Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

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Keiichi Maebara and his family move from the noisy, bustling city to the quiet little town of Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983. As Keiichi settles in, he meets some local girls who quickly become his steadfast group of friends: Satoko Houjou, Rika Furude, Rena Ryuuguu, and Mion Sonozaki. While their life is mostly carefree and fun-filled, he begins to discover that things in Hinamizawa are not as they appear to be.

During the annual Cotton Drifting Festival, Keiichi learns that there have been murders and disappearances for the past few years in the aftermath of the celebration. Referred to as "Oyashiro's Curse," the suspicious townsfolk say that those who anger Hinamizawa's patron god will be cursed to die or disappear. At first, he believes that such things are mere folk tales meant to scare misbehaving children. But when a murder and a disappearance occur after the festival and his friends refuse to talk about the strange events in the village, Keiichi begins to wonder if his new friends may have something to do with the horrific events—and if he might be the next to die.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen was published in English as Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc by Yen Press on November 18, 2008 and February 17, 2009, respectively, and also digitally on April 22, 2014. The series was also published in Polish by Waneko in one-volume edition in November 2015.

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Synonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Onikakushihen, The Moment the Cicadas Cry Demoning Away Chapter
Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に 鬼隠し編
English: Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc

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  • Keiichi Maebara (前原 圭一)

    Maebara Keiichi

    Main

    Birthdate: April 13, 1967Maebara Keiichi is the main protagonist of the first 3 Higurashi Arcs, Onikakushi-hen, Watanagashi-hen, and Tatarigoroshi-hen. He is the son of a famous and extremely wealthy artist, and recently moved to Hinamizawa after an array...

  • Rena Ryuuguu (竜宮 レナ)

    Ryuuguu Rena

    Main

    Age: 13Birthdate: July 28Height: 161 cm (53")Hobbies: collecting cute things, obsessing over cute things, treasure huntingFamous quote: "Friends. Those companions you speak of are only friends during those fun, yet unimportant times. When painful times co...

  • Mion Sonozaki (園崎 魅音)

    Sonozaki Mion

    Main

    Age: 14Birthdate: July 10Mion is the oldest kid in Keiichis class. As the elder, she is the class president and everyone looks up to her as the leader. Her social skills are on par with Keiichi, whom she highly respects as a friend and rival (though it is...

  • Rumiko Chie (知恵留美子)

    Chie Rumiko

    Supporting

    Rumiko is the female teacher of Keiichis class, who is a parody character of Tsukihimes Ciel-Senpai (permission for her usage was given by Type-Moon). The seiyū for her character in the anime series is the same as the seiyū of Ciel from the Tsukihime anim...

  • Rika Furude (古手 梨花)

    Furude Rika

    Supporting

    Age: 11Birthday: August 21 (Leo)Height: 137 cm (46")Rika is a younger classmate in Keiichis school, and is in the same grade level as Satoko. Naturally, she is great friends with her, as they live together in the same house. She is revered by the villager...

  • Satoshi Houjou (北条 悟史)

    Houjou Satoshi

    Supporting

    Age: 14-15Birthday: June 16Satoshi is the older brother of Satoko Houjou. Although he is currently missing, his past influence is the key to the actions of several characters in Higurashi. Similar to Satoko, he cannot distinguish the difference between ca...