This is an okay mixture of Detective Conan and Death Note. The art is good and the humor is there, but unless you know about the backstory, you're going to have no clue what is going on. Overall, it's not a must read, but it's worth checking out.

I dissagree with you Crenshinibon because you cant judge a manga due to its releases dont blame the scanlators for being slow either because they have lives. A manga is judged by how the reader feels about it. I found this manga rather very amusing and find the plot very original as expected of the creator of higurashi but this involves more about the super natural realm compared to higurashi.

I'm actually a pretty big fan of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. It takes a lot of skill to correctly juxtaposition a glorified harem into a well written horror-thriller. Umineko, being by the same creators, with a similar premise, and set in the same world is exceptional in a similar way. It's genuinely interesting, occasionally disturbing, and almost always compelling. The issue is that with the pacing the way it is, it's almost painful to have to wait between chapters, and it partially ruins the experience. Given a choice, I would recommend waiting for each individual chapter (not release, but chapter as in "hen") to be completed before reading it, otherwise you may end up with a less satisfactory experience, albeit still a good one.

edit: @itsjenyoumen: You seem to have completely missed the point of what I was saying. I wasn't "blaming scanlators for lack of speed" or anything of the sort. I was simply making a recommendation that you wait for each section of the story to be completed before reading it because of the way it's paced- that has literally nothing to do with the rate at which they work. It's the same for this being serialized in a magazine- it's a series you should wait for the tankobun for due to its high tension. Breaks in between can make the pacing seem rocky since you end up suddenly stopping and starting in the middle of an intense storyline.

... Last updated on January 28th, 2009, 9:48pm

Well, its your choice whether read this one or not. As some of you might know, original creators of Umineko are also the same original creators of Higurashi. I've only read the first chapter, because I don't really wanna spoil myself IF it gets an anime adaptation. First chapter was pretty good, well done introducing characters. But in my honest opinion, I'd just wait for the anime, because when it comes to suspense/horror, I'd prefer watching it than read. Because in anime, they can create creepy atmosphere that is impossible to create in a manga (IMO, I've never been terrified reading a suspense/horror manga, but anime adaptation of Higurashi was just O_O).

So yeah, don't read this manga if you don't wanna ruin the anime adaptation. Well, but in the end, it depends on how good they adapt it. If its the same studio/director/staff who adapted Higurashi, then I have high expectations from it. But if its different people, then I might consider reading this one.

... Last updated on June 16th, 2008, 9:12pm

Sons and daughters n their spouses summoned by the head of the family on an island to hear what inheritance will they get. They are bitter enemies and fight over it while their children are like normal cousins not so into the battle their parents are in. Its interesting how the servants are also brought in the plot and only one of the children at least by the 3rd chapter seems to get the idea something isnt right..the grandfather seems to have other plans u c...I like such plots but the artwork is sort of murky so it put me off a bit, still worth following..