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Format
OVA
Episodes
5
Episode Duration
30 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
2009-02-25 to 2009-08-21
Source
Visual novel
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Mystery
Supernatural
Psychological
Suspense
Gore
Studios
Studio Deen
Producers
Geneon Universal Entertainment
Frontier Works
Sotsu
Movic
Licensors
Sentai Filmworks
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (ひぐらしのなく頃に礼)
The infamous series of unexplainable murders in Hinamizawa have been solved and the chains of fate have broken due to the efforts of Rika Furude and her friends. Rika believes she has finally obtained the normal and peaceful life she desired with her friends; however, she is proven wrong when the wheels of fate begin turning once again after an unfortunate accident. Rika suddenly finds herself in a "perfect" world, the constant cycle of brutal killings having never taken place, where all of her friends are content and satisfied. Not wanting to abandon the world that she fought so hard for, she learns she must destroy an essential "key" to get back. But can Rika abandon the faultless world she is given the chance to live in, after all of her battles have brought her this far? [Written by MAL Rewrite]