Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
Visual Novel
うみねこのなく頃に散
2009/08/15
Character count532,257
Word count234,043
Unique words14,288
Words (1-occurrence)5,868
Unique kanji2,213
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Average sentence length9.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue57.8%
Routes4
Duration
38 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 count260,235
Word count114,177
Unique words9,711
Words (1-occurrence)4,368
Unique kanji1,945
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Average sentence length18.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue59.0%
Duration
19 h
Episode 6 - Dawn of the Golden Witch
Character count133
Word count64
Unique words36
Words (1-occurrence)24
Unique kanji24
Kanji (1-occurrence)17
Average sentence length0.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue56.7%
Duration
<1 h
Episode 7 - Requiem of the Golden Witch
Character count65
Word count34
Unique words26
Words (1-occurrence)22
Unique kanji16
Kanji (1-occurrence)13
Average sentence length0.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue58.1%
Duration
<1 h
Episode 8 - Twilight of the Golden Witch
Character count271,824
Word count119,768
Unique words10,021
Words (1-occurrence)4,487
Unique kanji1,990
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Average sentence length17.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue57.3%
Duration
19 h