Now that the first arc for Umineko no Naku Koro ni is over, this might be a good time to organize a timeline of events. Perhaps this might be useful in figuring out what is going on. Probably not: we still have not even learned the rules of the game.
October 4, 1986
- 10:30AM
- Near start of episode I-I.
- Members of the Ushiromiya dynasty arrive at Rokkenjima.
- George wraps candy wrapper around rose for Maria.
- 1:00PM
- Battler learns about portrait of Beatrice.
- Lunch.
- Candy wrapper still around Maria’s rose.
- Parents talk about possible embezzlement by Klaus.
- 2:15PM
- Klaus outmaneuvers other parents concerning inheritance.
- Grandchildren have a picnic.
- Maria gives scorpion amulets to Battler and Jessica.
- Maria and others cannot find her rose.
- Kinzou throws his ring into the sky.
- 6:00PM
- Beatrice gives Maria an umbrella and a letter.
- Episode I-II begins.
- Maria reads letter during dinner.
- Kirie airs her suspicions to Battler.
- Rudolph suspects he will be killed that night.
- 8:15PM
- Klaus shows Natsuhi a gold bar.
- 9:00PM
- Jessica gives Natsuhi her scorpion amulet.
- Grandchildren head to guest house.
- George proposes to Shannon.
- Exactly midnight
- Klaus, Rudolph, Kirie, and Rosa are in discussion.
- Gouda is solving a crossword puzzle.
- Kanon is offering tea to Genji.
- Chiyo, Nanjo, and Natsuhi are sleeping.
- Battler, Jessica, and George are playing cards next to a sleeping Maria.
- Kinzou playing solo game of chess.
October 5, 1986
- 6:00AM
- Kanon and Genji start preparations for the day.
- Genji reports to Natsuhi that Gouda is missing.
- Natsuhi receives key to study from Genji. Talks to Kinzou.
- Klaus, Rosa, Rudolph, Kirie, Gouda, and Shannon are found dead in storehouse.
- Episode I-III begins.
- 8:45AM
- Natsuhi and Eva head to study to report situation to Kinzou, who turns out to be missing.
- Everyone searches the mansion for Kinzou.
- 10:30AM
- Eva airs her suspicions to Battler.
- Lunch.
- 1:00PM
- Battler has surreal conversation with employees and Maria.
- Natsuhi retrieves Kinzou’s gun.
- Tense situation between Natsuhi and Eva defused by Battler.
- 7:00PM
- A tender moment between Eva and Hideyoshi.
- Eva and Hideyoshi are found dead.
- Episode I-IV begins.
- 7:30PM
- Kanon and Chiyo are sent to investigate odd smell.
- Kanon is mortally wounded in boiler room.
- Kinzou found dead.
- 10:00PM
- Survivors take refuge in study.
- Natsuhi reads letter found at Eva’s and Hideyoshi’s room.
- Significance of inscription next to Beatrice’s portrait is realized.
- New letter appears.
- Employees and Maria are ousted from the study under suspicion.
- 11:30PM
- Realization that letter was intended to cause discord.
- Phone rings, when phone lines are supposedly dead.
- Genji, Nanjo, Chiyo found dead.
- Episode I-V begins.
- Natsuhi is fatally shot in the head.
- Exactly midnight
- Everything ends.
I think you should know something – Eva and Hideyoshi are found dead at 7:30pm October 5th. Genji and Kanon were getting them for dinner XD
Thanks! This little misunderstanding messed up my timeline and caused a lot of confusion for me. I’ve gone back through my summaries and fixed the times.
Nice! This is very helpful. It’s a little surprising to see that all the deaths happened within a 2 day period. It feels longer.
You are so awesome for being able to take note of all this O_O
Thanks. It’s really very helpful ^_^
Thanks this is good! :D Since the episodes are spread over 4 episodes, I almost thought that things took at least a few days haha.
I had some of the same feelings: while I abstractly knew that only a few days passed, constructing the timeline highlighted just how little time passed for each episode. I was also surprised to realize that all of the deaths occurred within a single day.