Life couldn’t be better for Keiichi Maebara. Sure, not much happens in the sleepy mountain village of Hinamizawa…but in the three short weeks since moving here, he’s already found some amazing new buddies—who are all cute girls! However, when he discovers hints of Hinamizawa’s violent history, his dear companions insist on keeping him in the dark. Keiichi can’t escape his growing unease—will it be enough to shake his faith in his best friends? (Source: Yen Press)

June 1983...has passed. At long last, through many trials and tribulations, Rika and her friends have finally escaped the tragedy! The gameboard has been cleared, the pieces scattered, and all that remains is the rest of her life. Or so Rika believes, until she gets pulled into yet another fragment... (Source: Yen Press)

June 1983. While it normally signifies an inescapable doom for Rika and her closest companions, a crew of guest artists bring its cheerful vitality to life! Join the gang in their early summer adventures! (Source: Yen Press)

Haruna, who fought evil as a magical girl to protect people's smiles, was one day transported to an unfamiliar otherworld through a mysterious magic circle. In this world where magical girls did not exist, the Demon King, long defeated by a hero, showed signs of revival, and demonic beasts flooded the land in vast numbers. Learning that even in this otherworld, evil was stealing people's smiles, Haruna stood alone against the horde of beasts threatening to destroy a village. No matter how badly she was wounded, no matter how covered in blood she became, she never let her smile fade as she destroyed evil. Gradually, the name "Magical Girl" began to be etched into the very fabric of this other world.

Mehagashi-hen (女剥し編 Woman-Stripping Chapter) is an extra arc of Higurashi When They Cry. It was written by Ryukishi07 and released on June 30, 2021 with the fifth Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU Blu-Ray collection. This arc will be adapted to visual novel format in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou+.