So let's jump right into the review with a bang and some Umineko music to help us go insane~! įor characters, they aren't all bad. This guy is supposed to be our hero? Good lord, are we in trouble… Don't mention it around him unless you want to be shoved into a locker or a fist in your eye. I won't bore you with the details that are as fine as sandpaper, but apparently Battler has a thing for incest…? I mean, he jumps on his cousin Jessica and mentions how big her… um, cleavage is. The only reason why they're even going to Rokkenjima is because apparently there's this huge family conference that will determine the pecking order, I mean, the next successor of the Ushiromiya family. Oh, and get used to him kids, he shows up a lot. Well, the first episode is kind of dull, where you are met with Battler Ushiromiya, who is jumping up and down on a boat. Umineko is categorized by the anime community as a Contemporary Fantasy, Detective, Horror, Seinen, Thriller, and Violence. 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." () 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. After being told that his end was approaching by his long-time friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. 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. 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. 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.
#UMINEKO ANIME OR VISUAL NOVEL SERIES#
"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. Of course, being the inquisitive little bugger I am, and highly curious due to the immense popularity of Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, or When the Cicadas Cry, as to what the series was about. Umineko no Naku Koro Ni, or better yet, When the Seagulls Cry So, here I am, watching anime when I notice a title on the screen: Symbol of the Ushiromiya family, the one winged eagle.