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. It has today been announced by Kadokawa and 07th Expansion that a new anime project is in the works. While information is limited, it has been confirmed that Akio Watanabe will be character designer and that animation studio Passione will be involved in the animation. It is not certain whether they will be taking on one of the previously unexplored chapters, rebooting the anime series or doing another "fanservice-oriented" set of OVA episodes as was done in the past.