Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Meakashi-hen

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...

Houjou Satoko

Supporting

Birthday: June 24Height: 137 cmAge: 11Satoko is a younger classmate in Keiichis school. She has a distinctive style of speech, ending all of her sentences with wa which, at times, is grammatically incorrect. In spite of her young age, she is quite clever ...

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...

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...

Sonozaki Shion

Main

Age: 14Birthday: July 10Shion is Mions identical twin sister, who currently resides in Okinomiya. In spite of their different personalities, she and Mion often switch places, and it can be difficult to distinguish between them. Their first switch took pla...

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...

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...

Houjou Tamae

Supporting

She is Teppeis wife and Houjou Satoko and Houjou Satoshis aunt....

Kasai Tatsuyoshi

Supporting

Height: 244 cm (80)Tatsuyoshi is an employee of the Sonozaki family, who looks like a secret agent. He was more active in the past, but has settled down to become Shions caretaker. He somehow knows both Teppei and Rina, and is aware of their lifestyles an...

Kimiyoshi Kiichirou

Supporting

Head of one of the Three Families, and the official village chief of Hinamizawa. He seems to be a kindly old man, but is vehement in his hatred for Hinamizawas enemies.As this includes Satoshi and the rest of the Hojo family, he is killed by Shion in Wata...

Kumagai Katsuya

Supporting

A detective in the Okinomiya police station and Kuraudo Ooishis subordinate....

Ooishi Kuraudo

Supporting

Age: Around 55 (the average retirement age in Japan)Birthday: November 15Kuraudo Oishi is a veteran police investigator at Okinomiya who has vowed to solve the mystery of the Hinamizawa murders before his retirement, due to personal reasons. Due to his un...

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...

Sonozaki Oryou

Supporting

Oryou is the grandmother of Mion and Shion as well as the current head of the Sonozaki family. Although usually harsh and vulgar during her dealings with people, she has a bit of a softer side that she rarely lets out....

Takano Miyo

Supporting

Age: Mid 30sBirthday: June 20Miyo is a nurse at the village clinic who has a keen interest in Hinamizawas past and culture, recording all her speculation in notebooks. At times, her storytelling can be very mysterious and chillingshe seems to enjoy...

Tomitake Jirou

Supporting

Age: Late 30sBirthday: September 14A photographer who frequently visits the village of Hinamizawa (especially during the Watangashi Festival). In every arc, he ends up being the killed victim of Oyashiro-samas curses on the night of the Festival. During t...