うみねこのなく頃に散 Episode 5: End of the golden witch 1

うみねこのなく頃に散 [Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru] Episode 5: End of the golden witch #1

by Ryukishi07, Akitaka, 秋タカ (イラスト)

「犯人はあなたです」
"探偵"古戸ヱリカが、魔女の謎を暴く!!

第４のゲームで敗北したことにより、心を失ったベアトリーチェ。そんな彼女の代りにゲームマスターに名乗り出たのは、絶対の魔女ラムダデルタだった。魔女にゲームを乗っ取られるのを防ぐため、戦人は再びゲームに参加する。そして現れる新たな人物"探偵"古戸ヱリカ……。うみねこ解答編、遂に開幕!!

Genres: Manga, Horror, Mystery

213 pages, Comic

First published April 22, 2011

About the author

Ryukishi07 (竜騎士07, Ryūkishi Zero Nana?, born November 19, 1973) is the pen name of a Japanese man originally from Chiba Prefecture who is well-known as the original creator for the idea of the visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Umineko no Naku Koro ni. He is the representative member of the group 07th Expansion. His pen name originated from the Final Fantasy series, "Ryūkishi" being the Japanese term for "Dragoon", and "07" goroawase for the name "Lenna". His illustration style is recognizable from the large hands he draws on people.

Reviews

[Gillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars!
this was quite interesting tbh. the new witches taking over beatrice’s place adds more to story because they play dirty compared to beatrice. the fact that no one has died this game yet makes me wonder if there’ll just be a huge massacre towards the end or that this will be the only game where there’s no murderer? seems very unlikely but idk it could be possible! i’m really enjoying battler’s character in the more recent episodes, he’s truly developing and learning more as the episodes go on and it’s wonderful to see how much he has grown, even if he doesn’t have all of his memories atp. i cannot wait to read the second half of ep 5!

[George · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally we get rid of magical battles with almost-naked one dimensional teen girls. Now this is a chess fight with worthy opponents. I loved Erika, a piece way more interesting that Ange in my opinion (never really connected with Ange, sorry).

[Doc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Umineko is rated Older Teen and not only has scenes of graphic violence but realistic gore making for some of the more disturbing scenes I have seen in mangas to date as well as some strong language so consider this before hopping into this series of magic, murder, and mystery.

After the events of the 4th Episode Beatrice is a former shell of her usual self but she is bound to the game still and Lambdadelta has decided to continue it in her place. Battler is worried about Beatrice due to her current condition even though she has been his opponent up to now. Whether some sort of Stockholm Syndrome or just due to respect for her as his opponent Battler steps out of the game letting Bernkastel take his place so the pair of witches are not bored and he has time to gather his thoughts regarding Beatrice and to find his determination to take back what belongs to him and Beatrice.

In the meantime Bernkastel has introduced a new character to the family island and is already solving the riddle of the epitaph along with the Battler of this scenario. However she is not the only new person coming to the party as Natsuhi has been receiving phone from someone claiming to be her son as the rules Battler and Beatrice played by are bent and Battler has to do his best to save the game before it descends into new levels of madness.

In the first part of the book my favorite part of the book would have to be teatime with Beatrice when Natsuhi and she are having a pleasant conversation even though things are about to get difficult soon enough. In the second half of the book it would have to be a tender moment between Krauss and Natsuhi even though the scam they have been trying to hide is about to be exposed after Battler claimed the family gold reserves with the help of Bernkastel's pawn Erika.

[Renan Fontes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Episode 5 was my favorite when I read the Umineko visual novel for the first time and this volume reminded me why. Umineko is at its best when it hits the ground running. We just immediately dive into the game. It helps that this is the part of the story where the clues start becoming considerably more helpful. Erika is a great foil to Battler and the set up for their rivalry early on is great. Bringing the focus back to Natsuhi is also a nice way of mirroring Episode 1 and her breakdown is amazing to watch.

[Tania · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beato murió en el juego pasado y Battler ya no quiso seguir, por lo que este nuevo juego es retomado por Lambdadelta y Bernkastel, brujas que andan aburridas y pues qué mejor que desaburrirte con un buen misterio de asesinatos.
La protagonista de este episodio es Natsuhi, esposa del primogénito de Kinzo, y quien actúa como ama de llaves de la mansión. El asunto es que hace 19 años "algo" ocurrió y ahora ese pasado viene a vengarse, la excusa perfecta para hacerla pasar por la asesina en esta ocasión.

[Angelica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting more confusing for me but I am still hooked I really want to know how this series ends and who will be affected the most.

[Patrick Gord · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to strangle Erika. 10/10.

[Michael Garrity · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing.

[蓝 幻 · Rating 4 out of 5]

出题篇看的动画，解题篇则是从ADV转到漫画。第五篇是从世界观层面最精彩的一篇，开始逐步揭开真相，对于「何谓真实」的讨论走的很深，红、蓝在魔法和推理上的对应也眼前一亮。侦探的加入串联起了很多内容，作用显著。

[Nicole Mello · Rating 4 out of 5]

okay now i just can't stop reading! i have so many theories and i'm piecing it together and i have to keep going!! i'm definitely not that smart but i am TRYING