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Though the key visuals for Higurashi: When They Cry look as sweet as pie, the popular anime series is actually quite terrifying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The original Higurashi story was described as a \u201csound novel,\u201d which is similar to a visual novel but focuses on sound and atmosphere. From there, the story expanded into anime in 2006, with the success of the show quickly gaining popularity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Higurashi\u2019s story focuses on Keiichi Maebara, who has moved to the quiet village of Hinamizawa in 1983. He\u2019s quick to make a group of friends at school that he becomes inseparable with, but darkness that rests among them soon makes its way to the surface.<\/span><\/p>\n The show has had many iterations between 2006 and 2021, which might leave some fans unsure of which part to tackle first. Fear not \u2014 here\u2019s everything you need to know about watching Higurashi in order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> While the village of Hinamizawa initially seems peaceful when Keiichi moves there, he quickly finds our that violent secrets are lurking underneath. On the day of the village\u2019s local annual festival, he learns that murders and disappearances are rife, and each of which remains unresolved.<\/span><\/p>\n This leads to something known as the Oyashiro Curse, which is a name given to the events by the superstitious villagers. When Keiichi and his friends try to solve the murders for themselves, they each succumb to paranoia, and a blinding homicidal rage.<\/span><\/p>\n As the mysteries unfold, more tragedies hit Hinamizawa, threatening everyone\u2019s lives within it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhat is Higurashi?<\/strong><\/h2>\n