Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に
2002/08/10
Character count906,239
Word count407,870
Unique words21,176
Words (1-occurrence)8,304
Unique kanji2,353
Kanji (1-occurrence)217
Average sentence length18.0
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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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 count208,847
Word count94,373
Unique words9,980
Words (1-occurrence)4,895
Unique kanji1,886
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length16.7
Difficulty beta
Easy
Dialogue35.8%
Duration
15 h
DetailsVocabulary
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count282,621
Word count127,000
Unique words11,403
Words (1-occurrence)5,319
Unique kanji2,002
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Average sentence length17.7
Difficulty beta
Easy
Dialogue37.3%
Duration
20 h
DetailsVocabulary
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count279,756
Word count125,230
Unique words11,174
Words (1-occurrence)5,159
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length18.4
Difficulty beta
Easy
Dialogue30.1%
Duration
20 h
DetailsVocabulary
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count135,015
Word count61,267
Unique words8,003
Words (1-occurrence)4,009
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
10 h
DetailsVocabulary