The March issue of Futabasha 's Monthly Action revealed that author Asahi will launch a new manga Higurashi franchise titled “ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Oni ” in the next issue of the magazine that launches on February 25th.
The magazine describes the manga as the “missing link” of the story, with the tagline: “The final demon awakens. A new Higurashi towards the truth.” The manga takes place in the Taisho Era in 1923. A certain tragedy in Hinamizawa changes the lives of a girl and her friends forever. The manga also centers on the life of Oryou, the head of the Sonozaki family – one of the Three Great Families of Hinamizawa – and feared as the “Empress Sonozaki”.
Two new manga in the Higurashi franchise were recently released in November 2021. The first manga, “ Oni Okoshi-hen ” (Build a Demon Arc) by Kei Natsumi, was released on Square Enix 's Gangan Online The second manga, “ Hoshi Watashi-hen ” (Deliver a Star Arc) by Seigo Tokiya, 's Monthly Big Gangan magazine .
Source: ANN
