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Song of Saya

Nitroplus's suspenseful horror ADV. After the traffic accident, Ikuki Niosaka's words and actions change from the world before him; Saya meets him at the hospital while searching for her missing father, and friends, lovers, and the attending doctor each step in from their own perspectives.

Work information
Title of the workSaya's song
Chinese nameSong of Saya
The publication date listed in the materials2003-12-26
PlatformPC
Genreサスペンスホラー ADV
Also known asSong of Saya
Developmentニトロプラス[Nitro+]、あそべる！ ＢＤゲーム
Releaseニトロプラス、JAST USA、あそべる！ ＢＤゲーム、Kagura Games、VisualNovel.fr
ScriptXu Yuan Xuan
Key animationCentral East Exit
MusicYoshihiro Kawagoe, Yo Oyama, Toshimichi Isoe, Shintaro Jimbo
Game engineN2System
Website address recorded by the sourcehttps://www.nitroplus.co.jp/pc/lineup/into_06/
External links to source recordshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/702050/ / https://erogamescape.org/~ap2/ero/toukei_kaiseki/game.php?game=3193 / https://vndb.org/v97 / http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=662872 / https://www.dlsite.com/maniax/work/=/product_id/VJ010937.html

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The situation after the accident

Ikuki Niosaka was on the verge of death after a traffic accident and then fell into a nightmare alone. Friends close to him sense something was wrong and tried to help, but couldn't intervene in Yu Ji's situation.

Yuki, Saya, and friends

After the mysterious girl Saya appears before Ikuji, the events begin to change. Yu Ji's friends tried to help him but struggled to understand his situation. Other characters appearing include Koji Too, Aomi Takahata, Yo Tsuku, and Ryoko Tanbo.

Suspense, horror, and ADV

Nitroplus classifies the genre as suspense, horror, and ADV. The narrative revolves around Yu Ji's misalignment with the surrounding reality, with character dialogues, scenes, and text presenting together creating suspense, with the main gameplay focused on reading the story.

Distribution and production

The work was released on December 26, 2003. Script by Gen Urobuchi, original artwork by Chuo East Exit, music produced by ZIZZ STUDIO; The theme songs "Song of Saya" and "Glass Slippers" were performed by Kanako Ito. Nitro The Best! Vol.2 was later sold as the standard edition.

The accident met with the hospital

After a traffic accident, Yu Ji wavers between reality and nightmares. Saya is searching for her missing father, Masahiko Oyaya, and the two meet at the hospital; Although the friend noticed Yu Ji's abnormality, they found it hard to understand his situation.

Gengsi, Qinghai, and Yao

Koji Too is a close friend of Ikuki and still tries to support his partner. Takahata Seikai is Koji's lover and also cares for his friend Tsuku Yoya; Yao once had feelings for Yu Ji, and after the accident, his attitude left her confused and in pain.

Saya's father and attending physician

Saya's searcher, Masahiko Ougai, disappeared before the story began. Ryoko Tanbo is responsible for treating Ikuki's aftereffects and has had a past connection with Ogaya, so the medical and search for her father intersect.

Script, key animation, and voice acting

Written by Gen Urobuchi, original artwork by Chuo East Exit, music by ZIZZ STUDIO. Ikuki, Saya, Koji, Aomi, Yao, and Ryoko are voiced by Hikawa, Midori Kawamura, Daijiro Kataoka, Elena Unabara, Izumi Yazawa, and Makoto Sato, respectively.

Two ending songs

Saya's song performed by Kanako Ito, with lyrics and composition by Ikuko Ebata, arranged by Toshimichi Isoe. Lyrics and vocals by Kanako Ito of Glass Shoe, composed by Masayoshi Murakami. Both tracks are labeled as ENDING in the official music catalog.

Original and reprints

The original edition was released on December 26, 2003, under the title Nitro The Best! Vol.2 reissue was released on July 31, 2009. On April 28, 2017, the Windows 10 version expanded the screen from 800×600 to 1280×960; the developers stated that the game content remained unchanged.

A partner in the subjective worldview

After the accident, the world Ikuki saw became an unbearably strange scene. Comfort from friends couldn't ease his loneliness, but Saya became someone he could approach. Urobuchi recalls his creative process, starting with their partnership and then expressing the conflict with the outside world through surrounding characters.

Ryoko shifts from evasion to counterattack

Ryoko's role in writing changes. At first, Urobuchi wanted her to become a threatened person who would run away, but later switched to actively facing danger; Its actions draw on the experience of investigators in Call of Cthulhu TRPG. The Central East Exit was then repainted with expressions and costumes, bringing this change to life in the character performances.

Three outcomes say goodbye to the hospital

Urobuchi explains the three-ending structure through the changes between rescued and victims: one person's salvation may not be another's salvation. In the hospital ending, Saya only left a message via her phone and left without showing up, bringing the story to a close. The author also points out that the significance of this information scene is based on the input method of keypad phones at the time.

The trade-offs of small-scale production

The original work started as a short-term, small-scale production, setting it in modern Japan, reducing the number of characters and text, and quickly moving into key events. Namaniku ATK compresses colors and processes during color production, maintaining visual expression while reducing production burden; The smaller scale also allows character rewrites like Ryoko to be realized during development.

The boundaries of content released on Steam

The 2019 Steam version was published by JAST, featuring a new engine and improvements in image resolution, translation, and system compatibility. The publisher also clarified that this version was edited specifically for Steam release. The localization of the text is credited to Kagura Games.

The prototype of dandelions and heterogeneous life

In his 2026 retrospective, Gen Urobuchi mentioned that when he saw the huge underground roots of dandelions as a child, he was amazed at how different they were from the delicate flowers on the ground. Saya's concept absorbs this contrast: a seemingly fragile body possesses powerful survival and reproductive abilities behind it.

The neighbor Suzumi was affected

Yosuke Suzumi is a neighbor near Ikuki's residence who complains about the odor and subsequently gets involved in a conflict caused by Saya. In 2003, the actor credited as Onisawa Masami was the original PC work.

Track-by-track author of the original soundtrack

On the original soundtrack, Shintaro Jimbo is responsible for "SCHIZOPHRENIA," "SEEK," and tracks 8 to 12; Yoshihiro Kawagoe is responsible for "SABBATH" and "SPOOKY SCAPE"; Toshimichi Isoe is responsible for the two tracks "SONG OF SAYA" and "SIN"; and "silent sorrow" is composed by Yo Oyama. Two theme songs are placed at the end of the disc; The composition and arrangement of "Garasu no Kutsu" were all by Masayoshi Murakami, and the CD recording of "Saya no Uta" also features the narration credited by Midori Kawamura.

Bottom well rescue and Oga's records

After Koji was pushed into the well of Ougai Villa by Yuki, he called Ryoko for help. Ryoko goes down the well with lighting and alcohol and finds Ogai's remains in a hidden laboratory; She photographed the research records on the wall and then covered the text. After the rescue, she persuades Koji to leave the investigation, but unwilling to forget his lost lover and friends, he decides to face Yuki.

The ending that changes the world after the confrontation

In Koji's ending, the investigation leads to a final standoff, and the surviving Koji is still plagued by nightmares and hallucinations. In another ending, Saya completes her reproduction, and the human world changes; The ending theme for this branch is "Saya no Uta."

A theme song for the 2026 collaboration

The 2026 mobile game collaboration between "The Night Before Oblivion" and "Saya's Song" will feature the theme song "Beyond Oblivion." Kanako Ito announced on the official website on September 18 Song credit: Kanako Ito sang, lyrics by Kotori Koiwai, music by F.R.K.@B.I.A.V. Studio.

2004 Recording project for the original soundtrack

MusicBrainz's record production list shows Hisashi Sakane responsible for the recording process, mixing, and mastering of the original soundtrack CD of "Saya no Uta," with Kazuki Tominaga participating in the mastering. These are the engineering signatures for the entire album.

A girl with a different life form

In a 2011 interview, Gen Urobuchi recalled that during the concept, he considered how to add female characters, but ultimately switched to designing alien life as a girl.

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