• Book Name: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashi-hen Manga
• Alternative(s): ひぐらしのなく頃に解目明し編; Higurashi When They Cry - Eye Opening Chapter
• Genre(s): Drama Horror Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural
• Author(s): Ryukishi07
• Status: Completed Download Manga
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Summary: Keiichi Maebara has just moved to a seemingly peaceful new town. He’s making friends and generally enjoying his life until one day he learns of a grisly murder that took place in the little village. His friends won’t give him any details which only adds to Keiichi’s uneasiness. After learning at the town’s annual festival that a death has occurred on that night every year for the past four years, Keiichi is drawn into a web of intrigue to help unravel the mystery of these murders. Things only get more dangerous when he learns that some of his new friends may be involved!The story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is divided into a total of eight chapters: four "Question" arcs and four "Answer" arcs. Each chapter keeps the same main characters, but ends in a different way. However, each chapter gives valuable answers, hints, and clues to the previous one, while at the same time bringing forth even more mysteries.Meakashi is the fifth in a series of manga following the different scenarios of the Higurashi games and the first scenario that aims to answer questions raised in the previous scenarios. It focuses on seemingly the same happenings as in Watanagashi-hen only told from Shion Sonozaki's point of view.The question arcs are: 1. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushihen2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Watanagashihen3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Tatarigoroshihen4. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Himatsubushihen The answer arcs are:5. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Meakashihen6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Tsumihoroboshihen7. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Minagoroshihen8. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai - Matsuribayashi-henThe side story arcs are:- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onisarashihen- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Yoigoshihen- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Utsutsukowashi-hen- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Kokoro Iyashihen