occurrence)5,365
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length18.4
Difficulty Average
Dialogue30.1%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count134,416
Word count60,061
Unique words8,269
Words (1-occurrence)4,218
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
10 h