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Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Cotton Drifting Arc

13 parts

7.32/ 10 · vote-weighted across the whole series

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 7th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios. Watanagashi is the second in a series of manga following the different scenarios of the Higurashi games. It focuses on Mion and Shion Sonozaki's lives.

Why this rank?

The series score blends every entry below, weighted by vote volume — see the full methodology. Each entry's page breaks its own score down per source.

Entry	Score	Sources	Votes (weight)
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Eye Opening Arc	7.50	3	12,757
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Massacre Arc	7.45	3	10,197
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Atonement Arc	7.44	3	10,965
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Cotton Drifting Arc	7.42	3	17,324
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Curse Killing Arc	7.38	3	13,811
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Festival Accompanying Arc	7.36	3	9,010
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Abducted by Demons Arc	7.26	2	10,398
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Dice Killing Arc	7.13	3	4,685
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Beyond Midnight Arc	7.11	3	8,390
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Time Killing Arc	7.07	2	5,599
Higurashi When They Cry: GOU	6.99	2	3,456
Higurashi When They Cry: MEGURI	6.97	2	2,463
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Demon Exposing Arc	6.93	2	2,633