Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch, Vol. 2

Umineko When They Cry (Manga English Numbering ) #20

by Ryukishi07, Kei Natsumi (Artist)

After over a decade spent searching for the truth, Ange has sifted through every slander and scandal hurled against her family as an explanation for their murders. What she cannot accept are her brother's saccharine versions of the people and events she has been so desperate to know. Her rejection, spurred on by Bernkastel, begins to rip apart Battler's game board at the seams, and the happy reunion of pawns quickly becomes a battle of life or death!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Comics Manga

730 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 2019

About the author

Ryukishi07 (竜騎士07, Ryūkishi Zero Nana?, born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture who is well-known as the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni. He is the representative member of the group 07th Expansion. His pen name originated from the Final Fantasy series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragoon", and "07" goroawase for the name "Lenna". His illustration style is recognizable from the large hands he draws on people.

Reviews

[✨Rebel Fairy Hiatus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trigger warnings: graphic murders, split personality, and body mutilation.

With Ange's denial of Battler's game board, the whole world's theories of the unopened cat box fill the void devouring the island.

The battle of Knox and Van Dines' rules help to keep the crumbling away. The truth will unfold, but will Ange be able to accept what had truly happened?

The truth is always fickle, and this confession opens up every possible truth.

Now, the last volume looms...

[Libbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

✨Writing a grouped review for the entirety of the manga and copy/pasting. I started reading this 6 months ago at the time of writing and read over a few months and don't remember specifics about every single volume except what I rated them ✨

Umineko has an intriguing premise and good execution which does a lot right. The author manages to create such eerie and scary atmospheres and have the reader on edge wondering what is going to happen next. I particularly enjoyed a lot of the locked room scenarios and discussions and explanations.

Where this manga fails is it's extreme repetitiveness. It wears down on the reader very quickly. As a result I'm not sure this is a manga I would recommend to many people.

I will eventually watch the anime, whilst a short run this may be something I'd be inclined to recommend more as the premise itself is well done.

[Nicole Mello · Rating 5 out of 5]

what the FUUUUUCK!! HELLO!! i better not get tricked again because that was a fucking DOPE explanation for everything!! i'm choosing to believe that this is what happened on rokkenjima and also that magic exists there too. this is a hell of a story. i am in love with shannon who is kanon who is beatrice who is yasu who is clair who is queer. this is a dynamic insane genderfluid character who went mad with creativity and gold and incest power and eventually manifested magic where no magic existed. much like the witch of origins perhaps. i don't think i'll ever understand all of this but also i think i understand all of this. do you know what i mean? i'm finally getting it i think. i can't wait for the last volume to be my finale and tie it all up for me. i believe in the heart!!

[Renan Fontes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huge improvement over the visual novel while also just covering a lot of excellent ground. The battle on Rokkenjima is great, Battler & Beato vs Erika & Ange is MUCH better in the manga, the Ikuko intermission is one of my favorite chapters in the story, and everything about Confessions of the Golden Witch was deeply gripping. Just an incredible volume from top to bottom that really gets to the heart of Umineko.

[Kat R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hahahahaha, is there any more madness.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well played, Ryukishi07 - I never expected my "trolling" comments to come back to bite me in quite this way.


Full review eventually appearing on ANN.