

They had a daughter named Furude Ōka, the first in a long line of humans to carry demon blood. Furude Riku, the heir to the Furude shrine and inventor of the nickname "Hanyū" (which is the way he heard the name of her kind, Hai-Ryūn, when she introduced herself), fell in love with the goddess and married her. She traveled with her clan to the Onigafuchi Swamp and tried to coexist with the human villagers there, but she was discriminated due to her horns. As such, Hanyū regards Rika as her one and only friend despite the abuse she endures from Rika occasionally.įurude Ōka, performing the true Watanagashi ceremony on her mother.Īs revealed in Koto hogushi-hen, Hanyū was once known as the demon goddess of Onigafuchi (Hinamizawa) under her true name, Hai-Ryūn Ieasomūru Jeda. In fact, Rika is the first person to be able to see her even though Hanyū has been in the village of Hinamizawa for centuries since her death. She is also a sort of guardian angel to her descendant, Furude Rika, whom she has followed since birth. Hanyū is invisible for the majority of the series to the majority of the characters, and she is the source behind the mysterious footsteps in the story. She is also the mother of Furude Ōka and the wife of Furude Riku. Hanyū's past is shrouded in mystery, but she has referred to herself as a demon who became a goddess after she was sacrificed at a true Watanagashi ceremony centuries past to atone for the sins of others. She is a goddess that appears in Mina goroshi-hen and beyond. Minagoroshi-hen ( Yakusamashi-hen in the anime)įurude Hanyū (古手 羽入), usually simply Hanyū (羽入), is one of the main characters in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni series, and the true identity of Oyashiro- sama. Over 1000 (appears roughly 11 in 1983 and as a young adult in Kotohogushi-hen)
