"Higurashi When They Cry" Overall Main Staff: Original Work: Ryukishi07 / 07th Expansion Director: Chiaki Kon Series Composition: Toshifumi Kawase Character Design: Kyuta Sakai Music: Kenji Kawai Animation Production: Studio DEEN Production: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Production Committee (Frontier Works, Geneon Entertainment, Sotsu) === Episode 1 "Spirited Away by the Demon: The Beginning" [Originally Aired: April 4th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisor: Koichi Motomura Episode 2 "Spirited Away by the Demon: The Secret" [Originally Aired: April 11th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Naoyuki Kuzuya Episode Director: Yuji Hiraki Animation Supervisor: Nobuyoshi Souzaki Episode 3 "Spirited Away by the Demon: Suspicion" [Originally Aired: April 18th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Takeshi Yoshimoto Animation Supervisors: Masahisa Koyata, ECHO Episode 4 "Spirited Away by the Demon: Disturbance" [Originally Aired: April 25th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Yuji Hiraki Episode Director: Kyuichi Ishikawa Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 5 "Cotton Drifting: Jealousy" [Originally Aired: May 2nd, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Hidetoshi Namura Episode Director: Seung Hui Son Animation Supervisor: Atsuko Takahashi Episode 6 "Cotton Drifting: Takano" [Originally Aired: May 9th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Masakatsu Iijima Episode Director: Osamu Sekita Animation Supervisors: Noriyuki Nojo, Mikihiko Ando Episode 7 "Cotton Drifting: Lies" [Originally Aired: May 16th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Hiroshi Watanabe Episode Director: Isamu Takayama Animation Supervisors: Seiya Numata, ECHO Episode 8 "Cotton Drifting: Wish" [Originally Aired: May 23rd, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Naoyuki Kuzuya Episode Director: Yuji Hiraki Animation Supervisors: Nobuyoshi Souzaki Episode 9 "Curse Killing: Older Brother" [Originally Aired: May 30th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Hidetoshi Namura Episode Director: Takeshi Yoshimoto Animation Supervisor: Mariko Aoki, Seiya Numata, ECHO Episode 10 "Curse Killing: Bond" [Originally Aired: June 6th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Masakatsu Iijima Episode Director: Kyuichi Ishikawa Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 11 "Curse Killing: Borderline" [Originally Aired: June 13th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Santo Ban Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisor: Atsuko Takahashi Episode 12 "Curse Killing: Lost Item" [Originally Aired: June 20th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Naoyuki Kuzuya Episode Director: Matsuo Asami Chief Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Animation Supervisors: Mikihiko Ando, Noriyuki Nojo Episode 13 "Curse Killing: Apology" [Originally Aired: June 27th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Hiroshi Watanabe Episode Director: Shigeru Ueda Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 14 "Time Wasting: Hinamizawa" [Originally Aired: July 4th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Minefumi Harada Episode Director: Yuji Hiraki Animation Supervisor: Nobuyoshi Souzaki Episode 15 "Time Wasting: Sign" [Originally Aired: July 11th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Takeshi Yoshimoto Animation Supervisor: Mariko Aoki, Seiya Numata Episode 16 "Eye Opening: First Love" [Originally Aired: July 18th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Tomokazu Kougo Episode Director: Kyuichi Ishikawa Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 17 "Eye Opening: Responsibility" [Originally Aired: July 25th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Katsumi Terahigashi Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisor: Atsuko Takahashi Assistant Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 18 "Eye Opening: Oni's Blood Line" [Originally Aired: August 1st, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Naoyuki Kuzuya Episode Director: Matsuo Asami Animation Supervisor: Noriyuki Nojo Assistant Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 19 "Eye Opening: Revenge" [Originally Aired: August 8th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Hidetoshi Namura Episode Director: Daisuke Chikushi Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 20 "Eye Opening: Cold Hands" [Originally Aired: August 15th, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Masakatsu Iijima Episode Director: Yuji Hiraki Animation Supervisor: Nobuyoshi Souzaki Episode 21 "Eye Opening: Condemnation" [Originally Aired: August 22nd, 2006] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Naito Sutei Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 22 "Atonement: Happiness" [Originally Aired: August 29th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Tomokazu Kougo Episode Director: Daisuke Tsuji Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 23 "Atonement: Place to Return" [Originally Aired: September 5th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Souma Oogami Episode Director: Tomoko Hiramuki Animation Supervisors: Masumi Fujii, Atsuko Takahashi, Seiya Numata Episode 24 "Atonement: Document 34" [Originally Aired: September 12th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Masakatsu Iijima Episode Director: Matsuo Asami Animation Supervisor: Noriyuki Nojo Assistant Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata Episode 25 "Atonement: Earth Invasion" [Originally Aired: September 19th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Yuji Hiraki, Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Yuji Hiraki Animation Supervisor: Nobuyoshi Souzaki Assistant Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 26 "Atonement: Retake" [Originally Aired: September 26th, 2006] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisor: Seiya Numata === ============ === "Higurashi When They Cry Kai" Overall Main Staff: Original Work: Ryukishi07 / 07th Expansion Director: Chiaki Kon Series Composition: Toshifumi Kawase Character Design: Kyuta Sakai Music: Kenji Kawai Animation Production: Studio DEEN Production: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kai Production Committee (Frontier Works, Geneon Entertainment, Sotsu) Episode 1 "Reunion" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: July 6th, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisor: Hirofumi Morimoto Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado Episode 2 "Disaster Awakening: Tag" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: July 13th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisor: Kenji Hattori Assistant Animation Supervisors: Chigai Okado, Shogo Morishita, Kyoko Kametani, Takako Shimizu, Akiko Matsuo Episode 3 "Disaster Awakening: Powerless" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: July 20th, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Michio Fukuda Episode Director: Makoto Sokuza Animation Supervisors: Kyoko Kotani, Takako Shimizu, Maki Kawano Assistant Animation Supervisor: Chigai Okado Episode 4 "Disaster Awakening: Pre-Established Harmony" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: July 27, 2007] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Dankan Nishimo Episode Director: Daisuke Tsukushi Animation Supervisor: Hirofumi Morimoto Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado Episode 5 "Disaster Awakening: The Great Hinamizawa Disaster" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: August 3rd, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Yuji Kai Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 6 "Mass Slaughter: The Rules of the Maze" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: August 10th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Naori Hiraki Episode Director: Makoto Sokuza Animation Supervisor: Kenji Hattori Assistant Animation Supervisors: Chigai Okado, Shogo Morishita Episode 7 "Mass Slaughter: How to Alter Fate" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: August 17th, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Tatsuya Abe Episode Director: Yusuke Onoda Animation Supervisor: Akiko Nakano Episode 8 "Mass Slaughter: Stirrings" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: August 24th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Tatsuya Abe Episode Director: Daisuke Tsukushi Animation Supervisor: Hirofumi Morimoto Assistant Animation Supervisors: Chigai Okado Episode 9 "Mass Slaughter: Negotiation" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: August 31st, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Michio Fukuda Episode Director: Makoto Sokuza Animation Supervisor: Hirofumi Morimoto, Ayako Suzuki Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado Episode 10 "Mass Slaughter: Confrontation" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: September 7th, 2007] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Toshiya Shinohara Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisor: Kenji Hattori Assistant Animation Supervisors: Takako Shimizu, Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado Episode 11 "Mass Slaughter: Strong Will" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: September 14th, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Akira Iwanaga Animation Supervisor: Kyoko Kotani Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado Episode 12 "Mass Slaughter: Hinamizawa Syndrome" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: September 25th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Zuiko Kuramoto Animation Supervisor: Jun Arai Episode 13 "Mass Slaughter: Doomsday" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: October 1st, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Kazuhiro Furuhashi Episode Director: Daisuke Tsukushi Animation Supervisors: Takako Shimizu, Akiko Matsuo Episode 14 "Festival Orchestrating: Miyo" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: October 8th, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Hideki Takayama Animation Supervisor: Kenji Hattori Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado, Hirofumi Morimoto, Kyoko Kotani, Kyoko Kametani Episode 15 "Festival Orchestrating: Writhing" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: October 15th, 2007] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Akira Iwanaga Episode Director: Akira Iwanaga Animation Supervisor: Yumi Shimizu Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado, Seika Saruwatari, Jin Yoshida Episode 16 "Festival Orchestrating: Beginning of the End" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: October 22nd, 2007] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Ryo Yasumura Episode Director: Yusuke Onoda Animation Supervisor: Minefumi Harada Episode 17 "Festival Orchestrating: Stratagem" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: October 29th, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Hideyo Yamamoto Episode Director: Daisuke Tsukushi Animation Supervisor: Ayako Suzuki Assistant Animation Supervisors: Shohei Kohara, Chigai Okado, Kenji Hattori, Kyoko Kotani, Miwako Yamamoto Episode 18 "Festival Orchestrating: The Final Playing Piece" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: November 5th, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Nobuhiro Takamoto Episode Director: Yuji Kai Animation Supervisors: Minefumi Harada, Hiromasa Mizukawa, Akiko Nakano Episode 19 "Festival Orchestrating: Curtain's Rise" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: November 12th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Michio Fukuda Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisors: Satoshi Kubo Episode 20 "Festival Orchestrating: Trap" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: November 19th, 2007] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Jin Tomoyama Episode Director: Yusuke Onoda Animation Supervisors: Minefumi Harada Episode 21 "Festival Orchestrating: 48 Hours" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: November 26th, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Akira Iwanaga Episode Director: Yuji Kai Animation Supervisors: Hiromasa Mizukawa Episode 22 "Festival Orchestrating: Attack and Defense" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: December 3rd, 2007] Screenplay: Rika Nakase Storyboards: Tatsuya Abe Episode Director: Yoshihisa Matsumoto Animation Supervisors: Satoshi Kubo Assistant Animation Supervisors: Katsuya Yamamoto, Noriyuki Nojo Episode 23 "Festival Orchestrating: Bloody Battle" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: December 10th, 2007] Screenplay: Masashi Suzuki Storyboards: Katsumi Terahigashi Episode Director: Keitaro Motonaga Animation Supervisors: Hiromasa Mizukawa Assistant Animation Supervisors: Noriyuki Nojo, Katsuya Yamamoto Episode 24 "Festival Orchestrating: The End" Main Staff: [Originally Aired: December 17th, 2007] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Chiaki Kon Episode Director: Chiaki Kon Animation Supervisors: Kyuta Sakai, Minefumi Harada Assistant Animation Supervisors: Chigai Okado === ============ === "Higurashi When They Cry Rei" Overall Main Staff: Original Work: Ryukishi07 / 07th Expansion Director: Toshifumi Kawase Series Composition: Toshifumi Kawase Character Design: Kazuya Kuroda Music: Kenji Kawai Animation Production: Studio DEEN Production: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Rei Production Committee (Frontier Works, Geneon Entertainment, Sotsu) Episode 1 "Public Embarrassment" Main Staff: [Originally Released: February 25th, 2009] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Toshifumi Kawase Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisors: Chieko Miyakawa, Maki Murakami Mecha Animation Supervisor: Chigai Okabe Episode 2 "Die Killing Chapter 1" Main Staff: [Originally Released: March 25th, 2009] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Toshifumi Kawase Episode Director: Shun Yashiro Animation Supervisors: Tomoyuki Abe Episode 3 "Die Killing Chapter 2" Main Staff: [Originally Released: May 22nd, 2009] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Toshifumi Kawase Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisors: Maki Murakami, Akiko Matsuo Episode 4 "Die Killing Chapter 3" Main Staff: [Originally Released: June 24th, 2009] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Toshifumi Kawase Episode Director: Shun Yashiro Animation Supervisor: Yuko Yahiro Episode 5 "Daybreak" Main Staff: [Originally Released: August 21st, 2009] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Tetsuhito Saito Episode Director: Shunji Yoshida Animation Supervisor: Akiko Matsuo, Maki Murakami === ============ === "Higurashi When They Cry Kira" Overall Main Staff: Original Work: Ryukishi07 / 07th Expansion Director: Hideki Tachibana Series Composition: Toshifumi Kawase Character Design: Tomoyuki Abe Music: Kenji Kawai, Tomoki Kikuya Animation Production: Studio DEEN Production: Higurashi no Naku Koroni Kira Production Committee (Frontier Works, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Sotsu) Episode 1 "Punishment Loving Chapter ~Joy~" Main Staff: [Originally Released: July 21st, 2011] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Hideki Tachibana Episode Director: Toshiyuki Kato Animation Supervisors: Hiroshi Tomioka, Akiko Matsuo Episode 2 "Spirit Fighting Chapter ~Toil~" Main Staff: [Originally Released: September 22nd, 2011] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Hideki Tachibana Episode Director: Masahiro Sonoda Animation Supervisor: Tomoyuki Abe Episode 3 "Bond Merging Chapter ~Love~" Main Staff: [Originally Released: November 23rd, 2011] Screenplay: Toshifumi Kawase Storyboards: Hideki Tachibana Episode Director: Toshiyuki Kato Animation Supervisor: Hiroshi Tomioka Episode 4 "Dream Painting Chapter ~Fun~" Main Staff: [Originally Released: January 25th, 2012] Screenplay: Fumihiko Shimo Storyboards: Hideki Tachibana Episode Director: Hideki Tachibana Animation Supervisors: Hideki Tachibana, Akiko Matsuo, Tomoyuki Abe