Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou has a 100% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-gou-fall-2020 for the full breakdown.

Will Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou be renewed?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou currently has a 100% renewal probability on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou's renewal probability?

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou's CourScore is 100% as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/higurashi-no-naku-koro-ni-gou-fall-2020.

Aliases

When the Cicadas Cry, Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2020), ひぐらしのなく頃に (2020), HIGURASHI: Когда плачут цикады — GOU, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou, Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU, ひぐらしのなく頃に業, When They Cry, The Moment the Cicadas Cry, Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou, Higurashi: When They Cry GOU, Cuando las Cigarras Lloran, ひぐらしのなく頃に業

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Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou

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New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?

(Source: Funimation)

Last updated

Sep 11, 2026, 06:30 AM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2021, 12:00 AM.

Franchise overview

Franchise timeline

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Renewal pulse

Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

Confirmed

Announced Jan 1, 2021, 12:00 AM

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 15 hours ago

Top reasons

Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.

Runway

Anime original

This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.

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CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 06:30 AM

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Renewal FAQ

Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU getting a new season?: Yes - Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU be renewed?: Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
What is Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU's renewal probability?: Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.

Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	69	Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	1,329	Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	82,337	Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	1	Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	39	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	99	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	2,289	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
danime	viewership rank	JP	76	Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	5,132	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	score mean	JP	76	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	19	Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	1	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	1,178	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	58,316	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	1,130	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	78.74	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	15	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	109,281	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	307,698	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	121,249	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	rating	GLOBAL	7.38	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	3,157	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	36,468	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	chapters total	GLOBAL	15.3	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.01	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	entry likes	GLOBAL	239	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	figures total	GLOBAL	7	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	goods total	GLOBAL	797	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	media total	GLOBAL	24	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch added 30d	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch total	GLOBAL	828	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	331,386	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	9,282	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	5,732,126	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	22	Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	1	Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	1	Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	1	Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.55	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	32,435	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	72.1	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	71	Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	10.93	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	58	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	4	Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	132,189	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers delta	GLOBAL	2,255	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	1	Aug 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	81	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	34,495,156	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	1,940	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	8,280	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	512,850	Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	1,103,924	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	1,103,924	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM

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