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Left from [here](https://youtu.be/hpklTEqsVNk?t=2133), and right from
[here](https://youtu.be/boIFcAK6Krw?t=389):

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycNUz.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ycNUz.jpg)

According to the fandom page for each character, there's something about
[original vs console](https://07th-
expansion.fandom.com/wiki/Battler_Ushiromiya) eg for the Battler page:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AQPPG.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AQPPG.png)

But when I look up 'original' or 'console' on the fandom, I don't really see
anything.

Maybe something to do with
[this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Umineko_When_They_Cry_titles)?

> The Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku collection of prior content and the new
> episode 9 was released in October 2019


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What's up with these 2 versions of Umineko? There's something about 'original' and then 'console'


Looking at the [Japanese
Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AD%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E9%A0%83%E3%81%AB),
it seems:

  * Original = [原作](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AD%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E9%A0%83%E3%81%AB#%E5%8E%9F%E4%BD%9C) from 2007 ([sample](https://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/186011244))
  * Console = [PlayStation 3](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AD%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E9%A0%83%E3%81%AB#%E7%A7%BB%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%88) from 2010 ([sample](https://www.inside-games.jp/article/img/2010/09/14/44378/157278.html))


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The
[original](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%86%E3%81%BF%E3%81%AD%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8F%E9%A0%83%E3%81%AB#%E5%8E%9F%E4%BD%9C)
PC release of Umineko no Naku koro ni, by doujin group 07th Expansion, was a
doujin game released at ComiKets 72 through 79, releasing each of the original
8 arcs one at a time, from August 2007 through December 2010. The character
designs were done by Ryukishi07 himself, also the writer and director of the
games.

[Alchemist](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88_\(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD\)),
a japanese port producer, who had previously worked on the PS3 port of
Higurashi no Naku koro ni Matsuri (which packaged both the question and answer
arcs in a single game), released the first PS3 port of Umineko which included
all 4 question arcs, with updated art by
[FFC](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFC_\(%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC\)),
on December 2010, a few weeks before the last Answer arc was released on
ComiKet 79, probably done for cross promotion. This is the art referred to as
"console" in the wiki. They later released the port of the Answer arcs in
December 2011. This version, although originally planned to have a new ending,
ending up only having updated art.

You can also see in the wiki a Pachinko tab for character artwork, this is
indeed the art used for the Umineko pachinko games in Japan, but was also used
for the official English PC release of Umineko, available on Steam, this
version also includes the original art by Ryukishi07.

[Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku](https://07th-
expansion.fandom.com/wiki/Umineko_no_Naku_Koro_ni_Saku) is the latest release
from 07th Expansion for PC, which includes all original 8 arcs along with a
few extra arcs and the short story compilations previously released (Tsubasa
and Hane). It features art by Ryukishi07, but it also has a PS4 release,
although since Alchemist went bankrupt, this port was made by ENTERGRAM, but
they kept the same character designer as the previous console ports, FFC.


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