We’re just a few weeks away from Sentai Filmworks bringing out the first season of Higurashi: When The Cry on March 15th, 2016 in a complete collection on DVD and Blu-ray and now they’re making sure those that are on the fence get a chance to check it out. They’re currently adding the series onto the Hulu service in both its original Japanese language form as well as the previously created English language dub that was created by Geneon Entertainment. Check out the first episode below and remember that those that subscribe to Hulu can watch this show in HD on your TV, mobile and computer.
The set will bring the original Japanese language track and the previously created English language track out for $49.99 and $69.99 for the DVD and Blu-ray respectively. The twenty-six episode series lists the clean opening and closing as the only extras included.
Plot concept: Moving to the picturesque town of Hinamizawa is going to be a big adjustment for Keiichi. For all its beauty, it’s also tiny… so small that there’s only one school, one where most of the students have known each other all their lives. Fortunately, he soon meets four girls… Rena, Mion, Satoko, and Rika, who’re willing to let the new guy in town join their afterschool club. And for a while, things seem wonderful. Until Keiichi starts discovering strange things, like the project manager for a controversial dam project being found dismembered five years ago. As he digs deeper, there are whispers and rumors of other murders and disappearances, stories of a town curse, and mysterious rituals. And then people he knows start to die. What secrets have the people of Hinamizawa kept hidden from the rest of the world? And could his new friends somehow be involved? The shocking answers will be revealed WHEN THEY CRY!
