Umineko: When They Cry/Fanfic Recs

Proof that the remaining 10% is worth dying for here.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for Umineko no Naku Koro ni fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found here.

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Authors, and Websites
Renahh Chen
 * Recommended by Shinji117
 * Renahh is a prolific writer of high-quality Umineko fanfics. Among her works, you can find romance, comedy and crack fics and a host of other genres. Additionally, Renahh writes for most-every conceivable pairing. You have a couple of incredible Beato/Battler fics alongside Ronove/Battler fics along with...let's that Renahh's written something for anyone. Listing each individual work would take too long, so best to say that you should take the time to at least skim over these stories.

Anything by TahYllis/Silly Hat Productions.
 * Recommended by [Foomin Blue
 * Pairing(s): George/Shannon and Jessica/Kanon are hinted at, but hardly the focus.
 * Synopsis: A parody series that takes the world of Umineko and twists it. What starts out as a Gag Series eventually develops into something of a semi-coherent story that spoofs and loosely follows the story of Umineko, filled with Black Comedy and peppered with genuinely dramatic moments. Deadpan Snarking abounds.

Umineko USO DA, also known as "Akaki shinjitsu wa USO DA" and "The Red Truth Is A Lie"
 * Recommended by Xelloss 08
 * Pairing(s): Battler/Beatrice is touched upon in Witches & Woodlands; some of the Yonkoma feature Crack Pairing
 * Synopsis: A blog site which features a humorous Yonkoma series and a user-made patch for the games titled "Witches & Woodlands", featuring some of the characters playing a D&D-style RPG. Contains a good mix of both humor and epic moments.

Witch Hunter's Abroad: Redaction of The Golden Witch
 * Reccomended by Universalperson
 * Pairing(s): Doesn't seem to be touched on all that much.
 * Synopsis: This is actually a development blog for a fanmade Visual Novel, which has a demo currently out. The blog has additional previews and background material for the game. The plot, taken all together, is a self-referential Nested Story because the whole thing is an Umineko fan work about an Umineko fan work, that is written in universe. To describe it any more would require its own page, because it basically shaping up to be three or four interconnected stories at once. The in-universe fanwork takes place between Episodes 5 and 6, and so contains spoilers up to those episodes.

General Fics
''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''

Forgery of the Black Sorcerer by Lumi Glacio
 * Recommended by: Excavation
 * Seconded by Aliquam
 * Synopsis: A new and mysterious Fragment is discovered by Dlanor A. Knox. To discover it's true nature, she and a friend visit a prisoner, that claims to be the victor. Will you discover what happened in that world?

When the Mountain Goats Cry by Philo Vance
 * Reccomended by Aura Twilight
 * Pairings: Battler/Beatrice, Will/Lion
 * Synopsis: After all issues with Rokkenjima were settled, a new annual conference began to take place. One more friendly, yet equally as mysterious. What was the secret behind the cursed mountain?

Willard H Wright: Inquisitor of Heresy by SSVD
 * Recommended by Novatel
 * Synopsis: Having no choice but to solve ten murders in order to go back to reality and save Lion, the inquisitor of heresy draws his sword one more time. Facing Bern is a terribly difficult task, but an unexpected helper might make the task easier.

Medea by seashores
 * Recommended by Kasuga
 * Synopsis: Rosa is the youngest and her home, her world is already filled with so much grandness when she's born that she feels inadequate. A story of how Rosa became the 'monster' we all know.

How Battler Stole Witchmas : An Epic Reading originally by Astaroth and read by syckls
 * Recommended by Mallix
 * Synopsis: Battler tries to stop Witchmas from coming (and all those trollfaces that accompany it). Will he succeed?

Fear by Macavity the Mystery Cat
 * Recommended by J the Drafter
 * Synopsis: As Bernkastel flees, Lambda follows. As Bernkastel hides, Lambda seeks. And no matter where Bernkastel turns to, the witch Lambdadelta forces her into yet another game. (Oneshot, minor characterization spoilers for the end of Episode Four and for the whole of Episode Five.)

Bum Reviews: Umineko No Naku Koro Ni by Jane Poirot
 * Recommended by Sparkysharps
 * Synopsis: Chester A. Bum offers his two cents on the anime adaptation.

Locked by an Anonymous writer.
 * Recommended by : Pata Hikari
 * Synopsis: Erika finds herself on Rokkenjima for the start of a new game, but this time a mysterious unknown man is also on the island. Will Erika solve the Rokkenjima murder mystery this time? ...And who is this mysterious new stranger?

Intoxicated Tales of the Golden Witch by Sone Anna
 * Recommended by: Ozimul
 * Synopsis: Battler and Beatrice are drunk. They are trying to recall the 1986 family conference. Hilarity Ensues.
 * Comments: A while ago, I put a theory up on the WMG page that Battler and Beato were drunk. It got turned into a fanfic. So far it's well written and hilarious. Currently contains spoilers for EP 7.

A Slight Overreaction by ahahadotwav
 * Recommended by: Sone Anna
 * Seconded by: Ozimul
 * Synopsis: Dlanor gets bored doing paperwork one day. Then she spies a lone cockroach scurrying along.

Being Dysfunctional Has Never Been So Much Fun by renahh_chen
 * Recommended by: Algoraloth
 * Pairings: Primarily Bernkastel/Lambdadelta and the various canon pairings, but pretty much every pairing under the sun is present somewhere.
 * Synopsis: A collection of mostly light-hearted oneshots and short ficlets about the lives and relationships of the various characters in Umineko.

Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

Melancholic by renahh chen
 * Recommended by Sento
 * Pairings: Jessica/Shannon
 * Synopsis: The development of the friendship... and something more between Jessica and Shannon. Warning - This fanfiction assumes the reader has read episode seven, and as such contains major spoilers.

Mind Games of Love by Kozly-Bear
 * Recommended by Mysterynovelist 2010
 * Pairings: Beatrice/Battler
 * Synopsis: During one of their typical games, Beatrice finds herself falling for Battler and is curious as to if he feels the same.

Lost in the Witch's Embrace by Planar Piplup
 * Recommended by Hikikotaku
 * Pairings: Beatrice/Battler
 * Synopsis: Takes place between EP 3 and 4. Battler finds himself enjoying a day in an amusement park with Beato, whom he calls his girlfriend. However, once he regains his memories, will he be able to accept the absurdity of such a farce?

The hidden fragment by Small Bombs
 * Recommended by WF
 * Pairings: Beatrice/Battler
 * Synopsis: PWP, high school AU. Battler and Beato have been together for several months now, but there's always something or someone that keeps them from... consummating their love. (Chapter four is a bonus chapter, and features a different universe in which Beato is Battler's teacher.)

100 percent cocoa by seashores
 * Recommended by Feral Phoenix
 * Pairings: Battler/Beatrice
 * Synopsis: A continuation of the "Beatrice's White Day" TIPS. While trying to finish up Beatrice's gift of chocolate, she and Battler banter, squabble, tease each other, and generally get in each other's way.

Turn of the Endless Sorcerer by Jane Poirot
 * Recommended by Shinji117
 * Pairings: Battler/Beatrice
 * Synopsis: Basically, an AU that diverges at EP5. A quick summery: Battler, with the help of Virgilia, hatches a plot to bring Beatrice back to life in a mortal form. However, being the new Game Master, he must contend with Bern and Lambda to bring the loops to an end. However, Battler and Beatrice begin to connect and become closer...

Crossover Fics
''Zero of the Golden Witch by lordlee2
 * Recommended by Shinji117
 * Crossover with Zero no Tsukaima.
 * Synopsis: Louise summons a golden pretty butterfly as a familiar. Well, it's better than nothing, righ- or is that two butterflies? Wait, a whole swarm of- oh, bugger. On a more upbeat note, guess who just got a new apprentice? Insert ahaha.wav here.