Higurashi When They Cry Festival: Matsuri is an adaptation of Higurashi Crying released by Alchemist for PS2. Set in early summer 1983 in Hinamizawa Village, the story adds three new scripts to the original seven stories, and introduces different events through choices along a shared route.
| Title of the work | A festival when the higurashi no longer crys |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | Sacrifice at the time when the cold cicadas cry |
| The publication date listed in the materials | 2007-02-22 |
| Platform | PS2 |
| Genre | サスペンスアドベンチャーノベル |
| Script | Kisako Miyagi, Ryukishi07, Kiichi Kano |
| Key animation | rato (Ryota Ito) |
| Music | 5zizz |
| Website address recorded by the source | http://higu.biz/matsuri/ |
| External links to source records | https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=6410 / https://vndb.org/v67 |
June in Hinamizawa
Keiichi Maehara, who moved from the city, met Reina Ryugu, Mion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo, and Rika Furude at the village school, and joined them in a "club activity" game. The seemingly peaceful village experiences strange incidents every June, with one person dying and one person disappearing. These events are linked to past dam construction disputes, village history, and legends of the shrine deity.
The composition of ten stories
This edition uses seven original stories from "Onikaku-hen" to "Jiekotsu-hen," along with newly written "Kan Hui Hen," "Pingluo Hen," and "Mio Jin Hen." The choices in the shared route in the first half lead readers to various events, with 'Miojin Arc' serving as the final chapter of the PS2 version. The original 'Sacriba Chapter' is not included as the final chapter in this edition; the two unfold differently.
The entrance to the 'Washing Back' chapter
Police officer Oishi Kuranoto comes to investigate a murder near the Watanagari Festival, but Keiichi finds his friend unwilling to cooperate and refuses to let him ask for details. After Shion mentions past incidents in the village, Mion and Reina's attitudes and police questioning terrify Keiichi, who eventually turns to Rika for help. Screenwriter Kisako Miyagi said this story preserves many hidden clues, making it difficult to deduce the truth of the entire work by relying solely on it.
Different identities in the village
Miyin hosts club activities, while her twin sister Shion lives in the neighboring town of Xinggong and works part-time at a restaurant. Oishi tries to uncover the mysterious death before retiring; Photographer Jiro Tomitake regularly comes from Tokyo to the village to shoot wild birds; Kyosuke Irie was in charge of the clinic, while nurse Mitsuyo Takano studied the village's history alone. Campuses, police, and medical institutions approach the same incident from different perspectives.
Visuals, voice acting, and music
Rato redesigned the characters for the PS2 version, and the event illustrations were redrawn. The main voice actors include Soichiro Hoshi as Keiichi, Mai Nakahara as Rena, and Satsuki Yukino as Mion and Shion, with other characters also voiced independently. The music was composed by 5zizz, a collaboration between 5pb. and ZIZZ STUDIO, with producers including Chiyomaru Shikura and Toshimichi Isoe.
Adapted from the original work and console
Three newly added scripts were produced under the supervision of the original author, Dragon Knight 07. The PS2 version adds options not present in the original, connecting previously split stories into branchable adventure structures. The 2007 follow-up "Fragment Game" further expanded voice acting and additional content, serving as an improved version of this console version.
PS2 Music and Subsequent Highlights
The PS2 festival opening theme is performed by Ayane Hankinomori, with lyrics and composition by Chiyomaru Shikura, and arrangement by Toshimichi Isoe. The opening theme of the Mio Jin-hen Complex & Image is also performed by Ayane, with lyrics and music by Shikura, and arranged by Koji Ueno. Both tracks were included in the Analogy Best Selection on July 28, 2021, featuring an unplugged recording arranged by @2.
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Related entries
- Characters:Keiichi Maehara (Higurashi no Ko)
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Soichiro Hoshi
- Characters:Ryugu Reina (Higurashi When She Cries)
- PS2 Festival voice acting:In the Central Plains, hemp garments
- Characters:Sonozaki Mion (Higurashi no Ko no Koki)
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Snowy fields in May
- Characters:Shion Sonozaki (Higurashi no Koki no Toki)
- Characters:Satoko Hojo (When the Higurashi Cries)
- PS2 Festival voice acting:かないみか
- Characters:Ancient Hands Pear Blossom (When the Cicadas Cry)
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Yukari Tamura
- Characters:A large stone conceals a person
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Tea Wind Forest
- Characters:Jiro Tomitake
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Ōkawa Toru
- Characters:Tomoe Rumiko
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Fumiko Orikasa
- Characters:Kyosuke Irie
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Toshihiko Seki
- Characters:Eagles and wild mountains number three or four
- PS2 Festival voice acting:Miki Ito
- Setting and Setting:Hidamizawa Village
- Setting and Setting:Xinggong (When the Cicadas Cry and Cry)
- Setting and Setting:Angel Mort
- PS2 Adaptation:Alchemist
- Original Production:07th Expansion
- New script supervisor:Dragon Knight 07
- Character Design:rato
- PS2 Music Production:5zizz
- 5zizz Music Collaboration:Chiyomaru Shikura
- 5zizz Music Collaboration:Isoe Jun said
- Music Collaborations:ZIZZ STUDIO
- Adapted and included chapters:When the Cold Cicada Cries: The Ghost Hides Chapter
- Adapted and included chapters:When the cold cicadas cry, the Mianliu chapter
- Adapted and included chapters:When the Cold Cicada Cries: The Cursed Killing Chapter
- Adapted and included chapters:When the cold cicadas cry, leisure collapses in the chapter
- Adapted and included chapters:When the cold cicadas cry, the Chapter on Clear Eyes is unanswered
- Adapted and included chapters:When the cold cicadas cry, the chapter on the eradication of guilt is resolved
- Adapted and included chapters:When the cold cicadas cry, they are released. All are killing poems
- Included chapters:Washing Return Chapter (Sacrifice at the Time of the Cicadas' Cry)
- Script for the Washing Back Chapter:Miyagi Kishiko
- Included chapters:Leaning Down Chapter (Memorial at the Time of the Cicadas' Cry)
- Included chapters:Mio Jin Chapter (Memorial at the Time of the Cicada's Cry)
- Game System:Shared Paths and Divergent Choices (Higura Festival)
- Improved version:Higurashi Cries Festival: Fragment Game
- Subsequent host integration:When the cold cicadas cry and cry
- PS2 version opening theme:コンプレックス・イマージュ
- PS2 version opening theme:The Forest of Lament
References
- Bangumi work entry: Higurashi When They Cry Festival
- Bangumi Copyright Notice
- Alchemist: 'Higurashi: When They Cry Festival' Port Notes (GAME Watch)
- Alchemist and Kisako Miyagi: Washback Arc and Voice Cast (GAME Watch)
- Alchemist: Fragment Game New Content and Voice Acting (Electric Shock)
- AniTone/MAGES: Higurashi Karma and Graduation Music Special Feature
- Alchemist: You Additional Music and Two Packaging Packages (Electric Shock)
- ENTERGRAM: The positioning of '粋' (ichi).
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