I always come back to this animation every so often. It’s an excellent way to remind oneself of the reason I joined this fandom. The number of different animation styles in a single video just shows the amount of creativity people put into this series.
Recognized a few artistic styles through this, but my absolutely favorite part of it was how the music actually reflected the character, while retaining the overall style and tempo. A really impressive medley that shows that ZUN actually has a lot of potential for generating several stylized pieces of music that can be related to each other.
Whoever did the animations for the action segments (namely Nitori and Reisen) - props to them! It was so satisfying to watch. I hope to find out who they were so I could give them a follow Also, the music is just top notch
I wonder how many artist work on that, the style are really different depending the moment. Love the match Marisa vs Nitori and the part where Reisen dodge the missiles.
Thank you so much for linking to that video. I always loved this song and have sang its Japanese lyrics but despaired why no group did vocals for it so I could be sure of timing and such, but the Miku rendition is wonderful. I'm very glad to see that on just about every lyric my guesses at the timing of the words was right on. Thanks again, I owe you one. It's such a great song and great lyrics.
I could only spot one animator I really recognized... when Kanako popped up and tore her clothes off to reveal the swimsuit. That's the guy who makes all the EWI Touhou flashes.
Kanako's in a swimsuit because its from the same animator of the Touhou EWI animation videos, the touhou characters that play there themes are in swimsuits because the animator didn't know how to draw dresses properly, s/he does know but continues to draw them in swimsuits as a gag/joke
Also, nice Touhou videos on your channel, I subbed, and also Windwaker was an awesome game, I can still remember the ship theme when sailing around. Very memorable : )
I think this has already been said a couple of time earlier on, but for anyone that's curious, the background song for the entire video is called "Kids Festival ~ Innocent Treasures", from the music album Changeability of Strange Dream.
FYI: The music is a mix of various touhou songs w/ the main melody being Innocent Treasures, which is considered as ZUN's theme b/c it is played at Dawn of Touhou (ZUN's lecture at Meiji University) when ZUN enters the stage. This song is very special in the sense that it summarizes ZUN's life view. Look it up and read the lyrics to see what I mean. Thumbs up if you feel more people should know this.
And the fact that I know only Genji, Sariel, Orange, Yuuka, Little Alice, Shinki, The strawberry crisis theme, and Mima, I couldn't even identify the PC-98 characters much less recognise theme + stage + game.
For those asking, the Main Theme is Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures. That is a track from one of ZUN's CDs, Changeability of Strange Dream. It is also said to be ZUN's own theme. Aside of that, during the video there is also a changing melody depending on the main character in the animation. In order they are: Suwako: Native Faith Kanako: The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field Reimu: Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle Marisa: Love-Coloured Master Spark Nitori: The Gensokyo the Gods Loved Sakuya: Flowering Night Meiling: Shangai Teahouse ~ Chinese tea Meiling (again): Shangai Alice of Meiji 17 Ran//Yukari: Maiden's Illusonary Funeral ~ Necrofantasy // Necrofantasia Eiki Shiki: Eastern Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years Tenshi: Catastrophe in Bhava-Agra ~ Wonderful Heaven Reisen: Lunatic Eyes ~ Invisible Red Moon Ran and Yukari's themes are too similars to distinguish and they both appear in that section so...
The Nitori and Reisen parts are beyond badass, Itano Circus, Itano Circus everywhere! Meiling and Yuugi beating the shit out of each other is cool too I guess.
@TetoHakulover Thanks. I just wanna add that if you read this song's story from Changeability of Strange Dream, which is the music album this song is from, it becomes clearer that ZUN expressed why he wanted to create Gensokyo. I also highly recommend all the stories ZUN wrote for his five music albums and the Dawn of Touhou interview, together they tell you a lot about ZUN's life view. Any touhou fan can't miss them.
Except for the fact that I had lost two lives in a row MoF stage 4 due to wireless keyboard, got to Kanako's next to last spellcard starting stage 6 with 0 lives. ALMOST 1 CC HUNNNNNGGGGGG
For all those real Touhou fans out there, Maribel-san's theme is mixed in with the entire thing. Maybe this is what she sees when she tries to recall everything.
@TetoHakulover aw... the link.. yea I read(translate) the info about this video.. "The theme is "Let's look at all the anime made characters 繫 east!" Is. The rule is simple. Haji Mari baton round ends with 丸Kara! We are very grateful to many people to join top. I want to do all such characters win someday!"
@TheSonicblur Most likely that this scene made more sense for the people in Japan. *check to original video at niconico douga to only see at that moment "lol" and "!?" and even *Was the author serious? at the same segment* X D Also, among the others comments there... 0:55 KA ME HA ME HA!!! 1:15 Go! Funnels Also, Daicon is mentioned in the Reisen sequence.
@MR808ROSWEllVidZ yeah i got one more but im notgoing to post it up (probaly not) because too many people already have it up i should really start looking on nico nico more often
Its the same person that animates the EWI videos. An example should be in the suggs. part of the video to the right. You should see Byakuren playing a flute.
@EgosumParduas correction: the strongest idiot is Okuu.... if only she had a little more brains she would've taken over Gensokyo by now... *steals the control rod* haha, taste this, stupid fairy! *Cirno is blown into oblivion while the recoil punches me back 50 km while breaking my arm and giving me cancer* ".....well..... *ugh* ... that was pointless.... I nearly gave my life to blow up a fairy..... those guys bloody reincarnate..... *ugh* *unconsious*..."
Love how the background melody change to the character's themes. By the way, does anyone know from which theme the main melody is from? Thanks in advance :)
@MR808ROSWEllVidZ I didnt make them, its from niconico japanese people make some of the awsomest stuff ever i am planning to make some animations soon though but it will take a long time for what im planning to do. its going to be stop motion paper animation for the game SA .
Are we not going to talk about how YELLOW DEVIL ATE REISEN
Orange thing
I always come back to this animation every so often. It’s an excellent way to remind oneself of the reason I joined this fandom. The number of different animation styles in a single video just shows the amount of creativity people put into this series.
This fandom never ceases to amaze me.
Walf oh yeah, best Fandom out there.
Hands down
Flat up
Straight up
A Fandom one can actually be proud of
Recognized a few artistic styles through this, but my absolutely favorite part of it was how the music actually reflected the character, while retaining the overall style and tempo. A really impressive medley that shows that ZUN actually has a lot of potential for generating several stylized pieces of music that can be related to each other.
Whoever did the animations for the action segments (namely Nitori and Reisen) - props to them! It was so satisfying to watch. I hope to find out who they were so I could give them a follow
Also, the music is just top notch
Throughout: Innocent Treasures
0:00 :Native Faith
0:30 :Kami sabita kosenjou ~ Suwa Foughten Field
0:42 :Shōjo Kisōkyoku ~ Dream Battle
0:55 :Love-colored Master Spark
1:06 :The Gensokyo The Gods Loved
1:30 :Flowering Night
1:50 :Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea
2:19 :Shoujo Gensou ~ Necro-Fantasy
2:32 :Rokujūnemme no Touhou Saiban ~ Fate of Sixty Years
2:40 :Capital City of Flowers in the Sky
2:45 :Catastrophe in Bhavaagra ~ Wonderful Heaven
2:57 :Kyōki no Hitomi ~ Invisible Full Moon
I wonder how many artist work on that, the style are really different depending the moment.
Love the match Marisa vs Nitori and the part where Reisen dodge the missiles.
R.I.P. Reisen
R.A.P.E. reisen XD
+jesse robertson GO FUCKING AWAY
how come? or should i say how cum?
+jesse robertson Okay I did'nt want to stay with you Bye (sry) ~
11年前で画質は良いし音質も味があってアレンジも良い。
35FPS～10FPSな感じだけど色などを使い分けてる。
よって、この作品は神である。（確信）
追記、50万再生おめでとうございます!
I love how Youmu and Reisen both get a rare chance to do something totally badass. Even if Reisen slips up at the end.
It's so fun to see all the different styles and art in this video. ^-^
Thank you so much for linking to that video. I always loved this song and have sang its Japanese lyrics but despaired why no group did vocals for it so I could be sure of timing and such, but the Miku rendition is wonderful.
I'm very glad to see that on just about every lyric my guesses at the timing of the words was right on. Thanks again, I owe you one. It's such a great song and great lyrics.
also would like to say, it's cool how the music fits together so well :D (character themes + innocent treasures)
Found this video years ago and was looking for it.. finally found it again. Love it
The Reisen part.. just feel wrong.. --"
I could only spot one animator I really recognized... when Kanako popped up and tore her clothes off to reveal the swimsuit. That's the guy who makes all the EWI Touhou flashes.
Kanako's in a swimsuit because its from the same animator of the Touhou EWI animation videos, the touhou characters that play there themes are in swimsuits because the animator didn't know how to draw dresses properly, s/he does know but continues to draw them in swimsuits as a gag/joke
If you can recognize them, thats childs play. But be able to recollect and name each stage and which games these hail from. That truly is being a fan.
Also, nice Touhou videos on your channel, I subbed, and also Windwaker was an awesome game, I can still remember the ship theme when sailing around. Very memorable : )
Touhou is the greatest series. Period.
Months later, and i still love watching this video
I think this has already been said a couple of time earlier on, but for anyone that's curious, the background song for the entire video is called "Kids Festival ~ Innocent Treasures", from the music album Changeability of Strange Dream.
This is soooooooooooooo awesome.
The music is the best =3
And I can name all the themes in it... =D
I loved Nitori's part(s) the most~
Don't ever stop, just perfect your dodge skills.
FYI:
The music is a mix of various touhou songs w/ the main melody being Innocent Treasures, which is considered as ZUN's theme b/c it is played at Dawn of Touhou (ZUN's lecture at Meiji University) when ZUN enters the stage. This song is very special in the sense that it summarizes ZUN's life view. Look it up and read the lyrics to see what I mean.
Thumbs up if you feel more people should know this.
And the fact that I know only Genji, Sariel, Orange, Yuuka, Little Alice, Shinki, The strawberry crisis theme, and Mima, I couldn't even identify the PC-98 characters much less recognise theme + stage + game.
first: Suwako's native faith
second: Kanako's Suwa forgotten field
third: Reimu's Maiden's Capriccio
fourth: Marisa's Every-Love-Colored MasterSpark(u)
fifth: Nitori's Candid Friend (not quite sure)
sixth: Sakuya's Flowering night
Seventh: Meiling's Shanghai Teahouse
eighth: Ran's Maiden's Illusionary Funeral
ninth: Shikieiki's Fate of Sixty Years
Tenth: Tenshi's Catastrophe in Bhava-Agra
Eleventh: Reisen's Invisible Full Moon
this should cover all unless i got one wrong
You forgot Innocent treasure prevailing throughout the entire video. The main theme, I think...
Chen dancing was the most kawaii thing I've seen all day. :D
For those asking, the Main Theme is Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures.
That is a track from one of ZUN's CDs, Changeability of Strange Dream. It is also said to be ZUN's own theme.
Aside of that, during the video there is also a changing melody depending on the main character in the animation. In order they are:
Suwako: Native Faith
Kanako: The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field
Reimu: Maiden's Capriccio ~ Dream Battle
Marisa: Love-Coloured Master Spark
Nitori: The Gensokyo the Gods Loved
Sakuya: Flowering Night
Meiling: Shangai Teahouse ~ Chinese tea
Meiling (again): Shangai Alice of Meiji 17
Ran//Yukari: Maiden's Illusonary Funeral ~ Necrofantasy // Necrofantasia
Eiki Shiki: Eastern Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years
Tenshi: Catastrophe in Bhava-Agra ~ Wonderful Heaven
Reisen: Lunatic Eyes ~ Invisible Red Moon
Ran and Yukari's themes are too similars to distinguish and they both appear in that section so...
I kept on trying to name every single theme song that started playing with every single character that came up.
The Nitori and Reisen parts are beyond badass, Itano Circus, Itano Circus everywhere!
Meiling and Yuugi beating the shit out of each other is cool too I guess.
Meiling vs Yuugi was fucking epic. Lol @ the K-ON reference.
Sakuya throwing a fish at Meiling pretty much made my morning.
@TetoHakulover Thanks. I just wanna add that if you read this song's story from Changeability of Strange Dream, which is the music album this song is from, it becomes clearer that ZUN expressed why he wanted to create Gensokyo. I also highly recommend all the stories ZUN wrote for his five music albums and the Dawn of Touhou interview, together they tell you a lot about ZUN's life view. Any touhou fan can't miss them.
@OmegaChosen0 "the things that this sword forged by youkai that cannot be cut are none."
Or something to that extent, anyway.
Awesome
Except for the fact that I had lost two lives in a row MoF stage 4 due to wireless keyboard, got to Kanako's next to last spellcard starting stage 6 with 0 lives.
ALMOST 1 CC HUNNNNNGGGGGG
Sakyua seems to have extraordinary cooking skills
Oh cool, it`s like an anijam!
There is a refrence to that. Theirs a lot of touhou vids on youtube of chibi touhous in those swim suits playing their themes on a little flute.
咲夜の時の曲フラワリングナイトになってからの殺る目が
@OmegaChosen0 And I quote:
"What cannot be cut but this Roukan-blade, forged by youkai, are as good as none!"
For all those real Touhou fans out there, Maribel-san's theme is mixed in with the entire thing. Maybe this is what she sees when she tries to recall everything.
@TetoHakulover aw... the link.. yea I read(translate) the info about this video..
"The theme is "Let's look at all the anime made characters 繫 east!" Is.
The rule is simple. Haji Mari baton round ends with 丸Kara!
We are very grateful to many people to join top.
I want to do all such characters win someday!"
Inaba fails:
1. Messes up routine
2. Has two sets if ears
Other than that, the video is enjoyable.
@L5Takano thanka
to me @ 2:15 it reminds me of when franky and nero beating eachother up in one of the one piece openings
@Brickey8 REisen Fall under Badass Adorable
And Youmu is shaping up to be the Zengar of Gensokyo just wait
the atacks that Youmu use for block the kinves are from the touhou fighting games.
Year I saw a lot of hisosensoku references
Reimu getting rolled over by her yin-yang ball. :3
Just like a cat. Maybe we'll see Chen do the same.
Oh i relize zun theme kid festival innocent treasure was the theme before suwako theme, and some on the sakuya fried egg part
@TheSonicblur Most likely that this scene made more sense for the people in Japan.
*check to original video at niconico douga to only see at that moment "lol" and "!?"
and even *Was the author serious? at the same segment* X D
Also, among the others comments there...
0:55 KA ME HA ME HA!!!
1:15 Go! Funnels
Also, Daicon is mentioned in the Reisen sequence.
... I think my backwards just imploded. Cool!
good. i liked the music ^^
Its bad Apple but every animator animated their own animation
Hey, it's Gunkannonko!
Also, at 1:52:
Sakuya: "Here, Meiling, have a catfish. You love them, right?"
NEVER expected lily white in this
Udongein movement Awesome !!
Meilin Is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Cute O3O
Because of that Night of Knights remix
I like the suwako v.s. marisa scene and the reisen part.
@pokemonlover0989 It's called Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures
Why, thank you : )
Music mix in itself if great.
A SERIES OF TUBES!!!!
2:52 K-Konata!? I KNEW IT!!
winn for the win
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@Kadd69 I'm not sure because I think (I may be wrong) that this is a orginal arrange made for this video, you can get a mp3 using Video2mp3 dot net
@operationkilled not sure but i bet there was alot if i ever come across the info i will post it up in the desription
@MR808ROSWEllVidZ yeah i got one more but im notgoing to post it up (probaly not)
because too many people already have it up
i should really start looking on nico nico more often
@TheFutagirlokuu It changes with the theme
1. Native Faith (Suwako Touhou 10)
2. Suwa foughten field (Kanako Touhou 10)
3. Maiden Capriccio (Reimu Touhou 8)
4. Love coloured Master Spark (Marisa Touhou 8)
5. Candid Friend (Touhou 10)
It looks very similar to the style that is used in the COOL&CREATE PV of Nitori (a broken you that loved a human)
Its the same person that animates the EWI videos. An example should be in the suggs. part of the video to the right. You should see Byakuren playing a flute.
Reisen's part was my favorite :D
1:20 - 1:27 best part of the music, wish it would be longer :/
本当好き
@OmegaChosen0 The things her sword can't cut are next to none.
Things Youmu's sword can't cut: in line, a check, a deal.
Watching Meiling & Yuugi beat the shit out of each other xD
@experienced5 Well, all the music is layered on top of ZUN's 'theme', so to speak, Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasure.
10 people went to hell by shikieiki
tsouya *12
I'd bet Parsee was here!
@EgosumParduas correction: the strongest idiot is Okuu....
if only she had a little more brains she would've taken over Gensokyo by now...
*steals the control rod* haha, taste this, stupid fairy! *Cirno is blown into oblivion while the recoil punches me back 50 km while breaking my arm and giving me cancer*
".....well..... *ugh* ... that was pointless.... I nearly gave my life to blow up a fairy..... those guys bloody reincarnate..... *ugh* *unconsious*..."
Marisa stole the precious kamehameha!
And Youmu's sword can cut even time? Didn't know that!
hahaha you got the same idea as me... ^^
Love how the background melody change to the character's themes.
By the way, does anyone know from which theme the main melody is from?
Thanks in advance :)
On that note, only China's song really felt out of place. But I'm still glad that they included her.
絵、上手いですね
Holy shit, Tenshi looks like Konata without her hat...
@L5Takano i mean thanks
Reisen: curse you peanut butter missile!!!!!
@Kadd69 bad apple was full 3d
@EOCB Yeah... I would say god, but if I put into effect that it's the strongest idiot then I get tied in between...
@MR808ROSWEllVidZ I didnt make them, its from niconico
japanese people make some of the awsomest stuff ever
i am planning to make some animations soon though but it will take a long time for what im planning to do. its going to be stop motion paper animation for the game SA .
Kanako in a school swimsuit! !
@darkxangexlkiss1 It's a combination of Touhou themes
音楽いいね
Well like with anything, a little bit of elbow grease makes things easier.