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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira / When They Cry KiraSummary
With things such as story out of the way, Higurashi cranks up the fanservice with Kira, a new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, featuring nail-biting situations such as Rika and Satoko becoming magical girls to battle evil magic crime syndicates with the help of their trusty squad of cheerleaders, among other things.
The excitement may be too much to handle. Do you dare step inside the... "different" world of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira?
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- OVA
- Number of Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 2 h (4 × 30 min)
- Season
- Summer 2011
- Start date
- July 21, 2011
- End date
- January 25, 2012
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Visual novel
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Studio DEEN
- Romaji title
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
- Native title
- ひぐらしのなく頃に煌
- Other titles
- When They Cry Kira
Characters 16
Main characters
- Shion Sonozaki園崎詩音Main
- Mion Sonozaki園崎魅音Main
- Rika Furude古手梨花Main
- Hanyuu Furude古手羽入Main
- Satoko Houjou北条沙都子Main
- Keiichi Maebara前原圭一Main
- Rena Ryuuguu竜宮レナMain
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- Satoshi Houjou北条悟史Supporting
- Nomura野村Supporting
- Miyo Takano鷹野三四Supporting
- Kyousuke Irie入江京介Supporting
- Rumiko Chie知恵留美子Supporting
- Jirou Tomitake富竹ジロウSupporting
- Kuraudo Ooishi大石蔵人Supporting
- Oryou Sonozaki園崎お魎Supporting
- Tetsuro Okonogi小此木鉄郎Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Hideki TachibanaDirector
- Ryukishi07Original creator
- Toshifumi KawaseSeries composition
- Tomoyuki AbeCharacter design
- Kenji KawaiMusic
- Tomoki KikuyaMusic
- Chikako ShibataArt director
- Hozumi GoudaSound director
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- Yukari TamuraTheme Song Performance (OP, ED2)
- Yui HorieInsert Song Performance (ep 2)
- Yui HorieTheme Song Performance (OP, ED4)
- Fumihiko ShimoScript (eps. 2, 4)
- Hiroshi TomiokaAnimation Director (OP)
- Hideki TachibanaStoryboard (OP, ED)
- Hideki TachibanaEpisode Director (OP, ED, ep 4)
- Hideki TachibanaAnimation Director (ep 4)
- Masahiro SonodaEpisode Director (ep 2)
- Yukako OgawaBackground Art (eps 1-3)
- Tomochi KosakaProp Design
- Masahiro MatsumuraEditing
- Mika KanaiInsert Song Performance (ep 2)
- Mika KanaiTheme Song Performance (OP, ED2)
- Satsuki YukinoTheme Song Performance (ED3)
- Mai NakaharaTheme Song Performance (ED1)
- Akira ShimozakiDirector of Photography