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Meakashi-hen
目明し編
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Information
Original VN Release Date December 30, 2004
Translated VN Release Date(s) February 28, 2010 (Europe)
Anime Air Date(s) July 18-August 22, 2006
Manga Release Date(s) Japanese
  • January 27, 2007
  • July 27, 2007
  • December 22, 2007
  • June 21, 2008
    English
  • February 2011
  • April 2011
  • June 2011
  • August 2011
  • Light Novel Release Date(s)
  • May 2008
  • June 2008
  • Platform
  • PC
  • PlayStation 2
  • Nintendo DS
  • Previous Arc Himatsubushi-hen
    Following Arc Tsumihoroboshi-hen

    Meakashi-hen (目明し編, Eye Opening Chapter), is the first answer arc in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, released on December 30, 2004. It follows Himatsubushi-hen and precedes Tsumihoroboshi-hen. Meakashi-hen follows the life of Sonozaki Shion and her psychotic behavior caused by the loss of the person she loves, Hōjō Satoshi.

    Plot

    Sonozaki Shion escapes from her private school to return to Hinamizawa. During her time there, she meets Satoshi, who protected her from a group of thugs. She also begins borrowing her twin sister Sonozaki Mion's identity, eventually taking over her life as her paranoia increases. This arc reveals that because Mion and Shion switched occasionally, Shion (Mion) was given the demon tattoo instead of Mion (Shion).

    Anime Episodes

    Chapter One: First Love

    Chapter Two: Settlement

    Chapter Three: Demon's Blood

    Chapter Four: Retaliation

    Chapter Five: Cold Hands

    Chapter Six: Conviction

    Disappearances and Deaths

    All deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in Meakashi-hen. Spoilers are only for the individual arc, not the overall series.

    Disappearances

    Deaths

    • Hōjō Tamae, killed by shion June 20, 1982 on the night of the Watanagashi Festival by Satoshi.
    • Tomitake Jirō, was killed by satoshi June 19, 1983 on the night of the Watanagashi.
    • Takano Miyo,  killed by keiichi on June 19, 1983. he killed her by slicing her head off at night at his house and kidnapped rika.
    • Sonozaki Oryō, she got stabbed by rena on 1983 june 19
    • Furude Rika, keiichi kidnapped and torture her with a needle. she died because he put drugs in her and stabbed her with a needle in her eyes.
    • Kimiyoshi fart kumishofatduki, died because keiichi farts stinked. the smell made him die.
    • HOJO SATOKO, she left and went to satoshi and disapear for EVER.
    • Sonozaki Mion, she died because keiichi smacked her and her face fell off. june 23 1984
    • Maebara Keiichi, he was a killer so he killed everyone in the world and then he killed his self beside satoko hojo.
    • Sonozaki Shion,  was pushed off a bridge by satoko and was alive until keiichi slapped her and stabbed her.
    • Kasai Tatsuyoshi, keiichi killed tatsuyoshi by stabbing tatsuyoshi a lots of times in the butt.

    Question Arc

    See Watanagashi-hen.


    The little girl cried when she lost her marbles in the desert.
    She searched the desert for one hundred years.




    The little girl cried when she thought she might've lost them in the sea rather than the desert.
    She searched the depths of the sea for one hundred years.




    The little girl cried when she thought she might've lost them in the mountains than the sea.
    How long will it take till she begins to doubt whether or not she actually lost them to begin with?

    Frederica Bernkastel


    Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
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