Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel later adapted into various anime series, manga, light novels and films. Each characters mostly appear in every arc, including Keiichi Maebara, along with his female friends, Rena Ryugu, Mion and Shion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo and Rika Furude. The supporting characters also appear in some arcs, including the soon-to-be-retired detective Kuraudo Ooishi, freelance photographer Jiro Tomitake, female nurse and counter-intelligence force leader Miyo Takano, and the clinic's head doctor Kyosuke Irie. The manga characters also appear in the first adaptation. In Onisarashi-hen, Natsumi Kimiyoshi is the visitor of Okinomiya. In Yoigoshi-hen, Akira Otobe appears around in the forest near the deserted village.

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Main

<span id="Rena Ryūgū"> <span id="Satoko Hōjō"> <span id="Hanyū"> # [Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai main characters as seen in the anime adaptation (from left to right): Top row: Mion, Shion, Keiichi, and Rena; Bottom row: Satoko, Hanyu and Rika. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Higurashi///main///characters.jpg]

Secondary

Manga

Onisarashi-hen

Yoigoshi-hen

Himatsubushi-hen

Kizuna

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Kizuna (ひぐらしのなく頃に絆) (Nintendo DS).

Kagebōshi-hen

Yoigoshi-hen

Kotohogushi-hen

Miotsukushi-hen

Hō

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Hō (ひぐらしのなく頃に奉) (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4).

Kamikashimashi-hen

Gou

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Gou (ひぐらしのなく頃に業)

Meguri

Characters first introduced in P Higurashi When They Cry Meguri (Pひぐらしのなく頃に ～廻～) (Pachinko).

Mei

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Mei (ひぐらしのなく頃に命) (iOS, Android).