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Umineko - When They Cry (TV)

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Alternative title:
Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Japanese)
When the Seagulls Cry
うみねこのなく頃に (Japanese)
Themes: tragedy, witches
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: On 4 October 1986, Kinzo Ushiromiya, the head of a wealthy family, who lives on and owns Rokkenjima, a secluded island, 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 begin to be mysteriously murdered.
User Ratings: 849 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 79 votes (sub:73, dub:1, raw:1, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 131 votes (sub:115, dub:4, others:12
6 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 203 votes (sub:183, dub:3, raw:3, ?:1, others:13
8 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Good: 168 votes (sub:156, dub:5, raw:3, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 103 votes (sub:90, dub:6, others:7
1 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Finnish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Turkish subtitled
)
 So-so: 45 votes (sub:43, dub:1, others:1
1 Korean subtitled
)
 Not really good: 40 votes (sub:38, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Weak: 46 votes (sub:41, dub:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 18 votes (sub:17, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Awful: 10 votes (sub:9, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:6)
Seen in part or in whole by 1572 users, rank: #786 (of 10140)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.015 (Good), std. dev.: 2.149, rank: #3797 (of 10325)
Weighted mean: 6.892 (Good), rank: #4394 (of 10325) (seen all: 7.06 / seen some: 6.74 / won't finish: 3.95)
Bayesian estimate: 6.901 (Good), rank: #4009 (of 7760)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 2009-07-01 to 2009-12-23
Release dates: We have 13
Opening Theme:
"Katayoku no Tori" (片翼の鳥) by Akiko Shikata
Ending Theme:
"la divina tragedia—Makyoku" (la divina tragedia~魔曲~) by Jimang
Trivia: We have 17
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Press Releases:
Umineko When They Cry Volume 1 and Volume 2 are Now Shipping to Retailers Across North America! (Dec 4, 2012)
NIS America announces Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Volumes 1 & 2 Premium Edition (Jul 31, 2012)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Umineko: When They Cry - Premium Edition (Sub.Blu-ray 1) 2012-12-04
    Umineko: When They Cry - Premium Edition (Sub.Blu-ray 2) 2012-12-04 (from $42.49)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Chiaki Kon
Series Composition: Toshifumi Kawase
Script:
Fumihiko Shimo (10 episodes
eps 3-4, 8-9, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23, 25
)
Tatsushi Moriya (ep 22)
Toshifumi Kawase (15 episodes
eps 1-2, 5-7, 10-12, 14, 16, 18-19, 21, 24, 26
)
Storyboard:
Hidetoshi Namura (eps 2, 8)
Hiroyuki Morita (eps 14, 23)
Katsuki Terao (ep 15)
Katsumi Terahigashi (eps 4, 24)
Kōsuke Kobayashi (ep 3)
Mamoru Sakisaka (ep 13)
Marimo Momose (7 episodes
eps 7, 10, 16, 19-21, 25
)
Nobuhiro Takagi (eps 11, 17) 
Ryōji Fujiwara (eps 1, 12)
Toshifumi Kawase (eps 22, 26)
Yasuo Ejima (eps 9, 18)
Yoshihiro Takamoto (eps 11, 17)
Yutaka Hirata (ep 6)
Episode Director:
Hiroyuki Tsuchiya (4 episodes
eps 1, 8, 14, 22
)
Kōsuke Kobayashi (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 17, 23
)
Masahiko Watanabe (ep 9)
Rion Kujo (ep 19)
Shunji Yoshida (ep 11)
Taro Kubo (eps 5, 26)
Tatsuya Abe (eps 12, 21)
Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto (ep 16)
Yasuo Ejima (eps 4, 18, 25)
Yutaka Hirata (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 24
)
Original creator: Ryukishi07
Character Design: Yōko Kikuchi
Art Director: Junichi Higashi
Chief Animation Director:
Yōko Kikuchi
Yukiko Ban
Animation Director:
Akihito Asai (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 23, 26
)
Atsuko Takahashi (eps 4, 20, 25)
Dai Imaoka (ep 6)
Hiromi Maezawa (4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 15, 26
)
Kumiko Horikoshi (ep 10)
Mayuko Kato (ep 16)
Mayumi Oda (ep 22)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (ep 24)
Naoko Nakamoto (ep 21)
Natsuki Watanabe (ep 15)
Natsumi Hoshino (ep 19)
Shōsuke Shimizu (4 episodes
eps 1, 6, 13, 17
)
Takafumi Hino (eps 16, 21)
Takahiro Hoshinoo (ep 9)
Tatsuya Abe (ep 12)
Toshiya Washida (ep 19)
Yasunori Matsumura (eps 12, 21)
Yōko Kikuchi (ep 26)
Yoshiko Nakajima (4 episodes
eps 1, 10, 17, 24
)
Yukiko Ban (ep 25)
Yūko Yamada (ep 11)
3D Director: Akira Inagaki
Sound Director: Hozumi Gōda
Producer:
Hiroyuki Ōmori
Mika Nomura
Takema Okamura

3D Backgrounds:
Hidenori Sano
Isao Momouchi
Masato Kadota
Megumi Endō
Takeshi Sekino
Takuya Matsuo
Toshiharu Yukikata
3D CG:
Kazuya Koizumi (Subaru)
Kiyono Watanabe (Umidori)
Masatoshi Fukamachi (Subaru)
Megumi Shirai (Subaru)
Tomohiro Muranaka (Subaru)
Toshirō Hamamura (Umidori)
Yūki Himoto (Umidori)
Animation Check:
Ayumi Yamada
Kanako Ono
Ryūichirō Akahori
Tooru Sawamura
Animation producer: Nobumitsu Urasaki
Assistant producer: Yoshito Okano
Background Art:
Akiko Manabe
Asami Saitō
Etsuko Abe
Hyun Chul Won
Hyun Soo Kim
Junko Shimizu
Kayoko Haruhara
Kenta Shimizu
Miho Sugiura
Minami Usui
Misuzu Noma
Rie Kikuchi
Sachie Endou
Seung Hyun Lee
Shin Hye Lee
So Young Kim
Sun Hee Ban
Sun Ja Kim (ep 8)
Takamasa Honma
Tetsuo Imaizumi
Toshie Honda
Won Suk Choi
Yayoi Okashiwa
Yuka Ohashi
Yuki Maeda
Color design: Eiko Kitazume
Color Key:
Eiko Kitazume
Yui Azumi
Editing: Masahiro Matsumura
Editing Assistant: Yuki Koike
Finish Animation:
Chisato Tsumotani
Kozue Arai
Mariko Mima
Finish Check:
Eiko Kitazume
Yui Azumi
In-Between Animation:
Ai Asari
Ai Kataoka
Emi Saitō
Yukari Sueishi
Yuri Tōse
Key Animation:
Aika Kawasaki (eps 8, 20)
Aki Yamauchi (eps 16, 20)
Akihito Asai (5 episodes
eps 6, 8, 16, 24, 26
)
Akiko Kumada (ep 6)
Akiko Matsuo (ep 21)
Akiko Toyoda (eps 13, 19, 25)
Akira Inoue (eps 8, 14)
An Katsuragi (eps 2, 6, 11)
Asami Moromasa (ep 22)
Asuka Hayashi (ep 3)
Asuka Shimizu (ep 21)
Atsuko Takahashi (ep 26)
Atsushi Kasano (eps 8, 16)
Atsushi Nikaidō (ep 11)
Aya Maeda (ep 11)
Ayako Mori (ep 2)
Ayako Nozawa (18 episodes
eps 1-7, 10, 12-13, 16-17, 19, 21-22, 24-26
)
Ayumi Yamada (7 episodes
eps 12, 14, 16, 20-26 even
)
Chikae Kuwahara (6 episodes
eps 3, 7-8, 13, 19, 24
)
Chikai Okado (ep 11)
Chūji Nakajima (ep 11)
Daisuke Takemoto (eps 10, 17)
Eiichi Tominaga (ep 21)
Eiji Kaneda (4 episodes
eps 2, 7, 16, 22
)
Eikichi Takahashi (ep 9)
Emi Tezuka (5 episodes
eps 4-5, 14, 17, 23
)
Erina Oshima (ep 2)
Fumiko Kon (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 15, 19, 24
)
Gorō Taki (eps 10, 17, 23)
Hideki Hashimoto (ep 1)
Hideyasu Okamoto (ep 14)
Hiroaki Shimizu (17 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 14-22 even, 23-26
)
Hiroki Abe (4 episodes
eps 12, 17-18, 24
)
Hiroko Kanehara (eps 7, 12, 18)
Hiromi Maezawa (eps 2, 25)
Hiroshi Kawashima (ep 17)
Hiroshi Terao (ep 17)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 16)
Hisao Muramatsu (eps 4, 14, 26)
Hisayoshi Nagamatsu (ep 8)
Hitoshi Suzuki (eps 4, 8, 14)
Junichi Hashimoto (ep 17)
Junichi Takaoka (eps 22, 24)
Kanae Matsunaga (6 episodes
eps 4, 10, 14, 20, 23, 26
)
Kanako Abe (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 19, 25
)
Kanako Ono (eps 24, 26)
Kaoru Hokiyama (eps 1, 4)
Kaoru Sekiya (eps 2, 18, 24)
Kayo Nomichi (4 episodes
eps 8, 14, 20, 26
)
Kazuya Hirata (eps 9, 11, 21)
Kazuya Nakanishi (9 episodes
eps 2-3, 6-7, 13, 15, 18-19, 24
)
Kazuyo Nakamura (ep 13)
Keiichi Ishida (ep 4)
Keiji Tani (ep 1)
Ken'ichi Hirata (ep 14)
Kenji Terao (ep 23)
Kiko Hashimoto (ep 15)
Kiyoshi Nohji (eps 1, 5)
Kōichi Hoshino (ep 16)
Kumiko Kitano (ep 20)
Kumiko Ozawa (ep 13)
Mamiko Nakanishi (eps 8, 15, 20)
Manabu Shioda (ep 21)
Mariko Aikawa (ep 11)
Mariko Aoki (eps 4, 14)
Masahiro Furihata (ep 9)
Masahito Onoda (ep 1)
Masanori Osawa (eps 16, 22)
Masao Ōhashi (ep 17)
Masato Nishikawa (ep 21)
Masayuki Katō (eps 3, 18)
Mayu Yoshida (ep 15)
Mayuko Kato (5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 12, 17
)
Mayumi Hidaka (eps 1, 4)
Mayumi Takeuchi (ep 10)
Miyoshi Minami (ep 16)
Motoki Yagi (ep 3)
Naho Kozono (ep 11)
Natsue Chibayama (eps 9, 11)
Natsuki Watanabe (ep 15)
Noriko Tejima (eps 8, 16)
Nozomu Fujii (ep 20)
Ryō Komori (eps 14, 21)
Sanae Narazaki (ep 4)
Shinichi Iimura (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 16, 22
)
Shinya Miki (eps 6, 12)
Shōsuke Shimizu (eps 1, 13, 25)
Taeko Ōgi (ep 22)
Takaaki Wada (ep 6)
Takafumi Hino (ep 26)
Takahiro Hoshinoo (ep 9)
Takayuki Chiba (ep 3)
Takayuki Murakami (ep 15)
Takehiro Nakayama (eps 6, 9, 21)
Tatsuya Abe (eps 12, 16, 21)
Tatsuya Annoura (ep 9)
Tatsuya Ichikawa (ep 21)
Teruko Takeshima (eps 10, 23)
Teruo Takahashi (6 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 15, 23
)
Teruyo Katō (ep 11)
Tetsu Honda (ep 11)
Tetsuya Ishii (ep 15)
Tokuyuki Matsutake (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 16, 22
)
Tomochi Kosaka (eps 15, 26)
Tomoki Uekado (ep 20)
Tomoya Takayama (ep 15)
Tomoyuki Kitamura (6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 6, 10, 22, 26
)
Toshio Mori (eps 9, 11)
Toshiya Washida (eps 13, 15, 19)
Tsuguo Sakamoto (ep 3)
Tsutomu Shibutani (6 episodes
eps 2-3, 6, 12, 18, 24
)
Tsuyoshi Kandō (ep 14)
Tsuyoshi Konakawa (ep 13)
Wakako Yoshida (ep 11)
Yōichi Ishikawa (ep 7)
Yōko Nomura (ep 17)
Yoshie Matsumoto (ep 11)
Yoshinori Deno (ep 9)
Yoshio Mizumura (16 episodes
eps 1, 3-5, 7-8, 10, 13-14, 16-18, 20, 24-26
)
Yoshio Usuda (4 episodes
eps 17-18, 22-23
)
Yui Ushio (eps 9, 11)
Yuichi Akimoto (ep 9)
Yuichiro Miyake (5 episodes
eps 7, 13, 19, 22, 25
)
Yūki Iwai (eps 8, 10, 13)
Yukiko Ban (ep 26)
Yūko Danki (ep 11)
Yumi Nakayama (eps 1, 10)
Yumiko Ōmae (ep 11)
Merchandising Director: Yuka Matsumoto
Music producer:
Akira Yoshikawa
Gō Wakabayashi
Music Staff:
Akiyama-uni
E kida
Eiriya Arai
Hironori Doi
M.Zakky
Mizuki Kitaoji (Gurasan-neko)
Negative 45 Dai (as -45 dai) 
pre-holder
Pureko
Rackganriki 
Ryu-Ga
SB YUME 
Sillver_Forest 
Sumiisan
sunny/cap/xaki
zts
Original Music Composition:
Masatoshi Moriwaki
Shinichi Sakurai
Photography:
Hisashi Yonezawa
Takako Unate
Yayoi Mutō
Planning:
Akihiro Kawamura
Akihiro Yuasa
Takeshi Oikawa
Production Advancement:
Akinori Katou (eps 15, 21)
Kaori Nishiguchi (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 16, 22
)
Makoto Yomiya (eps 4, 8)
Miho Enoki (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 17, 23
)
Nobuyasu Nobe (6 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14-15, 20, 26
)
Takuma Uematsu (4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 19
)
Yukie Kashiwakura (eps 9, 11)
Yūta Fujiwara (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 18, 24
)
Production Desk: Hitoshi Fujikawa
Prop Design:
Tomochi Kosaka
Yutaka Miya
Recording: Kōhei Ōishi
Recording Assistant: Yumi Yoshihara
Setting Production: Hitoshi Yoneoka
Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
Sound Production:
Natsuki Fukuda
Tetsu Hirata
Special Effects: Masakazu Uehara
Special Thanks To:
Akiko Takei
Hiroshi Satō
Hiroshi Takano
Takahito Ekusa
Texture Design: Emi Akiba
Theme Song Performance:
Akiko Shikata (OP)
Jimang (ED)
Video Editing: Hiromitsu Sega
Daisuke Ono as Battler Ushiromiya
Sayaka Ōhara as Beatrice

Ami Koshimizu as Rosa Ushiromiya
Emi Shinohara as Natsuhi Ushiromiya
Kenichi Suzumura as George Ushiromiya
Marina Inoue as Jessica Ushiromiya
Miki Itō as Eva Ushiromiya
Rie Kugimiya as Shannon
Rina Satō as Ange Ushiromiya
Yū Kobayashi as Kanon
Yui Horie as Maria Ushiromiya

Aki Toyosaki as Asmodeus
Akihiko Ishizumi as
Masayuki Nanjo
Nanjo Terumasa
Atsuko Tanaka as
Kasumi Sumadera
Kyrie Ushiromiya
Ayano Niina as Mammon
Chafūrin as Police officer (ep 21)
Daisuke Matsuoka as Kawabata
Eri Kitamura as Siesta 410
Fuyuka Oura as Lambdadelta
Hideyuki Umezu as Sabakichi Kumasawa
Hitoshi Bifu as Toshiro Gohda
Jūrōta Kosugi as
Krauss Ushiromiya
Tetsuro Okonogi
Kikuko Inoue as Virgilia
Kōji Yusa as Juuza Amakusa
Madoka Yonezawa as Leviathan
Mariko Mizuno as Siesta 45
Masashi Hirose as Hideyoshi Ushiromiya
Masato Funaki as Genji Ronoue
Miki Itō as Eva-Beatrice
Minori Chihara as Sakutarou
Mugihito as Kinzo Ushiromiya
Rikiya Koyama as Rudolf Ushiromiya
Seiko Yoshida as Belphegor
Shion Hirota as Siesta 00
Takayuki Kondō as Otsuki
Tomokazu Sugita as Ronove
Yasuko Hatori as Chiyo Kumasawa
Yōko Hikasa as Satan
Yuka Saitō as Lucifer
Yukari Tamura as Bernkastel
Yuki Kaida as Gaap
Yuri Yamaoka as Beelzebub
Japanese companies
3DCGI:
SUBARU
Umidori
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
Animation Tools: Animo
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting (2009-07-01)
AT-X (2009-07-11)
Chiba Television (2009-07-01)
KBS Kyoto (2009-07-02)
Sun TV (2009-07-06)
Television Kanagawa (2009-07)
Television Saitama Co., Ltd. (2009-07-02)
Finish Animation: E-cho
In-Between Animation:
APPP
DCI
E-cho
PRA
Satelight
Studio Mark
Studio Mu
Studio Wanpack
Key Animation:
Anime R
Debris Sapporo
E-cho (eps 12, 18, 21)
HEBARAKI
OZ inc.
Studio Bambino
Studio Create
Studio Liberty
Studio Toybox
Studio Wanpack
Music Production: Frontier Works
Photography: Megumi
Production:
Frontier Works
Geneon Universal Entertainment
MOVIC
Sotsu Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio: Studio T&T
Sound Production: Dax Production
Special Thanks:
Alchemist
Square Enix
Video Editing: Tokyo Laboratory
English staff
English companies
(none)
Licensed by: NIS America
English cast
(none)
Korean cast
Korean staff
(none)
Jang Kim as George Ushiromiya
Jeong-Mi Bae as Shannon
Ju-Chang Lee as Kanon
Lee Jamyeong as Jessica Ushiromiya
Mi-Na Yun as Beatrice
Mi-Sook Jeong as Maria Ushiromiya
Yeong-Seon Kim as Battler Ushiromiya

Gi-Hyeon Kim as Kinzo Ushiromiya
Korean companies
(none)

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