Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OVA 2, When They Cry Glitter
Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に煌


Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 4
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 21, 2011 to Jan 25, 2012
Producers: Frontier Works
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Studio Deen
Source: Original
Genre: MysteryMystery
Theme: ParodyParody
Duration: 29 min. per ep.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.531 (scored by 4362343,623 users)
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Ranked: #61802
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2135
Members: 84,936
Favorites: 151

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Synopsis

1. Batsukoishi-hen
2. Ayakashisenshi-hen
3. Musubienishi-hen
4. Yumeutsushi-hen

Background

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira was released to celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Tachibana, Hideki
Director
Kato, Toshiyuki
Episode Director
Kawase, Toshifumi
Script, Series Composition
Horie, Yui
Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance


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Opening Theme

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"Happy! Lucky! Dochy!" by Yukari Tamura, Mika Kanai, and Yui Horie
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Ending Theme

1: "Zendaimimon☆Miracle Change (前代未聞☆ミラクルチェンジ)" by Mai Nakahara (eps 1)
2: "Tenshinranman☆Miracle Change (天真爛漫☆ミラクルチェンジ)" by Yukari Tamura, Mika Kanai (eps 2)
3: "Ishindenshin☆Miracle Change" by Satsuki Yukino (eps 3)
4: "Yuki Rinrin☆Miracle Change" by Yui Horie (eps 4)




Jul 25, 2011
I love the original Higurashi and find this to be just a composite of fan service scenes that really don't have the same plot or impact. The art is good and theres noting really wrong with fan service but it's a major disappointment if you liked the original series and lacks any real conflict or plot.
Jun 24, 2013
This is likely the only review I will every write on this site, and it's going to be a fairly brief one. The reason for this is that people give this show way too much hate.

First of all, anyone that watches Higurashi for the gore will not particularly like this OVA. But then again, Higurashi is in no way about the gore; it's about the characters and what they go through. And this fact is exactly why I am giving this an 8/10. Over the course of the series, we have all seen just how much suffering the characters have gone through. Don't you ...
Mar 22, 2014
Mixed Feelings
Since there are a lot of conflicting viewpoints on this 4 episode OVA, I thought I would just clear things up for those of you who are trying to decide weather or not to watch it:

First, let it be noted that there is no gore what so ever in the OVA; something that Higurashi is infamous for. However, if you were only watching Higurashi for its gore, then you were watching it for the wrong reasons, because it's not a show about mindless blood and gore. Higurashi is and has always been about the journey of the characters,the struggles they have had to go through, ...

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