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Anime like When They Cry
Also known as Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, When the Cicadas Cry, Higurashi: When They Cry. Picked from what people who loved When They Cry went on to love and from what they share with it, like Time Loop, Denpa, Chibi. Show
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Recommended by 209 When They Cry fans on AniList. The same kind of story: death games and creeping horror.
During a fiercely hot summer in Sotoba, a peaceful and quiet village with a population of 1300 people, a series of bizarre deaths begin to occur. At the same time, a strange family moves into a long abandoned mansion in the region. After supposedly visiting this strange family,…
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AirRecommended by 6 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Rural.
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GNOSIARecommended by 5 When They Cry fans on AniList.
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Angels of DeathRecommended by 12 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Gore.
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From the New WorldRecommended by 87 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Rural.
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Little Busters!Recommended by 6 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have School Club.
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The Promised NeverlandThe same kind of story: death games and creeping horror.
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The Future DiaryRecommended by 41 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Gore, Urban Fantasy.
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Playing SisterRecommended by 13 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Mythology, Rural.
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Dusk Maiden of AmnesiaRecommended by 7 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have School Club, Urban Fantasy.
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Dark GatheringRecommended by 19 When They Cry fans on AniList. Both have Denpa, Gore, Urban Fantasy.
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MonsterCrime, Seinen, Detective
