{"id":3954,"date":"2026-06-21T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-tv-anime-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T14:16:08","slug":"higurashi-when-they-cry-new-tv-anime-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-tv-anime-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Higurashi: When They Cry Gets a New TV Anime \u2014 20 Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 21 \u2014 <em>Watanagashi<\/em>, the Cotton Drifting Festival day in the series&#8217; own lore \u2014 KADOKAWA announced that <strong>Higurashi: When They Cry<\/strong> is getting a brand new television anime, two decades after the original first aired.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tlv6sDFoljg\" title=\"Higurashi: When They Cry New TV Anime Production Announcement PV\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>New TV Anime Production Announcement PV (\u300c\u3072\u3050\u3089\u3057\u306e\u306a\u304f\u9803\u306b\u300d\u65b0\u4f5cTV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u5236\u4f5c\u6c7a\u5b9aPV) \u2014 via KADOKAWAanime on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3001\u304a\u304b\u3048\u308a \u2014 Everyone, Welcome Home<\/h2>\n<p>During a live-streamed 20th anniversary special on Sunday, KADOKAWA confirmed that a new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime is now in production. The announcement came with a teaser visual featuring a smiling Rena Ryugu and the tagline <em>\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3001\u304a\u304b\u3048\u308a<\/em> \u2014 &#8220;Everyone, welcome home&#8221; \u2014 a phrase that is both deeply warm and deeply ominous if you know the character. A short promotional video with newly recorded voice dialogue was also released through the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tlv6sDFoljg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/higurashi-2026-cast-visual.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Higurashi: When They Cry 2026 new anime teaser visual with cast\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of KADOKAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Original Cast and Studio DEEN Are Back<\/h2>\n<p>The entire main voice cast is returning for the new series:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keiichi Maebara<\/strong>: Soichiro Hoshi<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rena Ryugu<\/strong>: Mai Nakahara<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mion Sonozaki \/ Shion Sonozaki<\/strong>: Satsuki Yukino<\/li>\n<li><strong>Satoko Hojo<\/strong>: Mika Kanai<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rika Furude<\/strong>: Yukari Tamura<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Animation production returns to <strong>Studio DEEN<\/strong>, the studio behind the original 2006 and 2007 anime adaptations \u2014 not Passione, which handled the 2020\u20132021 GOU and SOTSU remakes. That is a deliberate homecoming on multiple fronts, and the announcement makes no effort to be subtle about it.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/higurashi-2026-studio-deen-visual.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"New Higurashi anime visual from Studio DEEN and KADOKAWA 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of KADOKAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>New to Higurashi? Here Is the Short Version<\/h2>\n<p>Higurashi: When They Cry (\u3072\u3050\u3089\u3057\u306e\u306a\u304f\u9803\u306b) is a horror-mystery visual novel series by Ryukishi07 via 07th Expansion, originally released in chapters from 2002 to 2006. It follows a group of friends in the rural village of Hinamizawa during the summer of 1983 \u2014 where, every year around the Cotton Drifting Festival, someone dies or goes missing. The series is known for its psychological horror, time loop mechanics, and a knack for making cheerful character designs do a lot of unsettling work. It is not for the faint-hearted, and that is precisely why it still has such a passionate following two decades on.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Words<\/h2>\n<p>No premiere date or streaming platform has been confirmed yet. Previous Higurashi adaptations \u2014 the original series and both GOU and SOTSU \u2014 have been available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crunchyroll<\/a> in Southeast Asia, so that is the platform Singapore fans would naturally look to, but nothing for the new series is confirmed. KADOKAWA says further announcements are coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>For Singapore&#8217;s horror-anime crowd, Higurashi at twenty feels as alive as ever. Whatever direction this new series takes, that Watanagashi timing was not an accident \u2014 the team is very much in on the joke, and Rena is smiling. Keep an eye on our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime coverage<\/a> for updates as they drop.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"premiere date and streaming platform to be confirmed\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime has been announced, with Studio DEEN and the original cast returning 20 years after the original 2006 series. 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