A (Spoiler Free) Love Letter to Umineko

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#umineko

[@Boarbatrice]

Never heard of it

[@WeebHutJr]

Say that in red

[@dragonicbladex7574]

BEATORIIISHU

[@nore5888]

lol

[@antontehgamer3436]

🤔

[@otaking3582]

Same

[@Cynicz13]

This visual novel legitimately has the best furniture.

[@cauavalentim4420]

I had watched this video and read this comment before reading umineko Now, after reading it, i can only say thank you

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

Umineko, sponsored by ikea

[@InquisitorThomas]

@@Eltipoquevisteayer God imagine if Ikea sold furniture named “Lucifer” or “Satan”.

[@laughatdarkness1286]

It’s true

[@judahosborne8868]

My favorite furniture!

[@Eskiwen]

Technically, the manga is specifically the 'director's cut' of Umineko - it makes things a LOT clearer, especially in the answer arcs, as well as adds a whole new thing outlining stuff directly about what went down. It was specifically meant to be that by Ryu07, so I'd echo in reading the KN first before hitting the manga.

[@chiare5236]

This is exactly what I thought too! Usually manga adaptations of visual novels/games/original anime arent adding much stuff, but I would highly recommend anyone to read it for Umineko. It actually helped me a bit to really briefly recap some plot points from the visual novel

[@dylanbunn7714]

I just read the manga and not read the VN....look i get it VN is great but....idk the art in all of manga parts is really good same for Higurashi's manga...in fact it's how i got into those two along with rose gun days xD It's just the manga is more easy to read then a VN that can take up your life...that and a yakuza game...

[@venor2612]

@@dylanbunn7714 true But sadly the manga dosen't have the godlike soundtrack lol

[@TheOverlordEND]

Is it better to play the VN or read the manga? Because to be honest, I'm working and barely had time with anime.

[@nicememe8809]

@@TheOverlordEND Both are ideal and have pros/cons but if you're short for time the manga is definitely a fine substitute for the VN. It loses out on some things like music and obviously goes through scenes faster due to it's format, but if I had to choose between someone not reading Umineko and someone only reading the manga, it's absolutely no contest.

[@SiiKei]

I first played Umineko 12 years ago. I replayed it now, in lockdown, this time together with my boyfriend. Since I knew the answers, I kept asking him questions that would eventually make him piece the info and find a solution for himself. He figured out most of the howdunnits of the first 4 episodes before we began the answer arcs. He was super confused after episode 6. Half an hour later, he finally had the revelation. It was one of the funniest things ever. He went from dangling mouth to "Holy shit! No way!" to facepalm to shaking his head and clutching his temples. It was worth all those hours of playing for those moments alone.

[@sarahebris]

I have nothing against Higurashi but I do think Umineko needs a new anime adaptation way more than Higurashi

[@InquisitorThomas]

Yeah, Higurashi’s current anime is fine, the only issue is that it’s been Copyright purgatory for years, so it’s super hard to watch legally.

[@sarahebris]

Inquisitor Thomas while it's cool Higurashi is getting a new anime, I just think Umineko needs a new adaptation since I hear very mixed things about the DEEN adaptation

[@puddang2379]

@@InquisitorThomas Didn't the bluray for higurashi get released like 2 years ago? it's super easy to find and you can buy EVERY season for like 30 dollars? lol

[@brokenmeteor582]

@@InquisitorThomas errrrrr I wouldn't go so far as to say higurashi's anime is fine. It's pretty god awful tbh. Though, at least it is sorta concluded whereas umineko just did the first like 4 episodes and left everything else. Both have awful animation and music p much just ripped from the vns and sent through a shredder to sound more awful.

[@Belgand]

@@puddang2379 Yep. The complete Blu-ray set seems pretty readily available with both seasons and the OVAs. Both seasons can also be found for streaming on Hi Dive. Hulu unfortunately only has the first season, but not Kai which is... just monstrous.

[@Screwy]

Personal anecdote: PLEASE get the (JP) voice patch. By default the VN is voiceless but there was a PS3 port that people ripped the voice files from, and it's absolutely fantastic voicework

[@PsycheTrance65]

Screwy hearing Kinzo go BEATORIIICHEEEEE makes it very worth it lmao

[@Mewseeker]

Isn't there a version with English voices that is eventually coming out?

[@saxor96]

@@Mewseeker "Eventually" is the correct word. There was some health issues with the main lead in the project and, when she got better... When They Cry 5 (Ciconia) was in the middle of production and the ones doing the programing of the original translation had their hands totally full.

[@nuclearcoconut3664]

it should be illegal to play umineko without being able to hear beatrice say "USHIROMIYA BATORAAAAAAAA"

[@Haruka488_]

Nah, best to leave it to your imagination. A masterpiece should be as how it is.

[@GetInTheRobot]

IT'S PERFECTO!

[@RedBardIsCool]

I see you're all witches of culture as well

[@lelouch6865]

I read Umineko during summer of last year after a friend recommended it to me, and it was an absolutely amazing experience. Moreover, I have been having problems with college and was thinking of even dropping out but umineko gave me the hope and motivation to continue, and now I am close to graduation. I absolutely love Umineko and it's my absolute favourite

[@xCheeseHead95x]

To be fair you probably garnered those problems in the first place from the sheer amount of time you spent reading it.

[@lelouch6865]

Windowmaker not really, I had only one class in the summer, so Umineko didn’t have any negative impact in that regard

[@ceoofbrunestud5894]

@@xCheeseHead95x this happening to me right now. Planning to drop the series for good lmao. "lifechanging" my ass. Fuck yeah, its life changing but for the worst kekw. Plus the twist isnt even that good. It's basically Euphoria but with reskinned characters minus the porn LMAOOOO 2/10 VN for real

[@ubhumma]

@@ceoofbrunestud5894 💀

[@adolmayansahs8344]

@@ceoofbrunestud5894 😂

[@rodrigo3732]

Umineko doesn,t even feel that long when you look back at it. I remember devouring episode 4,5 and 6(my favorites) in maybe a week.

[@madamowl6345]

I remember finishing episode 1 in one day.

[@efhi]

I remember watching 400+ episodes of One Piece in a summer.

[@rodrigo3732]

@Proud Simp just episode 4 through 6,not the entire vn. It was preety insane.

[@gooblop]

It's extremely long, everything feels like less afterwards. It took me about 120 hours to finish Umineko, I could have watched 30 different full anime cours (seasons) in that amount of time, assuming 4 hours a cour from 12 episodes of about 20 minutes of new content each. Yeah you can rush through it, but it doesn't change that this 1 story takes 120 hours, you could watch 60 2 hour movies and get 60 full stories in that time. I love Umineko, but it's the kind of thing that takes a LOT of time to get through, I've avoided reading it a 2nd time because the amount of time required is massive.

[@zizou12991]

@@madamowl6345 wtf

[@lucasmorandini7566]

Umineko is to this day my favorite piece of media. Always nice to see people recommending it.

[@TheZalor]

I watched this two months ago. Not going to lie, the sheer length of Umineko was the largest barrier of entry for me. I'd been putting it off for almost a decade. But partly because of this video, and partly because of unexpected free time because of Covid, I finally gave it a shot. It was completely worth every second I spent reading it. Thanks for giving me the extra push I needed

[@duo317]

Hey, the anime was extremely meme-able, especially Maria vs Rosa

[@Trash_G0lem]

I can't even remember maria vs rosa from anime, which I watched half a year ago, and on the other hand, I still hear miragecoordinator intensifies from VN's maria vs rosa, which I read three yaers ago. Epicness > memes when it comes to Ryukishi

[@venor2612]

Oh god please never mention the Anime ever again

[@TheShadowivan]

OH DESIRE

[@marin0the0magus]

Ushiromiya rooosa ~

[@pluubooruu]

BEST MOM EVER!!!!

[@ghosttrain9022]

Umineko really changed the way I think about stories in general. I'd also recommend the visual novel Forest for anyone that wants something in that vein

[@Azareu1713]

Thank you so much for bringing attention to Umineko! It's an amazing story and deserves all the attention it can get.

[@anonarat]

You can't mock small bombs when you used a picture from the Zero Escape series.

[@RedBardIsCool]

to mock small bombs is c o m p l e x

[@haveagoodday7021]

Red Bard C O M P L E X M O T I V E S

[@thanatoast]

At least it's not S E E S A W E F F E C T

[@theinfantmetroid]

@@thanatoast getting away with murder

[@Vadim_Slastihin]

@@thanatoast i finished dangan series a few month ago, but i dont really get these meme about seesaw effect. I get that this is how that crazy guy who very loves his sister kill that karate girl(sorry but i cant rememmber they names, cause im not verry good at rememmbering japanise names and i relly dont like the 3rd chapter(53)) but what so funny about that? Do you want to say that this way of killing pepole is riddiculus or what? Cause i found it werry interesting for murder mistery.

[@TheAntagonistHero]

Say what you want about the Umineko anime but the end theme is absolute fire.

[@twistedsword8612]

The opening is also amazing

[@Dezsr]

OH DESIRE

[@saraslavica2128]

opening is fucking powerufl

[@user-mh6ju3pg8c]

Nakanaide...~

[@CursedCatTruffa]

Yami o kirisaku OH DESIRE

[@CaseNumber00]

Umineko is so meta to the entire mystery genre as a whole but I want to know how would it compare to tother stuff. I read it like 7 years ago and since then I wanted to grab some Literature professor and/or mystery scholar and have them sit and read this. I am not an infatuated mystery reader or anything but I really want to know their thoughts on the story.

[@miperrosabemasquetu1]

I'm coming back to this video after 2 years, I read the novel after watching this and have been writing my English Literary Studies dissertation on Umineko for the past 4 months. I will submit it in September and I can keep you posted if you're interested.

[@CaseNumber00]

@@miperrosabemasquetu1 I look forward to it. If you are for it, you might want to look into and talk to Pause and Select, he looks at anime and Japanese popculture from an academic/ scholarly angle. He might want to talk to you since he has featured English speaking academics in his videos.

[@miperrosabemasquetu1]

@@CaseNumber00 thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely be posting my work on r/umineko when it's ready :)

[@unknown25mil]

I first got into Umineko by watching the anime when it was airing. I had loved Higurashi's anime and hadn't even known that the visual novels existed or even really what a visual novel was. After the first season of the Umineko anime finished, I was just so intrigued by it. It wasn't a good anime per say, but it had ideas that were just so interesting. I eventually found out about the visual novels and actually jumped straight to the first answer arc assuming that the anime would have covered the question arcs sufficiently. Boy was I wrong. The whiplash of going from the end of the anime version of the question arcs to the start of the visual novel answer arcs was astounding. But I was immediately blown away by the sheer depth of the story that this version was offering. And I absolutely had to know how the character dynamics could have gotten to this point when the anime gave no indication that this is where things were going. I then marathon-ed the entire series up to the end of episode 6, as it was the latest release, and just about lost my mind with how good it was. The ending of episode 6 in particular was the greatest piece of story telling I had ever seen, and even to this day, after reading a lot more fantastic visual novels and other stories, it still ranks in the top few. Umineko is a series that redefined what good storytelling could be for me. It hit the perfect crossroad of ideas about mystery, logic, fantasy, and romance that I never would have dreamed that I needed that badly. I've definitely strained a few friendships for a time trying to get more people to read it and I'm so glad that this video might do so. Umineko is one of the all time greats. A genuine masterpiece that, while it may have some serious flaws, its high points ring out across the genre and medium to create something truly special.

[@brokenmeteor582]

When are we getting the "Read Higanbana: Best Anti-Bullying Game" video?

[@Ulta_Nagenki]

HELL YEAH!

[@Otra_Chica_de_Internet]

isn't that a lol clone?

[@mycobacteriem2540]

did higanbana ever get an official full translation. i read bits of it and then just kinda stopped. would love to read it again

[@magikbullet5570]

Of course this gets reccomended to me as SOON as I finish reading Umineko.

[@abc-gb1yd]

Almost same (at end of 7th ep now)

[@TanatatKnight246]

Ah yes, "small bombs". Well to be fair, Battler is the most reaching of all the protagonists when it comes to this. Yeah, echoing the sentiments. Read the visual novel first because the manga is more of a "additional detail" that both slightly deviates while answering a few lingering questions from the visual novel. Make sure to get the voice pack so that you could hear Beatrice's amazing laugh.

[@unknown25mil]

I recommend the PS3 version's sprite and voice pack which you can patch into the Steam Version for the best possible version of the game.

[@7St0rm]

The voice patch is indeed VEWY GOOD.

[@mmyr8ado.360]

AHAHAHA.wav

[@shadowthelegend100]

Have not regretted getting the PS3 version. The CG is wonderful and the voicepack comes pre installed. The downside of the voice pack is having to listen to loli Eva's laugh God that was grating.

[@MiloKuroshiro]

I love Umineko soo much, but it's almost impossible to recommend it to someone with its length

[@no-relic]

This is how I feel about the wheel of time. It has a little over a 4 million word count

[@darklyger64]

I was able to read higurashi between 2 to 3 months, but Umineko is taking me 2 months just to finish the second episode of the question arc. T_T

[@keebeeyume]

same

[@LL-oq5sf]

Bruh, reccomend it The length is a blessing considering how good it is

[@MiyaoMeow588]

"It's got witches, it's got 5 star writing, it's got a ridiculously good soundtrack." It also has Erika, who is such a fucking excellent trash gremlin who just steals every scene she's in that she justifies Umineko solely by itself. I love the rest of the VN for sure, but I can't understate how *perfect* she is at just being the worst, especially thanks to Natsuko Kuwatani's performance. What a delightful little meme she is. I mean she's also an excellently written foil for the themes of the story that also manages to be surprisingly humanized to a considerable degree despite being such a disagreeable character. Which I like, that the series is willing to show that even someone who will quite literally spit on the core themes of the story has a valid reason for their perspective, even if that perspective is a cold and loveless one that Ryukishi doesn't agree with. But *also* she's my garbage wife. And while reading Higurashi before Umineko isn't strictly necessary, I would say it will more likely than not enhance the experience of playing Umineko, due to certain expectations you may have regarding Ryukishi's writing. I know a few people who were thrown for a loop during the first Tea Party after they had gotten used to the All Cast Review Sessions in Higurashi.

[@JJAB91]

[@kaiser9598]

DAMEEEEEEEEEEUEEUEUUEEUEUUEUEUEUEEUEUAUAUUAAUAUUEUEUEUEUEEUEU!!!!!! God, that scene was amazing. Erika is just incredible..

[@yoggy5224]

THE FUCKING TEA PARTY

[@nickxon]

bro, your other umineko videos are actually what encouraged me to read it in the first place, so thank you! i agree with you about the characters, they're AMAZING, and i don't actually know where i'd be now without both the story and the morals it taught me. thank you sincerely for making this video and sharing it around with even more people!

[@ExistentialistAce]

Bro.....

[@lacatrelleeannis8776]

When i see a umineko love letter : HO DESIRE

[@HenitoBarato5798]

Reading through Umineko was a journey for me. I was very interested in it because I watched anime for Higurashi back in 2008-2009 and loved its unique story so much I wanted to explore the WTC universe more. Not only that, but both Umineko and Higurashi also allowed me to discover my love for reading. I was introduced to Umineko by starting with the anime while it was still airing back in 2009. I was not familiar with visual novels at all, so I didn't bother trying to read them for various reasons like those very old character sprites, the amount of reading, and the lack of voice acting. All of the episodes (of the anime, not the VN) used to be on KZbin at that time, so it was easy to access them. After I finished the anime, I was patiently expecting Studio Deen to make an anime adaptation of Umineko Chiru for years, kind of like how they were able to adapt both the Question Arcs and Answer Arcs for Higurashi by making them 2 seasons, the second season being called Higurashi Kai. I was still confused about the story in the anime, but that was supposed to be normal for a WTC story in the first half, and I was extremely eager to know what happens next. The visual novel had only released EP6, which means we needed to wait for EP7 and EP8 to be released so that it's possible to produce the second season. What I didn't expect to happen later on was that the story in the anime was so badly-adapted and unsuccessful that making a second season was no longer possible. Despite that fact, I was still hoping that Umineko would eventually release its second season in at least the next five or six years. However, I began to become increasingly doubtful when Studio Deen released Higurashi Kira in 2011 and Higurashi Kaku Outbreak in 2013. So by around 2014, I finally came to terms that season 2 of Umineko was not gonna be coming, and I could not wait anymore. And so, starting around 2014, I had made many unsuccessful attempts to go through Umineko by reading the visual novel, that is, I keep putting the series on hold too many times. I'm not much of a fan of visual novels. The only visual novels that I read at that time were Phoenix Wright and Higurashi Hou (that is, just these three arcs: Outbreak, Hinamizawa Bus Stop, and Kamikanshi-hen). But I'm a huge fan of the When They Cry series. It was really hard to press onward with the Umineko visual novel not because of the massive length of the story, but because of how accustomed I was with its anime adaptation of EP1-4 that I felt less motivated to plow through it. However, one thing that still made me keep my interest of the VN for so long was that the more I waited, the more improvements and updates the VN developed. For example, one by one, the VN managed to update its graphics, add voice acting (I was extremely curious about what all the newly-introduced characters voices sound like in Chiru), and add lip movement when the characters are speaking. So throughout this whole time, the VN quality of Umineko greatly improved, the VN had become legally available in Steam, and the Kickstarter for Umineko: Gold Edition is still underway. Also, Umineko has recently been getting more attention now than in the past. That was when I was becoming more and more interested in the series again. What really made decide to make the time commitment of 100+ hours of reading Umineko was when Ryukishi07 released the first trailer of Ciconia around the end of 2018 and announced that Ciconia will be released in late 2019. After I discovered this, I wanted to finish Umineko before Ciconia is released. And so, I managed to read through all of Umineko from January to August in 2019 twice. The first time, I was reading the visual novel alone for my first exposure and reaction. I used the PS3 sprites with voice acting and mouth movement because it was the closest thing to watching Umineko as an anime. The second time, I was watching Jokrono's LP of the series on KZbin in order to check the small details that I might have overlooked through my first read. Jokrono's Umineko LP is also really funny and thought-provoking at the same time. I was going through the Higurashi visual novel in his Higurashi LP as well, but at a slower pace. Concurrently, I kept a reading log because I learned how long Umineko as a whole was. So I kept track of the time I spent on reading each chapter, then totaling the amount of time read for each episode to find out how much time I spent reading the whole series altogether. Overall, it took me about 200 hours to read through EP1-8 of Umineko, plus another 200 hours to read through it again. That's 400 hours! And it also took me 10 years since 2009 to finally begin reading Umineko from start to finish. It was strangely a lot easier to read EP1-4 in 2019 because it had been so long since I watched the the anime when it first aired that the story almost felt fresh to me again. However, after reading the first half, I went all ham on the second half because of my extreme enthusiasm after waiting so long to get to that point. I really enjoyed the entire story, and I'm so glad that I finally had the chance to read it. It was as good as Higurashi, or even arguably better because Umineko seem to be the type of story that can never be replicated by anyone in the world without the tremendous amount of time needed to spend. And I didn't think there was any piece of media for me that can surmount Higurashi as my all-time favorite. I find the structure of the WTC to be unique, in which there are the question arcs and the answer arcs. I can also say that Umineko had an impact on my life like Higurashi did, as in changing my viewpoint of the world in a different perspective. Because of these two series, I had become more enthusiastic about reading more books like detective novels and analyzing these books in more depth and insight. I'm still not a fan of visual novels, but I loved Higurashi and Umineko so much that I had become more open-minded about them. Right now, I am still reading the Higurashi console arcs, Higurashi's 8th arc Matsuribayashi-hen, Umineko Tsubasa, and Umineko Hane. And I had just finished reading Phase 1 in Ciconia. If there's one thing I can say with certainty about the WTC series, it's that these stories are like they're wearing a mask. In other words, things are not always what they look like at first. And emphasis on the AT FIRST.

[@tiffany-chan1235]

Despite how long the visual novel is...This makes me wanna play it!

[@pumpking5138]

The pay-off is huge. Definitely recommend it.

[@RestlessDipstick]

Honestly, all I knew about Umineko going into this outside of the fact that it has a fighting game.

[@duo317]

MONEY BAGS, POINT YA FINGAH, SNITCH ON HER ASS

[@sarahebris]

Kinda like Tsukihime!......... *starts crying*

[@Trash_G0lem]

Erika's supermove is nice

[@theinfantmetroid]

@Van Buren When MahoYo gets a complete translation

[@twistedsword8612]

@@Trash_G0lem That move can give someone nightmares

[@wbrooks5913]

At least the anime had an awesome opening and closing theme.

[@LunaticThinker]

Umineko is my favorite work of fiction. It got me back into reading mystery novels.

[@kittyshippercavegirl]

Leaving my comment to go in the pile of people who are thankful that you introduced them to Umineko, I read it a couple months back and absolutely loved it and (almost) everything about it, as well as it being the thing that pushed me into being full-on mystery and detective novel fan from being just someone who read the occasional sherlock holmes story (I'm now a total fangirl) and chapter 8 of Umineko contained some of the most fun I had in 2019. And now, I will read the manga because I was unaware of it existing until this point and I need more Umineko in my life. Though there is one point in this video I disagree with, the classification of Umineko under the "Horror" genre. My experience with it never really came close to "Horror". While it does get quite descriptively gory at times I wouldn't say it's enough to put it into the Horror genre instead of being the pure (and brillaint) mystery it is Oh, and because of you informing me of Umineko and me loving it I'm now reading the Higurashi VN, and that's great so far too!

[@Ambergrisss]

Allright, so thanks to this video I tried to read it and yesterday I finally finished it! I'm so thankful about seeing this, because Umineko slowly became one of my favourite stories I've ever read. Trying to solve the mysteries was fun, but the heart of Umineko moved me to my very core. I spent about 130 hours on it, including sitting there trying to find anything in the text to help me solve the mysteries haha. All in all thank you!

[@reekocarson]

I’ve never read Uneneko but Higurashi is one of my favorite of all time so I deff gotta get on that ASAP 😅

[@khanhminhtran1495]

Umineko is much better than Higurashi tbh So you are definitely in for a treat

[@DerpsterIV]

@@khanhminhtran1495 it's not. They are both masterpieces in different ways.

[@mikeg1838]

I'm on the 5th episode, but There's going to be a new pc so I can't continue. I've already spent more than 100 hours on this VN I think, not even just by reading but just thinking. It's kept me up at night, if you like that sorta thing, read it! The When They Cry series is such a special treasure, I am glad to be able to experience it. Bless Ryukishi

[@Chaosshield]

Should show the alchemist sprites and voice acting. Despite it being fan patched, it is a really big selling point. I know people that were turned off from the VN immediately because of the steam sprites.

[@PsycheTrance65]

I don't know how a much more detailed sprite could be worse than the OG sprites, but the steam version sure did that. PS3 > OG > Steam

[@Wutz_]

@@PsycheTrance65 i actually love the og artstyle lol

[@PsycheTrance65]

@@Wutz_ I'll admit the OG art style had the best Beatrice facial expressions lol

[@theinfantmetroid]

The PS3 sprites are masterful, the OG sprites, while not artistically impressive, are charming and have some damn good emotivity. The Steam sprites are just. Blergh. I don't even know what's worse, Steam Umineko or Steam Higurashi.

[@yasminraveh599]

I have the game on steam and I hated the sprites, but it lets you toggle between 2 options. Is the 2nd option the OG?

[@packRabbit]

I just wanna say thanks for making this video cuz it's what ended up making me give Umineko a shot despite my experience with kinetic VNs being basically non-existent beforehand, and I'm so thankful I did. I finally finished it about a week ago and it's easily among my favorite stories ever told

[@desouj03]

Yes...Waiting for a Spoiler review of Umineko, one of the best choices of my life. Make it happen.

[@RedBardIsCool]

it'll just be me yelling about how I'm still upset over the ending, haha

[@weebo2328]

@@RedBardIsCool I liked the ending though. I think it was more than perfect.

[@SpeedySPCFan]

I absolutely loved the ending, am I in the minority or something?

[@satansmascara9756]

@@SpeedySPCFan it's pretty much the og Danganronpa V3 ending debate

[@damuguy3000]

Out of ten how many points would u take off because of the ending since it made u upset

[@08415]

videos like this keep my drive to eventually read Umineko going & yes the soundtrack is awesome ive even got a few favorites now that I lesten to constantly

[@pyrrhickong]

"Everyone in its main cast has at least one moment in the spotlight" meanwhile Gohda here like "ah yes, some day they will stuff a body in the stew pot, that will be Gohda's time to shine". Thank you for bringing further spotlight to the series. As someone who got in when Arc 7 had just been released and felt an agonizing wait for Arc 8, I'm so glad that this great work has gotten significantly more accessible and has great people like you recommending it and getting the word out there. Umineko still has my favorite soundtrack in a video game, VN or otherwise, and the way it elicits mood, atmosphere, and connection is absolutely second to none and feels less like it's trying to be a great visual novel, and more like it's trying to be a modernization and evolution of the entire mystery novel genre. And that just has me absolutely chomping at the bit, especially when it does the cool thing in Arc 8 with Bernkastel and twists everything it's set up in its coda that just... man, there really isn't an experience like it. Thank you again, you do an excellent job highlighting it while still leaving the best to the imagination!

[@suikas5882]

Gohda is too powerful for the narrative. Should he actually unleash his Full Power and become the Magical Gohda Chef he'd probably destroy everything inside the catbox

[@brokenmeteor582]

The true connoisseur would know that Gohda already knew about the body in the stew pot. He did it all on accident after all (a la Gohda accident theory).

[@brokenmeteor582]

@@suikas5882 Gohda, who art from Rokkenjima, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Food hath Come, Thy Will be Done, On Episode One as he was undone. Give us this day our daily meal. And forgiveth not the vile Beatrice whose wicked red-truth ways confuses the weak-minded goat. And lead us not into the Rose Garden, But deliver us from Kinzo. For thine is the Deliverance, And the Drive, and the Determination, For ever and ever. Amen!

[@Dadan-dan]

Best Gohda moment: asking Battler to give him kung fu moves. But seriously, going from murder mistert to maginificent bullshit magic! to psicological horror to existential horror to war stories to Kinzo being fucked up to metaphsical narrative to bullshit magic 2: electric bugaloo to reality ensues to a story about letting oneself to be happy acompanied by my favorite OST of all time (seriously, *everyone* should listen the complete OST at least once), this story really have a little bit of everything and I honestly think every character is one of the best written there is. Also, Lambda is seriously the best characterthere is.

[@Duplighost_]

I finished this in January, and it took all my willpower not to cry at the end. This story really is something special. Thank you for this video.

[@justarandomyoutubeaccount6812]

Definitely one of my favorite works of fiction.

[@tossashow]

I am so glad you did this love letter video on Umineko! It is such a magnificent visual novel with so much memorable moments, I would also recommend it to any fan of mystery novels or people who like a good story, with multiple philosophical questions. The story just provoke you to think and learn more about tons of subjects. I think you summarize this super great, and it is definitely hard to not do it spoil free -- now I can't wait for an analysis full of spoils and your interpretations of the events. And I +infinite the greatness of the soundtrack :) I wish zts is going to get some music on Ciconia!!

[@joshuapineda1369]

Oh my. I remember the days and nights I spent reading the VN over and over again. Then I would write my theories in some notebook pouring myself into each arc and each mystery trying to solve it (that was before the last 2 episodes were relaeased). And I would remember crying after Umineko Chiru finished. Lol. I really love this series. I hope someday there would be a proper anime adaptation. But for now, I'll probably reread the VNs again. After all, Ryukishi07 did say that once you know the answer and you reread the mystery arcs, it'll be like opening bonus/hidden treasure chests in the first level of an rpg.

[@Lyendith]

That exactly!

[@IsaMariaUu]

Umineko is my favorite work of fiction ever.

[@IconicBoar097]

excellent video kennedy nothing is better then seeing someone gush about one of the favs things ^_^

[@andrearighi4634]

Thanks for making this beautiful video about this magnificent work that is Umineko

[@nathaliebonifacio8291]

I've finished reading Umineko like ages agoooo, but I always re-read the manga/vn whenever I have time. It never bores me and still makes me excited even though I already know what will happen. I still cry on some of the scenes even after re-reading them a lot of times lmao. I guess it's because it's sooooo long, so overtime you kinda forget some of its parts. So when you read it again, it refreshes your memory and would literally make you have a rollercoaster of emotions.

[@jmtrad1906]

Read Umineko

[@brokenmeteor582]

Read Rose Guns Days

[@Bepbo]

Love love looooove your passion for Umineko

[@sarahebris]

The fact that Nemu from euphoria looks a lot like Beatrice makes me feel some weird things 0_0

[@Master-by3yh]

especially when you've played both and notice a few slight similarities

[@sarahebris]

@@Master-by3yh I wonder if that was intentional on Clockup's part?

[@dragonicbladex7574]

Makes kinzo feel some weird things

[@theinfantmetroid]

I've played euphoria and heard there's a lot of similarities between Nemu and Beatrice so I'm hyped tbh. Also they both have moments where their hair is down and they look STRIKINGLY similar

[@theinfantmetroid]

@@pririri i will read this comment when i've played umineko, i swear on my LIFE

[@mortenhansen4742]

Thank you , saw the video before i started it and really thank you

[@FranK-tg7ou]

I’m glad I asked on twitter I really been looking to get into this series but really had no idea how

[@GrapeCheckerBoard]

There is a spoiler in one of the shots of the story you provided. While it doesn’t make sense with no context, it will affect how people view the story and go about trying to solve it.

[@Paper_Gangsta17]

Its a shame we havnt heard anything for a while about Umineko Gold, cause it had such potential

[@mj_out]

I finished this novel some days ago and it was such a overwhelming experience. I was a fan of Higurashi since I am 19 and after watching the anime, I watched the Umineko Adaption and HATED it because I didn't get the message. Now, 10 years after, I heard about the sequel for Higurashi and I fell in such a hype that I read Higurashi AND Umineko (normally I don't read novels). Hundreds of hours I read these novels with some bonus chapters too and now I am so grateful, that I gave Umineko a second chance. It is such a deep story with a really complex message from Ryukishi and that's why I have to admit, that Umineko is indeed better than Higurashi. I think I will start Ciconia in some days or weeks.

[@oppenheimergamer]

Yes Yes I'll buy Umineko next time it's on sale. Seen your earlier videos about it right after the steam Christmas sale ended so I watched the anime been really hopping for a sale the moment I finished it.

[@xCheeseHead95x]

You know what they say: "It ain't a good visual novel if the cover ain't a little gay."

[@brokenmeteor582]

Well, the best part is any character can be construed into being a little gay except for JOJI!

[@addTableModelListener]

I remember I used to spend all weekends in high school reading the latest translations when they were first coming out. Debating with insane people about their crackpot theories online was so fun. Things like Moontrice(Jessica) or joke theories like Gohdatrice were fun to talk about. P.S. Erika is the best girl

[@adeebqunash3985]

I just finished this, I don't think I can go on without more magic.

[@pengudiegu]

All that’s left is Subahibi imo

[@tuxkoy166]

I still need to start the answer arcs, but it has been so long since I readed the question arcs that I should probably re-read it

[@IBigDickI]

Me and a buddy are reading it right now and having a blast/slog through it some parts are great while others we just shit on constantly for fum but damn its a good read. Some of the different kinds of artstyles are so weird though.

[@ZetaStriker0000]

I loved Umineko so much. I ended up diving into the visual novel because the anime didn't finish the story, and man do I not regret that choice. Phenomenal story, and the ending in particular was just perfect.

[@donaldn5798]

I've been a fan of 07th Expansion's work for years, wish they released more stuff

[@theinfantmetroid]

Oh my god my KZbin recommends did a better job at showing this to me than my subscription box dhsdjsks

[@bemlima]

Finished last week absolute masterpiece

[@Hazel3rd]

The first few seconds already are NECESSARY

[@i.147]

i started with the anime, read the manga to see what happened next and then watched LPs of the VN so i kinda did everything in the wrong order !! the vn and the manga complete each other really well and some parts of the story definetly required multiple readings for me. things like confession of the golden witch really add something to the overall story, and the voice acting and soundtrack are too good to ignore. ive actually been re-reading umineko in the past weeks and im thinking about buying it as soon as its on sale on steam (and patch the ps3 sprites+voice acting), so it was a really nice to see this video in my feed !

[@0bando]

i am a native spanish speaker, a bearly understand your videos still love your videos your topics are so full of heart and love, thankyou :D

[@spencerpommier806]

I just got introduced to your channel through coffee with Clemps.I'm wondering if you could possibly make any videos talking about history. I learned a lot through the podcast and would enjoy hearing more from you on that subject. Also maybe your opinion on American media like Avatar and the comic Saga. If not I watched a couple of your videos and I'm really enjoying your content :)

[@Pure_117]

I finished this 5 months ago and its still the best story I've EVER experienced

[@acciogagaloo]

Thank you so much for always advertising Umineko. It doesn’t get the love it deserves.

[@Mitchellgsprrr]

I loved the Higurashi VNs so i'm definitely giving Umineko a try!

[@khazarmilkers2263]

I just downloaded this, im coming back once i finish it to check up

[@MrAnimeLover1]

Umineko and Fata Morgana/Requiem (just finished them recently) are my two best visual novel of all time and they are both very long novels too... After reading many good VNs, i cant enjoy modern animes as much i did anymore. (Attack on Titan might be some few exceptions )

[@brokenmeteor582]

Read higanbana

[@MrAnimeLover1]

brokenmeteor is it good? Maybe i will try it out after finishing my current vn if it is good.

[@brokenmeteor582]

@@MrAnimeLover1 It is very good, it is the best antibullying game.

[@MrLeeFergusson]

100 hours to read and 1000s of hours to ponder a great VN and a worthy love letter.

[@drpretzel2086]

When I heard golden witch I was wait I recognized that and looked at my bookshelf and bam a Umineko manga just right there I haven’t touched it in a year after finishing it.

[@kingdomkey63]

So anyone want to have a spoiler discussion about the entity of the series

[@PsycheTrance65]

Nathan Treichel meeee. all of the discussions i see was like from so many years ago i want a new one

[@kingdomkey63]

@@PsycheTrance65 so does spoiler Kun exist or not

[@fanaticaH]

I want to know what she thinks it's canon regardless what the author said (I remember some people said he was trolling or publishing for the money).

[@kingdomkey63]

@@fanaticaH personally I think that spoiler Kun does exist and set up the situation but didn't actually kill anyone, and that episode 1 was what their plan was without any interference.

[@kingdomkey63]

@@pririri episode 2 is what happens when she takes over and starts killing people to make up for what she did to Beatrice

[@sanstheskelcoolpaps2486]

Kids read umineko with ps3 art Adults read umineko with steam/manga gamer art Legends read it with the original art made by ryukishi07

[@lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598]

Why do adults have such bad taste ?

[@Johanna-se7ye]

Umineko video with a shot of fata morgana and a Zero Escape meme? Already gold. This is probably also the nicest I've heard anyone be about the Umineko anime, it really doesn't deserve it. The manga is great though, especially EP8 since the VN version leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

[@suikas5882]

When she mentioned the Dies Irae anime I felt like a old wound was open. Also. Dies Irae video when?!

[@federicofilippini6780]

Yes this

[@gg-zj4ji]

Poor DI

[@DerpsterIV]

With Umineko Project's completion it is by far the greatest way to play Umineko.

[@mingotproductions1335]

HOLY SHIT I JUST FOUND OUT BATTLER'S VOICED BY THE SAME GUY WHO VOICES JOTARO

[@VanillaEnigma]

Beatrice bless the soundtrack--it's the glue of the VN. Perfect, balanced and indeed GODTIER!!

[@skyleite]

I read Umineko because of this video. Thank you Red Bard

[@TamaynIrraniah]

The anime was a lot of fun. I remeber watching this back in the US in 2009.

[@ananxdxd9869]

Wdym umineko anime doesnt exist

[@demonic_banshee]

I'm really really interested in this. I love detective stories, especially long ones that get you thinking. What I wonder is this: I can't deal with graphic horror/gore and also sounds. Really. So for someone very sensitive: is it still digestable?

[@larcenciel8723]

There are barely any images for the gore but it is described with text, but I personally feel like it's not that gory so even someone who doesn't like gore can still handle most of it, There are still two or three scenes where the gore is pretty disgusting even without images, but I still recommend this game as it has one of the best stories I've ever read and it's 200+ music tracks are all incredible.

[@demonic_banshee]

@@larcenciel8723 Thanks for the info. So no graphics, only text? What about the sounds, though? Some years ago I watched a playthrough of corpse party and there is mostly no graphic gore. But I'll never forget the sounds and the voice acting...

[@larcenciel8723]

@@demonic_banshee There are some creepy sound effects, but I doubt it's anywhere as scary as corpse party, Umineko for the most part is a murder mystery, there are no scary moments or jumpscares but there is a decent amount of blood splatter effects

[@larcenciel8723]

@@demonic_banshee and the voice acting is incredible, there are many amazing VAs such as Ono Daisuke, Sayaka Ohara, Itou Miki, Horie Yui and so on, but the Voice acting is never scary.

[@demonic_banshee]

@@larcenciel8723 great, thank you for your help :D

[@vivvy_0]

i love your videos

[@rodrigo3732]

Also,if i could just nitpick just a little,i would recommend everyone to use patchs for the ps3 sprites and the voice acting,even if you go with the steam version. They are waay better and the voice acting is absolutelty incredible,especially for Battler and Beatrice voices,oh my god.

[@ThatGuy-en2nn]

You haven't let me down so far. Fata morgana great, raging loop great. Will give this a try.

[@your-new-stepmom]

6:29 lol these characters on screen while also saying this sounds like a denial and an acceptance at the same time.

[@Sleepy0173]

I stumbled upon the anime when it was first airing and didn't know there was a visual novel or a manga related to it at all. My impressions of it were not good. To me, it looked like a typical mystery murder story (in a good way as I was looking for a detective story) but then by episode 4 I knew there was something weird because it had like 20 more episode to burn through and almost everybody was already dead. Then we proceed to restart the story after that but not really because it doesn't look like the same story from another perspective but rather an alternative set of events that happened to have the same cast, making me stop caring about any details I could have hoped to retain to solve any of the mysteries of said first 4 episodes. Then the whole magic vs logic debate felt incredibly stupid to me as the witch already pulled him out to watch the show and discuss it, with now access to info he wouldn't normally have if he hadn't become a part of the audience for these debates. Then other witches start popping up? but I thought the main debate was on questioning if the one we had even was a real witch so don't go around throwing a B plot that seems to already assume she is. It came off as something that wanted to be deep and smart but instead turned out kinda cheap on the writing. I have a couple friends that are fans of it though, and I've been genuinely confused by that, but that's when I learned there was a visual novel that had "the real deal"... I know them enough to believe the anime adaptation must be at fault here, but at the same time I can't help but think some of my issues with this franchise would still hold up in the seemingly better version.

[@ceoofbrunestud5894]

The anime was made before the Vn even had an ending sooo.....

[@hiroaritillwhen4581]

Best waste of the whole month in my life. Gonna reread sometime probably.

[@qliphalpuzzle5453]

I can finally collect all the manga (for some reason there’s been a laps of it in B&N and Amazon)

[@t.n.patronis4098]

I really like Umineko but my time and monetary constraints just aren't ready. I especially don't want to start the visual novel and go for periods of time without reading 'cause I'd probably forget important details. Definitely on my list to read someday though! I'm really loving all of these steady uploads!! *_*

[@PsycheTrance65]

The VN has a TIPS section that keeps track of the various statuses of the characters within the episode. It also doesn't hurt to have a text file summarizing what you read after a reading session. But most importantly, have fun when you finally get around to reading the VNs! ^_^

[@Eerie0Innocence]

Bless you, Red Bard, for spreading the love of this fantastic series. Fun Fact: the artist for the MangaGamer sprites, Natsumi Kei, is one of the main artists for the Umineko manga.

[@dragonicbladex7574]

YES [VERY GOOD]

[@Turbo_Waitress]

I really wish Umineko were available on mobile platforms. Reading for that long, it’d be nice to sit in my comfy reading chair with my iPad and experience it that way.

[@mynameissara7467]

I heard that this is actually possible. I dont know the details but I think there is a way to get a certain VN reader app and then you have to convert your umineko using a program to a compatible version (but no guarantee, the manga works also when not at home)

[@SiRenfield]

It’s at least now avabible on Switch…unfortunately not in English though. I imported the collectors edition and I’m most relying on memory and my limited knowledge of Japanese, although I am enjoying the experience otherwise

[@skyleite]

It is! You can play Umineko Project on your phone / iPad

[@tiberiusaemiliusvictorius1363]

Ok, I'm going to cry

[@saraslavica2128]

Thank you for recommending this to me, I just finished episode 4 and it took me 5 days and I love it so far. Not gonna lie, I was afraid of how slow it was gonna be and the length of the game too but I told myself "fuck it", if people say it is good then I'll fucking read it, and even at being ep 4, I'll say this IT IS WORTH. It is a novel which rewards you for reading it, same as higurashi