Higurashi no Naku Koro ni/Characters: Difference between revisions

=== "[[The Charmer|Magician of Words]]" Keiichi Maebara ===

==== Voiced by: [[Soichiro Hoshi]] (JP), [[Grant George]] (EN) ====

'''Keiichi Maebara''' is the main protagonist in the "question" arcs. The son of a famous artist, his family recently moved to Hinamizawa after an unfortunate event involving him in their hometown, {{spoiler|where he was the perpetrator of a series of crimes involving shooting young girls with his model gun}}. His charisma and remarkable talent for speechmaking allow him to easily make new friends and become popular in the village.

 

=== "[[I'm Taking Her Home with Me|Cute Mode]]" Rena Ryugu ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mai Nakahara]] (JP), [[Mela Lee]] (EN) ====

'''Rena Ryugu''' is a girl who returned from Ibaraki to Hinamizawa one year ago, and she is in same grade level as Keiichi. She has an obsession with things she perceives as cute, whether they're actually adorable or butt-ugly. Every now and then, she goes treasure hunting in the town's trash heap, searching for "cute" things to collect, and upon finding something "cute", it's difficult to stop her from taking it home. Despite this disarming trait, Rena is shown to be amazingly observant and perspective about the things around her. According to Mion, while Rena might seem cute herself, people should be careful not to anger her as she becomes quite scary. She is especially sensitive about the topic of Oyashiro-sama, who she fears will curse her for leaving Hinamizawa.

 

=== "[[Team Mom|Club Leader]]" Mion Sonozaki ===

==== Voiced by: [[Satsuki Yukino]] (JP), [[Megan Hollingshead]] (EN) ====

'''Mion Sonozaki''' is the oldest classmate in Keiichi's class. As the elder, she is the class president and everyone looks up to her as the leader. Her social skills are on par with Keiichi, whom she highly respects as a friend and rival (though it is later shown that she has a crush on him). She acts like a tomboy, but has a hidden girlish side. She is next in line to be the head of the Sonozaki household, one of the Three Families which holds tremendous influence in Hinamizawa. Her position as heir is marked by an oni tattoo on her back.

 

=== Shion Sonozaki ===

==== Voiced by: [[Satsuki Yukino]] (JP), [[Megan Hollingshead]] (EN) ====

'''Shion Sonozaki''' is Mion's identical twin sister, who currently resides in Okinomiya. In spite of their different personalities, she and Mion often switch places, and it can be difficult to distinguish between them. She was sent by the Sonozaki family to a private boarding school, but escaped and returned to live near her hometown, where she lives with Kasai. She was in love with Satoshi, and blames the Three Families of Hinamizawa for his disappearance. She works as a waitress at the ''Angel Mort'' restaurant and is the manager's assistant for the Hinamizawa Fighters little league team.

 

=== "[[Trap Master|Trapmaster]]" Satoko Houjou ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mika Kanai]] (JP), Minx Lee (EN) ====

'''Satoko Houjou''' is a younger classmate in Keiichi's school. In spite of her young age, she seems to have an impressive arm strength and is quite clever in setting up traps, which she likes to practice on Keiichi. Although her personality is quite energetic and mischievous during the events of the games, Satoko's past was full of trauma; her family were outcasts for supporting the dam project that would have destroyed the village {{spoiler|though by the time of the series any real hostility towards the Houjous as long since petered out and their pariah status is entirely the product of social inertia, which Keiichi helps to overcome to save Satoko from her uncle}}, her parents died in an accident {{spoiler|caused by Satoko while under the influence of Hinamizawa Syndrome}}, she was abused by her foster parents (her aunt and uncle), and her beloved brother Satoshi disappeared. She greatly misses Satoshi, and feels that by being strong, he will return. {{spoiler|Satoko suffers from Hinamizawa Syndrome, and receives regular injections at the clinic to keep the symptoms under control. She is unaware of her condition, and believes them to be vitamin shots}}. She cannot tell the difference between cauliflower and broccoli because she is color blind.

 

=== "[[Cheerful Child|Raccoon]]" Rika Furude ===

==== Voiced by: [[Yukari Tamura]] (JP), [[Rebecca Forstadt]] (EN) ====

'''Rika Furude''' is the main character of ''Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai''. She is a younger classmate in Keiichi's school, and is in the same grade level as Satoko. Naturally, she is great friends with her, as they live together in the same house. She is the [[Miko]] of the Shrine of Oyashiro-sama, and some of the villagers revere her as a prophet. She has been the head of the Furude family since her parents died, but rarely attends town meetings due to her young age.

 

=== Hanyu{{spoiler|/Oyashiro-sama/Hainryun Ieasomuru Jieda}} ===

==== Voiced by: [[Yui Horie]] (JP) ====

'''Hanyu''' is the mysterious "transfer student" in ''Matsuribayashi-hen''. She has a pair of dark-colored horns on her head, one which is chipped slightly. In fact, she has appeared to Rika all her life, but only in ''Matsuribayashi-hen'' did she gain the power to interact with others. She is very meek and often makes the noise "Au au au¦" when she is nervous or uncomfortable. She dislikes alcohol and kimchi, which Rika uses in large amounts when Hanyu is being particularly annoying (Hanyu's and Rika's senses are linked together).

 

=== Satoshi Houjou ===

==== Voiced by: [[Mitsuki Saiga]] (JP - drama CD), [[Yuu Kobayashi]] (JP - anime), Darrel Guilbeau (EN) ====

'''Satoshi Houjou''' is Satoko's older brother, who disappeared a year before the story began. It's eventually revealed that {{spoiler|he killed his aunt to protect Satoko, but then succumbed to Hinamizawa Syndrome and was taken to the Irie Clinic's basement, where he remains in a coma}}.

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=== Kuraudo Ooishi ===

==== Voiced by: [[Chafurin]] (JP) ====

'''Kuraudo Ooishi''' is a veteran police investigator at Okinomiya who has vowed to solve the mystery of the Hinamizawa murders before his retirement, due to personal reasons. Due to his uncouth tactics and the lengths that he goes to in order to solve the mystery, he is looked upon as a nuisance by the villagers. He approaches one of the main characters to become his informant in several arcs, and is sometimes unwittingly responsible for triggering their paranoia.

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=== Jirou Tomitake ===

==== Voiced by: [[Tohru Ookawa]] (JP), [[Kyle Hebert]] (EN) ====

'''Jirou Tomitake''' is a freelance photographer who comes to Hinamizawa occasionally. He gets along well with Miyo Takano because of their similar interests in photography. Despite being only an occasional visitor, he seems to know a fair amount about Hinamizawa's past. Ooishi and the police are suspicious of his identity.

 

=== Miyo Takano{{spoiler|/Miyoko Tanishi}} ===

==== Voiced by: [[Miki Ito]] (JP), [[Fuyuka Ooura]] (JP - young), [[Karen Strassman]] (EN) ====

'''Miyo Takano''' is a nurse at the village clinic who has a keen interest in Hinamizawa's past and culture, recording all her speculation in notebooks. At times, her storytelling can be very mysterious and chilling she seems to enjoy putting people on edge. In the first six arcs, she consistently disappears on the night of Watanagashi, and an incinerated body thought to be hers is found in the mountains.

 

=== Kyousuke Irie ===

==== Voiced by: [[Toshihiko Seki]] (JP), Dave Mallow (EN) ====

'''Kyousuke Irie''' is the head doctor of the village clinic. Initially interesting in being a doctor just for the money, he became devoted to the field of psychosurgery after a head injury changed his father's personality. Despite his young age and the fact that he has a severe maid fetish, he is highly respected in the community. He cheerfully makes house calls and seems to truly care about everyone's health. He has (half-jokingly) admitted that [[The Jailbait Wait|he wishes to marry Satoko when she is older]], but is not above chasing after Rika when she is wearing one of the uniforms from the restaurant ''Angel Mort''. In addition, he is the manager of the village's baseball little league team, the Hinamizawa Fighters. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that he works under Miyo, where he is trying to find a cure for Hinamizawa Syndrome while not knowing of his employer's true desires}}.

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=== Mamoru Akasaka ===

==== Voiced by: [[Takehito Koyasu]] (JP - drama CD), [[Daisuke Ono]] (JP - anime), [[Patrick Seitz]] (EN) ====

'''Mamoru Akasaka''' is a young police investigator at the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo. He befriended Rika while investigating a case in Hinamizawa four years ago, all due to a prophecy about his wife which came true; he, however, just brushed it off as coincidence.

 

=== Teppei Houjou ===

==== Voiced by: Katsuhisa Hoki (JP), [[Steve Kramer]] (EN) ====

'''Teppei Houjou''' is Satoko and Satoshi's uncle/foster father. He and his wife were forced to take care of Satoko and Satoshi after the death of their parents, but they abused them. He left Hinamizawa after Tamae's death, and currently lives in Okinomiya. According to Kasai, he is a pimp and uses his lover Rina to swindle men out of their money.

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=== Oryou Sonozaki ===

==== Voiced by: Shizuka Okohira (JP), [[Barbara Goodson]] (EN) ====

'''Oryou Sonozaki''' is Mion and Shion's grandmother and head of the Sonozaki household. She appears to be a very harsh old woman and is considered the most powerful person in Hinamizawa. Both Mion and Shion call her "Oni-baba" ("demon granny").

 

== Minor Characters ==

=== Rumiko Chie ===

Voiced by: [[Fumiko Orikasa]] (JP), Sam Carr (EN)

 

 

=== Tatsuyoshi Kasai ===

Voiced by: [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] (JP), [[Steve Kramer]] (EN)

 

 

=== Rina{{spoiler|/Ritsuko}} Mamiya ===

Voiced by: [[Kyoko Hikami]] (JP - drama CD), [[Misa Watanabe]] (JP - anime), Jean Smart (EN)

 

 

=== Akane Sonozaki ===

Voiced by: [[Kikuko Inoue]] (JP)

 

 

=== Kiichirou Kimiyoshi ===

Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada (JP), [[Kyle Hebert]] (EN)