It’s been almost a year since Natsumi and her family moved from the town of Onigafuchi. Her grandmother, a native of Hinamizawa village, fears that they will be cursed for abandoning the mountains, but Natsumi has never been happier, making new friends and enjoying school life. When a terrible gas explosion in Hinamizawa wipes out everyone in the village, her grandmother is convinced it is the wrath of the village god, Oyashiro-sama. Natsumi’s family has never taken Grandmother’s beliefs seriously, but her devotion to Oyashiro-sama has taken a frightening turn. Have the old woman’s fanatical convictions gone too far? Reading Order: Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Cotton Drifting Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Time Killing Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Eye Opening Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Atonement Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Massacre Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc Side Story Arcs: Higurashi When They Cry - Demon Exposing Arc Higurashi When They Cry - Beyond Midnight Arc Higurashi When They Cry - Dice Killing Arc