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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
ひぐらしのなく頃に煌
6.55
7,361 rank · 91,462 viewers · 155 favorites
Comedy
Mystery
Parody
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Synopsis
1. Batsukoishi-hen 2. Ayakashisenshi-hen 3. Musubienishi-hen 4. Yumeutsushi-hen
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 40 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 40 viewers settled on.
73%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6.5
mode 8
σ 2.56
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.56 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.4 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 1.9
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No
Score over time
↑ 4.20
Running avg · Jul 2011 → Aug 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Ok so I'm an all around fan of higurashi and with that out I love the characters and the happy go lucky times just as much as the creepy side. I enjoyed this as I could see more of the characters I...”
- 7 “That was an ok anime The first episode is clear shit, it is just ecchi shit without any plot, no comedy, no enjoyment, this is why a lot of reviews are that bad.... the second episode had a little...”
- 10 “The first episode was honestly a disgrace. It made the whole anime seem like a mindless fanservice anime. Although, continue watching. Each episode, it gets better. The ending episode, and the...”
Verbosity
Short · 43%
Medium · 38%
Long · 20%
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- Format 4 × 29′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 56m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2011 – Jan 2012
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-6215 catalog
Produced by
- Frontier Works Producer