Game Groups > Umineko no Naku Koro ni / Umineko: When They Cry series

Umineko: When They Cry (Umineko no Naku Koro ni, うみねこのなく頃に, lit. "When the Seagulls Cry") is a series of mystery visual novels by 07th Expansion. It was originally released as a series of eight dōjin soft (i.e. hobbyist-created) visual novels throughout the 2000s and 2010s. The series has since seen a number of re-releases, as well as spin-offs and adaptations in the form of manga, anime, and book novels.

The series is set in the 1980's, and is set on the isolated island of Rokkenjima, where a sequence of perplexing murders takes place.

The main series

The following eight visual novels form the main Umineko series:

1. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch
2. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch
3. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch
4. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch
5. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch
6. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch
7. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 7: Requiem of the Golden Witch
8. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch

The first four games are referred to as "Question Arcs"; the latter four games form the "Answer Arcs". Collectively, the Umineko Question and Answer arcs constitute the third and fourth entries in the wider When They Cry franchise.