On 21 August 2020, the upcoming anime series Higurashi: When They Cry announced its official release date. The Episode 1 of the new series was slated to premiere on 1 October 2020 while the Episode 14 will be released on 7 January 2021. The series will be produced by Infinite under the direction of Keiichiro Kawaguchi. A new promotional video was also revealed.
Cast
Sōichiro Hoshi – Keiichi Maebara
Mai Nakahara – Rena Ryūgū
Satsuki Yukino – Mion Sonozaki
Mika Kanai – Satoko Hōjō
Yukari Tamura – Rika Furude
Chafurin – Kuraudo Ooishi
Toru Ohkawa – Jirō Tomitake
Miki Itō – Miyo Takano
Toshihiko Seki – Kyōsuke Irie
Production
Director – Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Assistant Director – Takashi Ikehata
Art Director – Kazuhiro Inoue
Character Design – Akio Watanabe
Project Animation – Passione
Series Composition – Naoki Hayashi
Sound Director – Hiroto Morishita
Composer – Kenji Kawai
Music Production – Frontier Works
Source: Higurashi: When They Cry Official Website