Episodes 24
EP 01ReunionIn 2007, after the Great Hinamizawa Disaster, Akasaka and Oishi return to the ruined village, and reflect on the events that happened twenty-four years before.
EP 02Awakening Misfortune Chapter Part 1: Playing TagThe gang plays a game of "zombie tag" at school, and on the way home, Keiichi learns of Oyashiro-sama's curse and the mysterious Hinamizawa serial murders.
EP 03Awakening Misfortune Chapter Part 2: PowerlessThe gang goes to visit the festival site during the preparations and later participates in a baseball game. Meanwhile, Satoko worries about Rika's depression and tries to confront her about it.
EP 04Awakening Misfortune Chapter Part 3: Pre-established HarmonyDuring the Cotton Drifting Festival, the gang's club activities consist of eating contests and watching Rika's dance. After the festival, Satoko becomes convinced that she and Rika are being watched.
EP 05Awakening Misfortune Chapter Part 4: The Great Hinamizawa DisasterAs mysterious men storm the Furude house, Satoko manages to hide, but Rika refuses to join her. When Satoko leaves her hiding place, she discovers many horrifying sights in the once peaceful village of Hinamizawa.
EP 06Massacre Chapter Part 1: Maze`s LawRika begins a new world, but is getting tired of the same events repeating themselves. However, Keiichi proves to her that fate isn't always set in stone.
EP 07Massacre Chapter Part 2: The Way to Alter FateInfluenced by Keiichi's encouragement and the fact that her friends are starting to avoid repeating their mistakes by remembering glimpses of the other worlds, Rika decides to begin the fight against her own fate.
EP 08Massacre Chapter Part 3: FluctuationRika's plans are hindered by the appearance of Satoko's abusive uncle, Teppei, and she starts to lose her newfound faith. Keiichi and the rest of the gang decide to find a way to release Satoko from the clutches of her uncle.
EP 09Massacre Chapter Part 4: NegotiationThe fight to save Satoko from her uncle continues as the gang tries to appeal to the Child Counseling Center, first alone, and then they gather the whole class. But will it be enough?
EP 10Massacre Chapter Part 5: ConfrontationThe gang's struggle to help Satoko forces them to confront the village elders, including the leader of the Sonozaki family as Satoko's resilience nears its limit.
EP 11Massacre Chapter Part 6: Strong WillThe efforts to rescue Satoko reach a conclusion, and with the Cotton Drifting Festival the next day, everything seems to moving in the direction of a happy ending — until the true culprit finally comes forth.
EP 12Massacre Chapter Part 7: The Hinamizawa SyndromeRika tells her friends the truth behind the mysterious Hinamizawa Syndrome. Meanwhile, the enemy continues with their plan, eliminating any opposition.
EP 13Massacre Chapter Part 8: ClosureThe enemy closes in on the Furude house, and the gang comes to Rika's aid. As they fight the attackers, they realize that if everyone stands together and believes, they can indeed fight fate. But, does everyone truly believe?
EP 14Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 1: MiyoTakano's past is revealed, ranging from her stay in an abusive orphanage, to the beginning of her research into the Hinamizawa Syndrome.
EP 15Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 2: WriggleTakano's story continues, including how she met her foster grandfather, and her determination to continue his work.
EP 16Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 3: The Beginning of the EndAs Hanyu hopelessly watches the cruel events that occur during the dam incident, she and Rika eagerly await the arrival of the one person who will be the key in bringing an end to the enemy's intentions.
EP 17Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 4: PlotRika offers herself as a test subject for Irie and Takano's research. More light is shed on the deaths of Satoko's and Rika's parents and their involvement with the legend of Oyashiro-sama's curse.
EP 18Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 5: The Last PieceDetails about Satoshi's past are revealed, including the reason for his disappearance. Rika and Hanyu make their final preparations for the impending struggle against destiny.
EP 19Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 6: BeginningHanyu is physically introduced into the world as a transfer student to the Hinamizawa school. After a brief meeting with Takano and Tomitake, she remembers the past worlds and informs Rika of the enemy's intentions.
EP 20Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 7: TrapRika gathers her allies and starts to make plans, while obtaining more information about the enemy and those supporting their ambitions.
EP 21Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 8: 48 HoursFalse information regarding Rika is spread by Oishi's group at the precinct, leaving the Yamainu in disarray, and racing to prevent their plans from being foiled.
EP 22Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 9: Offence and DefenceUpon discovering that Tomitake has been captured, Irie rushes to escape and ends up meeting Shion and her bodyguard, Kasai, on their way to the Sonozaki Estate. Little do they know, they're being followed...
EP 23Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 10: Bloody BattleIrie, Kasai, and Shion head to the clinic to rescue Tomitake, and Irie finally reveals the truth about Satoshi's disappearance to Shion. Elsewhere, the gang battles the Yamainu in the mountains.
EP 24Festival Accompanying Chapter Part 11: EndThe Yamainu concede defeat, but Takano refuses to surrender. As she flees into the mountains, she has a final, emotional confrontation with Rika's group. At last, Rika and all of her friends are able to attend the Cotton Drifting Festival, finally free from fate.About This Anime
Continuing from the first series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai begins to shed some light on the dark mysteries prevalent in the preceding season. The young group of friends in the town of Hinamizawa continue to enter terrible conflicts with one another in their never ending summer of 1983, often ending with the brutal murder of one of their numbers. Furude Rika, with the help of her spiritual friend Hanyuu, tackles challenges over and over, trying her best to keep their lives from coming to a tragic end. With no end to the torture in sight, Rika must call upon the bonds of friendship and trust among her friends to discover the true villain of this eternal June.
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