This article is about a story arc in Higurashi When They Cry Gou-Sotsu and Gou-Meguri. |
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Nekodamashi-hen (猫騙し編 Cat Deceiving Chapter) is the fourth arc in the Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU anime and the fourth and final arc in the namesake manga.
Previews of the arc were first shown on a livestream hosted by Keiichi and Mion's voice actors. The official 07th Expansion Twitter account stated before the airing of the first episode that "from here, it's really a Hinamizawa that no one has ever seen".[1]
Episodes[]
# | Episode | Release Date |
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14 | Part 1 | January 7, 2021 |
15 | Part 2 | January 14 |
16 | Part 3 | January 21 |
17 | Part 4 | January 28 |
Characters[]
New characters
Returning characters
- Rika Furude
- Keiichi Maebara
- Rena Ryuugu
- Mion Sonozaki
- Satoko Houjou
- Shion Sonozaki
- Hanyuu
- Kuraudo Ooishi
- Jirou Tomitake
- Miyo Takano
- Akane Sonozaki
- Kiichirou Kimiyoshi
- Kyousuke Irie
Manga[]
The manga version of Nekodamashi contains three chapters and is included in the fourth volume.
# | Chapter | Release Date |
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13 | Part 1-1 | July 2, 2021 |
13 | Part 1-2 | July 16 |
14 | Part 2-1 | July 30 |
14 | Part 2-2 | August 13 |
15 | Part 3-1 | August 27 |
15 | Part 3-2 | September 10 |
15 | Part 3-3 | September 24 |
Differences[]
The manga version diverges heavily from the anime counterpart from this arc onward:
- The scene with Rika and Hanyuu in the Sea of Fragments is not shown. Instead, the arc begins with Rika going through several more death loops:
- The first loop Rika goes to has her heading to the Sonozaki main house with Kiichirou. A deranged Akane decapitates him and then Rika.
- The next loop is Rika being drowned by Kiichirou in the swamp.
- The third loop is Rika restrained in the Sonozaki torture chamber as Shion tortures her.
- A fourth loop is Keiichi's mother killing Rika, with Keiichi and her husband also dead.
- More loops are displayed: Kasai kills Rika and the school kids find her, Oryou disembowels Rika, Rena goes crazy and chops up Rika's corpse, and Mion shoots Rika with her gun.
References[]
- ↑ 07th Expansion's Twitter account https://twitter.com/07th_official/status/1347118879722532867/1311690498168426497
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