Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
ひぐらしのなく頃に
2002/08/10
Character count904,605
Word count399,722
Unique words21,836
Words (1-occurrence)8,585
Unique kanji2,362
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
Average sentence length18.0
Difficulty beta
Average
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 count208,464
Word count92,686
Unique words10,171
Words (1-occurrence)4,980
Unique kanji1,886
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Average sentence length16.6
Difficulty beta
Average
Dialogue35.8%
Duration
15 h
Chapter 2 - Watanagashi
Character count281,875
Word count124,370
Unique words11,719
Words (1-occurrence)5,496
Unique kanji2,002
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Average sentence length17.6
Difficulty beta
Average
Dialogue37.3%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 3 - Tatarigoroshi
Character count279,240
Word count122,375
Unique words11,496
Words (1-occurrence)5,353
Unique kanji1,983
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length18.4
Difficulty beta
Average
Dialogue30.1%
Duration
20 h
Chapter 4 - Himatsubushi
Character count135,026
Word count60,291
Unique words8,240
Words (1-occurrence)4,186
Unique kanji1,800
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
10 h