Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に 2002/08/10
Character count908,026
Word count369,495
Unique words18,611
Unique words used once7,604
Unique kanji2,350
Unique kanji used once216
Average sentence length13.3
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue33.2%
Routes4
Duration 65 h

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 count209,299
Word count86,084
Unique words9,788
Unique words used once4,711
Unique kanji1,886
Unique kanji used once279
Average sentence length12.0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue35.8%
Duration 15 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count283,230
Word count114,570
Unique words11,094
Unique words used once5,067
Unique kanji2,002
Unique kanji used once265
Average sentence length12.8
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue37.3%
Duration 20 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count280,348
Word count112,332
Unique words10,898
Unique words used once4,928
Unique kanji1,983
Unique kanji used once286
Average sentence length14.0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue30.1%
Duration 20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count135,149
Word count56,509
Unique words7,883
Unique words used once3,907
Unique kanji1,800
Unique kanji used once309
Average sentence length15.6
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration 10 h