Tsumihoroboshi-hen 罪滅し編
Information
Orignal VN Release Date	August 14, 2005
Translated VN Release Date(s)	April 15, 2010 (Europe)
Anime Air Date(s)	August 29-September 26, 2006
Manga Release Date(s)	December 22, 2006 June 22, 2007 December 22, 2007 June 21, 2008 October 2011 December 2011 February 2012 April 2012
Live Action Release Date	April 18, 2009
Platform	PC PlayStation 2 Nintendo DS
Previous Arc	Meakashi-hen
Following Arc	Minagoroshi-hen

Tsumihoroboshi-hen (罪滅し編, Atonement Chapter), is the answer arc for Onikakushi-hen in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, released on August 14, 2005 as the second game in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai series. However, the story is completely different from that of its question arc. Instead of Maebara Keiichi becoming victim of the Hinamizawa Syndrome, Tsumihoroboshi-hen is told from Ryūgū Rena's perspective as she succumbs to it, as well as additional symptoms that did not happen to Keiichi in Onikakushi-hen. This arc is preceded by Meakashi-hen and followed by Minagoroshi-hen.

PlotEdit

Chapter One: HappinessEdit

Chapter Two: A Home to Return toEdit

Chapter Three: File No. 34Edit

Chapter Four: Invasion of EarthEdit

Chapter Five: RetakeEdit

Disappearances and DeathsEdit

DisappearancesEdit

• Hōjō Satoshi

DeathsEdit

• Hōjō Teppei, killed by Rena, via her nata, for trying to take her father's money (killed by a rather large axe in the manga).
• Mamiya Rina, killed by an old pipe wielded by Rena, for both trying to kill her and taking advantage of her father.
• Takano Miyo, hanged June 19, 1983 in the mountains of the Gifu Prefecture. Her corpse was burned in an oil drum.
• Tomitake Jirō, killed himself on June 19, 1983, the night of the Watanagashi Festival, by clawing his throat out.

Live ActionEdit

The 2009 movie Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai is based off Tsumihoroboshi-hen. See the trailer at www.higurashi-movie.com.

Question ArcEdit

See Onikakushi-hen.

At the first time, I do my best to try again against the inevitable tragedy. In the second time, I become disgusted towards the inevitable tragedy. The third time, disgust is overwhelmed into painfulness. But by the seventh time, this all becomes a farce comedy. Frederica Bernkastel