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handsomeboy2012 posted...

Finally got to see the new girl Erika. Going by that English-y name and style of speech, I thought she has some connection with the family, but turns out she is a stand in for Bernkatsel to act as a detective. She might as well not exist or be replaced by another random character. That's disappointing, I only saw her once before this scene and thought she might be an interesting addition.

Maybe Battler would die earlier this time around. He isn't the main character on Rokkenjima anymore and has no need to survive till the end.

fyi, the name 'Erika' is kinda unique in that it is both a Western (Norse-based) and Japanese name. I'm not sure when it started to be used in Japan, to be fair, but there are quite a few Japanese women with the name and it can be written with usual "name kanji." My name irl is Erika and when I took Japanese in college, my teacher had us write our names in Japanese. Most people had to use katakana, but those of us who could easily turn our name into kanji were encouraged to do so.

But yeah, Umineko's Erika is... something. I don't remember, are you familiar with Higurashi's characters? It's probably not a spoiler to explain the name connection, but I don't want to say more than you are comfortable with me saying.
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