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

Jul 27, 2026, 06:17 PM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

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

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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 yesterday

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 analysedJul 27, 2026, 06:17 PM

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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
filmarks	score mean	JP	76	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	5,719,770	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
danime	viewership rank	JP	87	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	1	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	1,940	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	1,319	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	58,237	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	120,784	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	72.1	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	57	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	81,698	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.55	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	69	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	1,180	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
x	followers count	GLOBAL	129,934	Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	108,435	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	34,495,156	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	1,103,924	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	36,444	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	306,236	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	8.88	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	1,103,924	Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	1,122	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	78.74	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	32,281	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarks	mark count	JP	5,035	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	14	Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	71	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer likes	GLOBAL	8,274	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	1,290	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	331,280	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	trailer views	GLOBAL	511,484	Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch total	GLOBAL	829	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	media total	GLOBAL	24	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	3,132	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	rating	GLOBAL	7.37	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	entry likes	GLOBAL	226	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	15	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	goods total	GLOBAL	798	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	13	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	figures total	GLOBAL	7	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	4	Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadex	chapters total	GLOBAL	15.3	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	44	Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	91	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	9,266	Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	silent days	JP	4	Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Jul 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
x official jp	posts 7d	JP	1	Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM

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