Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に散
2009/08/15
Character count1,075,155
Word count495,905
Unique words20,142
Words (1-occurrence)7,417
Unique kanji2,434
Kanji (1-occurrence)213
Average sentence length18.3
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue57.8%
Routes4
Duration
77 h
External Rating
90 %

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. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru is the second set (EP5-EP8) of stories, the "Breakdown" episodes.

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Genres
Fantasy
Horror
Romance
Thriller
Tags
Male Protagonist
Witch
Murder Mystery
Family
Magic
Philosophy
Detective
Episodic
Butler
Demon
Autumn
Natural Disaster
Subdecks
Episode 5 - End of the Golden Witch
Character count272,486
Word count125,095
Unique words10,018
Words (1-occurrence)4,504
Unique kanji1,955
Kanji (1-occurrence)271
Average sentence length19.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue59.0%
Duration
19 h
Episode 6 - Dawn of the Golden Witch
Character count273,479
Word count126,108
Unique words10,238
Words (1-occurrence)4,639
Unique kanji1,989
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
20 h
Episode 7 - Requiem of the Golden Witch
Character count254,532
Word count117,517
Unique words9,836
Words (1-occurrence)4,412
Unique kanji2,011
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length18.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue58.1%
Duration
18 h
Episode 8 - Twilight of the Golden Witch
Character count274,658
Word count127,185
Unique words10,207
Words (1-occurrence)4,589
Unique kanji1,990
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Average sentence length17.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue57.3%
Duration
20 h