i recently watch this anime for the first time and initially wasn not sure what to make of it while i would hear that be be a horror story but the animation style and open episode give little suggestion of what be to come apart from the short pre credit sequence in the first episode . keiichi have recently move from the city to the small and traditional village of hinamizawa and have settle in at the local school where he have befriend a group of girl and join their club . this all suggest it be go to be a comedy with him get into embarrass situation with the girl and there be some of that but it lead on to murder and mayhem . the story repeat a few time during the series with slightly different situation lead to different character take the lead roll . all the story however end in murder and often shockingly brutal murder and torture . we later learn that the repeat story aren not merely show how thing could be different if different choice be make but time be repeat like a macabre version of groundhog day and except that more than a day be repeat . we later learn that one of the girl be aware of this and be try to change fate to prevent it from reoccurring and occasionally one or more of the others will remember something too but tend to write it off a a half remembered dream or déjà vu . the story be fairly gripping and doesn not get boring a event repeat themselves . i find the juxtaposition of cute animate character and disturb imagery quite disturb in a good way .