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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 3rd Season, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Dai San Ki, When They Cry Gratitude
Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に礼

Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 5
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 15, 2009 to Aug 21, 2009
Duration: 30 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

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Ranked: #3532
Popularity: #230
Members: 16,117
Favorites: 123
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Synopsis

The endless cycle of murders has been broken and Rika is finally able to settle down for a normal life with her friends. However, she is involved in a traffic accident and wakes up in a world where everything is different. A world where no one commited the sins that shaped them into the persons they are. It's up to Rika to discover the truth behind this world and whether or not it truly is perfect.

Related Anime

Prequel: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

Characters & Voice Actors

Furude, Hanyuu
Furude, Hanyuu
Main
Horie, Yui
Japanese
Horie, Yui
Furude, Rika
Furude, Rika
Main
Tamura, Yukari
Japanese
Tamura, Yukari
Maebara, Keiichi
Maebara, Keiichi
Main
Hoshi, Souichirou
Japanese
Hoshi, Souichirou
Ryuuguu, Rena
Ryuuguu, Rena
Main
Nakahara, Mai
Japanese
Nakahara, Mai

Staff

Kawase, Toshifumi
Director
Shimamiya, Eiko
Theme Song Performance
Kawai, Kenji
Music
Kuroda, Kazuya
Character Design


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Sep 21, 2009
SamFury
Sea-bears and Skylines

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Rei [Rei] is the third installment of the Higurashi series based on the games created by 07th Expansion. Like the game, Rei covers the events after Furude Rika had finally escaped the meandering halls of fate, breaking the cycle of repetition.

Rei serves as more of a side story, giving small view into life after reiterating summer. The first and last episodes of the set OVA's are for purely comedic purposes. Nothing really happens and the only insight we get into any of the characters is that Rena finds Keichii's 'sea-bear' cute. Yes folks Higurashi went there... they read more
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Oct 11, 2009
kurodayuchi
There are crucial times in our lives when we made the wrong decision and we wish we had acted differently, then, not only us, but perhaps the whole universe would be brought to be different as well.

After finally getting to the end of the "perpetual murders", Rika is riding bicycle with her friends till she gets run over by a truck, which makes Hanyuu transport her to another reality in order to avoid the accident that could result in Rika's death. Yet, this time, in this other world, she cannot find Keiichi, Takano and other characters, while Satoko’s brother and Rika’s parents are still living read more
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Opening Theme

"Super Scription of Data" by Shimamiya Eiko

Ending Theme

"Manazashi" by anNina

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