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When They Cry

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When They Cry, also known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に). is an anime series that aired in 2006. It is based on a visual novel produced by 07th Expansion.

It was animated by Studio Deen, and produced by Frontier Works, Geneon Entertainment and Sotsu. The series was directed by Chiaki Kon, with Toshifumi Kawase handling series composition, Kyūta Sakai designing the characters and Kenji Kawai composing the music. It was released in English by Geneon and Funimation, under the title When They Cry – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The first season contains 26 episodes and aired from April 4 to September 26, 2006 on a number of television networks, including Chiba TV, Kansai TV and Tokai TV. The story follows five friends solving the case about unexplained murders occurred for three years in the village. The series is divided into six chapters which are based on the first six chapters in the original visual novel series. The first chapter is Onikakushi-hen (episodes 1 to 4), followed by Watanagashi-hen (episodes 5 to 8), and Tatarigoroshi-hen (episodes 9 to 13). Next is Himatsubushi-hen (episodes 14 and 15), the shortest of the story arcs. The last two chapters are Meakashi-hen (episodes 16 to 21) and Tsumihoroboshi-hen (episodes 22 through 26).

Cast[]

Image Character Seiyū Dub Actor
Main Characters
Keiichi Maebara Sōichirō Hoshi Grant George
Rika Furude Yukari Tamura Rebecca Forstadt
Rena Ryūgū Mai Nakahara Mela Lee
Mion Sonozaki Satsuki Yukino Megan Hollingshead
Shion Sonozaki
Satoko Hōjō Mika Kanai Jennie Kwan
Secondary Characters
Satoshi Hōjō Yū Kobayashi Darrel Guilbeau
Kuraudo Oishi Chafurin John Snyder
Jiro Tomitake Tōru Ōkawa Kyle Hebert
Miyo Takano Miki Itō Karen Strassman
Kyosuke Irie Toshihiko Seki Dave Mallow
Mamoru Akasaka Daisuke Ono Patrick Seitz
Minor Characters
Akio Maebara Naoko Matsui Barbara Goodson
Ichirō Maebara Yasunori Matsumoto Dave Mallow
Rumiko Chie Fumiko Orikasa Sam Carr
Teppei Hōjō Katsuhisa Hōki Steve Kramer
Katsuya Kumagai Takuo Kawamura Kyle Hebert
Oryo Sonozaki Shizuka Okohira Barbara Goodson
Kiichiro Kimiyoshi Masaaki Tsukuda Kyle Hebert
Tatsuyoshi Kasai Fumihiko Tachiki Steve Kramer
Suguru Okamura Fujiko Takimoto Barbara Goodson
Daiki Tomita Megumi Matsumoto Karen Strassman

Episodic Characters[]

Image Character Seiyū Dub Actor Episode
Old Ladies Eriko Matsushima Karen Strassman 3
Kun Fuzuki Barbara Goodson
Yoshiro Sonozaki Eiji Miyashita Dave Mallow 5
Delinquent #A Atsushi Kakehashi Kyle Hebert 5, 16, 18
Delinquent #B Takashi Ohara John Snyder
Mr. Ryūgū Gen Nakano Kyle Hebert 7
Landlady Kujira Barbara Goodson 9
Tsubaki Kentarō Tone Kyle Hebert 10
Nurse Akane Tomonaga Megan Hollingshead 12
Mr. Sonozaki Kosei Hirota Steve Kramer 14
Sato Naoya Uchida Mike McFarland
Makino Shoto Kashii Steve Kramer
Hondaya Keiichi Sonobe Dave Mallow
Toshiki Inukai Aki Kanada Mela Lee 14 - 15
Yukie Akasaka Risa Mizuno Karen Strassman
Kidnapper #A Suzune Okabe Jason C. Miller 15
Kidnapper #B Riichi Nishimoto Steve Kramer
Delinquent #C Eiji Miyashita Mike McFarland 16, 18
Tamae Hōjō Kujira ? 17
Yoshiro Sonozaki Nobuyuki Kobushi Jason C. Miller 22
Mrs. Ryūgū Miki Suga Karen Strassman
Rina Mamiya Misa Watanabe Kirsten Potter 22 - 23
Akane Sonozaki Kikuko Inoue Megan Hollingshead 25

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Trivia[]

  • The first season is the only one dubbed while the rest of the original show, until Gou and Sotsu, went undubbed. This is very likely due to the series being dubbed before Geneon Entertainment closed their American branch, and the rest of the series was likely unlicensed during their partnership with FUNimation Entertainment.
  • The role of Tamae Hōjō is often misattributed to Lori Petty.

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