Higurashi When They Cry: Abducted by Demons Arc, Vol. 1: Volume 1

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0759529833 ISBN13: 9780759529830 Release Date: November 2008 Publisher: Yen Press Length: 198 Pages Weight: 0.50 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.4" Age Range: 16 years and up Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher Keiichi Maebara has just moved to the very small town of Hinamizawa. He's making friends and generally enjoying his life, until one day, when he learns of a grisly murder that took place in the little village. His friends won't tell him any of the details, which only adds to his uneasiness. At the town's yearly festival, he learns that there has been a death on that night every year for four years, and they're all attributed to the Curse of Oyashiro-sama, a punishment for those who supported the dam project that would have put Hinamizawa underwater. Another death occurs, and a policeman asks Keiichi for his help investigating what he suspects to be murder. He informs Keiichi that not only is there a death every ye