Umineko: When They Cry (2009–2009)

1. S01E01OpeningJuly 2, 2009—The Ushiromiya family gathers on Rokkenjima, a small island off the coast of Japan, for their annual family conference to discuss how the in
2. S01E02First moveJuly 9, 2009—After dinner is over, Maria reads a letter she says she received from Beatrice earlier. The contents stipulate that Beatrice will take every
3. S01E03Dubious moveJuly 16, 2009—While attempting to figure out what had happened, the remaining guests discover that their radio is not working, effectively leaving them st
4. S01E04BlunderJuly 23, 2009—Everybody tries to determine how Eva and Hideyoshi could have been killed when an odd smell begins to fill the mansion. Kanon goes to invest
5. S01E05Fool's mateJuly 30, 2009—Upon being pressed about the murders, Maria tells them that Beatrice is the culprit, though Battler refuses to accept this explanation. As t
6. S01E06Middle gameAugust 6, 2009—After one of the family meetings in 1984, Shannon admits to Jessica that she has a crush on George. Eva mentions that George will be taking
7. S01E07Early queen moveAugust 13, 2009—Battler and Beatrice begin their debate of logic vs. magic from Purgatory when the Ushiromiya family members gather for their annual confere
8. S01E08Week squareAugust 20, 2009—Rosa's siblings and their spouses go missing, while the remaining guests find the chapel door locked. Finding the key inside the envelope Be
9. S01E09SkewerAugust 27, 2009—Everyone finds Jessica's body in her locked room, while Kanon's is nowhere to be found, having been erased by Beatrice. After the notion of
10. S01E10AcceptSeptember 3, 2009—The servants try to explain what happened to the others, but when they return to the room where Nanjo and Kumasawa were killed, their bodies
11. S01E11Back rank mateSeptember 10, 2009—Shannon attempts to defend herself and George, but are killed by Beatrice. The remaining survivors find Nanjo's and Kumasawa's bodies, follo
12. S01E12CastlingSeptember 17, 2009—Several years in the past, a young, human Beatrice meets the Golden Witch "Beatrice" preceeding her and becomes her apprentice in magic. Bac
13. S01E13GambitSeptember 24, 2009—Rosa recounts how she met the human Beatrice confined in a hidden mansion, Kuwadorian, on the island twenty years ago and helped her escape,
14. S01E14Positional playOctober 1, 2009—Beatrice and her predecessor engage in a magic battle, though a surprise attack allows Beatrice to kill her teacher. Battler is bewildered b
15. S01E15Isolated PawnOctober 8, 2009—Eva is discovered by Rosa and leaves to discuss how Kinzo's gold should be divided among the siblings. The young Eva, however, refuses to sh
16. S01E16Queening SquareOctober 15, 2009—After the bodies of Rosa and Maria are found, Rudolf, Kyrie, and Hideyoshi go to retrieve food from the mansion, only to be trapped inside b
17. S01E17PromotionOctober 22, 2009—Battler decides to give Beatrice another chance to change her ways, so Beatrice goes to the real world to visit George, who is still grievin
18. S01E18SwindlesOctober 29, 2009—Beatrice resurrects Kanon's spirit for Jessica and defends her against Eva-Beatrice, nearly getting killed in the process. Before Eva-Beatri
19. S01E19End GameNovember 5, 2009—Between 1986 and 1998, Ange leads a harsh, isolated life at St. Lucia Academy, a boarding school Eva sent her to. Between classes, Ange lear
20. S01E20ZugzwangNovember 12, 2009—Ange briefly withdraws from Beatrice's game to confront Maria over her denial of being neglected by Rosa, but Maria tells her that she is co
21. S01E21ProphylaxisNovember 19, 2009—During her years at Saint Lucia Academy, Ange is distracted from her studies by Maria, Sakutaro, and the Sisters of Purgatory, and is humili
22. S01E22Problem ChildNovember 26, 2009—Kinzo appears at the family conference and denounces his children as being unfit to succeed him as the head of the Ushiromiya family. Decidi
23. S01E23BreakthroughDecember 3, 2009—In 1998, Ange interrogates relatives of the Rokkenjima murder victims and hires a boat captain to take her to Rokkenjima, discovering Sakuta
24. S01E24AdjournDecember 10, 2009—Jessica and George are about to land their blows when Gaap teleports them into each other, killing both. Temporarily resurrected Jessica cal
25. S01E25Forced moveDecember 17, 2009—In 1998, Ange arrives at Rokkenjima and continues on alone with Mammon and Sakutaro, only to be ambushed by Kasumi and her men, who proceed
26. S01E26SacrificeDecember 24, 2009—Ange enters the Golden Land where she happily reunites Maria with Sakutaro and forces Beatrice to continue the game. Battler, however, has l

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