simply put . not for child . a lot of anime be somewhat violent and sometimes disturb but higurashi be something else . the violence be untamed and brutal . the story be surround a little village that be lead by 3 family . it all start when a young boy keichii move to the little village from the city in the month of june 1983. he make friend with 3 girl and rena and mion ( and later her twin sister shion ) and satoko and rika . all seem well until he learn the village have a lot of secret of murder and unexplained death . in a series of different chapter ( arc ) the story be repeat all base around each character in turn . each character go mad and a lot of the time at least one of the group of friend be murder brutally by one another . the story explore murder and suspicion and even alien . it not something i would recommend to everyone but certainly one i would recommend to those who do not mind a bit of violence .