Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に 2007/08/17
Character count1,187,331
Word count492,576
Unique words18,240
Unique words used once6,734
Unique kanji2,448
Unique kanji used once195
Average sentence length16.0
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue55.7%
Routes4
Duration 85 h

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 count280,542
Word count117,499
Unique words10,189
Unique words used once4,476
Unique kanji2,013
Unique kanji used once294
Average sentence length17.6
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue51.4%
Duration 20 h
Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
Character count260,673
Word count108,591
Unique words9,316
Unique words used once4,042
Unique kanji1,955
Unique kanji used once287
Average sentence length15.7
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue54.0%
Duration 19 h
Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
Character count292,949
Word count121,539
Unique words9,981
Unique words used once4,265
Unique kanji2,013
Unique kanji used once268
Average sentence length15.7
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue60.8%
Duration 21 h
Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
Character count353,167
Word count144,947
Unique words11,334
Unique words used once4,702
Unique kanji2,080
Unique kanji used once249
Average sentence length15.3
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration 25 h