
But even though his first impressions are positive, he soon begins to learn of the dark secrets the village has within the shadows. From there he meets many new friends, particularly when joining an afterschool club to get along better with a handful of his new classmates. For the first half of this series, we're introduced to Maebara Keiichi, a young teenage boy who moves to the small village of Hinamizawa. Can certain incidents really only be explained with supernatural factors, or is there really just a logical explanation to everything that's happening? Questions like this are definitely what drive the viewer to wanting to figure what the real truth is behind all the mystery at the end of the day. While Rika and Satoko are being chased by some mysterious monsters the problems keep growing: a mysterious fog falls on Hinamizawa and makes the villagers act strange.Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni was such an amazing and uniquely mysterious anime that really does put you into question of what to believe in. "Tokyo Magika" itself is a parody of the main antagonist of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, such as Takano Miyo, Okonogi, Nomura and Hōjō Teppei. The story focuses on Rika who has to become a magical girl in order to stop the evil organization "Tokyo Magika" from taking over Hinamizawa. While it seems like a completely different world, the world of Ayakashi senshi-hen overlaps with the situation in Rika's world.

In this arc Rika accidentally ends up in an alternate world along with Satoko. Ayakashi senshi-hen (妖 戦し編, Demon Battling Chapter) is an anime only arc in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira.
