[Blind Reaction] Touhou - Kaleidoscope Fantasy - Episode 1: Perfect Cherry Blossom

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • My blind reaction to Touhou - Kaleidoscope Fantasy - Episode 1: Perfect Cherry Blossom by Manpuku Jinja.
    Patreon sponsored reaction courtesy of Toshironikko.
    Yeah. I'm pretty sure I've seen less polished looking anime from established studios.
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Комментарии • 82

  • @penguinwafflemchubbly
    @penguinwafflemchubbly 5 лет назад +55

    Touhou is the biggest secret of the internet. It's inspired a lot of old school memes in the anime community and is really mainstream in japan, like on the same level as jojo or naruto. But since no one in the west knows them, they are the internet's most hidden-in-plain-sight secret.
    BTW, this anime is a really quick summary of everything thats happened in the 26 games, so lots of stuff is omitted.

    • @phibbykaden
      @phibbykaden 5 лет назад +2

      Or at least stuff that's happened from the 6th game on, anyway. A lot of stuff from the PC-98 era, barring a few of the characters, was left out of the Windows canon.

    • @Nano12123
      @Nano12123 2 года назад

      So, in other words, I can't watch this before learning about the lore first?

    • @abd-animation-22
      @abd-animation-22 Год назад

      It is so secret that i only found 2 videos of it in my own language
      Learning English truly managed to dig lots of rabbit's hole's for me

  • @professionalidiot4485
    @professionalidiot4485 5 лет назад +43

    touhou has more lore and character than it should have and i love it

    • @phantoknight34
      @phantoknight34 5 лет назад +2

      agreed

    • @the-NightStar
      @the-NightStar 5 лет назад +6

      I always wanted to get into it but
      1. the games are super hard and
      2. the lore is so big it's honestly kind of intimidating.

    • @Zack_Zander
      @Zack_Zander 5 лет назад +2

      Character and Music.
      Not enough Lore.
      I want Backstories.
      I need Backstories.
      ZUN, Please. Backstories...

    • @Zack_Zander
      @Zack_Zander 5 лет назад

      ᵗʰᵉNight★Star
      Are you actually talking about ‘Lores’ and not fan made or current Touhou stories from the games?
      I honestly want to know if there is any canon backstory lores

    • @therealcactoos9457
      @therealcactoos9457 5 лет назад +4

      Zack Zander Yuyuko has a canon backstory, as well as some other characters. A lot of it tend to be open-ended, which is why there is so much fan-lore.

  • @Lurponk
    @Lurponk 5 лет назад +48

    Oh.
    I was *not* expecting to see a memories of phantasm reaction here, or anything Touhou really.

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад +6

      u missed the last video he watched i requested that was the 3D marisa vs flandre fight

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +12

    (At 4:14) the ice fairy's name is Cirno. And she's claims to be the "strongest". Though she's actually more both childish and idiotic. But she is my second favorite child character in the franchise. Even if she is over 60 years old.

  • @trialhydra
    @trialhydra 5 лет назад +7

    Eyyyyy, he's reacting to another Touhou, but with a good start series to watch.
    I'm glad to watch this for the first with him. :)

  • @nathanaelmonteiro3254
    @nathanaelmonteiro3254 5 лет назад +9

    i love touhou

  • @LunaDraconis
    @LunaDraconis 5 лет назад +4

    Oh, awesome, more Touhou! :D Yes indeed, the Touhou fanbase is insanely dedicated! It's one of, if not _the,_ largest fanbases in all of Japan, possibly even the world, and that's not an exaggeration.
    And not really knowing what's going on is fine - after all, this _is_ fanmade, and while it's really well done, it was sort of constructed in a way that assumes the viewer already knows Touhou. Also, about the shorter action sequences, they _did_ compress an entire game's story into a single, sixteen minute episode. From here on out they spend more time on each arc, so if/when you continue, you can expect the action to be a little more fleshed out.
    Lastly, that girl you pointed out was _not_ the one from last video, but rather her older sister, Remilia Scarlet. Flandre Scarlet is her little sister, and is also blonde instead of having bluish-purple hair. They do wear the same hat though, so fair point there. It's also worth noting that Remilia is the vampire Reimu was talking about, Sakuya (the silver-haired maid) is just her maid, and is not a vampire herself.

    • @phibbykaden
      @phibbykaden 5 лет назад +2

      'Dedicated' barely begins to describe it. For the first few years after I started playing the games, looking at fan works and such, Patchouli had a tendency to turn up in my dreams for no real reason. That's how obsessed I was with the series. :)

    • @LunaDraconis
      @LunaDraconis 5 лет назад +1

      @@phibbykaden Oh, believe me, I know. And in all fairness, if you like reading books as much as I did back when I used to read them all the time - you know, before the Internet kinda obsoleted them :( - Patchy would be a fantastic person to have show up in your dreams. But, as for me, despite how obsessed with Touhou I was - and still am - I've only ever had a Touhou character show up in my dreams once, and that was Hecatia. Which is a damn shame, because I'm a lucid dreamer, so having them show up more often would be phenomenal. Not that I'm complaining about hanging out with Hecatia, of course, because she's awesome, but you get my point.

    • @chenko9238
      @chenko9238 2 года назад

      I once dreamed of two touhou characters getting married and i forgot who those two are because remembering a dream is difficult for me but those are one of the weird dreams i had

  • @GL_099
    @GL_099 5 лет назад +4

    Touhou is a very interesting franchise. The music is iconic, and so are the characters. There are so many characters and somehow it seems the fans care a lot for _all_ of them. Well, they do introduce around 5 new characters every game. And yes, the action sequences here were short because they put the story of a full game into a single episode (Theres like 25 games if you didn't know).
    I personally can't keep track of everything that's going on in the games but some of this fandoms creations are among the most fun and creative stuff I have ever seen. This franchise didn't reach meme status for nothing. I mean that in a good way.

    • @phibbykaden
      @phibbykaden 5 лет назад +2

      Yeppers. One of the biggest statements regarding the series creator is that he traded his ability to make decent art in order to compose awesome music. :)
      As far as the number of games goes, the first five games were on the Japan-only PC-98 system. From the 6th game on, canon started going in a somewhat different direction.

  • @toshironikko
    @toshironikko 5 лет назад +4

    after you get acquainted with the characters (basically after the series) i have a few more other touhou videos to request

  • @greggaygayakutami1402
    @greggaygayakutami1402 5 лет назад +2

    This was a great reaction video~ *Ze*

  • @yuugagazamee6020
    @yuugagazamee6020 5 лет назад +1

    I'm looking for more reactions! Please continue this series!

  • @alyssabullock6421
    @alyssabullock6421 5 лет назад +2

    Tbh, watching this really makes me think he should check out Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Now THAT would be amazing! It's a very interesting Magical Girl anime, but what catches most people by surprise is how... well... i wont spoil. But dont let the Magical Girl genre bit of it fool you ;3
    I'm sure you'd enjoy some ships in it too, Raritydash, it's only about 12 episodes with a movie (that you dont have to watch if you dont want to, but it's still a good part of the series)!

  •  5 лет назад +1

    In touhou, the music is the same or more important than the games or series itself, touhou got famous because of the music, so i hope you can feel that touhou vibe whenever a main theme appears.

  • @naps153
    @naps153 5 лет назад +1

    Ooh a touhou series ! That was unexpected yet very welcome.
    If you're starting to like Touhou then I'd recommend also checking out minusT's 3D touhou fight videos, they are really impressive and much more accurate to the game's battles (though I suppose it could spoil you if you want to play yourself). It's also fun seeing how their animation has evolved over time.

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад

      His first touhou reaction was the marisa vs flandre fight a month ago

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +1

    (At 13:43) dude, she's a ghost… she's already dead. Unlike her servant.

  • @asrieldreemurr007
    @asrieldreemurr007 Год назад

    God- i WISH the bosses were this easy in Perfect Cherry Blossum...

  • @DLAlucard
    @DLAlucard 5 лет назад +1

    9:46 No that is the head maid of Scarlet Devil Mansion. Her name is Sakuya Izayoi and she is human.
    Ah you know what? I'll give a quick breakdown to some of those shown, but not expanded upon. I'll exclude those that I can recall get expanded upon more in other episodes.
    The 'Ice Fairy' from the start of the episode is called Cirno. She is a fan favourite and often associated with the number 9 because she is an idiot. She is also a prankster, boastful and childishly temperamental. Often picking fights with people for very dumb reasons. This is because she is one of, if not the, most powerful fairies in Gensokyo. Though this doesn't mean much given most characters are stronger then her.
    5:23 That is Letty Whiterock. The seasonal Youkai of Winter. She is portrayed as having a cold personality, but not much else is really known about her. This is probably because she is an oddly unpopular character and so not many creators bother to use her. Hence why I think she was taken out in such a comedic fashion in the episode.
    The small two-tailed catgirl getting chased by Marisa in that strange room is called Chen. She is the Shikigami or servant to a Fox Youkai called Ran, who herself is the servant to another character that'll get shown more later. It's as intentionally silly as it sounds. Anyway Chen has a sweet nature and is hard working in her tasks. Although is obsessively fawned over by Ran and other characters because she is basically a soft little kitten in human form.
    The three characters seen flying in the sky above Gensokyo as Marisa approaches the hole into the Neatherworld are the Prismriver Sisters. Lunasa, Merlin and Lyrica. These three are ghosts that are often called upon to provide music for events throughout Gensokyo. all are generally positive and don't look to cause trouble, but like everyone else they are more then able to fight and were a boss in the game this episode is based off.
    Oh and finally a fun fact. The half-human half-ghost Marisa battles before reaching the top of the stairs is called Youmu Konpaku. She is the inspiration behind the Youmu's Ghost blade item in League of Legends.

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад

      also the one he was thinking was from the other video is Remilia Scarlet - the sister of the person he was thinking it was

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 6:16) another magician (Purple Hair) born as a witch, named Patchouli Knowledge and her Devil pet/familiar (Red-Headed succubus) Koakuma. Yes, Koakuma IS a species called Devils.

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +2

    (At 5:18) Marissa is interested in Magical possessions but she's not technically a _real_ full-fledged magician like most of the other characters in the series. she's all human and so is reimu, but weaker.

    • @scarletrose8766
      @scarletrose8766 5 лет назад

      That master spark thou even thou i think that amulet is either broken or marisa really dosent know how that thing works

    • @Samgreen90
      @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

      @@scarletrose8766 let's be honest, we all hate Marissa… for hurting and _especially_ for *robbing* people.

    • @scarletrose8766
      @scarletrose8766 5 лет назад

      @@Samgreen90 nah shes fine thats what she is if reimu can put up with her shit its probably not that hard even patchouli can put up with her shit

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +1

    (At 6:07) now unlike Marissa, this girl, Alice the Puppeteer who started as a human IS a full-fledged magician with experience. And apparently has a complicated relationship with Marissa, as well.

    • @ravenscroftraven1786
      @ravenscroftraven1786 5 лет назад +1

      Well, Marissa DID steal her precious thing, after all.

    • @Samgreen90
      @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

      @@ravenscroftraven1786 Not "just" her's

  • @HellsRaven4444
    @HellsRaven4444 4 года назад

    In case you haven't noticed, the original videos did not actually have any voices. It was just animation, music and sound effects. As such, it was up to the fans to do the voice acting and one girl, in particular, came ahead of everyone else by literally voicing everyone by herself. She's called Pika Aizawa and she voiced all the characters from episode 1-3, a total of 26 characters. Afterwards, she stopped though people suspected she went and became pro leaving the other episodes voiced by other fans.

  • @isabelasalvador6556
    @isabelasalvador6556 5 лет назад

    oh shit I wasn't expecting this at all. that's awesome

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +1

    (At 5:31) Latty Whiterock, a snow woman and someone close who Cirno, looks up to, like a Older Sister.

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +1

    (At 8:20) I don't remember who the girl with the white hairs name is, but apparently she's half-human *half-Phantom.* the white thing beside her is her Phantom half.

  • @toshironikko
    @toshironikko 5 лет назад

    when u really think about it - its gonna take a year and $240 to watch the entire series - everyone look forward to it =)

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 5:50) third favorite child in the series. The Neko shikigami named Chen. Chen is 1 of 2 of my favorite characters who are both two-tailed cats. She is by far the youngest in the series at 30 years.

  • @bibbedcracker121
    @bibbedcracker121 5 лет назад +1

    as much as i would love to see you watch this, im afraid that you might get very confused as to who everyone is and what is happening as the series goes on.
    Still im glad to see you watch this.

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 14:24) the little girl on the throne SHE'S the vampire Mistress.

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +2

    This anime is based off of game.

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 9:59) no the person she serves under and WORKS for (blue-haired haired little girl with bat wings and red nails), IS a vampire. This "head maid" is a human.

    • @zer0330
      @zer0330 5 лет назад

      Sakuya Izayoi, which is also my favorite character

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 5:00) Either Cirno is calling Marissa a "fool" or an "idiot"? Given how many times she's screaming "Baka" I can only assume "idiot"

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 9:21) _THIS_ woman, IS a Ghost.

  • @dileblade7659
    @dileblade7659 5 лет назад

    Just an fyi there are not many people who made this. Just a handful at most. Let that sink in

  • @bonbon_ann2701
    @bonbon_ann2701 5 лет назад

    See guys, I told you RD would like Fantasy Kaleidoscope

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

    (At 4:54) what I DON'T get is, why she's called "9"? Like the numbers in her eyes, right now.

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад +1

      copied from a website - ⑨, pronounced "Nineball", is a running joke among Touhou fans involving Cirno, originating from a description in the instruction manual of Phantasmagoria of Flower View which labelled her, on a list of 9 things, as "⑨: Idiot".

    • @Samgreen90
      @Samgreen90 5 лет назад

      @@toshironikko 9 and 6

  • @ianlauthner9018
    @ianlauthner9018 5 лет назад +1

    Never heard of the show. Someone give me a summary

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад +1

      demons (yokai) usually doing something bad that either marisa or reimu (the witch or shrine maiden) have to fix and based on a game that is a bullet hell shooter so think of the screen being filled with bullets but because its touhou the bullets are usually really pretty patterns also really good background music

    • @ianlauthner9018
      @ianlauthner9018 5 лет назад +1

      But why is RD reacting to it?
      Does it have hot girls?
      Or basically anything he will ship and make me uncomfortable with😅

    • @toshironikko
      @toshironikko 5 лет назад +3

      @@ianlauthner9018 well 99% of the entire cast of touhou is female and we are talking about around 180 characters (based on the games of course not all of them would be in the anime) so there probably will be shipping

    • @blazingflamehaze
      @blazingflamehaze 5 лет назад

      that 1 % goes to rinnosuke or genji (I don't know if he exist in this touhou universe) they are the only male characters in the series.

    • @LunaDraconis
      @LunaDraconis 5 лет назад +1

      @@ianlauthner9018 As someone intimately familiar with the series, Touhou has a metric fuck ton of shipping. Like an obscene amount of yuri. More than any other franchise on the planet. So if you're uncomfortable with that... run. xD I personally love it and that's partially why I feel RD would feel right at home in this world - the rest of the reason being that Touhou is genuinely the most enjoyable fanbase I've ever seen. But I understand that stuff is not in everyone's tastes... and if you can get past that...
      The games themselves, as described, generally revolve around youkai getting bored and causing trouble, and someone - usually Reimu or Marisa, but sometimes someone else - has to go and tell them to knock it off. Disputes are resolved through Danmaku duels, which as seen in this animation, are magical duels filled with patterns that favor beauty and elegance over raw force. Despite them talking about things like "exterminating youkai" and death, lethal force is actually strictly forbidden in the Spellcard Rules, and you're asking for an _insane_ amount of trouble if you break them - so much so that even the most mischievous youkai adhere to them, for the most part.
      From this, a tale of a magical land, filled with diverse, interesting characters and many deep stories to be told, blossomed forth. The world of Gensokyo is quite expansive, and you'll find no shortage of content to explore. Also, despite what I said about shipping, truthfully you don't have to look at it at all, just like with anything else, and you actually won't see much of it in most of these animations. There's a vast amount of stuff that has nothing to do with it. It's just that you will inevitably run into it from time to time is all.

  • @EPIC141Studios
    @EPIC141Studios 5 лет назад

    Moreeeeee~

  • @lookingood8512
    @lookingood8512 4 года назад

    Btw all girls voices is done by one girl

  • @junkoposter6259
    @junkoposter6259 5 лет назад

    *y e s*

  • @voidos8490
    @voidos8490 5 лет назад

    Hay RarityDash just a recommendation but you should check out Batman vs teenage mutant ninja turtles its really good and a lot of fun to watch.

  • @shinymetagross1666
    @shinymetagross1666 5 лет назад

    Moar plz

  • @Samgreen90
    @Samgreen90 5 лет назад +1

    (At 13:30) oh and FYI, all the characters in the series, with the exception of one who has not made a cameo whatsoever, are all females. So everyone here is all either a bisexual or a lesbian due to fan service. Probably lesbians.

    • @VegetaOujisama
      @VegetaOujisama 5 лет назад

      Everybody's gay in Gensoukyou, even the males.