List of Higurashi When They Cry characters

Each characters mostly appear in every arc, including Keiichi Maebara, along with his female friends, Rena Ryugu, Mion and Shion Sonozaki, Satoko Hojo and Rika Furude.

The supporting characters also appear in some arcs, including the soon-to-be-retired detective Kuraudo Ooishi, freelance photographer Jiro Tomitake, female nurse and counter-intelligence force leader Miyo Takano, and the clinic's head doctor Kyosuke Irie.

In Yoigoshi-hen, Akira Otobe appears around in the forest near the deserted village.

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Hō (ひぐらしのなく頃に奉, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hō) (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4).

Characters first introduced in Higurashi When They Cry Mei (ひぐらしのなく頃に命, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Mei) (iOS, Android).

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai main characters as seen in the anime adaptation (from left to right):
Top row: Mion, Shion, Keiichi, and Rena;
Bottom row: Satoko, Hanyu and Rika.