[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: Keiichi Maehara moves to the mountain village of Hinamizawa. He cherishes the lively days in the village, but... A series of mysterious deaths that have been hidden from the public. The unnatural attitude of his friends. And the tragedy repeats itself. --The summer of 1983 will come again.
(Translator: DeepL)
An Interesting Start to a New Higuarshi Story
First of all, ひぐらしのなく頃に業 is a sequel series to the original eight episodes of ひぐらしのなく頃に. If you would like to read Higurashi in manga form please start here, https://learnnatively.com/book/577fdb07ae/, and read in release order. Or start with the original sound novel which is available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/310360/?snr=1_5_9__205. This version can be played in both English or Japanese. ひぐらしのなく頃に業 relies on readers being familiar with the characters and plot of the origin