When They Cry Kai

Continuing from the first series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai begins to shed some light on the dark mysteries prevalent in the preceding season. The young group of friends in the town of Hinamizawa continue to enter terrible conflicts with one another in their never ending summer of 1983, often ending with the brutal murder of one of their numbers. Furude Rika, with the help of her spiritual friend Hanyuu, tackles challenges over and over, trying her best to keep their lives from coming to a tragic end. With no end to the torture in sight, Rika must call upon the bonds of friendship and trust among her friends to discover the true villain of this eternal June.

formatTV

statusFINISHED

Release dateJul 6, 2007

end dateDec 18, 2007

episodes24

duration24 min

studioNBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

genresHorror Mystery Psychological Supernatural Thriller

Score80% ❤

RomajiHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

nativeひぐらしのなく頃に解

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Charactères

Shion SonozakiMAIN

Mion SonozakiMAIN

Rika FurudeMAIN

Hanyuu FurudeMAIN

Satoko HoujouMAIN

staff

Ryukishi07Original Creator

Eiko ShimamiyaTheme Song Lyrics (OP)

Kenji KawaiMusic

Kazuhiro FuruhashiStoryboard (ep 13)

Toshiya ShinoharaStoryboard (ep. 10)

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Charactères

Shion SonozakiMAIN

Mion SonozakiMAIN

Rika FurudeMAIN

Hanyuu FurudeMAIN

Satoko HoujouMAIN

Keiichi MaebaraMAIN

Rena RyuuguuMAIN

Satoshi HoujouSUPPORTING

NomuraSUPPORTING

Miyo TakanoMAIN

Kyousuke IrieSUPPORTING

Rumiko ChieSUPPORTING

Akane SonozakiSUPPORTING

Mamoru AkasakaSUPPORTING

Rina MamiyaSUPPORTING

Tetsuro OkonogiSUPPORTING

Jirou TomitakeSUPPORTING

Tatsuyoshi KasaiSUPPORTING

Kuraudo OoishiSUPPORTING

Oryou SonozakiSUPPORTING

Teppei HoujouSUPPORTING

Kiichirou KimiyoshiSUPPORTING

Hifumi TakanoSUPPORTING

Frederica BernkastelSUPPORTING

Ichirou MaebaraSUPPORTING

STAFF

Ryukishi07Original Creator

Eiko ShimamiyaTheme Song Lyrics (OP)

Kenji KawaiMusic

Kazuhiro FuruhashiStoryboard (ep 13)

Toshiya ShinoharaStoryboard (ep. 10)

Chiaki KonEpisode Director (eps. 2, 19, 24, ED1, OP1)

Chiaki KonStoryboard (eps. 2, 11, 24, ED, OP)

Chiaki KonDirector

Toshifumi KawaseScript (eps. 1, 5, 11, 14, 18, 24)

Toshifumi KawaseSeries Composition

Tokuyuki MatsutakeKey Animation

Fumihiko ShimoScript (eps. 2, 6, 8, 12, 19-20)

Kumi HoriiKey Animation (OP)

Toshio DeguchiKey Animation

Akiko MatsuoKey Animation

AnnabelTheme Song Performance (ED)

Mariko OkaAnimation Director (OP)

Kyuuta SakaiChief Animation Director

Kyuuta SakaiCharacter Design

Rika NakaseScript (eps. 4, 10, 15-16, 22)

mebaeKey Animation (eps 1, 8)

Tomoyuki NakazawaTheme Song Composition (OP)

Tomoyuki NakazawaTheme Song Arrangement (OP)

Masashi SuzukiScript (eps 3, 7, 9, 13, 17, 21, 23)

Hideyo YamamotoStoryboard (ep 17)

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