2010-03-23, 02:25 | Link #1181 |
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I remembered something from episode 2 about Kanon liking Beatrice to a "moon in the water". For some reason I thought that Moon in the water might actually be the name of a painting so I searched it up. Well I didn't get any hits at first so I changed it to A Maiden in the water. What I came up was a short story written in 2005 called The water maiden by Joel Gn. A writer from Singapore. http://bewilderingstories.com/specia...er_maiden.html Spoiler for water maiden:
Well I found a lot of similarities in the story. Particularly the reference to a maiden granting him wealth, locking the maiden up in a prison, and the golden ingots at the end. It might just be a coincidence that the stories are similar, but I thought it was kind of interesting.
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2010-05-25, 21:13 | Link #1185 |
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Sorry guys, I'm new here so bear with me.
For one, I know little to nothing about Umineko, but I do know how the story works since I have played and watched both Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai, which both stuck to the game religiously. I was wondering if the Anime for Umineko is the same as the game. I was also wondering how exactly the structure is set up. Is each individual chapter a new game with a new culprit(s)? Or are they all linked? Is basically the plot Battler trying to solve what appears to be events due to magic by conventional means, and thus debunking Beatrice and winning the game as some sort of dichotomous reality where witches both exist and don't exist depending on if you believe? Could someone shed some light on this or link me to something? That would be great, thanks. うみ猫のぜんぶの事を知ってほしいな。 (im also good with japanese xd) |
2010-05-25, 21:21 | Link #1186 |
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The story is the same, but most of the VN fans don't like how it was adapted into the anime. Some go as far as to joke that it doesn't exist yet.
Like the Higurashi anime though some of the key points were left out due to adaptation degradation. So the anime viewers who haven't read the game are at a disadvantage.
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2010-05-25, 21:32 | Link #1188 |
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I can't say too much here because the threads for beginners, but it's clear that Umineko is very different from Higurashi.
The episodes are obviously structured differently becuase they only have content from two days where Higurashi is much longer than that. Like Higurashi though the stories are always different. As for whether there are different culprits or not even the fans don't know.
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2010-05-26, 13:50 | Link #1193 |
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I started watching the anime;
i guess in terms of explaining things its alright since I wouldn't mind if the entire series was just a long wall of text, but it seems to dramatized and focused more on trivial elements than on the actual mystery. So I'm definitely going to have to buy the game, then hopefully I'll be able to join in on the debates. I'm still confused, however, as to how certain things work. 1) Red truths; Do they carry on through every chapter? Or are those certain red truths pertainable only to the chapter that those actions happen in? IE there are only 17 people on the island in 1 chapter, but what about the next? 2) General chapters in general; how do they work? Is each chapter a new scenario? And in each scenario different culprit(s)? And in each culprit different motives? Is each one a completely new *dimension* (i use that term loosely and inefficiently) Relating back to Higurash, each arc was a different story entirely, however there were general things that remained the same through each. Iwamano, The God of the Village, Rika Furude's reincarnations/specialness, Keichi's affection for the little girl, and the actual virus. However, there was a different culprit for each arc as well as different explanations (except for the one where Keichi thinks he's going crazy, what was up with that?) Does Umineko work the same way? From what i understand the whole event is a game that Beatrice plays with Battler where he tries to disprove scenarios using logic instead of giving into magic. In that sense, however, nothing is really "true" or "actually happening" since the game board can be reset and players can be added and subtracted in order to advance or gain advantages, but other than that I don't see clear divisions. |
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Bernkastel has suggested that there are Rules governing the chessboard, similar to the ones that drove the variation in Higurashi. You might want to check out the Bernkastel's Letter extra TIP for her theories about those. Quote:
Spoiler for Higurashi solution:
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2010-05-26, 22:18 | Link #1196 |
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Battler doesn't have to move on to the next mystery when he's frustrated. But, the reason he's frustrated is that he doesn't believe he has enough information to solve the current mystery. By moving on to the next mystery he hopes he'll gain information that will help him solve the previous mysteries. And he does try to solve the previous mysteries later on.
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