The anime was postponed on May 21 due to production issues caused by COVID-19, and was confirmed for a Fall season release on July 3. A manga version of the new anime illustrated by Tomato Akase was also announced to be released alongside it. On March 21, the first promotional video for the anime was released, also placing the air date in July 2020. The new anime project was first announced on January 6, 2020, along with the unveiling of its official website and key production staff. īefore the airing of the first episode of Sotsu, Ryukishi posted on Twitter that Gou and Sotsu are meant to be the culmination of the Question Arcs, Kai, and Rei. The English subtitling for the anime is done by Katrina Leonoudakis. The new series was always intended to be called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou, something not publicly revealed until the airing of the second episode. The voice actor of Mion, Satsuki Yukino, similarly mentioned that it is something both those who have seen it before and are seeing it for the first time can enjoy. He stated that he included little details that only those who are already familiar with the story would get. Ryukishi07 was in charge of writing and supervising the 2020 anime. In addition, the official twitter account of the 2006 anime is reused for the promotion of the new anime.

All music tracks used in the anime so far are from the soundtrack of the previous adaptation. While under a new studio and team, the new anime inherits the composer of the 2006 Studio DEEN adaptation, Kenji Kawai. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding? Production

But something about this isolated town seems 'off,' and his feelings of dread continue to grow. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village.

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