Ciconia When They Cry

Ciconia When They Cry is an episodic visual novel game series in development by 07th Expansion, collectively considered the fifth entry in the When They Cry series, following Higurashi When They Cry and Umineko When They Cry. It follows people trying to prevent the outbreak of World War IV. It is released episodically for Microsoft Windows and macOS, by 07th Expansion in Japan and by MangaGamer internationally, and is planned to be four episodes long. The first, "Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones", was released in October 2019; the second was planned for release in 2020, but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ciconia When They Cry
Promotional art featuring Mitake Miyao
Developer(s)07th Expansion
Publisher(s)
  • JP: 07th Expansion
  • WW: MangaGamer
Producer(s)Nakao Bōshi
Artist(s)
  • Ryukishi07
  • Remotaro
Writer(s)Ryukishi07
Composer(s)
  • Dai
  • Luck Ganriki
  • Xaki
  • Gin Kreuz
  • Pre-holder
  • Uni Akiyama
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, macOS
Release
  • October 4, 2019 (Phase 1)
  • TBA (Phase 2–4)
Genre(s)Visual novel
Mode(s)Single-player

The series is written by Ryukishi07 and produced by Nakao Bōshi, and features art by Ryukishi07 and Remotaro, and music by several returning series composers. It was designed to be different from Higurashi and Umineko, with a larger world compared to their isolated settings, and with the intent that the player can choose to just enjoy the story or optionally try to solve the mysteries themselves, a change influenced by the 1995 anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The story's set-up was also designed to be more condensed, with episode 1 roughly corresponding to the first half of Umineko in terms of plot progression.

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