[Anime] Umineko - Q & A

[Aortic]

Is Umineko essentially Harper's Island the anime?

[Klashikari]

Far from it. Umineko first arc starts like a cookie cutter locked island murder mystery, but as soon as episode 6-7 kick in, the real plot emerges.

[y0shi]

Mangas usually have sone kind of release shedule, is there something like this for the Umineko Anime? And which sides should I check to fidn out if the sub is out / when it will be coming out etc?

(Not sure if I'm allowed to ask this here, hope this is ok^^")

[Tjfarmer]

Usually every Thursday the latest episode is out subbed by gg.

[mizou]

I remember something
beatrice had said in episode II

Spoiler for Episode II- VN:

" I have put 3 seeds of love "
one for jessica/kanon
another for shanon/george
and the last one for who ? battora or kinzo ?

[Jan-Poo]

that's a nice question, I've also been wondering about that, anyway I think the third one is probably Kinzo. At any rate, it isn't Battler.

[Marion]

It's probably Kinzo - he appeared in both the VN and the anime at the time she was talking about it in his study.

[Antera Caramichael]

I think she was talking about Eva/Hideyoshi no?

[Marion]

Originally Posted by Antera Caramichael

I think she was talking about Eva/Hideyoshi no?

This was in EP 2 after Kanon rejected Jessica. Plus how can she sow seeds of love in Eva and Hideyoshi if they've been married to each other for 20+ years

[Jan-Poo]

It's not like Kinzo's love was more recent 'though, quite the contrary XD. But the problem is that if it was Hideyoshi and Eva then why not Kyrie and Rudolf, Asumu and Rudolf and Natsuhi and Krauss?

I think Beatrice didn't have anything to do with them, while in Kinzo's case, well... obviously she has something to do with it XD. Plus Beatrice in that instance is only interested in "unattainable" loves.

[Antera Caramichael]

Well... Nanjo and Kumasawa then?

[maximilianjenus]

I vote for kanon and shannon.

[Antera Caramichael]

Well seriously personally, I think that "3 seed of love" means that 3 people have fallen in love, and not that 3 couples have been formed. So Kanon, who said that he hasn't fallen in love, wasn't counted.
But it is just my opinion...

[Volcanic]

Originally Posted by Antera Caramichael

Well seriously personally, I think that "3 seed of love" means that 3 people have fallen in love, and not that 3 couples have been formed. So Kanon, who said that he hasn't fallen in love, wasn't counted.
But it is just my opinion...

However, check out what was cut from II-II:

Spoiler for EP2, before the chapel scene:

(Great job, DEEN)

[Vampire]

What's the whole mackerel thing about? People keep mentioning it so I'm curious.

[mizou]

a question about the end of the second arc

Spoiler for 2nd Arc End:

lambdadelta

will appear ? or not
I mean is there any news about that .. charadesign or seiyu announcement

[Raneh]

Originally Posted by Vampire

What's the whole mackerel thing about? People keep mentioning it so I'm curious.

Kumasawa is totally obsessed with mackerels, she brings them up all the time regardless of the situation if she gets to state her opinion. All her jokes are about those cursed fish too

Originally Posted by mizou

will appear ? or not

So far I haven't seen anything, although I probably don't check all the places I should. Anyway I think someone would have said something if anything was revealed.

[ChibiBear]

Originally Posted by Aortic

Is Umineko essentially Harper's Island the anime?

Omigosh I LOVE Harpers Island! *cough* Sorry, off topic.

Anyway, is there anyone that can safely be ruled out as a suspect as of the latest episode? When the 6 bodies in the church were discovered, Beatrice said something along the lines of "Now you can rule these people out." But can they really be ruled out?

[Arbane the Terrible]

Originally Posted by ChibiBear

Omigosh I LOVE Harpers Island! *cough* Sorry, off topic.

Anyway, is there anyone that can safely be ruled out as a suspect as of the latest episode? When the 6 bodies in the church were discovered, Beatrice said something along the lines of "Now you can rule these people out." But can they really be ruled out?

Unless it was the world's most messed-up suicide pact, I _think_ the dead folks are above suspicion, and normally should be considered innocent of any murders past the point at which they died.

On the other hand, Kanon.

[tcaz2]

Originally Posted by ChibiBear

Omigosh I LOVE Harpers Island! *cough* Sorry, off topic.

Anyway, is there anyone that can safely be ruled out as a suspect as of the latest episode? When the 6 bodies in the church were discovered, Beatrice said something along the lines of "Now you can rule these people out." But can they really be ruled out?

Spoiler for Answer:

The reason Beatrice says this is because you can tell their identities, and that they're visibly dead (can't fake having your entrails pulled out and scattered all over the place). In the first arc, 4 of the first 6 victims (Rudolf, Kyrie, Rosa, and Gohda) and the last 3 victims of the twilights (Kumasawa, Nanjo, and Genji) had their faces crushed beyond recognition (the exceptions are Krauss and Shannon, who have only half their faces crushed), and you could say "Well someone used a body double".