TV Series · 2009

Umineko: When They Cry

23 min · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation · Ended

Composite

4.2

IMDb

6.2 / 10

756 votes

TMDB

6.9 / 10

69 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year involves the topic of the head of the family's inheritance and how it will be distributed. However, the family is unaware that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzo's concerns for this year's family conference. After being told that his end was approaching by his longtime friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having immersed himself in black magic for many of the later years in his life, Kinzo instigates a ceremony to revive his beloved upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima.

Trailer

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Cast

Marina Inoue

Jessica Ushiromiya

Daisuke Ono

Battler Ushiromiya

Emi Shinohara

Natsuhi Ushiromiya

Akihiko Ishizumi

Terumasa Nanjou / Masayuki Nanjou

Kenichi Suzumura

George Ushiromiya

Ami Koshimizu

Rosa Ushiromiya

Yui Horie

Maria Ushiromiya

Rie Kugimiya

Shannon

Mugihito

Kinzou Ushiromiya

Atsuko Tanaka

Kasumi Sumadera

Miki Ito

Eva-Beatrice

Sayaka Ohara

Beatrice

Yu Kobayashi

Kanon

Crew

Art

Junichi Higashi Art Direction

Camera

Shin'yo Kondou Director of Photography

Directing

Chiaki Kon Series Director

Editing

Masahiro Matsumura Editor

Production

Hiroyuki Omori Producer
Mika Nomura Producer
Takema Okamura Producer
Nobumitsu Urasaki Line Producer

Sound

Hozumi Goda Sound Director
Akira Yoshikawa Music Producer
Gou Wakabayashi Music Producer

Visual Effects

Yoko Kikuchi Character Designer
Eiko Kitazume Color Designer

Writing

Toshifumi Kawase Series Composition
Ryūkishi07 Original Story

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (1 ep)

26. Sacrifice

Dec 24, 2009 · 23 min

Ange enters the Golden Land where she happily reunites Maria with Sakutaro and forces Beatrice to continue the game. Battler, however, has lost his soul due to his uncertainty of his own identity. Desperate to revive Battler, Ange confirms his qualifications as Kinzo's grandson, and reveals her own identity as his sister to him, successfully restoring him. Having broken the most important rule as a piece in the game to keep her identity a secret, however, Ange dies. With Battler's resolve strengthened and Beatrice realizing she cannot escape the game, the two engage each other in their final confrontation, with Battler's blue truth against Beatrice's red truth. Kinzo's spirit appears to protect Beatrice, but Battler dispels him in blue by confirming his death not only at the start of the fourth game, but every game thus far; however, Beatrice confirms in red that there are actually no more than seventeen people on Rokkenjima. Nevertheless, Battler manages to explain all four games through human means, while Beatrice is left completely skewered by his blue truth, but unable to die. Beatrice begs Battler to kill her and presents him the last mystery she is able to give: since Battler is the only person left alive on the island, and yet Beatrice is also there to kill him, Beatrice asks, "Who am I?" Understanding Beatrice's plight, Battler promises to solve her final mystery and put an end to her suffering. Bernkanstel and Lambdadelta, however, intend to keep Beatrice in the game, torturing her for eternity.