Spoiler Playthrough: Reimu, Marisa, and Sanae (Extra Scene)
95Scene Extra: Three Heroines
"Touhou: As manly a game can be... while still being about a bunch of little girls firing lasers at each other... Are you man enough?"
-Cracked
High Definition (For miko quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Wvp63ybAA&fmt=22
High Quality (For witch quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Wvp63ybAA&fmt=18
A video of me photographing the three (current) heroines of Gensokyo, Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Sanae Kotiya.
Reimu, Marisa, and Sanae (miko, witch, miko) are the Extra Scene bosses of the game Double Spoiler, the 12.5th installment of the Touhou Project and sequel to Shoot the Bullet. The Touhou Project is a danmaku shooter series where mikos and witches fight against the evil that dwells in the heart of mankind... metaphorically speaking.
Did you ever saw the Micheal Jackson movie? Well, neither did I, but what was the name of it? This Is It? Well, this is it. Along with the Spoiler Scene, the last fights we have all been waiting for. In this video, shameless reporter Aya Shameimaru faces off against the Shrine Maiden of Paradise, the Love Coloured Witch, and the Living Goddess. And what best way to see these than seeing them while listening to the Exsongs of each character? That's right, three battles featuring Ancients, Witches' Ball, and Last Remote as the soundtrack.
As you can probably guess, vocal arranges of Ancients and Witches' Ball are not that commonplace, although the few that exist are pretty good. Although the only arrange of Witches' Ball I truly like uses Locked Girl, Doll Judgment, and Casket of Star, the main song continues being Witches' Ball. I feel that for characters with multiple theme songs, each song represents a different situation and personality. Witches' Ball is Marisa's witch-like deviousness and confidence. You hear it when Marisa has a clear upper hand and is trying to act all cool and slick and witch-like. Also when she makes a triumphant return in a battle... probably. Then what about Ancients? Well... I probably have two more videos to talk about Ancients. As for the artists, the Ancients in the first scene was made under kimino-museum circle, while the latter by studiok2. Witches' Ball was also made under kimino-museum name. Plus it has the lovely presence of lily-an as one of the vocalists =D
Also, the Ancients's arranges are more like arranges of Red and White, which at the same time is an arrange made by ZUN of Ancients. Just saying.
As for Last Remote... told you I was going to beat you to death with it. This is Ex-Sanae's theme song, heard during the frantic race towards the Moriya Shrine in Subterranean Animism's extra stage, only that not really. This time around, Kraster does the honor and with Atsushi Haneoka nonetheless. Credits where credits are due: if it wasn't for this song, I probably would give fewer chances to vocal circles. This was the song that attracted me to vocal songs. I find Atsushi Haneoka to be one of the best male vocalists and upon hearing this arrange my already beloved Last Remote rose exponentially on my charts. Thanks Kraster, thanks ;_;
As for the scene itself: this trio mainly focuses on quick scenes of burst of actions rather than lengthy ones that try to tire you out. This is a pity, since these spells, while very fun, are very short and lessen the epicness that Reimu brings. Seriously, just sit one of these days and think thoroughly about Reimu. Reimu is the embodiment of "You don't have to be a grizzly space marine to be out-badass a space marine." Just think. Is a pity I had to finish the scene with Sanae in order to make it more dramatic. =/
Music: Too long to post. Look at the hidden annotations in the video.
Artwork:
Sanae's Artwork: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=27691
Marisa's and Reimu's Artwork: 東方永夜抄 and 紅楼夢 by ぢん (pixiv contains an explicit image... in singular)
For more information on the Touhou Project, check the wiki:
http://touhou.wikia.com/