Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna (ひぐらしのなく頃に 絆, When the Cicadas Cry Bonds) is the Nintendo DS port and expansion of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni franchise. It is comprised of four games, and each volume includes one of four new arcs—Someutsushi-hen, Kagebōshi-hen, Tokihogushi-hen and Kotohogushi-hen. Kizuna includes many of the same character sprites and backgrounds as its predecessor, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri, also developed by Alchemist.