Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に
2007/08/17
Character count1,184,740
Word count544,277
Unique words20,497
Words (1-occurrence)7,340
Unique kanji2,451
Kanji (1-occurrence)194
Average sentence length19.2
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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Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Thriller
Tags
Family
Murder Mystery
Detective
Island
Episodic
Philosophy
Male Protagonist
Butler
Maid
Natural Disaster
Autumn
Subdecks
Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
Character count280,046
Word count129,408
Unique words10,426
Words (1-occurrence)4,679
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Average sentence length20.7
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Dialogue51.4%
Duration
20 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
Character count260,080
Word count118,971
Unique words9,541
Words (1-occurrence)4,217
Unique kanji1,955
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Average sentence length18.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue54.0%
Duration
19 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
Character count292,293
Word count134,888
Unique words10,228
Words (1-occurrence)4,430
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)268
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue60.8%
Duration
21 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
Character count352,321
Word count161,010
Unique words11,604
Words (1-occurrence)4,912
Unique kanji2,080
Kanji (1-occurrence)249
Average sentence length18.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
25 h
DetailsVocabulary