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Say It In RedAuthor: Say It In Red
The Podcast version of hanging out with ghosts in a haunted parlor, but like really chill and the ghosts are talking to you about Visual and Kinetic Novels! Join Runa and Sara as they read and discuss games like Higurashi, Umineko, Kindred Spirits on the Roof, Heart of the Woods, and a lot of other VNs. We break down the mystery elements of the stories we read, talk about the implications of ghosts and magic and the tech apocalypse, and swoon every time a handsome woman shows up on screen. For the most part this podcast is entirely safe to listen to around friends and family and co-workers *except* for the moments when we talk about dismemberment or murders since that comes up in some of these games - we'll give you a heads up whenever things like that are on an episode and when we're about to start talking about them in the show!You can follow us on twitter at sayitinredpod and check out our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SayItInRed for even more content and features! Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Books, Leisure, Video Games Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Say it in Red Episode 82: Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Friday, 30 October, 2026
Girl.Did you see that thread? The one from the journalist who caught a ghost in their car? Oh shit was that fake??? omfg no whaaaaaat? Damn I really thought that was real... because like, you know... if ghosts don't exist, then how are you texting me back all these years after you died?This month, Runa and Sara seek out urban myths and bring each case to its inevitable dissolution in Urban Myth Dissolution Center (2025). The game opens strong with pixelated, highly dithered graphics of famous UFO and sasquatch photographs while asking the question, much as the old Animal Planet series Lost Tapes, 'Do these urban legends walk among us?' We follow Azami Fukurai, a college student who sees strange and unnerving red ghosts around her wherever she goes. Seeking a cure to her affliction, she responds to a flyer for the Urban Myth Dissolution Center - an occult organization that promises to uncover the truth behind any supernatural or paranormal happening. There, she meets center director Ayumu Meguriya, who greets her from his wheelchair while a terrifying red specter hovers in the air behind him. After a brief introduction to the game's mechanics by way of identifying and then dissolving the urban myth of The Chair That Kills You, Azami finds herself coerced into working for the UMDC as an investigator. By wearing a special pair of glasses, she's able to focus her power of Clairvoyance and witness the traces of people and events that linger in a space. Together with her investigation partner, Jasmine, Azami must work for the center until she can repay the director for breaking his cursed chair and uncover the truth behind the urban myths she encounters.Unrelated but, do you ever make a really nice soup and adjust the flavors so precisely, only to decide at the end to pour a bottle of bleach in for its bracing tartness? As always, if you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating and write a review wherever you listen, and if you'd like to hear even more Say it in Red, you can find our rich backlog of bonus episodes on patreon at patreon.com/sayitinred! Check it out now to hear our recent episode on volumes 5 and 6 of the Umineko stage plays! You could also go a bit further back to hear the episode in which Runa attempts to summarize the Baihe novel, Jing Wei Qing Shang, for Sara's amusement, and stay tuned for our upcoming bonus episode on the Umineko stage play's volume 7 performance.
