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Umineko no Naku Koro ni

うみねこのなく頃に

Umineko no Naku Koro niSafe / Tame (14)
20 covers + 12 package artwork
Titles
うみねこのなく頃に
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
Когда плачут чайки
Kogda plachut chajki
海猫鸣泣之时
Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi
AliasesWhen They Cry 3, When The Seagulls Cry
Play timeVery long (75h53m from 708 votes)
Developer07th Expansion
Publishers07th Expansion & Hobibox & Alchemist Co., Ltd. & KAGA CREATE & Aibee & MangaGamer & ENTERGRAM & 07th-Mod
MangaGamer & Witch Hunt & anonl & Tweaking Umineko Wiki & 07th-Mod & Umineko Project
MMR Liuxuan Dao Diaochadui & Supa'ersha Hanhuazu & Ri Bu Luo Hanhuazu
snow030 & Ri Bu Luo Hanhuazu
07th Drill & 07th Inquisition & 07th Universe & Universo When They Cry
Ars Magica & Majotachi no Sub & Beyond The Ataraxia
Visual Test & Darkness Executives & Les Traducteurs Aurifiques
Honyaku-Subs & VaYurik & FaceOff & Umineko Project & Eiserne Jungfrau
Knox Translations
UVNT
Arabic Kakera
LARUS Team
Relations
Alternative version

[unofficial] Eva no Majo

[unofficial] Empire of the Golden Witch

Shares characters

[unofficial] Cradle[Dolly's Dreaming Awakening "Cradle Song"]

[unofficial] Saikoukyuu Inran Kagu ~Umineko no ○ku Koro ni~

[unofficial] Huangjin de Nizhuan

[unofficial] Kogda Plachut Gljuki

[unofficial] Turnabout of the Golden Witch

[unofficial] Danganronpa Forge:Re

[unofficial] Umineko: Letter to the Golden Witch

[unofficial] Purgatory of the Golden Witch

[unofficial] Forget the Golden Witch

[unofficial] Incel Faust

[unofficial] Rekai's Umitober 2023 Compilation: VN Edition

Fandisc

[unofficial] Umineko no Naku Koro ni Musu

Sequel

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru

Same series

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai

Side story

[unofficial] Excurse of the Golden Witch

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Related anime[DB-ANN-MAL-MAL] Umineko no Naku Koro ni (TV Series, 2009)

Description

Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place primarily in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a small, secluded island named Rokkenjima (六軒島) owned and lived on by Kinzo, the head of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. Kinzo is expected to pass soon due to his age, and so his 4 children and their families arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo's assets will be divided after his death for the annual family conference. But when a typhoon hits the island, a ghastly game begins, starting with the murder of six people and the discovery of a letter signed by Beatrice, the island's golden witch of legend, beckoning the family to solve her epitaph and find the island's hidden gold before it is too late.

[Edited from When They Cry Wiki]

Battle of Wits 3.0 Family Drama 3.0 Hotblooded Protagonist 3.0 Lip Sync 3.0 Major Antagonist 3.0 Murder Mystery 3.0 Protagonist's Cousin as a Support Character 3.0 Protagonist's Sister as a Support CharacterS 3.0 SummoningS 3.0 Unreliable NarratorS 3.0 Single Ending 3.0 Kinetic Novel 2.9 NVL 2.9 Western-style Manor 2.9 ADV 2.9 Fantasy 2.9 Ambient Sounds 2.8 Mass MurderS 2.8 Open Ending(s)S 2.8 Family 2.8 Unavoidable Hero DeathS 2.8 ConfinementS 2.8 Island 2.8 Protagonist with a Face 2.8 Time LoopS 2.8 Witch HeroineS 2.8 MagicS 2.8 Death of HeroS 2.8 Detective Work 2.8 Proactive Protagonist 2.8 Character Profiles 2.7 Villainous HeroineS 2.7 No Sexual Content 2.7 Death of ProtagonistS 2.7 Episodic Story 2.7 Protagonist with Voice Acting 2.7 Linear Plot 2.7 Death of HeroineS 2.7 Colored TextsS 2.7 Desperation 2.6 Male Protagonist 2.6 Thriller 2.6 Fear of DeathS 2.6 Descriptions of Violence 2.6 Alternate DimensionsS 2.6 Violence 2.6 Protagonist with a Sprite 2.6 Philosophy 2.5 80's 2.5 Suspense 2.5 Butterflies 2.5 ParanoiaS 2.5 Succession/Inheritance ConflictS 2.5 Photographic Backgrounds 2.5 Varied Title Screens 2.5 Drama 2.4 Built-in Encyclopedia 2.4 Bloody Scenes 2.4 Traditionalist Family 2.4 Demonic Contract (Non Sexual)S 2.3 DemonsS 2.3 Lots of Character Sprites 2.3 MetafictionS 2.3 Mind ScrewS 2.3 Genre ShiftS 2.3 Multiple Protagonists 2.2 Rain 2.2 Non-sexual Child AbuseS 2.2 The Seven Deadly SinsS 2.1 No Event CGs 2.1 BetrayalS 2.1 Magic/ESP CombatS 2.0 Cook Support Character 2.0 Forbidden LoveS 2.0 Inter-class RomanceS 2.0 Maid Support Character 2.0 Butler Support Character 2.0 Pretending HeroineS 2.0 Flashback 1.8 Unavoidable Heroine DeathS 1.8 Natural Disaster 1.8 RomanceS 1.8 Maid Heroine 1.8 Domestic ViolenceS 1.8 Student Heroine 1.7 Combat with Bladed WeaponsS 1.7 Other Perspectives 1.6 Autumn 1.6 Combat with FirearmsS 1.6 Charming Protagonist 1.5 Child Support Character 1.5 Horror 1.5 Heroine with Tattoo 1.5 Child AbuseS 1.5 Fictional Modern Day Japanese Island 1.5 Third-person Narrative 1.4 Spontaneous Power-upsS 1.4 Breaking the Fourth WallS 1.4 BullyingS 1.4 Roses 1.4 Destiny 1.4 Graphic Violence 1.1 Father Support Character 1.0 Shota Support CharacterS 0.6 Childishly Violent HeroineS 0.4 UtsugeS 0.3 ParodyS 0.2

Releases

Japanese (25)
2007-08-17♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch2
2007-12-31♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch2
2008-06-21♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition
2008-08-15♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch2
2008-12-29♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch2
2010-10-15♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Download Edition
2010-12-16♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Majo to Suiri no Rondo~3
2011-10-20♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable 12
2011-11-17♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable 22
2011-12-15♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru ~Shinjitsu to Gensou no Nocturne~ Umineko Set3
2013-03-13♥9+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1
2013-04-30♥12+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2
2016-07-08♥AllUmineko no Naku Koro ni - Download Edition (drm-free)6
2016-07-23♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Question Arcs) - PS3 Voice and graphics patch (unofficial patch)
2017-08-18♥AllUmineko no Naku Koro ni - Package Edition (drm-free)2
2019-10-04♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku2
2021-01-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Limited Edition3
2021-01-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Regular Edition4
2021-01-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Limited Edition3
2021-01-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Regular Edition4
2021-03-25♥17+Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou + Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku - Twin Pack
2021-06-30♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni Japanese script for Umineko Project (unofficial patch) (drm-free)
2024-03-28♥17+Umineko Saku + Higurashi Hou + origin Naku Koro ni - Special Set
2024-03-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ EG THE BEST2
2024-07-05♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni - USB Physical Edition (drm-free)1
English (11)
2008-08-22♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition (unofficial patch)
2009-06-07♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial patch)
2011-12-30♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2014-05-28♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning (unofficial patch)
2016-07-08♥AllUmineko When They Cry - Question Arcs - Download Edition (drm-free)6
2016-07-23♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Question Arcs) - PS3 Voice and graphics patch (unofficial patch)
2017-08-18♥AllUmineko When They Cry - Question Arcs - Package Edition (drm-free)2
2019-12-31♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning & Nocturne of Truth and Illusions (unofficial) (drm-free)
2022-05-08♥Umineko When They Cry: The Symphony of Catbox and Dreams (unofficial patch)
2024-07-05♥Umineko When They Cry - USB Physical Edition (drm-free)1
TBA♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Concerto of the Golden Witch (unofficial patch)
Chinese (simplified) (5)
2009-05-29♥17+Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi (unofficial)
2012-08-30♥17+Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi - Portable 1 (unofficial)
2012-10-03♥17+Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi - Portable 2 (unofficial)
2021-07-15♥Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi ~Lunwuqu yu Yexiangqu Yizhi Ban~ (unofficial)
2025-07-15♥17+Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi Xiao ~Maoxiang Yu Mengxiang De Jiaoxiangqu~ (unofficial patch)
Chinese (traditional) (2)
2009-05-30♥Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi Chuti Pian (unofficial patch)
2021-07-15♥Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi ~Lunwuqu yu Yexiangqu Yizhi Ban~ (unofficial)
Turkish (2)
2009-07-02♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni Bölüm 1 - Demo (unofficial patch)
2023-02-15♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial patch)
Spanish (4)
2010-05-11♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episodio 1 - Leyenda de la Bruja Dorada (unofficial patch)
2011-05-03♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial patch)
2020-11-21♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Steam (unofficial patch)
2025-10-04♥17+Umineko No Naku Koro Ni - Rondó de la Bruja y el Razonamiento - (unofficial patch)
Italian (5)
2010♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episodio 1 - Leggenda della strega dorata - Trial Edition (unofficial patch)
2011-03-23♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial patch)
2023-02-16♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Quando i gabbiani piangeranno (unofficial patch)
2025-02-03♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial)
2025-03-05♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Ars Magica Porting on Umineko Project (unofficial patch)
French (3)
2012-01-02♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition (unofficial patch)
2021-04-02♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni (unofficial patch)
TBA♥17+Le Sanglot des Goélands - Cycle des Cabales (unofficial patch) (drm-free)
Russian (7)
2012-12-31♥17+Kogda plachut chajki (unofficial patch)
2015-12-04♥Kogda plachut chajki (unofficial)
2017-07-20♥Kogda plachut chajki (unofficial)
2017-07-20♥Kogda plachut chajki (unofficial)
2019-07-19♥Kogda plachut chajki - Chapter 1 (unofficial)
2019-12-31♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning & Nocturne of Truth and Illusions (unofficial) (drm-free)
2022-07-27♥Umineko When They Cry: The Symphony of Catbox and Dreams (unofficial)
Portuguese (Brazil) (1)
2020-01-01♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Rondó da Bruxa e Investigação~ (unofficial patch)
Korean (1)
2020♥Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Steam (unofficial patch)
Ukrainian (1)
2023-02-23♥Umineko no naku koro ni (unofficial patch)
Arabic (1)
2025-11-20♥17+Hein Tanooh Alnawars (unofficial patch) (drm-free)
Indonesian (1)
TBA♥17+Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Indonesian Patch (unofficial patch)

Staff

Original edition
MangaGamer's translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation)
    Umineko Project's translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation) (unofficial)
          Witch Hunt's translation (unofficial)
          Console edition
          Honyaku-subs' translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation) (unofficial)
          • Editor
          • Kredjer
          • Staff
          • CriMsoNTechnical assistance (ONScripter-ru)
          • GenxEngineering (ONScripter-ru)
          • GizaScripting (ONScripter-ru), Image editing
          • Staff
          • CriMsoNTechnical assistance (ONScripter-ru)
          • GenxEngineering (ONScripter-ru)
          • GizaScripting (ONScripter-ru), Image editing

          Full character list

          Character summary

          Ushiromiya BatoraProtagonist
          Voiced by Ono Daisuke
          Gouda ToshirouMain character
          Voiced by Bifu Hitoshi
          KanonMain character
          Voiced by Kobayashi Yuu
          Kumasawa ChiyoMain character
          Voiced by Hatori Yasuko
          Nanjou TerumasaMain character
          Voiced by Ishizumi Akihiko
          Ronoue GenjiMain character
          Voiced by Funaki Masato
          ShannonMain character
          Voiced by Kugimiya Rie
          Ushiromiya EbaMain character
          Voiced by Itou Miki
          Ushiromiya GeorgeMain character
          Voiced by Suzumura Ken'ichi
          Ushiromiya HideyoshiMain character
          Voiced by Hirose Masashi
          Ushiromiya JessicaMain character
          Voiced by Inoue Marina
          Ushiromiya KinzouMain character
          Voiced by Mugihito
          Ushiromiya KraussMain character
          Voiced by Kosugi Juurouta
          Ushiromiya KyrieMain character
          Voiced by Tanaka Atsuko
          Ushiromiya MariaMain character
          Voiced by Horie Yui
          Ushiromiya NatsuhiMain character
          Voiced by Shinohara Emi
          Ushiromiya RosaMain character
          Voiced by Koshimizu Ami
          Ushiromiya RudolfMain character
          Voiced by Koyama Rikiya
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          Umineko no Naku Koro ni

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          Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Download Edition

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          Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning & Nocturne of Truth and Illusions

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