Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc (Light Novel)

The year is 1983 and the place is Hinamizawa, a sleepy countryside village far from the rest of civilization. Keiichi is a young man who enjoys hanging out with his friends Rika, Rena, Mion and others – especially the always-positive and kindhearted Satoko. Having been left alone after her parents died and her brother Satoshi disappeared, Satoko is left with little except her good spirits. While inadvertently discovering the secrets of Hinamizawa, Keiichi realizes that Satoko and her family are a part of the town’s dark history, and his friend herself may be in terrible danger...