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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira
Aliases

When They Cry Kira, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, ひぐらしのなく頃に煌, Default, Synonym, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni OVA 2, When They Cry Glitter, Higurashi: When They Cry – Kira, Japanese, Higurashi: When They Cry: Kira

S113SUMMER 2011OVA
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira

ひぐらしのなく頃に煌

With things such as story out of the way, Higurashi cranks up the fanservice with Kira, a new OVA series to commemorate the series' 10th anniversary, featuring nail-biting situations such as Rika and Satoko becoming magical girls to battle evil magic crime syndicates with the help of their trusty squad of cheerleaders, among other things.

The excitement may be too much to handle. Do you dare step inside the... "different" world of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira?

Last updated

Jun 3, 2026, 11:44 PM

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Courcast score breakdown

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

CourScore

20.0

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

Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 10 minutes ago

Top reasons

  • Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~7,630 followers
  • Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 63.0
  • IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~10,776 users
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Feasibility warning
None

Source material looks exhausted, so near-term sequel odds are capped.

Near-term probability is capped at 20% until confirmed evidence lands.

Financial & Commercial63
Production Feasibility18
Audience Reception63
Strategic Priors25
Fandom Engagement0

CourScore history

CourScore over time

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SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
malcompletedGLOBAL63,381May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL2,770May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL21,364May 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL21,015Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsufavoritesGLOBAL20Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadexsource status codeGLOBAL3May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL10,980Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA11Mar 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL7,930Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL61.46Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadexvolumes totalGLOBAL1May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangadexchapters totalGLOBAL7May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL189Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL62Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL65.6May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdatesbayesian ratingGLOBAL6.15May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbvote countGLOBAL2Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbpopularityGLOBAL0.4Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM