Kadokawa has announced that a new TV anime adaptation of the 07th Expansion’s Higurashi: When They Cry series has been greenlit for production. A new teaser trailer and visual for the Higurashi: When They Cry anime were released to celebrate the TV anime’s 20th anniversary.
Studio DEEN returns to animate the new anime.
The returning cast of the anime includes:
- Sōichirō Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara
- Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryūgū
- Satsuki Yukino as Mion Sonozaki, Shion Sonozaki
- Mika Kanai as Satoko Hōjō
- Yukari Tamura as Rika Furude
The first TV anime series for Higurashi: When They Cry premiered in 2006 and aired for 26 episodes. When They Cry II: Solutions followed up with 24 episodes in 2007. The anime would go on to receive multiple releases from Geneon Entertainment, Funimation, and Sentai Filmworks while 07th Expansion continued to release new entries in the series, including the now-offline Higurashi: When They Cry Mei.
One of the latest releases in the series is Higurashi Origin, an upgraded version of Higurashi: When They Cry with new features and adjustments for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The visual novel includes an “Origin” reading mode, sprite switching, the Mehagashi chapter from Higurashi: When They Cry Hou+ with new voice acting and sprites, and more. Lines for the visual novel have been recorded for the new Origin reading mode, allowing for a more cohesive experience.
