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Umineko: When They Cry

Umineko: When They Cry

20097.01 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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 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.

Created by Toshifumi Kawase
Written by Toshifumi Kawase, Ryūkishi07
Produced by Hiroyuki Omori, Mika Nomura, Takema Okamura
NetworksTeletamaSun TVTV AichiKBS Kyoto

Top Cast

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Jessica Ushiromiya

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Battler Ushiromiya

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

Natsuhi Ushiromiya

Akihiko Ishizumi

Akihiko Ishizumi

Terumasa Nanjou / Masayuki Nanjou

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

George Ushiromiya

Ami Koshimizu

Ami Koshimizu

Rosa Ushiromiya

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Maria Ushiromiya

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Shannon

Mugihito

Mugihito

Kinzou Ushiromiya

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Kasumi Sumadera

Themes & Keywords

witchdetectiveislandmagicsupernaturalgoreanimebased on visual novelpsychologicalhorror

About Umineko: When They Cry

Umineko: When They Cry is a animation, sci-fi & fantasy, drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of witch, detective, island, magic, supernatural, gore. Created by Toshifumi Kawase, it stars Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono, Emi Shinohara. 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 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.

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