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# Guesthouse
The Guesthouse is a building on Rokkenjima used to house the visiting members of the Ushiromiya family during the annual family conferences. Its formal name is , meaning "Visitor's Retreat".
It was originally constructed in 1984 as a hotel, and was part of Krauss's business plan to turn the island into a resort. Due to the failure of this plan, it was repurposed as a guesthouse for the Ushiromiya family. The building is a few minutes' distance from the main mansion.
Description.
The guesthouse is built in a Western-style and overlooks the rose garden. It is identifiable by its dark brown to black brick walls, in contrast to the main mansion's light brown bricks. The windows of the guesthouse also have prominent white frames. The guesthouse has two floors and a balcony on both its front and side entrances, though the front entrance balcony does not jut out of the building.
All rooms may be unlocked with a master key, and also have their own individual room keys. The front door of the guesthouse may be secured with a chain lock, and the windows also contain shutters that can block any entry from the outside.
The external design of the guesthouse is based on the Kyu-Furukawa Gardens in Tokyo. The interior rooms and corridors are based primarily on Bluff No. 18 House in Yokohama, though a handful of pictures are taken from Berrick Hall, also in Yokohama.
Layout.
First Floor.
Lobby
A large area containing several tables and chairs for guests to relax in. It is visible from the entrance but is slightly further into the building.
Servant Room
A room serving as the information and resting area for the servants.
Library
A room containing many miscellaneous books owned by Kinzo that had been pushed out of his study to make way for his occult hobby.
Second Floor.
Cousin Room
The cousin room is a larger guest room where Jessica, George, Battler, and Maria relax and sleep during the 1986 family conference. It was specifically prepared that year under orders from Jessica due to her desire to spend time with them late into the night.
Guest Rooms
There are several other guest rooms where other members of the family are meant to sleep, though they do not always do so due to the prolonged discussions of the family conference. All guest rooms contain chain locks for additional security.
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# Gunhild Gustafsson
is from AOU Sweden and a member of the Gauntlet Knight squad Warcat.
Profile.
"From AOU Sweden"
"A member of the 0017th Aerial Augmented Infantry Squad "Warcat" of the AOU Combined Military Central HQ"
"During her 3-year-old childhood health examination, she had average P3 levels, so she was removed from the Selective Training Course. However, thanks to Acquired PP Training she took later on, her levels rose dramatically."
"Though she was selected as a candidate at the extremely late age of 12, the growth of her mental power didn't stop there, and she became Northern Europe's top ace thanks to effort, rather than talent."
"The AOU Combined Military's Aerial Augmented Infantry Command Center granted her the position of Counselor's Special Assistant, with the right to speak at the Research Development Council for PP Training Methods."
Appearance.
Gunhild has blue eyes and green hair tied into long twin pigtails. She wears a blue collar, a black vest over a half-jacket and skirt, and black knee-high socks and boots. Her Gauntlet resembles medieval knight armor and has blue straps adorning it.
Personality.
Gunhild tends to act sarcastic towards her friends and has a high sense of responsibility. She also swears a lot and talks very fast when excited, which gets picked up by Keropoyo's censors and is always blocked.
Special Abilities.
War Zone 8MS Observation (S)
"Thanks to 8MS, she's able to observe both friends and foes across the war zone and analyze the battle situation. She can share this information with her comrades, and thanks to her parallel processing, this doesn't force her to neglect her role of offering them combat support."
All-Rounder (S)
"Because she can do anything skillfully and flawlessly, she can switch position with anyone in battle, taking their place." "However, Miyao and Jayden can't take her place."
PP Training Methods (S)
"She's capable of serving as an instructor for P3 Improvement Training aimed at those with low P3 levels. Some people have actually become Aerial Augmented Infantry members thanks to her instruction, and most of the trainees adore her. "
Background.
Gunhild hails from AOU Sweden, born in a factory. She wasn't born with the same innate P3 levels Miyao and Jayden had, so she worked hard to become a Gauntlet Knight.
Story.
Gunhild is introduced in the first chapter and has a short duel with Miyao and Jayden. After participating in the International Battle Standard Festival, Gunhild accepts Miyao's Public Bath Oath. When Jayden discovers Miyao's alternate personality Meow and starts straining his relationship with Miyao, Gunhild helps them reconcile and makes them box each other.
In Chapter 8 Gunhild has a short conversation with Lilja and Koshka after asking to see Chloe, oblivious to the fact that Koshka keeps glitching out and repeatedly leaving and joining the virtual room.
Gunhild continues to train and hang out with her fellow Warcats, and at one point they visit the shop Monster Party, owned by one of Gunhild's sisters. Miyao and Jayden leave soon after, and Gunhild and the owner talk about how Gunhild's been sending her and another sister Maja money. Gunhild then reveals that in fact, she feels jealously and envy towards Miyao and Jayden, as they had talent since birth while Gunhild had to study a lot to become a Gauntlet Knight, still having nightmares to this day.
In Chapter 11, Gunhild and Warcat are deployed for actual combat to the Glass Sea to destroy COU military vehicles.
In Chapter 15, Miyao officially forms the Order of the Public Bath and appoints Gunhild as a Master. She suggests recruiting Grave Mole and Stanisław into the Order.
In Chapter 20, Miyao receives a video from his dad Toujirou of the explosion incident at the IPMA HQ, and Jayden and Gunhild watch it. Gunhild provides some information from a LATO friend that the explosion was indeed an accident, and they're forced to accept it.
In Chapter 22, Warcat is deployed for another battle on the Glass Sea, and Gunhild helps perpetuate a farce where Jayden launches missiles while she and Miyao take control of a rival squad's Gauntlets to dodge them. In the next chapter, Gunhild and Warcat suppress the drone revolt.
In Chapter 25, during the final battle before the second global truce, Gunhild's Keropoyo suddenly starts a self-diagnostic and makes her unable to pull up her Rejection Shield. A barrage of missiles comes flying towards Gunhild, and she is presumably killed.
The Data Fragments detail more of Gunhild's relationships with her squad mates. "Gunhild and Miyao" shows that Gunhild is starting to change her opinion of Miyao and may actually love him.
"Auxiliary Major General Gustafsson" shows that Gunhild holds the rank of Auxiliary Major in the AOU military and, at an indeterminate point of the story, accesses the file of one Maja Forsberg, detailing her involvement in the Pandora Replication Experiment. After viewing this file, Gunhild wishes to avenge Maja's death and laments that the world is worthy of destruction; the Data Fragment changes perspective to Gunhild's final moments in Chapter 25.
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# Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha
, known shorthand as before gaining the nickname of , is a Ryuun warrior who comes to Onigafuchi in the distant past. She is the main protagonist of the console-exclusive arc "Kotohogushi-hen".
Profile.
"One of the "Jedha" (Observers), whose mission is to watch over the settlement of the "Ryuun people" who have crossed the barrier of the fifth dimension to live in the present world, and to sanction those who commit violations such as harming the natives. As a high-ranking molecular life form, she is able to make her body intangible by manipulating molecular bonds."
Appearance.
When she assumes a corporeal body, Yeasomul tries to resemble a human being as much as she can, but is unable to hide the dark purple horns which is characteristic of those from her clan. She has long flowing light purple hair with spiky bangs and dark purple eyes.
She is initially seen wearing what resembles a black and red , particularly because of the white and red collar holding her blouse closed in a "" style. She wears a long black short sleeved blouse along with a black robe seeming like a cloak and a long red skirt. The sash securing her garments matches her collar—with jagged red and white stripes. Her arms and legs appear to be covered in a black form-fitting material—perhaps implying she is wearing a bodysuit of some sort underneath her clothing. It is later explained that her ensemble is actually made of specialized armored garments worn by those of her clan to aid in battle.
Later on after deciding to take permanent residence at the Furude Shrine, Yeasomul is soon seen wearing an unconventional outfit after having grown tired of Riku's annoyingly persistent attempts to have her wear one. At first glace, it seems to resemble traditional miko attire—with a red-lined pure white and a bright red . However, the sleeves are a lighter red and decorated with matching dark red strings. Most notably, the sleeves are separate from the kosode and merely hang around her upper arms, revealing her bare skin between the partition from the kosode. This modification along with the already breezy structure of the hakama fills Yeasomul with much indignation as showing skin is considered disgraceful to Ryuun women. She also begins wearing a white hood to hide her horns from outsiders.
Personality.
Yeasomul has a strong sense of duty as a Ryuun and Hai due to her intense training and battles. She faces a personal conflict when she dreams of living as a normal human, wishing she were never a Ryuun and had horns.
As Yeasomul develops a relationship with Riku, she begins to act less tough and warrior-like since she's having fun with him, after spending much of her life training.
Abilities.
As a Ryuun, Yeasomul has a different anatomy than humans, giving her regeneration and much more physical strength. She makes use of the Turuy Galkia swordfighting style when battling Grifys. As a last resort, Yeasomul can extend her nails to very long lengths and slice through almost anything, but at the cost of slightly demonifying herself and losing her sense of self.
Background.
Yeasomul was born on Earth after the Ryuun immigrated to it. She was part of the Putus race due to being pureblooded and has been raised since birth to fulfill her duty as a Putus and Jedha by exterminating berserk Grifys. One day, Yeasomul battles Grifys who attack Onigafuchi Village and rescues a baby from the ruins, giving it to survivors who praise her as Oyashiro-sama and raise the baby as her reincarnation. This baby is adopted by the Furude family and named Riku, who Yeasomul encounters 20 years later.
Yeasomul's full name of Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha means “the feathers of the bird wings in this land” in the Ryuun language. Individually, each part means something else: "Hai" is the self-appointed title by the Putus as warriors, "Yeasomul" is a hereditary title from her homeland, and "Jedha" is her occupation.
Yeasomul is given the nickname of Hanyuu (羽入) due to Riku having trouble hearing her full name and doing a play on words, as he could hear the "Hai" part and knew there was "wing" (羽) in her name. Hanyuu comes to accept this new name for herself.
Relationships.
Ryuun-Ohc.
Ryuun-Ohc is an artificial intelligence and transport system attached to the Lynos within Onigafuchi Swamp, given additional programming by Hanyuu. Ryuun-Ohc assists her in combat and gives advice, following almost every order she makes. Ryuun-Ohc is later revealed to contain the personality of Hanyuu's mother.
Riku Furude.
Riku was the baby Hanyuu rescued in Onigafuchi 20 years ago and gave to survivors. They reunite however Hanyuu is at first unaware that Riku was the baby and develops an uneasy friendship with him, finding a strange attraction in him despite being constantly enraged by Riku's dimwittedness and perverted nature. Hanyuu eventually decides that she does love Riku and they exchange feelings for each other, getting married and having a child as a result.
Ouka Furude.
Hanyuu was forced to abandon Ouka and leave her in the care of Onigafuchi's villagers after Riku's death. When Hanyuu reunites with her years later, she refuses to tell Ouka her heritage and instead opts to assist Ouka as Oyashiro-sama, conversing with her and later teaching her swordsmanship.
Hanyuu's love for Ouka is such that she cures her of a horrible disease when she falls ill and later agrees to help Ouka cure the rest of the village when an epidemic happens. Although Hanyuu was reluctant at first because she knew introducing such medicine and letting it spread would turn out to be disastrous, Hanyuu prioritized Ouka having a positive relationship with her and never regretting their reunion.
Shino Kimiyoshi.
Shino is Riku's childhood friend, called in to help teach Hanyuu how to do housework. Shino at first believes Hanyuu is just a foreigner. She accidentally discovers Hanyuu's horns but is completely undisturbed by it and keeps it a secret. Hanyuu and Shino become very good friends after that, bonding over dissing Riku's maid fetish.
Story.
Kotohogushi-hen.
20 years after saving Onigafuchi village from a Grifys attack, Yeasomul returns to Onigafuchi Swamp after another battle to rest and repair her sword. She laments that the Jedha and Putus are beginning to die out from their many battles as Ryuun-Ohc tells her that the attack 20 years ago was instigated by a Putus.
Yeasomul goes to take a bath in a nearby spring when she hears what sounds like a human and a bear nearby. Yeasomul sees Riku being attacked by a bear and wrestles with the beast, rolling into a river with it and killing it. Riku tries to rescue Yeasomul from the river but she emerges and then threatens him to keep what he saw a secret. Yeasomul then realizes she fought the bear completely naked and tries to hide back in the river. Riku unashamedly reveals he was watching her bathe earlier, and the woman throws him into the river.
Riku is dragged out of the river and Yeasomul considers erasing his memories, and then she sees she injured her foot earlier. Riku awakens and offers to take her back to the village to treat her injury despite Yeasomul's repeated threats. Yeasomul sees that Riku is not afraid of her horns at all and goes with him, beginning to develop feelings for him.
Riku explains his role as priest of the Furude Shrine and Yeasomul introduces herself by her full name, and Riku decides to name her "Hanyuu" since its easier to say. Hanyuu is confused but accepts it. Though Hanyuu is concerned about scaring the villagers with her horns, Riku takes her through a path to the shrine that avoids the village. Hanyuu proceeds to live with Riku for a month, long after her foot injury healed. As days and weeks pass, Hanyuu learns about Riku's miko outfit fetish and constantly fights off his attempts to make her wear one, often beating him up for it.
Three months pass in total, and Hanyuu is informed by Ryuun-Ohc of an impending Grifys attack in another location. Hanyuu explains to Riku that she must leave and may not come back after this. Later, Hanyuu meets with Priest Furude in private and learns that Riku was the baby she rescued that day. During the battle, Hanyuu comes to accept her new name, having a new purpose in life because of Riku. She temporarily uses her "claw-blades" to finish the job. A wounded Hanyuu wills herself to return to Onigafuchi to get a look at Riku's sleeping face and is met by him on the shrine stairs. Hanyuu is confident that she does love Riku.
Two years later, the two are still living together and bickering over miko outfits. One day, Riku asks what Hanyuu will do if she exterminates all the Grifys in the land and confesses that he loves her. Hanyuu thinks he's lying, as nobody would ever love her for her horns, and is especially conflicted now that Riku's confessing this after finally getting her to wear a miko outfit. Riku promises to reflect on that, and Hanyuu reciprocates.
A TIP shows that after the confession, Hanyuu goes to Priest Furude for his approval in hers and Riku's marriage. She worries about what would happen if it became known that the heir to the shrine married a demon and provides Priest Furude with instructions on how to kill Ryuun, wanting to become a sacrifice in the future to quell the villagers' anger. She also gives him instructions regarding the legend of demons passed down through Onigafuchi.
A month later, Riku and Hanyuu get married, with Shino giving Hanyuu advice on how to do chores and becoming good friends with her. After beating up Riku again, Hanyuu and Shino bond and eat mochi when Hanyuu suddenly gets nauseous and throws up. Shino sees that this is morning sickness and congratulates Hanyuu on getting pregnant. Hanyuu is overjoyed since the Putus have a very low birthrate and thought she and Riku would be incompatible, but those happy thoughts turn to horror when she worries if her child will also grow horns and face similar injustices as her.
During a thunderstorm that night, Hanyuu sits in the ritual storehouse and worries about what to do. She's tormented by the thought she'd have to kill her own child in the future if it turned out to be a Grifys and goes to Onigafuchi Swamp. Hanyuu tries to synchronize with Ryuun-Ohc and plans to abort her child, but the system won't allow her to. Ryuun-Ohc says that Hanyuu's fears are nothing more than assumptions. Riku appears and comforts her, having learned the news from Shino earlier and thinking Hanyuu is trying to kill herself and her child. Hanyuu confesses her fears and Riku assures her that things will be alright.
Months later, Hanyuu gives birth with Riku and Shino's assistance, breathing a sigh of relief when she sees her new daughter is hornless. Hanyuu and Riku decide to name her Ouka, with Hanyuu seeing her as the link between the Ryuun and humanity. Hanyuu brings Ouka before Ryuun-Ohc but is saddened to hear the system is going to shut down soon. Ryuun-Ohc says that her sword form and other functions will still work. Hanyuu learns that Ryuun-Ohc contains some of her mother's personality and then bestows her with the nickname Ryuuou, which Riku thought up.
At some point, Hanyuu overhears Riku arguing with the villagers, who believe he's married a demon. Riku and Shino defend her, but Hanyuu still worries about the villager's suspicions. Hanyuu later learns there are Grifys prowling about in another village and informs Riku she must leave Onigafuchi to fight. The couple discusses life and Hanyuu leaves Riku with a necklace that will allow him to communicate with her telepathically.
Hanyuu goes to investigate the village attacked by Grifys, where there were bandits pretending to be demons and ended up getting killed by a real one. Hanyuu engages the Grifys in a bloody battle and prepares to kill it when she notices it's wearing Riku's necklace. Hanyuu wonders if Riku learned about the bandits and tried to inform her but was cornered and demonified, and the monster reveals that he's aactually a Putus and was the same person who attacked Onigafuchi long ago. He possessed Riku's body to get revenge on Hanyuu.
Hanyuu is reluctant to fight and gets beat up, but she steels herself and declares that she will inherit all the sins of the world and be hated until she dies. She delivers a decisive blow and the Putus tries to leave Riku's body, however Riku regains control and forces him to stay. Riku tells Hanyuu that no matter what, he will always love her. Hanyuu reciprocates and tearfully kills both Riku and the Putus.
Hanyuu fakes her death, making it seem like she and Riku gave up their lives protecting Onigafuchi from bandits to prove their innocence. The villagers find Riku's corpse and scraps of Hanyuu's clothing, regretful at their suspicion. Shino adopts Ouka and raises her.
Hanyuu loses the ability to maintain solid form after that battle and spends the next 10 years recovering and fighting Grifys at other places. One day, Hanyuu returns to Onigafuchi and ruminates on her time with Riku when she meets the 10-year-old Ouka. Ouka seems to be the only person who can see Hanyuu in her ghost form. Hanyuu introduces herself as Oyashiro-sama and then as her real name Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha. Ouka decides to nickname her "Hanyuu", surprising her with the coincidence. Ouka asks Hanyuu to stay with her, and she accepts.
Hanyuu takes up residence in the ritual storehouse and continues to be involved in Ouka's life for the next 10 years. At some point, Ouka comes down with a horrible disease that had a high mortality rate, and Hanyuu uses Ryuuou's functions to make medicine for her. Ouka later asks Hanyuu to teach her swordsmanship skills after watching her practice with a katana.
Ouka and Hanyuu have a discussion regarding the former's goals in life, as Ouka knows her parents were regarded as heroes of the village and wanted to live up to them. Hanyuu tells Ouka that she needs to live as Ouka Furude herself and that she has already met the village's expectations with the way she's praised by them now.
One day, Hanyuu eavesdrops on Ouka and Shino discussing an epidemic that has spread across the village, and they fear they have to abandon Onigafuchi. Ouka asks Hanyuu to make medicine for the village like she did for her long ago, but Hanyuu refuses. Her job as a Ryuun was to coexist with humanity and not interfere more than necessary; Hanyuu curing Ouka was a loophole since she's half-Ryuun. Ouka pleads with her to reconsider, but Hanyuu asks her to instead think of the long-term consequences that would spiral out from her mass producing medicine. A saddened Ouka denounces miracles and is interrupted by Fuuka telling her that Shouji's become infected as well.
Seeing Ouka's sorrow, Hanyuu decides she doesn't want Ouka to regret ever meeting her and agrees to make medicine. The next day, Ouka cures her husband and distributes extra medicine to the villagers, saying Oyashiro-sama taught her how to make it. Months go by as word of the "demon medicine" spreads across the land, and soon people from villages all over are coming to Onigafuchi to get some for themselves.
One day, Ouka informs Hanyuu that a medicine chest set to go out to a neighboring village has disappeared, apparently stolen by bandits. Hanyuu observes as Ouka meets with Shino and Mao to clear up suspicion between the Three Families and arrange a plan. Later, the women place another medicine chest out and stand watch at night. After watching Shino and Ouka have a heartfelt conversation, Hanyuu considers departing the village as Ouka is living a good life with her family and friends here.
The women capture the bandits and discover that they were bribed by the feudal lord to steal the demon medicine. Soon, the feudal lord sends a decree demanding to have the prescription to the medicine. Hanyuu agrees to give Ouka a written prescription of the medicine but wonders if this is really the right thing to do. Hanyuu tries convincing Ouka to leave the village with her family and return once the medicine has run out, eventually bringing the village peace. Ouka considers it but wants more time to have an answer. Hanyuu accepts and continues to make more medicine to match the demand.
Hanyuu overhears Mao and Shino talking in private and planning to solve the medicine crisis behind Ouka's back. Hanyuu thinks about telling Ouka about this and convince her more to leave the village, but when she returns to the shrine, she sees Ouka being attacked and tortured by villagers that faked illness earlier to get free medicine and sell it. Hanyuu is driven to anger at seeing Ouka's goodwill being trampled on and goes on a murderous rampage, killing the villagers with her claws and setting Onigafuchi ablaze.
Chaos ensues as survivors flee the burning village while Hanyuu kills anybody who stands up to her and relishes in their despair. Hanyuu is lost in her godlike delusion when Ouka arrives and attacks her with a katana. Hanyuu is confused since she did everything Ouka asked of her and was just giving punishment to all the lowlife humans, however Ouka is hurt by that remark and reveals she knew all along she was Hanyuu's daughter. Ouka takes it upon herself to defend the village as a Furude and engages her mother in combat.
Ouka is no match for Hanyuu's strength due to her prior injuries, but she demonifies and is able to gain the upper hand by using everything Hanyuu taught her about swordsmanship, including her mimicking of Hanyuu's fighting style. Hanyuu is distracted when she sees how similar Ouka is to Riku and begs her to stop, but Ouka impales her through the heart with her sword.
The attack wasn't enough to finish off Hanyuu, but she did regain her sense of self for a time. Hanyuu stops Ouka from killing herself at the shrine and hands Ryuuou over to her, tasking Ouka with killing her so she can take on all of humanity's sins as a demon. Ouka is unwilling to go through with killing her mother now that she's returned however Hanyuu says she must do it quickly, otherwise Hanyuu will regenerate and lose her mind again. Hanyuu wants to die as herself and expresses that meeting Riku and having Ouka were the best things that have ever happened to her.
Hanyuu asks Ouka not to turn out like her, and Ouka kills her using Ryuuou's three-pronged form.
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# Hajisarashi
is an extra arc from . It was first released as a booklet alongside a special edition for "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri".
Introduction.
""Mii—! I want to go to the pool with everyone." One day after school in July, while the weather was still hot, Rika suggests that the club members go to the pool. Everyone agrees, and they meet at the public pool on Sunday ... . But on the day of the trip, Keiichi forgets his swim trunks!"
""If I don't do something, Rena and the others are going to put me in a terrible situation!" A helping hand comes to his aid from an unexpected source. Keiichi gratefully accepts the favor, but... at the same time, the devil is whispering, and a tragedy is about to unfold...!"
Plot Summary.
A few days into July, the Club goes to have fun at a pool.
Release History.
Original Release.
"Hajisarashi-hen" was first released in booklet form with the first-run limited edition of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri" on February 22, 2007. It features illustrations by rato and bonus artwork by "Higurashi" manga artists.
Drama CD.
A drama CD adaptation released on August 2007. The drama CD version has a notable change in that it features the character Hanyuu, who would continue to be featured in later adaptations.
Anime.
"Hajisarashi-hen" was adapted as the first episode of the "Higurashi When They Cry Rei" anime, airing on February 25, 2009.
Kizuna Visual Book.
The text story was republished in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Visual Book, released on February 25, 2010.
Ports.
This arc was adapted into visual novel format in "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui", releasing on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on March 12, 2015.
It rereleased with "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou" on July 26, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch and January 24, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.
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# Hakufu Sonsaku
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Maidenlike Impact.
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# Hakumei no Monologue
is an image song for the series. It was performed by Ayane; who also performed many of the console opening songs beginning with Nageki no Mori. The song was written by Ayane and composed by the famous anime producer/lyricist and composer Chiyomaru Shikura. It was released as the B-side of Fukisokusei Entropy / Ayane on 6th February, 2021.
Lyrics.
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# Half-Dream Story
is the fifty-third event in . It is a Halloween-themed event.
Related Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units and character stories associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR.
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# Halloween Is Here
was the fourth event in . It is a Halloween event that ran from October 27, 2020 until November 5, 2020. The SR card "Jiangshi Assassin" Kazuho Kimiyoshi was available to those who completed the event story.
Plot Summary.
In autumn, Mion and Shion come to the club needing ideas for raising Angel Mort's sales. Miyuki teaches everyone about Halloween and gets the club to throw a Halloween event.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
The following unit was a reward for completing the event and has a rarity of SR.
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# Halloween Party
The Halloween Party in "Twilight of the Golden Witch"" "is a quiz session between Ange and the members of her family. The player has direct input, choosing an answer and receiving medals for getting a question correct. Along the way, players can get hints from Eva if they so need it. Viewing hints has no effect on medal acquisition. At the very end, a prize is given based on the number of medals received, with 18 total. In the Trick Ending of the the episode, Ange throws whatever prize she gets into the ocean.
The manga version of "Twilight "replaces the quiz session with a hide-and-seek game.
Question 1.
On Christmas Day, a woman looked up to the sky and spoke: "Eventually. the night will end and morning will come. Wouldn't it be wonderful if, after the sun sinks and it becomes night once more, it could be Christmas again?"
And the man spoke: "Okay, I'll make your dream come true for you."
Is such a thing possible...?
The answer is A.
Question 2.
One day, an apple floated down the river.
The next day, a butternut squash did.
The next day, some cabbage did.
The next day, a dill pickle did.
The next day, an eggplant did.
The next day, a fig did.
What floated down the river the day after that...?
The answer is A.
Question 3.
There was a certain traveler.
The traveler walked five kilometers north.
Then, he walked five kilometers east.
Then, he walked five kilometers south.
Then, incredibly, he ended up in the exact same spot he started.
This place does exist, but what sort of place is it...?
The answer is B.
Question 4.
In a witch's house, there was a magic kitchen. Every day it would serve a freshly-made meal for the witch, when she returned at an appointed time. One day, the witch had to work very late. When she finally got home, all of the food greeted her. "Welcome home, great witch. I've made some vegetable stew for you." ...Said the stew in the pot. "Welcome home, great witch. Please, quickly dip me in the stew and eat me." ...Said the hard bread. "Welcome home, great witch. You must be thirsty. Please, drink me right away." ...Said the white wine. "Welcome home, great witch. If you eat me, the heat of the day will be wiped away." ...Said the ice cream dessert.
Now then, one of these is lying. Which one is it...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is D.
Question 5.
The cook was in trouble.
Dinner had been fully prepared, except for the dessert, but he had no ingredients except sabara (mackerel and leftovers).
Then, the cook had a flash of inspiration.
By changing just a single letter, he could make a grand desert out of leftovers. Which letter did he change?
Eva's Hint
The answer is C.
Question 6.
When you're in Japan, the word emergency happens to sound the same as the number 9 twice.
If you add an emergency to ??? you'll get an ambulance.
If ??? is subtracted from 130, you'll get a police car.
What number goes in the ??? ...?
Hint: The difference between two cars is half an emergency.
Eva's Hint
The answer is D.
Question 7.
We have a lit candle five centimeters in length. Every hour, half of that candle's remaining length is burned away. Then, when its length is 1 centimeter or less, the flame will disappear.
Thee hours later, the flame had disappeared, but what was the length of the candle at the time?
Eva's Hint
...Umm, what was it, again...?
The answer is E.
Question 8.
White black white black white ???? black white black white black white
What does the ???? stand for?
Eva's Hint
The answer is A.
Question 9.
Once upon a time, there was a seven story skyscraper. The following companies were located on the following floors:
Okamura Securities Co., Ltd. was located on the 7th floor.
Iwarmura Realty Co., Ltd. was located on the 6th floor.
Tamura Transport Co., Ltd. was located on the 5th floor.
Now then, Murakoshi Publishing Co., Ltd. was located on the ___th floor. What goes in the ___?
Eva's Hint
The answer is D.
Question 10.
A scholarly king once decided to give out prizes to the learned people of his land. The one who won the copper prize got 29 gold coins. The one who won the silver prize got 47 gold coins. The one who won the gold prize got 79 gold coins.
So, how many gold coins were given to the one that won the platinum prize?
Eva's Hint
The answer is C.
Question 11.
W=white chocolate
P=pepperjack cheese
A=anchovy pizza
O=lemonade
?=black coffee
Which letter does the ? stand for?
Eva's Hint
The answer is D.
Question 12.
Rokkenjima is about to explode! There's only 1 hour left until the explosion. Rosa can make it to the stack of ingots in the underground VIP room in 3 minutes. However, the ingots are heavy, so she can only carry 1 out at a time. Furthermore, it takes her 5 minutes to carry it up to the surface.
She starts at the surface and goes back and forth between the surface and the underground VIP room. So, how many ingots can Rosa carry out of the underground VIP room...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is E.
Question 13.
You must use a two-passenger boat to carry each person to the opposite bank of the river. On the rear bank, there is a peasant, his wife, a shepherd, a sheep, a cow, some meat, and some vegetables, (all of these count as one passenger on the boat)
The boat can only be rowed by the peasant, by wife, or the shepherd. If the wife is with the shepherd while the peasant isn't around, they'll run away together. If the shepherd is near the meat when both the peasant and his wife are not around, he'll eat it. If the sheep is near the vegetables when the shepherd isn't around, he'll eat them.
If the cow is near the vegetables when none of the humans are around, he'll eat them.
It's a lot of trouble to unload the meat, so once it's been unloaded once, it can't be unloaded again. The vegetables are easily bruised, so they can only ride on the boat once.
Can you achieve the objective in the smallest number of steps...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is A.
Question 14.
There were three girls.
Miyoko: "I'm the oldest."
Satoko: "Rika isn't the oldest."
Rika: "Miyoko is a liar. Nipah."
Only the oldest of the three girls is speaking the truth. So, who is the oldest...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is C.
Question 15.
This time, Miyoko, Satoko, and Rika are all wearing masks. None of them know who is who. We'll have them write on paper, so no one can recognize the voices of the others.
Girl on the right: "The girl in the middle is Miyoko."
Girl on the middle: "The girl on the left is Miyoko."
Girl an the left: "The girl on the right is Satoko."
Of these three, Miyoko is speaking the truth. However, Satoko and Rika aren't necessarily lying. So, who are the three girls, from left to right...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is E.
Question 16.
There are three boxes: a red one, a blue one, and a green one. One of those boxes has a medal inside. The other two have terrifying traps inside. I picked the red box. Then, Jessica spoke: "Are you sure you want that one? The trap hoses are really terrifying. I'll open one and show you."
...And she opened the green box, showing me that it was a trap box. Only the red box and the blue box were left. "Do you want me to open the red box? Or do you want to switch?"
So, which box has a higher probability of holding the medal, the red box or the blue box...?
Eva's Hint
The answer is C.
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# Hameln
is an unranked youkai who haunts the school's music room. According to his legend of "Hameln's Castanets", anyone who enters the music room alone at night will hear the sound of his castanets playing, and then will transform into an animal to be lured away to their doom.
Appearance.
Hameln has silver hair with red an green streaks and wears a silver mask. His eyes are said to be red, and he wears a blue robe resembling a band uniform. Hameln's limbs seem to merge and blend with his uniform.
Personality.
Hameln is ambitious and cocky. He sometimes speaks in English when he's excited.
Background.
Hameln is an unranked youkai who haunts the music room of the school. In an attempt to become one of the eighth ranked youkai, he partners with Hikaru Nihei in order to spread the legend of Hameln's Castanets.
Role in the Story.
Hameln's Castanets.
Hameln greets Hikaru while he's torturing rabbits, having watched over him for a while, and convinces Hikaru to ally with him so he can spread the story of Hameln's Castanets. Hikaru uses Hameln's power to get revenge on his bullies by transforming them into rabbits and mutilating them.
After being reprimanded by the teacher Imata for throwing away another girl's notebook, Hikaru gets angry and demands Hameln turn the teacher into a rabbit, but the youkai says his powers only work if someone is in the music room. Hikaru comes up with a plan. That night, Hikaru and Hameln try to find Imata in the staff room only for Higanbana to appear. Hameln voices his desire to become a school mystery and battles Higanbana. After a short scuffle, Hameln transforms Higanbana into a rabbit, having planned with Hikaru to lure Imata and transform the staff room into the music room by switching the nameplates.
Hameln declares that he is the new third ranked youkai with Higanbana's defeat and tries to eat the transformed youkai, however Higanbana rips out his tongue and internal organs, making the wannabe mystery fade away. Higanbana turns back to normal and gains Hameln's castanets.
After School.
In this dream world, Hikaru summons Hameln to battle Michiru and Sakunoshin. Hameln bests the lion youkai by feeding him a nice meat cake.
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# Hameln's Castanets
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# Hanyuu
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# Hanyuu/Article
is Rika Furude's ancestor and the true form of Oyashiro-sama. With her powers, Rika is able to travel between Fragments every time she dies and experience different events in an attempt to escape fate. Hanyuu is first officially introduced in "Minagoroshi""."
Profile.
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"Her favorite food is cream puffs and she doesn't like horns growing on her head. A normal god that seems to be everywhere. She was timid and easy to tease, and she was able to quickly get to know each other in the village and enjoy the long-awaited "school" life..."
"For her, this event was a big event that she had never expected."
"Hinamizawa is wrapped in a tragedy again."
"A mysterious transfer student with horns growing from her head. She's supposed to be a relative of Rika, but the details are unclear. Although she is a little sick and a crybaby, she sometimes makes sharp remarks that can be reassuring."
"A mysterious girl with two big horns on her head."
"Clad in traditional shrine maiden attire, she seems to know Rika somehow..."
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Appearance.
Hanyuu has purple eyes, long light purple hair and has a pair of dark purple horns sprouting from her head, with one of them having a crack in it. Physically, Hanyuu looks the same age as Rika. Hanyuu's regular outfit is a shrine maiden outfit with a red bow and light red sleeves that expose her shoulders.
When activating her goddess powers, Hanyuu's pupils change into red.
Hanyuu's school attire is a light blue vest and white shirt with a red skirt. Her casual outfit consists of a pink dress, however this is never shown in the PC sprites.
In "Kamikashimashi-hen", Hanyuu wears a punishment game outfit that looks like a lion.
Personality.
In stark contrast to how people viewed Oyashiro-sama, Hanyuu is a very nervous yet pessimistic girl. She has a tendency to mutter "au, au", especially when she's happy, sad or nervous. She often takes the blame for other people's problems and apologizes repeatedly to them.
Hanyuu frequently tells Rika not to get her hopes up in the many worlds they go to, as things can and have gone wrong at a moment's notice.
Hanyuu dislikes the way she was worshiped as Oyashiro-sama and how villagers performed countless sacrifices in her name, with Hanyuu unable to speak to anyone and tell them how she felt. She sometimes throws tantrums due to this.
In the past, Hanyuu used to be much more dignified and mature sounding, especially when it came time to sacrifice herself. Hanyuu will sometimes act in her role as Oyashiro-sama, as seen in "Matsuribayashi" where she speaks to the Mountain Dogs as part of the club's psychological warfare tactics. Hanyuu has proven to be manipulative, using her cute looks to persuade Ooishi to go along with the club's plan.
Background.
Hanyuu's past is unclear due to there being conflicting information in several ancient forbidden documents contained in the Furude Shrine that only the head of the Furude family can access. According to Rika, Hanyuu and her people came to Onigafuchi, the village that would become Hinamizawa, long ago in search of a new home. They wanted to live in the swamp, however there was a village of humans living nearby. Hanyuu's people respected that there were people already inhabiting this land and tried their best to coexist with the villagers however they were rejected, causing a disaster. Hanyuu took a human form and tried to mediate with the humans but was unable to hide her horns. The head priest of the Furude Shrine refused to let Hanyuu's people coexist with them for fear that the villagers would become demons if their blood mixed, but he changed his mind after the heir to the shrine fell in love with Hanyuu and produced a child with her.
The humans' and demons' blood mixed, and the villagers soon became unable to tell who was a demon and who wasn't, becoming suspicious and paranoid of one another. This is believed to be the origin of Hinamizawa Syndrome, as people are rarely able to sense and hear Hanyuu in her incorporeal form, but those at the L4 stage and above will sense Hanyuu's presence more often.
In order to make peace between the villagers, Hanyuu offered to take all of their sins upon herself and pretended to be a demon living in the swamp that was sowing unrest in humans' hearts. Hanyuu was soon captured by the villagers, sacrificed, and thrown back into the swamp in what would be the very first Watanagashi Festival. One scroll suggests it was the head priest who sacrificed Hanyuu, but in actuality it was Hanyuu's own daughter Ouka who sacrificed her using the Onigari-no-ryuuou, with Hanyuu's horn becoming cracked as a result. Hanyuu would become revered as Oyashiro-sama, with the villagers of Onigafuchi unaware that they killed their god.
After her death, Hanyuu remained in an incorporeal form and watched over the denizens of Onigafuchi, later Hinamizawa for years, unable to interact with another human. Finally, after a thousand years, Rika was born as the firstborn daughter of the eighth generation of the Furude family. As "Oyashiro-sama's reincarnation", Rika became the first person Hanyuu was able to interact with after hundreds of years. Hanyuu acted as a mother figure to Rika and taught her how to cook, along with other skills.
Every time Rika dies, Hanyuu travels with her to a new Fragment in the hopes of averting fate and earning a happy ending, however Rika is unable to remember much from previous worlds. As time went on, Hanyuu's powers diminished, and by the current point of the story she can only send Rika two weeks before her death.
The console-exclusive arc Kotohogushi provides possible extra details as to Hanyuu's background. See Hai-Ryun Yeasomul Jedha for more information.
In , Hanyuu apparently disappears in the post-"Matsuribayashi" world, however she helps a teenage Rika return to 1983 when she dies again and uses her power to ensure Rika's memories stay intact when she dies before disappearing once more.
In Kagurashi, Eua refers to Hanyuu as her "failure" and "part of her", and refers to herself as the "original", though it is currently unknown what the exact relationship between the two is.
Abilities.
She has the ability to travel to the Sea of Fragments and can give humans the power of time looping, allowing them to travel between Fragments. However, they cannot fully retain their memories from the fragments, being unable to remember their death. "Higurashi Gou" suggests that Hanyuu's cracked horn is the reason for Rika's incomplete memories when she loops.
Hanyuu spends most of her time in incorporeal form and follows Rika everywhere, though she will sometimes go out to observe other people. Rika and Hanyuu's senses are linked, meaning any pain or taste Rika feels will also be felt by Hanyuu. Hanyuu also can switch between human form and incorporeal form at will, at least in "Matsuribayashi"'s world. Hanyuu is also able to stop time, teleport, fly and use mind control. In "Kamikashimashi", Hanyuu was capable of using her divine powers to momentarily weaken Takano who was given supernatural strength as Tamurahime no Mikoto's "miko".
It is suggested that Hanyuu can cure people's Hinamizawa Syndrome, though this has a temporary effect if the patient is not living in Hinamizawa.
In "Kagurashi", Hanyuu is capable of summoning the Onigari-no-ryuuou after Rika discarded it and using it with an excellent level of swordsmanship. She is also shown empowering herself with Fragments, allowing her to beat Eua and damage her horn.
Relationships.
Overview.
Relatives
The Club
Other
Rika Furude.
As Rika grew up Hanyuu acted as a secondary mother to her, teaching her cooking and other skills. Over the years, Rika began treating Hanyuu more rudely. Because of their linked senses, Rika sometimes bullies Hanyuu by eaing spicy food.
Hanyuu is very attached to Rika since she's the only person who can see her and has stated that she wouldn't mind repeating a hundred more years so long as Rika was with her. The "Matsuribayashi" manga suggests that Hanyuu sees Ouka in Rika.
Rena Ryuugu.
Rena seems to be one of the few people besides Rika who is aware of Hanyuu's existence due to her many spiritual encounters with Oyashiro-sama in the past. It is implied that Hanyuu saved Rena from attempting suicide after her parents' divorce.
Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs.
Onikakushi.
It is implied that Hanyuu went to check on Keiichi at one point and was sensed behind him.
Watanagashi.
When Keiichi, Shion, Takano, and Tomitake sneak into the ritual warehouse and talk about Oyashiro-sama, Hanyuu throws a tantrum which is heard by Tomitake and Shion.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.
Meakashi.
When Rika fights Shion and gets injected, she starts calling out Hanyuu's name; this is the first time Hanyuu's real name is mentioned.
Tsumihoroboshi.
Rika talks with Hanyuu late at night in several TIPS, with Hanyuu presented as an unknown character. In "My Very Favorite Wine", Rika speaks to Hanyuu about the impending date of their deaths.
In "Last Night", Rika is convinced she can make something different happen because of Keiichi remembering. Hanyuu says Rika is strong, and Rika replies that it's because she's younger than her. Satoko is woken up by their discussion, not acknowledging Hanyuu at all.
Minagoroshi.
Hanyuu makes her first proper appearance, worrying over Rika when she trips and falls while playing with the club. Hanyuu tells her that the Watanagashi Festival is in two weeks, meaning they don't have a lot of time in this world. Rika means to test if Keiichi remembers anything from previous worlds, but the sad look on Hanyuu's face tells her that it won't happen.
At the games tournament in Okinomiya, Rika remembers that this same event happened in previous worlds and that Keiichi received a doll. Rika prepares to tell him who to give it to, but before she can speak Keiichi says he knows and gives it to Mion anyway. Rika and Hanyuu are bewildered, since Keiichi shouldn't remember anything from previous worlds; his failure to give Mion the doll earlier resulted in Shion going insane and causing a tragedy.A few days later, Rika has a late-night drink and converses with Hanyuu about how Keiichi, Shion, and Rena seem to be remembering things from previous worlds. Hanyuu thinks they're getting closer to Rika's ideal future, but this is still not a miracle. Hanyuu is asked to think about who might benefit from killing Rika, and the Sonozaki family can be excluded. Hanyuu says they can rely on Irie and that Takano's death has to be connected to Rika. In the pas, they tried to prevent Takano and Tomitake's deaths, but nobody ever believed them.
The next day, Rika allows Takano and Tomitake to visit the ritual tool shed in an attempt to make time to talk with them. Hanyuu objects since the warehouse is like a safe haven for her, and she dislikes the way Takano talks about Oyashiro-sama's history. Hanyuu has no real say however, and as Takano excitedly talks about the horrible past of Onigafuchi, Hanyuu starts throwing a tantrum and stomping around on the floor. Hanyuu insists that she wasn't as horrible as people believed Oyashiro-sama to be and that she never wanted anyone to be killed. Tomitake somehow hears Hanyuu stomping around and asks Takano to be quiet, thinking a child was playing nearby. Rika says there are no children around, and that Takano shouldn't be saying things that upset Oyashiro-sama when they're in front of his statue. On Hanyuu's request, Rika gets Takano to apologize and offer cream puffs as an apology to Oyashiro-sama.
Though Hanyuu frequently tells Rika not to get her hopes up, Rika believes this world is a happy one: the club solved their problems, she got Takano and Tomitake to help when she told them of her death, Ooishi is on good terms with everyone, and even Akasaka returned. However, Teppei returns and takes Satoko back to live with him. Rika is depressed since Teppei returning is an event she's never been able to prevent in other worlds, but she regains some strength when the club goes to the child consultation center. Hanyuu says this won't amount to anything, but Rika still wants to try.
The club protests the child consultation center, and Rika decides that if things don't go well in this world then she'll give up. She knows that Hanyuu being left all alone, which is why she keeps saying such pessimistic things to Rika. Hanyuu professes that she doesn't want to spend eternity without Rika and would repeat everything again as long as it was with her.
Satoko is successfully saved, and the club have fun at Watanagashi. Hanyuu is especially happy, as this is the happiest festival she's ever seen. She still wonders if Rika can prevent Takano and Tomitake's deaths. After the festival, Rika and Hanyuu converse over the possibility that Rika may die the next day. Hanyuu wants to see beyond June 1983 with Rika, but she doesn't want her to get optimistic and end up hurt because of it. Hanyuu doesn't want to live alone without Rika and doesn't want to her just give up in this world.
Rika gets both the Mountain Dogs and police protecting her. Hanyuu says she still won't expect anything different from this, and Rika calls her out for being similar to how Satoko was earlier. Hanyuu is just acting like a bystander and waiting for a miracle to happen, afraid of doing anything by herself. Hanyuu is stung by her accusation and then questions how she can even do anything when she can't touch or talk to anybody else. Rika apologizes for being harsh and says that Hanyuu is her friend, and her friend shouldn't be trying to discourage her all the time.
The club hides out at Rika's shack and realize too late that Takano is the mastermind. They escape in the middle of the night as Mountain Dogs chase them, and as they plan to steal a Mountain Dog van, Hanyuu uses her powers to stop time and point out that Keiichi is about to be shot. The club notices in stopped time that it was Takano who fired it, but they cannot do anything to save him. Time resumes, and Keiichi falls over dead. The rest of the club is summarily captured by the Mountain Dogs and executed by Takano. Rika asks that she be dissected while conscious, wanting to remember Takano's face for when she heads to the next world. Hanyuu cries, feeling that she's once again failed to provide a happy future for Rika. She promises that if Rika doesn't remember Takano's face then she'll tell her.
Rika dies, and her spirit joins the other deceased club members as they acknowledge Hanyuu's existence for the first time. Rena asks Hanyuu if she ever believed in them, saying that they could've performed a miracle if she did. Hanyuu questions if she can really make a miracle happen just by believing, and Rena says that she's always sensed her, even if she could never see her. Hanyuu thinks everyone would see her as a monster if she met them, but Keiichi and the club say they'd never do that.
Hanyuu joins hands with the club and promises to believe.
Matsuribayashi.
Takano goes to make a mocking donation at the Furude Shrine, where Hanyuu rejects her offering before appearing before her. Takano realizes that she's a god, and Hanyuu admits that she surrendered in the face of Takano's willpower in the past but now believes that she and her friends can create a miracle to defeat her. Takano swears to defeat her and become a god herself.
The Connecting Fragments section has Hanyuu piecing together several Fragments of different worlds and creating an ideal June 1983. Hanyuu takes a physical form and plays with Rika out in a field, convincing Keiichi's father to build a house in Hinamizawa and move there.
Hanyuu enrolls in the Hinamizawa school and is introduced as Hanyuu Furude, an exchange student and Rika's relative. The class readily accepts Hanyuu as one of their own. Rena feels like she's seen Hanyuu plenty of times before, and that she's been watching everyone for a long time. Hanyuu later says she wants to join the club, albeit nervously.
Hanyuu successfully joins the club and plays with them. Keiichi finally notices the horns on her head, wondering if they're some sort of accessory, and Hanyuu anxiously touches her horns while Rika explains that she can't take them off. The rest of the club doesn't mind Hanyuu's horns, and Keiichi apologizes for sounding insensitive. Rika then explains Hanyuu's past and how she was persecuted because of her horns.
Hanyuu has a flashback to her telling her daughter to kill her, and she gets distracted and falls down a hill. Tomitake and Takano catch Hanyuu when she falls, with Takano pointing out Hanyuu's horns and comparing them to a monster's. Hanyuu is taken aback, and the rest of the club admonish Takano for saying such a rude thing. Hanyuu whispers to Rika and asks if she remembers Takano, but she realizes that Rika has completely forgotten that Takano is the culprit. That night, Hanyuu informs Rika that Takano and the Mountain Dogs are her enemy. Rika takes her words to heart but doesn't understand how they can beat Takano. Hanyuu becomes frustrated when she learns that Rika also forgot how the club banded the village together against Teppei. Hanyuu swears that she isn't going to run away anymore, and that she and Rika can bring everyone together for another miracle.
The next day at school, Hanyuu provides an opportunity for Rika to speak alone with Irie so she can get him on their side. They learn that Takano is displeased with having to finish Hinamizawa Syndrome research in three years, and that the Emergency Manual calls for the eradication of the villagers with poisonous gas if Rika dies. Hanyuu convinces Rika to speak with the club members at lunch, and they explain the secrets of Hinamizawa while pretending it's a comic idea that Rika developed. The club gives advice on how to defeat these mysterious enemies, saying they could easily beat them if they were the main characters. Akasaka returns to the village later, and Hanyuu proves Rika right that miracles really do happen.
Rika tries to convince Ooishi to join her, but he doesn't want to risk losing his retirement pay. Hanyuu praises Ooishi for living an honest, worthy life and gives him time to reach a decision. When Ooishi is told that the Sonozakis don't have anything to do with the curse, Hanyuu comments that it's a momentous thing since he doesn't have to hate them anymore. With three days until Watanagashi, Hanyuu suggests that Rika and Satoko hide at Mion's house until then and convince them that the comic idea wasn't just fiction.
The club gathers to plot against the Mountain Dogs, coming up with a plan to fake Rika's death and cause them to scramble. They tell Ooishi about this plan since he's important to it but he still doesn't know what to do. Hanyuu says it's alright if he doesn't want to go along since they don't want to sacrifice him to win. The rest of the club apologizes for not consulting Ooishi about this, and he decides he's going to talk it out with someone first.
The club hides out with Irie at the Sonozaki main house's torture chamber as the Mountain Dogs begin invading the area. The club prepares to escape to Satoko's trap mountain through the passage in the well while Kasai and Shion stay behind and fend off the Mountain Dogs, but the two are knocked out and held hostage. The Dogs demand that Rika come with them or else they'll drop Kasai and Shion into the well, killing them. Rika is at a loss and asks Hanyuu to use her god powers, but she slaps her. Hanyuu says that at this point, Rika should know how to make miracles happen, especially in this final world. Rika decides to come along with the Mountain Dogs as long as they let her friends go, otherwise she'll kill herself. The Dogs were planning to kill everyone once they had Rika however, and Hanyuu uses her god voice to convince them to take the deal, belittling them as humans and admonishing them for pretending to be more. Rika is soon saved thanks to Akasaka's intervention, and the Dogs retreat. The club heads to the trap mountain.
At the trap mountain, the club engages the Mountain Dogs and defeats many of them with Satoko's traps. Hanyuu obtains a Dog's radio and uses her god voice to psychologically torment the men on the other end as Keiichi pretends to be tortured horribly. Though the Bloodhounds arrive to arrest the Mountain Dogs, Takano still runs through the woods and is met by Hanyuu. She admonishes Takano for wanting to become god even though she's been defeated and says she can obtain godhood if she takes her gun and commits suicide with it Hanyuu says that being a god is lonely and that Takano can't expect people to recognize her existence. Takano laughs at the thought that something so simple could make her a god, showing derision when Hanyuu suggests that she can obtain it by taking the blame for everything. Takano says she doesn't want to die to become a god and is fine with being human.
Hanyuu decides to forgive Takano, having found a world where God didn't need to make peace. The rest of the club soon appears, and Takano threatens to shoot Hanyuu with her single bullet. Hanyuu agrees to become the bearer of sins once again and thanks the club for admitting her before telling Takano to shoot her. Takano fires and Hanyuu stops time, the bullet inches away from her chest. Reminded of what happened in "Minagoroshi"'s world, the club watches in horror as Takano laughs, knowing that Hanyuu will die anyway. Just then, Rika moves during stopped time and grabs the bullet, protecting Hanyuu from harm. Rika compares the situation to the club game of Old Bachelor and how they discard a random card every game, with the matchless card forced onto others. Hanyuu is that random card, and by inserting her back into the deck, a world without losers is created. In the manga, Hanyuu is happy that Rika has created a world where everyone's sins can be forgiven and says that's the world she wants to be in. She sees her daughter Ouka appearing and welcoming her back home.
Takano is taken away and Hanyuu heads with the rest of the club to enjoy the Watanagashi Festival. Hanyuu narrates on what happened after the festival, with Hanyuu herself settling in her new life as Hanyuu Furude and getting better at club games.
At the festival, Hanyuu watches Rika's ritual dance with the others and cries, thinking it the best dance she's seen in a thousand years. At the stream, Hanyuu takes a cotton ball from Rena and cleanses her sins before sending it off. Hanyuu wishes to have more in this ideal world, thinking she will be even more happy in the future.
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# Hanyuu/Other Appearances
This page details Hanyuu's other appearances and involvement in "Higurashi"-related media outside the original story.
Higurashi When They Cry Kai (anime).
Hanyuu hosts the preview at the end of each episode barring the final one with Rika even before her debut in the story itself.
Yakusamashi.
Hanyuu holds conversations with Rika throughout the arc without being perceivable by others. Despite being invisible to the audience, Hanyuu is credited with her name in the endings.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei.
Saikoroshi.
Rika is sent to a new Fragment after getting hit by a truck, and Hanyuu is unable to directly speak with her except through a spirit orb in the tool shed. They discover that in Rika's world, she is not the eighth generation but rather the ninth, and so that world's Hanyuu has likely already disappeared. Hanyuu tells Rika that her mom has a Fragment in her that would allow her to return home, however it would mean Rika has to kill her and then herself. As Rika ponders her circumstances, she determines she is really a witch and names that part of her Frederica Bernkastel.
Rika manages to return to her own world and meets Hanyuu in person again, who implies that it was a dream set up by her to teach Rika to appreciate her life. Hanyuu also says she made a new friend.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou.
Kamikashimashi.
After the events of "Outbreak", Rika and Hanyuu investigate the sudden outbreak of Hinamizawa Synrdome and the resulting lockdown of the village. They try to leave Hinamizawa but are stopped by Tamurahime no Mikoto, who knows Hanyuu from long ago and won't let them leave since she wants to deal with the Syndrome herself. They later meet Une, who is revealed to be a goddess much like Hanyuu and Tamura.
Une destroys humanity with her virus however Hanyuu uses her powers to send herself and Rika back in time to before the outbreak. Une and Tamura alongside Hanyuu are made to join the club, and the three goddesses lose a mahjong game and do a punishment game.
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Post-"Matsuribayashi", Hanyuu has disappeared, with "Kagurashi" showing that she disappeared from the human world at some point after believing that a true miracle had occurred. In 1984, Irie discovers that Satoko's Hinamizawa Syndrome has been cured and that several similar cases have been reported across all the villagers. Rika says that a "certain someone" finally decided to trust humans again.
Satoko meets Eua and becomes a looper, being sent to an identical "Matsuribayashi" world. Hanyuu is among the club members here during Takano's defeat in 1983, and seemingly disappears afterwards like in the previous loop.
After a teenage Rika's death, Hanyuu meets her in the Sea of Fragments and regrettably informs her that she is to repeat June 1983. Hanyuu says she's just a lingering trace of herself, explaining why she is not able to tell the reason Rika ended up in the Sea of Fragments again. Rika swears to beat June 1983 again and reclaim her future.
Rika speaks to Hanyuu in the Sea of Fragments after her suicide in the "Onidamashi/Oniakashi" world. Hanyuu is unaware of what happened to Rika in that world since she's in a weakened state and can't even follow her, but she assures Rika she will definitely succeed and create another miracle.
Rika wakes up again in the Sea of Fragments after her death in the "Watadamashi/Wataakashi" world and speaks to Hanyuu. Hanyuu apologizes for not being able to do anything and is about to say who killed Rika, but she interrupts her and says she could remember if someone's power weren't lacking. Hanyuu tells her to calm down and focus on what she can remember, but Rika starts crying from frustration at having to watch everyone die again. Hanyuu comforts her.
After Rika dies at the hands of Ooishi in the "Tataridamashi/Tatariakashi" world and returns to the Sea of Fragments, Hanyuu reminisces on how happy she was to meet Rika long ago. Hanyuu destroys several Fragments to repair her cracked horn, granting Rika the ability to remember her deaths. Rika soon wakes up and realizes she remembers Ooishi killing her, and Hanyuu explains this fact to her. She also tells Rika that the Onigari-no-ryuuou sealed inside the ritual warehouse of the shrine has the ability to kill those who lives in loops. Hanyuu bids farewell to Rika and steps out into the void despite Rika's tearful protests.
Rika heads to the ritual storehouse and opens the statue only to find the sword is missing, and only a fragment of it is left. Rika cries over her farewell gift not even existing and wonders if the looper Hanyuu is talking about might be herself; Rika ponders killing herself with the sword fragment but opts not to.
Meanwhile, Hanyuu rematerializes and confronts Eua, declaring that she's finally found her. Eua refers to her as her "darling failure". Hanyuu is horrifed at seeing Rika's plight in the Fragments Eua shows her and tries to fight her after seeing that she's made Satoko into a looper, but Eua easily defeats her and restrains her. Eua believes it was Hanyuu's doing when she deflected Takano's bullet a long time ago and doesn't want her to try protecting her friends again, but Hanyuu says she doesn't understand.
Eua says that Hanyuu is still a part of her and forces her to watch the next Fragment, where Satoko tortures Rika alive by performing the watanagashi on her. Hanyuu tries to look away but Eua uses more restraints on her, cackling wildly as Hanyuu despairs. When Rika seemingly gives up and promises to Satoko that she'll stay in Hinamizawa in the next world, Hanyuu begs her to realize what's going on. Eua says that Hanyuu cannot hope for Rika to realize that her best friend is causing her tragedy, but Hanyuu says a miracle can. This prediction comes true in the next world when Rika recalls memories of Satoko shooting her in the "Tataridamashi"/"Tatariakashi"world, and then confirms her suspicions when Satoko dodges a boxing glove trap that was used on her in the "Onidamashi/Oniakashi" world.
Hanyuu continues to watch in agony as Satoko and Rika beging fighting each other across worlds. Hanyuu tries to charge up power to break her restraints, but Eua stops her and promises that if Hanyuu can display a miracle, she'll do everything she says. Hanyuu pleads for Rika to give her one.
After the superpowered Rika and Satoko finish fighting with Rika preparing to finish the other off, Hanyuu successfully breaks free and charges at Eua, but the woman freezes her in place with her staff pointed close to her face. Eua says Hanyuu ought to show her miracle or else she'll disappear.
Eua battles Hanyuu again, and Hanyuu says she can definitely make a miracle happen. Hanyuu summons the Onigari-no-ryuuou after Rika discards it and attacks Eua, leaving a crack in her horn and causing her to shrink. Eua admits defeat and disappears.
Hanyuu is last seen sitting atop the Furude Shrine gate and smiling.
Higurashi Gou and Meguri manga.
Post-"Matsuribayashi", Hanyuu is still living with Rika, however people have begun to forget the existence of Hanyuu Furude, and Rika went back to being the only person who could see her. Hanyuu and Rika have a discussion about Rika's newfound ability to do anything since she's escaped the loop, with Hanyuu worrying that Rika being trapped for so long has robbed her of any real desires. Hanyuu encourages Rika to make the most of her life and fades away in the middle of the night.
For unknown reasons, Satoko becomes a looper and Rika is killed, being sent back to June 1983. After her death in "Onidamashi", Rika returns to the Sea of Fragments where Hanyuu informs her that she must repeat the June 1983 scenario and explains that she went into a deep sleep so Rika could live a happy life.
Rika continues to travel through many worlds and dies in all of them, still unable to remember everything. In "Nekodamashi", Rika manages to expose Satoko as a looper when she dodges a boxing glove trap used on her in the "Onidamashi" world, but Satoko shoots and kills her. Rika returns to the Sea of Fragments and realizes she remembers that now. Hanyuu explains that she used the rest of her power to let Rika remember her death just this once and then tells her about the Onigari-no-ryuuou's ability to kill loopers. Hanyuu is confident that Rika will get along fine without her and disappears.
Console-Exclusive Arcs.
Kotohogushi.
This arc features an adult version of Hanyuu coming to Onigafuchi hundreds of years ago and provides an explanation for her past.
Tokihogushi.
Hanyuu appears before a drunk Tomoe Minai in 1982 and tells her that she is necessary for Rika's survival in Hinamizawa.
Miotsukushi.
In this alternate world taking place after "Minagoroshi", Hanyuu has mysteriously disappeared from Rika's side. As Rika works with her friends to solve the various tragedies that occur, Hanyuu is still around influencing her friends and getting them to remember things from previous Fragments.
After the Watanagashi Festival, Keiichi and Rika find an unconscious Hanyuu floating in the river and drag her out before bringing her to Rika's shack. Rika is confused since only she should be able to see Hanyuu, yet Keiichi was the first one to notice her. A flashback to Hanyuu's past is shown, where she massacres Onigafuchi villagers as punishment and is killed by her daughter Ouka.
Hanyuu mysteriously disappears after Rika and Keiichi tend to her.
Miotsukushi Omote.
Other console ports feature an altered version of "Miotsukushi-hen." Rika wakes up in another world where Hanyuu has mysteriously disappeared from her side.. Rika works together with her friends and tries to prevent various tragedies from occurring.
After the Watanagashi Festival, Rika looks at her reflection in the river and is seemingly confused by her appearance, soon falling inside. It is later revealed that Hanyuu was disguised as Rika in this world while the real Rika was sleeping inside of the ritual warehouse.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
In this alternate world, Hanyuu joins the club and meets Kazuho, Miyuki, and Nao.
This Hanyuu is revealed to be a tsukuyami clone of the original, and she fuses with a tsukuyami clone of Rika and fights the club when they're found out. Once the fused version is defeated, the real Hanyuu appears and explains that the real Rika has been taken away to another world by some powerful entity. She tells the club to escape this world since the tsukuyami have corrupted it and are about to destroy it.
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# Happy! Lucky! Dochy! (Song)
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# Happy! Lucky! Dochy! (song)
"For the album, please refer Happy! Lucky! Dochy! / Rika, Satoko, Hanyu"
Happy! Lucky! Dochy! is the opening for the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira OVA. It was performed by Yukari Tamura, Mika Kanai and Yui Horie; the voice actors for Rika Furude, Satoko Houjou and Hanyuu respectively. The song was written by hotaru and composed and arranged by Hiroyuki Maezawa. The TV size version was released in the album Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira Nipanipa Ondo☆Song CD on 14th September, 2011. A titular single featuring the full version was released on 22nd September, 2011.
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# Happy! Lucky! Dochy! / Rika, Satoko, Hanyu
"For the song, please refer Happy! Lucky! Dochy! (Song)"
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# Harem Royale
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# Harem Royale Volume 1
Harem Royale Volume 1 is the first volume of the manga "Harem Royale ~When the Game Ends~".
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"自分を封印の壺から解放した小日向アスナロのために、悪魔ゼパフルはアスナロの通う学園から【恋愛対象者】を選び、アスナロの理想の恋愛ゲームを現実のものにする魔法を発動する。しかし、それは恋愛ゲームから脱落したヒロインを否応なく地獄に引きずり落とす悪魔の遊戯でもあった。竜騎士07が仕掛ける学園恋愛デスゲーム、開幕!!"
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"From the mind of Ryukishi07, creator of classics such as Higurashi and Umineko, comes a heart-pounding, full-throttle Harem Royale!"
"Kohinata Asunaro is your regular everyday high school student. He likes light novels, porn games, and fantasizing about the girls in his class. One day when walking home from school he inexplicably releases a demon from a sealed bottle. Her name is Zepafur, and she won't rest until her debt is repaid! "
""Now begins the Lovey Dovey Harem Royale!" cries the demon, weaving a most curious magic. As a result, Asunaro's regular high school life transforms into a love-comedy series of harem shenanigans, with four girls from his school all vying for his affection, wow! "
"But... Unbeknownst to our dopey protagonist, the four girls are in the midst of a horrific survival game under threat of death and eternal torture. She who fails to capture Asunaro's heart will be confined to the depths of Hell and killed ad infinitum! Just who will survive? Who will thrive? And who will meet their demise?"
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# Harem Royale Volume 2
Harem Royale Volume 2 is the second volume of the manga "Harem Royale ~When the Game Ends~".
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"「私は生き延びる為に４つの命を犠牲にする！」他のヒロインを死に追いやることを躊躇しない５人目のヒロインに追い詰められたアスナロ親衛隊。ヒロイン達の生死を握るゲームのルール「十三のやくそく」を逆手にとって、セリカは反撃を開始する──!! そして、竜騎士07が仕掛ける学園恋愛デスゲーム、次なるステージの幕が上がる。"
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# Harem Royale Volume 3
Harem Royale Volume 3 is the third volume of the manga "Harem Royale ~When the Game Ends~".
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"夏休み直前の連休、ゼパフルがお膳立てした2泊3日の孤島ツアーを舞台に、ヒロイン達の運命がかかった【第三のゲーム】がついに始まった。その中でアスナロの意外な一面と成長を知ったセリカは、悪魔のゲームを終わらせるべく大きな賭けに出るが‥‥！？"
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# Harem Royale Volume 4
Harem Royale Volume 4 is the fourth and final volume of the manga "Harem Royale ~When the Game Ends~".
Publisher's Summary.
Japanese.
"夏休み直前の連休、ゼパフルがお膳立てした2泊3日の孤島ツアーを舞台に、ヒロイン達の運命がかかった【第三のゲーム】がついに始まった。その中でアスナロの意外な一面と成長を知ったセリカは、悪魔のゲームを終わらせるべく大きな賭けに出るが‥‥！？"
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# Harem Royale ~When the Game Ends~
, alternatively titled The Love Harem Game's End When the Notice Comes, is a manga written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Yukari Higa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Shōnen Sirius" magazine from 2016 to 2019. Four volumes have been released in total from April 7, 2017 to March 8, 2019.
The manga was licensed by Sol Press for official English release. Volume 1 released on January 7, 2019, translated by Andrew Hodgson. Volume 2 released on December 22, 2020 and was translated by Matthew Carolan.
On February 15, 2022, it was announced that several Sol Press titles, including Harem Royale, will become unavailable for digital purchase on Bookwalker after February 21, 2022.
Synopsis.
The protagonist Kohinata Asunaro is a perverted high school boy who has an imaginary harem comprising some of the girls in his class. One day, he releases the demon Zepafur from confinement, who rewards Asunaro by making his harem dreams come true. While Asunaro relishes in the newfound affection being given to him by his crushes, unbeknownst to him Zepafur has forced the other girls to take part in a battle royale for Asunaro's love, with the losers suffering eternal torture. The girls, led by Serika Furuwada, collaborate and struggle to escape the game while ensuring they can all stay alive.
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# Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo
"For the album, see Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily"
is the opening theme for the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni visual novels. It is featured as the first track in the Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily—the original soundtrack album for the visual novels.
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# Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily
is the original soundtrack for the Higanbana no Naku Koro ni series.
Hashi wo Wataru wa Tasogare zo is the opening for the Visual Novels. With Spider Lily being the ending for the second visual novel.
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# Hashiwatashi
is a extra arc that was published in Dengeki G's Festival! Volume 7 on February 16, 2007. It tells the story of Keiichi Maebara's first days in Hinamizawa from Mion Sonozaki's perspective.
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# Hassaku Festival
Hassaku Festival is the tenth episode of the "Okamikakushi" animation.
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# Haworthia
is an audio drama written by Ryukishi07 and published by M.Graveyard and Pomexgranate. on October 29th, 2017. Haworthia has been said by Ryukishi07 to be a prototype for .
Story.
The story consists of a booklet and 9 audio tracks. Some tracks feature characters speaking while others are songs, later used in For You, the Replaceable Ones.
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# Headmaster
The is the first ranked of the school youkai who debuts in The Spirit Camera. He has the ability to erase the memories of people from everyone else's mind and make them oblivious to that person's belongings, effectively erasing their existence.
Appearance.
The Headmaster has the appearance of an old British gentleman, having long yellow hair that goes behind his back and a beard, and wears a monocle and a red top hat and suit with a purple cape or coat hanging off his shoulders. His monocle eye is always open to reveal he has red eyes with yellow corneas; many similar eyes form the buttons on his clothes. The Headmaster additionally wears rings on his fingers, holds a wooden cane, and has a spiked tail.
Personality.
Headmaster is a polite and compassionate individual, but he will act serious and fearsome when he needs to be.
Background.
The Headmaster is the highest-ranking youkai among the seven seats. Over time, he grew too old to hunt however he maintains his position as the first rank due to his power to erase memories. Other youkai will give him a portion of the souls of their human victims so he can erase them from existence, ensuring that students keep coming to school and providing them with sustenance.
Story.
The Spirit Camera.
The Headmaster is introduced blocking Takeshi Nonomiya's path in an alleyway and always appearing in front of him no matter where he goes. The Headmaster makes some small talk with Nonomiya to assuage his fears and then demands to have his spirit camera, as it was never supposed to be found by humans. Nonomiya refuses to give the camera back and starts acting rude, and the Headmaster begins absorbing him into the darkness when Higanbana appears and challenges the old man. After a duel, Headmaster asks Nonomiya if he values truth or peace more. Nonomiya decides to have the truth, and Headmaster lets him go and disappears.
Higanbana reveals that the Headmaster was responsible for erasing people's memories of Marie after her death, and Nonomiya learns that his own memories of Yoko Numata, whose relentless bullying he caused, were also erased. Higanbana summons the deceased Yoko to kill Nonomiya but the two reconcile, and Headmaster arrives to erase Yoko's suffering at the expense of everyone forgetting her again. Nonomiya wants to keep his memories of her so he doesn't repeat his mistakes and Headmaster leaves him to it.
The Lunar Festival.
Headmaster attends the moon viewing party with the other ranked youkai.
Welcome to the Mirror World.
Marie enters the mirror world and meets the opposite version of the Headmaster, whose entire appearance is mirrored. The Headmaster gleefully helps Marie clean the mirrors and starts crying while pleading to be given more work.
Before the Spider Lilies Bloomed.
Long before Higanbana became who she is, she became conflicted over her emotions and asked Headmaster what to make of them. Headmaster believes it's not wrong for youkai to have emotions since they are the shadows of humans, and that they must exist in the darkness when humans only stay in the light.
After School.
Headmaster, Renoir, and Nurse hang out in this daydream world.
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# Healthy Military Balance Oversight Committee
The Healthy Military Balance Oversight Committee is a committee staffed by LATO for the International Battle Standard Festival. It is part of the International Peace Mediation Association Military.
Profile.
"Attached to the International Peace Mediation Association Military The Healthy Military Balance Oversight Committee"
"They're a so-called police force in charge of observing and intervening in disputes around the world, as well as being the de-facto LATO military. Though they acknowledge the existence of regional disputes, they set upper limits on the amount of arms that can be used and watch the situation closely. This policy is based on the idea that feuds resulting from a healthy military balance can calm the emotions of governments and people on both sides, resulting in a cooling-off period sufficiently long to allow them to talk it over rationally."
"For this reason, only they are allowed to use weaponry with specs that are forbidden to all factions, for the sake of maintaining that healthy military balance. They are even allowed to use higher-level versions of Gauntlet technologies than other factions, meaning that the extreme strength of LATO Gauntlet Knights is probably an indisputable fact. LATO uses rotte (two-person squads) instead of kette (three-person squads), and Valentina and Maricarmen are war buddies in the same rotte."
Story.
The squad is formally introduced in Chapter 2 as referees for the International Battle Standard Festival. They later take the Public Bath Oath.
In Chapter 12, Valentina and Maricarmen stand as bodyguards during a meeting between a LATO executive and Mr. Gray, who attempts to pass him a Wisdom and informs him of the Three Kings' plans. However, Seshat invades the meeting and wipes the memories of everyone present.
In Chapters 19 and 20, Valentina and Maricarmen work as bodyguards again during a meeting to sign a simultaneous global truce, and they bear witness to most of the provisional directors getting killed in an explosion.
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# Heart-Pounding Dolls
was the twenty-ninth event in . It is a gothic doll-themed event that ran from October 30, 2021 until November 8, 2021.
Boosted Units.
The following units increased event-related drops when brought into battle. They are units associated with this event.
All following units have a rarity of SSR
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# Hempel's Raven
, based on the , was proposed to illustrate a contradiction between and .
Premise: All ravens are black.Material Implication: Anything non-black is not a raven.
Lacking a raven to observe, the entire observable set of non-black objects can be taken as evidence of the raven's blackness.
Even its most accepting critics are doubtful of the qualify of proof that can be derived from this, but it can be used to further undermine already weak arguments.
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# Hibiki Tachibana
is a character appearing in in the "" collaboration event Warrior Princess March. She is a Symphogear wearer sent alongside Chris Yukine and Miku Kohinata to track down a missing artifact in the "Higurashi" world.
Appearance.
Hibiki has short beige hair and orange eyes. Her school uniform consists of a white shirt with red tie and a blue, plaid skirt.
In her armored form she wears Gungnir, taking its appearance from "Symphogear XV".
Personality.
Hibiki is very kind and energetic.
Background.
Hibiki is a Symphogear wearer allied with S.O.N.G., an organization that deals with problems in various parallel worlds. One day Hibiki and her comrades were sent out to stop another organization from cloning the Nephilim, a former enemy and using it for evil. They retrieved the Nephilim's core but it fell into Kazuho's world, with Hibiki and her friends chasing after it to bring it back or destroy it.
Role in the Story.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei.
Hibiki and her friends are introduced rescuing the club from monsters that appear in Yagouchi shortly after a meteor crashes down in it. Because the monster is an Alca-Noise and not a tsukuyami, the club members are unable to harm it with their Role Cards. Hibiki and her friends use their Symphogears to vanquish the Noise and run away soon after when police draw near.
Hibiki tracks an energy signature to the ritual warehouse at the Furude Shrine, where they encounter Kazuho, Miyuki, and Nao. After some confusion they all introduce themselves and explain their mission. Miku confirms that nothing is in the warehouse, and the group heads to the junkyard soon after on Nao's request. There they reunite with the club when hordes of tsukuyami attack them, followed by the reawakened Nephilim. Hibiki and her S.O.N.G. comrades transform to fight it, but are unable to overcome the Nephilim's regeneration even with their combined power.
Kazuho manages to create Role Cards based off of the girls' Symphogears, with Rena obtaining a replica of Gungnir to wear. With this added power, the Nephilim is defeated. The group celebrates, with Hibki planning to use the rest of their allotted mission time to have fun in Hinamizawa.
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# Hibikiwataru
is an album released on August 22, 2022. It features tracks by Zakuro Motoki, dai, xaki, and M.Zakky and cover art by Natsumi Kei.
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# Hidaka Karasuma
is a character appearing in "High School Love Adventure".
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# Hidebu
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# Hideyoshi Ushiromiya
is Eva Ushiromiya's husband and George Ushiromiya's father, adopted into the Ushiromiya family.
Appearance.
Higeyoshi is a large middle-aged man who normally wears a light brown suit and pink tie. His hair is trimmed short and his skin is a medium brown, like his eyes.
Personality.
Although he is moved by the same desire for greed as his wife and his siblings-in-law and will fiercely question others when he suspects that they are hiding something, Hideyoshi shows himself as an affable and jovial man. He does not fail to affirm his love for his family and will support his wife when she gets out of line.
Background.
When Hideyoshi got married to Eva, he agreed to take on the Ushiromiya name while Eva struggled to gain Kinzo's approval. In the end, Kinzo adopted him into the family.
Relationships.
Eva Ushiromiya.
Hideyoshi and Eva are happily married and do not appear to face any significant issues in their relationship. The two met each other through an arranged marriage, and Hideyoshi, who had no close relatives, happily agreed to take on the Ushiromiya family name.
Eva supports her husband in his business enterprises, while Hideyoshi's pleasant and easygoing disposition allow him to complement Eva's interpersonal shortcomings. Hideyoshi often finds himself stepping in during Eva's verbal attacks against others, holding Eva in check and deescalating the tension. Being an outsider to the Ushiromiya family, he also lacks Eva's elitism and provides a more supportive counterbalance for George against Eva's control, though he falls short on pushing back on Eva's helicopter parenting. Hideyoshi is an important source of emotional support for Eva, and is effectively the only person she has shown herself to be willingly vulnerable around.
Role in the Story.
Legend of the Golden Witch.
One of the people to discover the victims of the first twilight. Was later murdered in the second twilight alongside Eva.
"Found in the bathroom of the same guest room that Eva was found. Like Eva, there was a weapon resembling an ice-pick sticking out of his forehead."
"You can't see either of them by looking through the gap of the door while the chain is set. You can't see them, so you can't reach them. Hey, how could a human possibly kill him? Kihihihihihihihihihihihi."
Turn of the Golden Witch.
Was a victim of the first twilight.
"His corpse was found in the chapel. The direct cause of death is unknown, but it seems his stomach was cut open and his intestines pulled out after his death. On top of that, sweets and candies were packed into his stomach."
"Why would there be anything filthy inside someone's stomach?"
Banquet of the Golden Witch.
Him, Kyrie and Rudolf go to the mansion to collect food and are ultimately murdered as part of the next three twilights. It's discovered that Hideyoshi was smoking a cigarette, implying he felt guilty and stressed at some point. EVA-Beatrice later summons his ghost to provide an alibi for Eva, who was supposedly sick inside her room.
"Died in the hall of the mansion, his chest pierced by a stake-shaped weapon."
"That was careless of me. Didn't think you were still alive..."
Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Was a victim of the first twilight, killed by Chiester 00.
"His corpse was found in the dining hall. About half of his head was destroyed. It's probably reasonable to assume that he was murdered with a powerful gun or something similar."
"However, the witnesses don't believe that he was killed with a gun..."
End of the Golden Witch.
After George's death is discovered, he goes into a guest room where Natsuhi is hiding and cries to himself; he's then killed by an unknown assailant.
"His corpse was found in a guest room on the first floor of the mansion."
"A Demon Stake had pierced through his back. The tip of it reached as far as his lungs."
"Because he was lying face down on the bed, it is unthinkable that this was a suicide."
Dawn of the Golden Witch.
Alive by the time of the game's suspension.
Requiem of the Golden Witch.
In the Tea Party, he was shot in the chest by Kyrie during the Rokkenjima Massacre.
Twilight of the Golden Witch.
In Bernkastel's game, Hideyoshi is killed on the first twilight.
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# Hifumi Takano
is a doctor and the first researcher to posit the existence of a Hinamizawa Syndrome and Miyo Takano's adoptive grandfather.
Appearance.
Dr. Takano is not given sprites in the original visual novel. He is depicted in various adaptations as having gray hair and glasses.
Personality.
Dr. Takano was kind-hearted and compassionate, having helped Miyoko when she called him even though he never even knew she existed.
He's very dedicated to Hinamizawa Syndrome research and considered it his life's work. Dr. Takano truly believed that his work would make him revered as a god and worked hard to make that day come. Even when his research was blown off, the doctor believed it was his fault and strived to improve it.
Background.
Hifumi Takano was a military surgeon working for the Japanese army during World War II and had made many advancements in synthetic food and drink. He became good friends with Colonel Koizumi after he learned they were from the same hometown. One day in 1940 he found that several soldiers were acting very erratically, soon discovering that it was all caused by a parasitic virus. He named this virus Hinamizawa Syndrome, as all of the infected soldiers originated from the namesake village. Dr. Takano saw military applications in this disease and did tons of research, believing he had made a groundbreaking discovery: he believed that parasites could be the answer to every idea and religion humans have ever had after seeing the connections between Hinamizawa Syndrome and the Oyashiro-sama faith. He also theorized the existence of a queen carrier parasite keeping the virus under control within the confines of the village and assumed that the queen carrier dying would cause chaos by making every infected person undergo terminal symptoms. Dr. Takano drafted countermeasures that would become the basis for the Emergency Manual. He then asked the SDF to fund his research but they rejected him, citing the need for an instant-acting weapon to win the war. Unbeknownst to him they actually were interested, but they didn't want him to research the disease because Hinamizawa Syndrome was the likely cause for the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and it would cause foreign relations problems if this knowledge was made public.
Dr. Takano was also the mentor to Takemitsu Tanashi and would adopt his daughter Miyoko Tanashi after his death, saving her from an orphanage. Miyoko would change her name to Miyo Takano in honor of him and assist with the doctor's research.
Even after the war ended Dr. Takano still wanted funding to fully pursue research into Hinamizawa Syndrome, with Koizumi arranging a meeting with other professors so he could present his findings. However they also rejected him, believing his queen carrier theory was nonsense and that there was no such thing as parasites that could control human minds. Blaming himself for his failure, the devastated doctor continued to do research for years and eventually contracted acute dementia. Dr. Takano felt he could no longer pursue his research correctly and attempted suicide by jumping off of his hospital roof. He survived but fell into a coma, with Miyo implied to have ended his life by pulling him off of life support. The late doctor's family soon appeared to claim his belongings, though they never touched his study. Wanting to prove Hinamizawa Syndrome research legitimate and immortalize him as a god, the adult Miyo Takano inherited Dr. Takano's notes and pursued research in his place.
Story.
Minagoroshi.
Some of the TIPS are Bible quotes from Hifumi, which are signed as "Hifumi T."
During the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, the details of the Emergency Manual are shown, with Hifumi Takano's full name given in a letter to Koizumi regarding the queen carrier.
Matsuribayashi.
The prologue features Dr. Takano speaking with Miyoko about parasites and the effect they may have on society if it were proven that they influenced every ideology known to man. He later speaks with Koizumi and talks about his research, having connected Hinamizawa Syndrome with the religious beliefs of the village. Dr. Takano finally presents his research to various bureaucrats but they dismiss it as nonsense and leave.
At the very end, Irie is said to publish an article about Hinamizawa Syndrome in the future, mentioning the late doctor's name in it.
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# Higanbana
is the titular character of "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni" and one of the main protagonists. She holds the Third Rank of the school youkai.
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Appearance.
Higanbana has straight black hair and red eyes with short bangs is short. On the top of her hair, she has a red and white striped bow. She is frequently seen wearing a white and red dress, which matches the outfit worn in her doll form.
Higanbana also has a formal outfit that is a red dress with a yellow bow.
Personality.
Higanbana has a twisted personality, often aiming to scare others or instigate conflict. However, below the surface she may not actually be a bad person. Higanbana is fairly kind to people if they are suffering at the hands of others and shows no mercy to bullies. She seems to take great pride in the rumor concerning her doll vessel in the infirmary and will often mention it to others, feeling disappointed if they don't know of it.
She is usually quite lonely, since very few people come to visit her in the infirmary. Despite being the subject of a frightening ghost story, and being particularly notorious among the students, she's actually quite slobbish. Lying around on the infirmary bed and watching late night anime is part of her nightly routine. Quite different from the unnerving image of a doll dancing the night away that the children know her for.
Role in the Story.
Reaper of the Thirteenth Step.
Higanbana makes a minor appearance midway through the chapter.
After realizing Osato had disappeared and leaving his former classroom, Aya Souma bumps into Higanbana mistaking her for an upperclassman. Higanbana discusses about her dislike of PE and the schedule Osato's class was on. Leaving a subtle hint that P.E days had a shorter time in Izanami's game.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru Ni Discography
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (Comic Earth Star)
Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni is a manga anthology of the namesake series published by .
Publisher's Summary.
"めそめそさんがケラケラさんに？竜騎士07 最新作が最速アンソロジー化！妖怪たちのお茶会にあなたも参加しませんか？今回の表紙は公式コミカライズの絵師であり、ゲーム原画、イラスト、漫画と大活躍の西E田！！"
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (light novel)
is a light novel adaptation of the visual novel stories "Mesomeso-san", "The Spirit Camera", and "The Princess' Lie". It was written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Tsuitachi Sakuya. It was released on February 14, 2013 and published by , a subsidiary of Kadokawa.
Publisher's Summary.
"A quiet girl, Marie was bullied. First it was her classmates. Then it was her homeroom teacher... In despair, Marie meets a beautiful girl known as "Higanbana". She explains she's the third ranked of the school youkai, and invites Marie to become the eighth ranked?!"
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (manga)
The Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni manga was written by Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu. The character designs were originally done by Nishieda. The manga was serialized between the May 2010 and November 2012 issues of Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age magazine.
Six volumes were released between November 9, 2010, and February 8, 2013.
Do note that the volumes themselves do not cover all of the chapters within visual novel. Only Mesomeso-san (Vol. 1 and 2), The Spirit Camera (Vol. 2, 3, and 4), The Princess' Lie (Vol. 4 and 5), and Utopia (Vol. 5 and 6).
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni (series)
, subtitled "The Unforgiving Flowers Blossom in the Dead of Night", is a manga and visual novel series written by Ryukishi07 of 07th Expansion.
Official Introduction.
"Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni is a sound novel set in an elementary school haunted by a group of seven youkai (spirits) who feed off of the souls of bullied children."
"One such child, Marie Moriya, is struggling with the psychological turmoil of being repeatedly abused by her own teacher, and lives each day in misery. That is until she encounters the mischievous youkai Higanbana, who offers her a chance at revenge."
"Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni is a horror story that examines the boundary between life and death."
Gameplay.
"Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni"'s visual novels consist of seven chapters (with the Second Night featuring an additional epilogue). The first chapter of each respective game is unlocked by default and additional chapters are unlocked by completing the previous chapter; upon completing the last chapter of the game, Library and Music Room are unlocked.
Similar to most other 07th Expansion works, "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni" is a linear visual novel, meaning that player choices are not available.
Story.
"Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni" is an anthology of stories centered around a school haunted by youkai, spirits who prey on humans and often meddle in the everyday lives of the students there. Of the many youkai who inhabit the school, seven of them stand ranked at the top.
Marie Moriya is a young girl who is facing abuse from her teacher and wishes to break free from him. After meeting Higanbana, the third ranked of the school youkai, Marie is given the choice to become a youkai herself.
Concept and Development.
The concept began as a light novel called "Gakkou Youkai Kikou" that was published from November 29, 2006 to June 20, 2007 and received a in August 20, 2007, featuring the characters Marie Moriya and Higanbana. During the completion of , Ryukishi07 decided to write more short stories and expand on the themes and characters of "Gakkou Youkai Kikou", releasing a manga titled "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni" that ran from May 2010 to November 2012.
"Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni" was finally remade as a sound novel that introduced many more characters and stories by 07th Expansion with two installments: the and the . It was planned for each chapter to end with comedy skits akin to 's All-Cast Review Sessions called , however these were scrapped halfway through. The available Class Meetings were later republished in Class Meeting at the Old School.
Ports, Adaptations and Additional Content.
Nintendo 3DS Port.
"The First Night" was ported to the Nintendo 3DS eShop by FuRyu on July 27, 2016. It retains the original artstyle unlike other ports of 07th Expansion works.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni - Dai Ichi Ya
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Discography
This is a list of all the Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Official Sound Tracks, numbered by year.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 02
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 1
The first volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, covers the first five chapters of Mesomeso-san.
Chapters.
Chapter 1.
The story opens with a colored scene of Marie Moriya getting strangled as she wonders why it turned out like this.
The scene cuts to the past, where Marie is cleaning a classroom with classmates as they fool around. They begin mocking her, thinking she fell asleep while standing up. The classmates leave for cram school, leaving Marie alone to clean up by herself. She finishes cleaning and then feeds the school's bunnies, relaxing that the boys of the committee won't be coming today.
Suddenly, her teacher Kanamori appears and asks if today is fine for her. They go to the old abandoned school building nearby, where Kanamori is holding a camcorder and commenting on how the old building was neglected after they started building and maintaining a new one. He steps into a bathroom stall and begins filming a naked Marie, giving her "supplementary lessons". He leaves soon after, leaving a broken Marie to get dressed and wonder why it all turned out this way.
She thinks back to when Kanamori saved her from bullies and made them apologize, which made Marie so happy at first. One day, Kanamori found her alone in a room after Marie accidentally broke a statue. He tells her that the statue was full of beautiful memories by the principal who everyone loves, and that she'll be bullied by the entire school if word gets out. She cries, and Kanamori says he'll keep her secret if she shows him something more "beautiful". Marie endured all the ensuing sexual abuse and desperately wants it to stop, but can't as long as Kanamori has those videos.
Marie returns home to her apartment and finds a note from her mom asking to order food. She looks off the balcony, presumably about to jump off, and sees how long of a fall it is; she cowers, not knowing what to do.
The next day, Kanamori plays basketball with some kids and the gym teacher, scoring high and getting praise from everyone. Marie's classmates are swooning over him and call it fortunate his his eyes are all over Marie, who gets paranoid with fear over what would happen if they found out about her relations with him. She snaps out of it when she realizes they're just making fun of her for being a bullied kid and getting all the attention, and a girl says she'd rather be bullied too. The other kids then make jokes about how Marie sitting in the corner will get absorbed by it and become a youkai. They start talking about the "seven school mysteries", mentioning that the school nurse said the "doll's complexion" got good. Marie tries to join in the conversation but the girl from earlier shuts her up, saying "youkai don't join in".
Marie heads to the infirmary, where the nurse bandages her hand. Marie sees the doll on her cabinet, and the nurse says it's one of the seven mysteries, supposedly dancing around at night and cursing people who see it. The nurse picks it up and playfully dances it around, remarking that all the students are afraid of it. The nurse then leaves, calling the doll the "master of the school" and that if you say a prayer to it, it will come true. Skeptical of the idea, Marie decides to say a prayer to the doll, wishing to kill Kanamori and everyone in her class for doing bad things to her. She truly thinks about killing them, but stops after realizing that the master will kill her for wishing such a bad thing. The doll seems to move and Marie jumps back in shock, but pays it no heed and leaves as well.
Later that day, Marie and Kanamori are having another session in the old school building, and Kanamori beats her, calling her irreplaceable and that she belongs to him forever. Marie cries to herself, realizing that even if she makes a wish to the master of the school, it won't really work; she must become a youkai and kill them, chewing them to pieces.
The next day, Marie still dreams about becoming a youkai when she hears students talking about the new youkai Mesomeso-san.
Chapter 2.
A girl goes to the old abandoned school building feeling adventurous, intending to go home afterwards when she hears the voice of a girl sobbing in a women's bathroom. She was afraid of making any noise, believing something bad will happen when the voice suddenly stopped and said "Would you there like to listen to my pitiful story?" The girl became even more afraid and said yes, then the door opened and she was dragged inside by Mesomeso-san, killed by her whole body being crunched.
Such was the story of Mesomeso-san as told by Marie's classmates. The girls find it to be scary, but Marie is entranced by this story, realizing that they were talking about her. In the library, Marie hears more students talking about the Mesomeso-san story, amazed at how much it spread. She remembers a day that Kanamori called her there, and she was left alone to cry for herself. She accidentally blurted out "I'm gonna crunch and kill you", and scared off a girl that was outside.
She thinks of how nice it is to become a youkai despite being a human when Kanamori suddenly appears, praising her for studying after school. He tries to assist her with her work and then tells her to meet at the usual place for "supplementary lessons." As soon as he leaves, Marie looks at the floor and begins panicking, not wanting to be a part of Kanamori's sessions any longer; as long as he has the videos, she can't do anything to him for fear of someone finding out. She then thinks about becoming Mesomeso-san and killing him when sees a girl's legs sitting in the seat in front of her. She looks up only to find nobody around her. She checks under the table again and finds nobody, thinking she's just being crazy when the same girl appears across from her and asks if she's Mesomeso-san.
Marie is bervous to see this strange person, noting how she looks just like a doll. Marie nervously gives her name, which the girl misinterprets as "Moriya Mesomeso-san." Marie corrects her, saying she's not Mesomeso-san and and the girl says it's a pity, as if she "were "Mesomeso-san, she could've been the eight mystery. Marie begins thinking about why there could be seven school mysteries, but the girl finishes her thought. Marie is surprised, and the girl explains that youkais swarm over people's feelings, and because children believe in youkais even in this era, a school would be the perfect place for youkais to gather. Among the youkai, the seven strongest are the seven mysteries of the school. Marie then asks why there's an 8th, and the girl says that the deactivation of the old school building caused the new school to become so big that there are more than seven seats available for the youkai; Mesomeso-san has been chosen to take the eight seat. The girl finds it a pity to see that Mesomeso-san is just a human, and Marie suddenly transforms into a puppet. The girl steps on Marie and torments her, citing her jealousy at Marie for stealing the hearts of so many children despite being human, pitying her even more for saying that she isn't Mesomeso-san. The girl determines that Marie must be punished and made into a doll, choking her. The girl finally introduces herself as Higanbana, the 3rd ranked of the seven mysteries and the dancing doll of the infirmary. Higanbana says goodbye as Marie realizes that she really was called the school's master. Marie thinks she's innocent, having never done anything herself and that it as the school who turned her into Mesomeso-san. Marie doesn't want to die, but begins to realize that as long as she's alive she'll keep suffering. Higanbana suddenly turns Marie back to normal, seeing that she now has the resolve to become a youkai.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 2
The second volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, covers the last three chapters of Mesomeso-san and the first two chapters of The Spirit Camera.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 3
The third volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, covers Chapters 3 to 7 of The Spirit Camera.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 4
The fourth volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, covers the the last two chapters of The Spirit Camera and the first three chapters of The Princess' Lie.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 5
The fifth volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, covers the last two chapters of The Princess' Lie and the first three chapters of Utopia.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Volume 6
The sixth and final volume of the manga, written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Ichirō Tsunohazu, includes the last 4 chapters of Utopia and the epilogue of the story.
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Wiki
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# Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni original sound horror... Hashi o Wataru wa Tasogare zo / Spider Lily
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# High School Love Adventure
is one of the stories included with . It was written by Yuuto Tonokawa.
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# HiguUmi Live no Are
is an album that was released on May 04, 2010. It features tracks by Arai Eriya, Luck Ganriki, and dai with illustrations by pokiko.
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# Higurashi Booster Book Interview
This is a translation of an interview that was featured in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Booster Book, published on December 11, 2004. Ryukishi07 talks about Angel Mort and its uniform design, the characters in "Himatsubushi" and his inspirations behind "Tatarigoroshi"'s content.
Translation was made by rockmor, found here
Transcript.
Welcome to the tragic village.
Editor: Today I, an employee of Mandarake, and Yano Yoshinori, who is in charge of publicity and business of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni," are talking to Ryukishi07.
For starters, it’s finally November, so how it’s going for "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai"?
Ryukishi: The request manuscript has made a safe landing, so I am going to put all my efforts into writing again starting today. Yatazakura-san keeps pressing me with things like “Quickly give me the manuscript” and “You aren’t going to put there even more backgrounds that I don’t know about, are you?”, and the work is going on. "Higurashi" in winter is pretty scary, you know. You can’t take pictures anymore after the snow has fallen. So, was it the year before last? I said: “It would be nice to have an outdoors scene”, but the location was already covered with snow. It was a lot of pain. And, first of all, we are in Tokyo, right? So, when I carelessly wrote about a bus-stop with a tin roof, it resulted in fierce criticism. “Where does such a thing exist!”. I am starting to think that maybe I should just ask for background pictures through my Production Journal.
Yano: People’ve been saying things like “I found out Hinamizawa in Shirakawa-go!” on the Net lately. I am sure you will get a lot of pictures if you announce that you are gathering background images that look like Hinamizawa in order to use them in the game.
Ryukishi: We’ve been struggling a lot with indoors scenes too, surprisingly. The biggest reason why there are no scenes in Rena’s house is that we can’t make a scene that will take place inside her room. She has a very normal girl’s room, full of things that young girls like. I would like to take pictures of a room like that, but it’s not that could be found in my surroundings… That’s why it’s difficult to write about Mion’s room as well. I haven’t written scenes within Mion’s room yet, but for that occasion, I came up with two different types of rooms. First one is diplomatic room, that is only visible to common people. Another one is a private room which is very cute. If she is asked whose room it is, she would quickly close the door and deny it with all her might *laugh*. This person who can’t hide a lie is my type of Mion.
Yano: The model for Mion’s house in real Shirakawa-gou is a gasshou-zukuri house (a house with a steep rafter roof), isn’t it?
Ryukishi: Sonozaki house is actually a local museum. There are many gasshou-zukuri houses there, so you can choose freely. Lately, it seems that there were a lot of fans visiting Shirakawa-gou not only for sight-seeing but also to take a look at the local clinic for example, which I guess looks pretty suspicious to the locals *laugh* I won’t lose when it comes to being suspicious, though *laugh*
Yano: It would be nice if the museum gets more visitors thanks to "Higurashi" *laugh*
Editor: If "Higurashi" becomes more popular, there may be a movement to use it for PR of Shirakawa-gou. There was an autograph session on the local foods fair in Hiroshima because of a manga that was set there lately.
Ryukishi: I will be happy if "Higurashi" will help to promote Shirakawa-gou even a little…
Yano: Even though the story is tragic *laugh*
Editor: “Welcome to the tragic village”, or something like that *laugh*
Ryukishi: *laugh* It’s a wonderful place, really. I’d even escort you to Miboro Dam or the bridge from where Keiichi-kun was pushed off by Satoko if I had an opportunity. Especially, below that bridge there is a swamp, or rather a lake, that served as a model for Onigafuchi swamp, and there are logs floating on its surface. You can see only half of a log, and it is reflected in the water, which looks very beautiful. By the way, the bridge of forestry office is located right near it.
Editor: If anyone of you who are reading this interview is planning to visit the real world of "Higurashi", please respect the privacy of the place.
Ryukishi: Thank you in advance.
Editor: By the way, as a fan of uniforms, I can’t leave out Angel Mort when talking about "Higurashi" (ruined everything). I can’t imagine those designs appearing in 1983 at all.
Ryukishi: It was originally an outfit for a mascot character of our homepage, her 4th outfit. Because my name is Ryukishi07, at first she was wearing something resembling an armor, then it was changed to a uniform in style of "Pia Carrot", which became the general direction from there.
Editor: You love uniforms too after all?
Ryukishi: I do~ (more than anything else).
Editor: In the end, is Irie-sensei the character that reflects you the most?
Ryukishi: A-ha-ha-ha *laugh* The world of the game values putting clothes on (cosplay) rather than undressing. It’s an all-ages product, so I put in there my own type of eroticism. No, a naked body can’t even be called erotic. Rather than that, put that cosplay on~ *laugh*
Yano: Speaking of erotic, you’ve made an ero-doujinshi once, right? Even if it was an all-ages one, and everyone was with their clothes on, it was more erotic than any 18+ doujinshi.
Editor: What did you say?!
Ryukishi: Ah, there was something like that, wasn’t it *sweat* It’s embarrassing, don’t talk about on public, please!
Editor: When was it released?
Ryukishi: I think… it was more than 4 years ago. The name “Ryukishi07” was actually made for this. After that, we’ve released 7 original card products for "Leaf Fight". We’ve put the most energy around the time we were creating sets based on "AIR" and "Pia Carrot". There were no any titles that were interesting enough to work on after that. And after struggling with what to do next, we’ve decided to make an original product.
Editor: I bet those who bought that doujinshi at that time couldn’t even imagine that its author would create something like "Higurashi".
Ryukishi: Only 20 copies were sold back then… By the way, I even touched that in a Staff Room a little bit, but before I took the name Ryukishi07 I took part in creating a 18+ doujinshi, though it sold 5 copies at most *bitter laugh* There are still unsold copies laying inside the closet at my home. I think it was also about cosplay *laugh*
Editor: Speaking of that, you’ve actually made a cosplay of Angel Mort uniform back in your orika (original cards) times?
Ryukishi: I spent around 200.000 yen on one dress *sweat* It was a one-off made-to-order suit. It was made by a shop called "Pare Ideal". I guess most cosplayers should know it? Please check them out. If you look at full order product list, there would be a picture under Rena title.
(After that, the discussion about difficulty of outfits, cute/not cute designs, characteristics of knee-socks, etc. continued for some time).
Editor: You are very knowledgeable about this stuff *laugh* There is a cosplay shop on this floor, you should definitely visit it.
Ryukishi: Yeah, definitely. I love looking at cosplayers, but even if it’s just an outfit on a mannequin it impresses me. …Hey, I completely forgot that I am being recorded *bitter laugh* Well, it’s a bonus for a Comiket catalogue, so it probably won’t be seen by normal people *laugh*
The mortal angle
Editor: Speaking of normal people, there are a lot of them who play "Higurashi", isn’t it so?
Ryukishi: I guess it’s true. I was surprised when saw somebody asked “What is "Tsukihime"?"”" on an anonymous imageboard. I was sure that only doujin people play "Higurashi". Because of that, we’ve received a lot of complaints from people who weren’t able to follow the hardcore staff in the Staff Rooms. I am planning to make two types of Staff Rooms next time. There will be a screen with two choices: “Serious Staff Room” and “The usual thing” *laugh* Of course, there will be an annotation saying: “Because of the global flag the option you didn’t pick will be deleted” *laugh*
Editor: Like in the Box Selection Game, right? By the way, the catchphrase from the advertisement said: “This game doesn’t have choices”, didn’t it?
Ryukishi: I guess people who saw the Box Selection Game were pretty surprised. I’m sure they weren’t expecting any choices to appear. However, my failing was that people saw it as Ryukishi’s objection to implementing branching paths in the game. But in fact, it’s just a continuation of “In Love With The Rain Clouds” or “Gears and Fires and The Taste of Honey”. I wrote it as a follow up to themes such as “There is nothing more boring than when you know the outcome of a choice”, “It’s the most fun when you can’t predict the color of the autumn sky”, but it was perceived as “That’s why Ryukishi07 hates branching paths”…
Editor: You wanted people to read it as another episode of the story.
Ryukishi: Yes. If 07th Expansion was a bigger circle and if we had more scenario writers, I could delegate the writing of sub-scenarios to them and then we could have branching paths. It’s not like I hate them or something like that.
Yano: Flag management is a pain too.
Ryukishi: Even just making the Box Selection Game resulted in a huge debugging *sweat* It should go into the next scenario once you finish it, and every time you release a new game you have to test play everything from the beginning, and it’s quite a pain. With mini-games, it becomes even more difficult, and it’s very hard to look for errors… I can only respect those circles which make fighting games or other complicated products…
Yano: By the way, the mini-game people play the most is "Renapan", it seems.
Ryukishi: It’s because it’s hot *laugh* It’s completely identical to an old game called "Punch-Out", and when I saw it the first time I thought that it would be cool to have Rena on the first screen, then Satoko on the second screen, then Mion on the third one or having every character using their own moves, and maybe I wanted too much. By the way, BT-san who creates mini-games is Rika fan. That’s why, in every mini-game, there is always Rika, but there is no Mion at all *laugh* Hmm, maybe BT-san hates her *laugh* Though I am very glad that Mion became this popular, really. I thought that maybe she will end up being the least popular during the planning of the game.
Editor: Speaking of bonuses (mini-games), there is a room with a live size doll appearing in the Staff Rooms. Whose is that room?
Ryukishi: It’s my room *laugh*
Editor: So it’s yours *laugh* I feel a strange sympathy when I look at a pile of parcel packages there *laugh*
Yano: Didn’t you also appear secretly somewhere in the game?
Ryukishi: Yes, in Angel Mort. We actually took photos for it in Jonathan’s by photographing each other in turns, so both of staff members are there in every image. It’s pretty blurred, though, so you won’t understand. I had more thoughts about Angel Mort backgrounds. Like making it more stylish.
Yano: Maybe it’d be better to make it at Korona (古炉奈)
Editor: You are right, that place doesn’t look like it belongs to Akihabara, it’s stylish and tasteful.
Ryukishi: It is on Akihabara, but doesn’t feel like Akihabara. There would be a silent pressure if you’d try to read a doujinshi there *laugh*
Ryukishi: One thing that I wasn’t able to write deciding Angel Mort setting is that it’s a place that seems like a normal famires (family restaurant), but it would make a normal family sick. In the last scenario, I couldn’t implement this theme at all. There will be a scene in Shion’s preparation room in the next arc, but I can’t find a chance to speak about the actual place. If you think about it, was there even a point in making the story take place in a village?
Editor: So you just wanted to talk more about maid cafes? *laugh* Was the theme of this time’s story “horror and mystery occurring in a remote village, but also with lots of moe!”?..
Yano: Putting an Western analog game shop in the village is fascinating too.
Editor: Speaking about Western analog games, does the name Angel Mort come from "Magic the Gathering"? There is Moat which only flying creatures can pass, and a flying creature Serra Angel. I thought that the name came from combining those two cards.
Ryukishi: Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The name Angel Mort comes from the words “mortal angle”. Mort is shortened mortal and angel is an anagram for angle. "Magic the Gathering" is really fun, isn’t it? I stopped playing it because I can’t manage my cards well, but I’d like to play it again in the form of "Portal" or something like that if I’d have a chance. The problem is managing decks *bitter laugh* In the past, if you used a rubber band to fasten the deck, the rubber band would melt and stick to the cards, so I put my common cards on the top in on the bottom of the deck. I’ve really should use some other method to keep my cards.
One thing that is bad about "MtG" is that the latest expansion is always stronger. You would lose if you don’t keep buying new ones. On the other hand, "Leaf Fight" had the strongest cards in its early days. I’ve thought “Aren’t the cards too strong?” from the time I started playing. Speaking of strength, "Yu-Gi-Oh" is even more ridiculous. You can sometimes completely turn the situation upside down with just one card, which is called “Executing the trap card!”. That’s why the right way of playing "Yu-Gi-Oh" is to just have fun and not worry about win or lose. Will you go with balance or groove? If you make a mistake here, designing the cards becomes painful.
By the way, I have two brothers, and there is a card game which I only play with them. Because it is made purely for us three, we made art and rules ourselves. It’s a draw&drop game based on mahjong. However, the scary thing that is different from mahjong is that you can take cards from the ones your opponent discarded no matter what you hand is, so you are able to get a yaku just from discarded cards.
4=4?
Editor: When I was playing Akasaka’s scenario I thought: “Ryukishi07-san seems to really love mahjong”. Is that true?
Ryukishi: Pretty much *laugh* Just today I was invited by an old friend: “Hey, how about this Sunday?”, but I am too busy with Higurashi until the end of the year… Either way, I really love analog games, not only mahjong. It feels really good to hold cards in your hands. There is a word "kirifuda" (切り札, a trump card), and it means to cut (切る/kiru) a card out of your hand. No matter how the technology would advance, you can’t beat the feeling of analog cards. Such moments like when you draw a card are really fun.
Yano: In card games there are cards, in "sugoroku" there are dies. Mahjong has tiles and chips, Game of Life — money.
Ryukishi: Exactly. The money in Game of Life are fun too. It’s boring to just write down numbers in your notes. The fun thing is when you collect that small money. Then you suddenly scatter them and say: “Crawl and pick them up!” *laugh* I have plenty of ideas for my own games too… After all, that game that I was making before Higurashi was a card caring game. I have a lot of ideas for card games.
Yano: Then, I’ll be waiting for “07th Expansion presents”.
Ryukishi: Yes. Some time ago I was playing a shooting game called "Touhou" and though about a deck battle game where cards will be called spell cards. I would create a deck for each character and sell each deck separately. I already have story and rules prepared, but right now I am busy with "Higurashi", so it would be cool if someone makes this instead of me *laugh*
Yano: It was ridiculous to think of making a doujin card set several years ago, but now it’s fairly easy to do. But there are not many people who make not only cards but also games.
Ryukishi: You can’t create rules for an analog game if you haven’t played one. Especially, when you come from only playing PC games, you are depending on numbers. However, there are should be numbers on cards, because you wouldn’t want to make calculations in your mind. In card games, you should be able to grasp the situation just by quick glancing on numbers. And also, and people who play card games should understand it, if the rules are easy, it can be surprisingly fun even if the rules are stupid.
However, explaining these things inside "Higurashi" is difficult, and especially for an unknown game such as it, people will leave on the explaining stage. I once thought of a game based on "Resident Evil" and tried to implement it into "Higurashi". But when I started to explain the rules… The amount of text for one in-game day is roughly 20 pages, and that explanation took almost 10 pages. While doing that, I found out that the penalty is much more fun that the game explanation or showing off my knowledge. After that, I focused almost entirely on competition and penalties.
Yano: It’s the same reason why Akasaka-kun is so active at mahjong, isn’t it? *laugh*
Ryukishi: It’s because he can get big money that way *laugh* At the rate I’ve never heard of. By the way, Akasaka-kun tells Ooishi that he stopped because he doesn’t have luck, but actually it’s his wife who told him to stop. He is, in fact, a person who unconsciously has a desire to be yelled at by somebody, and so he is waiting for someone to become angry with him. On the other hand, Yukie-san is very kind to everybody, but deep inside she wants to control someone like a small devil.
A certain company has asked me to write a short story next year, and I was thinking about giving Yukie-san a small role, but she is such a good character that I am planning to suddenly make her a protagonist *laugh* Sorry if it fails to be published *bitter laugh*
Editor: O-oh!
Editor: Then, please write a scenario about Akasaka’s school years if you have a chance. "Shinjuku Mahjong Wandering Chronicles", or something like that *laugh*
Ryukishi: I was surprised that Akasaka-kun became that popular *laugh* Keiichi-kun isn’t able to grasp the situation until he is given a roundabout explanation, but Akasaka-kun can understand everything quickly. I was worrying that the story will develop too fast for the players to catch on.
In "Investigation Files" that come out in December, there is a conversation between Akasaka-kun and Ooishi, but it is too quick as well. They both understand what the other party wants to say before they say it, so there are a lot of phrases like “so, in other words…” and “I see”. On the other hand, I like the feeling when the conversation goes smoothly.
Yano: Like in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", when Lohengramm…
Editor: Talks to Kircheis.
Ryukishi: Exactly. That type of conversations. Either way, Akasaka’s conversations don’t piss you off. For me, either it a Western movie or a Japanese movie, I hate when a protagonist is slow on the uptake. “In these conditions, you should at least understand that it was 〇〇’s doing!” I hate the main characters that make me want to say such things.
Editor: By the way, while we speak about Western analog games, there is a game called "Cluedo", right?
Ryukishi: Yes. I’ve played it.
Editor: I’ve thought that it was a model for a club scene with a culprit/weapon/crime scene game, but it also can be said about "Higurashi" as a whole, isn’t it?
Ryukishi: Ho-ho.
Itchy tasty.
Editor: (After pulling himself together) Judging by the game content, you probably have a lot of Western games at home?
Ryukishi: No, it’s not the case. In fact, my father had a lot of Western games, and I liked to play with pieces even if I didn’t know the rules. I’ve lost many of them, which made my father angry *laugh* My parents organized a private cram school in our house. And sometimes they used a house of their friends. They had a game similar to "Cluedo" at their home. I didn’t understand what that game was at that time, but it had very realistic illustrations on its cards. So realistic that they could appear in "The Village of Eight Graves", and that wouldn’t be strange. One of the culprits in that game was a nurse. Surely, it’s when I began to think that nurses are evil and suspicious people *laugh*
Yano: You are calling Takano-san a nurse, but wasn’t she actually a pharmacist?
Ryukishi: She was going originally to be a pharmacist or a woman doctor. However, it wasn’t like the setting will break if she isn’t a pharmacist. I wanted to go away from a notion that a woman medic must be a nurse, but in the end, made her a nurse anyway. I also wanted to give her a cat, but there wasn’t a chance to write about it. She was going to be a mysterious woman, who acts honestly in front of her cat.
Editor: What a hidden moe!
Ryukishi: It’s the same as in Tabletalk RPGs. Actually, every character has a detailed story, their own mind and winning conditions, but as the camera is always following Keiichi, there is no chance to write about everything. On the other hand, I ended up exposing Keiichi’s father’s job a bit too much *laugh* I wrote openly about it in "Tatarigoroshi", even though it would be better to hide it a bit more.
Editor: It’s a scene where Keiichi’s parents hold a party at their home. There were words like "Ariake", "Shimanaka" or "Purchase limit", that made me go “What are these random words that sound somewhat familiar!!” *laugh*
Ryukishi: That part was intended to be an object of an easy "tsukkomi". The gap between those words and a setting (of a remote village in 1983 ) should make you go “What the hell!” and have fun. I’ll be happy if readers will think about this chaos in eras as me screwing around.
Editor: TIPS actually help to explore each character to some extent. At first, I was surprised when during a play I suddenly saw “You’ve got new TIPS” message, but after I got used to them I realized that it is a very interesting system.
Ryukishi: Thanks to TIPS, I didn’t have to include unnecessary bits in the main story, which made writing a lot easier. It also helped when there were things that are invisible from Keiichi’s point of view, but that I wanted to put in the game anyway. However, I can’t say that I have mastered that system myself. I’ve heard that a game called "Machi" is already using a system similar to TIPS. I have to study more and learn how to make my TIPS better.
Editor: I don’t know about "Machi", but when you look up Higurashi on review sites, titles like "Kamaitachi no Yoru", "Kizuato" or "Hateshinaku Aoi, Kono Sora no Shita de…" are often suggested among similar games. Do you play novel games like those?
Ryukishi: Of course. "Higurashi" was inspired by "Kanon", "AIR", "KIzuato", "Shizuku". Though, "To Heart" is already going in slightly different direction. I played a lot of horror games on Famicom, such as "Otogirisou", "Kamaitachi", "Gakkou de atta Kowai Hanashi", and also "Yakouchu", "Zakuro no Aji", "Majo-tachi no Nemuri", etc.
On the other hand, I almost didn’t play any mystery games. Mostly horror. I especially love "Resident Evil", and in fact, I wanted to put in TIPS a diary similar to a diary from "Resident Evil".
Editor: The “itchy tasty” one?
Ryukishi: That one, that one. I really loved reading the “What month, what day…” diary in "Resident Evil". It may be unethical to enjoy reading thoughts of people who are trying to survive in extreme conditions, but in the end, I think that things like diaries from the ghost ship "Ryoei-maru", all of the passengers of which have died, are very enjoyable as a horror. If you think about that, CAPCOM has already done a similar thing in "Sweet Home" for Famicom.
What was fun about that game is that before your party of 5 people was lost, there was another party of 5. Those 5 people each had his own adventure and left hints. “So-and-so got hurt, please bring a medicine” or “I found a way to the generator, but I don’t have a rope”. One by one those people have died, and in the end, you find a corpse. And you realize that it was that person who left all those messages. You feel sympathy towards that party who ended up in the same situation as you. However, they didn’t make it… I was moved by the loneliness of the direction of that game and honestly admitted my defeat. From that time, I fell in love with left notes and diaries.
On the other hand, what a lot of "eroge" get wrong is that even when a character dies, it doesn’t make an impact. And also, that there are too few scenes that depict a normal everyday life leading to that event. When you see a fun everyday life before someone gets involved in a gruesome incident, isn’t it majestic? Or rather, won’t it make your trauma bigger? *laugh* In the end, it is what I wanted to do with "Higurashi".
Hidden message.
Editor: It was especially noticeable in Satoko’s arc, "Tatarigoroshi-hen". I even though something like “Hey, wait a little bit with such story developments”.
Ryukishi: Actually, I was thinking about a scene where Keiichi goes to Satoko’s home and find her naked, chained with a bicycle lock to a door lintel. However, that scene left unused due to story gimmick and direction. There were all sorts of scenes that I wanted to show… And there are a lot of them that I still want to appear in the story.
Editor: I feel that those are very cruel scenes for some reason *sweat* All the TIPS regarding child abuse were pretty cruel, like, for example, “Statistics from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare” which was quite shocking in both text and sound effects.
Ryukishi: I wanted to show that in some cases of child abuse even Child Guidance Center is powerless and can’t do anything. In fact, such administrative organs like Child Guidance Center act too slow. On the other hand, they are very quick when they finally decide what to do, and that is sad. I am often asked regarding TIPS called Law Text, why a law that was only adopted in 2000, appears in a story about 1983, and that is the same case. I wanted to show that the measures against child abuse are so slow that we had to wait until 2000 to child abuse be prohibited.
Yano: That somehow makes Higurashi a "shakai-ha" (social awareness) story.
Ryukishi: People sometimes ask me, why I am touching urgent topics, and, it may sound insolent, but it is a hidden message from me. I have written a bit about "bunraku" problem. "Bunraku" discrimination still can be seen in certain areas, even though it almost died out in cities. My hidden message is “Please recognize these as problems that exist in today’s Japan”.
By the way, I am writing an arc called "Meakashi-hen" right now, and after that "Tsumihoroboshi-hen" and "Minagoroshi-hen" will follow. In that "Minagoroshi-hen", Satoko’s uncle will come back once again. Keiichi will fight with him one more time, but now he won’t be alone in this. When he fights alone, that results in "Tatarigoroshi-hen". I am thinking about doing a story where he faces that problem together with his friends.
Yano: I like Akasaka-kun and Kameda-kun. I believe they will certainly play an active role in Kai.
Ryukishi: If Akasaka-kun will compete with Teppei at the same table, it will result in mahjong competition *laugh* Teppei will pair with one more player who is crazy good at cheating, and even though our side has great members too, we won’t be able to win against Teppei’s team. At that moment, like in "Naki no Ryu", Keiichi’s hand will lay on Akasaka’s shoulder and he will say just one thing: “Wanna change?” *laugh* There was a scene in "Naki no Ryu", where, when a “little brother” character is struggling with his game, Ryu appears at the last moment. And then an antagonist yakuza character says: “Nii-chan, you are loosing by several thousand points, and it’s already 3’rd match at the South”.
Editor: “Even if you change now it’s too late” *laugh*
Ryukishi: Exactly *laugh* And after that Ryu goes: “You’ll better quit being a criminal” and wins. I can’t help wanting to write a similar scene. Players seem to see Akasaka-kun as a hero too *laugh* I wonder, why he became that popular after having such a small role… *bitter laugh*
Yano: I think it’s because of that mahjong scene. Before that he was seen as “an elite young character who came from the center”, but after that, he changed and became equal to Ooishi. To the point that they were drinking together in Hokkaido.
Ryukishi: In fact, I put some of my life experience there. Meaning that “it’s good to have a heart-to-heart talk with a senior from work”. Young people nowadays can’t eat together, so if a senior from work invites them to a dinner or to have fun, they will 100% refuse. Even though, if you do that once, it will be surprisingly easy to communicate at work after that. Well, that senior should communicative enough as well, though.In fact, there was a time when I couldn’t eat together with other people too. I struggled with this for many years, and I still think that I have failed. I regret so much that I didn’t accept invitations from my seniors. Of course, whether or not I would have fun if I go playing with my senior is another question *bitter laugh* In the past, I was a bit gloomy, and even just seeing how people take care about me made me tired. For example, if a person who entered the company at the same time as me served me sake, I began thinking: “Ah, now I have to serve sake as well”, and became more and more depressed. That’s why I still don’t go to parties that I don’t have obligations to attend. One more reason is that I am weak against alcohol. Maybe, people who like Akasaka-kun are those who had a similar experience, or maybe its young people who don’t have experience at all, and who think that it’s cool that a young fellow stands on an equal footing as old men.
Editor: I see. Higurashi has been suddenly rising in popularity in doujin world since this summer, and was thinking: “Who is that genius who made such a debut?”. However, after having a conversation like this, I understood that it was neither a genius youngster nor someone who already had a career in this industry. It was a man called Ryukishi07, who has made Higurashi a natural continuation of his life experience as well as his doujin activities. Thank you a lot for such a precious opportunity.
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# Higurashi Daybreak
, sometimes shortened as , is a spinoff fighting game developed and published by . It was originally released for PC on August 13, 2006. An updated version titled , featuring new characters and other content was released on April 22, 2007.
Alchemist remade the game as Higurashi Daybreak Portable.
Story.
The game centers on the cast fighting over the Magatama of Fuwarazu, a magic artifact that can bring love between whoever holds them.
Gameplay.
Playable Characters.
When you choose characters, you can also choose which weapon they use and which Hyper Mode they use. The original game had 2 weapons for each character. Hyper Modes are the same for each character, with 2 in the original game. A third Hyper Mode was added in "Kai".
"Kai" added two new characters Hanyuu and Natsumi, who are only playable in Versus Mode and do not have Story Modes. An extra third weapon was also added for each character except for Hanyuu and Natsumi.
Story Mode.
In story mode, the player chooses a preset team of characters to play through their story. The teams include:
New teams were added in "Kai":
Versus Mode.
Players can freely choose between two characters to act as their team and fight against another team.
Battle.
The aim of the game is to destroy the other team's Balloon. The Balloon gauge for a team fills up when one of their members dies, and once it reaches the Limit, it will pop and signal the end of the game. A character dies when their HP reaches 0, and they will respawn a few seconds later.
You can choose between different Hyper Modes when you select a character. The Hyper Mode gauge fills differently depending on which one you choose, and you can activate its effect once it fills up:
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Higurashi Daybreak
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Subsets and Splits
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