Umineko no Naku Koro ni (literally ‘When the Seagulls Cry‘) is a popular murder mystery sound novel created by the authors of the equally famous Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The story takes place in the year 1986 at a small, secluded island named Rokkenjima, owned by the head of a wealthy family. After a typhoon traps a number of visiting family members on the island, strange and deadly events start occuring.

The English fan translation of Umineko no Naku Koro ni has become well-known for having received official sanction from the original creator, Ryukishi07 of the doujin circle 07th Expansion. Having even a character in one of the episodes named after the group, the Witch Hunt were able to strike a deal with HOBIBOX to make the Japanese game available in the West through DRM-free download.

Over the course of the project the Witch Hunt have kept a very tight release schedule, releasing the translation of each episode before the following episode was released in Japan. For the last episode it took a year time before the full translation was released, the deadline eventually having been set to December 31, as 07th Expansion had announced it would then release a booklet with solutions to some of the puzzles and mysteries.

The Witch Hunt has kept a track record of finishing their translations before the release of the next episode, so as to give fans a chance to read the game before discussions of the next chapter become widespread. No plans have been announced concerning the release schedule of the episode 8. The translation is released as a Windows installer, a Mac installer and a cross-platform zip archive. It is compatible both with the DVD version and the download version by HOBIBOX.

Umineko no Naku Koro ni (literally ‘When the Seagulls Cry‘) is a popular murder mystery sound novel created by the authors of the equally famous Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The story takes place in the year 1986 at a small, secluded island named Rokkenjima, owned by the head of a wealthy family. After a typhoon traps a number of visiting family members on the island, strange and deadly events start occuring.

HOBIBOX have collaborated with 07th Expansion in the past to create a number of Higurashi audio drama CDs and mobile phone ports of the games, and they were responsible for creating the physical CD copies of MangaGamer’s Higurashi translation that were first made available at Anime Expo this year. The Witch Hunt has also had a special relationship with 07th Expansion, as the doujin group has publicly given full, official approval for their translation and even added a reference to the translation group in episode 4 of the game.

As is usual with games by 07th Expansion episode 4 also contains the first three episodes, while episode 6 includes both episode 5 and 6. Following episodes will be made available by HOBIBOX as their respective translation patches are released.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY KAI: MINAGOROSHI TO BE AVAILABLE AT
MANGAGAMER.COM
The 7th Chapter of Higurashi When They Cry to be available May 31, 2010

May 29, 2010 MangaGamer.com is pleased to announce the upcoming digital release of
“Higurashi When They Cry Kai ‘Minagoroshi’”, the latest sequel to the smash hit PC game
released by game developer 07th Expansion for 19.95 Euros. (Approximately 27 US dollars)
This is equivalent to the 7th chapter within the overall 8 chapters of “Higurashi When They
Cry” and is slated to be released on May 31, 2010. MangaGamer.com will release the final
8th chapter within 2010.

STORY

I wanted to know what’s outside the well.
So I tried to claw my way up from there.

I wanted to know what’s outside the well.
So I continued to climb even when I fell and injured myself.

I finally realize.
The higher I climb, the more pain I feel when I fall.

When my curiosity toward the world and my physical pain became equal……
I finally understood the meaning of the frog in the well.

= = =

Minagoroshi(Massacre Chapter) – The final truth

= = =

This story introduces the unit inside and out, using all of the actors.
This is no longer a story, it’s a public autopsy for all to join.
As they say, after loving someone, cut open their belly and eat their organs. It’s the same
with stories.
The difficulty is quite mild. Well suited for those with pride.

Title: Higurashi When They Cry Kai “Minagoroshi”
Manufacturer: 07th Expansion
Genre: Adventure
Price: 19.95 Euros
OS: Windows XP(32bit), Windows Vista(32bit)
Text Language: English
Voice Language: No Voice
Age Rating: All Ages

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