13 anime like Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU, ranked by how many recommended each one. 6 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer, and 1 is a film you can watch in one sitting.
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When They Cry
TV · 2006 · 26 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on denpa, tragedy, rural. Recommended by 166 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 2
When They Cry Kai
TV · 2007 · 24 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on denpa, rural, shrine maiden. Recommended by 118 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 3
Another
TV · 2012 · 12 eps · 71/100
It shares its focus on tragedy, primarily teen cast, gore, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 69 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 4
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
TV · 2016 · 25 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on tragedy, gore, primarily female cast. Recommended by 56 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- 5
Shiki
TV · 2010 · 22 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on rural, gore, denpa. Recommended by 38 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- Thriller
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Umineko: When They Cry
TV · 2009 · 26 eps · 63/100
It shares its focus on achronological order, detective, gore. Recommended by 35 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 7
SCHOOL-LIVE!
TV · 2015 · 12 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on school club, primarily female cast, gore, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 31 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Slice of Life
- 8
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
TV · 2011 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, urban fantasy, primarily teen cast, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
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Corpse Party
OVA · 2013 · 4 eps · 59/100
It shares its focus on gore, primarily teen cast, and is shorter at 4 episodes. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- 10
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-
Movie · 2013 · 84/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, urban fantasy. Recommended by 6 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mahou Shoujo
- Mystery
- 11
Happy Sugar Life
TV · 2018 · 12 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on primarily female cast, denpa, gore, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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From the New World
TV · 2012 · 25 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on rural. Recommended by 4 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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The Summer Hikaru Died
TV · 2025 · 12 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on rural, tragedy, urban fantasy, and is shorter at 12 episodes. Recommended by 3 AniList users who watched Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU.