Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi

released on May 15, 2015

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.1 Onikakushi

released on May 15, 2015

Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.


Also in series

Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.4 Himatsubushi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.4 Himatsubushi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.2 Watanagashi
Higurashi When They Cry Hou: Ch.2 Watanagashi
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Hajisarashi-hen
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Hajisarashi-hen
07th Theater
07th Theater

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A stone cold classic. I famously always pitter out on reading Higu before getting to the answer episodes, but I can't really complains because it's such a blast to read Onikakushi again and again. A perfect capsule of novel games at a certain moment in history that, at the same time, has a timeless appeal in all its anachronisms. Love your friends, die laughing as you pummel them with a bat.

أنا حرفيًا كييتشي مايبارا

I was surprised that about 70% of this chapter was mostly comedy and slice of life with some sprinkles of mystery. Perhaps because of that, it made it far more enjoyable for someone who doesn't really enjoy horror. Still, I think the horror aspects were well done and enticing.

I'm the rare breed of evil sick bastard that wholeheartedly believes Higurashi in its entirety would be better if it only consisted of Slice of Life and had NONE of this horror bullshit. Someday the masses will not only understand this sentiment but rally behind it as well.
Also unironically the original R07 artstyle is one of my favorite artstyles ever, I really like it.