And same to you! I came for the mystery and stayed for the Ushiromiya family soap opera. Ive always found it interesting how those two aspects played out.
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And I thought I was the only one with a Golden Eagle tattoo! I bet itāll look awesome
Eyyyy! I bet it looks awesome : D
My friend Jessica and I are getting ours on the 5th,
Iām getting mine in Beatriceās thigh tattoo placement.
A mass welcoming to @Bofu, @italktowalls, @StarTurner, @EnDy_S, @Isae, @Aulin, and @Beatrice! Old habits die hard, I guessā¦ 
[quote=āStarTurner, post:33, topic:64ā]
my personality type is INTP
[/quote]Last I checked, Iām INFP, so I guess our personalities are somewhat similar. 
[quote=āEnDy_S, post:35, topic:64ā]
Oh yeah and Kazamatsuri, I might seem like a new guy here but Iām actually following that site since itās first day, Itās just that I usually donāt have time to take part in the conversations.
[/quote]Weāve got many such lurkers in Kazamatsuri, but that doesnāt mean anything here. Weāre glad to have you regardless.
[quote=āAulin, post:38, topic:64ā]
I really like TYPE-MOON
[/quote]Ay, me too. Fate/Stay Night, Melty Blood and Carnival Phantasm are cool. Iām currently reading Fate/Apocrypha, and Iām still waiting for that Tsukihime remake. 
[quote=āBeatrice, post:39, topic:64ā]
My other interests include Star Wars
[/quote]Did you like The Force Awakens? I know I did. 
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Same! I love it, because I really was raised in a Star Wars household.
I canāt say Iām not obsessed-- my kittenās name is Kylo Ren
And Iām also super obsessed with Phasma.
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Hello everyone Iām Erika Furudo 
I was brought here by @tanasinn and 07th Expansion is what made me start my Visual Novel spree, but before that I was introduced to this lovely circle by the Higurashi anime in 2007 and once Kai aired it instantly became one of my favorites. It wasnāt until years later that I would finish the Visual Novel alongside with finishing Umineko.
After the Higurashi Kai anime ended I started reading Umineko curious with Ryukishiās other works and oh man was I hooked from the start. Reading Umineko as my first Visual Novel in 2008 was so life-blowing for me it made me start reading novels again. Though Higurashi still holds a special place in my heart.
I canāt wait to read Iwaihime/Hotarubi whenever they do come out. I loved reading Higanbana, Rose Guns Days, and Rewrite.
Last July I went to Anime Expo with @Bofu and fangirled so hard when I saw Ryukishi. I was so happy when I gave him a drawing of Beato and he commented that he was going to show it to the staff. He even answered two of my questions at the panel, one in which I was hesitant in asking but did it anyway because YOLO.
My other interests include POKEMON, Steins;Gate, TYPE-MOON, KEY, Infinity Series (Never7/Ever17/Remember11+I/O), Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, and Sword Art Online.
Ever17 was my first interactive VN. I really canāt wait for Root Double to come out sometime this month since thatās by one of the creators of the Infinity Series. I even asked Takumi Nakazawa who his favorite character in Umineko was and he replied that it was Beatrice.
Itās nice to meet you all! 
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I was introduced to Umineko by being hooked on the VN. From there I became pretty obsessed, especially with Ougon Musou Kyoku. I was upset that so few seemed to care about the fighter, since it looked gorgeous and was a lot of fun. (Not to mention the plot.)
Since no one seemed interested in doing a translation, I opted to do it myself.
http://www.romhacking.net/?page=translations&action=images&id=2057&imageid=3
Looking forward to Uminekoās official release, and maybe one of Ougon too. 
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Hi there!
@cj_iwakura Oh nice, you were responsible for OMKās translation? Very glad to have you join us! Looks like weāve already gotten quite a few of the translators among our ranks already!
And welcome also to @Aulin, @Beatrice and @epika! Our numbers are growing quite quickly! Be sure to check out our Discord chat too!
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Hey there! My nameās Mr. Dent, Iām an 18 year old kid from North America, and I was first introduced to 07th Expansion through a piece of Umineko fanart. One summer, I decided I was going to get into Visual Novels, and I saw fanart by hanokage, who drew the Madoka Magica manga, and after reading through some brief synopsis and stuff about Umineko, I thought āWow, this looks just like Ace Attorney, but with magic!ā
ā¦I was told that it was actually a sequel to another Visual Novel, Higurashi, and as soon as I hopped into MangaGamerās original TL, I found that my impressions were totally and completely off-base! Haha, but it was probably for the best that way. I fell in love with the characters, the universe, and, my god, the wonderful atmosphere and immersive environments. Fantastic stuff, really!
My favorite 07th Expansion game is Umineko, but I have played Higurashi, Higanbana, and Rose Guns Days. I found Rokkenjima from Tumblr, actually, a friend of mine reblogged a post about it and I hopped right in. (My Tumblrās here, if you wanna follow me.)
Anyway, my other interests include: Zero Escape, Satomi Tadashiās Persona, and Fullmetal Alchemist 2003. Currently, Iām been trying to develop my own Visual Novel! Itās coming alongā¦ Rather Slowly. Anyway, I came hereā¦ Because I love 07th Expansion, and I want to meet more friends who do!
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@cj_iwakura Woah! I want to say thanks, Iwakura Productions have been involved in the translation of a bunch of cool stuff.
And hi there @epika!! Itās nice to see more people I know outside of here.
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Hello everyone!
Iām 20 years old and Iām American but Iām currently studying in Italy. My real name is kinda weird so you can call me Nastu!
My very first experience with 07th Expansion was with Higurashi back in 2007! I found the anime and was like holy shit, what is this. Then, of course, I found Umineko. Iāve watched both and read the manga for both, but Iāve only played the first Higurashi game cause my laptop sucks tbh. Iāve also read Higanbana, which is great as well! I remember thinking Higurashi was the greatest thing, and when I started with Umineko all I could think was āWow, Ryukishi07 took the concept and made it EVEN BETTERā. I think I love them both equally, though.
I found Rokkenjima through a post on tumblr. This is so great! Iāve never been able to find a 07th Expansion active community before! When I was younger and starting off I would follow theory blogs for Umineko but nothing on this scale!
Outside of this realm, Iām interested in horror and psychological anime and manga (Iāve recently gotten really into Junji Ito) and some of the stuff I like of varying genres is Ergo Proxy, Serial Experiments: Lain, Mawaru Penguindrum, Gantz, Bloody Monday, Madoka, Genshiken and so on. I also just like horror stories, urban legends and novels, but at the same time Iām way too much of a scaredy cat to ever play a horror game. I also like art (drawing and appreciation) but Iām not so good at it myself.
And something curious about this blog is that apparently it opened up on my birthday! Great birthday present if I say so myself, even if Iām finding it just now.
Iām looking forward to being a part of this community!
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Hi, everyone!
Iām Zumo and Iām from Spain. My hobbies are programming and playing games. I also watch anime, read manga and that kind of stuff.
I first heard about When They Cry about three years ago, when a friend told me about Higurashi. I decided to watch the anime and I liked it, but I forgot about it very quickly.
Last summer I decided to rewatch it for a second time and I loved it!
Then I found out about Umineko and began reading the VNs. (I had read that the anime adaptation wasnāt so goodā¦)
I have already read them all, but I will probably read them again in the future.
I love both Umineko and Higurashi, but if I had to decide which one is my favorite, I would probably choose Higurashi.
However, Iām still waiting for all the VNs to re-release on Steam so I can read themā¦
Also my favorite characters in When They Cry are Rika, Bernkastel, Erika and Lambdadelta. (By the way, I love Bernkastel and Rikaās backstory!)
Outside of 07th Expansion worksā¦ I usually like stories that have the time travel/parallel worlds/time loop element. Some of my interests include Steins;Gate, Noragami, Mirai Nikki, Dark Souls, etc.
Something interesting about me? I use Arch Linux as my everyday OS. Iām an ISTP. Andā¦ Oh. I canāt think of anything else right now!
Nice to meet you all. I hope I can get to know everyone around here!
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I feel like this could be an interesting topic to discuss on Bernkastelās character thread. Nice to meet you @Zumo!
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Yeah! Iāve always wanted to discuss it with someone, so maybe I could reply to Bernkastelās thread with my theories about her.
Nice to meet you too @RedEspeon!
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Yep. It was entirely a labor of love, Seacat fans from everywhere(including reddit) came together to help it happen. 4chanās hackers made the tool possible, reddit fans helped with graphics, and two guys I know who never even played Umineko did the programming and opening movie subs.
If you want a blast from the past, this thread is the reason I started the project: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428674 The backgrounds made my jaw drop.
Heh, images like this remind me of how much love went into OMK.
Itās sheer fan service on every level.
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Hello! I am Strain!
I am 19 years old and I am from USA! I was into 07th Expansion stuff when I was way back in 6th grade starting with Higurashi Naku Koro ni and Umineko right now Rose Guns Days I did play other games that Ryu chan was part of the game.
I love all the characterās from 07th Expansion I donāt have any thing I do not like when it comes to 07th. Right now I am all about Rose Guns Days trying to get some more people into it working hard!
I use Korean Japanese and English. I use Twitter a lot!
My favorite characters are
Umineko : Berunkastel and Lambdadelta
Higurashi: Rika Rena
Rose Guns Days:US Army,Stella
Sometime I draw but not that much. I hear the new news more faster that is related to Rose Guns Days and 07th Expansion. because I do have some friends who actually have some connection with staffs from 07th Expansion or they live in Japanā¦ so I just hear stuff.
this is my first time trying to get into community in eastern side so I am very excited.
Outside of 07th Expansion works I like a lot of other stuffā¦ Even I donāt remember everything.
And I am a boring person. 
I hope I could meet new people who like Rose Guns Days and others too! and Nice too meet you all!
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I was thinking a āHigurashi in Uminekoā thread might be a good idea, where spoilers would be allowed for both series. Because I think in the Bernkastel thread you would have to tag Higurashi spoilers.
What a cute picture! I need to read Rose Guns Days soon! Also, welcome! 
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Ah, geez, Iām not used to forums. Triple-checked if I was doing this right, and Iām sure I am, but it never hurts to be sure.
Hey, Iām Naomi, and I havenāt read any 07th Expansion works other than Higurashi. Please forgive me.
I live in the good olā U S of A, where every citizen keeps a bald eagle on their shoulder at all times. I promise this is true.
If I am to be totally honest with myself, I should read Umineko, but I wonāt until either someone forces me to or I have eight hours straight to burn. Higurashi is my first, my only, and my favorite all in one. Though I canāt stand some of the characters (er, just one, maybe) I feel like the depth of most of the main cast makes up for what drives me up a wall in the series. I first watched the anime a long while ago, and figured Iād read the visual novels very recently. The source material was an excellent experience, and while, reading it as I am now, I sometimes feel it was a little heavy-handed on exposition and dragged its feet in places, I did really enjoy it.
I found this forum off of a tumblr post from a blog I followed, and figured Iād check it out. Itās always nice to have a place to discuss things Iām interested in, and places like these are an excellent place to encounter new people with a shared interest.
I enjoy group video game sessions with friends, and I take self-defense lessons once a week. I enjoy working with animals when and where I can, as well, though without much professional experience Iām limited to volunteering at shelters, which is still always good.
Fun Fact: I have been to an all-girls boarding school, and while mine was not as fancy, religious, and secluded as Shionās, it was definitely still an absolute nightmare! I canāt even say the food was good, like she can about St. Lucia. Would not recommend the experience to anyone looking to enjoy day to day life. I donāt blame the girl for being a little out of it during Utsutsukowashi-hen, places like that --if you werenāt there completely of your own volition ā will mess you up.
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