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Umineko: When They Cry

2007 · 8 seasons

A dense, puzzle-box mystery that feels like being trapped in a gilded cage of family secrets and supernatural dread, demanding you piece together every clue.

Created by
Ryūkishi07
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Family
Overview
A family reunion is held on a secluded island. The dying patriarch wants to see his lost love one last time, so he tries summoning her with black magic and that's when the murders begin.
How it feels
Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Mystery, family, deception, death
Content
Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
Note
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Created by
Ryūkishi07
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Family
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism3
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity9
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, family, crime, animation
Created by
Ryūkishi07
Starring
Daisuke Ono, Mugihito, Sayaka Ohara, Yui Horie, Rina Saito
Length
8 seasons, 160 episodes
Country
United States of America

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