Rejected title was “Explain Umineko like I’m five”.
Spoilers up to Episode 4 are fine, but if you’re gonna explicitly spoil anything beyond that, please use spoiler tags! Being comedically vague to the point of not needing spoiler tags will earn you bonus points though. If you’re unsure, better to spoiler tag.
And Then There Were None style mystery turns into incredibly violent D&D game through the power of witches. Watch, as this reflection of the mystery and fantasy genres gets constantly hijacked away from its incompetent protagonist and the narrative makes you feel sorry for just the worst people.
“A psychotic murderer who may have the ability to bend the laws of physics is slaughtering a family of greedy bastards and the poor bystanders who just happens to be there. Meanwhile, the hero is having an epic semantic debate with a being he’s trying to deny the existence of”
Alternative version :
“A pervert who had all of his family murdered is arguing against the self-proclaimed culprit that she is in fact innocent due to not existing. Also sound now has colors.”
“A loving family gathers on an island and has a fun Halloween party.”
“A witch kills 18 people on an island. Or maybe it was a human. I don’t know, I’ve been reading for 50 hours and I still have no clue what’s even going on.”