Umineko: When They Cry
2009 • NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2009
- Episodes
- 26
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan · Studio DEEN · Frontier Works · Movic
- Genres
- Drama · Horror · Mystery · Psychological
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.
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Umineko: When They Cry was adapted into a twenty-six episode television series in 2009 by Studio Deen, based on the popular visual novel series by 07th Expansion. The narrative serves as a complex psychological thriller set on the secluded island of Rokkenjima, where a wealthy family gathers for an inheritance conference only to be caught in a series of supernatural murders. The production aimed to condense the dense, branching logic puzzles of the original game into a linear anime format, tasking the creative team with translating the game's signature atmosphere of mounting paranoia and meta-fictional mystery.
The character designs were handled by Yoko Kikuchi, who sought to maintain the distinct aesthetic established by the game's original artist, Ryukishi07. While the anime was highly anticipated due to the massive success of its predecessor, Higurashi: When They Cry, the 2009 adaptation faced a polarized reception. Fans of the source material often criticized the pacing and the omission of critical internal monologues required to solve the series' central mysteries, though it remains a recognized entry in the studio's catalog for its dark tone and ambitious storytelling.
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