其實Wendy也是因為最近看了拍得和驚悚片差不多的“寒蟬”真人版電影，才興之所致地挖出全套動畫來補遺——差點兒因為人設(shè)太萌不對自己胃口而錯過了這么優(yōu)秀的作品，蹲墻角檢討ing……“寒蟬”繼續(xù)出第三季OVA，“海貓”也動畫化了，對鳴泣系粉絲來說，這個夏天實在是美好啊……

It’s already summer， which means new anime is just around the corner. If you think the day is too hot， sit down and watch Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Whey They Cry – Umineko) for a while: this season’s most anticipated anime will surely chill your blood. 07th Expansion didn’t catch the public’s attention until the anime adaption of its works， Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry – Higurashi) and its sequel[續(xù)集]， became incredibly hot during 2006 and 2007. Like the two previous[之前的] When They Cry series， Studio Deen teams up with director Chiaki Kon again to produce Umineko.

The story takes place in October， 1986， on a small island named Rokkenjima， which is owned by Kinzo， the head of the wealthy Ushiromiya family. There is a legend here， about the Golden Witch， Beatrice. A portrait of her is in the entrance hall of the Ushiromiya mansion[公館]， with a puzzling epitaph[墓志銘] written below it. Rumor has it that Beatrice gave ten tons of gold to Kinzo. It is said that whoever solves the riddle of the witch’s epitaph will receive the gold and become the next family leader.

Kinzo is near death. Eight family members arrive on the island for the annual family conference， where they discuss how Kinzo’s assets[財產(chǎn)] will be divided. Among them is Battler Ushiromiya， Kinzo’s grandson， who has not been to the conference in six years. However， a

typhoon traps them on the island. Strange things start to happen and people die one by one…

I can still remember the shock brought by Higurashi.

Despite its sweet character design， the case disturbs[令人不安]

our hearts with its violence and wickedness[邪惡]， especially when a perfectly cute-looking girl turns into a perfectly menacing[險惡的] killer within a second. It totally blows my mind[使吃驚]: this is something you have seldom seen before. So I have great expectation and confidence

for Umineko. Moreover， instead of the truth-finding angle taken by the former series， the new anime will

focus more on the case-solving aspect – meaning more

ratiocination[推理] and deadly riddles. Keep your eyes open[當心] and get your mind ready for that!

夏天到了，這也意味著很快就會播出新動畫了。如果你覺得天氣過于炎熱，不妨坐下來看一會兒《海貓鳴泣之時》——本季最受期待的動畫一定會嚇得你渾身發(fā)冷。直至其作品《寒蟬鳴泣之時》及其續(xù)集的改編動畫在2006年和2007年大紅大紫，(同人社團)07th Expansion才受到人們的關(guān)注。和之前的兩部“鳴泣之時”一樣，動畫公司Studio Deen再次與導(dǎo)演今千秋聯(lián)袂制作“海貓”。

1986年10月，故事發(fā)生在一個名叫“六軒島”的小島上，這是大富豪右代宮家當主金藏的私人島嶼。這里有一個關(guān)于“黃金之魔女”貝阿朵莉切的傳說。她的畫像就放在右代宮家大屋的玄關(guān)，下面還寫著一段令人費解的碑文。相傳貝阿朵莉切曾經(jīng)贈給金藏10噸黃金。據(jù)說，誰能解開魔女碑文中的謎語，就能得到這批黃金，并成為下一任家督。

金藏已經(jīng)行將就木，八名家族成員來到島上參加年度家庭會議，討論如何瓜分金藏的財產(chǎn)。這些人當中包括金藏的孫子——六年沒參加會議的右代宮戰(zhàn)人。然而一場臺風將他們困在島上了。離奇事件逐一發(fā)生，人們一個接一個地死去……

我至今仍對當年“寒蟬”帶來的震撼記憶猶新。盡管動畫的人物設(shè)計非常甜美，其案件之暴力邪惡卻令我們大為不安，尤其是當一個可愛爛漫的女孩瞬間變成一名危險可怕的兇手的時候。這部動畫讓我非常吃驚——你很少會遇到這樣的作品。因此，我很期待“海貓”，也對它很有信心。再說，和前作偏重尋求真相的角度不同，這部新動畫側(cè)重于解決案件——也就是說，作品中將出現(xiàn)更多邏輯推理和致命謎題。當心留神，做好心理準備吧!

相關(guān)鏈接

《寒蟬鳴泣之時》系列

《寒蟬鳴泣之時》是同人社團07th Expansion所制作的同人游戲。其TV版動畫共播出兩季，第三季《寒蟬鳴泣之時—禮》以O(shè)VA版的形式于2009年推出。2008年5月，根據(jù)動畫改編的真人版電影在日本上映，并將拍攝續(xù)集。

前原圭一最近搬到一個名叫“雛見澤”的小村，很快就與禮奈、魅音、沙都子和梨花成了好朋友。然而，無憂無慮的日子到了6月中旬舉行的“綿流祭”便戛然而止，圭一他們被卷入雛見澤背后隱藏的巨大謎團——周遭逐漸改變，唯有蟬鳴依舊，仿佛宣告了這個夏日噩夢將永無休止……