Yume Nikki or: (How To Bring Order to Your Dreams)
RagnarRox
Sep 12, 2026 09:46
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In 2004, someone posted a game to an anonymous message board, said nothing about it, and vanished.
YUME NIKKI
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In 2004, an enigmatic developer known by the pseudonym Kikiyama released an unassuming little RPG Maker title about a reclusive young girl, living as a hikikomori who escapes into her dreams. They did so without any fanfare or self-promotion. Nevertheless, it became a highly beloved cult-classic that heavily inspired titles such as Omori, Undertale, and Lisa: The Painful.
In today's video essay, we're delving deep into the psychedelic and labyrinthine unconscious of Madotsuki's dreams and nightmares—and we're gonna bring order to the chaos!
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Writing: Ragnar Ulricson, Michael Saba
Captions (en): Mira Cox
Thumbnail art: hotcyder
Sources & Links:
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by C.G. Jung
The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama
Al Jazeera English – Japan: The Age of Social Withdrawal | 101 East Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aSLhz00U7s
ABC News In-depth – Japanese Men locked in their bedrooms for years | 7.30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxYs2Pv86WA
Famitsu Kikiyama Interview by Toby Fox
https://chartcarr.neocities.org/secretbase_4
This video uses music tracks from the following games/movies:
Yume Nikki
Yume 2kki
Norco
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Ghost in the Shell (not the one with Scarlett Johansson)
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