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Anime like Higurashi: When They Cry

Not everyone loves Higurashi: When They Cry for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Higurashi: When They Cry

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare.

  2. You like piecing together a village curse across arcs that restart.

  3. You like friends who turn into suspects overnight.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Perfect Blue1998

    • a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare

    Good for you if you like being scared by your own reflection.

  • BLOOD-C2011

    • friends who turn into suspects overnight

    Good for you if you like a final stretch that turns Saya's whole life upside down.

  • Paranoia Agent2004

    • piecing together a village curse across arcs that restart

    Good for you if you like a mystery that jumps from one victim's life to the next.

  • Oldboy2003

    • friends who turn into suspects overnight

    Good for you if you like an ending that floors you.

  • Summer Time Rendering2022

    • piecing together a village curse across arcs that restart

    Good for you if you want to know what really happened to Ushio.

  • Danganronpa: The Animation2013

    • piecing together a village curse across arcs that restart
    • friends who turn into suspects overnight

    Good for you if you like working out who did it before the class trial.

  • Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre2023

    • a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare

    Good for you if you like horror that creeps under your skin.

  • Hell Girl2005

    • a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare

    Good for you if you like quiet, eerie horror with a straw doll and a red string.

Reasons taken from Higurashi: When They Cry's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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