You know whats funny about that Phrase the Hoyo Team told you to describe her beauty? Fish are sinking - Kiana gets memed to be a Tuna Fish The Geese are Falling - Durandal gets meme to be a Goose The Moon is hiding - Kiana meaning Moon or Moon Goddess in a different language The Flowers are ashamed - Durandal is Wielding the Abyss Flower as her Weapon idk if it was intentionally picked like this but its rather funny coincidence xD
The phrase is also famous in other Asian country too to reference "extreme beauty that even nature jealous", and the similarity we are seeing in the game is unintentional. Or, perhaps, the community is making "natural beauty comparison" as well. In Vietnamese, it is translated exactly from Chinese phrase: "Chim sa cá lặn, hoa thẹn nguyệt nhường" If I may, in English, it would sound like this: "Fishes dive, birds fall, flowers shy, moon hides." I really like how Mihoyo captured so much Asian, specifically Chinese, culture and philosophy in this design.
hard relate to being a third-culture kid and sometimes feeling like you don't belong in either world. more and more i feel like what mihoyo is doing across all of its works, from games to music (especially with regard to hi3), is modernizing Chinese culture, just like what this battlesuit does for li sushang. great analysis!
Red string is also a key element of Shenhe's design from Genshin Impact, as the power that constrains her cursed destiny. And she is a beauty who is described as a crane as well.
I'm quite thankful you decided to make this video. I am currently working on three characters, one of which who's outfit is heavily based on Chinese clothing and largely inspired by Honkai's design philosophy. I've got the general vibe down, I just needed a few specifics, so thank you for giving us information on the details of Li Sushang's design. We love you, Ying!
After hearing this analysis of Chinese design and what colors represent and such, I'm now interested in the details that they put into Herrscher of Sentience design
Btw, you should check 7 sword visual novel her design too, otto and other characters like fuhua, they even more impressed and cultural in terms of design.
Separate post cause I don't want the two topics mixed together - I would love to see more outfit analysis on Honkai battlesuits. Fu Hua's Azure Empyrea in particular both in her base form and in her skins, and Sentience since I think hers is a very interesting look and I'd love a more detailed overview from someone that knows about costumes and costume design. I think there a quite a few skins with interesting looks even among Valks where the base battlesuit is designed with a function focus.
i really love li sushang base on her design (since i have not caught up with honkai's story yet... hardcore honkai fans pls don't be hard on me) learning about more of her character design is so interesting and I'm just in awe 🥺 with that said.... i shall -simp- i mean pull for her
If you want to learn more about her character,if you haven't already, I recommend reading the 7 swords visual novel! The english translation should be on the wiki if you search 'honkai recommend reading order', then find it in the list.
I haven't even watched the whole video yet lol but I just wanted to say that I have a zodiac necklace too!!!!!! It's my dad's zodiac (dog) and he gave it to me when I was like six haha. (btw my zodiac is pig too ^^) Edit: so for those who want context, these are the four beauties. I don't know their full stories, but I think the names are easier for me as a chinese speaking person to search up than for other people so here you go :) 西施沉魚 - Xi Shi sinks fish 昭君落雁 - Wang Zhaojun makes birds fall 貂蟬閉月 - Diaochan eclipses the moon 貴妃羞花 - Yang Guifei shames the flowers
This video poped up in my recommendations whilst I was looking for background noise to draw sushang to. It just made what I'm drawing now feel so much more meaningful. Thank you for making this video, super informative and it made me appreciate honkai's designs so much more
I watched this whole video without skipping a thing and oh my god that was such a fun and entertaining video. I learned so much from it, especially the jade thing!! Thanks so much, Ying~!
11:04 I do want to point out that the reason the fish sank into the water and the bird fell is that they "forgot" to swim and fly seeing her beauty, like a car driver's eyes drawn to a hot woman and forgot to look at the road :) Anyways, thanks for the analysis!
Crazy when you showed the jade necklaces. My mom and I years ago had the opportunity to visit the orphanage I was adopted from. They gave me a zodiac jade necklace on a red string so similar to yours. They gave it to all the children that came back to visit. Your explanation gave it so much more meaning. The necklace had a lot of meaning to already as a gift from the people who took care of me but now there’s an even greater cultural importance. Thanks for sharing!
thank u so much for making this video ying ! one of the reasons i've wanted more people to check out honkai is because i know the devs put SO MUCH thought into everything they make, from story to character design, but i feel a lot of it is lost in translation and the process of localization... so it makes me so happy i can hear someone explain their own culture and help me love even more the effort put into honkai and its art ! - again - thank u so much for the video 🙇
you cant belive how happy I am that you are playing honkai. The Story and charachters are so good. Thank you. Also that sword swining in the begining looks so cool ;)
the way i'm currently working on a paper about diaochan from sanguo and you just gave me the perfect idiom to talk about LOL ,,, thank you for this video (and all your others about chinese culture!) it not only made me simp for li sushang but also gave me inspo for my own chinese scifi character designs in my novel :)))
Not gonna lie, when you meantioned all these little things made me realize how similar Vietnamese culture was to Chinese. But then again I forgot that a lot of Vietnamese ancestry and culture was a chunk of Chinese. Side note: I happen to wear a jade necklace gifted from my mother. I never knew what it actually meant till now. Thank you!
One of the reasons I've fallen in love with hoyoverse games is because it's helped me appreciate different cultures, especially chinese culture. It's so beautiful and without things like this, I would have never known
Li Shushang's design reminds me so much of Ling'er in the first Chinese Paladin game! She, too, had the blue/white porcelain colour scheme in her costume design. It took this video for me to connect the colour palette with porcelain & I'll likely go stare at that Guo Pei collection to sigh over how pretty it is after this vid. This was such a fun video & I would love to see more "video game fashion analysis". The battlesuits of Fu Hua, designs for Ningguang and Xingqiu, and The Ever-Classic Chun-Li (another porcelain action girl!) come to mind. i think it would be extra cool if you "live reacted" to the designs of characters you've never played, trying to guess what they're like based on costume alone (this is an excuse for any of your friends/chat regulars to drag you into their own fandoms, lol). I, obvs, submit the character designs for the 1st & 3rd Chinese Paladin games for any such analysis. Thanks for such a cool video! Li Shushang hype, let's goooooo!
Always fascinated to hear about Chinese culture, definitely a major reason why I started following your videos - and of course, stayed for the silly fun too, haha. Thanks again for such a fun and informative video!
I got so excited when the poem about the beauties came up cause i knew what you were talking about!! ive been studying as much chinese culture as i can since my nephews are gonna be half chinese.
Love these types of videos! Being 2nd gen Chinese American, I can totally relate to the disconnected emotionally from both cultures but also being very much connected physically. Thanks for another great video, Ying! 😊
The longer I play the game, the more I learn not just from the game but from its content creators too. I love it. I've not much exposure to Chinese customs other than spending my whole schooling life in a Chinese-Filo school and the older I get the more I appreciate these tidbits of knowledge I gained.
Finally got around to watching this!! Very cool breakdown :0 the jade bracelet reminds me of the viet “explanation” for it is the bracelet absorbs all your bad luck and negative emotions (and I believe it’s supposed to darken in colour) and it’ll break when it’s too “full” or to protect you. Could be superstition but my mom likes to say that the reason her old bracelet broke was to protect her wrist when she fell one time. Her wrist was fine, but the bracelet was broken. (She’s replaced it since then, this was years ago). I got a bracelet when I was super young from my viet grandma, but it doesn’t fit because I’ve grown since then lol. I’ll probably get one when I stop growing for sure, because the bracelet is very difficult to get off/never gets off :>
something i find pretty interesting is the fact that white and blue is also a staple in polish ceramics! theres sometimes the addition of green, red and yellow for flowers, but blue and white is the main colour scheme, so when you first pointed out the colours i thought of polish pottery instead lmao.
something that i also think plays into sushang's flower kind of theme is that in one stigma of the herrscher of sentience you can see sushang with a lot of flowers in the clothes she wore during the seven swords visual novel
god bless hoyoverse for sponsoring this amazing video 🙏🙏 I can get bored very easily by long analysis and explanations, but didn't feel even a little bit like that while watching this video. I absolutely adore Sushang and can't wait to get her 🗿 haven't been this hyped for a character since the Herrscher of Flamescion release
ying was casually talking about beng ming nian and this year's mine ☠ already working on things i can do to avoid bad things this year thanks for sharing such precious info
I'm so glad I discovered this video!!! Even though I know nothing about Honkai, I really appreciate hearing you talk with so much passion about your history and culture!!! I just love your vibes. Instantly subscribed ❣️
I didn't get to say this, but regardless of whatever content you put, I can't stop watching it because your smile and happiness overflow out of the monitor! So even if some content is less- interesting topic, I have no choice but to watch it! ;) I really love your always happy vibe so please keep that! On top of that, I especially love when you have Chinese cultural lesson in a more lightened way than serious atmosphere. I would love to see more of these kind of videos if you could. With lots of love
Lovely analysis! Definitely always nice to know more on the cultural elements represented in a character and see how much thought was put into its creation. I don’t play Honkai Impact 3rd (yet), but that’s definitely a very beautiful character design. I also like how her attacks seem to be brush strokes. This was a great video and if you ever decide to do more of those, I’m all here for it! Also, wait wait wait. You’re a lovable dork, you sing beautifully, you’re an Asian with complex feelings about their cultural heritage, you’re ace, you play Genshin AND you know how to use a sword??! Gosh, no wonder I’ve been liking you ever since I discovered your channel a week ago (I do not know how to use a sword, but gods I wish I did, also I should get back to singing).
aahhhh i really love this video, i love learning things about other cultures. I would totally watch more of you taking a look at some of the more cultural Chinese designs
It's always nice to see your take on Honkai Impact as a new-ish player and this was very informative and fun to watch! Also just love to hear how you say Li Sushang's name over and over. Would love to see your reaction/thoughts to Fu Hua, especially her Azure Empyrea battlesuit!
you mentioned something about how the HI3 has a lot of destiny or fate concept in the game and you're right. idk if someone told you that Schicksal means destiny, and one of the Chinese characters' in-game voicelines actually said that "character is destiny."
Nice fresh take for a Honkai Content, regardless of it being sponsored. And your wushu video (or short) some days ago reminded me of sushang when I played her character on release.
Ohhhh man Ying, girl you gonna bawl when you get to the birth of Hershey of Flamescion. XD This is a really nice info/culture dump for Li Shushang. It makes so much sense why all the traditional cultural influence when you know her back story and how she ties in with one valkyrie in particular. Also hella surprised when you showed a clip of swinging the jian. Could tell immediately "hey this quirky bubbly YTber knows how to use that properly!"
Sponsored or not, great video! THANK YOU, YING FOR ALL THE COOL TRIVIA. I just love Asian culture! I'm from the Philippines, so I know some Chinese cultural influences we got from the wonderful folks from China, centuries ago.
If you're specifically interested in Sushang the main game won't help much. She shows up very late into the story and her presentation clearly expects players to either already know about her or do their own research. Which is fair - she's not a main player in the story and just randomly shoving her backstory, sloppily into the chapter would be worse. But it does mean you either have to ask around people that know or track down the VN where she first appears. Now I'm not sure myself which one it is - I know Seven Swords is a VN where you see the story of Fu Hua and her martial arts school where one of the disciples is Sushang's mother (I think it's her mother), but I don't know how far things are explore in the VN and if Sushang's story is shown elsewhere. Anyone that knows better please clarify. I'm trying to be as vague as possible in order not to spoil any plot from the VN in case you want to play it. I know there is no official EN translation of it though and I'm not sure of the state and quality of the fanmade one.
I was looking at her design a few weeks back for a sketch, but didn’t take note some of the deeper Chinese elements in it. Your analysis really helps me appreciate her outfit more! I also had no clue about the zodiac year thing, my parents totally never mention it haha
wow the more you know! i also have to get back into honkai again lol her design is amazing, i can really tell how much effort hoyoverse puts into their characters
Ying with a sword both scares me and makes me more enamored 😍 I'm so happy you got Honkai to sponsor you I hope more Honkai related content comes around in the future, having one of my favorite creators and my favorite game - a match made in heaven 🥰✨
really interesting video!! I always love to hear how character designs are influenced by different cultures and time periods! very cool!! I would love to hear your opinions on some of the other honkai designs too if youd ever want to make that content!! have a great day!
in the 16thC. this style of Chinese blue and white porcelain spawned a whole subculture of locally made, cheaper alternatives in the Netherlands called Delfts Blauw. Here in the Netherlands it's seen as a classic quintessentially Dutch aesthetic (400 years of history lol) but with the respect and acknowledgement of its origins (China ofc).
I didn't know you did Wushu 😮 That's so cool! You make me want to learn in the future (P.S. the blue "petal-like" ornaments in her hair remind me of the Glaze Lilies from Genshin I ain't gonna lie And I love them)
The things that you said about jade are what a lot of other crystals do so I wasn’t exactly surprised by it, but I love seeing how different crystals reflects different cultures
没想到我和ying姐的生肖是猪猪🐷 Love your videos as always whether it is morning, afternoon or night! PS This video literally pulled me into Honkai Impact 3rd!!! *After losing the 50/50 on the Nilou banner*
I learned some new things about my culture haha thank you Ying XD I never knew- not even my parents told me that I should wear more red when my zodiac birth year comes around bruuuhh 😭 I always thought it was a year of good luck but y e e t I guess NOT I also feel very disconnected from both cultures because I know damn well I don’t understand a lot of these traditional Chinese things being American born but I don’t entirely fit into the latter one either simply because I grew up in a different environment asdnfjnweksmql
Really nice breakdown on SUShang's fit! I dunno if you've planned for this, but maybe you could do the same thing for other battlesuits/outfits that have more of a Chinese theme. I for one would look forward to it!
I love that you’re mentioning Ben Ming nian, I’m not Chinese but am interested in astrology (western primarily), but halfway through my last Ben Ming nian i got more into Chinese astrology because, omg it was so bad I was like wtf is going on and found out about it ? I don’t own a lot of red clothing items but I wore my only red scarf religiously (a girl is superstitious regardless of origins), and now I watch out for my friends and family’s Ben Ming nian like I would Astro transits 🤣♥️
I'm sorry, Some Rando Who Pronounces Names, for this exposition was so fascinating and enjoyable that I dunno whether to simp for you or Li Sushang now. ... cheesy comment aside, thank you for making this vid! ... also white and blue booba illuminated by cybernetically glowing jade rings waohhoo
Pretty much got most of it. As for getting past post chapter 9...take a deep breath, this is the most stressful part of the story and it doesn't let up for the next few chapters. If you haven't looked through the chronicles yet, all but the one about the Vodka girls are from earlier in the story at this point and may or may not bring some clarity to a few story points that have come up or are about to.
while you were busy in gatcha, Ying was studying the blade
Not anymore, HoH long gone and Sushang just needs farming Ancient Legacy.
While ying was studying the blade ,i was becoming emiya shirou
while kallen was becoming Emiya Shirou, i was trying to find good manhwa
@@stephenduran6060 sword>all
Truly the bone of my sword vibes
@@kallenlivesmatter3229 i've always thought the line "the bone of my sword" sounded sus
5 seconds into the video Ying has a sword should I be concerned
Not concerned, but at awe,
(That 5 seconds is what it takes for me to be a simp, lol)
@@cytotoxic6247 im a simp since forever
Right during month for shirou day too
Ying : "Hey, i got a sword" *shows Wushu*
Also Ying : *penguin walk* "i still kinda got it" :D
You know whats funny about that Phrase the Hoyo Team told you to describe her beauty?
Fish are sinking - Kiana gets memed to be a Tuna Fish
The Geese are Falling - Durandal gets meme to be a Goose
The Moon is hiding - Kiana meaning Moon or Moon Goddess in a different language
The Flowers are ashamed - Durandal is Wielding the Abyss Flower as her Weapon
idk if it was intentionally picked like this but its rather funny coincidence xD
"Kiana meaning moon or moon goddess in a different language"
I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Roman Diana but with a K instead of D
@@shanedoesyoutube8001 Kiana is named after a Hawaiian moon goddess
The phrase is also famous in other Asian country too to reference "extreme beauty that even nature jealous", and the similarity we are seeing in the game is unintentional. Or, perhaps, the community is making "natural beauty comparison" as well.
In Vietnamese, it is translated exactly from Chinese phrase: "Chim sa cá lặn, hoa thẹn nguyệt nhường"
If I may, in English, it would sound like this: "Fishes dive, birds fall, flowers shy, moon hides." I really like how Mihoyo captured so much Asian, specifically Chinese, culture and philosophy in this design.
hard relate to being a third-culture kid and sometimes feeling like you don't belong in either world. more and more i feel like what mihoyo is doing across all of its works, from games to music (especially with regard to hi3), is modernizing Chinese culture, just like what this battlesuit does for li sushang. great analysis!
Damn relatable
Red string is also a key element of Shenhe's design from Genshin Impact, as the power that constrains her cursed destiny. And she is a beauty who is described as a crane as well.
I'm quite thankful you decided to make this video. I am currently working on three characters, one of which who's outfit is heavily based on Chinese clothing and largely inspired by Honkai's design philosophy. I've got the general vibe down, I just needed a few specifics, so thank you for giving us information on the details of Li Sushang's design.
We love you, Ying!
After hearing this analysis of Chinese design and what colors represent and such, I'm now interested in the details that they put into Herrscher of Sentience design
Btw, you should check 7 sword visual novel her design too, otto and other characters like fuhua, they even more impressed and cultural in terms of design.
Separate post cause I don't want the two topics mixed together - I would love to see more outfit analysis on Honkai battlesuits. Fu Hua's Azure Empyrea in particular both in her base form and in her skins, and Sentience since I think hers is a very interesting look and I'd love a more detailed overview from someone that knows about costumes and costume design. I think there a quite a few skins with interesting looks even among Valks where the base battlesuit is designed with a function focus.
i really love li sushang base on her design (since i have not caught up with honkai's story yet... hardcore honkai fans pls don't be hard on me)
learning about more of her character design is so interesting and I'm just in awe 🥺
with that said.... i shall -simp- i mean pull for her
It's okay we'll enjoy your pain eitherway
the best part is that she's free. You don't need to pull for her.
she doesn't play a huge role in the main story so you're alr lol
She’s 15 btw
If you want to learn more about her character,if you haven't already, I recommend reading the 7 swords visual novel! The english translation should be on the wiki if you search 'honkai recommend reading order', then find it in the list.
I haven't even watched the whole video yet lol but I just wanted to say that I have a zodiac necklace too!!!!!! It's my dad's zodiac (dog) and he gave it to me when I was like six haha. (btw my zodiac is pig too ^^)
Edit: so for those who want context, these are the four beauties. I don't know their full stories, but I think the names are easier for me as a chinese speaking person to search up than for other people so here you go :)
西施沉魚 - Xi Shi sinks fish
昭君落雁 - Wang Zhaojun makes birds fall
貂蟬閉月 - Diaochan eclipses the moon
貴妃羞花 - Yang Guifei shames the flowers
sushang is also a character in honkai star rail and she looks really adorable, and her ultimate summons a giant chicken
GIANT CHICKEN HAHHSLFK;JASDF
I never saw this kind of content coming but I’m here for it. Poetry lesson? Culture explanation? Sword art demo? Yes to all of it.
We have blue-white traditional porcelain in Poland too. Made in Bolesławiec since 19th century.
This video poped up in my recommendations whilst I was looking for background noise to draw sushang to. It just made what I'm drawing now feel so much more meaningful. Thank you for making this video, super informative and it made me appreciate honkai's designs so much more
I watched this whole video without skipping a thing and oh my god that was such a fun and entertaining video. I learned so much from it, especially the jade thing!! Thanks so much, Ying~!
11:04 I do want to point out that the reason the fish sank into the water and the bird fell is that
they "forgot" to swim and fly seeing her beauty,
like a car driver's eyes drawn to a hot woman and forgot to look at the road :)
Anyways, thanks for the analysis!
Crazy when you showed the jade necklaces. My mom and I years ago had the opportunity to visit the orphanage I was adopted from. They gave me a zodiac jade necklace on a red string so similar to yours. They gave it to all the children that came back to visit. Your explanation gave it so much more meaning. The necklace had a lot of meaning to already as a gift from the people who took care of me but now there’s an even greater cultural importance. Thanks for sharing!
thank u so much for making this video ying !
one of the reasons i've wanted more people to check out honkai is because i know the devs put SO MUCH thought into everything they make, from story to character design, but i feel a lot of it is lost in translation and the process of localization... so it makes me so happy i can hear someone explain their own culture and help me love even more the effort put into honkai and its art ! - again - thank u so much for the video 🙇
matching your outfit to the content, I see you
YOU CAUGHT ME HEHEH
HEHEH
you cant belive how happy I am that you are playing honkai. The Story and charachters are so good. Thank you. Also that sword swining in the begining looks so cool ;)
the way i'm currently working on a paper about diaochan from sanguo and you just gave me the perfect idiom to talk about LOL ,,, thank you for this video (and all your others about chinese culture!) it not only made me simp for li sushang but also gave me inspo for my own chinese scifi character designs in my novel :)))
Not gonna lie, when you meantioned all these little things made me realize how similar Vietnamese culture was to Chinese. But then again I forgot that a lot of Vietnamese ancestry and culture was a chunk of Chinese.
Side note: I happen to wear a jade necklace gifted from my mother. I never knew what it actually meant till now. Thank you!
One of the reasons I've fallen in love with hoyoverse games is because it's helped me appreciate different cultures, especially chinese culture. It's so beautiful and without things like this, I would have never known
Li Shushang's design reminds me so much of Ling'er in the first Chinese Paladin game! She, too, had the blue/white porcelain colour scheme in her costume design. It took this video for me to connect the colour palette with porcelain & I'll likely go stare at that Guo Pei collection to sigh over how pretty it is after this vid.
This was such a fun video & I would love to see more "video game fashion analysis". The battlesuits of Fu Hua, designs for Ningguang and Xingqiu, and The Ever-Classic Chun-Li (another porcelain action girl!) come to mind. i think it would be extra cool if you "live reacted" to the designs of characters you've never played, trying to guess what they're like based on costume alone (this is an excuse for any of your friends/chat regulars to drag you into their own fandoms, lol). I, obvs, submit the character designs for the 1st & 3rd Chinese Paladin games for any such analysis. Thanks for such a cool video! Li Shushang hype, let's goooooo!
Always fascinated to hear about Chinese culture, definitely a major reason why I started following your videos - and of course, stayed for the silly fun too, haha. Thanks again for such a fun and informative video!
I got so excited when the poem about the beauties came up cause i knew what you were talking about!!
ive been studying as much chinese culture as i can since my nephews are gonna be half chinese.
I love Li Sushangs design!!
im so happy you got sponsored by honkai!!! seeing you enjoy it so much makes me so happy and i cant wait for more honkai chapter streams
Love these types of videos! Being 2nd gen Chinese American, I can totally relate to the disconnected emotionally from both cultures but also being very much connected physically.
Thanks for another great video, Ying! 😊
Thank you for this video! I adore Sushang! 💙
Thank you for your input Ying 💜 I can't wait for your next Honkai Impact story stream 💜
You’re so well spoken bro, super interesting video~ thank you
The longer I play the game, the more I learn not just from the game but from its content creators too. I love it. I've not much exposure to Chinese customs other than spending my whole schooling life in a Chinese-Filo school and the older I get the more I appreciate these tidbits of knowledge I gained.
Finally got around to watching this!! Very cool breakdown :0 the jade bracelet reminds me of the viet “explanation” for it is the bracelet absorbs all your bad luck and negative emotions (and I believe it’s supposed to darken in colour) and it’ll break when it’s too “full” or to protect you. Could be superstition but my mom likes to say that the reason her old bracelet broke was to protect her wrist when she fell one time. Her wrist was fine, but the bracelet was broken. (She’s replaced it since then, this was years ago). I got a bracelet when I was super young from my viet grandma, but it doesn’t fit because I’ve grown since then lol. I’ll probably get one when I stop growing for sure, because the bracelet is very difficult to get off/never gets off :>
im super excited to hear you talking about Jade and the symbolism of the red braids i have always wanted to buy my own Jade pendant as a major expense
Oooh this is the reason for the sword and cup! This was such a informative video!! 😄
something i find pretty interesting is the fact that white and blue is also a staple in polish ceramics! theres sometimes the addition of green, red and yellow for flowers, but blue and white is the main colour scheme, so when you first pointed out the colours i thought of polish pottery instead lmao.
something that i also think plays into sushang's flower kind of theme is that in one stigma of the herrscher of sentience you can see sushang with a lot of flowers in the clothes she wore during the seven swords visual novel
god bless hoyoverse for sponsoring this amazing video 🙏🙏 I can get bored very easily by long analysis and explanations, but didn't feel even a little bit like that while watching this video. I absolutely adore Sushang and can't wait to get her 🗿 haven't been this hyped for a character since the Herrscher of Flamescion release
ying was casually talking about beng ming nian and this year's mine ☠
already working on things i can do to avoid bad things this year
thanks for sharing such precious info
Your analysis is so good!! Would love to hear ying analyze senti's design too one day
I'm so glad I discovered this video!!! Even though I know nothing about Honkai, I really appreciate hearing you talk with so much passion about your history and culture!!! I just love your vibes. Instantly subscribed ❣️
I didn't get to say this, but regardless of whatever content you put, I can't stop watching it because your smile and happiness overflow out of the monitor! So even if some content is less- interesting topic, I have no choice but to watch it! ;) I really love your always happy vibe so please keep that!
On top of that, I especially love when you have Chinese cultural lesson in a more lightened way than serious atmosphere. I would love to see more of these kind of videos if you could.
With lots of love
Lovely analysis! Definitely always nice to know more on the cultural elements represented in a character and see how much thought was put into its creation. I don’t play Honkai Impact 3rd (yet), but that’s definitely a very beautiful character design. I also like how her attacks seem to be brush strokes.
This was a great video and if you ever decide to do more of those, I’m all here for it!
Also, wait wait wait. You’re a lovable dork, you sing beautifully, you’re an Asian with complex feelings about their cultural heritage, you’re ace, you play Genshin AND you know how to use a sword??! Gosh, no wonder I’ve been liking you ever since I discovered your channel a week ago (I do not know how to use a sword, but gods I wish I did, also I should get back to singing).
aahhhh i really love this video, i love learning things about other cultures. I would totally watch more of you taking a look at some of the more cultural Chinese designs
It's always nice to see your take on Honkai Impact as a new-ish player and this was very informative and fun to watch! Also just love to hear how you say Li Sushang's name over and over. Would love to see your reaction/thoughts to Fu Hua, especially her Azure Empyrea battlesuit!
I loved this video ;_; and maybe Li Sushang didn't see but you impressed THIS girl
you mentioned something about how the HI3 has a lot of destiny or fate concept in the game and you're right. idk if someone told you that Schicksal means destiny, and one of the Chinese characters' in-game voicelines actually said that "character is destiny."
Nice fresh take for a Honkai Content, regardless of it being sponsored.
And your wushu video (or short) some days ago reminded me of sushang when I played her character on release.
I saw this video on the Honkai stream today. Thanks for teaching me the elements of her design!
wow nice sword handles!, loved your video keep it going girl!
Ying with a sword, for some reason, brings me immeasurable fear
Ohhhh man Ying, girl you gonna bawl when you get to the birth of Hershey of Flamescion. XD This is a really nice info/culture dump for Li Shushang. It makes so much sense why all the traditional cultural influence when you know her back story and how she ties in with one valkyrie in particular. Also hella surprised when you showed a clip of swinging the jian. Could tell immediately "hey this quirky bubbly YTber knows how to use that properly!"
Love the analysis and learned some really interesting bits of Chinese culture as well 😌 I have a new appreciation for jade
Sponsored or not, great video! THANK YOU, YING FOR ALL THE COOL TRIVIA. I just love Asian culture! I'm from the Philippines, so I know some Chinese cultural influences we got from the wonderful folks from China, centuries ago.
If you're specifically interested in Sushang the main game won't help much. She shows up very late into the story and her presentation clearly expects players to either already know about her or do their own research. Which is fair - she's not a main player in the story and just randomly shoving her backstory, sloppily into the chapter would be worse. But it does mean you either have to ask around people that know or track down the VN where she first appears. Now I'm not sure myself which one it is - I know Seven Swords is a VN where you see the story of Fu Hua and her martial arts school where one of the disciples is Sushang's mother (I think it's her mother), but I don't know how far things are explore in the VN and if Sushang's story is shown elsewhere. Anyone that knows better please clarify. I'm trying to be as vague as possible in order not to spoil any plot from the VN in case you want to play it. I know there is no official EN translation of it though and I'm not sure of the state and quality of the fanmade one.
Dang… The details that you saw and pointed out- your observation is amazing ying 😭😭😭
AMAZING SWORD JOB OR WHATEVER UR SUPPOSED TO CALL IT BTW LOL
I love this kind of video, and the effort of match your cloth to the topic are impressive!!
Thank you for this video :))) I enjoyed it thoroughly and took notes
I was looking at her design a few weeks back for a sketch, but didn’t take note some of the deeper Chinese elements in it. Your analysis really helps me appreciate her outfit more!
I also had no clue about the zodiac year thing, my parents totally never mention it haha
OMG I DO WUSHU TOO and I will absolutely memorize Sushang's auto attack
wow the more you know! i also have to get back into honkai again lol her design is amazing, i can really tell how much effort hoyoverse puts into their characters
Ying with a sword both scares me and makes me more enamored 😍
I'm so happy you got Honkai to sponsor you
I hope more Honkai related content comes around in the future, having one of my favorite creators and my favorite game - a match made in heaven 🥰✨
me cutting off 11 fingers trying to flip a sharp balisong knife
really interesting video!! I always love to hear how character designs are influenced by different cultures and time periods! very cool!! I would love to hear your opinions on some of the other honkai designs too if youd ever want to make that content!! have a great day!
in the 16thC. this style of Chinese blue and white porcelain spawned a whole subculture of locally made, cheaper alternatives in the Netherlands called Delfts Blauw. Here in the Netherlands it's seen as a classic quintessentially Dutch aesthetic (400 years of history lol) but with the respect and acknowledgement of its origins (China ofc).
Delfts Blauw often depicts typical dutch scenes such as Windmills, tulips etc.
i was hoping you would also be covering sushang's fighting style and its origins in the xianxia genre!! but thank you for the culture lesson!!
This made me wish for a Fu Hua Azure Empyrea video ^^
Also, I hope you were able to make it to ch. 25 of the Honkai Impact story
i got through 22 and then took a break for a bit!!! will be back soon over the summer hehe
@@ying_verse You'll be in for a nice surprise when you get there ^^
I just wanna say I would love to see more stuff like this!
I didn't know you did Wushu 😮
That's so cool!
You make me want to learn in the future
(P.S. the blue "petal-like" ornaments in her hair remind me of the Glaze Lilies from Genshin I ain't gonna lie
And I love them)
One of the reasons why I love her even more is that I share my surname with her ;D (my name is Li Qingxin, yeah, that flower that Ganyu loves so much)
I love this type of content ying ❤️😌
I also did wushu in college! I was with UCI. If I can just find a convention that will let me bring a straightsword with my Kaeya cosplay...
The things that you said about jade are what a lot of other crystals do so I wasn’t exactly surprised by it, but I love seeing how different crystals reflects different cultures
没想到我和ying姐的生肖是猪猪🐷
Love your videos as always whether it is morning, afternoon or night!
PS This video literally pulled me into Honkai Impact 3rd!!! *After losing the 50/50 on the Nilou banner*
RAGEQUIT NILOU INSTALL HONKAI LMFAAOOOASDF;LKJAK i hope you enjoy, fellow piggy!!!!
I love Sushang's battlesuit so this was very interesting for me. I hope there'll be more of this 👀
Ngl, You + sword = goddamn gorgeous
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really wanted to start honkai after your concert recap but i ran out of space on my ipad LOL i looove this video and the editing tho!
Wow, this is the most interesting video i've seen in a long time! Where can we find out more about the four beauties? Love this type of content!!
Would be cool to see you talk about Senti’s design, really cool learning about all these Chinese things that make up these characters.
I learned some new things about my culture haha thank you Ying XD
I never knew- not even my parents told me that I should wear more red when my zodiac birth year comes around bruuuhh 😭 I always thought it was a year of good luck but y e e t I guess NOT
I also feel very disconnected from both cultures because I know damn well I don’t understand a lot of these traditional Chinese things being American born but I don’t entirely fit into the latter one either simply because I grew up in a different environment asdnfjnweksmql
Really nice breakdown on SUShang's fit! I dunno if you've planned for this, but maybe you could do the same thing for other battlesuits/outfits that have more of a Chinese theme. I for one would look forward to it!
She is so pretty
YING UPLOAD WOOOOOO
im way more excited for sushang after this video 😍
super informative! thank you so much for this~~
I love that you’re mentioning Ben Ming nian, I’m not Chinese but am interested in astrology (western primarily), but halfway through my last Ben Ming nian i got more into Chinese astrology because, omg it was so bad I was like wtf is going on and found out about it ? I don’t own a lot of red clothing items but I wore my only red scarf religiously (a girl is superstitious regardless of origins), and now I watch out for my friends and family’s Ben Ming nian like I would Astro transits 🤣♥️
Holy that wushu is CLEANN
Guys she is threatening us now to watch the video. 💀
I'm sorry, Some Rando Who Pronounces Names, for this exposition was so fascinating and enjoyable that I dunno whether to simp for you or Li Sushang now.
... cheesy comment aside, thank you for making this vid!
... also white and blue booba illuminated by cybernetically glowing jade rings waohhoo
Pretty much got most of it. As for getting past post chapter 9...take a deep breath, this is the most stressful part of the story and it doesn't let up for the next few chapters. If you haven't looked through the chronicles yet, all but the one about the Vodka girls are from earlier in the story at this point and may or may not bring some clarity to a few story points that have come up or are about to.
Thanks!
Thank YOU!!
Hopefully you'll do a review on Li Sushang master!
No one gonna mention how Ying kinda wearing the porcelain design?
Excelent video! I'm waiting to hit a dry patch on Genshin to start up Honkai.
Did you know that Ying Li, the story and vtuber/playable character is finally finished with Gun Girls Z/Honkai Gakuen 2.
Yo the sword trick was so sick
1:05 You're gonna tease out more than those details if you keep on making them hand gestures!
Good video, You can come back to play Honkai Impact around 27 October after v6.1 update completed.
Also you can get her free from the shop 😄