When the Cold Cicada Cries: The Ghost Hides Chapter

'Higurashi When They Cry: Onikakushi Arc' is the first original work, first published in the summer of 2002. The story follows Keiichi Maehara, who transfers to Hinamizawa, moving from club routines to suspicions surrounding old village cases and festivals.

Work information
Title of the work	Higurashi When They Cry - Onikakushi Edition
Chinese name	When the Cold Cicada Cries: The Ghost Hides Chapter
The publication date listed in the materials	2002-08-16
Platform	Windows
Genre	サウンドノベル
Also known as	Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Game engine	NScripter
Website address recorded by the source	https://07th-expansion.net/hig_gensaku
External links to source records	https://vndb.org/r253

The village in Keiichi's eyes

Keiichi moved to Hinamizawa due to his father's work, attended school with Reina Ryugu, and participated in after-school games organized by Mion Sonozaki. Satoko Hojo enjoys pranks, while Rika Furute often remains calm during arguments. The intimate atmosphere of the community formed his first impression of the village.

Clues to the old construction site

When Lena goes treasure-hunting at an abandoned dam construction site, Kei first comes across materials related to the local history. Photographer Tomizake's conversation, friends' avoidance of the past, and police questioning make him realize there are things in the village he doesn't know. The idea that the shrine deity is causing trouble gradually became part of daily life.

Reading Form

The original story uses sound, background, and character art to complement the entire story, without any options to rewrite the ending. How much Keiichi knows and how he understands others determines the information readers can access at the moment; The questions left in this chapter will continue to be explored in subsequent chapters.

English Hou edition

MangaGamer reissued a revised translation of the Hou version, offering a switch between old and new character illustrations, and porting it to Windows, macOS, and Linux using Unity. This version still does not include character voice acting, which differs from the console version, which uses full voice acting and other performance formats.

Included in 'Cui'

This story is included in PS3/Vita's Higurashi When They Cry and is part of its nineteen-story collection, offering full voice and cross-platform archives.

The story of the latest version begins

After Keiichi moves into Hinamizawa, he leads a lively daily life with Rena, Mion, and others. As the Mennagawa Festival approaches, photographer Tomitake reveals old village stories, and he begins to notice that his friends are hiding the same past.

Reina's tools and Keiichi's fears

In the original PC Onikakushi arc, Reina was searching for treasure and tracking at an abandoned construction site, and Kei was wielding an axe at the time; The Xinghai Society Bunko edition changed it to thallium. Keiichi's feelings toward her words also change with the events: his once close repetitive habit becomes unsettling when he is afraid.

The place where Tomitake died

Keiichi rides a large stone car past the village outskirts and notices the bumps as the gravel road turns into a paved road, recalling that Tomitake's body was found at this very border. The internal roads of Hinamizawa were unpaved and only became paved after reaching Okomiya Palace; There were no street lamps outside the village, so walking at night required illumination.

A bat swung at a teammate

In this story, Keiichi ultimately kills his comrades with a metal bat. From daily interactions to seeing his companions as threats, the story follows his observations and understanding, and the final chapter does not resolve all misunderstandings.

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Related entries

Characters:Keiichi Maehara (Higurashi no Ko)
Characters:Ryugu Reina (Higurashi When She Cries)
Characters:Sonozaki Mion (Higurashi no Ko no Koki)
Characters:Satoko Hojo (When the Higurashi Cries)
Characters:Ancient Hands Pear Blossom (When the Cicadas Cry)
Next article:When the cold cicadas cry, the Mianliu chapter
PS2 adapted and included versions:Sacrifice at the time when the cold cicadas cry
Includes console versions:When the cold cicadas cry and cry
Notable Characters:Keiichi Maehara (Higurashi no Ko)
Notable Characters:Ryugu Rena (Kansemi Crying Time: Iki)
Notable Characters:Mion Sonozaki (Higurashi no Toki no Toki Sui)
Notable Characters:Jiro Tomitake (Hansemi Ching no Toki Iku)
Related Stages:Hinamizawa (Iki)
Characters:A large stone conceals a person
Characters:Jiro Tomitake (Hansemi Ching no Toki Iku)
Setting and Setting:The road between Hinamizawa and Okimiya

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Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.