List of Interviews

This is a page for listing interviews with Ryukishi07, 07th Expansion, or voice actors and affiliated staff in chronological order. Some other information revealed by Ryukishi may also be linked if they cannot be made into separate pages for whatever reason.

Interview Link	Date	Key Points
07th Expansion Toratsu Interview (Japanese source)	2004	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni's development and inspiration. Hinamizawa Bus Stop prototype
Higurashi Booster Book Interview	December 11, 2004	Origins for Angel Mort and other backgrounds Mamoru Akasaka and mahjong The message behind Tatarigoroshi
More Toratsu Interviews [1][2][3] [4]	May 7, 2005
WSPlus Interview (archive)	May 10, 2005	Preparations for Matsuribayashi's release Imagining the Higurashi cast as adults.
Official Character Guide Interview	June 24, 2005	How 07th Expansion first formed Difficulties in Higurashi's initial development Higurashi was originally going to have routes. Reasons for Himatsubushi being written
Nikkei Software Interview (archive)	November 24, 2005	Ryukishi's use of NScripter for Higurashi. Ryukishi's desire to make games.
Higurashi i-mode Ports Interviews [1] [2]	January 24-30, 2007	New characters and TIPs created for i-mode version.
Dengeki Online Interview (part a, part b) (archive a, (archive b)	February 22, 2007	Development of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Taraimawashi-hen, Tsukiotoshi-hen and Miotsukushi-hen's inclusions. Ryukishi's preparations for Umineko no Naku Koro ni.
Freshers Interview (part 1, 2, 3, 4)	~2007	Ryukishi's life as a civil servant
Dengeki Online EP3 Interview (part 1, 2, 3)	September 23 - October 7, 2008	Discussion of Banquet of the Golden Witch
Alone in the Dark: An Interview With the Creators of Higurashi When They Cry	December 2008	Ryukishi's inspirations for Higurashi His life before and after he formed 07th Expansion and his struggles with jobs How Higurashi's story developed and changed over time
Ryukishi07 x KEIYA Special Talk	~2009	Ryukishi's thoughts on fan speculation after Alliance of the Golden Witch.
Interview with Ryukishi07 (2009)	2009	Talking about Umineko's world. Lambdadelta's possible connection to Higurashi.
Dengeki Online EP4 Interview (part 1, 2, 3)	March 11-25, 2009	Discussion of Alliance of the Golden Witch a few months after its release.
Unnamed Post-EP5 Interview	~2009	Fan reaction to End of the Golden Witch. Ryukishi trying to show that the story is solvable by that point.
Unnamed Post-EP6 Interview	~2009	Plans for Requiem of the Golden Witch to reveal the answers.
Answer to the Golden Witch	February 10, 2011	Answering various questions about Umineko no Naku Koro niafter the ending and expanding on some of the tricks and characters.
Shinsou Kaimei Dokuhon Episode 8	March 1, 2011	Development of Twilight of the Golden Witch, Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa, and Golden Fantasia. Insights into the world of witches and Umineko
Saizensen Interview	October 12, 2011	Anti-mystery vs anti-fantasy Comparing the differences between Higurashi and Umineko and their fans Next few works will be straying away from When They Cry Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni is being worked on
Ryukishi07 Interviews (Epitanime 2012)	May 26-27, 2012	Ryukishi's life before When They Cry Higurashi and Umineko development. When They Cry's success. Rose Guns Daysdevelopment.
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers	October 28, 2013	Ryukishi's thoughts on the doujin and visual novel community.
Special Interview with Ryukishi07 (April 22, 2014)	April 22, 2014	Rose Guns Days inspiration.
Say It In Red! An Interview with Ryukishi07	January 29, 2015	Why Ryukishi became a writer and his inspirations His thoughts on the Twilight of the Golden Witchmanga
ACen 2015 07th Expansion Panels (video links: 1 2 3)	May 15-17, 2015	Higurashi no Naku Koro ni's development and inspiration. Adapting Higurashi to anime. Ryukishi's writing process Umineko no Naku Koro ni questions
Another Round of Red Truths with Ryukishi07	May 19, 2015	Umineko character inspirations Why Ryukishi likes to use similar-looking character across works
Anime Expo 2015 (summary) (video link)	July 7, 2015	Ryukishi might continue WTC. Revealing some info about Higurashi characters. Ryukishi oversaw the Twilight of the Golden Witch manga and wanted to reveal the answers.
08/03/2015 Interview	August 3, 2015	Collaboration with Witch Hunt and MangaGamer. Ryukishi's work on Rewrite.
Furyu Interview (archive)	2016	Ryukishi's thoughts while writing Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni.
Higurashi Anime 10th Anniversary Event [1] [2]	2016	General age ranges for the club members Clarifications regarding certain characters
Higurashi 15th Anniversary Interview (source) (summary)	September 19, 2017	Ryukishi may write for Higurashi again if given the chance. WTC5 coming soon.
Famitsu Special Interview 10/24/2019	October 24, 2019	Ciconia no Naku Koro nidevelopment.
Umineko Saku/Ciconia Commemoration Broadcast	November 4, 2019	Last note of the Golden Witchdevelopment and inspiration. Ciconia development
Ryukishi07 Project Livestream	September 10, 2020	Talking about Symphony of Catbox and Dreams. Development of Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope.
Higurashi: When They Cry - New Interviews	October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020	Ryukishi wrote the original script for Higurashi Gou two years ago. The new anime is meant to be enjoyed by both new and old viewers.
LOOPERS Interview	December 2020	Ryukishi was approached by Key to write LOOPERS because they thought he was a good fit to write a treasure hunting/horror/crying story. There might be a demo release.
Higurashi Gou SP Live Talk	February 22, 2021	Answering questions about Higurashi Gou.
Higurashi Gou Interview (3/23/21)	March 23, 2021	Ryukishi wanted to surprise fans who wanted to experience Higurashi again. Ryukishi sees Higurashi and Umineko as connected in a similar vein to Osamu Tezuka's "Phoenix". Ryukishi feels that Satoko didn't get enough character growth in the original.
Tataridamashi BD Interview	April 28, 2021	Satoko's voice actor Mika Kanai gives some insights to Satoko's character. Kanai knew from the start that Satoko would become a looper like Rika.
Satokowashi BD Interview	June 30, 2021	Explaining Rika and Satoko's relationship
Newtype August 2021 Interview	July 2021	Insights into Higurashi Sotsu's content
Higurashi: When They Cry- GOU Behind the Secrets	July 28, 2021	Ryukishi, Mika Kanai and Mai Nakahara discuss several scenes in Gou and what Sotsu will bring. Recording during COVID was difficult but they pulled through Insights into Satoko's character Eua was named the same in her previous world.