Satoru kun Japanese urban legend
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Eps 19: Satoru kun Japanese urban legend

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Satoru-kun is a Japanese urban legend about a supernatural entity that can answer any question you ask. The ritual to summon Satoru-kun involves a series of specific and eerie steps, starting with texting your own number from an old mobile phone with a prepaid JIS type. Within 24 hours, if the ritual is successful, you will receive three calls. The first two calls are silent, and the third will have a voice identifying itself as Satoru-kun, saying he is coming to see you and you must keep your mind sharp. Following this, Satoru-kun begins to give clues about his proximity to you. Concluding the questions is crucial because it is believed Satoru-kun will manifest and the encounter can have unforeseen consequences.

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Satoru-kun is a chilling figure in Japanese urban legends, a spirit who haunts the curious and the desperate seeking glimpses into their future. The legend, originating from whispers among high school students, begins with a seemingly harmless game. To summon Satoru-kun, one must find a payphone—an increasingly rare fixture in modern Japan—and dial their own cell phone number while immediately hanging up. The ritual is simple yet eerie. After the call, the summoner will receive a call back from Satoru-kun himself within 24 hours. When the phone rings, it is crucial to answer with, "Satoru-kun, Satoru-kun, please come here. Please show yourself."

The spirit of Satoru-kun appears to possess an unsettling knowledge of the future. With subsequent calls, Satoru-kun will provide increasingly detailed information about your life, often predicting personal events with eerie accuracy. However, the interaction is far from benign. Each call escalates in creepiness, with Satoru-kun's whisper growing more sinister and controlling. Known to stalk his summoner, his presence becomes more palpable with each exchange, marking his dominion over the individual’s fate.

The climax of this unnerving ritual occurs when the summoner asks Satoru-kun their final question. Some versions of the legend suggest that failure to ask this question results in dire consequences, ranging from eternal haunting to other malign fates. Some say Satoru-kun will claim your soul or drag you into his world if he’s not properly dismissed after the final inquiry. To avoid such outcomes, it is imperative to say, "Satoru-kun, please go back," to sever the connection.

Many use the ritual as a test of courage, a foolish dare amongst friends, while others approach Satoru-kun with genuine desperate hope for guidance. But the legend serves as a stark cautionary tale: some doors, once opened, can never truly be closed. The spirit of Satoru-kun embodies the darkness that lurks in the quest for forbidden knowledge, a reminder that some secrets of the future are best left undiscovered. Whether folkloric fiction or supernatural truth, Satoru-kun endures as a spine-chilling narrative, illustrating the thin veil between curiosity and terror in the tapestry of Japanese urban legends.