Umineko: When They Cry
うみねこのなく頃に
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. As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year involves the topic of the head of the family’s inheritance and how it will be distributed. However, the family is unaware that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzo's (family head) concerns for this year's family conference. After being told that his end was approaching by his longtime friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having immersed himself in black magic for many of the later years in his life, Kinzo instigates a ceremony to revive his beloved upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima. Soon after, a violent typhoon traps the family on the island and a string of mysterious murders commence, forcing the eighteen people on the island to fight for their lives in a deadly struggle between fantasy and reality. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Umineko: When They Cry is a tv with 26 episodes, from Summer 2009, produced by Studio DEEN, rated 6.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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. As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year involves the topic of the head of the family’s inheritance and how it will be distributed. However, the family is unaware that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzo's (family head) concerns for this year's family conference. After being told that his end was approaching by his longtime friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having immersed himself in black magic for many of the later years in his life, Kinzo instigates a ceremony to revive his beloved upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima. Soon after, a violent typhoon traps the family on the island and a string of mysterious murders commence, forcing the eighteen people on the island to fight for their lives in a deadly struggle between fantasy and reality. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Tags
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Achronological Order — Chapters or episodes do not occur in chronological order.
- Witch — Prominently features a character who is a witch.
- Death Game — Features characters participating in a game, where failure results in death.
- Magic — Prominently features magical elements or the use of magic.
- Detective — Features a character who investigates and solves crimes.
- Ojou-sama — Features a wealthy, high-class, oftentimes stuck up and demanding female character.
- Butler — Prominently features a character who is a butler.
- Alternate Universe — Features multiple alternate universes in the same series.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Meta — Features fourth wall-breaking references to itself or genre tropes.