When her parents are killed in a terrible train accident, a young Miyo Takano is sent to live at an orphanage deep in the mountains. Little does she know that her parents’ deaths are just the beginning of her hell, as the institution is run by a group of greedy, cruel men who care nothing for the grief-stricken girl. Subjected to abuses beyond imagining, Miyo and her roommates plan to escape, despite rumors of the terrible punishments that have befallen past runaways… Reading Order: Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Cotton Drifting Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Curse Killing Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Time Killing Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Eye Opening Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Atonement Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Massacre Arc Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc Side Story Arcs: Higurashi When They Cry - Demon Exposing Arc Higurashi When They Cry - Beyond Midnight Arc Higurashi When They Cry - Dice Killing Arc