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{{Anime Infobox
|Box title = ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni''
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|title = Umineko: When They Cry
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|image1 = <gallery>
|Image file = Top_umineko.jpg
 
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UminekoAnimeLogo.png|Japanese
|Row 1 title = Studio
 
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UminekoAnimeLogoEN.png|English
|Row 1 info = [[wikipedia:Studio Deen|Studio Deen]]
 
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</gallery>
|Row 2 title = Director
 
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|kana = うみねこの<span style="color:red;">な</span>く頃に
|Row 2 info = [[wikipedia:Chiaki Kon|Chiaki Kon]]
 
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|studio = [[Studio DEEN|DEEN]]
|Row 3 title = Character Design
 
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|licensed = NIS America
|Row 3 info = [[wikipedia:Yoko Kikuchi (animator)|Yoko Kikuchi]]
 
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|director = [[Chiaki Kon]]
|Row 4 title = Opening Theme Song
 
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|composition = [[Toshifumi Kawase]]
|Row 4 info = "[[Katayoku no Tori]]"<br />[[wikipedia:Akiko Shikata|Akiko Shikata]]
 
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|character = [[wikipedia:Yoko Kikuchi (animator)|Yoko Kikuchi]]
|Row 5 title = Ending Theme Song
 
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|type = TV
|Row 5 info = "[[La Divina Tragedia: Makyoku]]"<br />Jimang}}An anime adaptation of the ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni|Umineko no <span style="color:red;">Na</span>ku Koro ni]]'' visual novel series was announced by [[07th Expansion]] and animated by [[wikipedia:Studio Deen|Studio DEEN]]. The series aired in Japan on Chiba TV from July 2, 2009 to December 24, 2009, and would air on additional stations at later times. The anime has been licensed in the US by NIS America.
 
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|episodes = 26
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|opening = ''[[Katayoku no Tori]]''
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|ending = ''[[la divina tragedia~Makyoku~]]''
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}}{{Nihongo|'''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'''|うみねこのなく頃に|lit. When the Seagulls Cry}} is an anime adaptation of the [[Umineko When They Cry (series)|visual novel series]] of the same name, first announced by [[07th Expansion]] and animated by [[Studio DEEN]]. The series originally aired in Japan on Chiba TV from July 2, 2009 to December 24, 2009, and would air on additional stations at later times. It contains 26 episodes, encompassing the ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni Question Arcs|Question Arcs]]''.
   
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The anime was licensed in the US by NIS America under the English title '''Umineko: When They Cry''' in 2012.
It contains 26 episodes, encompassing four of the games of the ''Umineko no <span style="color:red;">Na</span>ku Koro ni'' series.
 
   
==Plot Summary==
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==Introduction==
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''The affluent Ushiromiya family patriarch, [[Kinzo]], is on his deathbed, and his family has assembled at their private island to discuss the division of his estate. As they bicker over their father's immense inheritance, a typhoon closes in, trapping them on the island. They suddenly receive an eerie word of warning...and then, in the dead of night, the murders begin.''
''Umineko no <span style="color:red;">Na</span>ku Koro ni'' takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a secluded island named [[Rokkenjima]]. The head of a wealthy family named [[Kinzo Ushiromiya]], who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo's servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get [[Rokkenjima Massacre|mysteriously murdered]].
 
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''One by one, family members are discovered murdered in bizarre and inhuman ways. Some within the family turn to superstition, blaming it on [[Beatrice|a witch]] rumored to inhabit the island. But one of them - the young [[Battler Ushiromiya]] - refuses to accept the supernatural and vows to uncover the real killer behind the seemingly impossible slaughters. He soon finds himself confronted by the apparent witch, and enters into a life-or-death battle for the truth.''<ref>Official page on NIS America</ref>
   
 
==List of Episodes==
 
==List of Episodes==
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A total of 13 home video box sets, each containing two episodes, were released between October 23, 2009 and October 22, 2010.
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{{Main|List of Umineko home video releases}}
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{| class="article-table"
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!Episode
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!Name
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!Release Date
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!Preview Narrator
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|-
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|1
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|I-I: [[Opening (Umineko episode)|Opening]]
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|July 2, 2009
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|[[Jessica Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|2
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|I-II: [[First Move]]
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|July 9
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|[[Maria Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|3
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|I-III: [[Dubious Move]]
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|July 16
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|[[Shannon]]
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|-
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| 4
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|I-IV: [[Blunder]]
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|July 23
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|[[George Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|5
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|I-V: [[Fool's Mate]]
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|July 30
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|[[Beatrice]]
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|-
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|6
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|II-I: [[Middle Game]]
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|August 6
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|[[Kanon]]
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|-
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| 7
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|II-II: [[Early Queen Move]]
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|August 13
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|[[Battler Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|8
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|II-III: [[Weak Square]]
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|August 20
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|Maria Ushiromiya
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|-
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|9
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|II-IV: [[Skewer]]
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|August 27
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|[[Toshiro Gohda]]
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|-
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|10
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|II-V: [[Accept]]
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|September 3
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|[[Chiyo Kumasawa]]
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|-
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|11
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|II-VI: [[Back Rank Mate]]
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|September 10
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|[[Rosa Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|12
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| III-I: [[Castling]]
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|September 17
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|[[Krauss Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|13
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|III-II: [[Gambit]]
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|September 24
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|[[Ronove]]
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|-
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|14
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|III-III: [[Positional Play]]
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|October 1
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|[[Virgilia]]
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|-
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|15
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|III-IV: [[Isolated Pawn]]
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|October 8
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|[[Rudolf Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|16
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|III-V: [[Queening Square]]
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|October 15
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|[[Eva Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|17
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| III-VI: [[Promotion]]
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|October 22
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|[[Lambdadelta]] and [[Bernkastel]]
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|-
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|18
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|III-VII: [[Swindles]]
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|October 29
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|[[Ange Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|19
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|IV-I: [[End Game]]
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|November 5
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|[[Seven Stakes of Purgatory]]
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|-
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|20
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|IV-II: [[Zugzwang]]
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|November 12
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|[[Sakutaro]]
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|-
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|21
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|IV-III: [[Prophylaxis]]
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|November 19
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|[[Kinzo Ushiromiya]]
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|-
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|22
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|IV-IV: [[Problem Child]]
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|November 26
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|[[Gaap]]
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|-
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|23
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|IV-V: [[Breakthrough]]
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|December 3
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|[[Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps|Chiester Sisters]]
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|-
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|24
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|IV-VI: [[Adjourn]]
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|December 10
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|[[Juuza Amakusa]]
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|-
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|25
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|IV-VII: [[Forced Move]]
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|December 17
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|Beatrice
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|-
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|26
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|IV-VIII: [[Sacrifice]]
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|December 24
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| -
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|}
   
===''[[Legend of the Golden Witch]]''===
 
*[[Episode I-I Opening|I-I Opening]]
 
*[[Episode I-II First Move|I-II First Move]]
 
*[[Episode I-III Dubious Move|I-III Dubious Move]]
 
*[[Episode I-IV Blunder|I-IV Blunder]]
 
*[[Episode I-V Fool's Mate|I-V Fool's Mate]]
 
   
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==Staff==
===''[[Turn of the Golden Witch]]''===
 
*[[Episode II-I Middle Game|II-I Middle Game]]
 
*[[Episode II-II Early Queen Move|II-II Early Queen Move]]
 
*[[Episode II-III Weak Square|II-III Weak Square]]
 
*[[Episode II-IV Skewer|II-IV Skewer]]
 
*[[Episode II-V Accept|II-V Accept]]
 
*[[Episode II-VI Back Rank Mate|II-VI Back Rank Mate]]
 
   
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===Key Staff===
===''[[Banquet of the Golden Witch]]''===
 
*[[Episode III-I Castling|III-I Castling]]
 
*[[Episode III-II Gambit|III-II Gambit]]
 
*[[Episode III-III Positional Play|III-III Positional Play]]
 
*[[Episode III-IV Isolated Pawn|III-IV Isolated Pawn]]
 
*[[Episode III-V Queening Square|III-V Queening Square]]
 
*[[Episode III-VI Promotion|III-VI Promotion]]
 
*[[Episode III-VII Swindles|III-VII Swindles]]
 
   
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*Original Creator: [[Ryukishi07]]
===''[[Alliance of the Golden Witch]]''===
 
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*Director: [https://myanimelist.net/people/6831/Chiaki_Kon Chiaki Kon]
*[[Episode IV-I End Game|IV-I End Game]]
 
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*Series Composition: [https://myanimelist.net/people/7538/Toshifumi_Kawase Toshifumi Kawase]
*[[Episode IV-II Zugzwang|IV-II Zugzwang]]
 
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*Character Design: [https://myanimelist.net/people/6327/Youko_Kikuchi Youko Kikuchi]
*[[Episode IV-III Prophylaxis|IV-III Prophylaxis]]
 
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*Music: [[Akiko Shikata]], Jimang, [[-45]]
*[[Episode IV-IV Problem Child|IV-IV Problem Child]]
 
*[[Episode IV-V Breakthrough|IV-V Breakthrough]]
 
*[[Episode IV-VI Adjourn|IV-VI Adjourn]]
 
*[[Episode IV-VII Forced Move|IV-VII Forced Move]]
 
*[[Episode IV-VIII Sacrifice|IV-VIII Sacrifice]]
 
   
=== Plot Inconsistencies ===
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===Voice Cast===
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{{Main|Voice cast of Umineko}}
   
==== Overall ====
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== Reception==
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On July 7, 2009, Umineko placed 2nd on Dengeki Online's survey for anticipated summer anime.<ref>https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/175/175882/index-2.html</ref>
* [[Battler Ushiromiya|Battler]] and [[George Ushiromiya|George]] being approximately the same height, whereas in the visual novel, Battler is 180 cm and George is 170 cm.
 
   
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According to someanithing.com. the anime made 96.1 million yen (US equivalent: approx. $1,032,000, taking into account 2009 conversion rates) from DVD and Blu-Ray sales on its first release.<ref>https://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view</ref> 62% of its initial sales were DVDs while the rest were BDs.<ref>https://www.someanithing.com/139</ref>
==== ''[[Legend of the Golden Witch]]'' ====
 
* The cousins saw [[Natsuhi Ushiromiya|Natsuhi]] fall after being shot, which means that they should also have been able to see [[Sayo Yasuda|Sayo]].
 
* The island blows up before any of the survivors have a chance to see Beatrice.
 
   
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As of December 16, 2020, the anime sits at a score of 7.14 on MyAnimeList and an average score of 65% on AniList.
==== ''[[Turn of the Golden Witch]]'' ====
 
* When [[Shannon]]'s corpse is found, the stake is pierced in her forehead, not by her side as it should be since she commited suicide. Thus, this closed room is impossible to solve.
 
   
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==Gallery==
==== ''[[Banquet of the Golden Witch]]'' ====
 
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<gallery position="center">
* In [[Beatrice]] and [[Virgilia]]'s fight, Beatrice didn't float in air and even retreated her towers.
 
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Top_umineko.jpg|Cover.
* Before her final attack, Virgilia summoned more than one Smoothed Mate, and impaled Beatrice with them instead of Gungnir. Also, she didn't summon Odin.
 
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OP1.png|Logo during the opening.
* When Virgilia realized she had been killed, she had two Smoothed Mate pierced through her instead of the lots of magic beams. And during Beatrice's explanation, it was shown that Virgilia was killed right before her final attack, and not before the start of the battle.
 
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</gallery>
* [[EVA-Beatrice]] met [[Rudolf Ushiromiya|Rudolf]] in a corridor, while she should be in front of Beatrice's portrait.
 
* EVA-Beatrice commanded the [[Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps|Chiester Sisters]] to kill Rudolf and [[Kyrie Ushiromiya|Kyrie]] and bring their corpses to her. However, when they were killed, she teleported to them.
 
* Rudolf and Kyrie were killed in a corridor. But then they and EVA-Beatrice (wanting to "play" with the corpses) were shown in the hall.
 
* EVA-Beatrice and Chiester Sisters are less agressive and more respectful with Beatrice when sending her away.
 
* [[Hideyoshi Ushiromiya|Hideyoshi]] should arrive to scold EVA-Beatrice after she sent Beatrice away and after she "played" with Rudolf and Kyrie countless times. However, that didn't happen. Beatrice appeared right after Hideyoshi was killed.
 
* After Chiester Sisters killed [[Krauss Ushiromiya|Krauss]] and [[Natsuhi Ushiromiya|Natsuhi]], it was not shown their corpses being carried out to the outside.
 
   
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== DVD Bonuses ==
==== ''[[Alliance of the Golden Witch]]'' ====
 
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{{Section}}
* In the first twilight, [[Chiester 00]] kills [[Rosa Ushiromiya|Rosa]] by cutting her throat. She was originally killed by having half of her face blasted, which is correct, as [[Sayo Yasuda|Sayo]] and [[Genji Ronoue|Genji]] were using only the rifles in the first twilight.
 
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The Collector's Edition DVDs each contained episode audio commentaries by voice actors, a series of discussions called {{Nihongo|'''Special Talk in Rokkenjima'''|スペシャルトーク in 六軒島}} between [[Ryukishi07]] and voice actors, and Uraneko shorts.
* In the final episode, the first half of the Tea Party was completely ommitted when Piece-Battler should have been seen investigating the crime scenes.
 
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{| class="fandom-table"
* A significant amount of [[Red Truth|red]] and [[Blue Truth|blue truths]] were removed from this arc alone.
 
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!DVD Set
* Also, [[Chiyo Kumasawa|Kumasawa]] and [[Toshiro Gohda|Gohda]] were bloodied when found dead. Originally they were only killed by being shot in the heads. Moreover, the window in the garden shed was big enough to fit a person inside, but in the visual novel, this should be impossible.
 
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!Episode Commentary and VAs
* In the ??? Scene, the red truths that [[Lambdadelta]] made to correct [[Battler Ushiromiya|Battler]]'s mistakes were completely removed.
 
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!Special Talk VAs
 
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!Uraneko Episodes
==Anime DVD volumes==
 
{| class="article-table" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
 
! scope="col" |'''Volume'''
 
! scope="col" |'''Cover'''
 
! scope="col" |'''Gold Edition Cover'''
 
! scope="col" |'''Episode'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.01
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| Note 01
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| Episode 1 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_1.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima Part 1 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_1.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|1, 2
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* [[Episode I-I Opening]]
 
* [[Episode I-II First Move]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.02
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|Note 02
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|Episode 3 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_2.jpg|thumb]]
 
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| Special Talk in Rokkenjima Part 2 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_2.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|3, 4
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* [[Episode I-III Dubious Move]]
 
* [[Episode I-IV Blunder|Episode I-IV Blunder]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.03
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|Note 03
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|Episode 5 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yui Horie)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_3.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima II Part 1 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yuu Kobayashi)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_3.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|5, 6
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* [[Episode I-V Fool's Mate]]
 
* [[Episode II-I Middle Game]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.04
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|Note 04
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|Episode 7 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yui Horie)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_3.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima II Part 2 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yuu Kobayashi)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_4.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|7, 8
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* [[Episode II-II Early Queen Move]]
 
* [[Episode II-III Weak Square]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.05
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|Note 05
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|Episode 10 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_5.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima III Part 1 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_5.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|9, 10
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* [[Episode II-IV Skewer]]
 
* [[Episode II-V Accept]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.06
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|Note 06
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|Episode 11 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_6.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima III Part 2 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_6.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|11, 12
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* [[Episode II-VI Back Rank Mate]]
 
* [[Episode III-I Castling]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.07
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|Note 07
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|Episode 14 (Kikuko Inoue and Tomokazu Sugita)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_7.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima EX. (Rie Kugimiya and Yuu Kobayashi)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_7.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|13, 14
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* [[Episode III-II Gambit]]
 
* [[Episode III-III Positional Play]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.08
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|Note 08
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|Episode 16 (Kikuko Inoue and Tomokazu Sugita)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_8.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima IV Part 1 (Miki Itou and Emi Shinohara)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_8.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|15, 16
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* [[Episode III-IV Isolated Pawn]]
 
* [[Episode III-V Queening Square]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.09
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| Note 09
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|Episode 18 (Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Seiko Yoshida, Yuri Yamaoka)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_9.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima IV Part 2 (Miki Itou and Emi Shinohara)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_9.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|17, 18
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* [[Episode III-VI Promotion]]
 
* [[Episode III-VII Swindles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.10
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|Note 10
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|Episode 19 (Rina Satou and Kouji Yusa)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_10.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Event "The Banquet of the Golden Witches" in Rokkenjima Part 1 (Sayaka Ohara, Rina Satou, Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_10.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|19, 20
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* [[Episode IV-I End Game]]
 
* [[Episode IV-II Zugzwang]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.11
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|Note 11
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|Episode 21 (Rina Satou and Kouji Yusa)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_11.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Event "The Banquet of the Golden Witches" in Rokkenjima Part 2 (Sayaka Ohara, Rina Satou, Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_11.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|21, 22
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* [[Episode IV-III Prophylaxis]]
 
* [[Episode IV-IV Problem Child]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.12
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|Note 12
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|Episode 24 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_12.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima V Part 1 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_12.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|23, 24
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* [[Episode IV-V Breakthrough]]
 
* [[Episode IV-VI Adjourn]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Note.13
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|Note 13
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|Episode 26 (Daisuke Ono and Sayaka Ohara)
|[[File:Umineko_DVD_Box_13.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|Special Talk in Rokkenjima V Part 2 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou)
|[[File:Umineko_Gold_Edition_DVD_Box_13.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|25, 26
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* [[Episode IV-VII Forced Move]]
 
* [[Episode IV-VIII Sacrifice]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
   
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===Uraneko===
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{{nihongo|'''''Uraneko'''''|うらねこ}} is a parody series that consists of 26 episodes included only in the home video releases of the anime. It contains dubbing by the original Japanese cast. Each episode only lasts a minute or less.
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==See Also==
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*[[Case File 01]] and [[Case File 02|02]], art and information booklets that released with the English Blu-Ray collections of the series.
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*[[Umineko Anime Second Season Surprise Production Committee!]], a short story referencing the anime's rebroadcast marathon on September 4, 2016.<ref>"TV Anime "Umineko: When They Cry" will be broadcasted from 1L00 PM on September 4: https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/353/1353284/</ref>
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*All of the episodes are named after moves in chess.
 
*All of the episodes are named after moves in chess.
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://umineko.tv/web/index.html Anime Official Website]
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*[http://umineko.tv/web/index.html Official website]
*[http://www.deen.co.jp/works/umineko/setting/ Character designs for the anime]
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*[https://nisamerica.com/anime/umineko-when-they-cry-vol-1-2 Official page on NIS America]
*[[wikipedia:List of Umineko When They Cry episodes|Episode List on Wikipedia]]
 
   
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==References==
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<references />
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{{UmiAnimeNavBox|NoCat=1}}
 
[[es:Umineko No Naku Koro Ni (Anime)]]
 
[[es:Umineko No Naku Koro Ni (Anime)]]
[[Category:Adaptations]]
 
 
[[Category:Anime]]
 
[[Category:Anime]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 23 February 2024

Umineko no Naku Koro ni (うみねこのなく頃に lit. When the Seagulls Cry) is an anime adaptation of the visual novel series of the same name, first announced by 07th Expansion and animated by Studio DEEN. The series originally aired in Japan on Chiba TV from July 2, 2009 to December 24, 2009, and would air on additional stations at later times. It contains 26 episodes, encompassing the Question Arcs.

The anime was licensed in the US by NIS America under the English title Umineko: When They Cry in 2012.

Introduction

The affluent Ushiromiya family patriarch, Kinzo, is on his deathbed, and his family has assembled at their private island to discuss the division of his estate. As they bicker over their father's immense inheritance, a typhoon closes in, trapping them on the island. They suddenly receive an eerie word of warning...and then, in the dead of night, the murders begin.

One by one, family members are discovered murdered in bizarre and inhuman ways. Some within the family turn to superstition, blaming it on a witch rumored to inhabit the island. But one of them - the young Battler Ushiromiya - refuses to accept the supernatural and vows to uncover the real killer behind the seemingly impossible slaughters. He soon finds himself confronted by the apparent witch, and enters into a life-or-death battle for the truth.[1]

List of Episodes

A total of 13 home video box sets, each containing two episodes, were released between October 23, 2009 and October 22, 2010.

Main article: List of Umineko home video releases
Episode Name Release Date Preview Narrator
1 I-I: Opening July 2, 2009 Jessica Ushiromiya
2 I-II: First Move July 9 Maria Ushiromiya
3 I-III: Dubious Move July 16 Shannon
4 I-IV: Blunder July 23 George Ushiromiya
5 I-V: Fool's Mate July 30 Beatrice
6 II-I: Middle Game August 6 Kanon
7 II-II: Early Queen Move August 13 Battler Ushiromiya
8 II-III: Weak Square August 20 Maria Ushiromiya
9 II-IV: Skewer August 27 Toshiro Gohda
10 II-V: Accept September 3 Chiyo Kumasawa
11 II-VI: Back Rank Mate September 10 Rosa Ushiromiya
12 III-I: Castling September 17 Krauss Ushiromiya
13 III-II: Gambit September 24 Ronove
14 III-III: Positional Play October 1 Virgilia
15 III-IV: Isolated Pawn October 8 Rudolf Ushiromiya
16 III-V: Queening Square October 15 Eva Ushiromiya
17 III-VI: Promotion October 22 Lambdadelta and Bernkastel
18 III-VII: Swindles October 29 Ange Ushiromiya
19 IV-I: End Game November 5 Seven Stakes of Purgatory
20 IV-II: Zugzwang November 12 Sakutaro
21 IV-III: Prophylaxis November 19 Kinzo Ushiromiya
22 IV-IV: Problem Child November 26 Gaap
23 IV-V: Breakthrough December 3 Chiester Sisters
24 IV-VI: Adjourn December 10 Juuza Amakusa
25 IV-VII: Forced Move December 17 Beatrice
26 IV-VIII: Sacrifice December 24 -


Staff

Key Staff

Voice Cast

Main article: Voice cast of Umineko

Reception

On July 7, 2009, Umineko placed 2nd on Dengeki Online's survey for anticipated summer anime.[2]

According to someanithing.com. the anime made 96.1 million yen (US equivalent: approx. $1,032,000, taking into account 2009 conversion rates) from DVD and Blu-Ray sales on its first release.[3] 62% of its initial sales were DVDs while the rest were BDs.[4]

As of December 16, 2020, the anime sits at a score of 7.14 on MyAnimeList and an average score of 65% on AniList.

Gallery

DVD Bonuses

The Collector's Edition DVDs each contained episode audio commentaries by voice actors, a series of discussions called Special Talk in Rokkenjima (スペシャルトーク in 六軒島) between Ryukishi07 and voice actors, and Uraneko shorts.

DVD Set Episode Commentary and VAs Special Talk VAs Uraneko Episodes
Note 01 Episode 1 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue) Special Talk in Rokkenjima Part 1 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue) 1, 2
Note 02 Episode 3 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue) Special Talk in Rokkenjima Part 2 (Daisuke Ono and Marina Inoue) 3, 4
Note 03 Episode 5 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yui Horie) Special Talk in Rokkenjima II Part 1 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yuu Kobayashi) 5, 6
Note 04 Episode 7 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yui Horie) Special Talk in Rokkenjima II Part 2 (Kenichi Suzumura and Yuu Kobayashi) 7, 8
Note 05 Episode 10 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu) Special Talk in Rokkenjima III Part 1 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu) 9, 10
Note 06 Episode 11 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu) Special Talk in Rokkenjima III Part 2 (Ami Koshimizu and Hitoshi Bifu) 11, 12
Note 07 Episode 14 (Kikuko Inoue and Tomokazu Sugita) Special Talk in Rokkenjima EX. (Rie Kugimiya and Yuu Kobayashi) 13, 14
Note 08 Episode 16 (Kikuko Inoue and Tomokazu Sugita) Special Talk in Rokkenjima IV Part 1 (Miki Itou and Emi Shinohara) 15, 16
Note 09 Episode 18 (Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa, Seiko Yoshida, Yuri Yamaoka) Special Talk in Rokkenjima IV Part 2 (Miki Itou and Emi Shinohara) 17, 18
Note 10 Episode 19 (Rina Satou and Kouji Yusa) Special Event "The Banquet of the Golden Witches" in Rokkenjima Part 1 (Sayaka Ohara, Rina Satou, Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa) 19, 20
Note 11 Episode 21 (Rina Satou and Kouji Yusa) Special Event "The Banquet of the Golden Witches" in Rokkenjima Part 2 (Sayaka Ohara, Rina Satou, Yuka Saitou, Madoka Yonezawa) 21, 22
Note 12 Episode 24 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou) Special Talk in Rokkenjima V Part 1 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou) 23, 24
Note 13 Episode 26 (Daisuke Ono and Sayaka Ohara) Special Talk in Rokkenjima V Part 2 (Sayaka Ohara and Rina Satou) 25, 26

Uraneko

Uraneko (うらねこ) is a parody series that consists of 26 episodes included only in the home video releases of the anime. It contains dubbing by the original Japanese cast. Each episode only lasts a minute or less.

See Also

Trivia

  • All of the episodes are named after moves in chess.

External Links

References