Siren Visual licenses Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

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http://www.sirenvisual.com.au/

Oh yes, you’ve been demanding and here we are to provide! The sequel to When They Cry, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai provides the answers to all those questions that we were all left wondering after the end of the startling and chilling first series.

For those unfamiliar, When They Cry is based on a visual novel. It’s June 1983 in the rural village Hinamizawa. A curse appears to plague the Watanagashi Festival: every year for the past four years someone is killed and another goes missing. This year is particularly special as the characters are unknowingly forced to relive this time, again and again. It’s a twisted blend of cute and funny with a dash of brutal violence here and there and the answers to the town’s constant time loop is thrillingly revealed.

Never before released outside of Japan, this is an anime title exclusive to Siren Visual. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai is comprised of 24 episodes which shall be split into two parts. Part 1 will hit stores in March with pre-orders available after the New Year. Part 2 will follow shortly afterwards.

Due to the complicated release history of When They Cry, the second season will not contain an English dub. This is also part of the reason why the second series is sticking to its Romanised Japanese title, but when learning the answers to the mysteries of Hinamizawa we say it's a fair trade off!

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Wow, how did I miss this news? This is awesome to hear. What a great start to the new year.

[WTK]

Pre-order listing for Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai (When They Cry II: Solutions) - Part 1 is now up @ Siren Visual.

Product Specifications

Release Date: 17th May 2012
Format: DVD
Genre: ANIME
Running Time (mins): 300
Rating: MA
Year of Production: 2007
Discs: 2
Audio Languages: Japanese
Audio Formats: 2.0 Subtitle
Languages: English
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Regions: 4

[WTK]

For the curious, it was noted via ANNCast with Sam Pinansky (Quarkboy) @ around 30:22 that they are handling the subtitling.

[WTK]

Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai (When They Cry II: Solutions) - Part 2

• Release Date: 19th July 2012
• Format: DVD
• Genre: ANIME
• Running Time (mins): 320
• Rating: MA
• Year of Production: 2007
• Discs: 2 Audio
• Languages: Japanese
• Audio Formats: 2.0
• Subtitle Languages: English
• Aspect Ratio: 16:9
• Regions: 4

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Part 1 packaging shot

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via TFP forums

Originally Posted by Evil SDude

My copy arrived today, here are some shots of the covers etc.

Case & slip Case front
Case & slip case back
insert back & discs
Depsite having only a run time of 300 mins listed on the case back, 13 episodes are listed on the inside (325 mins)

[Evil SDude]

Originally Posted by WTK

via TFP forums

Subtitles are also a readable white with balck shading, honorifics are subtitled and names are in Japanese name order.

[MelancholicMariya]

Originally Posted by Evil SDude

Subtitles are also a readable white with balck shading, honorifics are subtitled and names are in Japanese name order.

How's the image quality? I know a lot of UK and AUS NTSC to PAL conversions can be not all that great looking.

[Evil SDude]

Originally Posted by MelancholicMariya

How's the image quality? I know a lot of UK and AUS NTSC to PAL conversions can be not all that great looking.

While I am no videophile, I saw no apparent problems when watching it from a normal viewing distance on my 42 inch LCD TV.