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“Rika escapes a perfect world to save her hard-won reality, facing a heartbreaking choice.”

Higurashi: When They Cry – Rei

ひぐらしのなく頃に礼

7.4

2,542 rank · 205,884 viewers · 480 favorites

Horror Mystery Suspense Gore Psychological

5 episodes · 29 min per ep min · Studio Deen · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Synopsis

Rika escapes a perfect world to save her hard-won reality, facing a heartbreaking choice.

The infamous series of unexplainable murders in Hinamizawa have been solved and the chains of fate have broken due to the efforts of Rika Furude and her friends. Rika believes she has finally obtained the normal and peaceful life she desired with her friends; however, she is proven wrong when the wheels of fate begin turning once again after an unfortunate accident. Rika suddenly finds herself in a "perfect" world, the constant cycle of brutal killings having never taken place, where all of her friends are content and satisfied. Not wanting to abandon the world that she fought so hard for, she learns she must destroy an essential "key" to get back. But can Rika abandon the faultless world she is given the chance to live in, after all of her battles have brought her this far?

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