Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu Episode 1 invites you to watch a thrilling anime that will leave you breathless. It has a lot of violence so anime lovers who would rather skip such content should dare not watch this one. The mysterious stories unwind into several layers and the twist leaves you shocked in the end.
Kiichi, the central character of the story, initially a novel, then adapted for the screen, travels to the fictional village of Hinamizawa and befriends Mion, Shion, Rika, Rena, and Satoko.
Initially, all seems to be calm and quiet in the countryside until the day when Kiichi noted something odd in the air of Hinamizawa. Kiichi starts to notice that every year from 1979 to 1982, owing to the curse of Oyashiro, a person dies, and another disappears right after the yearly Watanagashi festival of the village.
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu Episode 1
There are many chapters in this series. Most of the chapters depict a central storyline with alternative realities. All these chapters have a main plotline where Tomatike, the freelance photographer, and Miyo Takano, the nurse, die after the festival in June 1983. The rest of the story weaves the tale centering on how Kiichi and his friends investigate this mystery.
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Sotsu is part of the Anime Arc. The Anime arc also has chapters titled Gou that ran from 2020 to 2021.
The Sotsu chapter has fifteen episodes, which ran from July 1, 2021, to September 30, 2021. Episode 1 is the first part of Chapter 1, titled Demon Revealing Chapter 1. Here Hanyu is seen taking up the famous aluminum bat, and eventually, he starts walking toward Satoko.
This chapter also has two subsequent parts, namely Demon Revealing Chapter 2 and 3.
Final Thoughts
Are you yet to watch this epic series and the fight against Oyashiro Curse? Then, quickly stream the English subbed version and join the ride with Kiichi and co.