 It was released in English by Geneon and Funimation, under the title "When They Cry – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni".The first season contains twenty six episodes and aired between April 4 and September 26, 2006 on a number of television networks, including Chiba TV, Kansai TV and Tokai TV.The story follows five friends solving the case about unexplained murders occurred for three years in the village.