Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に
2002/08/10
Character count613,126
Word count267,622
Unique words18,402
Words (1-occurrence)7,687
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)226
Average sentence length12.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue33.2%
Routes4
Duration
44 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 count202,425
Word count88,653
Unique words10,100
Words (1-occurrence)4,989
Unique kanji1,879
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length16.2
Difficulty Average
Dialogue35.8%
Duration
14 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count24
Word count12
Unique words12
Words (1-occurrence)12
Unique kanji6
Kanji (1-occurrence)6
Average sentence length0.0
Difficulty Average
Dialogue37.3%
Duration
<1 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count276,885
Word count119,876
Unique words11,485
Words (1-occurrence)5,380
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length18.3
Difficulty Average
Dialogue30.1%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count133,792
Word count59,081
Unique words8,229
Words (1-occurrence)4,197
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
10 h