The WORST episodes of When They Cry - Higurashi
Every episode of When They Cry - Higurashi ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 Dice Killing Chapter - Part 1
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/2009
Now that she and her friends are finally free from the eternally repeating tragedies of June 1983, Rika has a new lease on life. While biking with her friends, Rika carelessly collides with an oncoming truck. When she awakens, she finds herself in another Hinamizawa.
#2 - The Daybreak Chapter
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2009
During a picnic with Keiichi, Rena accidentally swallows one of the mysterious "Fuwazaru Magatama" which falls from the sky, and begins acting lovesick.
#3 - The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/30/2006
After a day of summer fun, Rena goes to the garbage dump, where she begins to remember things from her troubling family background.
#4 - The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 3 - Borderline
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2006
Following Satoko’s disturbing panic attack in the classroom, Keiichi’s concern for her well-being grows to the point where he plans to take matters into his own hands.
#5 - The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 2 - Bond
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2006
Satoko has been absent from school, and Keiichi starts to worry about her family situation after discovering the cause of her absence.
#6 - The Curse Killing Chapter - Part 1 - Older Brother
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2006
When Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days, Satoko and Rika offer to help him around the house and he learns about the mysterious disappearance of Satoko's older brother, Satoshi.
#7 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 3 - Lies
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2006
Keiichi indirectly confesses to Rika about sneaking into the forbidden shrine, and he fears his admission may have put Rika and Satako's lives in danger.
#8 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 2 - Takano
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2006
The day for the Cotton Drifting Festival has arrived, and during Rika's ritual performance, Keiichi is taken to see the sacred festival storehouse.
#9 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 1 - Jealousy
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2006
Keiichi meets his friends in town to win prizes at a card game. Afterwards, at a restaurant, he is surprised to see Mion as a waitress, and even more surprised to find out it's not actually Mion.
#10 - The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 2 - The Secret
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2006
The Cotton Drifting Festival is coming up and everyone goes to have a day of fun. During the festival, Keiichi gets separated from everyone and he meets Tomitake the photographer again, who later tells him more about the shocking past of Hinamizawa.
#11 - The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2006
Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.
#12 - The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 4 - Disturbance
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2006
Unnerved by Rena and Mion's menacing behavior, Keiichi begins to distance himself from his former friends — but it might already be too late.
#13 - The Spirited Away by the Demon Chapter - Part 1 - The Beginning
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2006
Keiichi Maebara, a student who recently moved into the village of Hinamizawa, is invited by his new friends at school to join their club. But while searching for treasure at a garbage dump, he discovers the village is not as peaceful as it seems.
#14 - The Cotton Drifting Chapter - Part 4 - Wish
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2006
The truth behind the recent incidents and the dark origins of Hinamizawa finally start to unravel as Keiichi and Rena decide to confront their suspect.
#15 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2006
After questioning Headmaster Kimiyoshi for information about the previous murders and Satoshi's disappearance, Shion sets her sights on another one of the Three Great Families.
#16 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 4 - Revenge
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/2006
Shion overhears a conversation between Mion and her grandmother and begins to suspect her family may be involved in the recent events.
#17 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 3 - Oni's Blood Line
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2006
When Shion decides to investigate Satoshi's disappearance, she meets Takano at the library, who tells her more about the dark history of Hinamizawa. The very next year, the past begins to repeat itself.
#18 - The Eye Opening Chapter - Part 6 - Condemnation
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2006
Shion tricks Keiichi into thinking that he may have put his friends in danger. However, when he figures out the truth, Shion is confronted by Keiichi and Rena.
#19 - 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.
#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 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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...