ひぐらしのなく頃に 第一話 鬼隠し編（上）

ひぐらしのなく頃に 小説版 #1-01

by Ryukishi07 (著者), ともひ (画家)

昭和五十八年。のどかな雛見沢村に伝わる秘祭・綿流しに潜む決して犯してはならない禁忌に触れたとき、転校生・前原圭一の“日常”は“非日常”の惨劇に一瞬にして染まっていく…！正解率１％の衝撃ミステリー『ひぐらしのなく頃に』待望の文庫化。

Genres: Light Novel, Horror, Mystery

361 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

Ryukishi07 (竜騎士07, Ryūkishi Zero Nana?, born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture who is well-known as the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni. He is the representative member of the group 07th Expansion. His pen name originated from the Final Fantasy series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragoon", and "07" goroawase for the name "Lenna". His illustration style is recognizable from the large hands he draws on people.

Reviews

[Moonrune Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF after they meet the photographer by the garbage dump (the end of the second day?).

I'm not the first one to complain about the SOL (slice of life) parts of this story being a drag to read, to the point that some people even skip them outright in the original game. Higurashi might be the most incredible mystery/horror masterpiece in the universe for all I know, but if the moment when a story tries to establish and develop characters results in a dull and grating experience for its readers, that's not a good story in my opinion, simple as that.

[Arielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found a version of higurashi I hadn’t given five stars to. My favorite piece of media of all time, hard to recommend, Ryukishi is a terrible writer, changed my life inexorably.

[Everything Worthy · Rating 3 out of 5]

7.3

[Cassie Fleurs · Rating 4 out of 5]

woah .bloody and creepy