Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Taito)

"Come, try to remember. What form did you have?"

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Taito ported several Higurashi When They Cry story arcs and minigames, both old and new, to mobile cell phones.

Release History[]

Taito released arcs and games on various services and with different names: Higurashi V-Novel (ひぐらしVノベル) for S! appli services (SoftBank phones), Higurashi i-appli (ひぐらしiアプリ) for i-appli/i-mode services (DoCoMo phones), and Higurashi EZ★Official Mobile (ひぐらしEZ★モバイル公式) for EZ appli services (au phones).

Original PC Arc Ports[]

The 11 arcs from Question Arcs, Kai, and Rei were released from 2006 to 2009. The i-mode versions of Higurashi additionally featured new characters Mayumi Kimiyoshi and Shimiko Makino, and several new TIPS written by Ryukishi07.^[1]

Minigames that could be unlocked included Renapan and Strolling Rika-chan from the original sound novels, and a new game titled Fake President (イカサマ大富豪). It was a President-style game that allowed you to play as different club members and use their special abilities.^[2]

Arc	S!Appli Release Date	i Appli Release Date	EZ Release Date
Onikakushi	August 1, 2006	December 18, 2006	September 20, 2007
Watanagashi	September 13, 2006	December 18, 2006	September 27, 2007
Tatarigoroshi	October 18, 2006	January 30, 2007	October 25, 2007
Himatsubushi	November 15, 2006	February 27, 2007	November 29, 2007
Meakashi	February 1, 2007	March 28, 2007	March 27, 2008
Tsumihoroboshi	March 14, 2007	April 26, 2007	April 24, 2008 (part 1) May 29, 2008 (part 2)
Minagoroshi	April 18, 2007	May 31, 2007	June 12, 2008 (part 1) July 3, 2008 (part 2) August 14, 2008 (part 3)
Matsuribayashi	July 2, 2007	September 27, 2007	September 4, 2008 (part 1) October 2, 2008 (part 2)
Saikoroshi	September 12, 2007	November 29, 2007	January 23, 2009
Hirukowashi	October 17, 2007	December 20, 2007	February 26, 2009
Batsukoishi	October 17, 2007	December 20, 2007	February 26, 2009

Kataribanashi[]

The Kataribanashi-hen story Limit was adapted into visual novel format and released on EZ phones on February 18, 2010. It featured new character artwork by Shuu. The arc was advertised as Kataribanashi-hen 1, implying that adaptations of other stories were planned.^[3]

Higurashi Re[]

A remake titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Re was released for i-mode phones that also featured new character art and CGs by Shuu. Only Onikakushi was released. The remake featured a date meter to tell you what day the story was at, and a hint function to give you tips on solving the story's mystery.^[4]

Events and Unlockable Content[]

Several Watanagashi Festival game events were held in 2009, 2010, and 2011, where players could play games and win phone wallpapers, minigames, and other bonus content. Such content included: