Umineko is an Agatha Christie-inspired fantastical mystery about the murders of the Ushiromiya family on the isolated island of Rokkenjima during a typhoon. Surely it must have something to do with that tale about the witch that haunts the mansion?
Celebrating the announcement of Umineko When They Cry's upcoming Steam release, fans Ella Kurki (dodostad) and Dawn Davis (playerprophet) will be discussing gender politics in this modern classic. Taking place in Japan in October 1986, Umineko is very much about the struggle of women under the thumb in a conservative patriarchal family. We will discuss the women, the men (and others) and their relationships as they are presented, unpacking Umineko's strong gender politics. Spoilers ahead!