Life couldn't be better for Keiichi Maebara. Sure, not much happens in the sleepy mountain village of Hinamizawa...but in the three short weeks since moving here, he's already found some amazing new buddies--who are all cute girls! However, when he discovers hints of Hinamizawa's violent history, his dear companions insist on keeping him in the dark. Keiichi can't escape his growing unease--will it be enough to shake his faith in his best friends?