{"id":4053,"date":"2026-06-23T22:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-anime-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:19:35","slug":"higurashi-when-they-cry-new-anime-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-anime-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Higurashi: When They Cry Is Getting a New TV Anime \u2014 Studio DEEN and Full Cast Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty years after it first made audiences afraid of the sound of cicadas, <em>Higurashi: When They Cry<\/em> is getting a brand-new TV anime \u2014 with the same studio and every principal voice actor from the original run.<\/p>\n<p>Kadokawa made the announcement on <strong>21 June 2026<\/strong> during a live-streamed special commemorating the 20th anniversary of the franchise&#8217;s first anime adaptation. The tagline landed with appropriate weight: <em>&#8220;Okaeri, minna&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 welcome back, everyone.<\/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\/ZfH0WHJ_-zA\" title=\"Higurashi: When They Cry - New | Official Trailer\" 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>Higurashi: When They Cry &#8211; New | Official Trailer \u2014 via Crunchyroll Dubs on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Was Announced<\/h2>\n<p>The green-lit production is a new television anime based on Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion&#8217;s original sound novel franchise. <strong>Studio DEEN<\/strong> \u2014 which animated both the 2006 and 2007 anime seasons, as well as the GOU (2020) and SOTSU (2021) sequels \u2014 returns to handle animation. No premiere date has been confirmed, and details on episode count or cour length have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<h2>A New Story \u2014 Not a Remake<\/h2>\n<p>This is not a retelling of <em>Onikakushi<\/em> or any existing arc. According to coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/06\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-tv-anime-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gematsu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/finalweapon.net\/2026\/06\/21\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-anime-20th-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final Weapon<\/a>, the new series will tell <strong>an entirely original story<\/strong> centred on Keiichi Maebara and the club members confronting a new tragedy in Hinamizawa. For fans who have worked through the full original arcs and the GOU\/SOTSU chapters, this positions the new entry as fresh ground rather than another lap around familiar material.<\/p>\n<h2>The Full Cast Is Back<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/higurashi-new-anime-2026-key-visual.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Higurashi When They Cry New TV Anime 2026 Key Visual with the main cast\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Kadokawa \/ Studio DEEN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All five principal voice actors are confirmed to reprise their roles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Soichiro Hoshi<\/strong> as Keiichi Maebara<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mai Nakahara<\/strong> as Rena Ryugu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Satsuki Yukino<\/strong> as Mion and Shion Sonozaki<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mika Kanai<\/strong> as Satoko Hojo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yukari Tamura<\/strong> as Rika Furude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The teaser PV already features newly recorded dialogue from the cast, which signals the production is more than a holding announcement.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Singapore Anime Fans Should Pay Attention<\/h2>\n<p>Higurashi carries genuine cult status in Singapore \u2014 the visual novel era built a dedicated community, and the anime adaptations have streamed here via Crunchyroll, which holds the full catalogue including GOU and SOTSU. The previous modern entries (GOU debuted October 2020, SOTSU in July 2021) both streamed with same-week subtitles, and Singapore fans had full timely access. When a premiere window for this new series is announced, the same access is expected. In the meantime, the Crunchyroll library is worth revisiting if you have not seen the full run \u2014 GOU and SOTSU in particular recontextualise the original arcs in ways that make re-watching them very worthwhile before the new chapter arrives.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Words<\/h2>\n<p>The specifics \u2014 director, composer, episode count, premiere season \u2014 are all still to come. But the bones are right: a trusted studio, the complete original cast, and a story that is not constrained by having to adapt pre-existing material. For fans of horror, mystery, and the slow-burn dread Higurashi does better than almost anything else in the genre, the wait just got a lot more interesting. Stay tuned to the <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">Manga Anime<\/a> section for updates as production details drop.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty years on, Studio DEEN and the full original cast return for an all-new Higurashi: When They Cry TV anime \u2014 a brand-new story, announced at the franchise&#8217;s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,385,418,302,417],"class_list":["post-4053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-higurashi","tag-horror-anime","tag-kadokawa","tag-studio-deen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/higurashi-new-anime-2026-key-visual.jpg?fit=1000%2C1421&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-13n","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3954,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/higurashi-when-they-cry-new-tv-anime-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4053,"position":0},"title":"Higurashi: When They Cry Gets a New TV Anime \u2014 20 Years On","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"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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