11/30/2008

Twenty Ninth: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai


Alternative title: 
The 'Effect' of When They Cry - Higurashi
When Cicadas Cry - Solutions
When The Higurashi Cry - 'Counter of Occurances'
ひぐらしのなく頃に解 (Japanese)
쓰르라미 울 적에 해 (Korean)
Genres: drama, horror, mystery, psychological 
Plot Summary: 
The endless cycle of hatred and death that befell the small village of Hinamizawa continues. Rika Furude, who is the sole witness of all those tragedies, tries to find a way out of it with her friends' help, without knowing if there is one after all.
The village of Hinamizawa has a population of 2000. Here, the sounds of cicadas can be heard in the late evening. Though at a first glance the village seems normal, however, here is where lies a horrible secret which the villagers try to keep secret from newcomers. The curse of Oyashiro-sama. Unusual murders have been occuring ever since the dam construction plan. Is it a coincidence or part of a plot taken place.

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