Umineko no Naku Koro ni

うみねこのなく頃に
VNDB 8.87/10
Dist.

Score distribution Median: 9 Average: 8.87 Bayesian: 8.87 13051 votes

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356
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32
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EGS 78/100
Dist.
Score distribution Median: 78 Average: 76 Bayesian: 79.55 356 votes
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90-99
36
80-89
122
70-79
138
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0-9
2
Original Language
ja
Aliases
When They Cry 3, When The Seagulls Cry
Titles
4 languages
en Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
ja うみねこのなく頃に
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
ru Когда плачут чайки *
Kogda plachut chajki
zh-Hans 海猫鸣泣之时 *
Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi
Released
2008.12.29
Play Time
76h (709 votes) (EGS: 11h)
Developer
07th Expansion
Publisher
enMangaGamer, Witch Hunt, Tweaking Umineko Wiki, anonl, Umineko Project, 07th-Mod
+11 countries
External Links
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.

Ushiromiya Jessica
Ushiromiya Jessica
右代宮 朱志香
primary
Ushiromiya George
Ushiromiya George
右代宮 譲治
primary
Ushiromiya Maria
Ushiromiya Maria
右代宮 真里亞
primary
Ushiromiya Kinzou
Ushiromiya Kinzou
右代宮 金蔵
primary
Shannon
Shannon
紗音
primary
Kanon
Kanon
嘉音
primary
Ushiromiya Rosa
Ushiromiya Rosa
右代宮 楼座
primary
Ushiromiya Rudolf
Ushiromiya Rudolf
右代宮 留弗夫
primary
Ushiromiya Hideyoshi
Ushiromiya Hideyoshi
右代宮 秀吉
primary
Ronoue Genji
Ronoue Genji
呂ノ上 源次
primary
Kumasawa Chiyo
Kumasawa Chiyo
熊沢 チヨ
primary
Ushiromiya Krauss
Ushiromiya Krauss
右代宮 蔵臼
primary
Ushiromiya Natsuhi
Ushiromiya Natsuhi
右代宮 夏妃
primary
Beatrice
Beatrice
ベアトリーチェ
primary
Nanjou Terumasa
Nanjou Terumasa
南條 輝正
primary
Ushiromiya Kyrie
Ushiromiya Kyrie
右代宮 霧江
primary
Bernkastel
Bernkastel
ベルンカステル
side
Lambdadelta
Lambdadelta
ラムダデルタ
side
Ushiromiya Ange
Ushiromiya Ange
右代宮 縁寿
main
Ronove
Ronove
ロノウェ
side
Gaap
Gaap
ガァプ
side
Virgilia
Virgilia
ワルギリア
primary
EVA-Beatrice
EVA-Beatrice
エヴァ・ベアトリーチェ
primary
Lucifer
Lucifer
ルシファー
side
Leviathan
Leviathan
レヴィアタン
side
Satan
Satan
サタン
side
Belphegor
Belphegor
ベルフェゴール
side
Mammon
Mammon
マモン
appears
Beelzebub
Beelzebub
ベルゼブブ
side
Asmodeus
Asmodeus
アスモデウス
side
Amakusa Juuza
Amakusa Juuza
天草 十三
side
Sumadera Kasumi
Sumadera Kasumi
須磨寺 霞
side
Okonogi Tetsurou
Okonogi Tetsurou
小此木 鉄郎
appears
Sakutarou
Sakutarou
さくたろう
side
Kumasawa Sabakichi
Kumasawa Sabakichi
熊沢 鯖吉
appears
Nanjou Masayuki
Nanjou Masayuki
南條 雅行
appears
Chiester 410
Chiester 410
シエスタ410
side
Chiester 45
Chiester 45
シエスタ45
side
Chiester 00
Chiester 00
シエスタ00
side
Chiester 556
Chiester 556
シエスタ556
appears
Ootsuki
Ootsuki
大月
appears
Kawabata
Kawabata
川畑
appears
Yasuda Sayo
安田 紗代
appears
Date Lang Title Type Age Flags Stores EGS
2007.08.17 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch partial
cd
17+ VoiceRes
Open 2
78
2009.06.07 en Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2007.12.31 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch note partial
dvd
17+ VoiceRes
Open 2
75
2008.08.22 en Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition (Unofficial) note trial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2008.08.15 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch partial
dvd
17+ VoiceRes
Open 2
80
2008.12.29 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch complete
dvd
17+ VoiceRes
Open 2
80
2008.06.21 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition note trial
in
17+ VoiceResFree
Open 1
2010.05.11 es Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episodio 1 - Leyenda de la Bruja Dorada (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2010 it Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episodio 1 - Leggenda della strega dorata - Trial Edition (Unofficial) note trial 17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2011.03.23 it Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2009.05.29 zh-Hans Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ Free
Open 1
2009.07.02 tr Umineko no Naku Koro ni Bölüm 1 - Demo (Unofficial) note trial
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2010.12.16 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Majo to Suiri no Rondo~ note complete
blr
17+ Res
Open 3
80
2010.10.15 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Download Edition complete
in
17+ Voice
Open 1
2011.10.20 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable 1 note partial
umd
17+
Open 2
2011.11.17 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Portable 2 note partial
umd
17+
Open 2
2011.05.03 es Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2012.12.31 ru Kogda plachut chajki (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2012.01.02 fr Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch - Trial Edition (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2011.12.15 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru ~Shinjitsu to Gensou no Nocturne~ Umineko Set complete
blr x2
17+ Res
Open 3
88
2013.03.13 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1 partial
in
9+ VoiceFree
Open 1
2013.04.30 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2 partial
in
12+ Voice
Open 1
2014.05.28 en Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2016.07.08 ja+1 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Download Edition note complete
in
All VoiceRes
Open 3
2011.12.30 en Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ Free
Open 1
2019.12.31 en+1 Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Rondo of the Witch and Reasoning & Nocturne of Truth and Illusions (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ ResFree
Open 1
2020.01.01 pt-br Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Rondó da Bruxa e Investigação~ (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2017.08.18 ja+1 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Package Edition note complete
dvd
All VoiceRes
Open 1
2019.10.04 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku note complete
cd x2
VoiceRes
Open 2
91
2021.01.28 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Regular Edition note complete
blr
17+
Open 4
100
2021.01.28 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Regular Edition note complete
mrt
17+
Open 4
94
2015.12.04 ru Kogda plachut chajki (Unofficial) complete Free
Open 1
2021.01.28 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Limited Edition note complete
blr / dc
17+
Open 3
100
2021.01.28 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ Limited Edition note complete
mrt
17+
Open 3
94
2016.07.23 ja+1 Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Question Arcs) - PS3 Voice and graphics patch (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2020.11.21 es Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Steam (Unofficial) note complete 17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2021.04.02 fr Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2022.05.08 en Umineko When They Cry: The Symphony of Catbox and Dreams (Unofficial) note complete FreePatch
Open 1
2021.07.15 zh-Hans+1 Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi ~Lunwuqu yu Yexiangqu Yizhi Ban~ (Unofficial) note complete
in
Free
Open 1
2020 ko Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Steam (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2017.07.20 ru Kogda plachut chajki (Unofficial) complete Free
Open 1
2017.07.20 ru Kogda plachut chajki (Unofficial) complete Free
Open 1
2025.02.03 it Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) note complete 17+ ResFree
Open 1
2022.07.27 ru Umineko When They Cry: The Symphony of Catbox and Dreams (Unofficial) note complete
in
Free
Open 1
2023.02.23 uk Umineko no naku koro ni (Unofficial) partial
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2023.02.15 tr Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Unofficial) partial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2023.02.16 it Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Quando i gabbiani piangeranno (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2012.08.30 zh-Hans Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi - Portable 1 (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ Free
Open 1
2012.10.03 zh-Hans Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi - Portable 2 (Unofficial) note partial
in
17+ Free
Open 1
2009.05.30 zh-Hant Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi Chuti Pian (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2021.06.30 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Japanese script for Umineko Project (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2024.03.28 ja Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku ~Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku~ EG THE BEST note complete
mrt
17+
Open 2
2021.03.25 ja Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou + Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku - Twin Pack note complete
mrt x2
17+
Open 1
2024.03.28 ja Umineko Saku + Higurashi Hou + origin Naku Koro ni - Special Set complete
in / mrt x2
17+
Open 1
2019.07.19 ru Kogda plachut chajki - Chapter 1 (Unofficial) note partial Free
Open 1
2024.07.05 ja+1 Umineko no Naku Koro ni - USB Physical Edition complete
dc / mem
Voice
Open 1
2025.10.04 es Umineko No Naku Koro Ni - Rondó de la Bruja y el Razonamiento - (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2025.11.20 ar Hein Tanooh Alnawars (Unofficial) complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
TBA en Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Concerto of the Golden Witch (Unofficial) note complete
in
FreePatch
Open 1
2025.03.05 it Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Ars Magica Porting on Umineko Project (Unofficial) note complete 17+ FreePatch
Open 1
2025.07.15 zh-Hans Haimao Mingqi zhi Shi Xiao ~Maoxiang Yu Mengxiang De Jiaoxiangqu~ (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
TBA id Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Indonesian Patch (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ FreePatch
Open 1
TBA fr Le Sanglot des Goélands - Cycle des Cabales (Unofficial) note complete
in
17+ VoicePatch
Open 1

Original edition

scenario
Ryuukishi07
chardesign
Ryuukishi07
art
Exa Takahito Portraits
Ryuukishi07
director
Ryuukishi07
music
CAPEp. 2 ED, Ep. 4 ED composition
Luck GanrikiBGM, INS "Happy Maria!"
NYOINS "Tsurupettan" arrangement
Shikata AkikoOP composition, arrangement
ZUNINS "Tsurupettan" original composition
xakiBGM, Ep. 2 ED & Ep. 4 ED arrangement, Ep. 3 ???? ED composition & arrangement
songs
KanaEp. 2 insert song "Tsurupettan"
Kimura KazumiEp. 2 ED "Shirabe"
Kino NeiInsert song "Happy Maria!"
Motoki ZakuroEp. 3 ???? ED "Active Pain"
Sakura KanaeEp. 4 ED "Discode"
Shikata AkikoOP "Umineko no Naku Koro ni"
staff
Hano WataruOP lyrics
Luck GanrikiINS "Happy Maria!" lyrics
Mitose NorikoOP lyrics
RMGOP movie
Sakura KanaeEp. 4 ED lyrics
bitINS "Tsurupettan" lyrics
sunnyEp. 2 ED, Ep. 3 ???? ED, Ep. 4 ED lyrics

ja: Console edition

music
BigBoom PS4/SW OP arrangement
Luck Ganriki INS Composition and Arrangement
Mashimo Masaki PS3/PSP OP arrangement
Shikura Chiyomaru PS3/PSP OP, PS4/SW OP composition
dai INS Composition
staff
Luck Ganriki INS Lyrics
Sakura Kanae INS Lyrics
Shikura Chiyomaru PS3/PSP OP, PS4/SW OP lyrics
yo-yu PS3/PSP OP movie
songs
Inoue Marina PS3/PSP INS "Sui sui☆sweets"
KOKOMI PS3/PSP OP "Senkyou no Igreja"
Kino Nei INS Chorus
Sasaki Rico PS4/SW OP "Kasaneawase no Nekobako"

en: MangaGamer's translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation)

staff
Klashikari Image editing
Uncle Mion PONscripter engine support
Usagi Tempura High-res graphics & illustration editing
chronotrig Scripting
translator
chronotrig
en: Witch Hunt's translation (Unofficial)
staff
Eugene MedvedevSpecial thanks
KlashikariImage editing
MessageWindows installer
RotoMac installer
Tobiast88Special thanks
Uncle MionONscripter encoding
sterling01Special thanks
theacefrehleySpecial thanks
qa
BokunenjinBeta testing
MLA-kunBeta testing
RiasBeta testing
TTRProofreading
deathkillzBeta testing
dormeurProofreading
k//eternalProofreading
en: Umineko Project's translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation) (Unofficial)
editor
Giza
Knox Head editor
staff
Giza Image editing
Knox Programming
vit9696 Programming
ru: Honyaku-subs' translation (based on Witch Hunt's translation) (Unofficial)
staff
CriMsoN Technical assistance (ONScripter-ru)
Genx Engineering (ONScripter-ru)
Giza Scripting (ONScripter-ru), Image editing
editor
Kredjer