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Production of the first episode began in November 2017, while Ryukishi07 was working on the audio drama Haworthia, which was used to test Ciconia's concepts. Convinced by how natural Kreuz's pronunciation sounded, Ryukishi07 opted for 'ciconia', owing to its sound and how well he thought it fit the game's science fiction setting. The latter, as Ryukishi07 claims, sounded similar to how a Japanese person would pronounce it. Kreuz responded with 'ciconia' as opposed to 'chikonia'.

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While at a convention outside Japan, Ryukishi07 asked recurring 07th Expansion composer Gin Kreuz how to localize the title in Japanese to make it sound more appealing. The game's title – 'ciconia', a genus of birds in the stork family – comes from how the game focuses on child characters. The game is developed and released episodically, and is planned to be four episodes long.

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The music is composed by returning When They Cry series staff, including Dai, Luck Ganriki, Xaki, and Uni Akiyama and the opening theme is performed by Maria Sawada. The game is produced by Nakao Bōshi, and features graphics and coloring by Remotaro.

Development Ĭiconia When They Cry is developed by 07th Expansion, with a scenario, original character designs and illustrations by Ryukishi07. It follows Gauntlet Knights – young people trained to use a new military technology called the Gauntlet, which allows its user to fly, fight, and repel attacks – who have become friends and aim to prevent the outbreak of a fourth world war. 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.Ĭiconia When They Cry is a visual novel set after the end of World War III. 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 series is written by Ryukishi07 and produced by Nakao Bōshi, and features art by Ryukishi07 and Remotaro, and music by several returning series composers.

The first, 'Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones', was released on Octothe second was planned for release in 2020, but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. It follows people trying to prevent the outbreak of World War IV. 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 and Umineko.

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