The BEST episodes of When They Cry - Higurashi
Every episode of When They Cry - Higurashi ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of When They Cry - Higurashi!
Life couldn't be better for Keiichi Maebara. He’s just moved to the rural village of Hinamizawa and befriended four classmates — his life in the little village has been peaceful. One day, when he happens upon a story about a grisly local murder, his contentment turns to uneasiness as he finds himself drawn into a disturbing web of mystery that involves his newfound friends and threatens his very life.
#1 - The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 4 - Lost Item
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2006
After strange encounters with Takano, Dr. Irie, and Inspector Oishi, Keiichi starts to question whether the previous night's incident actually occurred.
#2 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 1 - First Love
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2006
The events from The Cotton Drifting Chapter are retold from another point of view. After two years away from the village, Shion comes back to Hinamizawa.
#3 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 2 - Responsibility
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2006
The recent incident at school has left Shion feeling very uneasy. She is able to muster the courage to call Satoshi, only to receive an apology from him. Something doesn't seem right.
#4 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/27/2006
Rena has returned, but not for the right reasons, as she causes a serious crisis at the school, and demands the police investigate the Three Great Families' connection to Oyashiro-sama's curse. What will become of Keiichi and his friends?
#5 - The Mass Slaughter Chapter - Part 8 - Doomsday
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/28/2007
The enemy closes in on the Furude house, and the gang comes to Rika's aid. As they fight the attackers, they realize that if everyone stands together and believes, they can indeed fight fate. But, does everyone truly believe?
#6 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 5 - The Final Playing Piece
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/6/2007
Details about Satoshi's past are revealed, including the reason for his disappearance. Rika and Hanyu make their final preparations for the impending struggle against destiny.
#7 - The Mass Slaughter Chapter - Part 6 - Strong Will
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/14/2007
The efforts to rescue Satoko reach a conclusion, and with the Cotton Drifting Festival the next day, everything seems to moving in the direction of a happy ending — until the true culprit finally comes forth.
#8 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 1 - Miyo
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/5/2007
Takano's past is revealed, ranging from her stay in an abusive orphanage, to the beginning of her research into the Hinamizawa Syndrome.
#9 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 2 - Writhing
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/16/2007
Takano's story continues, including how she met her foster grandfather, and her determination to continue his work.
#10 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 3 - Beginning of the End
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/23/2007
As Hanyu hopelessly watches the cruel events that occur during the dam incident, she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key in bringing an end to the enemy's intentions.
#11 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 4 - Stratagem
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/30/2007
Rika offers herself as a test subject for Irie and Takano's research. More light is shed on the deaths of Satoko's and Rika's parents and their involvement with the legend of Oyashiro-sama's curse.
#12 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 6 - Curtain's Rise
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/13/2007
Hanyu is physically introduced into the world as a transfer student to the Hinamizawa school. After a brief meeting with Takano and Tomitake, she remembers the past worlds and informs Rika of the enemy's intentions.
#13 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 7 - Trap
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/20/2007
Rika gathers her allies and starts to make plans, while obtaining more information about the enemy and those supporting their ambitions.
#14 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 8 - 48 Hours
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/27/2007
False information regarding Rika is spread by Oishi's group at the precinct, leaving the Yamainu in disarray, and racing to prevent their plans from being foiled.
#15 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 9 - Attack and Defense
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/4/2007
Upon discovering that Tomitake has been captured, Irie rushes to escape and ends up meeting Shion and her bodyguard, Kasai, on their way to the Sonozaki Estate. Little do they know, they're being followed...
#16 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 10 - Bloody Battle
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/11/2007
Irie, Kasai, and Shion head to the clinic to rescue Tomitake, and Irie finally reveals the truth about Satoshi's disappearance to Shion. Elsewhere, the gang battles the Yamainu in the mountains.
#17 - The Festival Orchestrating Chapter - Part 11 - The End
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/18/2007
The Yamainu concede defeat, but Takano refuses to surrender. As she flees into the mountains, she has a final, emotional confrontation with Rika's group. At last, Rika and all of her friends are able to attend the Cotton Drifting Festival, finally free from fate.
#18 - The Public Embarrassment Chapter
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2009
Realizing that he forgot to pack his bathing suit while rushing to meet his friends at the pool, Keiichi borrows a pair of trunks from Mion's uncle, who claims that these trunks have the magical ability to make women attracted to whoever writes their name on them.
#19 - The Dice Killing Chapter - Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2009
Rika finally makes contact with Hanyu, who tells her that for her to return to her old world, she must find and dispose of a piece from her old world.
#20 - The Dice Killing Chapter - Part 3
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2009
Rika becomes gradually more torn between remaining in this new world that knows no sin, or killing someone she loves and returning to her old world.
#21 - The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 1 - Tag
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2007
The gang plays a game of "zombie tag" at school, and on the way home, Keiichi learns of Oyashiro-sama's curse and the mysterious Hinamizawa serial murders.
#22 - The Mass Slaughter Chapter - Part 7 - The Hinamizawa Syndrome
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/2007
Rika tells her friends the truth behind the mysterious Hinamizawa Syndrome. Meanwhile, the enemy continues with their plan, eliminating any opposition.
#23 - The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 5 - Apology
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2006
When Keiichi heads to Satoko's house and finds her in need of medical attention, he becomes convinced that Oyashiro-sama's curse may be the cause of all these recent misfortunes.
#24 - The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - Hinamizawa
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2006
Four years ago, during the Hinamizawa dam incident, young police investigator Mamoru Akasaka comes to the village to investigate a child kidnapping, where he meets young Rika.
#25 - The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Sign
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2006
Mamoru and Oishi discover some important clues, and head to the district of Takatsudo to continue the search for the Cabinet Minister's son. Little do they know, there are much more sinister forces at work.