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If you liked Higurashi no Naku Koro ni add

...then you might like Shiki add

Both animes have the same initial plot: a peaceful rural village that is suddenly surrounded by deadly mysteries. They both carry the mysteries they hold very well, and go gradually solving them and at the same time throwing other hints at the viewers. Coincidentally, Rika Furude (from Higurashi) and Sunako Kirishiki (from Shiki) share an strong resemblance. Both girls have blue-ish hair, both change moods from cute little girls to wise leaders, and also both are revealed to have a similar dark secret. Also, both animes verge on the supernatural when showing the solutions to the crimes/mysteries. The culture of the people, revolving around legends and myths, is also a subject that both animes bring. Higurashi's people believes in the Oyashiro-sama, a goddess that lays curse on people so that they are killed during an annual festival. Shiki's people on the other way, come with the legend of the Okiagari, people that die and come back to the world of living as a demon. Other similarities related to characters, their jobs, and experiments, may come around too. Both animes are a masterpiece in the mystery genre. The only problem is that Shiki is shorter. :(