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Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak

2013Toshifumi Kawase

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Higurashi Outbreak is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories. The village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983, and Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryūgū deal with the outbreak. But this time, they don't know if its Oyashiro-sama's curse or a conspiracy. It is also shown that Rika might be infected by the virus. Not much is known about the story yet, but in an interview the makers of the OVA revealed that the ending will differ from the original story.

MysteryAnimationHorror
AnimeOriginal Video Animation (ova)

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What is Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak (2013) about?

Higurashi Outbreak is set in the same Hinamizawa village of the previous stories. The village has been completely sealed off due to a mysterious virus in 1983, and Keiichi Maebara and Rena Ryūgū deal with the outbreak. But this time, they don't know if its Oyashiro-sama's curse or a conspiracy. It is also shown that Rika might be infected by the virus. Not much is known about the story yet, but…

Who stars in Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak?

Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak stars Mika Kanai (Satoko Houjou (voice)), Mai Nakahara (Rena Ryuuguu (voice)), Soichiro Hoshi (Keiichi Maebara (voice)), Yukari Tamura (Rika Furude (voice)), Satsuki Yukino (Mion Sonozaki (voice)). The film was directed by Toshifumi Kawase.

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