Onikakushi-hen
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| Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ~Onikakushi-hen~ | |
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| Developer(s) |  07th Expansion |
| Publisher(s) | 07th Expansion |
| Release date(s) | August 10, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Doujin, Visual novel |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| System requirements | OS: Windows XP/2000/Me/98, 400 MHz Pentium II, 128 MB RAM, 8x CD-ROM Drive, 400 MB of HDD space, DirectSound, DirectX 8.0a or higher, 640x480 Full color display |
Onikakushi-hen (鬼隠し編 Demoning Away Chapter?) is the title of the first game of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series and additionally is the first game of the "question" arc, spanning a total of four games. It was first released on August 10, 2002 at Comiket 62. Later, a manga was adapted from this part of the story. Finally, in the anime series, Onikakushi-hen spans the first four episodes.
[edit] Plot
This chapter introduces the player to the world of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni set in the fictional town Hinamizawa. The player, as Keichi Maebara, is assimilated into the simple rural life of Hinamizawa, the fun and exciting after school club activities, all the while mingling with four new female friends he meets. However, things take an irreversible turn after the annual Watanagashi Festival when Keichi's friends around him begin acting strange.
This chapter implies that Rena Ryugu is the "villain".
[edit] Manga
The Onikakushi-hen manga illustrated by Karin Suzuragi was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Gangan Powered. Later, the individual chapters were collected into two tankōbon published by Square Enix.
Vol. 1: ISBN 978-4-7575-1590-1
Vol. 2: ISBN 978-4-7575-1704-2
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) 07th Storming Party 07th Expansion's original doujin site
| Series: | Anime episodes | Characters | Higurashi Daybreak | |
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| Question arcs: | Onikakushi-hen | Watanagashi-hen | Tatarigoroshi-hen | Himatsubushi-hen | |
| Answer arcs: | Meakashi-hen | Tsumihoroboshi-hen | Minagoroshi-hen | Matsuribayashi-hen | |
| Other: | Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei | Soundtracks | |
