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S1 · E14The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 1 - Hinamizawa 2006-07-05 · 24 min

Four years ago, during the dam incident, young police investigator Mamoru Akasaka comes to Hinamizawa to find leads to a child kidnapping. After hearing an enigmatic warning from a younger Rika, Mamoru becomes suspicious of some of the townsfolk.

S1 · E15The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Omen 2006-07-12 · 24 min

Akasaka and Oishi find the kidnappers' hideout and rescue the boy. After discovering that their efforts were in vain because the perpetrators' demand was already conceded, he realizes the real meaning behind Rika's words to him.

S1 · E16The Detective Chapter - Part 1 - First Love 2006-07-19 · 24 min

The events from Watanagashi-hen are retold from another point of view. Shion takes Mion's place in Hinamizawa and is lovestruck by Satoko's older brother, Satoshi, at their first meeting together. But after discovering about the trouble he spends to protect Satoko, Shion starts to loathe her.

S1 · E17The Detective Chapter - Part 2 - Distinction 2006-07-26 · 24 min

Satoshi apologizes to Shion (still pretending to be Mion), and asks her to care for Satoko during the Watanagashi Festival. That night, his aunt is murdered; in order to cover for Satoshi, Shion reveals that she is actually Mion's twin sister. After the police questions her, she is brought back to the Sonozaki main estate to answer to her grandmother for all the trouble she has caused.

S1 · E18The Detective Chapter - Part 3 - Demon's Blood 2006-08-02 · 24 min

Upon talking with Ōishi, Shion finds out Satoshi has gone missing and decides to investigate further into the mysterious murders over the past four years. One day at the library, Shion meets Takano, who tells her more on the history of Hinamizawa and its dark past. As the story skips one year to the present day, similarities between Keiichi and Satoshi brings back memories of Satoshi to Shion.

S1 · E19The Detective Chapter - Part 4 - Retaliation 2006-08-09 · 24 min

Shion believes the Sonozaki family is connected to the acts of "demoning away" people in the village, especially that of Satoshi. She imprisons Mion in the dungeon and unintentionally kills her grandmother. Shion pretends to be Mion the next day and confronts Keiichi about the previous night's encounters, to which Keiichi still denies. Later, she finally discovers the ones responsible for Satoshi's disappearance.

S1 · E20The Detective Chapter - Part 5 - Cold Hands 2006-08-16 · 24 min

Shion has captured the village head and gets information about the town involving the previous murders and Satoshi. Later, Shion confronts Rika about the murders, leading to a confrontation between the two. Once night falls, the truth behind Rika and Satoko's disappearance at that night is revealed.

S1 · E21The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction 2006-08-23 · 24 min

Shion tricks Keiichi in a phone call and later tricks the townsfolk in order to make Keiichi a murder suspect, however she quickly realizes that Oishi suspects her instead. When discovered by Rena and Keiichi, Shion lures Keiichi away and knocks him out in front of Mion. The truth behind the sisters' fate is revealed.

S1 · E22The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness 2006-08-30 · 24 min

Rena discover the true character of her father's girlfriend and grows a deep hatred for her.

S1 · E23The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to 2006-09-06 · 24 min

Rena disposes of Rina and her lover Teppei, after discovering their plan to con her father. Discovered by her friends, she ends up getting support by them, and they help her hide the bodies, but during the night of the Watanagashi festival, she is interrogated by Oishi and wonders if he suspects of her.

S1 · E24The Atonement Chapter - Part 3 - File No. 34 2006-09-13 · 24 min

While studying Takano's scrapbooks, Rena starts to unveil the the truth behind Oyashiro-sama and Hinamizawa's dark past.

S1 · E25The Atonement Chapter - Part 4 - Earth Invasion 2006-09-20 · 24 min

Keiichi tries to dissuade Rena, but is confronted by her with his own dark secrets. After confessing his past sin to his friends, he finds that he can recall events from Onikakushi-hen, even though they have no bearing on the current situation.

S1 · E26The Atonement Chapter - Part 5 - Retake 2006-09-27 · 24 min

Rena's madness reaches the peak to the point of taking all the school children hostage. With the police's help and working together with the rest of the group, Keiichi manages to defuse a homemade bomb Rena planted on the rooftop of the school. There, the two have a final confrontation and even though he is defeated, Keiichi manages to get Rena to realize she should have trusted and confided in her friends.

S2 · E1Reunion 2007-07-06 · 24 min

Mamoru Akasaka, with an assistant, visits the abandoned town of Hinamizawa in the year 2007, and meets with Officer Oishi. They still wonder about the Great Hinamizawa Disaster that decimated the town and the connection to Miyo Takano's File No. 34. Rena shares with them the little knowledge she has about Rika's strange behavior, shortly before the supposed "gas leak", and Akasaka recalls his meeting with the young Rika as well.

S2 · E2The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 1 - Tag 2007-07-13 · 24 min

Back in June 1983, the club participates in a game of "zombie tag". On their way home, they run into Irie, Tomitake, and Takano, who tell Keiichi about the yearly murders known as "Oyashiro-sama's Curse". However, he understands why his friends hid it from him and doesn't resent them for it. Regardless, this fails to reassure Rika, as she grows progressively depressed as the day of the Watanagashi Festival approaches.

S2 · E3The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 2 - Powerlessness 2007-07-20 · 24 min

Satoko worries about Rika's depression and tries to confront her about it, but Rika continues to deny anything is wrong. In the middle of the night, Satoko is woken by Rika arguing with a mysterious voice, and telling her she will soon be murdered, and there is nothing that either of them can do.

S2 · E4The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 3 - Pre-established Harmony 2007-07-27 · 24 min

The day of the Watanagashi Festival comes, and once again Rika fails to warn Tomitake of his imminent death. Later, Satoko is convinced that a mysterious man is following her and Rika around, even though no one else has noticed any such thing. Worried of Rika's safety, she sets traps around the house to alert her of any intruders, and when one is triggered, her fears are confirmed.

S2 · E5The Disaster Awakening Chapter - Part 4 - The Great Hinamizawa Disaster 2007-08-03 · 24 min

Much to Satoko's surprise, Rika hides her before letting her murderers take her away. After witnessing Rika's demise and the death of the remaining villagers, Satoko fights desperately for her life.

S2 · E6The Massacre Chapter - Part 1 - Law of the Labyrinth 2007-08-10 · 24 min

Rika begins a new world with Hanyū, but is getting tired of seeing her friends commit the same acts that lead them to terrible mistakes, until Keiichi proves to her that people can change their destinies if they want.

S2 · E7The Massacre Chapter - Part 2 - How to Change Destiny 2007-08-17 · 24 min

Influenced by Keiichi's encouragement, and the fact her friends are starting to avoid doing the same mistakes again by remembering glimpses of what they could have done, Rika decides to find a way to prevent her ominous destiny by herself.

S2 · E8The Massacre Chapter - Part 3 - Fluctuation 2007-08-24 · 24 min

Rika's plans are hindered by the appearance of Teppei, who much like in "Tatarigoroshi-hen", begins to abuse Satoko. Keiichi and the rest of the gang decide to find a way to release her from his clutches, but the government is reluctant to cooperate.

S2 · E9The Massacre Chapter - Part 4 - Negotiation 2007-08-31 · 24 min

The fight to save Satoko from her uncle's abuse continues, but they stumble on a dead end because she is reluctant to denounce him, for her own reasons. Rika realizes that despite their, she is the one who must take action.

S2 · E10The Massacre Chapter - Part 5 - Confrontation 2007-09-07 · 24 min

Keiichi's struggle to help Satoko forces him to confront the village elders, even the leader of the Sonozaki family. As the government succumbs to the pressure of Keiichi and his allies', Satoko's condition is also at its limit.

S2 · E11The Massacre Chapter - Part 6 - A Strong Will 2007-09-14 · 24 min

At last, Rika persuades Satoko to ask for help and she is freed from Teppei. However, just when the village seemed to be relieved from its eternal cycle of hatred and death, the real enemies start to act, just like they did in previous worlds.

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