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Kataribanashi-hen (語咄し編 Storytelling Chapter) is a series of Higurashi When They Cry fan-made anthology story collections. They began as submissions to the Square Enix Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Grand Prize (スクウェア・エニックス ひぐらしのなく頃に大賞) contest and have been published in various formats.

History[]

First Contest[]

Kataribanashi contest 1 animate banner

Banner for the first contest on Animate

The first Higurashi Grand Prize contest was started by Square Enix to commemorate the anime and manga adaptations of the original Higurashi sound novels.[1] The submission period began on March 28, 2006[2] and ended on June 30 that same year. Fans were directed to write original stories based around the Higurashi world and email them to Square Enix, to be judged by a group including Ryukishi07 himself, Karin Suzuragi, Yutori Houjyou, Jiro Suzuki, and Yoshiki Tonogai, the artists behind the manga adaptations of the Question Arcs. The grand prize was 200,000 yen and plans to adapt the winning story into a drama CD. The winning stories would also be published and released as a single book, tentatively titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Anthology Grand Prize (ひぐらしのなく頃に アンソロジー大賞)[1]

At the end of the submission period, there were 523 stories in total. Beyond the 5 chosen by Ryukishi's group, 30 others were chosen and split into two groups of 15, with fan votes held on the websites Animate and Gamers. The fan vote period ran from July 31 to August 21, 2006.[3]

The results were finally revealed in various Square Enix magazines and on their main website on September 13, 2006. The Grand Prize winning story was Nienagashi, by TeraM. 9 other stories were chosen for a total of 10, and were all published in the novel titled Square Enix Short Story Grand Prize Anthology: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kataribanashi-hen (スクウェア・エニックス小説大賞アンソロジー ひぐらしのなく頃に 語咄し編).

Story Title Author Prize
Sacrifice Drifting (贄流し Nienagashi) TeraM (テラメートル Tera Meter) Grand Prize
Don't Quit, Chie-Sensei (やめないで知恵先生 Yamenaide Chie-Sensei) Keiji Shimada (島田圭司) Karin Suzuragi Award
Womanizing Chapter: The Ultimate Paradise Just For You...... (女こまし編~最高のパラダイスをどうかあなたに……~ Sukekomashi-hen ~Saikou no Paradaisu wo Douka Anata ni......~) Oowatari Karasu (大渡鴉) Yutori Houjyou Award
Festival Offering Ruining Chapter (䄈壊し編 Matsurinosonaemononokazarikowashi-hen) Jiebanni (じぇばんに) Jiro Suzuki Award
The Girl's Lost Memories (消えた少女の記憶 Kieta Shoujo no Kioku) Sugaki Hiroka (スガキヒロカ) Yoshiki Tonogai Award
Punishment Games are a Silver Bullet. (罰ゲームは特効薬。 Batsugēmu wa Tokkouyaku.) Rana (らな) Animate Award
Altruism Chapter (皆愛し編 Minaitoshi-hen) Tsuki () Gamers Award
Little Demon (リトル・デーモン Ritoru・Dēmon) Chihiro Nagato (長門千尋) Judge Special Award 1
The Melancholy of Stir-Fried Vegetables (野菜炒めの憂鬱 Yasaiitame no Yuutsu) Yuuhitsu (ユウヒツ) Judge Special Award 2
Demon Deceiving Chapter (鬼騙し編 Onidamashi-hen) Kazuaki Fujimoto (藤本和明) Judge Special Award 3

Second Contest[]

The second contest started accepting submissions on April 12, 2007 and ended on May 31, 2007. The grand prize again was 200,000 yen and plans to adapt the winning story into a drama CD. The judges were the same as the last contest, with the artist of Yoigoshi-hen Mimori added to the lineup.[4] For this contest, applicants had to submit stories under a specific genre: suspense horror, mystery, comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, and original (based on the original sound novels). Stories were then voted on based on these divisions.

After the initial submission period, there were 698 total stories submitted. 33 runner-up stories were listed on the Square Enix website, and fan voting for these stories was opened on the websites Animate, Gamers, and Toranoana.[5]

The grand prize story was Rika-Sato Wars, by Flower. 10 other stories were chosen for a total of 11, and were all published in the second Kataribanashi-hen novel volume.[6]

Story Title Author Genre Prize
Rika-Sato Wars (りかさとうぉーず Rika Sato Uōzu) Flower (フラワー) N/A Grand Prize
Doll Vanishing Chapter (雛げし編 Hinageshi-hen) Kouji Tagami (多上厚志) Original Ryukishi07 + Yutori Houjyou Award
When the Bed-wetter Cries: Conversation Break Chapter (お漏らしで泣く頃に 閑話休憩編 Omorashi de Naku Koro ni Kanwakyuukei-hen) Hiroki Mizusawa (水澤弘樹) Original BT Special Award
Falsification Chapter (嘘塗し編 Usomabushi-hen) Hakushi (白史) Original Karin Suzuragi Award
Massacre Chapter Limited Edition Complement: Courtesy of a Bargain Sale Auction Event (皆殺し編:限定補完 ~叩き売りオークション会場にて~ Minagoroshi-hen: Gentei Hokan ~Tatakiuri ōkushon kaijou nite~) Namiho Isogai (磯貝波帆) Original Gamers Award
The Illness at the End of the Hundredth Year's Rope (百年目の病 Hyakunenme no Yamai) Hiyoko Karahan (殻半ひよこ) Comedy Yoshiki Tonogai + Gangan Powered Award
Festival Accompaniment, Thereafter (祭囃子その後に Matsuribayashi Sono Ato ni) Kaisa (殻半ひよこ) Comedy Mimori Award
A Kyute Lesson from Hell (地獄のかぁいいレッスン Jigoku no Kaaii Ressun) Uchiumi Kurosaki (黒崎うちうみ) Comedy Animate Award
A Fragmented Account Revealed by a Certain Scrapbook, or perhaps, A Fragmented Chronicle Recording The End of a Certain God (あるスクラップブックが示す断片的な顛末、あるいはある神の末路を記す断片的な記録 Aru Sukurappubukku ga Shimesu Danpentekina Tenmatsu, Aruiwa Aru Kami no Matsuro wo Shirusu Danpentekina Kiroku) Uejyou Sunazaki (砂上城) Mystery Ryukishi07 Special Award
Homesickness Chapter (里恋し編 Satokoishi-hen) Godome (ゴドメ) Suspense/Horror Jiro Suzuki Award
The Butterfly's Dream -Endless Nightmare- (胡蝶の夢-Endless Nightmare- Kochou no Yume -Endless Nightmare-) aksk Suspense/Horror Toranoana Award

Third Contest[]

The third contest accepted submissions from May 12 to July 31, 2008. The runner-up winners would be announced in August 2008 while the grand prize winner would be announced in October.[7] The panel of judges included the same people as last time, with artist of the then-upcoming Minagoroshi manga adaptation Hinase Momoyama and the Gangan Powered editorial staff added.[8]

After the submission period, there were 435 stories submitted. 30 runners-up were chosen and opened to fan voting on the websites Animate, Gamers, and Toranoana from September 5 to September 23, 2008. The grand prize winner was Limit by cvwith. 11 other stories were chosen for a total of 12 and were published in the third Kataribanashi-hen novel.[9]

Story Title Author Prize
Limit (リミット Rimitto) cvwith Grand Prize
Thank You (ありがとう Arigatou) Gonbe (ゴンベ) Ryukishi07 Special Award + Jiro Suzuki Award + Gamers Award
Shion After (詩音アフター Shion Afutā) Yuu Asagiri (朝霧悠) Ryukishi07 Special Award
Feelings of that Day, Feelings at Present (あの日の思い、今の思い Ano Hi no Omoi, Ima no Omoi) Haou (羽王) BT Special Award + Mimori Award
The Rustic Belle of Shishibone (鹿骨小町 Shishibone Komachi) aksk Hinase Momoyama Award
"Welcome Home", "Goodbye" (おかえりとさよならと Okaeri to Sayonara to) Kazuaki Fujimoto (藤本和明) Toranoana Award
The Cuckoo Clock and Dreams of a Loving Home (ハト時計と慈愛の家の夢 Hatodokei to Jiai no Ie no Yume) Kyo (きょー) Gangan Powered Award
Courage Testing Chapter (肝試し編 Kimodameshi-hen) Tacha (たちゃ) Yoshiki Tonogai Award
Keiichi's Confession Time Chapter (圭一の告白タイム編 Keiichi no Kokuhaku Taimu-hen) Namiho Isogai (磯貝波帆) Animate Award
Catching the Northern Star (北極星をつかむ Hokkyokusei wo Tsukamu) AK Karin Suzuragi Award
Jirou Tomitake Dies Twice (富竹ジロウは二度死ぬ Tomitake Jirou wa Nido Shinu) DADA SEIDEN Yutori Houjyou Award
Snow-Crossing Chapter (雪渡し編 Yukiwatashi-hen) Sajisajisajiyama (匙々々山) Ryukishi07 Special Award

Releases[]

Novels[]

Vol. Cover Release Date ISBN
1 KataribanashiNovelVol1 October 1, 2006 ISBN 978-4757516946
2 KataribanashiNovelVol2 November 22, 2007 ISBN 978-4757521711
3 KataribanashiNovelVol3 December 22, 2008 ISBN 978-4757524613

Kataribanashi-hen WEB Version[]

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

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Some finalist stories from the third contest were published on the online magazine Gangan Online in 2009.[10]

Story Title Author Release Date
Sky-Blue Bus Stop (空色停留所 Sorairo Teiryuujo) cvwith July 2, 2009
Spiriting-Away Chapter: Don't Add Pineapple to Sweet-and-sour Pork (神隠し編 〜酢豚にパイナップルは入れないで〜 Kamikakushi-hen 〜Subuta ni Painappuru wa Irenaide〜) Shirogane Fumi (ふみ銀) July 9, 2009
When They Cry Nfufu~ (んっふっふのなく頃に Nffuffu no Naku Koro ni) Ookami Wakui (惑居狼) July 16, 2009
Higurashi ga Naku Koro ni: Spiriting-Away Chapter (ひぐらしがなく頃に 神隠し編 Higurashi ga Naku Koro ni Kamikakushi-hen) Chiruwo (チェルヲ) July 23, 2009
Madder Red Skies ~Festival Accompanying Chapter: The Eve of the Grave Visit~ (茜雲 〜祭囃し編 墓参りの前日に〜 Akanegumo 〜Matsuribayashi-hen Hakamairi no Zenjitsu ni〜) Akiba Yuuki (夕輝秋葉) July 30, 2009
Bird Devolving Chapter (禽堕し編 Toridashi-hen) Fujinon (フジノン) August 6, 2009
Grudge Dispelling Chapter (怨祓し編 Uramiharashi-hen) Yukina (雪名) August 13, 2009

Manga[]

Some stories were adapted into a manga series titled Kataribanashi-hen Comic Anthology EX (語咄し編 コミックアンソロジーEX Kataribanashi-hen Komikkuansorojī EX).

Publisher's Summary[]

小説版「語咄し編」を人気作家たちがコミカライズ! 新たな「ひぐらし」ワールドを存分に堪能しよう。

Vol. Cover Release Date Chapters
1 KataribanashiVol1 November 22, 2007
  • Womanizing Chapter (女こまし編 Sukekomashi-hen)
  • Punishment Games are a Silver Bullet (罰ゲームは特効薬 Batsugēmu wa Tokkouyaku)
  • Altruism Chapter (皆愛し編 Minaitoshi-hen)
2 KataribanashiVol2 November 22, 2007
  • Don't Quit, Chie-Sensei (やめないで知恵先生 Yamenaide Chie-Sensei)
  • Little Demon (リトル・デーモン Ritoru・Dēmon)
  • The Melancholy of Stir-Fried Vegetables (野菜炒めの憂鬱 Yasaiitame no Yuutsu)
  • Sacrifice Drifting (贄流し Nienagashi)
3 KataribanashiVol3 June 21, 2008
  • Doll Vanishing Chapter (雛げし編 Hinageshi-hen)
  • Homesickness Chapter (里恋し編 Satokoishi-hen)
  • Massacre Chapter Limited Edition Complement: Courtesy of a Bargain Sale Auction Event (皆殺し編:限定補完 ~叩き売りオークション会場にて~ Minagoroshi-hen: Gentei Hokan ~Tatakiuri ōkushon kaijou nite~)
  • The Butterfly's Dream -Endless Nightmare- (胡蝶ノ夢 -Endless Nightmare- Kochou no Yume -Endless Nightmare-)
4 KataribanashiVol4 June 21, 2008
  • Falsification Chapter (嘘塗し編 Usomabushi-hen)
  • Rika-Sato Wars (りかさとうぉーず Rika Sato Uōzu)
  • A Kyute Lesson from Hell (地獄のかぁいいレッスン Jigoku no Kaaii Ressun)
5 KataribanashiVol5 December 22, 2008
  • The Cuckoo Clock and Dreams of a Loving Home (ハト時計と慈愛の家の夢 Hatodokei to Jiai no Ie no Yume)
  • When the Bed-wetter Cries (お漏らしで泣く頃に Omorashi de Naku Koro ni)
  • The Illness at the End of the Hundredth Year's Rope (百年目の病 Hyakunenme no Yamai)
6 KataribanashiVol6 June 22, 2009
  • Limit (リミット Rimitto)
  • Courage Testing Chapter (肝試し編 Kimodameshi-hen)
  • "Welcome Home", "Goodbye" (おかえりとさよならと Okaeri to Sayonara to)
7 KataribanashiVol7 June 22, 2009
  • Thank You (ありがとう Arigatou)
  • Snow-Crossing Chapter (雪渡し編 Yukiwatashi-hen)
  • Keiichi's Confession Time Chapter (圭一の告白タイム編 Keiichi no Kokuhaku Taimu-hen)

Drama CDs[]

Some stories were adapted into drama CDs by HOBiRECORDS and distributed by WAYUTA in collaboration with Geneon Entertainment. The covers were illustrated by Karin Suzuragi.

A gift CD was distributed by the Gangan Powered magazine in 2007. It contains an audio drama adaptation of Don't Quit, Chie-Sensei from Kataribanashi-hen and audio dramas of three other stories. The version with cover art by Karin Suzuragi based on the Higurashi story was for the October issue.

Volume 1 Synopsis[]

The winning stories of the "First Square Enix Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Grand Prize," which was solicited extensively in the Shōnen Gangan magazine (published by Square Enix), have been adapted into a drama CD. The original author, Ryukishi07, fully oversaw the production, and the same wonderful cast as for the drama CDs was used. The cover is newly drawn by Karin Suzuragi (manga adaptation of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Tsumihoroboshi-hen").

少年ガンガン誌(スクウェア・エニックス刊)にて大々的に募集された「第一回スクウェア・エニックス ひぐらしのなく頃に大賞」の受賞作をドラマCD化。原作者竜騎士07氏完全監修の元、ドラマCDと同じ豪華キャスティングを起用。ジャケットは鈴羅木かりん氏(コミックス「ひぐらしのなく頃に解 ~罪滅し編~」)による描き下ろしです。

Volume 2 Synopsis[]

This is Part 2 of the big project to call for original works spawned from "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni".
The number of entries and the level of completion far exceeded that of the first contest! Based on the novel game "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" produced by 07th Expansion, the three works selected from among the 698 original stories created by fans who love the series, "Rika-Sato Wars", "When the Bed-wetter Cries: Conversation Break Chapter", and "Doll Vanishing Chapter" were brought to life by the well-known and splendid voice actors. We hope you will enjoy the new stories of the ceaselessly expanding world of "Higurashi".

「ひぐらしのなく頃に」から発生したオリジナル作品を募集する、ビッグプロジェクト第二弾。
第一回を遥かに凌ぐ応募作品数、作品完成度—! 07th Expansion制作のノベルゲーム「ひぐらしのなく頃に」を基に、作品を愛するファンの皆様が創り上げた698作品、その珠玉のオリジナルストーリー郡の中から選ばれた三作品、「りかさとうぉーず」「お漏らしで泣く頃に閑話休憩編」「雛げし編」にお馴染みの豪華声優陣が生命が吹き込みました。無間に広がる「ひぐらし」の新たな物語にご堪能ください。

Volume 3 Synopsis[]

The "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Novel Awards" have become an annual event for "Higurashi" fans, inviting original works derived from "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" from the general public. This year, the third edition of the "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Novel Awards" has been held, and out of 435 submissions, two works, the Grand Prize winner "Limit" and the Selection Committee Chairman's Special Prize winner "Snow-Crossing Chapter", have been adapted into audio dramas!

「ひぐらしのなく頃に」から派生したオリジナル作品を一般より募集する、ひぐらしファンの恒例行事となった「ひぐらしのなく頃に小説大賞」。第三回を数える今回も、応募総数435通の作品の中から大賞受賞作「リミット」と選考委員長特別賞の「雪渡し編」の二作品をオーディオドラマ化いたしました!

Vol. Cover Release Date Chapters
1 Kataribanashi cd 1 April 25, 2007
  • Sacrifice Drifting (贄流し Nienagashi)
  • Womanizing Chapter: The Ultimate Paradise Just For You... (女こまし編~最高のパラダイスをどうかあなたに……~ Sukekomashi-hen ~Saikou no Paradaisu wo Douka Anata ni......~)
- Kataribanashi cd Powered August 22, 2007
  • Don't Quit, Chie-Sensei (やめないで知恵先生 Yamenaide Chie-Sensei)
2 Kataribanashi cd 2 May 9, 2008
  • Rika-Sato Wars (りかさとうぉーず Rika Sato Uōzu)
  • When the Bed-wetter Cries: Conversation Break Chapter (お漏らしで泣く頃に 閑話休憩編 Omorashi de Naku Koro ni Kanwakyuukei-hen)
  • Doll Vanishing Chapter (雛げし編 Hinageshi-hen)
3 Kataribanashi cd 3 April 24, 2009
  • Limit (リミット Rimitto)
  • Snow-Crossing Chapter (雪渡し編 Yukiwatashi-hen)

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