{"product_id":"higurashi-when-they-cry-rei-season-3-blu-ray","title":"Higurashi: When They Cry — Rei ~Season 3~ Blu-ray","description":"After the resolution of Kai, the five OVA episodes of Rei return to Hinamizawa for a mix of tones: comedy omake episodes featuring the cast in lighter situations, and two more serious episodes — particularly the Saikoroshi arc, which poses a quietly devastating question to Rika: if she could return to a world where the tragedy never happened, a world where everyone she loves is alive and happy and the horror never began, would she? What would she have to give up? What would it cost? The Saikoroshi arc is, for many fans, the most emotionally concentrated piece of writing in the entire Higurashi franchise.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHigurashi: When They Cry — Rei is a five-episode OVA series produced by Studio Deen, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, and released in Japan from February 25 to September 30, 2009. The score was composed by Kenji Kawai. Episodes 1, 3, and 5 are comedy omake; episodes 2 and 4 form the Saikoroshi arc. Sentai Filmworks released Rei in North America — the first time it received any English subtitled release — alongside Kai in 2016. Subtitle only, no English dub. The Rei Blu-ray was released July 26, 2016 by Sentai Filmworks.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Toshifumi Kawase\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOriginal Sound Novel:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryukishi07 (07th Expansion)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e Studio Deen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenji Kawai\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJapanese Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n• Yukari Tamura as Rika Furude\u003cbr\u003e\n• Satsuki Yukino as Mion \/ Shion Sonozaki\u003cbr\u003e\n• Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryūgū\u003cbr\u003e\n• Mika Kanai as Satoko Hōjō\u003cbr\u003e\n• Soichiro Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlu-ray Features (Sentai Filmworks)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n• All 5 OVA Episodes — Complete Rei Series\u003cbr\u003e\n• Subtitle Only — No English Dub Produced for Rei\u003cbr\u003e\n• Clean Opening \u0026amp; Closing Animations\u003cbr\u003e\n• Sentai Filmworks Previews\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e Japanese Audio Only, English Subtitles\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e ひぐらしのなく頃に礼 (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei \/ When the Cicadas Cry: Gratitude)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~125 Minutes (Complete OVA, 5 Episodes)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Toshifumi Kawase\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlu-ray Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016 (U.S. Release, July 26 — Sentai Filmworks); first English subtitled release of Rei; Complete S1-3 Collection December 12, 2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOriginal Release Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e February 25 – September 30, 2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sentai Filmworks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e 17+\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region A (North America)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Subtitle only. Episodes 2 \u0026amp; 4 (Saikoroshi arc) are the emotional core — widely considered the most affecting standalone arc in the franchise. Episodes 1, 3, 5 are comedy omake. First North American subtitled release of Rei.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Drama, Horror, Comedy (mixed per episode)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Saikoroshi Arc, Rika's Choice, What If No Tragedy, OVA Companion to Kai, Ryukishi07 Sound Novel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\n","brand":"Sentai Filmworks","offers":[{"title":"VG+","offer_id":42898234671189,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/B4661F26-3305-4681-8C3D-FFA5CD19325D.jpg?v=1787339271","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/higurashi-when-they-cry-rei-season-3-blu-ray","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}