Higurashi When They Cry Episode 4: What to Expect?

An adaptation of 07th Expansion’s murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series of the same name, ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’ is a slow-burn anime that expertly combines rustic beauty and horror to build a world that is proper nightmare fuel. ‘Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU’ or ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu’ is the sequel to ‘Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou,’ which aired 24 episodes between October 1, 2020, and March 19, 2021. ‘Sotsu’ premiered on July 1, 2021. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming episode of the series.

Higurashi When They Cry Episode 4 Release Date

‘Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU’ episode 4, titled ‘Cotton-Revealing Chapter, Part 1,’ is set to release on July 15, 2021, on Tokyo MX, BS11, and SUN. Studio Passione has developed the anime in collaboration with Funimation. The series retains most of the cast and crew from ‘Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou,’ with Keiichiro Kawaguchi helming the directorial team, Naoki Hayashi leading the writing staff, Akio Watanabe handling the character designs, and Kenji Kawai composing the music. The opening theme track is “Analogy” by Ayane, while the ending theme track is “Missing Promise” by Konomi Suzuki.

Where to Watch Higurashi When They Cry – SOTSU Online?

The anime can be watched with original Japanese audio and English subtitles on AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand), Funimation (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland), and Wakanim (Scandinavia and the Netherlands). Ani-One Asia is set to stream the episodes on the same day as they air in Japan in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Vietnam, Fiji, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Nauru, Northern Mariana Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu Island.

Episodes with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles are available on Funimation. Viewers can get episodes with German, French, and Russian subtitles on Wakanim.

Higurashi When They Cry Episode 4 Spoilers

In episode 3, since being injected with H-173 by Satoko, Rena has been rapidly losing her sanity. She thinks that Keiichi saw her burying Rina’s dismembered body parts and continues to stalk him and act erratically around him. Her behavior alarms Keiichi, who speaks to Rika about it. However, the latter implies that he is being paranoid and assures that nothing is wrong with their friend. So, when Rena comes to cook for Keiichi at his mother’s request when he is alone at the house, he lets her in and even hugs her. Watching them from afar, Rika believes that everything will be alright now. Unbeknownst to her, Rena begins stabbing Keiichi once she is inside the house, and Keiichi defends himself by hitting her repeatedly with a box.

The following morning, Rika learns the truth at school. Although Keiichi has survived and is now in a hospital, Rena is dead. Realizing that there is no escape from the village for her in this fragment. Rika kills herself with a knife, not realizing that Satoko was behind all of this. Satoko also kills herself with the same knife and follows Rika to the next fragment. In episode 4, a new chapter of the story will likely begin. Satoko and Rika might arrive in a new fragment and meet the new versions of their old friends.

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