oh! eep, i'm sorry for not replying to your last VM D: but um, yes. i'm far from fluent but i'm learning bit by bit, haha.
yeah, Umineko's anime really was kinda disappointing... i wonder if it'd been longer and they would've fit the later chapters of the VN in, it would have been better? hm hm.
haha, i understand your aversion for live actions though! i've only watched a limited number of dramas myself but i thought they were quite good c: