Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に
2007/08/17
Character count1,179,887
Word count530,834
Unique words21,106
Words (1-occurrence)7,603
Unique kanji2,452
Kanji (1-occurrence)196
Average sentence length19.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue55.7%
Routes4
Duration
84 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
Male Protagonist
Philosophy
Butler
Maid
Natural Disaster
Autumn
Subdecks
Episode 1 - Legend of the Golden Witch
Character count279,120
Word count125,057
Unique words10,684
Words (1-occurrence)4,830
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue51.4%
Duration
20 h
Episode 2 - Turn of the Golden Witch
Character count258,992
Word count116,200
Unique words9,710
Words (1-occurrence)4,309
Unique kanji1,955
Kanji (1-occurrence)287
Average sentence length18.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue54.0%
Duration
18 h
Episode 3 - Banquet of the Golden Witch
Character count291,027
Word count132,458
Unique words10,491
Words (1-occurrence)4,582
Unique kanji2,013
Kanji (1-occurrence)268
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue60.8%
Duration
21 h
Episode 4 - Alliance of the Golden Witch
Character count350,748
Word count157,119
Unique words11,912
Words (1-occurrence)5,084
Unique kanji2,080
Kanji (1-occurrence)249
Average sentence length18.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
25 h