Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Yoigoshi-hen

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Twenty years ago, a poisonous gas erupted from a nearby swamp and killed thousands of people in the village of Hinamizawa. In the years since the "Great Hinamizawa Disaster," people have avoided the town and prefer to forget that it ever existed. However, on one particular night, five strangers find their way to this abandoned village tucked away in the mountains.

In Yoigoshi-hen—a possible future outcome of Tsumihoroboshi-hen—Mion Sonozaki, a former resident of the village, arrives at Hinamizawa's now-dilapidated Furude Shrine, seeking shelter from the rain. Along the way, she meets Akira Otobe, whose friends have disappeared. As they enter the shrine, they find others already there, also taking shelter. But when a murder takes place among them, suspicions run high, and some begin to suspect Mion herself: after all, Mion died in the Great Hinamizawa Disaster 20 years ago.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Yoigoshi-hen was published in English as Higurashi When They Cry: Beyond Midnight Arc by Yen Press from October 26, 2010 to December 21, 2010. Yen Press also published the manga digitally per volume on April 22, 2014.

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Synonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Yoigoshihen, When They Cry Overnight Chapter
Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に 宵越し編
English: Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Beyond Midnight Arc

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  • Ryunosuke Arakawa (荒川 龍ノ介)

    Arakawa Ryunosuke

    Main

    Ryunosuke is a tabloid reporter who travels to Hinamizawa when its lockdown is ended in the present day....

  • Akira Otobe (乙部彰)

    Otobe Akira

    Main

    Akira is a young man who finds himself wandering through the forest of the deserted Hinamizawa, with no memory of what hes doing there. He looks similar to Satoshi. Its later revealed that he originally came to the town to commit suicide with several othe...

  • 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...

  • Yae Towada (十和田 八重)

    Towada Yae

    Main

    Yae visits Hinamizawa with her boyfriend, Takumi, after the lockdown ends. She and Takumi stay in the Furude Shrine for the night and the lights attract the attention of the others, causing them all to meet. Though Takumi is believed to still be alive and...

  • Akutagawa (芥川)

    Akutagawa

    Supporting

    In June of 2006, Akutagawa drove to the ghost village of Hinamizawa with three other people in a carbon monoxide suicide party. His reasons for ending his life is unknown, but it is hinted to be touching and tragic. On the way to the village, he recollect...

  • Chiaki (黒髪の女)

    Chiaki

    Supporting

    First appearance in manga: Chapter 228She is a vampire under Hikawa's leadership. She appears as a young woman wearing a suit, with long dark hair, and is nicknamed after Gogo Yubari of the movie Kill Bill due to their extreme resemblance. Her first appea...