When They Cry: Kai (2007)

Animation · Drama · Horror

Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (3,275 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Season 1 (2007)

7.95 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 8.3 25 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Reunion	7.7	139
2	Disaster awakening chapter part one: Playing tag	6.9	125
3	Muryoku	7.2	113
4	Yotei chôwa	7.6	110
5	Hinamizawa dai saigai	8.2	129
6	Meiro no hôsoku	7.8	110
7	Unmei no kaekata	7.9	111
8	Yuragi	7.9	113
9	Kôshô	7.6	111
10	Taiketsu	7.8	111
11	Tsuyoi ishi	8.1	129
12	Hinamizawa shôkôgun	8.2	131
13	Shûmatsu	8.6	145
14	Miyo	7.8	130
15	Ugomeki	7.7	129
16	Owari no hajimari	8.1	107
17	Bôryaku	8.1	105
18	Saigo no koma	7.9	106
19	Makuake	8.0	106
20	Torappu	8.3	105
21	48 jikan	8.4	107
22	Kôbô	8.2	128
23	Kessen	8.4	107
24	Oshimai	8.3	140