Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (2025)

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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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Information

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 35,362 users)

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Ranked: #3308²

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Popularity: #2652

Members: 72,268

Favorites: 110

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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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Nobe, Nobuyasu

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Fukao, Satoshi

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Okamura, Takema

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Kawase, Toshifumi

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14 Recommended

2 Mixed Feelings

4 Not Recommended

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Sep 23, 2013

iHitokage

Recommended

So I watched the first and probably also the last episode and I decided to make this short review for those who are not sure about this OVA.

Basically you can think of it as another world where things went bad but this time you will see how everything continued until the end I guess. Who knows how will it end. We can meditate about it.

The style is similar to the previous Higurashi series but different from OVAs that were more like parodies. Kaku is very serious and you can see again everyone (yeah especially Rena and her insane face) covered in blood. You will meet ...

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Sep 26, 2013

Diassia

Mixed Feelings

I was actually very excited when I heard about a new Higurashi. I have been a die hard Higurashi fan since I watch the first series and have now almost read and watched everything that even sllghtly related to Higurashi.

Considering how disappointed I was with a large proportion of Kira, I was trying my best not to get my hopes up for this OVA but upon seeing the trailer, I found it difficult not to. It looked serious, it looked exciting; Rena had her cleaver and Keiichi is armed with the bat. What's not to instantly get excited about?

In general, it was an interesting ...

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Oct 6, 2013

Siyuan

Not Recommended

Well, in short, This wasn't what I expected.
The thing I am most disappointed with, is the story. I really loved the whole Higurashi series, and I was very happy, when I heard that Higurashi didn't end yet, and there will be a new OVA soon. I looked forward to watching it. But now, after I finished it, the movie seems to be a trailer for something bigger. It just simply seemed short. I couldn't find the curve of the story. There was no beginning. It jumped right into the middle of the story. There was no problem to develop, because it jumped right into 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

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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