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
(Source: Funimation)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2021, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
2020ViewingConfirmedHigurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu
2021(×﹏×)When They Cry Rei
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
2009ConfirmedWhen They Cry Kai
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
2007ConfirmedWhen They Cry
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2006Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
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 signal score out of 100.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,223 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 83,296 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,323 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 76 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 5,204 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,177 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 58,376 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,138 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 78.74 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 109,737 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 308,340 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 121,395 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.38 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 3,191 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 36,457 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 15.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 254 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 797 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 24 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 828 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 331,410 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 9,287 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 5,737,678 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 22 | Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 31, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.55 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 32,605 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 71 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 24.73 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 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 | 8,281 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 513,433 | Oct 23, 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 |