Lol i love this OP, reminds me of Beato wearing striped thighhighs~!! XD
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I've been battling a cold for the past week and thus have been feeling pretty unmotivated. Which is unfortunate, because there's been a bunch of posts I've been thinking of posting. The Haruhi recap, something on the Zetsubou sensei girls, something on Scribblenauts, my favorite list of seiyuus, a 3-part concerto on Nodame Cantabile that I'd been meaning to write for the past month… I wonder if any of these will ever get written… Anyway, onto the latest Umineko. It's a new arc, and I've got super high hopes. Why? Because Battler's finally decided to show up to the gunfight packing some heat.   Apparently, I was a week too early with my "bring it on" quote.
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Here’s the ED theme of Umineko no Naku Koro ni performed by JIMANG. Tracklist: 1. la divina tragedia ~Makyoku~ 2. Sosei den 3. la divina tragedia ~Makyoku~ instrumental 4. Sosei den instrumental [w/ scans] >> Download Here
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Episode 11: Back Rank MateBy far this is the grossest Umineko episode that I ever watched. And to think that I watched this on the wee hours of the night. I really felt weird and eeky after -______-Btw..this episode marks the end of Round II.On the fourth twilight, kill by gouging the head.On the fifth twilight, kill by gouging the chest.As a person who loves pink so much, I really loved it when Shannon has a barrier that is very much pinky and flowery. With the help of the mirror, she was able to repel Beatrice's attacks and protect George until the end. This angers Beato even more and her shield is not enough to repel it. So before they die, Shannon asked George to tell her that he loves her but Beatrice's cruelty won't let him do it. George was impaled on the torso while Shanon with the head.On the seventh twilight, kill by gouging the knee.On the eighth twilight, kill by gouging the leg.Nanjo and Kumasawa's death were discovered by Genji who reported it to Rosa. Rosa, with Battler and Maria checkedt he bodies outside and both are impaled on the lee and knee, all in accordance to the 7th and 8th twilight. Battler notes that the 4th to 6th twilight were skipped and this is when they realized the absences of Shannon and George.On the sixth twilight, kill by gouging the belly.We all know that the 6th twilight has already happened in the chapel.On the ninth twilight, the witch revives, and no one is left alive.With all the twilight fulfilled, all that is left to happen is for them to die and for Beatrice to arrive. Rosa doesn't want to believe that their deaths will soon happen. They had back to parlor while they sent Genji away on his own. In the parlor, Battler saw a new letter from Beatrice...it's a two paged letter. The first page contains the 7th Magic Seal of the Sun and the next page is a message asking for the solution to the riddle since the time is almost up.Rosa vs. BattlerRosa saw Battler reading the letter and Rosa quickly concluded is that Battler is a wolf because no one else could have placed the letter other than himself. But Battler was also suspicious of his auntie since she could also place the letter there withouth them noticing. The tension rises as Battler also points out that of all the adults, she is only remaining alive so it's logical that she is the culprit.Rosa is so ready to shoot him when Maria gets in the middle and begged them to stop fighting and that it was Beatrice who did the killing. Battler, tired of the psychological and mental pressure of the situation yelled for Beatrice to come and show up.Kinzou's whereabouts.He is alive and well. He is infront of Beatrice's portrait longing to see her again. He said that he wanted to apologize to her. Kinzou is really crying very hard...but then someone knocked on his door and the crying Kinzou thinks that it might be Beatrice.In the dining room, Battler is drunk when Genji suddenly called for him saying that it is the right time for him to learn everything. He was taken to Kinzou's study, and saw Beatrice in her uniform like clothes. Beatrice said that he is willing to answer all of Battler's questions in a condition: he will kneel and kiss her shoes.Return of the WitchThe scene then changes with Genji announcing to the human goats the revival of the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Again, Beatrice in her gown enters with a naked Battler on chains. It appears, Battler is now her furniture. It appears, Berkanstel is on the crowd and she pities Battler's current state.With only 3 minutes before the door to Golden Land opens, Kinzou appears asking to bring him inside the Golden Lan. But the human goats start attacking him and he was brutally killed. The same thing happened to the chained Battler. He also died.Outside, Rosa and Maria are running away from the golden butterflies and human goats. Maria falls down and Rosa is so much motherly protecting her beloved daughter. They also had a little motherly talk..Rosa asks Maria if she wants to stay with her even though she is a bad mama.Rosa's darkest secretsIt's already 12:00 and Rosa founds herself tied to a chair, facing Beatrice. Beatrice offers her food made from his siblings as her pain comes from them. This is the grossest part of the episode. The menu are:Blood from KlausTongue of Eva which Rosa wanted to bite on her 9th Birthday (what?!?!?)The skin from Rudolf's face who betrayed him. Maria's head for dessert.Maria's head is the main event of the meal. Beatrice points out that Rosa only pretended to love her daughter and pretends that she is just a nuisance especially when Rosa brings a man to a house. Because of this, Maria is sorry she was born. Rosa, in tears was forced to eat her daughter's head.End of Round IIBut before fully devouring her daughter, Beatrice wants Rosa to acknowledger her as a witch. Rosa immediately does so then Battler (meta-Battler is suppose) appears with his spirits renewed. He said that he is inspired of Rosa's persistence and the Round 3 of the same starts anew.Beatrice vs. BerkanstelThe scene changes to another room, where Beatrice and Berkanstel says. Beatrice knows that Berkanstel is meddling with the game. Berkanstel says she is ignorant but Beatrice is so excited to had another round with the most powerful of all witches.Another witch shows up and its Lambdadelta. She join's Beatrice side as she holds a grudge to Berkanstel for loosing on a previous game.Berkanstel has no complains for Lambdadelta's participation in the game but instead she is delighted that she can now go all out with her presence now fully revealed. And Beatrice happily starts the next game.
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Episode III-I, “castling”, is the first episode for the third arc of Umineko no Naku Koro ni. As was the case for the second arc, the portrait that appears in the beginning of the opening credits is different, except this time I have no idea who it is. In fact, there are a [...]
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Holy crap… this series really seems to just get better and better over time. This episode not only was a major step up when compared to the first episodes of the first and second arc, but it was also much more solid, composed and the voice acting was also better than ever. I’m not sure [...]
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New arc, new people popping up in this show like crazy.
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This episode is gore o.O Seriously, there's a scene at the end that will disgust you...Never accept dinner with Beatrice xD Talking about her, she's getting more and more annoying, I was one one of her supporter at the very begining of the show but now I just want to slap her -__- I prefer Lady Bernkastel who looks so much like Rika from higurashi x3 Anyway, I can't do hidden spoiler like kiddo,
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Katayoku no Tori (One-Winged Bird) – Akiko Shikata I really liked the OP for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, enough that I watched half of the series before dropping it due to boredom.  Although I didn’t plan on watching Umineko, I wanted to check out its OP.  Although somewhat different than Higurashi, it provides the same [...] Related posts:Spice and Wolf II Opening Theme ReviewKemono no Souja Erin OP – Shizuku
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The second arc of Umineko no Naku Koro ni has been pretty crazy, especially towards the end where Beatrice is having way too much fun. However, I am not sure how much we can believe what was seen on screen: perhaps it was all what Beatrice wants us to believe, rather than what actually [...]
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Warning because I'm spamming gifs like crazy in this post.
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Episode II-VI of Umineko no Naku Koro ni, “back rank mate”, starts where the previous episode ended, with Beatrice confronting George and Shannon. Beatrice mentions to Shannon something about the roulette having picked her and George, and telling her to be thankful that the time of liberation is near. Liberation obviously meaning death, [...]
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Well I’ve gotta say this whole situation has gotten messier since the last round. It was a pretty stark contrast to the last round in a lot of ways. Probably the biggest thing was how directly Beatrice was shown to be involved in things and just the heavy presence of magic. The last time it [...]
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Okay, at this point I have no idea what’s going on with this series anymore. This episode was… disturbing to say the least. For the first time in this series, the gore really disturbed me, and this also is the episode that really put my ability to not believe in the witch to the limits. [...]
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A lovely T-shirt from Umineko no Naku Koro ni, which I got the day before yesterday. On the front side, there is a portrait of the Golden Witch, Lady Beatrice, which hangs on the wall above the staircase in the Ushiromiya family's mansion (in anime it hangs elsewhere).On the back side, there is a scary-sounding epitaph that is displayed below the portrait in the game and anime. It talks about a resurrection of witch, mass murdering, and Golden Land. This epitaph plays an important part in the story of Umineko. You can see yourself what atrocious things it tells of.My beloved hometown, the sweetfish river running through it.You who seek the Golden Land, follow its path downstream and seek the key.If you follow the river downstream, you will find a village.In the village, look for the shore the two will tell you of.There sleeps the key to the Golden Land.He who lays hand upon the key shall travel under the rules below.At the first twilight, you shall lift up as sacrifice the six chosen by the key.At the second twilight, the surviving shall tear apart the two who are close.At the third twilight, the surviving shall praise my honorable name on high.At the fourth twilight, gouge the head and kill.At the fifth twilight, gouge the chest and kill.At the sixth twilight, gouge the stomach and kill.At the seventh twilight, gouge the knee and kill.At the eighth twilight, gouge the leg and kill.At the ninth twilight, the Witch shall be revived and none shall be left alive.At the tenth twilight, the journey shall end and you should reach the village of gold.The Witch will praise the wise, and should bestow four treasures.One shall be, all the gold from the Golden Land.One shall be, the resurrection of the souls of all the dead.One shall be, even the resurrection of the lost love.One shall be, to put the Witch to sleep for all time.Sleep peacefully, my most beloved witch, Beatrice.It is the translation that was used for the English patch for Umineko visual novel. You can also find it at the site of Witch Hunt, group that makes English patches for Umineko.Here is the original, Japanese version of the epitaph.懐かしき、故郷を貫く鮎の川。黄金郷を目指す者よ、これを下りて鍵を探せ。川を下れば、やがて里あり。その里にて二人が口にし岸を探れ。そこに黄金郷への鍵が眠る。鍵を手にせし者は、以下に従いて黄金郷へ旅立つべし。第一の晩に、鍵の選びし六人を生贄に捧げよ。第二の晩に、残されし者は寄り添う二人を引き裂け。第三の晩に、残されし者は誉れ高き我が名を讃えよ。第四の晩に、頭をえぐりて殺せ。第五の晩に、胸をえぐりて殺せ。第六の晩に、腹をえぐりて殺せ。第七の晩に、膝をえぐりて殺せ。第八の晩に、足をえぐりて殺せ。第九の晩に、魔女は蘇り、誰も生き残れはしない。第十の晩に、旅は終わり、黄金の郷に至るだろう。魔女は賢者を讃え、四つの宝を授けるだろう。一つは、黄金郷の全ての黄金。一つは、全ての死者の魂を蘇らせ。一つは、失った愛すらも蘇らせる。一つは、魔女を永遠に眠りにつかせよう。安らかに眠れ、我が最愛の魔女ベアトリーチェ。
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I rewatched Higurashi a couple weeks ago, marathoning both the original and the sequel, and the one thing that was struck by (and have always been impressed by) is how much I cared for each one of the characters. My heart broke for each one of them as they succumbed to the madness during the question arcs. This made the answer arcs and the second season as powerful as it was. I felt like I was part of the gang. And I rooted for Rika and friends to break their treacherous fate harder than I've rooted for any characters to do anything ever.
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Episode 10: AcceptMy head always hurts after watching this one, but hey..this keeps me from watching Umineko!Confirmed facts of the episode: * The keys for the employee room are all within the key cabinet in the employee room.There is no way in or out besides the sole door and the sole window.Both were locked.No one can go through the door or window when they are locked.The door cannot be unlocked without either the key in the employee room or one of the master keys.There are only five master keys.Rosa's paranoiaRosa still doesn't believe that the servants are innocent and keeps on insisting that this is a game of charade. The theory is that they only made it look like they were dead with the pools of blood, but that they are actually hiding somewhere in the mansion. This would mean that the other servants would be in on it, so Rosa threatens them with her gun to the alarm of the others. To defuse her suspicions, Genji offers the master keys of all the servants to Rosa, and she puts all of them, including the two that were included in the envelope, into Maria’s handbag.AcceptThe title of the episode says it all. I guess the highlight of episode 10 is the fact that Battler has already gave up and decided to accept the presence of Beatrice is true. Even meta-Battler is having a hard time to prove the things that happened without the use of magic without arousing suspicion to any of the servants. This is contrary to how Rosa thinks as she that servants have spare keys and so she still suspects the servants to be the culprits.Both Battlers are totally dejected by this and they both hate this fact. Meta-Battler wants Meta-Beatrice to inform Rosa that there are no copies of the master keys. Meta-Beatrice sardonically asks if meta-Battler would be willing to swear himself in as meta-Beatrice’s furniture so that he could tell Rosa himself, thus she reveals the truth that there are only 5 master keys.Battler, having believe that Beatrice exists gains a kiss from Maria who is so happy that finally Battler gave in. She urged Battler to help her solve the riddle of the epitaph so that these tragedies will soon end. Maria tells Battler that there would be no more killings if the inscription were to be solved, and she also tells him that Beatrice is doing this because magic requires more risk for more rewards. Without the killings, there won’t be as much risk.MirrorIn the kitchen, Shannon revealed the mystery of the spider webs that she used to stop the fake Kanon in the previous episode. She said that spider webs are believed to have powers to suppress effect on the evil spirit that resided on Rokkenjima. She also told about her encounter with Beatrice and her shattering of the mirror act.The mirror reminder her that Natushi has kep a smaller mirror that has the same power to suppress evil. It supposedly is just as strong a charm against evil magic, and Genji says that Natsuhi is from a family that had traditionally been priests. The mirror is in a box in Natsuhi’s room, and George suggests that they get it so that they can fight Beatrice. However, they need to get Natsuhi’s key from the chapel to open the door to her room, but Genji remains behind in case Kinzou needs him. As soon as the others leave, a golden butterfly appears, which Genji dispels with a thrown knife.George, Shanon and Gouda are successful in obtaining the key to Natsuhi's room. However, golden butterflies appear, and while they try to run away, George is unable to unlock the door. Things get scarier as Beatrice appears, and George finally manages to unlock the door so that they can run away from the chapel.They arrived in Natsuhi's room and sought for the box that could contain the mirror. George tries to force open the box but Beatrice is already there. Beatrice's goat-like army arrives and so Gouda locked the door, but it keeps unlocking.Gouda tries to keep the door closed while George struggles to force the box open, but his terror reaches new heights as a pair of arms pass through the door to caress him. It is another furniture of Beatrice’s, a blond one, and soon she turns into a stake and flies through the door to impale Gouda fatally in the chest. Still having been unable to force open the box, George and Shannon must face the humanoid goats, with golden butterflies flying around them and Beatrice herself appearing.
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[ episode I-IV: blunder ] [ episode I-V: fool's mate ]   That's one creepy melody.
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Episode II-V of Umineko no Naku Koro ni, “accept”, begins from the end of the previous episode where Genji, Shannon, and Gouda had just defeated the fake Kanon. The time is 1:17PM. Later, they try to report what had just happened to Rosa and the others, but they’re a bit more confused about [...]
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