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Overview

Twilight of the Golden Witch is the final installment of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru, and the eighth and final episode of the main Umineko When They Cry series, concluding the story. It was released at Comiket 79 on December 31, 2010.

The original release of Twilight of the Golden Witch contains the previous 3 episodes. In other words, it is effectively the full Chiru release.

Introduction[]

Good morning.
To think that this is goodbye brings me great sadness as well.

I have prepared a farewell party for this night.
There will be a game tournament as well, so I ask that you participate with vigor.

Like pepper, the difficulty comes in tiny yet spicy grains.
Why not participate yourself, now at the very end?

Plot Summary[]

Main article: Twilight of the Golden Witch/Summary

The final episode focuses on Ange, who in her quest to discover the truth behind the events of the Rokkenjima Mass Murders is given the chance to go to Rokkenjima as a six-year old by Battler. The central conflict revolves around the struggle between Battler and Bernkastel to convince Ange of their own perspective towards how she ought to approach the truth and her quest for it.

This episode is the first episode with features that require direct interaction from the player, allowing the player to unlock extra scenes as well as make the choice between two endings.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

New Characters[]

Humans

Release History[]

Original Release (Comiket 79)[]

Twilight of the Golden Witch first released on PC at C79 on December 31, 2010.

English Release[]

Chiru was officially translated to English and released by MangaGamer on November 17, 2017. It featured new character artwork based on the pachinko game. There are also a number of new CGs, however these are not enabled by default as they were added before release and could not be tested or approved.[1]

Saku[]

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku released as a compilation of every arc on PC on October 4, 2019.

Ports[]

This arc has been featured in the following console ports:

Adaptations[]

Manga[]

The manga adaptation of Twilight of the Golden Witch was illustrated by Kei Natsumi and serialized in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine from January 22, 2012 to June 22, 2015 with 42 total chapters. It was later collected into nine volumes. Yen Press published them in English in three omnibus volumes.

Chapter Magazine Release Date
Twilight Manga Chapter 1 Gangan Joker February 2012 January 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 2 Gangan Joker March 2012 February 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 3 Gangan Joker April 2012 March 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 4 Gangan Joker May 2012 April 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 5 Gangan Joker June 2012 May 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 6 Gangan Joker July 2012 June 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 7 Gangan Joker August 2012 July 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 8 Gangan Joker September 2012 August 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 9 Gangan Joker October 2012 September 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 10 Gangan Joker November 2012 October 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 11 Gangan Joker December 2012 November 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 12 Gangan Joker January 2013 December 22, 2012
Twilight Manga Chapter 13 Gangan Joker February 2013 January 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 14 Gangan Joker March 2013 February 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 15 Gangan Joker April 2013 March 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 16 Gangan Joker May 2013 April 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 17 Gangan Joker June 2013 May 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 18 Gangan Joker July 2013 June 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 19 Gangan Joker August 2013 July 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 20 Gangan Joker September 2013 August 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 21 Gangan Joker October 2013 September 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 22 Gangan Joker November 2013 October 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 23 Gangan Joker December 2013 November 22, 2013
Twilight Manga Chapter 24 Gangan Joker January 2014 December 22, 2013
Interlude Gangan Joker February 2014 January 22, 2014
Confession of the Golden Witch 1 Gangan Joker March 2014 February 22, 2014
Confession of the Golden Witch 2 Gangan Joker April 2014 March 22, 2014
Confession of the Golden Witch 3 Gangan Joker May 2014 April 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 25 Gangan Joker June 2014 May 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 26 Gangan Joker July 2014 June 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 27 Gangan Joker August 2014 July 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 28 Gangan Joker September 2014 August 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 29 Gangan Joker October 2014 September 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 30 Gangan Joker November 2014 October 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 31 Gangan Joker December 2014 November 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 32 Gangan Joker January 2015 December 22, 2014
Twilight Manga Chapter 33 Gangan Joker February 2015 January 22, 2015
Twilight Manga Chapter 34 Gangan Joker March 2015 February 22, 2015
Twilight Manga Chapter 35 Gangan Joker April 2015 March 22, 2015
Twilight Manga Chapter 36 Gangan Joker May 2015 April 22, 2015
Twilight Manga Chapter 37 Gangan Joker June 2015 May 22, 2015
Twilight Manga Chapter 38 Gangan Joker July 2015 June 22, 2015
Vol. Cover Release Date Chapters
1 8-1 August 22, 2012 (JP)
April 30, 2019 (EN)
2 8-2 December 22, 2013 (JP)
April 30, 2019 (EN)
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
3 8-3 August 22, 2013 (JP)
April 30, 2019 (EN)
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
4 8-4 December 21, 2013 (JP)
August 6, 2019 (EN)
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
5 8-5 August 22, 2014(JP)
August 6, 2019 (EN)
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • interlude
6 8-6 December 22, 2014(JP)
August 6, 2019 (EN)
  • Confession of the Golden Witch 1
  • Confession of the Golden Witch 2
  • Confession of the Golden Witch 3
  • Chapter 25
7 8-7 April 22, 2015 (JP)
June 23, 2020 (EN)
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Chapter 30
8 8-8 August 22, 2015 (JP)
June 23, 2020 (EN)
  • Chapter 31
  • Chapter 32
  • Chapter 33
  • Chapter 34
9 8-9 August 22, 2015 (JP)
June 23, 2020 (EN)
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapter 36
  • Chapter 37
  • Chapter 38

Novels[]

Kodansha released a single light novel volume adapting Twilight of the Golden Witch.

  1. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch (released: September 30, 2018)

Adaptational Differences[]

The manga version of this arc began serialization in February 2012, and was drawn by Natsumi Kei. While the general plot of the episode is still the same, the manga version contains substantial changes, adding additional scenes and providing more explicit answers to the mysteries of the story.

Major changes are as follows:

  • In the Halloween party (after Ange and Eva got almond in their cake) as a winner who gets the almond, Ange decides to do hide-and-seek, not a quiz party. Similar to the original game, Eva helps Ange to find the others.
    • In this hide-and-seek, the relationships of the Ushiromiyas and servants is shown deeply; such as mother-daughter relationships between Rosa and Maria who are hiding in Rosa's old room which now is used as a storage full of old dolls and toys of the family (where one of the stuffed toys, a poorly sewn rabbit named Uutan, is shown to be one Rosa owned in the past, revealing more information about her relationship with her siblings and explaining the origin of the abuse she later perpetrated on Maria); and a conversation between Beatrice and Natsuhi about 'their past' where Natsuhi accidentally made the servant who was holding the baby Beatrice fall to their "deaths", which Natsuhi holds a deep regret for.
  • The fight between Battler and Erika was changed to Erika solving Battler's closed room in Episode 6 and the entire mystery in Episode 5, revealing what made the game 'without love'.
  • The manga features a completely new mini-story known as Confession of the Golden Witch that details the darker parts of Yasu's feelings, expands on their character, and shows the two years that were omitted from the story they told Willard.
  • The manga version also ties up all the loose ends and reveals the solutions to the mysteries that weren't given in the sound novels and Our Confession.
  • In the console port of the visual novel, Ange acquires a midnight blue witch outfit when she gets angry at the whole family, especially Battler, for hiding the truth from her. In the manga, she instead acquires a totally different, white and golden outfit at the climax of her final fight against Bernkastel.

Openings[]

Original Version[]

Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Chiru_OP_EP7_&_8

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru OP EP7 & 8

Kiri no Pithos by dai The original VN opening for the seventh and eighth arc of the visual novel.

PS3 Version[]

Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Chiru_PS3_OP_-_Inanna_no_Mita_Yume

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru PS3 OP - Inanna no Mita Yume

Inanna no Mita Yume by Zwei Used for the PS3 remake Nocturne of Truth and Illusions and contains spoilers for all Answer Arcs.

Gallery[]

Credits[]

  • Screenplay and Graphics: Ryukishi07
  • Overall Progress and Music Chief: dai
  • Progress Management and Directing: Nekozakura
  • General Affairs and Scripting: Kagami
  • Graphic Design: Anzu, Tsubaki Naruse
  • Scripting Guidance: Yatazakura
  • Management and Debugging: Tokika
  • Mastering Assistant: pre-holder
  • System: BT
  • Backgrounds: Kameya Mannen-dou, Yatazakura, Nekozakura, MALI., ALL Season Shikinoirodori
  • NScripter: Naoki Takahashi
  • NScripter Extension Effects: Koubou Kimikagesou
  • Jackets and Portraits: Takahito Ekusa (Alchemist)
  • Opening Movie: Yoyu
  • Opening Theme: Kiri no Pithos
    • Composition and Arrangement: Luck Ganriki and dai
    • Lyrics: Sakura Kanae, E. Kida
    • Vocals: Kino Nei
    • Chorus: Milk Wafer (Kino Nei and Kanae Sakura), E. Kida
    • Recording and Mixing Engineer: Shoji Matsugane (Studio: Yellow Moon)
    • Vocal Direction: Luck Ganriki
    • Additional parts and Guitar: XXX (Triple X)
  • Ending Theme: Byakumu no Mayu ~Ricordando il passato~
    • Composition, Arrangement, Lyrics, Vocals and Chorus: Akiko Shikata
    • Irish Bouzouki, Acoustic Guitar, and Portuguese Guitar: Koichiro Tashiro
    • Piano: Satoko Tanaka
    • Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi
    • Recording and Mixing Engineer: Naoyuki Minami
    • Recording Studio: STUDIO DedĆ©
    • Mixing Studio: Rabbit Hole Studio
    • Sound Editor: Tomoko Shinoda
    • Music Production: Akira Yoshikawa (Frontier Works)
    • Special Thanks: Hirofumi Ikeda
  • Music and SFX: -45, dai, M.Zakky, pre-holder, SB YUNE, zts, U2 Akiyama, Eriya Arai, Mizuki Kitaoji (grasun cat), sumiisan (Kaminoke Records), Hironori Doi, Fuga Hatori, Pureco, Luck Ganriki, Kino Nei, E. Kida, Nakao Boushi, Asami Masuda, sunny (Roundbooster Architexture), xaki (Roundbooster Architexture), cap (Roundbooster Architexture), Kazumi Kimura, Motoki Zakuro, pyon (Roundbooster Architexture), amiry, IZNA, Sakura Kanae, Ryu-Ga, NYO (Silver Forest), bit (Silver Forest), Kana (Silver Forest), Yuudai, Rekka Katakiri
  • Special Thanks: General (GML), Shigeru Nakagawa (Alchemist), Kiichi Kanou (Alchemist), Michiko Koyanagi (5pb), Atsushi Seto (HOBIBOX), Hiroshi Nakamura (WAYUTA), Yasuyuki Hirata (Avex Entertainment), Takeshi Hiradate (Avex Entertainment), Tomoko Shinoda, Mariko Terashita
  • Produced By: 07th Expansion

References[]

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