Higurashi no Naku Koro nor will release his new series in October

On the official Twitter account for the new anime adaptation of the visual novels Higurashi no Naku Koro ni , it was announced that the new release date has been scheduled for October.

🆕放送時期決定🆕

新プロジェクト『ひぐらしのなく頃に』は
2020年10月に放送開始予定です

お待ちいただきました皆様本当にありがとうございます🙇‍♂️🙇#ひぐらし pic.twitter.com/BiYu2eknR8
— アニメ「ひぐらしのなく頃に」公式アカウント (@higu_anime) July 6, 2020

The series was originally scheduled to be released this month, however, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on production, this had been postponed indefinitely.

Furthermore, the first season of the anime premiered in 2006 with 26 episodes, followed by a second season titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai in 2007, with 24 episodes.

07th Expansion released the first chapter of the visual novel in 2002 during that year's Comiket . Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion released Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou for PC in Japan in 2014 as a “thank you” to fans of the series. The franchise inspired many other animation projects, two live-action films, and manga adaptations.

Cast of voices

Souichiro Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara.
Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryuugu.
Satsuki Yukino as Mion Sonozaki.
Mika Kanai as Satoko Houjou.
Yukari Tamura as Rika Furuda.

Production team

Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion are credited with the original idea.
Akio Watanabe ( Monogatari Series ) is in charge of character design.
Passione Studios ( Citrus , Rokka no Yuusha , High School DxD Hero ) are in charge of animating the project.

Synopsis of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

On a warm summer day in 1983, transfer student Maebara Keiichi arrives in a peaceful rural town in Hinamizawa. There, he befriends his classmates Rena, Mion, Rika and Satoko. Accepted as an official member of the "club", Keiichi and the gang perform various activities such as card and board games, as well as hide and seek.

But just as Keiichi was getting used to life in the country, he meets the dark story behind Hinamizawa. As Keiichi unravels this dark mystery, he will discover that his new friends may not be what they appear.

Source: Official Twitter Account