''When They Cry'' is a Japanese media franchise consisting of
visual novel
A , often abbreviated as VN, is a form of digital semi-interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with and used in the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with sta ...
games and adaptations thereof, and may refer to:
* ''
Higurashi When They Cry''
* ''
Umineko When They Cry
is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two da ...
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* ''
Ciconia When They Cry''
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Higurashi When They Cry