Hoshiwatashi-hen (星渡し編,Star-Crossing Chapter) is the second arc in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei manga. It was written by Ryukishi07 and illustrated by Tokiya Seigo, and was serialized in Monthly Big Gangan from November 25, 2021 to September 25, 2022.
In the first year of Reiwa, Keitarou Maebara moves from Tokyo to Hinamizawa. He is excited about his new life in Hinamizawa as he gets to know the children of the former club members. Then one day, he meets a mysterious girl named Inori, and another girl who calls herself Kururu contacts Keitarou... Oyashiro-sama's curse transcends time and generations, and will happen again in the world of Reiwa...?[1]
Vol 1: Nienagashi • Don't Quit, Chie-Sensei • Sukekomashi • Matsurinosonaemononokazarikowashi • The Girl's Lost Memories • Punishment Games are a Silver Bullet • Minaitoshi • Little Demon • The Melancholy of Stir-Fried Vegetables • Onidamashi Vol 2: Rika-Sato Wars • Hinageshi • Usomabushi • When the Bed-wetter Cries • Courtesy of a Bargain Sale Auction Event • Satokoishi • The Butterfly's Dream • A Fragmented Account Revealed by a Certain Scrapbook • Festival Accompaniment, Thereafter • The Illness at the End of the Hundredth Year's Rope • A Kyute Lesson from Hell Vol 3: Limit • Thank You • Feelings of that Day, Feelings at Present • Shion After • The Rustic Belle of Shishibone • "Welcome Home", "Goodbye" • The Cuckoo Clock and Dreams of a Loving Home • Kimodameshi • Keiichi's Confession Time Chapter • Catching the Northern Star • Jirou Tomitake Dies Twice • Yukiwatashi