BNP Presents Spookmonth! Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni

It’s that time of year again. Time to get spooked for a WHOLE month. Nothing is scarier than spooky dweeb shit. This time we have a show that’s very near and dear to my heart and a bunch of other closet dweebs’ hearts as well – Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni or Higurashi: When They Cry. So edgy. Like Corpse Party, Higurashi is based on a video game and unlike movie adaptations, this anime came out pretty great. So, let’s explore the town of Hinamizawa and get blessed by yanderes. SO many yanderes. Oh, viewer discretion is advised.

  The Spooky Plot Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni follows this normal looking dude named Keiichi Maebara when he moves to the quaint little town of Hinamizawa. Although most of the show is from Keiichi’s point of view, we also follow his new classmates Rena Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Rika Furude, and Satoko Hojo. They’re a nice wholesome group with nothing wrong with them at all, promise. After the set up comes and goes, it’s time for the annual Watanagashi Festival! A celebration to give thanks to Oyashiro-sama, the local god. It’s a beautiful ceremony full of all the stereotypical anime festival goodness with a tiny dab of murder. For the past four years, one person has been murdered and another has gone missing on the evening of the Watanagashi Festival. That’s right. It’s not just murder. Someone disappears too. Why do they keep having this festival? After learning this, Keiichi starts having strange visions, hallucinations, and paranoia in this small tow…