Higurashi When They Cry (ひぐらしのなく頃に. When the Cicadas Cry), known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the জীবন্ত adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft sound novel series produced দ্বারা 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on Microsoft Windows PCs. The first game in the series, Onikakushi-hen, was released on August 10, 2002, and the eighth and final game in the original PC series, Matsuribayashi-hen, was released on August 13, 2006. While the first four games carried the সামগ্রিক শিরোনাম Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, the পরবর্তি four games were produced under the শিরোনাম Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. A bonus অনুরাগী disc called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei was released on December 31, 2006. In addition to the original series, new story arcs were created in জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা form and in video games for the PlayStation 2 and নিন্টেডো DS in order to expand upon the story. The original eight PC releases were released in English দ্বারা MangaGamer with the first four games on December 15, 2009, followed দ্বারা the last four being released monthly starting with Meakashi-hen on February 28, 2010. The series is focused on a group of young বন্ধু and the strange events that occur in the rural village Hinamizawa where they reside.
Two sets of drama CDs were produced, one দ্বারা Wayuta and the other দ্বারা Frontier Works. Novelizations of the game series were released দ্বারা Kodansha Box between August 2007 and March 2009. A জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা series adapted from the games began with eight different জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা artists working separately on one to three of the multiple story arcs, and is published দ্বারা Square Enix and Kadokawa Shoten. The জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা was licensed for release in English in North America দ্বারা Yen Press under the শিরোনাম Higurashi When They Cry and the first volume was released in November 2008. Following the manga's release in Japan, two TV জীবন্ত series were produced দ্বারা Studio Deen in 2006 and 2007; a third জীবন্ত adaptation was released as an original video অ্যানিমেশন series in 2009. The first জীবন্ত series was licensed দ্বারা Geneon Entertainment in English, but the license মেয়াদ সমাপ্ত in 2011. A live action film adaptation of the series, directed দ্বারা Ataru Oikawa, premiered in Japanese theaters in May 2008, with a sequel released in May 2009.
Two sets of drama CDs were produced, one দ্বারা Wayuta and the other দ্বারা Frontier Works. Novelizations of the game series were released দ্বারা Kodansha Box between August 2007 and March 2009. A জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা series adapted from the games began with eight different জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা artists working separately on one to three of the multiple story arcs, and is published দ্বারা Square Enix and Kadokawa Shoten. The জাপানি কমিকস মাঙ্গা was licensed for release in English in North America দ্বারা Yen Press under the শিরোনাম Higurashi When They Cry and the first volume was released in November 2008. Following the manga's release in Japan, two TV জীবন্ত series were produced দ্বারা Studio Deen in 2006 and 2007; a third জীবন্ত adaptation was released as an original video অ্যানিমেশন series in 2009. The first জীবন্ত series was licensed দ্বারা Geneon Entertainment in English, but the license মেয়াদ সমাপ্ত in 2011. A live action film adaptation of the series, directed দ্বারা Ataru Oikawa, premiered in Japanese theaters in May 2008, with a sequel released in May 2009.