Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に散
2009/08/15
Character count1,075,588
Word count495,896
Unique words19,374
Words (1-occurrence)7,104
Unique kanji2,429
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
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 count272,433
Word count124,627
Unique words9,662
Words (1-occurrence)4,299
Unique kanji1,955
Kanji (1-occurrence)271
Average sentence length19.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue59.0%
Duration
19 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6 - Dawn of the Golden Witch
Character count273,628
Word count125,229
Unique words9,872
Words (1-occurrence)4,426
Unique kanji1,989
Kanji (1-occurrence)270
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
20 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7 - Requiem of the Golden Witch
Character count254,661
Word count118,574
Unique words9,547
Words (1-occurrence)4,216
Unique kanji2,011
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length18.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue58.1%
Duration
18 h
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8 - Twilight of the Golden Witch
Character count274,866
Word count127,466
Unique words9,886
Words (1-occurrence)4,367
Unique kanji1,990
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Average sentence length17.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue57.3%
Duration
20 h
DetailsVocabulary