Ookamikakushi

Both are about someone moving into a mysterious mountain town where the main protagonist is really popular. They have the same "Everyone is dying" feel to them... and they both have a big town legend mystery that you have to try and solve. 

You get the same feeling from them; cute characters, but a mystical atmosphere. 

Same creator, but not same awesomeness. Secrets, festivals, mysterious killings, legends and innocent school life are the things connecting those two series. If you liked one you might like the other, but Higurashi is much, much better. 

Just by seeing it, it gives off the feeling that everyone is hiding a dark secret from the new guy, just like in Higurashi. People disappearing and cover ups, all relevant. Loved Higurashi and this one looks like it will be just as good. 

Both start with a boy joining a new city, and have no idea what is in store for them, they son find out that there is more to the city than they first thought, and that close friends seem to be keeping everything from them.  

Both have a guy that moves to a new town that is constantly surrounded by girls, a festival, and a mysterious secret. 

they do give the same vibes. the normal days in this anime is kind of lighthearted to the point that it almost looks like just some kind of a happy anime with normal stuffs going on but later on the much darker and much more serious stuff will come out just like higurashi 

Ookami Kakushi is from the same guy who wrote Higurashi (Ryukishi07). Also, both animes features cute characters inside a mystical atmosphere (Yandere). 

They both have a lot of similarities, with the upcoming festival, girls surrounding the main character, a new transfer student, a lighthearted feel covering a sinister undertone, and the new and old town resembling the dam construction project in Higurashi. And they're both by the same author.  

They both take place in small towns with killer lolis. 

Both have a similar plot: A boy transfers into a town where there's a curse that turns people insane 

-both have a boy moving in to a town -in both is a curse which turns people insane -killer lolis -both are from the same author...but Ookami Kakushi is less violent then Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 

Most of it is considered a rip-off of Higurashi. But it's actually epic and even though it's similar to Higurashi a LOT, it was one of the best and memorable anime I'd watched in a while. There's an orange festival in Ookami Kakushi similar to Higurashi's Cotton Drifting festival, there are dam issues in both series - and many more similarities. I strongly recommend this to people who enjoy memorable music, great animations, a calm atmosphere (at times), which then occasionally shifts to a horror-like atmosphere, much like Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. 

Ookamikakushi was a sad attempt by Ryukishi07 to relive the success of Higurashi no naku koro ni by literally copy/pasting the entire plot and only making small tweaks to the storyline. If you're looking for something similar to Higurashi then look no further than Ookamikakushi... Just don't expect too much from it. Similarities: - Takes place in small rural town - main dude moves to town - everyone is nice to him at first but some people be actin p sus - really clingy girl that likes the dude a lot (Rena/Isuzu) - the only people who hang around the dude are girls - mystery about the town's history/traditions - both have a festival with strange origins Basically the plot is the exact same for the most part.  read more 

Both series revolves around the main protagonist moving to a new town and mysteries taking place. Psychological, mystery, and horror themes are present in both series as strange incidents occurs as each episode moves on. 

Both anime involve a newcomer to the area with similar circumstances (everyone welcomes him, both look similar, want to find out more about strange events which have been happening, etc). Both anime also have a theme of death surrounded by mysterious circumstances.  

A town is cursed and high school kids are preoccupied. 

in both anime , the main character moved into a new place , where they meet a weird people in a weird school and involve into weird events , and people die in every episode. 

In both animes, a boy comes to live in a new town and his class welcomes him with open arms. Also, mysterious events(deaths and disappearances) start to happen. As the series go on, the boy finds himself involved in something supernatural. Both of them have a thrilling atmosphere and agonizing feelings. 

similar characters design, school students, and in both of them there is the RED MOON.  

While the plot is different, the characters are very similar. The leading characters look and act similarly, though the supernatural circumstances are not. 

Both take place in a city with monsters where they fight with humans for their own place. Both are mystery animes with death and blood.  

both main character get into strange and a similar psychological events.