Keiichi Maebara has moved to Hinamizawa Village, a cold village in the mountains. I was fulfilled in the lively and irreplaceable daily life with my friends. Knowing the horrific dismembered murders that occurred in the past and the existence of haunting that has been handed down to the village, suspicions are accelerating due to the unnatural attitude of their friends ... The tragedy is repeated. Is it possible to overcome the fate of fear and suspicion and obtain an "answer"? --The summer of 1983 begins.

Detective Mamoru Akasaka is used to catching criminals and solving fast-paced cases in Tokyo, but he has never imagined that his job would send him to the quiet village of Hinamizawa. Disguised as a tourist, Akasaka decides to take in the sights, all while gathering information for his true mission: to find a kidnapped child.The dam construction project in Hinamizawa threatens to decimate the village, and a group of villagers has kidnapped the grandson of the Minister of Construction, holding him ransom in exchange for the project's cancellation. Akasaka must find the boy before things get too out of hand, all while trying to keep his cover. Taking place a few years before the main storyline of Higurashi, Himatsubushi-hen follows Akasaka as he navigates a village where enemies abound. However, he finds a friend in a young girl named Rika Furude, who knows far more than she should about their present situation, and about what might happen next...The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are:1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-henThe answer arcs are:5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshi-hen7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshi-hen8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-henThe side story arcs are:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Utsutsukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Hirukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoroiyashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - Saikoroshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan

Over the course of a hundred years, Rika relived her brutal murder over and over again through countless fragments before finding the world where she could live in peace. But even without the threat of certain death hanging over her head, this world is fraught with dangers. When she's in a terrible accident, Rika wakes up to find herself in the nurse's office--however she's not in her peaceful new world, but rather in an alternate June 1983! Rika is desperate to find a way back to her ideal fragment, but it may require her to do something drastic…The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are:1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-henThe answer arcs are:5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshi-hen7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshi-hen8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-henThe side story arcs are:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Utsutsukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Hirukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoroiyashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - Saikoroshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan

Kohinata Asunaro is your ordinary perverted high-school student who likes light novels and romance games. He has no interest in having a "3D" girlfriend and is content just fantasizing on the pretty girls of his school to create his own imaginary harem. But one day he accidentally releases Zepfur, a demon who promises to make his fantasies a reality. The day after, one of those girls, Furuwada Serika, is summoned by Zepfur and explained the rules of a game: the girls of Asunaro's "harem" must earn points by competing for his affection. The winner will be the one whom Asunaro chooses as his sole girlfriend… and the losers will experience an infinite loop of horrible deaths in Hell. For Asunaro, it's just a romcom fantasy coming true. For Serika and the others, it's a battle for survival. Published in Monthly Shonen Sirius.

07th Expansion presents: Welcome to Rokkenjima (Six eaves island).Fall 1986... in Rokkenjima, a private island owned by Kinzou Ushiromiya, eleven of his relatives arrive for a family reunion. He is dying and his children want nothing more than to split the wealth he will leave behind. But as a storm traps them on the island, the riddle of Rokkenjima's legendary golden witch begins to take the lives of several people. Who can solve the riddle and gain the gold & the inheritance? Will the golden witch truly revive?Note: The story is divided into episodes: four "Question" arcs. Each episode keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each episode gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are: Legend of the golden witch, Turn of the golden witch, Banquet of the golden witch, and Alliance of the golden witch.

When Keiichi Maebara moved to the small village of Hinamizawa, he did not expect to make friends so quickly. Now Keiichi's days are spent having fun and playing games with his new companions, and his life couldn't be better. However, one day he sees one of his friends, the tomboyish Mion Sonozaki, working at a maid café. Deciding to tease her about it, his initial joking quickly turns to shock as the girl reveals that she is actually Mion's twin sister, Shion.As luck would have it, both girls want to spend the annual Cotton Drifting Festival by Keiichi's side. But when Shion breaks the town's sacred rules and sneaks into a sealed shrine during the festival, dragging Keiichi along with her, things take a turn for the worse. Now, Keiichi and Shion find themselves in fear of being spirited away due to their mistake and must find a way to atone before it is too late.The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are:1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-henThe answer arcs are:5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshi-hen7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshi-hen8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-henThe side story arcs are:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Utsutsukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Hirukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoroiyashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - Saikoroshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan

Part of the Umineko When They Cry franchise. This side-story takes place outside the main story.

The story expands on the use of the Purple Declaration introduced by Bernkastel in Twilight of the Golden Witch. The Red Truth still applies in this game even though there are lesser than usual games. Knox's rules are stated in red to show that it is valid in this game.

In June of the year Shouwa 58, Takano Miyo comes to investigate the Hirasaka village, which is hit by a strange disaster and where the inhabitants struggle to survive.Published in the Monthly Action.

A young woman's desperate flight from her would-be captors leads her directly into the path of Madam Rose--or, more accurately, Madam Rose's car. While the accident has delivered the girl from her pursers, the impact has left her with no memory of who she is. Now in the care of the Primavera family, "Rapunzel" has found a new home with the Wild Dogs, a trio of former street urchins in Wayne's employ. Bit by bit, "Zel" discovers more about her former self as she settles in with her new friends, even as relations between the Japanese and Chinese in District 23 become increasingly tense...

The "academy love suspense" story is about a "love harem game" set in a real academy that was promised to a boring boy. However, in this harem scenario, the heroines will start a bloody battle.

This chapter focuses mostly on Battler's sister Ange, and her life twelve years after the massacre on Rokkenjima. The existence of magic is heavily implied in this chapter. Many new characters make their debut, such as Siesta 00, Gaap, and a number of humans. (Wikipedia)

Fall 1986...in Rokkenjima, a private island owned by Kinz? Ushiromiya, eleven of his relatives arrive for a family reunion. He is dying and children want nothing more than to split the wealth he will leave behind. But as a storm traps them on the island, the riddle of Rokkenjima's legendary golden witch begins to take the lives of several people. Who can solve the riddle and gain the gold & the inheritance? Will the golden witch truly revive? The story is divided into episodes: four "Question" arcs. Each episode keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each episode gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are: Legend of the golden witch, Turn of the golden witch, Banquet of the golden witch, and Alliance of the golden witch.

Kazamatsuri, a modern, well-developed city renowned for its burgeoning greenery and rich Japanese culture, is home to Kotarou Tennouji, a high schooler least privy to the place’s shared values. Content to fill his pockets with frivolity, the proud and nosey boy whiles away his time pestering the self-proclaimed delinquent Haruhiko, and indulging in his amorous feelings toward the oddball Kotori. Equipped with the superhuman ability to permanently rewrite any part of his body to multiply his strength or speed, Kotarou is naturally drawn to the supernatural. One special meeting with the lone member and president of the Occult Research Club, the “Witch” Akane Senri, leads to Kotarou reviving the Occult Club by recruiting Kotori and three other members: the clumsy transfer student Chihaya, the strict class representative Lucia, and the unassuming Shizuru. As Kotarou unveils hidden secrets of each member of the Occult Club through their shared adventures, he will inevitably encounter a fate that only he might be able to rewrite. Rewrite:Side-B and Rewrite:Side-R are meant to be read as a pair. One follows the route where Kotarou picks the “Self” choice, the other follows the “World” choice.

Everyone is searching for a reason.1949, Post-war Tokyo-As the Japanese become more of a minority in their own homeland, they continue to place their hope for the future in Primavera's hands. Alan and Keith have returned from war to find Tokyo very different from the one of their memories. Both may be maintaining high spirits, but they struggle to find their reason to keep fighting for a better future without being held back by bitterness. Will Primavera hold the answer for Alan and Keith, as well as the Japanese people?

In the village of Hinamizawa, Keiichi Maebara and his friends live their everyday lives peacefully and without incident. Having just moved to the town, Keiichi finds himself with no shortage of new friends. One of the youngest of this group, Satoko Houjou, plays many pranks on her friends and is always cheerful. But behind her smile lies a dark past, filled with personal heartache.Despite all of the tragedy in her life, Satoko is still able to find happiness. Keiichi, who admires her resilient spirit, begins to think of himself as a brother figure and her protector. But when her uncle Teppei returns to town, Satoko begins showing signs of abuse. Keiichi longs to return his friend to her former happy self... so much so, that he starts to consider doing something drastic to keep her safe.The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.The question arcs are:1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi-hen2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashi-hen3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshi-hen4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushi-henThe answer arcs are:5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshi-hen7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshi-hen8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-henThe side story arcs are:Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Utsutsukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Hirukowashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoroiyashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kataribanashi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei - Saikoroshi-henHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Jan

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.