Higurashi When They Cry

Higurashi When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に) is a sound novel presented on the official website of the doujin circle 07th Expansion. The story is set in the early summer of Showa 58 (1983), in Hinamizawa Village, a cold mountain village in the prefecture's Kagubone City with a population of under two thousand. The work is described as a sound novel in which the player reads through a world staged with music, backgrounds, and characters like a novel, and it notably does not feature conventional "choices." The official site presents it as a serial murder novel in which the player themselves investigates the truth.

According to the official 07th Expansion website, more than 15 years had passed since the release of Higurashi When They Cry, the representative work of circle representative Ryukishi07. The site states that thanks to supporters, the work was adapted into media such as anime and manga, and that many people came to know the work. The official page also lists other works by the circle, including Umineko When They Cry, Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni, Rose Guns Days, and Trianthology, which were also brought to wider audiences through consumer games and stage adaptations.

• Higurashi When They Cry

  A sound novel by 07th Expansion set in Hinamizawa Village in June 1983, described on the official site as a serial murder novel without conventional choices.

1. 1ひぐらしのなく頃に – 07th Expansion Official Website07th-expansion.net
2. 207th Expansionとは？ – 07th Expansion Official Website07th-expansion.net