Witch Hunt

Our sincere apologies for our lack of communication after all this time. Here are our statement regardings Umineko When They Cry Saku and our future plans. Also, please give a warm welcome to our new members, @jayolite (main translator) and Flo Perfecto (editor)!

@ThousandDanny No idea. For this project, we only worked on Saku script and submitted it to Mangagamer. Any other text tied to Umineko When They Cry Saku was not handled by WH.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite Thank you so much for the transparency! I'm so glad to see WH in action again Any idea why the manga gamer website page for Saku says "Enju" instead of Ange? I can't imagine anyone on WH (or in the Umineko fandom) making that mistake.

Our sincere apologies for our lack of communication after all this time. Here are our statement regardings Umineko When They Cry Saku and our future plans. Also, please give a warm welcome to our new members, @jayolite (main translator) and Flo Perfecto (editor)!

@Osjuxx We have no plans for trianthology at the moment.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite Is there any possibility for a trianthology translation? I've been dying to read it for a very long time 😿

@sirmayorricky @jayolite Absolutely not. From the very beginning of WH until the present days, we have been relying on the skills and knowledge of our members. Those without any JP tl skills mainly focused on proofreading and editing. Machine translation and AI translation were not used for WH TL.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite I really hate to ask, but... Did anyone on the team rely on machine translation for the official translation for Saku?

@EltonMso It is the original PC version of Saku. Please note that the additional content of the switch release (arcs, visuals and voice acting) is exclusive to that version.

@witchhunt_ot @07th_official @jayolite Will the additional arcs added for the console release of Saku be included in the MG/Steam release like with Hou+ or is it just the original PC Saku?

@IrisTypeShell Witch Hunt has assisted the persons in charge of that project for the initial talks with 07th Expansion, but nothing past that. Consequently, we don't know the current status of the project and we cannot make any statement on the behalf of any parties involved.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite I assume the answer is a big fat no, but is there anything that can be shared about Umineko Gold? I'm sure you weren't involved, but its such a mystery that I cant help but ask.

@MothRex No peculiar discourse to my knowledge. However, there has been an increasingly vocal movement against anime, manga and game localization as of late. In order to reassure the community, I believed it was important to be transparent about our policies regarding our translation.

@witchhunt_ot Was there some discourse about the English translations of Ryukishi07's works going around that I was unaware of?

@AnalogFlame @jayolite I'm afraid this issue entirely depends on Entergram (Right holders of the Switch version), and they would require the cooperation of a publisher who would take care of the process. So your only option is to make your voice loud and clear to console game publishers.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite Do y'all think there's any hope for the switch version getting a translation. Little out of scope for mangagamer but having that in English would be amazing as well

@RosabellaMelan While WH has no involvement with Higanbana, I will mention the demand for a steam release to 07th Expansion if I have the chance. Meanwhile, I suggest you and other Higanbana fans out there to make your voice loud and clear to publishers like Mangagamer.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite Do you have any plans to push for a steam version of Higanbana? I'm aware I am on copium but imo it's one of the best things besides Umineko Ryukishi wrote so I'm begging for any scraps I can get here.

@_DoctorDiablo We made Mangagamer aware that they were free to use the translated script of RGD we made back then. Past that, we had no further involvement with the steam release.

@witchhunt_ot @jayolite Happy to hear that Witch Hunt is still around. Did WH have any involvement in the steam release of RGD?

More details about what happened to WH during that time

And last but certainly not least Announcement #3: Umineko: When They Cry - Saku Umineko: When They Cry - Saku features three fan disks for the original Umineko series, all in one convenient package coming to MangaGamer.com and Steam! mangagamer.org/uminekosaku

For people who want to upload videos of #UminekoSaku Switch/PS4, Entergram allowed uploads for Episode 1 and 2 only. Any content for episode 3 onwards cannot be uploaded. Any video without any additional sound (e.g. commentary) is also not allowed. Please follow these guidelines.

@rifraf0715 We cannot disclose any information about Ciconia Phase 2. If 07th Expansion makes any announcement about it, we will do the same without fail if it is relevant to our translation/release process.

Our apologies for the lack of news. Regarding #Umineko saku translation situation, we'd like to assure fans that we are still working on it, although as explained before, the ongoing pandemic and other irl circumstances severely slowed ou progression.

Finally, we know a lot of people are looking forward to the new PS4/Switch release of #Umineko. However, releasing an English version of that game would require the expertise of a game publisher. Therefore, it is very unlikely we can do anything about that on our own.

In any case, we are still working on Saku. However, please remember that Ryuukishi07 asked us to give priority to #Ciconia translation, thus it is also possible we will have to postpone Saku translation if we believe we can't handle both at the same time.

@Uminetta_ We are still working on it, although various IRL circumstances such the COVID-19 severely slowed our progress. We realize it has been a long time already, but we believe we should make any announcement only when the time is right, regardless of the news.

@witchhunt_ot Hey WH! Hope you're doing well! About a year ago when Umineko Saku was released, you planned on releasing an official English version of it. I was wondering if it was aborted, or still in progress, or if perhaps you might be collabing with the switch release!