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 (ć è»ćł¶, 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.
Written by sinsource on September 25, 2010 at 2:27 AM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 4
Entertainment: 4
Its ok if you do, and its ok if you don't. There is a side for you here.
It starts off as a who-dunit and turns into a how-ja-do-it.
A previous review said that some of the parts are repetitive and it may be some what true but that the whole point. The story is more or less a game of can you prove it.
There is a decent amount of gore in this series but maybe even more disturbing is how dark and cruel some of the characters can be. I found it pretty captivating through out and for the most part the dialogue was pretty decent.
The series didn't end exactly the way I wanted and it left me wanting more. After a quick bit of research I found that there are a series of games that this anime was modeled after. Most of them are in Japanese but there are a few fan sites that offer english translation. The latest game being on the PS3.
All in all if your looking for a good horror mystery mixed with an emotional roller coaster, give this anime a spin. It was a good fit for me.