Back Saya no Uta Catalan Saya no Uta German Saya no Uta Spanish Saya no uta French Saya no uta Italian 沙耶の唄 Japanese 사야의 노래 Korean The Song of Saya LLD Saya no Uta: The Song of Saya Malay Saya no uta Polish
| Saya no Uta | |
|---|---|
 Cover art, featuring the titular heroine Saya's appearance as perceived from the abnormal viewpoint of the protagonist Fuminori Sakisaka | |
| Developer(s) | Nitroplus |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Gen Urobuchi |
| Producer(s) | Digitarou |
| Artist(s) | Higashiguchi Chuuou |
| Writer(s) | Gen Urobuchi |
| Composer(s) | Zizz Studio |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Android[1] |
| Release | Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Visual novel, Eroge |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The Song of Saya[a] is a horror eroge visual novel (VN) by Nitroplus.[2] The original plot was written by Gen Urobuchi, who took inspiration from reading Lovecraft novels during a lonely time in his life.[3][failed verification]
In 2009, an English fan translation patch was released. Later, in 2013, JAST USA released an English localization on their digital platform using a revised version of the fan translation and also re-released it physically via the DVD-ROM format in 2020 for outlets such as J-List with a more modern VN engine. A Chinese version was also released by Kagura Games in co-publishing with JAST for Steam, also running on the new engine, though this version arrived heavily censored. The VN was released on GOG under the moniker of "Directors Cut", although no changes were made to the originally intended writing or visuals.[4]
A three-issue comic book based on Saya no Uta, called Song of Saya, has been produced by IDW Publishing.[5][6] The monthly issues were released from February though April 2010.[7] This westernized take was panned by critics for being unfaithful to the source material at best, and for avoiding and sanitizing the heavy and unsettling plot points touched on in the VN and not showing understanding of the original work at worst.[8][9]
A feature film adaptation was in development by Sav! The World Productions, although no news has been shared since 2017.[10]
- ^ "Android版『沙耶の唄』配信開始！" (in Japanese). Nitroplus. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "沙耶の唄 Nitro the Best! Vol.2 Windows 10対応版". ニトロプラス (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "沙耶の唄 STAFF COMMENT". www.nitroplus.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Saya no Uta ~ The Song of Saya Director's Cut". GOG.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ Manning, Shaun (March 4, 2010). "Liatowitsch & Ocvirk Sing a "Song of Saya"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ THEoDEAD (April 22, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview With 'Song Of Saya' Team Daniel Liatowitsch And Todd Ocvirk PLUS A 5 Page Look At Issue #1!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "February's Exciting New Books from IDW!". IDW Publishing. November 24, 2009. Archived from the original on November 27, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Song of Saya Has its Own American Comic Book (And It's Not Very Good)". Kotaku. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Zavarise, Giada (2020-07-02). "How a comic tried to reimagine cult visual novel Song Of Saya". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Interview avec Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, le créateur d'Oban !" [Interview with Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, the creator of Oban!] (in French). Otacrew. March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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