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Overview

Tsumihoroboshi (罪滅し編 Tsumihoroboshi-hen, lit. Atonement Chapter), also known as the Atonement Arc in the manga, is the second story arc of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and the sixth in the overall series. It was released at Comiket 68 on August 14, 2005 and followed by Minagoroshi.

The original release of Tsumihoroboshi includes the previous chapter.

Introduction[]

Tsumihoroboshi
~The First Fall~

- Atonement Chapter -
How Is your reasoning toward the truth coming along?
The next tragedy Is ready for you. Enjoy.
This is a humorous story with a tragic struggle at the end.
The difficulty is zero. You can just enjoy the clowns milling about.

Plot Summary[]

Main article: Tsumihoroboshi/Summary

This chapter has perspectives switching between Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryuugu. Rena's divorced dad is dating a new woman named Rina. When Rina tries to break their family apart, Rena takes it upon herself to solve her problems. Keiichi and the rest of the club do their best to help Rena with the aftermath, and things start spiraling out of control when Rena uncovers a conspiracy.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

New Characters[]

Release History[]

Comiket 68[]

Tsumihoroboshi was first released at Comiket 68 on August 14, 2005.

Comiket 69[]

This arc was rereleased with Minagoroshi at Comiket 69 on December 30, 2005.

Comiket 70[]

This arc was rereleased with Matsuribayashi at Comiket 70 on August 13, 2006.

First English Release[]

MangaGamer translated Tsumihoroboshi into English and released it on April 15, 2010. Changes include:

  • Porting from NSCripter to BGI.
  • Removal of the Music Room.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou[]

This arc was rereleased with Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou on August 17, 2014.

Second English Release[]

MangaGamer retranslated this arc and released it individually on June 14, 2018. Changes include:

  • Porting from NScripter to Unity.
  • New character art by Kurosaki.
  • The chapter titles are not translated, instead referred to as "Days".

Ports[]

This arc has been featured in the following console ports:

Choices are added near the end of the arc that lead to 2 alternate endings. The player is forced to see one of these endings and unlock the extra arc Yoigoshi-hen before being able to get the "true" ending.

Adaptations[]

Manga[]

The manga adaptation of Tsumihoroboshi was illustrated by Karin Suzuragi and serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Powered magazine from August 2006 to June 2008. It was later collected into four volumes. Yen Press published them in English under the title "Atonement Arc".

  1. Tsumihoroboshi-hen Manga Volume 1 (JP: December 22, 2006; EN: October 25, 2011)
  2. Tsumihoroboshi-hen Manga Volume 2 (JP: June 22, 2007; EN: December 13, 2011)
  3. Tsumihoroboshi-hen Manga Volume 3 (JP: December 22, 2007; EN: February 28, 2012)
  4. Tsumihoroboshi-hen Manga Volume 4 (JP: June 21, 2008; EN: April 24, 2012)

Anime[]

The 2006 Higurashi When They Cry anime by Studio DEEN adapted Tsumihoroboshi in Episodes 22 to 26 as the last arc of the season.

  1. Happiness (aired: August 29, 2006)
  2. Place to Return (aired: September 5, 2006)
  3. Document 34 (aired: September 12, 2006)
  4. Earth Invasion (aired: September 19, 2006)
  5. Retake (aired: September 26, 2006)

The 2007 anime premiered with Reunion, an adaptation of a TIP and an epilogue to the Tsumihoroboshi arc proper, on July 6, 2007. The said episode is followed by Yakusamashi, an arc exclusive to the anime season.

Drama CD[]

Tsumihoroboshi was adapted as a single set and released on February 22, 2008.

Light Novel[]

Kodansha released two volumes adapting Tsumihoroboshi:

  1. Volume 1: July 2, 2008, republished November 11, 2011
  2. Volume 2: August 5, 2008, republished December 9, 2011

Film[]

The Japanese movie Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai adapts Tsumihoroboshi as a sequel to the 2008 live-action movie and released on April 18, 2009. The film was released overseas with the title Shrill Cries - Reshuffle.

Gallery[]

Credits[]

These are the credits as seen in the original Comiket version.

  • Supervision and screenplay: Ryukishi07
  • Partner in Crime: Yatazakura
  • Scripting: Yatazakura (main), 4U (intermission and TIPS), BT (Circle Logo Installer)
  • Scripting Language Used: NScripter (Naoki Takahashi)
  • Engineering Guidance: 4U, BT
  • Directing: Yatazakura
  • Graphics: Ryukishi07
  • Background Location: Kameya Mannen-dou, Yatazakura, Ryukishi07
  • “Eyes:” Tsubaki Naruse
  • Oniwaban: Escateli~na, Kahakky
  • LRRP: Kameya Mannen-dou, Tokika, Amamizu, Scarlet
  • Music Assistance: General (GML)
  • Music: dai, tack, zts, Shrimp Spa, Karegyuu (oi), Shugetsu Fumaru, Suebashi (shin), Fukuroukouji, Moroko, Yuune, PROPAN_MODE, Hell Garden. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
  • Public Relations: Yoshinori Yano (NECO Seiryu)
  • Homepage "07th Storming Party" Administration: BT
  • Produced By: 07th Expansion
  • Manager: Ryukishi07

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Trivia[]

  • In the original version of Tsumihoroboshi, when Irie arrives at Angel Mort he appears with a random spriteset, either being his doctor gear, his casual clothes, or his baseball uniform.[1] This feature doesn't function in MangaGamer's release.

References[]

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