Umineko WHEN THEY CRY Episode 1: Legend of the Golden Witch, Vol. 1 (UMINEKO WHEN CRY GN) Paperback – 6 Nov. 2012

Having read and loved the original Visual Novels, was a little bit curious about how well it could be translated into manga, as the the attrocity-for-an-anime version was beyond horrible. But, it turns out that the manga version is portraying the story perfectly! The story, the characters and the atmosphere of the VN are captivated and presented masterfully! Up to volume one of the 2nd episode, this continues to be the case, and I'm sure it will go on. A definite must-buy for fans and new-comers to the series alike!

Perfect adaption of one of the best sound novels out there. Way better than the horrible anime adaption. If you are a fan of the anime, buy this and forget it. If you are a fan of the novel, buy this too... you won't be disappointed.

Love it! came in good condition and was very pleased

Umineko no Naku Koro Ni was a meta-fictional deconstruction of the mystery and fantasy genre and its premise was essentially showing you a mystery disguised as fantasy through unreliable narration. This did not translate well into animated form as the source material hinged on being written work as well as overall cutting out seemingly padded scenes that ultimately did provide hints for the answers. The manga, solely on the merit of being in a medium much closer to its source,comes out being a much more solid adaptation, and, coupled with solid artwork that knows how to give you the chillsresults in a surprisingly solid alternative to the original work.