Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.

Satsuki Yukino
Mion Sonozaki

Soichiro Hoshi
Keiichi Maebara

Mai Nakahara
Rena Ryuuguu

Mika Kanai
Satoko Houjou

Yukari Tamura
Rika Furude

Miki Itou
Miyo Takano

Chafurin
Kuraudo Ooishi
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