It introduced a larger cast of characters to deal with the evolving plot of the series and to give Battler a different opponent, since at the beginning of Chiru, Beatrice is comatose from her logic battle with Battler in the EP4 Tea Party. I, for one thought that the Chiru arcs were fantastic. I’d love to hear some differing opinions.ĮDIT: Didn’t realise this conversation was also happening in general, moved some posts here. Sure, we come for the fun, but we stay for something more.Īt least, that’s what I can say about my experience reading Umineko. It’s like luring your child with the promise of something they love, but using the time gained to communicate something very important to them. When you realise just how much Beatrice played the villain, and how the game boards were constructed not just to be solved, but to teach Battler a lesson, it all makes sense.
It’s only when you take a more wholistic perspective that you can see that maybe it’s not ALL about the mystery, and the mysteries are just some neat flavour. It’s as if the reader is tunnel-minded, focusing only on their own interpretation of the story and ignoring anything contrary. But maintaining that viewpoint would be the same as ignoring all the scenes displaying character development, all the magical scenes with some very touching messages to be found. If you approach the story from the perspective that it’s just a mystery to be solved, I can see why people would be disappointed with Chiru. But throughout the whole thing, these key elements of protecting the dignity of the individual over blindly pursuing the truth continue showing up.
Umineko when they cry motivational how to#
With its multifaceted nature, there are so many differing interpretations presented in the VN that it can become difficult to reach a conclusion on how to approach the story. I suspect this might reflect a difference in how readees approach Umineko. But to me it felt like a natural progression, not anything out of left field like I’ve heard a few people argue. I’ll admit, Chiru does feel very different to the core arcs for many reasons such as the changes to the cast, the more structured mystery games, Battlers pursuit and defence of Beatrice’s heart, etc. Throughout my reading of Umineko I never felt like it was going back on itself or suddenly changing. Why do you feel this way Ami? It’s not the first time I’ve encountered this opinion, but I can’t say it’s one I wholeheartedly agree with. I’m interested in exploring this further. It was mentioned by Ami that Umineko Chiru lost Ryukishi a lot of fans because, comparing it to the first four episodes, it suddenly went off the rails and ended up surrendering everything it built up to that point, to paraphrase. This was a topic of discussion that popped up on the Discord last night, and I’d like to go further with it. There will be unmarked spoilers for the entirety of Umineko in this topic.
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