Umineko: When They Cry: Difference between revisions

The series currently consists of a [[Visual Novel|sound novel]], a manga, and an anime. The sound novel is 8 Episodes in length, along with two fandiscs, ''Umineko no {{color|red|Na}}ku Koro ni: {{color|gold|Tsubasa}}'' (''When The Seagulls {{color|red|C}}ry: {{color|gold|Wings}}'') and ''Umineko no {{color|red|Na}}ku Koro ni: {{color|aqua|Hane}}'' (''When The Seagulls Cry: {{color|aqua|Feathers}}'') containing extra short stories called TIPS that don't fit into the main story. Each Episode is adapted into a manga, with the first four Episodes completed so far and the last four (and ''Tsubasa'') still ongoing publication. In addition, the anime adaptation by [[Studio DEEN]] spans 26 episodes, but only covers the first four arcs.

 

 

In addition, a PC fighting game in the vein of ''[[Melty Blood]]'' has been released, entitled ''Ougon Musoukyoku'' (''The Golden Fantasia''), featuring ten of the characters from the novels. An Xbox 360 port, ''Ougon Musoukyoku X'', has also been released, featuring the ten characters, plus three more added to the roster. And an expansion to the PC version, ''Ougon Musoukyoku CROSS'', has also been released, featuring all the characters from the original and the Xbox port, plus three more characters, and three others set to be added as updates.

* [[The Can Kicked Him]] - In the first arc, {{spoiler|Hideyoshi's corpse is found in the shower with the water still running}}.

* [[Cassandra Truth]] - Maria keeps trying to warn everyone about Beatrice, but no one believes her.

* [[Cat Smile]] - Maria, when Rosa gives her Sakutaro for her birthday.

** And about half of Dlanor's expressions.

** The trailer before the release of the first game opened with the words "No Knox, No Dine, [[Clueless Mystery|No Fair]]". {{spoiler|Episodes 5 and 7 introduce incarnations of the Knox and Van Dine rules respectively.}}

** A [http://www.alchemist-net.co.jp/new-project/ website] version. Alchemist announced a Umineko project, but used different characters drawn in the Umineko portrait style. This all turned out to be a joke and the characters were for their new game [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXI6BVSOJrM Galgun], but at the same time they announced [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zez-F8ilASs Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning]

* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]] - Beatrice is prone to these, and Maria's giggling sometimes morphs into it as well. Lambda has her "O-ho-ho-ho-ho!" in the [[Visual Novel]] as well.

* [[No Body Left Behind]] - The Stakes are some of the few characters NOT to leave gruesome corpses. Unless they're the ones doing the killing, but that's another matter...

* [[Recursive Canon]] - {{spoiler|1=Revealed to be the case in EP8.}}

** Also parodied, in episodes 2 and 3 Maria watches an episode of [[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]].

* [[Redheaded Hero]] - Battler and Ange later on.

* [[Relationship Upgrade]] - {{spoiler|Jessica and Kanon}} in EP6.

* [[Scare Chord]] - A [[Hell Is That Noise|rather terrifying]] one.

* [[Scenery Porn]] - ''Ougon Musou Kyoku'' has most possibly the most detailed and beautiful battle backgrounds EVER, especially the Meta World ones.

** Catbox is also used as a metaphor for {{spoiler|what really happened on Rokkenjima. The only one said to be able to open it is Eva, since she was present. She however chose not do so for the sake of Ange.}}

* [[Science Destroys Magic]] - This is the witch's defense for why they don't use magic openly: People don't believe in it anymore which undermines its effectiveness. The validity of the argument is intentionally ambiguous.

** It's implied that {{spoiler|three other characters are really the same person}}.

* [[Spoiler Opening]] - In each arc the opening animations change, most notably the portrait. The second animation set shows {{spoiler|Beatrice's Human Form}}, and the third set shows {{spoiler|Eva-Beatrice, Virgilia, and the Siestas}}. The fourth one shows all three portraits, {{spoiler|another Siesta, and Maria's witch outfit.}}

* [[Spoiler Title]] - ''End'' and ''Requiem''.

* [[Spooky Painting]] - Beatrice's portrait.

* {{spoiler|[[The Un-Reveal]] - The reader ''never'' learns what ''really'' happened on Rokkenjima. They are only ever given hints to reason the answer for themselves. The reason given in-game is that by never revealing the truth, Ange's hope for a miracle that everyone survived can never be denied.}}

* [[Unexplained Recovery]] - What happens when {{spoiler|a new game begins}} after the last, in which {{spoiler|[[Everybody Dies]]. Or at least a majority of the cast.}}

* [[Unreliable Narrator]] - A key part of the plot. It's explicitly stated that anything not in red text is liable to be false. What is in red text? [[Mind Screw|...Not very much...]]

** Episode 5 {{spoiler|spells out what can and can't be taken as reliable - For episodes 1-4, only scenes that piece Battler narrates, For episode 5, only scenes that Erika narrates (which are very few)}}.

* [[Witch Species]] - The fourth arc's TIPS describes three different types described in ascending power: Witches, who can possess immense power in one world that is considered to be its dominion; Voyagers, who can travel freely in between the different fragments; and Creators, who can "create a one in a world of nothingness."

** [[The Fair Folk]] - The concept of witches used here actually has more in common with a lot of the older stereotypes of fairies than witches.

* [[Worthy Opponent]] - Battler and Beatrice refer to each other as this constantly.

* [[Wrestler in All of Us]] - In the fighting game, Ange with her DABURU JAAMAN