Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Oniokoshi-hen

Decades have passed since the original tragedies of Hinamizawa, with time marching relentlessly forward through the Showa and Heisei eras and into the modern Reiwa period. Yet despite the changing times, the remote village remains trapped in a slow, irreversible decline, its population steadily dwindling as the years go by. The quiet rural community continues to harbor deep, unsettling secrets that refuse to fade into history, setting the stage for a familiar darkness to descend once more upon its residents. As the annual Watanagashi festival approaches, the curtain rises on yet another chapter of sorrow for the isolated town. The villagers are bound by an inescapable cycle tied to their traditional celebrations, and this year is no exception to the grim pattern that has long haunted them. When the night of the festival finally falls, the inevitable will unfold just as it always has: one person will lose their life, and another will vanish without a trace. Caught within this repeating nightmare, the remaining inhabitants of Hinamizawa must face the terrifying reality that the passage of time has done nothing to break the curse hanging over their home.