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Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc (manga)

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Alternative title:
Gdy zapłaczą cykady - Księga uprowadzenia przez demony (Polish)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - Onikakushi Hen (Japanese)
Higurashi: When They Cry
ひぐらしのなく頃に 鬼隠し編 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Life was going so good for Keiichi Maebara when he moved to an quiet town and attending an one-room school with some new friends who all happen to be cute girls. Keiichi can't shake his uneasiness off when he hears about an horrific murder. The worse of it is that his newfound friends may be involved in it.
User Ratings: 60 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 11 votes (Eng:9, sub:2)
 Excellent: 14 votes (Eng:10, edit.dub:1, sub:1, dub:1, others:1
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 Very good: 19 votes (Eng:16, sub:2, dub:1)
 Good: 11 votes (Eng:10, dub:1)
 Decent: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 200 users, rank: #439 (of 6736)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.183 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.3722, rank: #649 (of 7469)
Weighted mean: 8.051 (Very good), rank: #995 (of 7469) (seen all: 8.18 / seen some: 8.06 / won't finish: 5.84)
Bayesian estimate: 8.029 (Very good), rank: #401 (of 3489)
Chapter titles: We have 76
Vintage: 2005-12-22
Release dates: We have 43
Reviews:
Higurashi: When They Cry GN 2 (Feb 19, 2009)
Higurashi: When They Cry GN 1 (Jan 4, 2009)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Art: Karin Suzuragi

Author: Ryukishi07
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Square Enix
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Alethea Nibley
Athena Nibley

Lettering: Shelby Peak
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Yen Press
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Waneko
Polish cast
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