When They Cry
ひぐらしのなく頃に
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.
When They Cry is a tv with 26 episodes, from Spring 2006, produced by Studio DEEN, rated 7.6/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.
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Tags
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.
- Alternate Universe — Features multiple alternate universes in the same series.
- Ensemble Cast — Features a large cast of characters with (almost) equal screen time and importance to the plot.
- Time Manipulation — Prominently features time-traveling or other time-warping phenomena.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Conspiracy — Contains one or more factions controlling or attempting to control the world from the shadows.
- Rural — Partly or completely set in the countryside.
- Achronological Order — Chapters or episodes do not occur in chronological order.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Time Loop — A character is stuck in a repetitive cycle that they are attempting to break out of. This is distinct from a manipulating time of their own choice.
- Body Horror — Features characters who undergo horrific transformations or disfigurement, often to their own detriment.
- Bullying — Prominently features the use of force for intimidation, often in a school setting.