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  • He already has beautiful grand daughter and I can still get one. Surrogate mother and all. But he has known for a while now. But he wants me to change when I'm happy the way I am. Also, what have you been arguing about?? anything major, if so Pm you problems
    Actually this week is finals, but I am exempt from them yayz! Nothin much, my dad wants me to change >_> wantsm e to be straight
    Hmmm...sounds interesting, definitely very dark, and definitely the kind of series Ryukishi would work on. If it gets popular enough, I can see it at least becoming an anime, if not a sound novel. I would give it some time though to see what kind of series it turns into.

    That's not surprising that people would speculate about her being Bernkastel. There was the same sort of speculation going on between Bernkastel and Rika/Frederica in Higurashi. People are always trying to theorize about that stuff and look for connections that Ryukishi might have tried to slip in or imply, even between completely different series.
    The Virgilia and Beatrice scene they definitely cut due to time constraints. Some other stuff that they cut though seemed to be, as you said, because they wanted to tone it down. What comes to mind for me is the scenes in Ep3 with Eva-Beatrice. That scene where she tortures Rosa and Maria by killing them again and again (or maybe it was just Rosa?), I remember they toned that down DRASTICALLY in the anime, as it was particularly brutal in the VN. If I remember correctly, there was them being smashed to actual...tidbits of meat between layers of cake, and then there was Eva-Beatrice turning Rosa into a butterfly, getting caught in a spiderweb and being eaten alive *shudders* yes well, I can understand why they wanted to cut that from the anime. Still, they toned it down a LOT in the anime...I don't even think Evatrice did kill them over and over at all like she did in the VN. I can see people complaining about this kind of toning down happening frequently throughout the anime. Still...people seemed to complain about a lot of things in the anime, not just the toned down scenes. There was just a lot of complaint about everything being cut in general. It bothered me that everyone would complain, yet they themselves wouldn't offer a solution as to how they could have fit the content from the VN into the anime better. They HAVE to cut a lot of things. You're right that people simply wouldn't realize that.

    Higanbana no Saku Yoru Ni? I actually haven't heard about it yet. Could you tell me the plot?

    Have you seen Okami Kakushi? I believe he worked on that anime as well.
    I've only cosplayed once before myself, but I can tell you it's an experience worth having, which is why I would definitely like to do it again.

    Actually, you're right that no one seems to complain about Higurashi when compared to Umineko, and I think that brings up an interesting point. The Higurashi anime is very different from the sound novels, but the reason I think no one complains is that everyone believes the anime stands on it's own feet. The Higurashi anime has made it's own name and people like what it is, regardless of the sound novel it was meant to be based upon. In comparison, the Umineko anime did not make a name of itself in the way that Higurashi did, and so was not able to separate itself from the sound novel. Because of this, the Umineko anime and sound novel are constantly compared, with people coming to the conclusion that the anime is inferior. It would be better if people would stop trying to compare the two and appreciate them separately for what they are.
    Actually, I agree with you. When I was really into Umineko, there was SO much hate going around for the anime that it got on my nerves. "I HATE YOU DEEN!" was like a catchphrase around Umineko communities, or people would just say "DEEN" condescendingly while rolling their eyes (Deen was Umineko's animation studio). I watched the anime before I read the VN, and that's actually what hooked me on the series. It was only afterwards that I pursued reading the VN. Even after seeing what they left out, I hold no contempt for the anime. And yes, I completely agree that they definitely can't transfer everything from the VN into the anime or the manga, so it's understandable. And I believe I saw the portrait for Ep7 with the guy your talking about (and another girl?) yeah I do not know his name yet still. If telling me the name does not give away anything then it's fine. Don't give me any specific details about him though. So you think you might cosplay as him?
    Yeah, the ratio of male characters to female characters in Umineko is a little disappointing. I agree, while I welcome all the awesome female characters, if Ryukishi07 had included more of the male characters in equivalent, I would have appreciated it more. And I don't count Furfur or Zepar or whichever one is the male one.

    I don't like Ebay's betting system anyway (I've had a very bad experience with it before) so if you were buying from Ebay, I would stick with the Buy Right Now ones, if you catch any at a good price. As for places to buy, I'm pretty sure The Witch Hunt actually link's to a retailer that you can buy online from, at least that's what I remember. Check their site and look for a link about "Where can I buy Umineko?" You might have some luck there.
    I see. It's pretty tough to find right? You have to order online at specialized retailers. Last year I happened to take a trip to japan during my spring break, so I was able to buy episodes of the VN directly from the store (up to episode 6 was out at the time) but I won't be able to do that if I want to read episodes 7 and 8, so I guess I will have to order online, which is a little inconvenient. It would be a lot easier to get if they sold it in stores here. I hope you can get ep 8 of the VN, because even if you watch the anime or read the manga, it's not quite the same as reading the VN, which always has so much more.

    You could cosplay as a guy maybe then? Battler, or Amakusa or Kanon or Ronove...I'm not sure who you like better.

    And the dedication of The Witch Hunt is excellent. They've been translating Umineko for years during their free time.
    Nice Bern avatar : D (Also Lol @ trollkastel :lol: I was almost going to cosplay as her until....well stuff happened in ep 5 that changed my mind >_> I still like her as a character, but she's not my favorite character like she used to be. I think Sakutaro might be my favorite character now xD Though I also like Dlanor A. Knox)

    Wow even ep 8 is out now? I'm more behind than I thought... What makes you think you won't be able to read ep 8 though? If you were able to find eps 6 and 7, then I don't see why ep 8 should be any more difficult to find. (ahhhh...spoilers. I always tried to avoid those....except new character spoilers which I could never avoid, since tons of fanart would pop up on all the new characters so fast and that was hard to avoid :silent:) Is The Witch Hunt still doing translations for it? I remember they were really good.
    Hey there! I noticed your Beatrice avatar/sig set, and figured you were an Umineko fan? I was a huuuuuge fan for a long time, though that died down a bit last year. Episode 6 of the VN is still sitting in my drawer waiting for me to finish reading through it...well I will get back to it eventually ^^ Anyway, I always loved it because it would never cease to blow my mind. Oh right, and the music was awesome ;) Miragecoordinator is still my favorite Umineko track, though I have a lot of other favorites as well.
    D: So do I T_T sadly, I most likely going have to wait till next year, unless united is hiring >_> I've ben bored. I have been playing on teh mafia games on mafiascum.net ugh, why do people always lynch me for no reason >_> it bugs me. I also talked to Rebecca today, it was awesome.. o: you have a web cam right?? if so, i may get one so we can 3 way it :)

    How are you??
    B
    Thank you for the warm welcome! ^.^
    ?? No I did not hear about tht. and D: aww hope you dont fail O^O It'd be nice if I got to see you again
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