Shikata Akiko - Umineko no naku koro ni

[Sankkinar]

C'est juste magnifique *-*

[xXDarkwing]

What the heck is a Miley Cyrus song doing in the related videos?

It doesn't deserve to be in the presence of this (amazing) piece of music >:I

[Eunerxx]

Hauuuuu omochkaeriii ! +_______+'

[Aribharimax]

es tan mistica *O*

[DubbleAVideos]

I love Umineko! I am in the process of watching it, and I AM LOVING IT :D

[xDragonsound]

YES

[AI2037]

神曲だわ。

[akamaru3]

I wish Akiko Shikata did the themes for all the Umineko games :/ Her style fits the mood of the story so well.

[nintendoboy8]

@akamaru3 Couldn't agree more!

[MiracleShine14]

most epic song ever

[RingoAkai]

@MissCartoonn Umm, Akiko Shikata is a woman and she hasn't been involved in the making fo any of the Prof Layton Music,.

[kalibena]

I love this song!!! really epic and a bit spooky, that's what i LOVE the most in this song...

[iijennylicious]

I love when she says "Tiramisu"

xDD That's a cake.

[LazySnowKitsune1988]

omfg, i hear an Asian angel! :D

[TheScarlettDevil]

I didn't bother it at first, but I really like it now xD

Thanks for sharing!

[Cheesemonkey512]

This reminds me of a pirate song in some parts. That just made it soo much cooler though.

[ImmortalFire13]

It's wonderful song :)

[Ryukleinchen]

this is beauteful, my english is bad xD i love it!

[HollyhockSamurai]

For some reason this series is one of the few series that I would like to see America make movies of, and hopefully not screw everything up like they did with DBZ. Thankfully, unlike dbz, this series has a more of an English feel to it, considering the book its inspired from and with the popularity of witches as a genre. I'll say that this series could easily rival Harry Potter if it was actually advertised a lot better in the states. Don't flame me for the suggestion, but I think this will work

[lordlee2]

@HollyhockSamurai

By "the book it's inspired from," I would guess you mean "And Then There Were None" yes?

Well that's... not actually entirely accurate. The Umineko games (and to a lesser extent, the poorly adapted anime version) DO borrow heavily from classical mystery novels, and from Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie in particular for the "detective" role, but it's most direct inspiration would actually be another visual novel from Liarsoft in... 2004 I believe called "Forest."

[lordlee2]

@HollyhockSamurai

Continuing the preceding message:

Umineko heavily borrows concepts from forest, such as the idea of fiction painting over reality giving birth to a multi layered reality, a gothic witch that challenge the protagonists to riddles who is weak to boredom, two different character are actually just one character that switches "personality" when putting on a dress, a character you believe exists doesn't, and the protagonist being forgetful and incompetent.

Still decent though.

[TheScarlettDevil]

@lordlee2 Gothic witch? Don't make me laugh! Look it up how gothic's really look, then judge :P

[lordlee2]

@TheScarlettDevil

I'm talking about Bern, not Beato.

[hendricha]

@lordlee2 hmm, you made me curious. who wrote that, or what is Forest? (A novel? TV show?) where can I find more info on it?

[lordlee2]

@hendricha

Like I said, it's a Visual Novel, same as the original Umineko games are. It was made by Liarsoft and isn't translated yet though.

[Netugi]

It kind of reminds me of pirate music, maybe from Pirates from the Caribbean. Except more awesome. Much much more awesome. Pure epicness.

[Kiwanja]

Gotta love the flute in the background. I am also completely in love with the part that starts after 2:50 and beyond.

[StrawSandal]

personally, i prefer this version than the one used in the anime

[hanbechoi]

oh wow its so epic.

[notexactlyanybody]

katayoku no tori is good too @.@

there's no pain in using that song as the opening

this is good too, and there's an italian version of this song in her album called Harmonia

the song is Umineko no Naku Koro ni -Purgatory- or something

[aoi3310]

人それぞれ好き嫌いはありますが、私はこの曲はとてもいい曲だと­思います。

[PianoKeys4]

I never become tired of this song no matter how many times I listen to it.

[pamEnugu]

i have the song on handy

[seieireppa]

Far and away, this song beats out the anime's opening theme completely. There's so much more... emotion in this one. It's just so much more well-executed in general.

Although Katayoku no Tori does have that moment when it goes into "Nakanaide, torawareta..." or whatever, which is epic, this one is still better.

[MissDarkMaster]

I love Shikata Akiko <3 That's so mystery o.O

[vfaguitar]

this song is a fucking masterpiece

[RenuPetori]

it's actually a sound novel instead of a visual novel

[KuroCiel1]

do anyone know were i can find the instrumental version?

[julian671]

hehe this is the motion graphic

songs... right o.o"?

[Quizap]

No, this is the actual song in the visual novel.

[julian671]

oh xD

do you know where i can find the

visual novel?

is it like a manga or a novel book?

[GracefulValley]

@julian671

No idea where to find it (i don't think there is an official English version yet), but its like a game on the computer - except you read the text on the screen which tells the story... hmm, search 'Umineko no Naku Koro ni VN Episode 1', that's what the visual novel is like.

I want to get the Higurashi visual novels :)

LOVE THIS SONGGG!

[TheVioletBunny]

@julian671 yep lol the anime one's different, its called katayoku no tori.. i think o_o

[TehSoneAnna]

Oh wow...I'd thought for so long this was the OP for the anime...I was like..."It sounds so different but its the same singer?!" Ahaha FAIL ON MY PART.

^^;;

[ObsessedXP]

LOLOL fail.

that's okay, i felt as though they were the same, i thought it was  the same song just a different part. Oh well :)

[mermaidmelody1999]

Damn,I just love that picture!!IT RULES!!!! :DDD The song fits along with it.^^

[MadelonVanBommel]

*faves*

[MadelonVanBommel]

Download link, please? I love this! ;D

[MarianaB13]

When she starts to sing it sounds like some kind of vals... I think .. I like it.

[xEnvyswifey]

The Rengoku ver. sounds nicer i think /: BUT I LOVE THIS <3<3<3<33aw35sxtrCWFGEDLJFB *dances* xD

[PCJedi6]

Where'd you find it? I've never found anything longer than the length of this song. Was it edited or something?

[acehigh31]

bobtheduck was talking about a prolouge that can be added to the beginning of this

[MadelonVanBommel]

Nope, this is the full length. Some shorter ones have been edited. Just like the openings of the anime, in fact it's a full song - but it's edited.

[DarkxSeinenxOtome]

yeah but It's only longer by like a minute right?

[mermaidmelody1999]

@DarkxSeinenXOtome Yeah pretty much. Its just a proluge that lasts...about...1 minute. :p

[Catdemon48]

cool where the others? I cant find them all...

[MadelonVanBommel]

They're really hard to find. I know. But I've found some on Youtube. Just search for "Shikata Akiko Umineko" Neheh. It's preatty easy.

[Actawesomeamv]

Download link <3

[hakuryoSan]

i love this song *-*