Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesSynonyms: When Seagulls Cry Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch Japanese: うみねこのなく頃に - Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch English: Umineko When They Cry Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch More titles InformationType: Manga Volumes: 4 Chapters: 23 Status: Finished Published: Dec 22, 2007 to Aug 22, 2009 Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural Theme: Psychological Serialization: Gangan Joker Authors: Natsumi, Kei (Art), Ryukishi07 (Story) StatisticsScore: 7.791 (scored by 12,949 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #13522 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #562 Members: 33,085 Favorites: 689 Resources |
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ReviewsWrite review 10 Recommended 1 Mixed Feelings 2 Not Recommended All reviews (13)
Jun 2, 2010 Cobbles Recommended When They Cry 3, dubbed Umienko no Naku Koro Ni is considered the spiritual sequel to Higurashi (direct in my opinion). Like Higurashi, its a mystery/thriller but with more emphasis on the mystery aspect. The state of affairs for the adaptions of the Umineko Visual Novel are pretty damn messy at the moment. There's the anime, which is a godawful piece of crap that's worth no one's time. Than there are the manga adaptions which are still being published. Simultaneously no less. Needless to say, it can get pretty confusing but that's what this review is for. The premise is typical stuff for a murder mystery. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 23, 2023 hexashadow13 Mixed Feelings *Note: This is a review of all eight episodes of the manga. Not just the first.* tl;dr: A very unique story that tries to slowly weave an intricate build up to something grand, but slowly starts falling apart in the second half. Umineko is a bit of a strange story. I suppose it has mysteries in it, but overall, it’s less of a mystery than it is a story about people playing a game based on mysteries. And furthermore, the key trick in the mysteries isn’t something that’s found by analyzing the details of the murder themselves, but rather by analyzing how said details are presented to ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 2, 2021 -Kurara- Not Recommended Umineko no Naku koro ni - Episode 1 Right. I wasn't expecting much from the beginning. I actually had no idea what Umineko was about, but I knew it had a witch, a family, and a mansion. I went to see the anime, but it was so horrible that I preferred to erase it from my memory and start the saga adapted in manga. I will start with the elements that I thought were cool. Basically episode 1 is a battle of the protagonist, Battler, with himself, in his quest to find the assassin inside the mansion, and, most importantly: to deny the existence of the Golden ... Read more Open Gift Report More stacks Interest Stacksthe metafictional by harunoheiji 21 Entries·27Restacks horror/mystery game manga adaptations by hwanghyunjin 34 Entries·41Restacks Mystery manga containing supernatural beings by Phanuel 40 Entries·93Restacks More recommendations |
| Best way to experience Umineko gongasdesu - Nov 9 | 9 replies | by zeyrox1109 »» Nov 15, 6:46 PM | |
| Poll: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chapter 16 Discussion hirahira - Oct 31, 2009 | 5 replies | by Firemax »» Jul 8, 10:29 AM | |
| Poll: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chapter 15 Discussion Shouichirou - Oct 22, 2009 | 6 replies | by Firemax »» Jul 8, 10:22 AM | |
| Poll: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chapter 14 Discussion sifma - Oct 5, 2009 | 9 replies | by Firemax »» Jul 8, 10:20 AM | |
| Poll: Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chapter 13 Discussion sifma - Oct 4, 2009 | 6 replies | by Firemax »» Jul 8, 10:18 AM |
