Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に 2002/08/10
Character count908,193
Word count373,935
Unique words18,553
Words (1-occurrence)7,582
Unique kanji2,354
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
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 count209,347
Word count86,866
Unique words9,774
Words (1-occurrence)4,702
Unique kanji1,886
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length12.0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue35.8%
Duration 15 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count283,276
Word count116,094
Unique words11,080
Words (1-occurrence)5,059
Unique kanji2,002
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Average sentence length12.8
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue37.3%
Duration 20 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count280,401
Word count113,762
Unique words10,864
Words (1-occurrence)4,893
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length14.0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Dialogue30.1%
Duration 20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count135,169
Word count57,213
Unique words7,874
Words (1-occurrence)3,887
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length15.6
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration 10 h