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**Klashikari** · 2012-01-01, 21:44

My apologies for the lack of answers recently: as I implied on twitter and my profile, I'm currently having a blast in Japan, and recently came back alive from this comiket.

Anyway, chrono and I managed to get a meeting with Ryukishi07 this 30th december, thanks to a representative from Hobibox.
Truth to be told, it was nothing but huge tension prior talking with him, considering none of us couldn't imagine ourselves in touch with him before, let alone meeting him in person.

We could visit their usual workplace (which you might have seen it in various video interviews), and it was basically the same as ever. We were invited to sit down around the table, and immediately treated with tea and... a huge present bag (I've already put a pic on my twitter account, but in a nutshell: the C81 set + original ougon musou kyoku, a plushie (got beato, chrono got maria), some rubber key chains, a beato protrait clear file, higurashi postcards, Ange's dakimakura from alchemist (), clear posters of the first 2 magic circles, the first 2 tomes of Episode 6 manga and the first one of Episode 7, and even some english Higurashi manga, and finally a tapestry of Bern by Alchemist).
Color me quite startled by this: nowhere in hell we were expecting such warm welcome, and I was a bit embarassed that I could only brought some belgian artisanal chocolates OTZ.

Anyway, we could talk casually even though I and Chrono were frozen solid like statues at the beginning. Ryukishi was a bit curious about our respective japanese knowledge, how the group was made, and the difficulties we had: as we expected, Ryukishi definitely didn't expect the occidental fanbase to be interested by his series, therefore, the Epitaph wasn't made in a way that non japanese readers could decipher it without japanese knowledge.
Following the topic, we also explained how Higurashi was a foothold and cornerstone for 07th Expansion popularity in the english speaking community, which again surprised him, although the whole team couldn't help but let out a guffaw when we explained that the main appeal of the anime were..."killer lolis / violence / blood".
By the way, 07th Expansion weren't the ones who decided the use of French for Ougon Musou Kyoku, but the team who were responsible of the game design, as it "sounded cool". In fact they didn't really get what I was talking about until "blitz" screen was mentioned, and they were laughing hard when I explained few awkward "flench" (such like "le cri du chat de la mer"

)

We also managed to get few interesting tidbits from Ryukishi: such like his job before he started writing Higurashi. He also confirmed few things and explained others: as expected, the whole Ange, Kyrie and Assumu naming sense were from Ragnarok Online, which he admitted that he played it quite a bit.
However, the EVA ANGE LION was purely a coincidence: he was thinking hard for genderless foreign name, and for some reason, only Lion could ring well for him, although he knew that the name would rather considered as "male" due to the animal. It is only afterwards he read on some bulletin board about this pun and couldn't help but be embarassed due to this coincidence.

He also talked a bit about his future plans, and as he already mentioned, Higanbana was only a little break for him, therefore, the second part of Higanbana will be the last one for now, and he will make another series for this summer comiket. However, we can't give any more details, as it has to be kept secret. Fortunately, you probably will have more news in the future, sooner or later.

The meeting roughly lasted 1-2 hours, but it was really great: it was quite a friendly chat and we were exchanging our impressions so far, etc. I may missed few details but it is very likely chrono can supplement few points I didn't mention.

Finally, Ryukishi wanted to sign something for us. That said, I went overboard and came with the jackets of all of my 7th expansion VN games (which means Higu, Higu Kai, Umi, Umi Chiru), but gave it a rest, since I think it was a tad greedy either way (Ryukishi was quite startled to see me with all of the game covers

)
In the end, he signed on our Bern tapestry, and it seems we were the first one for this.

Before leaving, an idea surged immediately in my mind, considering that opportunity and asked if we could take a picture of him. Obvious result:

Chronotrig, Ryukishi07, and me
(don't mind my hair: going to the comiket before meeting him took a huge toll on me )

Frankly, it was something I would call a miracle of Bern caliber, even though we were in touch with him before. Past that, there were so many things going through my head before, during and after the meeting I can't describe it properly (that's also why I didn't post the very day we met him).

Kylon99 · 2012-01-01, 22:11

It sounds like you had fun. 8) Regarding that Beato plushie you got; if you don't play it properly, it can cost you like 5000 yen trying to fish them out of the Akiba UFO catchers! ひぃぃぃ！

By the way, condolences goes to Ryukishi for his hairline... :3

**Klashikari** · 2012-01-01, 22:15

I actually didn't find any umineko themed UFO catcher in Akiba nor Nakano. It is basically a forest of Madoka goods, especially at Sega UFO catchers

Witch of Uncertainty · 2012-01-01, 22:18

Really hoping for a new When They Cry series to start after Higanbana.
And of course, that someone translates it (something that shouldn't be taken for granted).

Either way, glad you enjoyed yourselves.

You truly deserved his attention, anyway. I mean, you did earn him quite some extra money I believe, and definetely a lot of extra fans!

SonicTheMonkey · 2012-01-01, 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yirba

It would be easier on an Android, although I haven't heard of anyone playing Umineko on one. I think there are builds of ONScripter for Android, but of course without the benefits of ONScripter-EN.

I kind of have Umineko running on my Android phone.

Onscripter is out there for Android, but as you said, there isn't a build of ONScripter-EN yet. The result is the Japanese version of Umineko works fine, but trying to get the English version to run results in a lack of spaces between words and other weird formatting issues.

However, VNDS is a visual novel engine originally for the Nintendo DS that is also available on the Android marketplace. The site for VNDS has a conversion tool for Umineko. http://weeaboo.nl/

You can run Umineko on Android via VNDS pretty well, though it's a more basic version than the real Umineko. The character menu is missing, text pages are formatted differently and it can't handle more than one sound effect at a time.

If anyone has a better solution, please share it. I've been trying to get Umineko proper on my phone for some time.

Keriaku · 2012-01-01, 22:24

That was a really interesting read, Klashikari, sounds awesome. I have mad respect for Ryuukishi, and I one day hope to talk to him as well when I'm fluent in Japanese. Really looking forward for anything else that comes out of his mind.

matteas · 2012-01-01, 22:38

It must have been great meeting him. Thanks for giving us a nice report.

I'm not surprised you were like frozen statues at the beginning. When I met Aki Takanori from GSC at GSC booth at Animelo Summer Live, I surprised myself that I mustered up the courage to ask him for a sign and during the short conversation we had, my mind seemed to be quite far away XD

D3monicWolv3s · 2012-01-01, 22:39

Neat. I don't know if it was ever settled since I was avoiding this forum because of spoilers, but did you ask him if it was supposed to Siesta or Chiester?

Kurizu204 · 2012-01-01, 23:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3monicWolv3s

Neat. I don't know if it was ever settled since I was avoiding this forum because of spoilers, but did you ask him if it was supposed to Siesta or Chiester?

Even in the Alchemist art book with Chiru ps3 it's chiester. So im pretty sure thats what it's supposed to be.

goldenlove27 · 2012-01-02, 02:32

Daw man, I envy you so much Klashikari to be able to meet with Ryukishi07 like that. Bern was right in which she said that you have to work for your miracles... or I could be me paraphrasing what she said haha.

MainCharacter · 2012-01-02, 16:06

It kind of makes me sad when I see someone like Ryukishi surprised at a foreign audience. I mean, I know they obviously don't check out American websites and forums to see how many people love anime, manga, visual novels, and so on here. But at the very least, I think respecting and loving a great story is something that transcends nationality and language, so of course we love Umineko. Personally, I really really love Umineko, on an emotional level. I wish I could convey that and thank him for it, but I'm satisfied simply knowing that he now knows he has fans here. Thanks for being our representatives, guys, and as always, thanks for giving us the ability to read this great piece of work in the first place. Love from me all around!

RedKey · 2012-01-02, 17:27

That's amazing, grats to Klashikari and chronotrig, must have been an amazing meeting indeed

godimsojealousofyouguys
Maybe now he'll remember he has us westerner fans too supporting him when he'll be writing a new story, and it's all thanks to you!

immblueversion · 2012-01-02, 20:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurizu204

Even in the Alchemist art book with Chiru ps3 it's chiester. So im pretty sure thats what it's supposed to be.

What other English translations are in that book, pray tell? And not just for character names...

Kurizu204 · 2012-01-02, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by immblueversion

What other English translations are in that book, pray tell? And not just for character names...

The only things in English are character names and chapter titles.

RandomAvatarFan · 2012-01-02, 21:50

Hey this is probably a stupid question but I just want to know something: will the online catalog for the download thing accept those Visa Gift Cards? I'm really hoping to get Chiru like... right now.

immblueversion · 2012-01-02, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurizu204

The only things in English are character names and chapter titles.

Then what names are different compared to the translations in the artbook and the Witch Hunt's translation (just out of curiosity)?

Ktox · 2012-01-02, 23:06

WOW, guys.. What an incredible way to finish Umineko xD All that hard work surely paid off, right?

Anyway, I wanted to say I'm really greatful to you for acomplishing such a project and everything you did in order to achieve it.
Also, good luck and the best of wishes in the rest of your travel/vacations (if you're still on them, of course xD ); you really deserve it.
I think Ryukishi's attitude was surprisingly humble. I mean, even though 07th -being a doujin circle- has already acomplished an amazing VN portfolio, several ports, and anime series, he doesn't seem to think high of himself nor disrespect you. For me, that's pretty awesome for an artist anno 2011/12 :P
Congrats, Witch-Hunt. Hope to listen from you soon in another project! (Our Confession, Hane, or next When They Cry, perhaps?)

PS: Sorry for the scrambled topics BTW D:
PS2: Does anyone know if there is a Tsubasa translation? And a Higanbana VN one? Thanks a lot!

immblueversion · 2012-01-02, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ktox

WOW, guys.. What an incredible way to finish Umineko xD All that hard work surely paid off, right?

Anyway, I wanted to say I'm really greatful to you for acomplishing such a project and everything you did in order to achieve it.
Also, good luck and the best of wishes in the rest of your travel/vacations (if you're still on them, of course xD ); you really deserve it.
I think Ryukishi's attitude was surprisingly humble. I mean, even though 07th -being a doujin circle- has already acomplished an amazing VN portfolio, several ports, and anime series, he doesn't seem to think high of himself nor disrespect you. For me, that's pretty awesome for an artist anno 2011/12 :P
Congrats, Witch-Hunt. Hope to listen from you soon in another project! (Our Confession, Hane, or next When They Cry, perhaps?)

PS: Sorry for the scrambled topics BTW D:
PS2: Does anyone know if there is a Tsubasa translation? And a Higanbana VN one? Thanks a lot!

Someone else is making a Higanbana patch. Check this site for updates:

http://ronove.blogspot.com/

Oblivion · 2012-01-03, 01:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by RandomAvatarFan

Hey this is probably a stupid question but I just want to know something: will the online catalog for the download thing accept those Visa Gift Cards? I'm really hoping to get Chiru like... right now.

Yes, you can pay using those Visa gift cards. Make sure to register your card before you do though.

http://secure.hobibox.net/umineko/ca...#howtodownload

Kurizu204 · 2012-01-03, 01:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by immblueversion

Then what names are different compared to the translations in the artbook and the Witch Hunt's translation (just out of curiosity)?

Nope only Chiester/Siesta is different.

2012-01-01, 21:44	Link #7441
Klashikari Swords•Maidens Maniac Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Age: 26	My apologies for the lack of answers recently: as I implied on twitter and my profile, I'm currently having a blast in Japan, and recently came back alive from this comiket. Anyway, chrono and I managed to get a meeting with Ryukishi07 this 30th december, thanks to a representative from Hobibox. Truth to be told, it was nothing but huge tension prior talking with him, considering none of us couldn't imagine ourselves in touch with him before, let alone meeting him in person. We could visit their usual workplace (which you might have seen it in various video interviews), and it was basically the same as ever. We were invited to sit down around the table, and immediately treated with tea and... a huge present bag (I've already put a pic on my twitter account, but in a nutshell: the C81 set + original ougon musou kyoku, a plushie (got beato, chrono got maria), some rubber key chains, a beato protrait clear file, higurashi postcards, Ange's dakimakura from alchemist (), clear posters of the first 2 magic circles, the first 2 tomes of Episode 6 manga and the first one of Episode 7, and even some english Higurashi manga, and finally a tapestry of Bern by Alchemist). Color me quite startled by this: nowhere in hell we were expecting such warm welcome, and I was a bit embarassed that I could only brought some belgian artisanal chocolates OTZ. Anyway, we could talk casually even though I and Chrono were frozen solid like statues at the beginning. Ryukishi was a bit curious about our respective japanese knowledge, how the group was made, and the difficulties we had: as we expected, Ryukishi definitely didn't expect the occidental fanbase to be interested by his series, therefore, the Epitaph wasn't made in a way that non japanese readers could decipher it without japanese knowledge. Following the topic, we also explained how Higurashi was a foothold and cornerstone for 07th Expansion popularity in the english speaking community, which again surprised him, although the whole team couldn't help but let out a guffaw when we explained that the main appeal of the anime were..."killer lolis / violence / blood". By the way, 07th Expansion weren't the ones who decided the use of French for Ougon Musou Kyoku, but the team who were responsible of the game design, as it "sounded cool". In fact they didn't really get what I was talking about until "blitz" screen was mentioned, and they were laughing hard when I explained few awkward "flench" (such like "le cri du chat de la mer" ) We also managed to get few interesting tidbits from Ryukishi: such like his job before he started writing Higurashi. He also confirmed few things and explained others: as expected, the whole Ange, Kyrie and Assumu naming sense were from Ragnarok Online, which he admitted that he played it quite a bit. However, the EVA ANGE LION was purely a coincidence: he was thinking hard for genderless foreign name, and for some reason, only Lion could ring well for him, although he knew that the name would rather considered as "male" due to the animal. It is only afterwards he read on some bulletin board about this pun and couldn't help but be embarassed due to this coincidence. He also talked a bit about his future plans, and as he already mentioned, Higanbana was only a little break for him, therefore, the second part of Higanbana will be the last one for now, and he will make another series for this summer comiket. However, we can't give any more details, as it has to be kept secret. Fortunately, you probably will have more news in the future, sooner or later. The meeting roughly lasted 1-2 hours, but it was really great: it was quite a friendly chat and we were exchanging our impressions so far, etc. I may missed few details but it is very likely chrono can supplement few points I didn't mention. Finally, Ryukishi wanted to sign something for us. That said, I went overboard and came with the jackets of all of my 7th expansion VN games (which means Higu, Higu Kai, Umi, Umi Chiru), but gave it a rest, since I think it was a tad greedy either way (Ryukishi was quite startled to see me with all of the game covers ) In the end, he signed on our Bern tapestry, and it seems we were the first one for this. Before leaving, an idea surged immediately in my mind, considering that opportunity and asked if we could take a picture of him. Obvious result: Chronotrig, Ryukishi07, and me (don't mind my hair: going to the comiket before meeting him took a huge toll on me ) Frankly, it was something I would call a miracle of Bern caliber, even though we were in touch with him before. Past that, there were so many things going through my head before, during and after the meeting I can't describe it properly (that's also why I didn't post the very day we met him). __________________ [Signature Thread - Update: 2011-05-11] Twitter / Blog: Ryukishi07's conference at Epitanime Last edited by Klashikari; 2012-01-01 at 21:56.

2012-01-01, 22:11	Link #7442
Kylon99 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Meta-Meta-Meta-Space	It sounds like you had fun. 8) Regarding that Beato plushie you got; if you don't play it properly, it can cost you like 5000 yen trying to fish them out of the Akiba UFO catchers! ひぃぃぃ！ By the way, condolences goes to Ryukishi for his hairline... :3 __________________ Umineko EP1-2 Comprehensive - Solution to Umineko using the text itself (includes Final Culprit Theory) LyricalAura's Our Confessions Summary - Spoils and solves the murder mysteries of Umineko Important Umineko Theories explained here! (Spoilers only to EP6) Use Translation Aggregator to read Umineko in Japanese!

2012-01-01, 22:15	Link #7443
Klashikari Swords•Maidens Maniac Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Age: 26	I actually didn't find any umineko themed UFO catcher in Akiba nor Nakano. It is basically a forest of Madoka goods, especially at Sega UFO catchers __________________ [Signature Thread - Update: 2011-05-11] Twitter / Blog: Ryukishi07's conference at Epitanime

2012-01-01, 22:24	Link #7446
Keriaku Thought Being Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada	That was a really interesting read, Klashikari, sounds awesome. I have mad respect for Ryuukishi, and I one day hope to talk to him as well when I'm fluent in Japanese. Really looking forward for anything else that comes out of his mind. __________________ Meta-World Theory: Reality-Fantasy Perspective [*] Beatrice's Dead-End Fate A Lovingly Crafted Tale [<3] Meta World Theory [Foundation] Aspects of Umineko

2012-01-01, 22:38	Link #7447
matteas Member Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Czech Republic Age: 21	It must have been great meeting him. Thanks for giving us a nice report. I'm not surprised you were like frozen statues at the beginning. When I met Aki Takanori from GSC at GSC booth at Animelo Summer Live, I surprised myself that I mustered up the courage to ask him for a sign and during the short conversation we had, my mind seemed to be quite far away XD __________________ 愛が無かった

2012-01-01, 22:18	Link #7444
Witch of Uncertainty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010	Really hoping for a new When They Cry series to start after Higanbana. And of course, that someone translates it (something that shouldn't be taken for granted). Either way, glad you enjoyed yourselves. You truly deserved his attention, anyway. I mean, you did earn him quite some extra money I believe, and definetely a lot of extra fans!

2012-01-01, 22:39	Link #7448
D3monicWolv3s Member Join Date: Jul 2009	Neat. I don't know if it was ever settled since I was avoiding this forum because of spoilers, but did you ask him if it was supposed to Siesta or Chiester? __________________

2012-01-02, 02:32	Link #7450
goldenlove27 Tortured Pet Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In "Her" crime scenes Age: 21	Daw man, I envy you so much Klashikari to be able to meet with Ryukishi07 like that. Bern was right in which she said that you have to work for your miracles... or I could be me paraphrasing what she said haha. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/MrBoynton27

2012-01-02, 16:06	Link #7451
MainCharacter All Evils of the World Join Date: Feb 2008	It kind of makes me sad when I see someone like Ryukishi surprised at a foreign audience. I mean, I know they obviously don't check out American websites and forums to see how many people love anime, manga, visual novels, and so on here. But at the very least, I think respecting and loving a great story is something that transcends nationality and language, so of course we love Umineko. Personally, I really really love Umineko, on an emotional level. I wish I could convey that and thank him for it, but I'm satisfied simply knowing that he now knows he has fans here. Thanks for being our representatives, guys, and as always, thanks for giving us the ability to read this great piece of work in the first place. Love from me all around!

2012-01-02, 17:27	Link #7452
RedKey 天界の異端審問官 Join Date: Apr 2011	That's amazing, grats to Klashikari and chronotrig, must have been an amazing meeting indeed godimsojealousofyouguys Maybe now he'll remember he has us westerner fans too supporting him when he'll be writing a new story, and it's all thanks to you! __________________ ‎

2012-01-02, 21:50	Link #7455
RandomAvatarFan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	Hey this is probably a stupid question but I just want to know something: will the online catalog for the download thing accept those Visa Gift Cards? I'm really hoping to get Chiru like... right now.

2012-01-02, 23:06	Link #7457
Ktox ???? Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Argentina	WOW, guys.. What an incredible way to finish Umineko xD All that hard work surely paid off, right? Anyway, I wanted to say I'm really greatful to you for acomplishing such a project and everything you did in order to achieve it. Also, good luck and the best of wishes in the rest of your travel/vacations (if you're still on them, of course xD ); you really deserve it. I think Ryukishi's attitude was surprisingly humble. I mean, even though 07th -being a doujin circle- has already acomplished an amazing VN portfolio, several ports, and anime series, he doesn't seem to think high of himself nor disrespect you. For me, that's pretty awesome for an artist anno 2011/12 :P Congrats, Witch-Hunt. Hope to listen from you soon in another project! (Our Confession, Hane, or next When They Cry, perhaps?) PS: Sorry for the scrambled topics BTW D: PS2: Does anyone know if there is a Tsubasa translation? And a Higanbana VN one? Thanks a lot!