Ryukishi07

Akase, Tomato

For a long time, Rika Furude never considered a life outside of the mountain village of Hinamizawa; spending every day with her friends seemed like it would be the best outcome she could ever hope for. However, a desire begins to stir in Rika's heart—one that she also wants her best friend, Satoko Houjou, to realize with her. Rika wishes to go to St. Lucia Academy, a prestigious school for well-to-do young ladies, something that is in direct contrast to the crying cicadas and rural nature of Hinamizawa. Satoko is hesitant, as she has never cared about studying, but after years of practice exams, both girls start their new lives at St. Lucia.

Rika's poise and graceful demeanor helps her fit in immediately at the new school, while Satoko struggles immensely. However, she was never really interested in adjusting—as long as she had Rika by her side. But when Rika befriends a group of refined young ladies, Satoko begins to feel isolated. Soon, her grades start to suffer, and the gap between the two friends continually widens until Satoko is at her breaking point. Left in a pit of despair, Satoko's desperation soon turns into something much darker, leading her to do the unthinkable.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Meguri

Higurashi When They Cry: Meguri

ひぐらしのなく頃に 巡

Keiichi Maebara has not lived in the rural village of Hinamizawa for long, but he has already made a group of close friends. His companions—consisting of Satoko Houjou, Rika Furude, Mion Sonozaki, and Rena Ryuuguu—all welcome Keiichi with open arms into their after-school club, where each day is filled with a flurry of games and penalties. However, happy faces can sometimes hide the most pain, and seemingly innocent actions can mask damning truths.

Strangely enough, these events have all happened before. As one individual observes these bizarre phenomena, they take steps to change the imminent tragedy that they know is coming. With the yearly Cotton Drifting Festival quickly approaching, it becomes clear that someone close to them is orchestrating the impending doom.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

Higurashi When They Cry: GOU

ひぐらしのなく頃に 業

Roka, Kouen

Yoshino, Tsukasa

Hijiri Tomoaki, a university counselor, lives a peaceful yet unfulfilling life. However, his life changes completely after he reunites with an old acquaintance, Hajime Amawashi. The mysterious problems that Tomoaki's patients bring to him gradually begin to encroach on his daily life. What is the true nature of the strange phenomena in which they become embroiled, and what is the true intention of Hajime, who has suddenly appeared before Tomoaki...?

(Source: Ichijinsha, translated)

Kirei na Kimi ni Korosaretai.

綺麗な君に殺されたい。

Sakaki, Kenji

According to urban legend, the guilty are sentenced to fall to the Tokyo Underworld. There, they are given no mercy and are mercilessly judged for their crimes in the cruelest ways imaginable!!

(Source: MANGA Plus)

Shin Tokyo

Tokyo Underworld

深東京

Uguisu, Sachiko

When your wife starts to cook with a lot of enthusiasm even though it is not an anniversary... Be careful, because it is a signal for the "Oni-no-Oshiro" ritual.

(Source: Futabasha, translated)

Oni Otoshi

鬼落とし

Genda, Genta

Ootomo, Ao

In the year 20XX. Despite the fact that citizenry is monitored by IC chips, making the identification and arrest of criminals easier, gruesome murder cases involving an unidentified serial killer targeting children are occurring all over the country. Clad in a black cloak and a clown mask, a deranged serial killer known as the 'Murderous Clown' who poses 'questions' to his victims... the battle between him and police officer Yuuto Asakura begins!

(Source: Bunkasha, translated)

Satsujin Pierrot no Shitsumon

殺人ピエロの質問

Kim, Pas

After enduring a military experience of sexual harrassment due to his senior—Yoohyuk—he found Yoohyuk's carefree, happy appearance on the internet post-discharge. Now, fueled by a thirst of revenge, he sets out on a mission: to kidnap Yoohyuk and make him pay.

(Source: Kidari Studio, translated)

Sheep Mask

양탈

Lee, Yeon

Sighs of awe follow Eun Chaerin wherever she goes, as expected for the perfect protagonist of a run-of-the-mill romance novel. She was once the novel's reader in the real world, and now she has the opportunity to live it herself and have her storybook ending with the male lead, Yu Jeha. But everything goes south on the day Jeha is supposed to confess his feelings, for he turns into a disfigured zombie and bites Chaerin.

Instead of dying, Chaerin is forced to relive the same day, trapped in the loop of a bizarre zombie outbreak, unable to save Jeha. She desperately clings to him, as he is the only person she can see—all the background characters appear as nothing more than dark silhouettes to her. After almost four hundred repetitions, something unprecedented happens: a formless classmate pulls Chaerin to safety, and she catches a glimpse of their true appearance before dying again.

The possibility of unlocking and revealing the extra characters fills Chaerin with new vigor. If she forgets about saving Jeha and focuses on finding this unknown extra in her next regression, she may be able to reach her happy ending after all.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Surviving Romance

살아남은 로맨스

Kim, Carnby

Hongpil

With a nasty attitude and something rotten in his soul, high school student Yu Seongbin has picked the weak Han Gyuhwan as his victim. As no one cares enough to put a stop to the violence Gyuhwan suffers, his mind festers with fantasies of standing up to his bully and the useless adults around him, picturing himself pulling out a shotgun to exterminate them all.

When their class leaves for a trip, it quickly spirals into a living nightmare for Gyuhwan. Seongbin inevitably starts harassing him, but Gyuhwan finally finds the courage to resist him. However, his bravery is short-lived, and he escapes into the woods, with an enraged Seongbin close behind him. But after he falls off a cliff, Gyuhwan stumbles upon a strange shotgun and a box of 30 bullets that he, in his desperation and exhaustion, intends for his classmates and apathetic teacher.

Back at the camp, the class' talent show turns sinister. Something unnatural creeps in from the shadows, and as people begin transforming into twisted, bloodthirsty monsters, it seems that only Gyuhwan's mysterious shotgun can truly finish them off.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Shotgun Boy

엽총소년

Tokiya, Seigo

In the first year of Reiwa, Keitarou Maebara moves from Tokyo to Hinamizawa. He is excited about his new life in Hinamizawa as he gets to know the children of the former club members. Then one day, he meets a mysterious girl named Inori, and another girl who calls herself Kururu contacts Keitarou... Oyashiro-sama's curse transcends time and generations, and will happen again in the world of Reiwa...?

(Source: Square Enix, translated)

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Hoshiwatashi-hen

ひぐらしのなく頃に令 星渡し編

Honda, Shingo

The "psycho suspense" manga follows Godai, a policeman who was removed from the investigations division of the police due to violence toward criminals. He teams up with Shisei, a man who is a self-proclaimed "paranormal police investigator" to investigate horrific murders.

(Source: ANN)

Psycho x Past: Ryouki Satsujin Sennyuu Sousa

サイコ×パスト 猟奇殺人潜入捜査

Asahi

Taisho, year 12 (1923). A tragedy in Hinamizawa village changes the fate of a girl and her friends. The turbulent early life of Oryou, head of the Sonozaki family, one of the Three Great Families, who would later be feared and known as Empress Sonozaki.

The missing link to the original Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is now revealed.

(Source: Futabasha, translated)

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