The original Higurashi When They Cry TV anime was broadcast in 2006 from Chiaki Kon (Golden Time, Sailor Moon Crystal) at Studio DEEN.
It has not been announced whether the new anime project is an OVA – like many adaptations of the franchise – or a full TV series.
It has been announced that the project will be animated at Passione (Rail Wars, citrus) with character designs by Akio Watanabe (Monogatari series, The World God Only Knows).