Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc 1

O komikse (manga) v slovenčine:

Keiichi Maebara sa práve presťahoval do malého mestečka Hinamizawa. Užíva si život a spoznáva nových priateľov, až kým sa jedného dňa nedozvie o strašnej vražde, ktorá sa v dedinke odohrala. Jeho priatelia mu nechcú prezradiť žiadne detaily, čo len znásobuje jeho neistotu. Na každoročnom mestskom festivale sa dozvie, že každý rok v túto noc, po dobu štyroch rokov, zomrel niekto, a všetky tieto úmrtia sú pripisované Kliatbe Oyashiro-sama - trestu pre tých, ktorí podporovali projekt priehrady, ktorá by Hinamizawu zatopila.

Keď dôjde k ďalšej smrti, policajt požiada Keiichiho o pomoc pri vyšetrovaní, pretože má podozrenie, že ide o vraždu. Informuje Keiichiho, že nielenže každý rok niekto zomrie, ale aj niekto zmizne. Varuje ho, aby o tom nikomu nehovoril, najmä nie svojej priateľke Mion Sonozaki, ktorej rodina sa výrazne angažovala v protestoch proti priehrade. Keiichiho podozrenie narastá, najmä keď začuje Mion, ako sa s jeho priateľkou Renou rozpráva o tom, že Kliatba Oyashiro-samasi vyžiada ešte jednu obeť. Konfrontuje Renu s tým, že pred ním niečo tají, a ona sa správa ako úplne iná osoba, obviňuje ho z klamstva, akoby vedela, že pomáha polícii. Keiichiho paranoja sa stupňuje a dozvie sa, že Rena odpočúvala jeho telefonát s policajtom.

O komikse (manga) v angličtine:

Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the very small town of Hinamizawa. ?He's making friends and generally enjoying his life, until one day, when he learns of a grisly murder that took place in the little village. ?His friends won't tell him any of the details, which only adds to his uneasiness. ?At the town's yearly festival, he learns that there has been a death on that night every year for four years, and they're all attributed to the Curse of Oyashiro-sama, a punishment for those who supported the dam project that would have put Hinamizawa underwater. ??Another death occurs, and a policeman asks Keiichi for his help investigating what he suspects to be murder. ?He informs Keiichi that not only is there a death every year, but someone goes missing. ?He warns him not to tell anyone, especially his friend Mion Sonozaki, whose family was heavily involved in the anti-dam protests. ?Keiichi only becomes more suspicious, especially when he overhears Mion talking with his friend Rena about how the Oyashiro-sama's Curse would demand one more person. ?He confronts Rena about hiding things from him, and she acts like a completely different person, accusing him of lying, as if she knows he's helping the police. ?As Keiichi's paranoia mounts, he learns that Rena was listening in on a phone call between him and the police officer.