

The next moment, Keiichi is seen sitting on a train, which can be connected to what I wrote above. Im once again going back to what I mentioned before, ok? ) Did you ever consider everything of this being a near-death experience by someone? A "life-flashing-before-your-eyes-experience"? If you look at the beginning of the manga for example, you can see a "stake" with blood on it and how someone crouches on the floor apologizing over and over again. And she could finally go to paradise together with her family. So that would mean the moment where Miyoko got on the train with her parents together, it could never have an accident if Miyoko was the one who would not let go of her parents. And having this bus/train crashing would mean not letting go of the people who are inside. Normally with Ryukishi, this metaphor stands for the "bus"/"train" to the afterlife/new life. it's a little hard to believe that Shion just accepted that and moved on.) Was the Sonozaki family (besides Shion) shown to be evil in the beginning of the show because Shion was infected and paranoid in the second arc? For example, did the nail-removal punishment only happen in the second world, or is it just not brought up in the other worlds because they don't focus on Mion or Shion as much? (If that's the case, though, that is beyond messed up. nail-removal thing.), but she and Shion don't seem to have any family drama/issues in the recent worlds.

And I hated Mion in the earlier worlds (after the whole, you know. The grandmother is evil in some of the worlds, but she seems kind of nice in some of the recent worlds. I'm asking, because I'm confused about whether the Sonozaki family is good or evil. This doesn't change, because it happened before the point in time that Rika is resetting the world. It's an odd and difficult mix, that can easily leave the viewer confused as it attempts to combine two polar opposite genre's, one of realism, the other of supernatural.I'm 19 episodes into Kai now (the second season), and it was revealed a little while ago that Rika is resetting the world whenever it turns out to be a "failure" or "dead end." However, just how much of the past is reset each time? It seems to be less and less (because Rika's powers are weakening over time), but is everything that happened before the week or two before the festival the same in every world?įor example, Satoko has "disappeared" in every world. The only deterring factor that I can see is if you simply do not enjoy this unusual type of anime. The characters all feel alive, even if they try portraying themselves as wooden in public. The story is so well executed, riddled with depth. Umineko is one of the few anime's that I'll give a perfect 10 to, and for good reason. Instead, the ending song does an amazing job at keeping you shocked at the end of the episode, and psyched to watch the next. At the same, the end song for each episode isn't typical j-pop that's randomly added, like in most anime's. Immediately the anime opens with a theme that excites its viewer, but in a very suiting manner.

While featuring an extensive of enjoyable songs in its soundtrack, it's the Opening and Ending themes that really catches the viewer. If you seen the initial games, the artstyle is a MASSIVE improvement upon it, but otherwise very standard. The art style of the anime isn't something of particular notice, it is one of the lovelier looking anime's currently out. Not only is it amazing fun to watch, it continues to extend its fun in discussions with friends, as you debate on opposite sides. Often I found myself at edge, constantly trying to solve the mystery of Rokkenjima Island.Īgain, Umineko is very dependent upon the viewer enjoying a good murder mystery. If you love a good murder mystery, and a anime that deliberately makes attempts with messing with the viewers head, this is the show for you. A motto this anime takes, and I love it greatly for. While some can quickly be discarded as a suspect for not being suiting to their personality, you may later find yourself second guessing that decision. Each member of the Ushiromiya is a well fleshed out suspect, with their own reasons and motives.

Umineko sports a large cast of memorable characters, whether it's the primary circle involving the families adult children, or the simple servants of the family.
