Umineko When They Cry is an anime television series, based on the sound novel series of the same name by the Japanese dōjin soft maker 07th Expansion. Produced by Studio Deen, it is directed by Chiaki Kon, written by Toshifumi Kawase, and features character design by Yoko Kikuchi, who based the designs on original creator Ryukishi07's original concept.
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 26 episodes in the series aired in Japan between July 2 and December 24, 2009, on the Chiba TV broadcasting network and aired on additional stations at later times. Six BD and DVD compilation volumes were released in Japan by Geneon Universal Entertainment between October 23, 2009, and March 25, 2010. The opening theme is by Akiko Shikata, and the ending theme is by Jimang.
Episode list
Home media DVD and Blu-ray VolumeRelease datePublisherContentCatalogue No. (DVD)Catalogue No. (Blu-ray)First pressSpecial editionRegular editionFirst pressRegular edition 1October 23, 2009Frontier Works (JP)Episodes 1-2FCBP-0115FG-8016FCBP-0128FCXP-0006FCXP-0019 2November 26, 2009Episodes 3-4FCBP-0116FG-8017FCBP-0129FCXP-0007FCXP-0020 3December 23, 2009Episodes 5-6FCBP-0117FG-8018FCBP-0130FCXP-0008FCXP-0021 4January 22, 2010Episodes 7-8FCBP-0118FG-8019FCBP-0131FCXP-0009FCXP-0022 5February 24, 2010Episodes 9-10FCBP-0119FG-8020FCBP-0132FCXP-0010FCXP-0023 6March 25, 2010Episodes 11-12FCBP-0120FG-8021FCBP-0133FCXP-0011FCXP-0024 7April 21, 2010Episodes 13-14FCBP-0121FG-8022FCBP-0134FCXP-0012FCXP-0025 8May 26, 2010Episodes 15-16FCBP-0122FG-8023FCBP-0135FCXP-0013FCXP-0026 9June 23, 2010Episodes 17-18FCBP-0123FG-8024FCBP-0136FCXP-0014FCXP-0027 10July 22, 2010Episodes 19-20FCBP-0124FG-8025FCBP-0137FCXP-0015FCXP-0028 11August 25, 2010Episodes 21-22FCBP-0125FG-8026FCBP-0138FCXP-0016FCXP-0029 12September 23, 2010Episodes 23-24FCBP-0126FG-8027FCBP-0139FCXP-0017FCXP-0030 13October 22, 2010Episodes 25-26FCBP-0127FG-8028FCBP-0140FCXP-0018FCXP-0031
+DVD setVolumeRelease datePublisherEpisodesCatalogue No. IMay 26, 2010Frontier Works (JP)Episodes 1-8FCBP-9013IIAugust 25, 2010Episodes 9-16FCBP-9014IIIOctober 22, 2010Episodes 17-26FCBP-9015
+Blu-ray setVolumeRelease datePublisherEpisodesCatalogue No. IDecember 4, 2012NIS America (US)Episodes 1-18NIS-UMIB1201 IIEpisodes 19-26NIS-UMIB1202
References
External links Anime official website