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Higurashi When They Cry Hou+ To Tell Stories Post-Massacre Next Month

The harrowing massacres and tragedy's of Hinamizawa's time loop have finally come to an end through the efforts of Rika, Keiichi, their friends and their broader community of allies. But as peace has returned to the village and the...

Higurashi When They Cry – Rei Receives Official English Release by MangaGamer

After an almost incomprehensible journey throughout the despair-ridden world fragments of Hinamizawa in June 1983, Rika, Keiichi and the other club members have finally found peace and have moved past the tragedies of their lives. But the journey is...

5 Streamable Anime to Keep You Busy During COVID-19 Lockdown

While nowhere in Australia has called an actual stay-at-home lockdown yet, the smart thing to do these next few weeks to avoid catching COVID-19 is to stay at home and keep yourself away from others where possible. For some,...

MangaGamer Holds Higurashi: When They Cry Sound Novel Sale Ahead of Anime Reboot Airing

This month, a rebooted anime series adapting the original works of 07th Expansion's renown series of sound novels Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Localised as Higurashi: When They Cry) will commence airing in Japan and through select video-on-demand streaming platforms. You will...

First Volume of Higurashi Reboot Anime to Have Special Edition feat. Rika Furude Angel...

Next month, an anime reboot of the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に) murder mystery franchise will begin airing in Japan, closely followed internationally with Funimation Entertainment and Madman Entertainment holding the North American and Australian rights respectively. While...

Dark Fantasy RPG SINoALICE to Receive Crossover with Dark Murder Mystery Series Higurashi no...

Released internationally last month, SINoALICE is a dark fantasy RPG for smartphones featuring the work of Japanese video game director Yoko Taro, composer Okabe Keiichi and the development team at Pokelabo. It is a well-themed game, and especially those...

Five Visual Novels to Check Out While Staying at Home

After something different while in lockdown or resting this long Easter weekend? Visual novels are a perfect mix between video game and a novel! Here are five recommendations to help get you started!

New Higurashi Anime Project Announced by Kadokawa

Arguably the most successful of 07th Expansion's sound novel projects, the original 8-part series has since expanded into a range of other mediums including console game releases (with an ever-expanding number of chapters), multi-season anime, live-action films, a stage play and much more.

MangaGamer Kicks Off Their Winter Sale for 2015

From today until December 25th, international visual novel publisher MangaGamer will be holding their Winter sale. Select titles can now be purchased for up to 40% off, with a range of all-ages and 18+ visual novels on sale. This year...

Sentai Filmworks Acquire the Rights to Higurashi Anime

For quite a few years now, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai has remained an Australian English-language exclusive title, kudos of publisher Siren Visual. While the tables had turned with NIS America acquiring the rights to Umineko no Naku...

MangaGamer to Release A (More Definitive) Version of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

During their Anime Boston panel earlier today, international visual novel publisher MangaGamer announced that they will be offering a more definitive edition of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni on Steam. Rather than just release the eight arcs (4x Question...

MangaGamer’s Re-Translation of Higurashi to Not Restore Cut Content from Original Release

Those who have been reading The Otaku's Study, or following the English visual novel scene in general should be aware that MangaGamer are currently working on a re-translation of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni for a Steam release. One...