He worships her and has been supposedly dabbling in black magic. He's supposed to have obtained it from a "witch" called Beatrice. There's a weird rumor that Grampa's got tons of gold stashed somewhere, and that he's used it to build the family fortune. Add to this five servants and the family physician, and you get a total of 18 people. Their respective spouses (minus one, for some reason) and one child each are also there. His four children are squabbling over the inheritance. The head of the family, Kinzo Ushiromiya (hereafter called "Grampa") doesn't have much to live, but certainly is taking his sweet time.
This is the annual reunion of the rich Ushiromiya family on their private island of Rokkenjima, in 1986. I'm currently quite advanced into Episode 1, but I certainly have no idea what the heck is going on. In your comments, try keeping spoilers to the minimum, especially on parts I've not watched yet. I certainly doubt the answer will be the same. There shouldn't be any obvious link to Higurashi beyond thematic resonances, though I've heard there's a character called Bernkastel running around in the background, or something. There will probably be some "Kill 'em all" versions, and at least some gruesome murders. I've already watched Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, so I expect each chapter will be a different version of the same basic scenario, with more clues to the whole explanation. I know it's a supernatural murder mystery with a bunch of people trapped on a remote island, but not much else.
I've (mostly) avoided any kind of spoilers. So hey, perfect fodder for a "Where I Watch" thread. Fortunately, it is quite easy to import, and the (unofficial, but authorized) English fantranslation project has recently caught up completely with the Japanese version. In anticipation for that, I've started looking into the original visual novel.
In a couple of weeks, the anime version of "Umineko no Naku Koro ni" will start being broadcasted.
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