“1923 tragedy in Hinamizawa shapes young Oryou Sonozaki's rise to become feared Empress Sonozaki.”
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Oni
ひぐらしのなく頃に 鬼
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Synopsis
1923 tragedy in Hinamizawa shapes young Oryou Sonozaki's rise to become feared Empress Sonozaki.
Taisho, year 12 (1923). A tragedy in Hinamizawa village changes the fate of a girl and her friends. The turbulent early life of Oryou, head of the Sonozaki family, one of the Three Great Families, who would later be feared and known as Empress Sonozaki. The missing link to the original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is now revealed. (Source: Futabasha, translated)
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- Published Feb 2022 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M62171 catalog