History Manga / HotarubiNoTomoruKoroNi

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Terumi seems to like taking surreptitious shots at Yukito for being a NEET, and he's not too fond of that, but he doesn't find any retort (except in his head). She most likely took it from her father Nobuteru, who doesn't spare his sarcasm to his older brother - or his brother's children.

* TheSwarm: They're attacked by a huge swarm of blood-sucking flies in chapter 3. HUMAN-FACED flies. [[spoiler:They're actually dead people reincarnated as blood-thirsty monsters.]]

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto (known for ''6000'' and ''Kuromachi''), in the seinen magazine Monthly Action between 2016 and 2018. It is complete with 4 volumes. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs. Another notable difference is that all the characters are adults − the youngest one, Yue, is 19 years old, while Yukito and the cousins are in their mid-20s.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto (known for ''6000'' and ''Kuromachi''), in the seinen magazine Monthly Action between 2016 and 2018 and is complete with 4 volumes. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs. Another notable difference is that all the characters are adults − the youngest one, Yue, is 19 years old, while Yukito and the cousins are in their mid-20s.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto (known for ''6000'' and ''Kuromachi''), in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs. Another notable difference is that all the characters are adults − the youngest one, Yue, is 19 years old, while Yukito and the cousins are in their mid-20s. The story is complete with 4 volumes.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto (known for ''6000'' and ''Kuromachi''), in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs. Another notable difference is that all the characters are adults − the youngest one, Yue, is 19 years old, while Yukito and the cousins are in their mid-20s.

* ShrinkingViolet: Yue barely talks to anyone outside of her brother and step-father, she ApologizesALot and constantly keeps a low profile. She also feels guilty for what happened with her mother, despite having no fault in it.

* TheAgeless: [[spoiler:Takano Miyo]] apparently became this, having been trapped in the village for many years without aging a day. The same goes for [[spoiler:Chiharu, the girl she meets in the prologue and has kept locked in her house.]]

* BigBrotherAttraction: Yue shows signs of this towards Yukito in chapter 4, apparently from the time her mother married Masashi and Yukito was a ''bit'' more cheerful than he is now.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Takano]] saves the brothers from dangerous beasts with a shotgun. ''How'' that character can exist in the story's time period is a mystery.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Downplayed. The Tadamura are not ''nearly'' as bas as [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry the Sonozaki]] or [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry the Ushiromiya]], but there's still some underlying tension between some of its members, and nearly all of them have more or less explicit personnal issues.

* ExtremeDoormat: Yue rarely speaks, never protests, just goes along with whatever she's told, only smiles meekly and cooks for everyone. Terumi finds that character trait extremely irritating and calls her out on it, as she herself aspires to be a 'self-made woman' of sorts.
* FirstPersonSmartass: Yukito alternates between normal narration and some distinctly blasé inner comments in chapter 1.

* MiddleChildSyndrome: Nobuteru is implied to have been TheUnfavorite among the three siblings (according to himself at least) and he ended up as the most rebellious among them. Masashi, on the other hand, is a serious man who seems to still follow the village's customs faithfully, while Tsunemasa is more candid and optimistic.

* NippleAndDimed: Koike Nokuto seems to like reminding us that Terumi is a fine young woman, as her naked chest is shown on several occasions.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto (known for ''6000'' and ''Kuromachi''), in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs.

* PerpetualFrowner: None of the characters smile an awful lot, but Yukito in particular seems to find everything pesky or annoying.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: While there are a few moments of tension and stress within the group, the protagonists rather show the ''better'' side of themselves in this world where there are all alone. Yukito becomes more responsible, Yue somewhat more cheerful, and Terumi gradually learns to be less of a jerk. No one tries to take advantage of the situation for themselves (not that that would do them any good in the long run, but still).

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: While there are a few moments of tension and stress within the group, the protagonists rather show the ''better'' side of themselves in this world where there are all alone. Yukito becomes more responsible, Yue somewhat more cheerful, and Terumi gradually learns to be less of a jerk. No one tries to take advantage of the situation for themselves (not that that would do them any good in the long run).

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Played rather unusually. While there are a few moments of tension and stress within the group, the protagonists rather show the ''better'' side of themselves in the dark. Yukito becomes more responsible, Yue somewhat more cheerful, and Terumi gradually learns to be less of a jerk.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Poisonous mist barrier, blood-sucking flies, razor-sharp ''leaves'', zombie dogs, giant man-eating monsters... Staying in the house is definitely a safer bet than taking single step outside.

* MinimalistCast: The seven Tadamuras are literally the only characters in the story (save for a couple of {{Posthumous Character}}s [[spoiler:and Takano Miyo]]). Everyone else in the village has vanished. [[spoiler:And to make things worse, the three brothers die or get zombified in the span of a few chapters, leaving alive only four humans, Takano who may or may not still be human, and Chiharu, a girl who no longer is.]]

* TheSwarm: They're attacked by a huge swarm of blood-sucking flies in chapter 3. [[spoiler:HUMAN-FACED flies. They're actually dead people reincarnated as blood-thirsty monsters.]]

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto, in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, being instead a survival horror with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs.

* FirstPersonSmartass: Yukito alternates between normal narration and some distinctly blasé inner comments.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Poisonous mist barrier, blood-sucking flies, razor-sharp ''leaves'', zombie dogs... Staying in the house is definitely a safer bet than taking single step outside.

* TheAgeless: [[spoiler:Takano Miyo]] apparently became this, having been trapped in the village for many years without aging a day.

* FromBadToWorse: The situation starts just a little strange, then gets worrisome, then alarming, and by the middle of volume 3 it seems utterly hopeless.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto, in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, instead focusing on an OntologicalMystery with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals and character designs.

* MinimalistCast: The seven Tadamuras are literally the only characters in the story (save for a couple of {{Posthumous Character}}s [[spoiler:and Takano Miyo]]). Everyone else in the village has vanished.
* NippleAndDimed: Koike Nokuto didn't bother hiding anything of Terumi's chest when she's bathing (although it's only one panel).

But all that is put aside when inexplicable events start to occur that night: Yue sees the grandmother's dead body being seemingly dragged away into the night by some invisible force. The next morning, the family wakes up in a deathly silence, the power is out, two suns shine above their heads, and the village is surrounded by a strange barrier made of pisonous mist. And things only get worse from there.

''Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni'' (''When the Fireflies Glow'') is written by Ryûkishi07 and drawn by Koike Nokuto, in the seinen magazine Monthly Action since March 2016. While it is related to the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series and the initial setting is reminiscent of both ''Higurashi'' and ''Umineko'', the story this time leaves out the murder mysteries, instead focusing on an OntologicalMystery with more overt supernatural elements, but more realistic visuals an character designs.