MangaGamer Licenses Umineko When They Cry - Saku for Western Release
The release brings Ryukishi07's complete Umineko saga, including previously Japan-only fan discs, to English-speaking audiences for the first time.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
MangaGamer announced it will release the Umineko When They Cry - Saku compilation visual novel in the West, bundling all eight main chapters, three short stories, and the Golden Fantasia CROSS fighting game. The company also licensed Secret Affairs: Sweaty Midsummer Rut and will release Beat Valkyrie Ixseal physically on USB on June 25.
MangaGamer's version of Umineko When They Cry - Saku includes newly drawn character sprites matching the Steam version's upgraded visuals, with an option to switch to Ryukishi07's original artwork. The compilation originally launched in Japan for PC in October 2019 and later for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in January 2020. It contains all eight main chapters from the Umineko no Naku Koro ni series, plus three short stories titled "Tsubasa," "Hane," and "Saku," and bundles the spinoff fighting game Golden Fantasia CROSS. New cast members include Nao Toyama as Peace, Motoki Sakurai as Furaurosu, and Inori Minase as Shiesuta 556. Daisuke Ono voices Battler Ushiromiya, and Sayaka Ohara voices Beatrice.
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- Anime News Network MangaGamer to Release Umineko When They Cry - Saku Game in West