Alternative title:

When the Seagulls Cry
When They Cry 3
うみねこのなく頃に (Japanese)

Genres:

horror, mystery, psychological, supernatural, thriller

Themes:

Gore, Who’s the culprit

Plot Summary:

Umineko no Naku Koro ni takes place in the year 1986, during the time frame of October 4 and October 5 on a secluded island named Rokkenjima (六軒島, Rokkenjima). The head of a wealthy family named Kinzo Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eight of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzo’s assets will be divided once he is dead. Also on the island are three family members who live there, five of Kinzo’s servants, and his personal physician. After the eight family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered.
Trailers:

An anime adaptation based on the visual novel series was announced by 07th Expansion, and began airing in Japan on July 2, 2009 on Chiba TV, and will air on additional stations at later times. The anime will be produced by the animation studio Studio Deen and directed by Chiaki Kon. The opening theme of the anime is “Katayoku no Tori” (片翼の鳥?, lit. “One-Winged Bird”) by Akiko Shikata, and the ending theme is “La Divina Tragedia: Makyoku” (la divina tragedia～魔曲～?, lit. “The Divine Tragedy: Demonic Song”) by Jimang. The singles for both songs will be released on August 19 and September 16, 2009, respectively.

It’s also a Manga, a Game, Novel, and Drama CDs

source: Wikipedia

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My Review:

This anime is all about ‘who did it’. And no, it’s one of those movies that lead you up to ‘the butler did it’ scenario, although it was suggested. LOL. It has its funny moments, dark and twisted stuff. Violence and Gore is ever present in this anime so it’s definitely not for kids. I’ve only managed to watch 3 episodes of this anime. So far, I like it. I love it, in fact. Besides, I’ve never encountered an anime like this in all my years of watching tons and tons of anime.

Tons of mystery, ever guessing who did what and how. There’s a little hint of magic here, but it’s just all for the shock and awe kind of thing but you won’t really see real magic. And as usual there’s a character that’s going to be the logical one in the group and starts to solve the mystery with the help of everyone else to find out what really happened. Lots of suspense and drama here.

A solid 8.5 out of 10 for me.

Other Reviews:

episodal review: animeraku

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