History Trivia / HigurashiWhenTheyCry

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Most of Akasaka and Okonogi's voice actors have either voiced [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Jotaro Kujo or DIO]]. Akasaka's [[Creator/DaisukeOno voice]] [[Creator/TakehitoKoyasu actors]] from the anime/visual novel and drama CD would later voice Jotaro and DIO in the anime adaptation respectively, while Okonogi's [[Creator/JurotaKosugi voice actor]] in the anime and drama CD voices Jotaro in the OVA. Creator/PatrickSeitz, the English voice of DIO voices Akasaka in the dub of the 2006 anime and Okonogi in the dub of Gou. Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, the voice of Akasaka's daughter Miyuki would also go on to voice Jotaro's daughter Jolyne in JoJo video games.

* TheOtherDarrin: The Funimation English dub for ''Gou'' and ''Sotsu'' uses a completely different cast from the 2007 Bang Zoom dub for the original season. The only returning actor is Creator/PatrickSeitz, but as a different character (he voiced Mamoru Akasaka in the original season and Okonagi in ''Gou'').

* TheOtherDarrin: The ''Gou'' dub uses a completely different cast than the Geneon dub.

* TheRedStapler: The town Hinamizawa is based off had to make a new wall in their shrine because fans put too many things on theirs.

* TalkingToHimself: Creator/SatsukiYukino voices both the Sonozaki twins in the original Japanese, and Creator/MeganHollingshead does the same for the English dub of the anime.

** A few years before Higurashi's first arc Onikakushi-hen "On was published, [=Ryukishi07=] wrote a short story named "Hinamizawa Teiryuujo" (translated as Hinamizawa Bus Stop) with Rika Furude and Mion Sonozaki as the main characters with [[{{Yandere}} completely]] [[{{LesYay}} different]] [[SempaiKohai personality]] traits from their Higurashi counterparts. Several characters such as Rumiko Chie, Miyo Takano and Kasai were also parts of the short story with different names and roles. When Higurashi's first story arc was officially released, [=Ryukishi07=] had made many alterations of his shirt story into Higurashi we know today.

* PromotedFanboy: Half of the cast of Gou’s main characters in the english dub (Rika, Satoko, Rena) are themselves fans of the Higurashi novels.

* PromotedFanboy: Half of the cast of Gou’s main characters in the english dub (Rika, Satako, Rena) are themselves fans of the Higurashi novels. Which is why the dub has turned out so good.

** Kuraudo Ooishi to "Detective Delicious" for his name's similarity to ''oishii'' ("delicious").

* CashCowFranchise: Higurashi has become one of these, with the ever increasing fanbase in both Japan and the States, the manga, the anime and its [=OVAs=], the drama [=CDs=], and the overdose of merchandise.

* DawsonCasting: For the live action movie ([[FanonDiscontinuity what movie?]]) none of the school aged characters look under 17.

* The sound novels were originally supposed to be one long game, but they decided to break it up and go with an [[StoryArc arc system]].
* A few years before Higurashi's first arc Onikakushi-hen "On was published, Ryukishi07 wrote a short story named "Hinamizawa Teiryuujo" (translated as Hinamizawa Bus Stop) with Rika Furude and Mion Sonozaki as the main characters with [[{{Yandere}} completely]] [[{{LesYay}} different]] [[SempaiKohai personality]] traits from their Higurashi counterparts. Several characters such as Rumiko Chie, Miyo Takano and Kasai were also parts of the short story with different names and roles. When Higurashi's first story arc was officially released, Ryukishi07 had made many alterations of his shirt story into Higurashi we know today.

** Daybreak isn't really "fanmade". It was a spinoff game produced by the doujin circle Tasofro, who also produce most of the Touhou fighting games, and was officially sanctioned by 07th Expansion. Ryukishi07 wrote the script for it as well as a short story that was included with its soundtrack release, and the voice cast from the official drama CD series reprised their roles as the characters.

** Faulerro of ''WebVideo/NullmetalAlchemist'' fame made an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UnFBtJD4x0 Onikakushi-hen]] parody. It does [[CerebusRollercoaster NOTHING]] to deter the horror of the original, even during the blacker comedy portions.

* A few years before Higurashi's first arc Onikakushi-hen "On was published, Ryukishi07 wrote a short story named "Hinamizawa Teiryuujo" (translated as Hinamizawa Bus Stop) with Rika Furude and Mion Sonozaki as the main characters with [[{{Yandere}} completely]] [[{{LesYay}} different]] [[SempaiKohai personality]] traits from their Higurashi counterparts. Several characters such as Rumiko Chie, Miyo Takano and Kasai were also parts of the short story with different names and roles. When Higurashi's first story arc was officially released, Ryukishi07 had made many alterations including additions of more characters and transferring Mion Sonozaki's [[{{Yandere}} harmful personality]] into her twin sister.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The sound novels were originally supposed to be one long game, but they decided to break it up and go with an [[StoryArc arc system]].

* NoExportForYou: Most of the numerous spin-offs and sequels, be they original arcs in DS and [=PS2=] games, mangas or additional games like ''Higurashi Hou'', never made it out of Japan.

** Faulerro of ''WebAnimation/NullmetalAlchemist'' fame made an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UnFBtJD4x0 Onikakushi-hen]] parody. It does [[CerebusRollercoaster NOTHING]] to deter the horror of the original, even during the blacker comedy portions.