Adaption of the amateur created murder mystery computer game Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni developed by the studio 7th Expansion. Studio Deen will produce the animation.

The main character of the story is Maebara Keiichi, a young teenager, who has recently moved from the city to the rural village of Hinamizawa with his family. He`s adjusting pretty well to his new life, making several friends at his new and small school, playing games every day and passing his days in a bliss, when suddenly a murder case happens...

From that point on a mystery, which traces back to happenings five years ago, begins to unravel itself before him. But which is that he is bound to find out and more importantly, will he be able to digest the truth behind all of this.

A girl dreams of falling from the sky and a black-winged bird trying to prevent this. She awakens inside an enormous translucent cocoon. From outside the cocoon she can hear the excited chatter of young women preparing for her "arrival". When she emerges, these girls name her "Rakka" (falling) because of her dream. And so a strange new life begins for this new-born Haibane (Grey Wings) together with her new friends, living in their house named "Old Home", in the city of Guri that is surrounded by a huge wall...