Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (2024)

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ひぐらしのなく頃に拡〜アウトブレイク〜

English: Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 15, 2013

Producers: Geneon Universal Entertainment, Frontier Works, Sotsu, Daiichi Shokai

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Studio Deen

Source: Visual novel

Genres: Horror, Mystery

Themes: Gore, Psychological

Duration: 52 min.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.20¹ (scored by 35,464 users)

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Ranked: #3310²

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Popularity: #2662

Members: 72,448

Favorites: 111

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Synopsis

It is 1983, and Hinamizawa is under quarantine. A mysterious and deadly virus has been discovered within the small village, and its residents—such as teenager Keiichi Maebara and his friends Mion Sonozaki and Rena Ryuuguu—are left confused and frightened by the situation.

As the villagers begin to search for a way to stop the affliction from spreading, some make drastic plans, which leaves Keiichi and his friends looking for a way to escape the village. But when tensions reach an all-time high, some of his group may not make it out unscathed as they fight for their lives against enemies both seen and unseen.

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Fukao, Satoshi

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Nobe, Nobuyasu

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Okamura, Takema

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Kawase, Toshifumi

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"You –Visionen im Spiegel" by Yuzuki (癒月)

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14 Recommended

2 Mixed Feelings

4 Not Recommended

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Jan 23, 2022

Nuke_Gunray

Recommended

In case you are wondering whether or not you should watch the OVA: Go for it!

It has the same basic "vibe" as the original two seasons - the only difference being that the secret behind it all is already known to the watcher.

However, I don't think that's too bad of a thing: It's the Hinamizawa we all know and love, just going down a different path leading to its inevitable destruction.

Also, we get to see a blood-sprinkled Rena in action with her cleaver knife, Keeichi-Kun using Satoshi's bat, and overall just a whole lot of insanity.

All in all, it's something like a short version of ...

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Jan 12, 2024

Deago

Mixed Feelings

After two seasons of the complete Higurashi story, we got nothing but short OVAs filled with silly comedy and shameless fanservice, and only one interesting yet pointless sequel; Dice Killing Chapter, we finally got the fifth anime instalment of the Higurashi franchise. Surprisingly, it is a serious side story that takes place in the second season, though the exact timeline was not specified. It's not a pointless sequel like Dice Killing Chapter, because it has little plot exposition like any other alternate world in the two seasons, but the new information you get is very little and trivial for someone who has already seen Kai.

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Oct 13, 2020

Keirik

Not Recommended

Throughout Higurashi Outbreak's lean 50 minute runtime, one thought kept coming to mind.

This... this is stupid, right? It's stupid. I'm pretty sure it's stupid.

So like, this gets praise because it's an edgy and dark OVA unlike the other Higu spinoffs which leaned more towards comedic sexy moe shenanigans. I say no, this is neither dark nor edgy. If anything it's the most sanitized and dull Higurashi has ever been. It's all haha violence go brrrr with none of the suspense and intrigue the series is known for.

Putting aside random developments like the idea of humanity's different cultures being a product of different strains of a ...

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New Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Project Announced

According to Mainichi, a new anime of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni was announced at the 10th anniversary live event. It will be aired in the spring of 2013. It will be ...read more

Dec 15, 2012 5:29 PM by dtshyk | Discuss (239 comments)

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Poll: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 4 ) Stark700 - Aug 15, 2013	179 replies	by YoshiYogurt »» Jul 27, 9:11 AM
Horror? ylight67 - Jun 14, 2019	2 replies	by ylight67 »» Mar 15, 2020 6:58 PM
When is this? WitchJacqueline - Nov 28, 2014	1 replies	by TimeGoesOn »» May 25, 2015 4:37 PM
Higurashi Outbreak's supposedly ending I_Am_Drunk - Jul 19, 2014	1 replies	by Luna »» Jul 29, 2014 1:13 AM
So, who else is excited? ( 1 2 3 ) Katsuro-chan - Dec 16, 2012	121 replies	by doyakubo »» Jan 10, 2014 9:49 AM