I'm surprised to find myself writing one of these, I'm rather slow when it comes to when anime come out. Hermit almost always beats me to the punch line whenever there's an anime I find out about. However, if I've somehow missed it and there is one of this series already, feel free to delete.
Anyway:
The story follows Hiroshi Kuzumi, a 16-year-old boy who has just moved to the seemingly serene village of Jogamachi. Nestled in the mountains far away from the city, the village is divided by a river that separates old Jogamachi from new Jogamachi. Young Hiroshi soon discovers that the village’s ancient as well as mysterious traditions and customs have been kept alive over the ages. Although a bit bewildered by the new environment, Hiroshi begins to settle into his new life. While he has never been the type to win any popularity contests, he quickly earns the affection of his classmates. That is with the exception of aloof class president, Nemuru Kushinada, whose only words to Hiroshi are a warning to stay away from old part of town. It is there that terror and mystery await him.
Genre:Horror, Seinen, Thriller
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Personally, after watching Higurashi, I feel like it's going to be something similar to that. The episode itself was way too cheerful. Higurashi made me squeamish, so I guess I'm paranoid after that. /wuss
Anyone else seen it? Also, it looks like there's a game too ;| Haven't looked into that though.