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{{nihongo|'''''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'''''|うみねこのなく頃に|Umineko no Naku Koro ni|lit. ''When the Seagulls Cry''}} is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series written by [[Ryukishi07]] and produced by [[07th Expansion]]. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people who are on a secluded island for a period of two days and the mysterious murders that befall them. The goal of the game is to discern not only the identity of the murderer, but whether the culprit is even human at all.

 

 

The word ''umineko'' is the name of a type of seagull known as the black-tailed gull. ''Naku'' means ''to make sound'' (鳴く), specifically referring to the sounds made by non-human organisms. According to the original creator, Ryukishi07, the red character Na (<span style="color:red;">な</span>) in the logo is an official part of the title.

== Gameplay ==

Umineko no Naku Koro ni is a murder mystery game described as a "sound novel" by 07th Expansion. A sound novel is similar to a visual novel, though the gameplay requires no player interaction as the game is composed entirely of text dialogues. While a visual novel's basis would be the visual aspect, as the name suggests, a sound novel's basis takes more care in producing an atmosphere via the music, sound effects, and the story itself. As such, the original Umineko games have a simple-looking art style, which stays consistent over the course of the series' releases. The original releases contain no voice acting for the characters.