When They Cry: Cat-Killing Arc, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen, ひぐらしのなく頃に 猫殺し編, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Special: Nekogoroshi-hen, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Cat Killing Chapter, Higurashi: When They Cry - Cat Killing Chapter
After losing a bet, Keichi, Mion, Rena, Satoko and Rika parade around the town in costumes. When they come to a fork in the road, they decide to go to Yagouchi, a nearby abandoned village. Once there Keichii and Rena learn the mystery of a strange haunted quarry as they debate whether or not to check it out.
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:20 AM
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen
2007Viewing(×﹏×)Higurashi: 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 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
19.6
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: Medium • Updated 7 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 74.8
- Cohort rating percentile - 90th percentile within season cohort
- Favourite base strength - 109 cross-platform favourites
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen has a 20/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen be renewed?
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen currently scores 20 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen's renewal probability?
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Nekogoroshi-hen's CourScore is 20 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 | 68 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 109 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 18,161 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 39 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 100 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,318 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 76 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 13,059 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | chapters total | GLOBAL | 12 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | rating | GLOBAL | 8.17 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source favorites | GLOBAL | 243 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source members | GLOBAL | 20,863 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| jikan | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 7,294 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,690 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 69.9 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 65,156 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 83,344 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 16,146 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 875 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 991 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.15 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 2,985 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 619 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 158,236 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 6 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.83 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 18,807 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 71.2 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 13 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |