Umineko When They Cry

Umineko When They Cry
The cover of Alliance of the Golden Witch, the first complete release of an Umineko game, which consists of the four games of When They Cry 3.
うみねこのなく頃に (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
Genre	Drama, horror, metafiction, mystery, psychological thriller, supernatural
Game
Developer	07th Expansion
Publisher	07th Expansion (Windows) Taito (mobile phone) Alchemist (PS3, PSP)
Genre	Dōjin soft, Visual novel
Platform	Windows, Mobile phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Released	Windows Legend - August 17, 2007 Turn - December 31, 2007 Banquet - August 16, 2008 Alliance - December 29, 2008 End - August 15, 2009 Dawn - December 30, 2009 Requiem - August 14, 2010 Twilight - December 31, 2010 Tsubasa - December 31, 2010 Hane - December 31, 2011
Manga
Written by	Ryukishi07
Illustrated by	Kei Natsumi, Jirō Suzuki, Sōichirō, Taka Aki, Hinase Momoyama, Eita Mizuno
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA Yen Press
Demographic	Seinen, Shōnen
Magazine	Gangan Powered, GFantasy, Gangan Joker, Gangan Online, Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Original run	December 22, 2007 – June 22, 2015
Volumes	53 (List of volumes)
Manga
Umineko Biyori: Rokkenjima e Yōkoso!!
Written by	07th Expansion
Illustrated by	Makoto Fugetsu
Published by	Ichijinsha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Manga Palette Lite
Original run	March 1, 2008 – March 2, 2009
Volumes	1
Manga
Umineko Dōri no Peru-san
Written by	07th Expansion
Illustrated by	Satoshi Shinkyo
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comp Ace
Original run	November 2008 – May 2009
Manga
Umineko no Naku Koro ni EpisodeX Rokkenjima of Higurashi crying
Written by	07th Expansion
Illustrated by	Yuki Hiiro
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Dengeki G's Festival! Comic
Original run	January 26, 2009 – February 23, 2011
Volumes	2
Novel series
Written by	Ryukishi07
Published by	Kodansha Box
Original run	July 1, 2009 – present
Volumes	13 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Chiaki Kon
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA NIS America
Original network	UHF Stations
Original run	July 2, 2009 – December 24, 2009
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Other
Ōgon Musōkyoku (fighting game)

Ōgon Musōkyoku (fighting game)

Umineko When They Cry (うみねこのなく頃に^?, Umineko no Naku Koro ni, lit. When the Seagulls Cry) is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The first game in the series, Legend of the Golden Witch, was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on Windows; the game sold out in thirty minutes. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall most of the people. The goal of the game is to discern whether the murderer is human or of some other supernatural source. Umineko is the third title in the When They Cry series, preceded by Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, and followed by Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru.

Square Enix, Ichijinsha, Kadokawa Shoten, and ASCII Media Works all published various manga adaptations of the series. It was also turned into a 26-episode anime by Studio Deen, which aired in Japan between July and December 2009. A series of novels written by Ryukishi07 are published by Kodansha Box. A fighting game based on the franchise named Ōgon Musōkyoku was released by 07th Expansion on December 31, 2010.