
He suffered from psychological despair and dementia and took his life to avoid any further effects. Takano Hifumi: committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop of the hospital where he had been admitted.She refused to be buried next to her husband due to his violent behavior towards her and despite the explanation that a head injury changed his behavior. Irie Kyōsuke's Mother: died of old age.Irie Kyōsuke's Father: beaten to death after he picked a fight with dangerous people.Eriko: Violently punished for an escape attempt to " Yurigaoka, House of Love and Mercy" by being imprisoned in a hen house, covered with chicken feed, and left to be pecked to death by chickens.In the anime adaptation, he is injured in a bus accident. Tanashi Takemitsu: died during an emergency surgery.In the anime adaptation, she died in a bus accident. Tanashi Miyoko's Mother: died in a train accident while going on a shopping trip.Ōishi Kuraudo's Father: killed in an air raid at a plant in Nagoya during WWII.The following deaths are presumed to have occurred in all the previous worlds as well. Spoilers are only for the individual arc, not the overall series. Chapter Three: The Beginning of the EndĪll deaths and disappearances are listed only as they are told in Matsuri bayashi-hen.Please be patient while the rewrite is in progress. This article is under construction and may be incomplete.

All the characters gather together in order to defeat the villain and smash the fates of June 1983. The story resolves the remaining questions, and because of the renewed determination of Furude Hanyū at the end of Mina goroshi-hen, she is now a physical character in this world.

Matsuri bayashi-hen follows Mina goroshi-hen and precedes Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei, beginning with Sai koroshi-hen. It is mostly told from the viewpoint of Furude Rika, as well as her other friends. The game was released on Augas the final arc in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai series. Matsuri bayashi-hen (祭 囃し編, Festival Accompanying Chapter) is the answer arc for the entire series of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
