The first Higurashi: When They Cry television anime series aired for 26 episodes in 2006, and the When They Cry II: Solutions (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai) anime aired for 24 episodes in 2007.
The official website for the new Higurashi: When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) anime project announced on Tuesday that the anime will premiere this October.
Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion released Higurashi: When They Cry Hou for PC in Japan in 2014 as a “thank you” to series fans (the kanji used for “Hou” is used in the word “hōnō,” “dedication”).
07th Expansion launched the first chapter of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni visual novel software in 2002 at Comiket.