Umineko: When They Cry
Video Game • 2011 • Horror
ReportThis video game contains 120 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
36 supporters
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SiRenfield
Okay I love this series but…dear god, at one point a character is forgiven for R*PING HIS DAUGHTER which they dismiss as just a moment of insanity. If there’s any solace this was in Episode 7 which from an anti-fantasy perspective didn’t really happen so it’s more likely a coping mechanism on the part of his incest child (they certainly don’t forgive him in the manga version)
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
71 supporters
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
76 supporters
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qoheleth
Most of the main cast is killed gruesomely at some point or another, with their bodies staged by the culprit to maximize the horror felt by whoever discovers them. Some of those characters are women. (Is this what "brutalized for spectacle" means?)
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OperatorError
One of the most significant motifs in the story.
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Is someone gaslighted?
38 supporters
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SiRenfield
Several characters (and we the audience) throughout the story since part of the point of the story is figuring out what’s real and what’s not
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Anonymous
I really cannot overemphasize this one.
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Addiction
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SapphicVixie
Beatrice smokes a pipe, but only for the aesthetic
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5
Does someone abuse alcohol?
16 supporters
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Parabola
A man is described drinking or asking for absinthe a few times onscreen, even after being specifically told by his doctor that he needs to watch his health.
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Animal
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Are rabbits harmed?
59 supporters
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VeronicaDawnstar
In Episode 4, a porcelain rabbit is destroyed and 'killed.'
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Does a cat die?
152 supporters
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jdpamv
A toy cat but one dies, yes.
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Does a dragon die?
1 supporters
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qoheleth
a non-dragon character's ghost temporarily takes the form of a dragon, and then is exorcised. YMMV on whether that counts as "a dragon" "dying".
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Are there spiders?
42 supporters
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Anonymous
Spiderwebs are a motif for one character, but no actual spiders appear.
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Assault
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RachelWilkes
A woman gets slapped in retribution for her making light of the torture and deaths of two other characters; arguably a cathartic moment in context, but still worthy of a warning.
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Is there pedophilia?
109 supporters
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LoreHappy
No, buttttt there are some mentions of a teen wanting to touch a child's breast when she is older, and some brief innuendo here and there.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
20 supporters
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OperatorError
Emotional bullying yes, physical bullying no
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SiRenfield
A character is not only sexually assaulted, but it's incestuous involving a parent to be more specific. The only solace is that we don't actually see it on-screen
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
46 supporters
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OperatorError
Perhaps not jokingly, but there is implied female-on-male rape.
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Melkchad
There is a short scene that shows imminent rape, but the scene switches before actual rape occurs
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Bodily Harm
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
27 supporters
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SapphicVixie
Asthma, also somebody briefly drowns in jello
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Is there decapitation?
32 supporters
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patchwork
theres multiple near-decapitations in episode 5
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Is there cannibalism?
31 supporters
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SiRenfield
The epilogue of episode 2 involves a character being force fed human remains
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Is someone burned alive?
40 supporters
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SiRenfield
Kinzo is burned to death via magic quite a few times
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Is there a hanging?
33 supporters
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Anonymous
Two suspended bodies are discovered, and this is shown onscreen in some versions. The actual cause of death was something else.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
75 supporters
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hokeyreligions
Never shown visually, only referenced without going into graphic detail.
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
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Antooo
There is a prolonged vegetative coma-like state with one of the main characters.
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Does someone have a seizure?
6 supporters
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qoheleth
A character indirectly mentions that they once had a seizure. The seizure itself is not depicted or described.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
9 supporters
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iamnotawindmill
Yes, mentioned; a former servant fell/was pushed down the stairs.
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Does someone fall to their death?
10 supporters
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sonozaki
One of the characters falls from a steep cliff onto the shore below.
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Is there excessive gore?
83 supporters
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qsi
There is no visual gore per se, but some of the descriptions can be quite graphic.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
46 supporters
Yes
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sonozaki
Multiple kids die.
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Is a minor sexualized?
96 supporters
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15
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SiRenfield
Shannon, who is (supposedly) sixteen is at the receiving end of a couple of inappropriate comments about her chest size early on.
[SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 7 BUT IT DOES PROVIDE SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT]
The age of the Stakes of Purgatory (and pretty much most of that furniture) is that kind of ambiguous “anime girl age” where they’re undoubtedly rather youthful looking but you could hypothetically give them the benefit of the doubt. However Requiem reveals that they were based off of Shannon’s teenage co-workers which conforms that yeah they are definetly minor coded 😑.
The side story Our Confession also shows “Beatrice’s” creative process in which there’s there’s emphasis on making a character child like (and is even compared to a MIDDLE SCHOOLER) even though Flautos wears an extremely revealing outfit
[SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 7 BUT IT DOES PROVIDE SOME IMPORTANT CONTEXT]
The age of the Stakes of Purgatory (and pretty much most of that furniture) is that kind of ambiguous “anime girl age” where they’re undoubtedly rather youthful looking but you could hypothetically give them the benefit of the doubt. However Requiem reveals that they were based off of Shannon’s teenage co-workers which conforms that yeah they are definetly minor coded 😑.
The side story Our Confession also shows “Beatrice’s” creative process in which there’s there’s emphasis on making a character child like (and is even compared to a MIDDLE SCHOOLER) even though Flautos wears an extremely revealing outfit
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
23 supporters
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SiRenfield
Yes albeit again Groundhog Day loop.
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
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12
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eeper
It is a murder mystery game.
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
28 supporters
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omegabodega
An old translation, Umineko Project I think, uses that word in a scene.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
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SiRenfield
Almost an entire family dies more or less, albeit they are trapped in a Groundhog Day loop
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Does a parent die?
22 supporters
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sonozaki
Multiple parents die.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
27 supporters
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SiRenfield
There’s a scene where Rosa destroys Maria’s stuffed lion Sakutaro which can be very upsetting
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Fear
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Are there jump scares?
54 supporters
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OperatorError
Debatably, but I would argue yes.
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Is there a shower scene?
9 supporters
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Sturg
Someone was found dead in the shower room.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
1 supporters
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qoheleth
Several scenes take place on the ocean, or on an ocean beach.
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Is someone possessed?
10 supporters
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Anonymous
The possibility of possession by witches is discussed, and some characters interpret certain behaviors of other characters as the result of possession. Whether or not this is what is actually happening is a spoiler.
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
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iamnotawindmill
While sometimes the characters in the narrative itself trust that the cops can fix everything, the narration says that the cops will barely do anything.
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Is there incarceration?
4 supporters
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qoheleth
no "official" jails/prisons are involved. but in one episode, several people are locked in a secret dungeon, and a kid is sent to a boarding school that's openly compared to a prison.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
44 supporters
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SiRenfield
Not necessarily any direct slurs but there is one scene where a trans person imagines a scary hypothetical conversation with their partner that includes lines like calling them “disgusting”
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Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
57 supporters
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SiRenfield
[MAJOR SPOILERS] “Predatory” is maybe the wrong word here but the culprit’s gender identity (trans is honestly more “the short answer” the longer answer is a bit more complicated) is something of a twist and a good part of their character arc involves dysphoria and fear of their partner(s) finding about her true nature. Plus they murder people in multiple timelines so maybe in the non-sexual sense?
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
31 supporters
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CherryBloom
A character's birth name and their preferred name is a big part of the solving the mystery.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
20 supporters
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Melkchad
It's complicated but one character plays with the idea of holding multiple romantic relationships at once, and the character is explicitly bisexual
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
21 supporters
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qoheleth
the metaphorical closet door here is FIRMLY locked from the inside
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
8 supporters
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qoheleth
A shintai (sacred object kept within a Shinto shrine) is deliberately shattered. An expensive vase is accidentally broken. A collection of rare books is destroyed as collateral damage in an explosion.
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Medical
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Is there menstruation?
6 supporters
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SiRenfield
Brought up in the manga where a character laments not getting a period yet. Might re-check the VN but it’s quite the process
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Does someone have cancer?
17 supporters
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sonozaki
One of the main characters has cancer near the end of the series, it's not really described in detail though.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
12 supporters
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qoheleth
There's an autistic child, and a suicidal character struggling with body dysmorphia, and an adult with imaginary friends that she can see and hear. Whether any of these qualify as mental illness depends on how you define "mental illness".
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Yes
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Is autism misrepresented?
29 supporters
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SiRenfield
It’s unclear if Maria is actually autistic but she seems to be coded that way
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
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18
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0
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Anonymous
Many characters commit violent acts. In some cases it is embedded in a context of the character's trauma and experiences of abuse. However, the story does not perpetuate the trope of "crazy people are randomly violent"
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SapphicVixie
In an obfuscated way this is common, but half of episode 5 has Beatrice catatonic and unresponsive from dissociation.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
17 supporters
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Melkchad
No, one character acts under multiple personas, but this is pretty explicitly not DID.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
38 supporters
Yes
38
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0
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Chiakiiis
While autism is not explicitly mentioned, there is a character who displays many autistic traits and gets both verbal and physical abuse for it repeatedly throughout the series.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
71 supporters
Add comment
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0
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
18 supporters
Yes
11
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0
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SiRenfield
Literally the entire plot is figuring out the differences between fantasy and reality
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Yes
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Is there ABA therapy?
15 supporters
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SiRenfield
Not “therapy” but Rosa tries to break Maria’s verbal tics through violent means
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
Add comment
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0
Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
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SiRenfield
Pretty much part of the real culprit’s motivation
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Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
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sonozaki
It is a major theme in one of the later arcs. (well, moreso gender dysphoria, however the character talks a lot about their dislike of their body, so it definitely could be a potential trigger)
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Yes
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
73 supporters
Add comment
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Yes
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Noxious
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6
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0
Yes
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Is there shakey cam?
37 supporters
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mediam
There is some really aggressive shakey cam on the boat in the PS3 and Umineko Project versions. In all versions, assets on screen will often shake or flash, but the others don't have any shakey cam in the traditional sense.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
Yes
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SiRenfield
Although admittedly it depends on which translation you’re reading but most are not afraid to include some language
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Are there flashing lights or images?
44 supporters
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mediam
Not sure why people said no. There are soo many in the VN regardless of version. Many action-related effects will flash on screen and off very rapidly. It may cause some eyestrain if you're prone to that.
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Paranoia
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0
Yes
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Pregnancy
Yes
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0
Does someone miscarry?
21 supporters
Yes
27
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0
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qoheleth
A miscarriage is important in a major character's backstory. The actual event is not depicted or described.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
12 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
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qsi
There is infant death in a later episode.
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Is there childbirth?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
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qoheleth
Childbirth is discussed, but only very indirectly. Characters will discuss the circumstances under which other characters (now teenagers or adults) were born. The actual process of childbirth is not depicted or described.
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Yes
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Prejudice
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21
Is there ableist language or behavior?
40 supporters
Yes
32
No
0
14
Anonymous
Closely tied to the child abuse warning- a child who is clearly neurodivergent (no actual labels are given, but most likely autistic) is severely abused in ways that often center on her not being "normal" enough.
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Yes
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Yes
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KayyySeraSera
No, but an important character was serving under the N**i regime (in Italy) during WWII.
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Yes
4
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12
Does an LGBT person die?
29 supporters
Yes
31
No
0
28
Anonymous
In fairness, so does everyone else.
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Are there fat jokes?
52 supporters
Yes
1
No
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mediam
There are a few.
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Yes
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4
Is a minority is misrepresented?
23 supporters
Yes
0
No
8
3
SiRenfield
[MAJOR SPOILERS] Your mileage may vary on if you think the Culprit being trans is problematic since the nature of their gender is presented as a shocking twist and plays into their motivation ,but on the other hand is treated rather sympathetically and from a certain view is not even a villain
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Yes
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Race
Yes
0
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7
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
35 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
3
SiRenfield
Not in terms of how large the age gap is but the context, since George started dating Shannon when she was 13-14 and George was 20 [SPOILERS] Now later it's later revealed that Shannon was 19 during the present day (and 16 when they started dating) due to being three years older than thought due to forged documents which would be legal in some countries ,buuuut in Japan the age of consent was 20 in 1986 so it's still kind of sus....not to mention the twist also reveals something else that makes the coupling more problematic
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Religious
Yes
6
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0
Are there demons or Hell?
12 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
1
SiRenfield
We see depictions of demons (most of them pulled from occult texts) constantly albeit they’re more metaphors from an anti-fantasy perspective. Also the demons in questions appear as normal humans, occasionally with animal ears
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
41 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
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qoheleth
There's one nude scene about 25% of the way through the story. If you're playing with CGs enabled, it's visually depicted, but no genitals are visible.
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Yes
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7
Does someone lose their virginity?
12 supporters
Yes
1
No
4
1
qoheleth
Loss of virginity is mentioned or alluded to, but only as something that happened at some other time.
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Yes
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No
0
Yes
35
No
0
7
SiRenfield
It’s somewhat of a major theme in the story. Particularly sexual assault of a child by a parent
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Is there sexual content?
54 supporters
Yes
22
No
2
1
qoheleth
No sex is directly depicted. However, there are two very sexually charged scenes - scenes which would be fair to describe as metaphors for sex - which are played for horror. Lesser sexual content is more common: for example, sexually provocative dialogue, and one character groping another.
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Is there BDSM?
19 supporters
Yes
7
No
0
2
SiRenfield
Beatrice frequently talks of wanting Battler submit to her and we see one such example at the end of Episode 2
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
10
7
hokeyreligions
Plenty of crying happens throughout the series, and while there are instances of characters being mocked for it, the type of mocking they get is the same regardless of gender.
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Sickness
Yes
8
No
0
Yes
1
No
6
Does someone have a chronic illness?
8 supporters
Yes
10
No
1
2
SiRenfield
Jessica seems to canonically have asthma ,but she later claims that her symptoms were more or less "cured" many years ago and that her asthma attacks are more like panic attacks meant to distract from uncomfortable conversations
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
23 supporters
Yes
9
No
0
4
Antooo
While not explicitly dementia, one of the older characters is deemed to have outbursts of "insanity" and irrational behavior that is labeled due to his old age (akin to exaggerated dementia traits)
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Social
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0
No
6
Yes
0
No
10
Yes
6
No
0
Yes
0
No
6
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
4 supporters
Yes
30
No
0
13
sonozaki
A major theme of Umineko is the existence (or lack of existence) of magic
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Are there end credit scenes?
36 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
0
SiRenfield
Pretty much every Tea Party and ??? which takes place after the credits
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Does it have a sad ending?
54 supporters
Yes
31
No
0
2
SiRenfield
Bittersweet depending on how you look at it, but otherwise I say yes
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Vehicular
Yes
7
No
0
Yes
2
No
14
Does a plane crash?
10 supporters
Yes
0
No
20
5
AliceK47
One character constantly panics that the plane they’re riding will fall from the sky, but the other characters make fun of him. It’s played as comical, and the plane doesn’t actually crash.
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Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
20
No
1
1
qoheleth
One character mentions that he met another character after almost being run over by her car. The accident itself is not depicted or described.
1 comment | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
Yes
26
No
1
1
Melkchad
Two characters drown in a suicide
1 comment | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
30
No
1
1
eeper
Mostly described through text.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
6 supporters
Yes
1
No
17
3
iamnotawindmill
There is a large explosion, but it is not nuclear.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
24
No
0