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Umineko: When They Cry

2009 · 1 season

A dense, puzzle-box mystery that layers magic and murder until you're never sure what's real, rewarding close attention with dread.

Created by
Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Genres
Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono, Emi Shinohara
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.

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Created by
Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Genres
Animation, Sci-fi & fantasy, Drama
Starring
Marina Inoue, Daisuke Ono, Emi Shinohara
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • greed
  • death
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

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