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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2009, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
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
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.
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
CourScore history
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 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 | 80 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 2,741 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 90,735 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 5 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.36 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 89 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,763 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 89 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 8,562 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 82 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 527 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 38,003 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 604 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.05 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 352,032 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 525,724 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 123,063 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 14,870 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 22,325 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 332 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 31 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 115 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 107 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 253 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 4,040,220 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 195,091 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 13,034,916 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.73 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 77,627 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 81.6 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 81 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 34.24 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 243 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 407 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 16,736 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |