tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75482905820884825212024-02-07T05:48:26.997-07:00Higurashi in English - Our Diary of HinamizawaSonozaki Futago-tachi & "Higurashi no NAku Koro ni" - Where Are They Now?Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-73180239934380165382011-04-01T15:30:00.004-06:002011-04-05T02:40:46.440-06:00Minigame Patch Release!Update (April 2 2011): In case you were wondering, the April Fools joke with this post was that... it's not joking! Go right ahead & download our patch! - Mion(Updated April 4 2011, for a new patch version & ONScripter-EN release)Hey folks,Thought we'd go ahead and release that Higurashi minigames patch we were talking about doing.You'll need the original Japanese game Higurashi no Naku Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-45977224588254368822010-11-18T21:40:00.000-07:002010-11-18T21:42:40.766-07:00Current StatusHey guys...Sorry for the long silence. We wanted to have a release to post about, so we put off posting, and we still didn't have a release ready, and it'd been months and we were embarrassed it'd been so long... and we still don't have a release to announce, but I'm finally biting the bullet and posting about what's up. I hate giving bad news :( but here goes.For a while there, we were Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-51906179004620252132009-12-09T12:54:00.004-07:002010-03-22T14:32:49.411-06:00Higurashi en françaisFrench-language Higurashi fans may want to check out Tout d'Asie, which has copies of Version française du jeu higurashi no naku koro ni, renommé Le sanglot des cigales. This release contains Onikakushi, Watanagashi, and two mini-games, and comes on CD-ROM.The game runs on PONScripter, which Uncle Mion maintains over at her ONScripter Corner. Speaking of which, there should be a more general Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-71469248493626104372009-12-07T16:59:00.006-07:002009-12-18T12:48:14.613-07:00MangaGamer announces release date for 'Higurashi: When They Cry'Howdy folks, just saw this news today from MangaGamer:“The release date for the upcoming game, "Higurashi when they cry" has been decided to December 15, 2009. This release will be the first 4 chapters of the original smash hit game made by 07th Expansion and will be sold for 36.95 Euros.”You can read more about the release, as well as about a contest [note: contest over as of Dec.15] to win a Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-57147771204932325172009-10-25T18:20:00.001-06:002009-10-25T18:21:48.020-06:00Sad news from 07th Expansion...On October 22, Ryuukishi07 announced in his diary that BT, 07th Expansion's webmaster, debugger, and chief communicator (as well as one of the founding members of the circle), passed away this summer:(translation courtesy of chronotrig from Witch Hunt)・~・~・~・~・~・~・~・~・~・~・~・Today, I have some very sad news to report.On July 10 of this year.BT passed away due to an illness.I decided to wait for Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-77710043386282082542009-09-24T01:15:00.000-06:002009-09-24T01:15:30.281-06:00Uncle Mion's new ONScripter siteA number of you may have noticed that I (Mion) have been doing a lot of ONScripter fixes, both for Higurashi and Umineko.As I've more or less taken over maintenance of ONScripter-EN from the previous maintainer, I finally put together a new site and subversion repository for the code.So from now on, if you want the latest and greatest ONScripter releases, come on down to Uncle Mion's ONScripter Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-27043880938720769242009-08-21T23:41:00.010-06:002009-09-20T17:23:19.075-06:00Installing the gameHello all,This is a long-overdue post for explaining how to install the Higurashi games after getting them, since it can take some extra effort to install Japanese games on a non-Japanese PC.Higurashi DemoLuckily for those of you who just want to try the game, the Higurashi demo doesn't require you to have Windows Japanese language support in order to install it! If you downloaded our patched Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-29236987548241417442009-08-01T21:22:00.003-06:002009-08-01T21:32:26.604-06:00Welcome Back!Hi everyone, Mion here!Sorry it's been a while. After a long month of thinking and discussing we can finally tell you guys what's been going on.First of all, we want you to know that I did get an offer from MangaGamer to work on their Higurashi release as a proofreader (Shion works full-time so she couldn't join in), which I was considering seriously.However, I ultimately realized that I work tooSonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-87366502323867721032009-07-16T17:56:00.000-06:002009-07-16T17:56:54.078-06:00Don't bug Ryuukishi07Hi folks,Nothing new to report, but based on some of the comments made about our extremely important news post, we're worried that some of you intend to contact Ryuukishi07 and 07th Expansion about the matter.DON'T.Not only are they uncomfortable with English, they are very very busy getting Umineko Ep 5 ready to release at Comiket in mid-August. These are not people you should be petitioning. Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-23260130461381331522009-07-13T18:45:00.016-06:002009-08-02T17:43:11.037-06:00Extremely important newsUpdate Note (August 2 2009):...Turns out we don't need to remove our translation patches after all, but since we still support MangaGamer's efforts to produce their official localizations of Higurashi, I'll just leave the post image as it is.MionWell folks, we've heard back from MangaGamer, and it looks like we have to take down our translation patches:Since the copy right holder has decided to Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-62817616052541445742009-06-28T23:59:00.004-06:002009-06-29T20:28:47.062-06:00Watanagashi Day 1 release!As promised, we have our first Watanagashi release ready during this Watanagashi month of June... but unfortunately we could only get the first chapter ready in time. It's a fun one though, and includes Chapter NOTES that you can access at the TIPS chapter afterward.It's been good to have a deadline to get back into the flow of editing together, so we expect to have the next couple chapters Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-79672945805913796272009-06-06T22:33:00.002-06:002009-06-06T22:44:24.198-06:00June ReleaseHowdy folks,I've been finishing up helping out Witch Hunt with the imminent Umineko Ep 4 release and getting back to editing Higurashi.It was good for Shion to translate a number of days ahead, in light of getting parts of the story to match up properly (those of you who've seen the anime or manga will know what I mean), but I know you'd like to see a release before much longer.So then: I think Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-31832838000761807822009-04-29T21:49:00.002-06:002009-04-29T22:23:29.668-06:00Golden Week!Hi everyone,Just a quick note before Mion and I go to visit our parents in Okinomiya for Golden Week ^^. We've just added a new feature under Acquiring our Releases: we're hosting a copy of the demo as a zipped folder that already includes our patch, for those who use Mac or Linux or are having trouble installing the program. Meanwhile, we've made progress on the project. I've finished a rough Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-43126592426856244282009-04-01T00:07:00.005-06:002009-08-02T17:44:12.363-06:00Important NewsWe'd first like to thank all of you for your interest and support for our project. It's been fun working on it for the past year and few months.However, we recently heard back from 07th Expansion regarding our translation of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. We regret that we need to shut down the project.We hope you enjoyed reading our Onikakushi adaptation, but I'm afraid this is goodbye. ;_;Mion Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-36476526952242482682009-02-28T22:59:00.008-07:002009-03-09T19:22:28.966-06:00Starting Watanagashi; thoughts on DS gameHi all,We hope you're enjoying Onikakushi! I've done a rough translation of the first few days of the next arc, Watanagashi, but there's still plenty left to the story, since it's even longer than Onikakushi. Not to mention the cleanup and adaptation so it makes sense and doesn't look like something run through Babelfish. Since we're planning to do just 2 or 3 total releases for the game, Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-6361000585874829622009-01-30T02:14:00.006-07:002009-07-13T18:03:43.375-06:00Onikakushi finished!Thank you for your patience! At last, we have Onikakushi finished and ready for your perusal, in both full-version and demo form! We've added translation notes as promised: you can read them in the included text file, from the TIPS screen after each chapter, and from the Omake menu after you finish the game! We hope you also enjoy the other English bonus feature that we added ;).Please go to Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-64377843555532908622009-01-08T21:41:00.003-07:002009-01-08T22:08:13.798-07:00Onikakushi almost finishedHappy New Year!We know it's been taking a long time for this final installment, but we hope you can be patient just a little longer. We've finished translating and adapting through to the end of day 15 and the extras that come after it, so the final release of Onikakushi is almost ready!However, we went back to check the story from the beginning, and are currently fixing a lot of awkward Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-73216911318283088322008-10-21T23:08:00.004-06:002009-01-31T23:30:48.125-07:00Japanese Country CookingHi folks!Like us, you might've been intrigued by the home-cooked dinner Rena brought in Day 14 to tempt Keiichi: vegetable miso? side dishes? What are those?We were lucky enough to find Domo, a restaurant in Denver, Colorado that serves Japanese country-style cooking - including the same kinds of mouth-watering dishes Rena made! They even have a detailed explanation of side dishes.Feast your Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-74155548665837363712008-10-08T22:52:00.015-06:002009-08-04T22:52:33.359-06:00Getting the game(Updated August 4 2009):Hi everyone!In case you haven't heard, MangaGamer has announced plans to release an English localization of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni in October of this year.But if you'd like to have the original Japanese Higurashi games to use with our patches, here's how you get them:The easiest and cheapest way is to try out the free Higurashi demo. We have an already-patched version Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-88193678667294116342008-09-05T16:22:00.006-06:002009-08-13T00:29:10.772-06:00Onikakushi Day 14 DEMO BugfixWe just fixed an issue found in the demo version of the Onikakushi Day 14 release. There aren't any problems in the latest chapter itself, but the program may crash during earlier chapters and TIPS. If you downloaded the Day 14 Demo patch before September 6, you will probably want to grab the fixed version.Edit 10/21/08: we've removed the link to the bugfix since everyone's likely updated theirSonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-71126968382522884952008-08-31T22:05:00.015-06:002009-08-13T00:28:08.934-06:00Onikakushi Day 14 Release!(Updated Aug 13 2009 to remove old links)Hi everybody! Sorry for the long wait!The Sonozaki Futago-tachi English patch for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi (Days 1-5,9-14) is now ready!This release features Keiichi's favorite cup ramen, ginger tonkotsu (pork-bone) flavor. The pictured ramen cup is not exactly the same, since it's just tonkotsu without the ginger. It does taste pretty goodSonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-56391497836153156022008-08-01T20:42:00.002-06:002008-08-01T20:59:45.082-06:00The Real "Hinamizawa"Hi everybody, Shion here!Sorry it's taking us longer than usual for the next installment. Day 14 is a looong day, but it'll be worth the wait - the creepy plot really 'swings' into action here ;-) . Meanwhile, I recently stumbled on this neat website that shows a Higurashi fan's pilgrimage to Shirakawa-Go (official site), the UNESCO World Heritage site that served as the model for Hinamizawa. Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-28402825095164609162008-06-21T23:48:00.005-06:002009-02-01T18:58:30.384-07:00Onikakushi Day 13 release!Hi everybody!The Sonozaki Futago-tachi English patch for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi (Days 1-5,9-13) is now ready! Check Acquiring our releases to find out how to get the patches and the original Higurashi games.As always, let us know what you think, or if you encounter problems playing the translated game.Nothing bad happens to Keiichi today. ...But that doesn't mean that things Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-73455855963215839582008-06-01T23:01:00.002-06:002008-06-01T23:41:31.381-06:00Translation Notes Poll ResultsThe votes are in, the polls are closed, and we have the final tally for "How shall we provide translation notes?":A text file in the patch - 69 votes (46%)"Tooltips" within the game - 65 votes (43%)No need! The story is understandable (blah blah blah) - 17 votes (11%)Extra "scenario", like TIPS - 13 votes (8%) Total - 148 votesThanks to everyone for voting and commenting during this poll! WeSonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548290582088482521.post-51616613578164260832008-05-24T16:57:00.006-06:002008-05-24T17:50:30.832-06:00More about the latest releaseHi folks,Just thought I'd explain some new elements of our latest release.***First of all, those of you who use the Demo version of Higurashi may notice that the Day 12 release includes a 'WAV/LP' directory containing two MP3 files. These are provided as a (temporary?) fix for playback issues with the version of these files that came with the original Japanese demo. You can see the difference Sonozaki Futago-tachihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01507947523726971888noreply@blogger.com