Which of course is exactly what happens, but with a twist. Related: Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Ayakashimori, and Variable Barricade Headed West Next Year The family patriarch is dying and as is often the case with the ultra-wealthy, nobody wants a huge fight over money. With that explanation out of the way, just what the heck is Uminkeo When They Cry? It's a longstanding Japanese visual novel about a family that arrives on a secluded island in order to discuss divvying up the ancestral fortune.
It's fine to use the two interchangeably here since Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musō no Kōkyōkyoku is actually a compilation of the first eight episodes of the Uminkeo When They Cry franchise, which combines both Umineko no naku Koro ni: Majo to Suiri no Rondo and Umineko no naku Koro ni Bara: Shinjitsu to Gensō no Nocturne into a single, albeit extended, title. It's just a funny name that's hard to parse.įor the purposes of simplicity, we're going to cut the title down to Uminkeo When They Cry, which is also the name of the franchise. The title translates to When The Seagulls Cry: Symphony of Catboxes and Dreams, which doesn't really have any bearing on the plot at all. As with many Japanese visual novel games, Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musō no Kōkyōkyoku is quite the mouthful.