The New Higurashi: When They Cry anime‘s official website declared on Friday that the anime has been postponed from its booked July debut because of the impacts of the new CoronaVirus pandemic on the booked production.
The staff will report the new debut date on the anime‘s official site and Twitter account when a choice is made.
Anime’s staff includes:
- The original work belongs to: Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion
- Character design belongs to: Akio Watanabe
- Animation Studio: Passione
- The production belongs to: Infinite
- Naoki Hayashi is in charge of the composition for the anime
- Kenji Kawai as the composer of the series

Anime’s cast members include:
- Satsuki Yukino as Mion Sonozaki
- Mika Kanai as Satoko Hōjō
- Yukari Tamura as Rika Furude
- Sōichiro Hoshi as Keiichi Maebara
- Mai Nakahara as Rena Ryūgū
The story spins around murders that agree with a yearly celebration in a calm country town.