Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2020 – Fall 2020 Anime
Premiere Date: Sept. 30 via Funimation
Higurashi is well known in the anime fandom for its subversive spin on the Harem and Moe genres, taking viewers down a horrific rabbit hole of gore, murder and intrigue. In recent years though, its faded from the collective consciousness, replaced by other series and shows willing to go to the same lengths.
That’s all set to change during the fall 2020 anime season though, thanks to a fresh new adaptation of the story by Passione, the studio behind hits like Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers and Wasteful Days of High School Girls.
All of the tender, heart-warming moments between new kid Keiichi Maebara and his friends, as well as the sickeningly twisted scenes brought on by an unknown malevolent force, have been given a fresh coat of animation.
One of its more recent trailers showed off some of these improvements, and still only scratched the surface of what the show could provide.
It’s also worth noting that the series is set to adapt the full story of the series, giving fans new and old a means of seeing what happens in the most modern and visually captivating way possible.
Top it all off with the fact that it’s streaming through Funimation – and will likely receive a stellar dub as a result – and there’s little reason not to give this psychological horror anime series a look this fall.
