She used to throw bricks at people.

Kadokawa has officially announced a new Higurashi: When They Cry anime during the franchise’s 20th anniversary livestream, alongside the message “Welcome back, everyone.”

The new project will be based on the original work by Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion, with Studio DEEN returning as the animation studio after their work on the 2006 anime adaptation and its 2007 sequel, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai.

Several cast members from previous adaptations are also returning. Soichiro Hoshi reprises his role as Keiichi Maebara, while Mai Nakahara returns as Rena Ryugu. Satsuki Yukino will once again voice both Mion and Shion Sonozaki, Mika Kanai returns as Satoko Hojo, and Yukari Tamura reprises her role as Rika Furude.

Originally debuting as a visual novel at Comiket in 2002, Higurashi: When They Cry follows a group of friends living in the rural village of Hinamizawa, where a series of deaths and disappearances coincide with an annual local festival.

me: yeah whatever i bet this game sucks

5 minutes later: dude i swear these timelines are irrevocably altering my brain chemistry