 A forty-page short story "Higurashi Outbreak", written by Ryukishi07, was included in the CD jacket.is a single by Ayane.The song "Nageki no Mori" was used as the opening theme to the PlayStation 2 version of "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" entitled "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri", while "Complex Image" was used as the opening theme to the "Miotsukushi-hen" on the same game.