Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~ A brief look at each episodes title ~
I’m sure that most of you would have been following Umineko no Naku Koro ni. I was pretty excited about it when I first heard that it was going to be animated, and with a brilliant cast to boot, featuring the likes of Daisuke Ono, Yui Horie and Kugimiya Rie. Having played the sound novel and having thoroughly enjoyed the game, I eagerly anticipated its coming animation.
I however, was disappointed at how the entire thing was done. With so many things going for it, like a strong background story and a great cast, the way Chiaki Kon portrayed the characters just rubs me the wrong way. Far from the headstrong, stubborn but strong young man that he was in the novels, Battler became more like a stubborn, whiny kid in the animation, going around with his hands over his ears and yelling “Lalalala I can’t hear you~~!!!” whenever Beatrice does one of her “magical” murders.
But that’s not the topic for this post. If you have been watching the anime, you would notice that the title of the episodes come from certain moves in chess. The grisly “game” between Battler and Beatrice can, likewise, be modeled after a game. Like, for example, have you noticed how Kinzo always dies in fire? There’s got to be something there. So I shall be looking at how the episode title can related to what’s happening in said episode.
Well then! Lets get right into the heart of things! First up, we have Act 1-I, “Opening”, right after the jump.
