쓰르라미 울 적에 해, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, When They Cry Kai, ひぐらしのなく頃に解, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 2nd Series, Higurashi no Nakukoro ni 2nd Season, The Moment the Cicadas Cry 2, Higurashi: When They Cry – Kai, ひぐらしのなく頃に 解
Continuing from the first series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai begins to shed some light on the dark mysteries prevalent in the preceding season. The young group of friends in the town of Hinamizawa continue to enter terrible conflicts with one another in their never ending summer of 1983, often ending with the brutal murder of one of their numbers. Furude Rika, with the help of her spiritual friend Hanyuu, tackles challenges over and over, trying her best to keep their lives from coming to a tragic end. With no end to the torture in sight, Rika must call upon the bonds of friendship and trust among her friends to discover the true villain of this eternal June.
Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 09:17 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2009, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
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When They Cry Kai
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai
2007ViewingConfirmedHigurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sotsu
2021(×﹏×)Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou
2020ConfirmedWhen They Cry Rei
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
2009ConfirmedWhen They Cry
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
2006Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
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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.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
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CourScore over time
When They Cry Kai renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is When They Cry Kai getting a new season?
- Yes - When They Cry Kai has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will When They Cry Kai be renewed?
- When They Cry Kai 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 When They Cry Kai's renewal probability?
- When They Cry Kai'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.
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 13,010,618 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 14 | Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.36 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 0.9 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.06 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 76,912 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 400 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 16,047 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 350,122 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,785 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 523,119 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,244 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 594 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 30 | Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 37,953 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 122,547 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.6 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 89,148 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 80 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 526 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 87 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 8,279 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 99 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 195,039 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,217 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4,039,469 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 39 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |