Umineko no Naku Koro ni
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Umineko When They Cry, When the Seagulls Cry
Japanese: うみねこのなく頃に


Information

Volumes: 8
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 1, 2009 to Aug 3, 2010
Genres: Fantasy Fantasy, Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery, Supernatural Supernatural, Suspense Suspense
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Serialization: None
Authors: Ryukishi07 (Story), Tomohi (Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.531 (scored by 20092,009 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #1232
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3157
Members: 6,561
Favorites: 516

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Recommendations

umineko is like the raw family drama and psychologically stressful plots of no home and character weavings, but with gore and horror and chess 
reportRecommended by octojack
This rec may seem far-fetched, but I love these two series for many similar thematic reasons. Umineko's themes dealing in child abuse, especially from the issues of a mother upon a child, have strong parallels to Denji's relationship with Makima. The struggle of breaking a cycle of trauma and abuse through the lens of compassion is a constant theme. The realities of death and grief and how to move on in the aftermath play a huge part in both. Further, both have absurdist and fantasy-laced battles that are more about the characters and their interactions than pure action. They are deeply invested  read more 
reportRecommended by chessgale