There will be spoilers in my review, but if you want a verdict, I must recommend you go put this on your reading list. After the eleven family members arrive, a typhoon traps them on the island and shortly after people start to get mysteriously murdered. Also on the island are five of Kinzō’s servants, and his personal physician.

The head of a wealthy family named Kinzō Ushiromiya, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, is near death, and eleven of his family members arrive on the island to discuss how Kinzō’s assets will be divided once he is dead. 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). The premise of the story is a mystery, but the mystery is beyond any mystery I’ve read before. Each contain 4 arcs, and together the 8 arcs present a brilliant story that rivals any great story. Umineko is made up of two different visual novels, umineko and umineko chiru. And Umineko ranks incredibly high on the list of current visual novels. Some visual novels incorporate choose your own adventure, but Umineko is a linear story. Visual novels are a part of the anime/Japanese visual culture, basically you can think of them as novels but with animations/art/voices/music. Umineko no Naku Koro ni, or When the Seagulls Cry, or Umineko for short by 07th Expansion. Today I am going to be reviewing a visual novel, one of the greatest of all time, and can be definitely be called a masterpiece.

Umineko anime explanation