Umineko When They Cry

Umineko When They Cry
Cover of Alliance of the Golden Witch, the fourth chapter released in the series
うみねこのなく頃に
(Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
GenreMurder mystery[1]
Video game
Developer07th Expansion
Publisher
  • JP: 07th Expansion (Windows)
GenreVisual novel
Platform
Released
  • JP: 2007 – 2019
  • WW: 2016 – 2017
    • Legend
      • JP: August 17, 2007
      • WW: July 8, 2016
      Turn
      • JP: December 31, 2007
      • WW: July 8, 2016
      Banquet
      • JP: August 16, 2008
      • WW: July 8, 2016
      Alliance
      • JP: December 29, 2008
      • WW: July 8, 2016
      End
      • JP: August 15, 2009
      • WW: November 17, 2017
      Dawn
      • JP: December 30, 2009
      • WW: November 17, 2017
      Requiem
      • JP: August 14, 2010
      • WW: November 17, 2017
      Twilight
      • JP: December 31, 2010
      • WW: November 17, 2017
      Tsubasa
      • JP: December 31, 2010
      Hane
      • JP: December 31, 2011
      Saku
      • JP: October 4, 2019
Manga
Written byRyukishi07
Illustrated by
Kei Natsumi (EP 1, 3, 8)
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 22, 2007 – June 22, 2015
Volumes53 (List of volumes)
Manga
Umineko Biyori: Rokkenjima e Yōkoso!!
Written by07th Expansion
Illustrated byMakoto Fugetsu
Published byIchijinsha
MagazineManga Palette Lite
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 1, 2008 – March 2, 2009
Volumes1
Manga
Umineko no Naku Koro ni EpisodeX Rokkenjima of Higurashi crying
Written by07th Expansion
Illustrated byYuki Hiiro
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki G's Festival! Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 26, 2009 – February 23, 2011
Volumes2
Novel series
Written byRyukishi07
Illustrated byTomohi
Published byKodansha
ImprintKodansha Box
Original runJuly 1, 2009 – September 30, 2018
Volumes15 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byChiaki Kon
Produced byMika Nomura
Hiroyuki Ōmori
Takema Okamura
Written byToshifumi Kawase
StudioStudio Deen
Licensed by
Original networkUHF Stations
Original run July 2, 2009 – December 24, 2009
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Other

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. 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 them. Readers are challenged to discern whether the murders were committed by a human or some other, supernatural source, as well as the method and motive behind them. The eight main Umineko games are split into two sets of four, which are considered the third and fourth titles in the When They Cry series, preceded by the two sets of Higurashi When They Cry games and followed by Ciconia When They Cry.

Square Enix, Ichijinsha, Kadokawa Shoten, and ASCII Media Works all published various manga adaptations of the series. It was adapted into an anime television series, which aired from July to December 2009. A series of novels written by Ryukishi07 are published by Kodansha Box. A fighting game based on the franchise, Umineko: Golden Fantasia, was released by 07th Expansion in December 2010.

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (July 28, 2012). "NIS America Adds Umineko: When They Cry Mystery Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2019.


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