Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に
2007/08/17
Character count1,184,922
Word count544,586
Unique words18,918
Words (1-occurrence)7,171
Unique kanji2,451
Kanji (1-occurrence)194
Average sentence length15.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue55.7%
Routes4
Duration
85 h
External Rating
89 %

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 , 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.

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Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
Character count280,089
Word count129,460
Unique words10,427
Words (1-occurrence)4,681
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Average sentence length17.5
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Dialogue51.4%
Duration
20 h
Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
Character count260,144
Word count119,057
Unique words9,543
Words (1-occurrence)4,220
Unique kanji1,955
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Average sentence length15.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue54.0%
Duration
19 h
Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
Character count292,326
Word count134,970
Unique words10,232
Words (1-occurrence)4,430
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)268
Average sentence length15.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue60.8%
Duration
21 h
Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
Character count352,363
Word count161,099
Unique words11,603
Words (1-occurrence)4,912
Unique kanji2,080
Kanji (1-occurrence)249
Average sentence length15.2
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
25 h