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Welcome to the world of "Umineko When They Cry" (When Seagulls Cry) Welcome to the Rokkenjima of October 4, 1986. You have been given a chance to catch a glimpse of the family conference held annually by the Ushiromiya family. The remaining life in the old family head who has built up a vast fortune is very slim. To his children, the greatest point...
Umineko When They Cryis a murder mystery visual novel, and as such conveys its story primarily through text-based narration and dialogue supplemented by visual and audio elements such as character sprites, background music, and sound effects. It is described as a "sound novel" by 07th Expansion, owing to the game's greater focus on creating atmosph...
Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place primarily from October 4 to 5, 1986 on Rokkenjima, a small island privately owned by the wealthy Ushiromiya family. The Ushiromiya family gathers for the annual family conference, which concerns the division of assets belonging to Kinzo, the ailing family head. In addition to the twelve family members are five of...
Improvements From Higurashi
Development for Umineko began soon after the end of Higurashi. Ryukishi07 settled on the tentative title of Umineko no Naku Koro ni since the Higurashi title was more well-known than 07th Expansion’s, and he wanted to make it clear it was a continuation of Higurashi. With his new work, Ryukishi wanted to improve on various flaws Higurashi had. He regretted not making enough character sprites for Higurashi, so with Umineko he planned to make sprites for every character unless they weren't abso...
Character Designs
The main characters' outfits were inspired by gothic lolita fashion magazines, as Ryukishi envisioned them as being "classy elites". He also used a different method of drawing for his character artwork: In Higurashi he used airbrushes, but in Uminekohe used line paint.
Early Influences and Story Changes
Umineko incorporated a lot of Western influences. The story arc titles were all written in English to give it a Western feel and used recurring motifs like chess. The series is loosely based on and a homage to mystery author Agatha Christie's best-selling novel And Then There Were None. There are explicit references to the novel and plot elements inspired by the novel; such as the closed-circle murders on an isolated island, an advance notification of the events to follow, bizarre serial murd...
Question Arcs
1. Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch 2. Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch 3. Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch 4. Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch
Answer Arcs
1. Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch 2. Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch 3. Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch 4. Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch
Bonus Material
1. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa: a collection of previously-released short stories adapted into visual novel format released alongside Episode 8. 2. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Hane: another collection of short stories released alongside the fighting game spinoff Golden Fantasia. 3. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: a compilation including all previous titles (Question Arcs, Chiru, Tsubasa, and Hane), 07th Theater, a visual novel adaptation of Our Confession, and a new episode Last note of the Gol...
Manga
1. Main article: Umineko WHEN THEY CRY (manga) A manga series was serialized from 2008 to 2015, consisting of the Question Arcs, Answer Arcs, and Tsubasa. It was licensed for English release by Yen Press.
Light Novel
1. Main article: Umineko no Naku Koro ni (novel) A light novel series was illustrated by Tomohi and published by Kodanshafrom 2009 to 2018, covering the Question Arcs and the Answer Arcs.
Anime
1. Main article: Umineko: When They Cry (anime) Studio DEENcreated an anime adaptation of the Question Arcs that originally aired in 2009.
Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning
1. Main article: Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning A PS3 port of the Question Arcs produced by Alchemist, featuring new art and voice acting.
Portable
1. Main article: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable PSP ports of Rondo. Portable 1 contains Episodes 1 and 2 while Portable 2 contains Episodes 3 and 4.
Nocturne of Truth and Illusions
1. Main article: Nocturne of Truth and Illusions A PS3 port of the Answer Arcs, featuring new art and voice acting.
The word "Umineko" refers to a kind of seagull known as a black-tailed gull. "Naku" means "to cry" or "to make a sound" (鳴く), referring only to sounds made by non-humans when written with that kanj...
Umineko When They Cry (Japanese: うみねこのなく頃に, Hepburn: Umineko no Naku Koro ni, lit.'When the Seagulls Cry') is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows in August 2007.
[1] The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall most of the people. The 26 episodes in the series aired in Japan between July 2 and December 24, 2009 on the Chiba TV broadcasting network and aired on additional stations at later times. [ 2 ]
No.TitleDirected ByWritten By1"Episode I-I Opening"Hiroyuki TsuchiyaToshifumi Kawase2"Episode I-II First Move"Yutaka HirataToshifumi Kawase3"Episode I-III Dubious Move"Kōsuke Kobayashi4"Episode I-IV Blunder"Yasuo EjimaFumihiko ShimoNow, three years later, the same animation studio and writers have given us Umineko no Koro ni - but does it live up to the high expectations its predecessor promised? Set in the year 1986, the remote island of Rokkenjima plays host to a family gathering to decide the new head of the Ushiromiya clan.
Considered as the third installment in the highly popular "When They Cry" series by 07th Expansion, Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place on the island of Rokkenjima (六軒島), owned by the immensely wealthy Ushiromiya family.
