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Higurashi: When They Cry Franchise Continues With SOTSU TV Anime in July
posted on by Alex Mateo
The official Kadokawa streamed the promotional video announcing the start of a new chapter:
Update: Funimation will stream the anime in July.
The 24th and final episode of Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU aired on Thursday.
The Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU premiered on October 1. Funimation is Young Ace Up service on October 2.
The anime's second episode revealed the series' true title as Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU on October 9. Funimation reported the title as the series' "true" title "that the creators intentionally did not reveal to the world until Episode 2."
Returning cast Yui Horie is playing Hanyu.
The anime was originally scheduled to delayed due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the production schedule.
Ryukishi07 and Mobile Suit Gundam 00) is returning as the composer for the series.
The first Higurashi: When They Cry television anime series aired for 26 episodes in 2006, and the When They Cry II: Solutions (Sentai Filmworks most recently released both anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in 2016.
Sources: Higurashi: When They Cry anime's Twitter via Otakomu, MoCa News
Update: Updated information on Funimation's streaming. Source: Funimation
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