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Umineko WTC - Legend of the Golden Witch Episode 1 - Meet the Ushiromiyas [Ch 1-5] | Backlog Dialogues

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · 5d

Check out the latest episode here or on podcatchers! www.backlogdialogues.com/e/umineko-wt...

Our story begins by introducing a family. A family of rich assholes. Meet the Ushiromiyas, a family led by a domineering dilletante, Kinzo, and his four backstabbing offspring, Krauss, Eva, Rudolf, an...

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · 5d

This week, we start another When They Cry. Another Mystery, and a mystery needs its players to introduce.
But holy CRAP does Ryukishi07 not hold back on the number of Dramatis Personae in this one.
Let us set sail for a mysterious island - be careful not to fall.

Image from the Opening Movie of Umineko When They Cry - Legend of the Golden Witch. The ominous visage of Kinzo rises behind the figures of the various members of the Ushiromiya family and its servants.

Umineko When They Cry - The Witch's Challenge / The Worst Kind of Tale [Rehype Episode] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · 9d

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As Summer gives way to Autumn, so too do the melancholic cries of evening cicadas give way to the haunting cries of seagulls after a storm. The soundscapes are changing, but the discussions are not. B...

Higurashi When They Cry (2016) - The Best Adaptation You Can't Watch [Bonus Episode, Listener Request] | Backlog Dialogues

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · 9d

As we enter this season of magic and chills, Backlog Dialogues is back! After a well deserved rest, we have returned with the next work in the oeuvre of Ryukishi07. Join us as we travel to the shrouded island of Rokkenjima and get ourselves HYPED to discuss the story of the Golden Witch...

Cover art for Umineko When They Cry, depicting the portrait of the Golden Witch, Beatrice.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Jun 18

Check out the bonus episode here or on Podcatchers! www.backlogdialogues.com/e/higurashi-...

We're still on break, but we are here with a bonus episode as a listener request, just in time for Watanagashi! Join us as we discuss the surprisingly good 2016 Live Action adaptation of Higurashi Whe...

Undertale Minilog - Despite Everything, It's Still You | Backlog Dialogues

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Jun 18

We're still on break while we work on Umineko, but just in time for Watanagashi, here's a bonus episode about an adaptation of Higurashi that you might not know about - the 2016 Live Action! Regional Idols and Character Actors put together a surprisingly good albeit incomplete version of the story.

Promotional Image for the Higurashi When They Cry 2016 Live Action adaptation. Characters, from left to right:
Bottom Row: Rika, Satoko, Rena, Keiichi, Mion, Shion
Top Row: Hanyuu, Miyo, Ooishi

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · May 7

We're going to be taking a bit of a break while we prepare the next season and build a bit of a backlog (heh) of episodes, but keep an eye out in your feeds for a bonus episode sometime next month!

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · May 7

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It's the season finale for Backlog Dialogues, and what better way to send off Saikoroshi than a Minilog about a game for true witches, Undertale. Join us as we discuss the many characters and endings ...

Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Godcast - Summer's End, Farewell Hinamizawa [Adaptation Discussion, Wishcast Game] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · May 7

When you're alone in the dark, don't listen to the voices that draw you to harm, but instead relish the connections you can make. This season's final #Minilog is Undertale, the kind game that also puts you through hell. We discuss the influence it had on us, and what it has to say.
#backlogdialogues

Image from Undertale. The Fallen Human looks in to a mirror in New Home, affirming their identity with the statement "Despite everything, it's still you."

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Its the Maebara show, with our very special guest star, Hanyuu Furude! YAAAAAY!Its time to play the board games, its time for squirt gun fights, its time to meet the club mates on the Godcast show ton...

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 30

It's time for one last look at Higurashi. We've reached the end of one tale, and it's time to take one last moment to discuss what this final tale tells us about one's character, about choice and will, and how it will inform what comes next. #higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi, Console Version. Hanyuu explains to Rika the stakes of her choice and why it must come down to her alone.

Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Episode 3 - God and Dice Should Both Be Silent [Ch 5-6] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Rika has to make a choice, and the responsibility for that choice cannot burden anyone but herself. Will she kill her mother and return to the world she fought for, or will she live in this world and ...

Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Episode 2 - The Rika Westphall Hypothesis [Ch 3-4] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 23

A human doesn't get to choose
A god doesn't get to live
If I had to decide which to be
I might be trapped in the what if.
I'm glad to be here with you.
The god inside me must go.
But we will be together, my friends.
#whentheycry #backlogdialogues #higurashi

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi, Console Version. Rika, having woke up from a month long coma, is greeted by her friends, overjoyed to tears that she is okay.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 16

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In her search for the fragment that prevents Hanyuu from finding her, Rika's depersonalization continues as she lashes out at Satoko for bullying her. Is this world real, or is the world she came from...

Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Episode 1 - Dumb Ways to Die [Ch 1-2] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 16

Rika is still trapped. As she disconnects from her human identity and falls more into the persona of a witch, she suddenly finds herself at a choice she didn't want. What is more real, the world she finds herself in, or the world she came from?
#higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Console Arc. Rika eavesdrops on her parents discussing the troubling things Dr Yamamoto informed them that Rika was saying.

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Rika has arrived at the 1983 of her dreams, and is riding high off the success. But in her arrogance, she fails to remember the important lessons from train safety PSAs and plays in traffic, finding h...

Mob Psycho 100 Minilog - Become a Good Person, That's All | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 9

What's this? The story is still going? Well, thats strange. This week we enter one last tale from the town of Hinamizawa. But with all the problems ended, what could happen now? It's not like Rika is going to suddenly do something stupid- LOOK OUT!
#higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Rei - Saikoroshi Console Version. Rika Furude horses around on her bike, causing Satoko to panic moments before a new tragedy sets in motion Rika's final journey.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 2

Check out the latest episode here or on podcatchers! www.backlogdialogues.com/e/mob-psycho...

For our penultimate Minilog for this season, we look in to one of the most impactful stories of adolescence anime has to offer. A coming of age tale about growing to become the best person you can be,...

Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi Godcast - Graduating Question [Staff Room, TIPS, Secret Fragment 52] | Backlog Dialogues

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Apr 2

What does it mean to grow up? Changing your interests? Finding out what you're good at? Changing who you are entirely? Everyone wants to grow, they just need a path. Today, we discuss Mob Psycho 100, and learn how much one quiet boy's story can mean.
#backlogdialogues #mobpsycho100

Image from the end of Mob Psycho 100 Season 3. Shigeo Kageyama, aka Mob, gives a sincere smile at the antics of the many people who helped him grow.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 26

Check out the latest episode here or on podcatchers! www.backlogdialogues.com/e/higurashi-...

We've made it to the end - or have we? As we explore the many facets of Matsuribayashi's post story elements, as well as the anime and manga adaptations of the work, it becomes clear that Ryukishi07 s...

Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi Epiosde 7 - This Game Has No Losers [Ch 10] | Backlog Dialogues

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 26

This world didn't need to take anything away.
I have the right to be here.
You want me here.
The world is only complete when we are all here.
#higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. In the hidden fragment of Connecting Fragments, a mysterious woman resembling an older Rika encounters the young Miyoko Tanashi and offers her a choice of life or death.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 26

I always thought that I was not needed in the world
I believed that my role was to step into the background
But you told me otherwise
You told me that the world was less without me.
You told me that I had the right to stay
#higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. From left to right, Shion, Hanyuu, Rika, Satoko, Keiichi, Mion, and Rena, cleanse themselves of their sins and wash them down the river in the Watanagashi Festival after a hard won victory.

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 19

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It's time to get extremely indulgent in the way only Ryukishi07 (and Backlog Dialogues) can get in a finale. The longest chapter in all of When They Cry, a massive epic of big goonies energy and hype....

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Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 19

It's the final episode, and the final battle! Join us for the explosion of excitement and emotion, as we finally defeat our unfortunate fate! #higurashi #backlogdialogues #whentheycry

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. Akasaka, while fighting Okonogi, throws a punch strong enough to destroy a car.

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. Under the pressure to save Shion Sonozaki, Irie unleashes his best attempt at altering reality through a deranged rant about maids.

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. A janky animation of a steel drum flying at Skylark 13's head amusingly plays out in the middle of an absurd sequence detailing Satoko's trapping prowess.

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Console Version. A Defiant Takano Miyo makes her final stand, preparing to shoot the members of the Hinamizawa School Board Game Club.

Backlog Dialogues @backlogdialogues.bsky.social · Mar 19

Belief can cut through fate, and call a miracle. When everything is over, we can be happy, everyone...

(Lyrics adapted from Dear You-Kizuna, by dai and sung by the Higurashi Cast.)

Image from Higurashi When They Cry Kai - Matsuribayashi, Manga Final Chapter Title page. Rena leads Hanyuu by the hand in to the ideal world, as the images of all the players in this story are behind them, all happy, as Hanyuu's line in dear you -kizuna implies.