Dolls in Pseudo Paradise - Track 10: Reincarnation

◊ Title: リーインカーネイション
◊ Artist: ZUN
◊ Album: 蓬莱人形　～ Dolls in Pseudo Paradise
◊ Original: リーインカーネイション ／ Reincarnation
「東方夢時空　～ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream, Mima's theme」
Oh mai god, Mima-sama~ :D
Reincarnation sounds so good here, even if it's not my favourite :3

[@SymboliNegative]

"Reincarnation" for a character that haven't been playable for 22 years, how fitting

[@SymboliNegative]

@@nononou THERE'S ONE MIMA AMONG US

[@karozoronah146]

@@SymboliNegative Green Reimu sus

[@765craven4]

@@nononou It's easy to assume that Marisa basically became a combination of herself and Mima. Mima was essentially Reimu's "rival" character in the PC-98 games, being present in all of them except Lotus Land Story. Marisa serves that role now, being a friendly rival to Reimu and the secondary protagonist of the series.

[@canislupid2466]

Wasn't Yukari a replacement for Mima or something? I vaguely remember hearing about this ages back

[@Neko_Medic]

it's very possible Mima reincarnated into a human child and is just too young right now to even remember anything about her past self.

[@Mari_Intothestaircase]

Mima is like the Waluigi in this fan-base.

[@52catsinatrenchcoat]

The only difference is that Waluigi actually gets into games.

[@Kidomaru222]

@@52catsinatrenchcoat And also Mima is actually an interesting character x)

[@MisterSleep1123]

@@Kidomaru222 damn bro. Chill

[@Kidomaru222]

@@MisterSleep1123 I'm chill... ?

[@petergriffin1331]

WAH

[@jeweltara]

The fandom refuses to forget her that much is clear. And it;s all becayse she was strangely likable in the games she had The true ghost queen

[@IdiotNo]

Apparently she placed 84th in a popularity poll which is OK i guess?

[@udon6092]

It's like ZUN knew he wasn't going to use Mima for a long time and made this song to celebrate her and say goodbye for now...maybe she'll come back eventually.

[@vincent-ataramaniko]

She will. ZUN said it himself

[@TheLugiaSong]

Vincent Vidal-Berthaud wait, really?? That's awesome. Whether she has reincarnated or not, I look forward to her reappearance.

[@NEOthefriendlyYoutuber]

If she comes back that will be amazing No no no wait even better what if she get into smash bro!!!

[@remilia20xx78]

@@NEOthefriendlyKZbinr When she comes back, it's going to be like how King K Rool was revealed: Reimu and Marisa getting trolled by Sunny Milk only for Mima to really appear

[@gypsysprite4824]

@@TheLugiaSong Mima would not reincarnate within a few human lifetimes honestly, i just think reimu figured out how to seal Mima for more than 4 months

[@jaxy5184]

I'm the only who feels this is a little melancholic?

[@trashkun7354]

Carnalizer Rackham ιερός it really does

[@SpiralPegasus]

_A little_ ?

[@necksuss5806]

it feels melancholic until the big trumpet part, and then it feels celebratory to me, until the brief bit of happiness ends and transitions back to melancholy. A lot like mima as a character to me, as she spends most of her time sealed away in makai, dead, but every once and a while she makes her "triumphant" return in an attempt to reincarnate and wipe out humanity.

[@siriuslyawesome]

I always thought Zun's answer to the whole power level debate was placing Yuyuko at Stage 1.

[@tsuzyx9672]

Actually, Impossible Spellcard is the definitive Power-Level confirmer. Where stage number does not equal power level.

[@siriuslyawesome]

@@tsuzyx9672 I'll have to check that out. But in the meantime, my response was just meant to kinda showcase that Stage Number already doesn't equal power level.

[@tsuzyx9672]

@@siriuslyawesome ISC is pretty good, but it's hard for me to play...still play it a lot though. By hard I mean it literally is Impossible danmaku, but that's the point of the game

[@GarryDumblowski]

As brutal as the danmaku puzzle games can be, they're absolutely some of my favorites when done well. I love that all of them have so many different solutions, and so often they test several skills one can have when playing a danmaku game.

[@RaphielShiraha64]

i mean yuyuko is holding her power at her stage 1 appearance, so does it really count

[@KieraWaffles]

If Mima's going to reappear, I'd rather see her as a player character instead of a boss. There would probably be less disappointment that way. I would also like to see Yuuka as a player character again, but not in a phantasmagoria game.

[@ayashimeimaru4266]

Seven Years has been pass, And no Mima :(

[@seki108]

@@ayashimeimaru4266 And now one of the few hopes is from a side manga......which likely to pan out to be some no name vengeful spirit or something else entirely.

[@Hizumi9922]

noo! i don't want to die again by mere humans! go away and let me in peace!

[@porygon4023]

@@seki108 Every chapter of the manga alludes more to being Mima. I mean, a vengeful spirit who hates the Hakurei shrine and has been here from the start? If it isn't Mima, I don't even want to imagine the fandom's reaction.

[@fumoyuuka3117]

yuka yes please And mima too

[@ShyGuy261]

Just imagine for a second: A new Touhou game comes out. The Cast of playable characters consists of: - Reimu - Sanae - Youmu - Yuuka One glance at the cast and you would notice something is wrong. Marisa is not a playable character! You played through the game and no Marisa to be seen anywhere. You unlock the Extra Stage. Once you start the stage, a familiar soundtrack is greeting you, with the name "Reincarnation ~ Return to Paradise". The midboss appears and... Marisa? What are you doing here? - "I've been making some preparation for a big party in secret. I can't have you go any further or I have to make Stardust out of you!" At the end of the stage, you notice, that the boss is a familiar face. Mima! - Dialogue with Reimu - "Long time no see, Hakurei Shrine Maiden. It might have taken some time, but I am finally back! Let's put Gensokyo into a reign of terror, it has never seen before!" - Dialogue with Sanae - "What are you, some kind of faker? Just having the same hair color as the great Mima wasn't enough for you, so you had to steal my fashion sense, too? I will grind your pretty face with my bullets, until you are unrecognizable!" - Dialogue with Youmu - "A half Phantom? How is that even possible? Wouldn't it be more useful without your human half, being a full spirit, just like the great Mima? Let me help you get rid of it!" - Dialogue with Yuuka - "You are that flower freak from back then, right? You know, Marisa really likes that giant laser you taught her. But enough with the useless banter. Today, I will show you that I am superior to you!"

[@clodolcmidnights837]

...DUDE, GET SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO CODE, COS SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY

[@mysterymuffn]

This, is really good. Man I'd scream yo if I saw this

[@terra6713]

I'd say the memey line of "Stop giving them ideas" but actually, yes please, give that man sum intention to bring her back.

[@Kira-rn9fl]

@@clodolcmidnights837 i'm sure there's plenty of fan games with mima

[@desmond9740]

I know 5 playable characters in a main Touhou game isn't a thing... But here's the dialogue with Alice: "Oh? You're the puppeteer? Didn't recognize you, you've grown quite a lot over the years. And I noticed that you've sealed your grimoire... Hope that won't hold you back, though. Let's see what you're made of!"

[@UnalloyedMalenia]

I get the feeling like this song says: We will never see each other again, so be free and always play fair. Remember what I tough you, Marisa. You can be Evil, but always keep a sense of justice. This is my last wish. Farewell, I shall reincarnate, but you will not recognize me. So I, will not remember you. Now then, farewell. And... Don´t Forget Me.

[@CarinaHellebore]

Years later, Sanae.

[@Zantom07]

Enkavma Kataigida other than the green hair, I literally see no similarity between the two. Care to explain? xD

[@UnalloyedMalenia]

Star shaped danmaku, bonded to a shrine, rivality with reimu, can leave gensokyo.

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Relick You're the third Hina Face I've seen on KZbin besides myself

[@pinkfluffycute]

Relick meh Mima-sama's hair is quite dark green while Slutnae's is lighter

[@time-travelingnekomata7197]

I kinda like this better than the original because of that intro...

[@ArbyCreeper]

It sounds like a last boss theme

[@puellamagi1232]

She was a final boss back in SoEW.

[@user-jz4hz8rk6m]

Me too, I guess

[@flandrescarlet2155]

84 years later...

[@gnochhuos645]

Flandre Scarlet still 411 years to go, flandre

[@justanothertouhoufan6484]

Cong Vu 6000 years later...

[@sakuwya6299]

Oh hello people from the past! How are you today? I hope you're all okay

[@karnifall]

Not like you're any better Flan

[@rurihime4965]

@@karnifall aged gloriously

[@JamminDjango]

Mima for Touhou 46853

[@aronnecroman]

I like how Mima is just about 3 years younger than the series it self, yet she never appeared since then.

[@rurihime4965]

She actually appeared in the first game as a boss

[@OzixiThrill]

Sadly, that's due to copyright shenanigans. ZUN doesn't own the copyright to her, thus it's unlikely she'll ever appear. However, one is not a true fan of Touhou without believing in miracles. Some day, we shall see a new incarnation of hers.

[@Terumimi]

​@@OzixiThrillwait, what copyright shenanigans?

[@toro2812]

@@OzixiThrill Wasn't the entire PC-98 characters copyright thing a myth?

[@slightlystarvingartist3952]

This makes me want to learn how to play the violin.

[@radionukeunyu412]

No you don't

[@ethankangaroo9767]

No

[@wintershift2180]

It may sound fun but trust me it's not sometimes

[@lonelyshpee7873]

Just learn the piano. This ain't a real violin anyway.

[@BestOfAllRank]

Now that you mention it, I could try playing this by ear, I've started trying to learn pieces by ear lately.

[@GooberousBeast]

i want Mima to be a Touhou 20 Boss and i want her theme to be named "REINCARNATED"

[@Dan-gs3kg]

Oh fuck man

[@ssaamil]

HOPE!!!!

[@cokedib]

Gettin' close there

[@necksuss5806]

hopium. 20 is a big number for a series to get to, what a perfect time to call back to its' roots.

[@CrimsonFushicho]

That would make such a good final boss. Mima just gets her revenge on Reimu, and now she has to fight her.

[@yuuyakizami2133]

"Dear oh Dear, what was it Marisa? The Night? The Journey? Or the Horrible Dream? It does not matter. It is up to the Magus' Helper to clean up after these sorts of messes... *Tonight, Mima Joins The Ritual* "

[@Bravidunno]

"Heheh... You called out my theme song. You have been thinking about me...You're afraid of my fandom's influence. Good...The more you think of me, the closer my return draws. And when I have awoken, I will take hold... THE SHRINE MAIDEN'S BALLS WILL BE MINE !!!" --Mima, to ZUN.

[@aurumrs5158]

Maybe ZUN doesn't bring ver back because he has something planned with her? Well, I don't really think she will appear anymore, but :/

[@niajohnson5741]

Aurum RS meh, I’ve still got hope.

[@phoebeluna4427]

i too want reimu's balls

[@DoppelkeksLP]

@@aurumrs5158 Hehe. Balls

[@moritamikamikara3879]

SHE WAS AFTER REIMU'S BALLS!

[@SerabiiBot]

Isn't Marisa just a replacement Mima? I mean, with all those years of training with the spirit, she's got her wit, magic prowess and behavior habits. Bringing Mima back would just mean two Mimas. And I bet Mima has a good reason for being absent, like hiding in the Hakurei Shrine stealing sake, or having tea parties with Yukari.

[@cobaltJude]

actually maybe she could be an extra boss, not too important but because the fans love hr so much ZUN could bring her back as an extra boss to those extra dedicated fans. Ya feel me?

[@derpsire53]

ZUN could always change Mima's personality drastically like he did with Alice, and to a lesser extent Yuuka.

[@cobaltJude]

If he does, let's hope that he gets the right mix down. Or maybe Mima will never return and will we just play pc-98 emulators forever.

[@countrybluegrass]

pikamarisa64 Mima's not actually that popular, contrary to the belief of Mima's diehards. In the annual Japanese THWiki character popularity poll she's dropped about 10 places every year since 2004. It wasn't held in 2013, this year's is currently on, but she was ranked 71 in 2012. In contrast, Yuuka was #7 and Alice was #2. Well, you can at least take solace in the fact that she barely edged out the Three Fairies of Light and Alice's dolls.

[@lukasi6688]

countrybluegrass While a lot of us wish for her return, we still have our favorites. IMO her popularity level is : Everyone who knows PC-98 knows Mima.

[@ricoferdianalexander7069]

everyday I listen to ZUN's every song it's like he is not a normal human... if you know what I mean.. it is like he is born with musical notes and god of music in his soul.. I imagine ZUN create this song while being trance like a devil with insane and crazy eyes and laughter...

[@ricoferdianalexander7069]

Actually he have a trumpet class at Junior High School, but that's not an answer for his amazing music.. You're absolutely right that man is a crazy dick..wew

[@ahriaelwui1485]

Lumina Chen I'll always wonder how being called a " crazy dick" is a compliment and not an insult though

[@ricoferdianalexander7069]

It's up to you for interpreting it, but for me I may unnerved ZUN but in the other hand I also jealous with him, so if you know what I mean please comfy yourself..

[@ahriaelwui1485]

dunno, it still doesn't really explain why an insult is a compliment :D

[@ricoferdianalexander7069]

I have explained that I'm both unnerved and envy his skill, and if you don't understand it's not my business. If you think it's an compliment then it is a compliment, and if you think it's an insult then it is. The answer is in your head, how you INTERPRETING IT. Just suit yourself.

[@cachamuertos]

All I can hear is Achi kocchi ~ ~ in the background

[@Meilingfan]

i cant unhear the lyrics now.

[@kr3533]

Bro, it's so sad, I understand why the fandom miss Mima, imagine for a second Marisa disappear from the games without trace of her, imagine she doesn't appear in any spin-off, in any doujin, in any main game anymore, she literally disappear in the nowhere. I think people are going to ask what happened to her even a lot of years latter. Well, that's literally what happened with Mima, she was literally as important in pc-98 as Marisa is in windows :/

[@kyaksachan502]

I would love for her to come back but by this point I understand it will never happen. There's a lot of stuff i love to be explained of the aftermath with PC-98verse, the small things really, but god help me if it did happen, and not like a unfunny joke event, I'd be stoked! But everything ends and we move on. I just wish the fandom still acknowledged some of the older characters who aren't particularly famous for their relationship with said known characters. But I've always had an issue of having inclination towards niche/obscured stuff long before the internet. Honestly though I wonder why Yuuka kinda just vanished? She existed and hasn't been acknowledged in any spin-offs at all, I mean it's weird to be brought back then only to have nothing be brought up with it. I feel like Yuuka was just a cameo character and nothing more.

[@kr3533]

@@kyaksachan502 Actually Yuuka is just there in the sunflower idk what it was called, Maybe sunflower garden? Anyway. She is just there. She re-apeared because the incident was related to nature, there hasn't been any more nature-related games after that. TH 10- Faith incident. TH 11- Subterranean Sun incident. TH 12- Byakuren and her stuffs xd TH 13- Miko coming back because of Byakuren and her stuffs XD TH 14- Weak youkais' revolution. TH 15- Direct continuation of IN. TH 16- Season incident. This one is kinda tricky, this could be another one to bring back Yuuka, it would be a lot more better than having cirno as summer. But I think it also makes sense. Not only because the protagonist have to be strong enough to defeat Okina with help, but also because they have to be weak enough to need Okina's help to go to her and be defeated xD Yuuka doesn't need that help, and she also has the power to control flowers, so she would notice what was happening, and there are 2 posibilities: 1- She know Okina is just treatijg gebsokyo to see if it can keep equilibrated 2- She doesn't know and doesn't care because no mstter how uncontrolled seasons are, as long as her flowers keep the rythm of changes in the seasons, the garden would be fine. So yeah... is complicated xD TH 17- Animal spirit's incident. TH 18- cApItALisM- xD Also there hasn't been any spinn off based on nature. The only one I don't know anything is AoCF, and probably that game is related to another thing considering the final boss sre Joon and Shion.

[@sath6089]

0:23 Imagine this music playing while the person is getting nailed to the tree...

[@ColossatronProductions]

*ARE YOU WATCHING* *CHANG'E* Trees!

[@sath6089]

Colossatron Productions Yes, that honest man was nailed to death in a tree. Its so dark omg

[@ivoryvt]

I didn't look into these remixes until now... ZUN COMPOSED A REMIX OF ONE OF MIMA'S THEMES POST PC-98? WHY DIDN'T I KNOW THIS SOONER? This is great.

[@Dan-gs3kg]

There is another in Akyuu's Untouched Scores, iirc

[@geeseispluralforgoose]

I love the violin and the cursed feeing at the beginning. THIS is my favourite version of reincarnation.

[@DopeioThePhoneBoi]

Goddamn that picture is confusing me. Sometimes it looks like Mima is hunched and holding her staff, and other times it looks like she's doing a Dio Brando lean and holding the staff against her chest.

[@prizmastarz742]

lolz

[@boxfox6498]

Oh god now I imagined Mima doing a wryyy XD

[@FrogmaskMusic]

.....conceivably it could be either, considering we only her waist(?) up

[@xyndraxyndra9645]

It's the hair

[@adrianacaelinjavier5321]

acchi kochi

[@Xenomorthian]

I synced the main part to kick in exactly when it became 2024 lol

[@joururichan]

you know, now that I think about it, maybe the reason why ZUN hasn't really bothered to bring Mima back is simply because he's not aware of her having any kind of significance in the fanbase. if he said he wasn't aware of Flandre's popularity until before TH 17.5 and brought her back then, it's possible it'll be the same for Mima. perhaps she will only appear by chance/luck when ZUN becomes aware of her fanbase presence oxo

[@toro2812]

Thing is, flandre is a consistently top 5 most popular 2hu, but while nearly every foreign fan wants mima back, she doesn't seem to be that popular within the JP fanbase, after all, she was ranked 70th in the character popularity ranking this year.

[@mikubrot]

@@toro2812 might be a case of a lot of people liking her, but not enough liking her enough to put her in their rankings

[@shandianranshao6203]

Who dared put a dislike...? Everybody can have their opinions, but... WHO?

[@GarryDumblowski]

Seija Kijin. She disagrees with the majority opinion by definition.

[@shandianranshao6203]

Kaiser Dragon The ZUNsomeness should have blocked her though.

[@GarryDumblowski]

Shandian Ranshao Except ZUN created Seija. Gensoukyou is part of him, and the people of Gensoukyou are his soul.

[@shandianranshao6203]

Kaiser Dragon *gasps* D:

[@Park-ll6mj]

I couldn't understand your comment until I used that "Translate" button. It makes so much of a difference.

[@MysteriousYou2br]

See? She's still remembered. ^_^

[@theanxel1238]

Always.

[@unfunniestman]

ACCHI → KOCCHI ← NI FUSHIGI EBOOREEWHEÄR ACCHI → KOCCHI ← DE BURURIN EBOOREEDÆ NANI WO ↑ DOUSHITEMO ↓ TOEMÖRRU EES AWNŒTER DÆ WÆL-WÆL-WÆL KA-KA KA-KA-KARUMANETIONS

[@Nightfall_Equinox]

i cannot listen to this without hearing "ACCHI KOCCHI"

[@hotarubi282]

we will always remember you, mima. you are the best touhou girl!

[@randomwesternfan]

18 has been announced. Have hope. EDIT: Well, 19 is the one

[@turkia6148]

Don't worry, I'm sure 20 will be the one

[@Patrick11nf]

Just what I thought. ZUN remixing Mima's reincarnation... wait what? Makes you think if ZUN just wants to troll the fans again.

[@housevsdubstep7218]

Okay, that part at 1:26 felt so emotional to me...

[@Nier2J]

It's intriguing that Zun remastered her theme. I mean, he usually remaster boss themes or stage themes of the character returned from the pc 98, right ? So why Mima ? Sho got reincarnation remastered, appeared on the cover of Akyu's untouched score vol 4 with a new design . . . what could this mean ? Zun doesn't want to bring her back even as a cameo so I don't understand. I don't believe that she'll return at all but I have many questions in my head about her.

[@warhammer3012]

He proboably used Reincarnation because it fit the scene it was used for. Also, DiPP was released after EoSD, so there wasn't a lot of windows era tracks to choose from.

[@orionsleepy]

actually, Zun did mention Mima in his interview at AnimeExpo i cant actually find a direct link atm so your going to have to take my word for it or actually go through the entire thing

[@Nier2J]

which anime expo ? 2016 ?

[@orionsleepy]

yeah 2016

[@Nier2J]

Yes I just saw that one hour ago on shrinemaiden.org. I was glad. : ) Thank you for the info by the way.

[@shinoataya]

I liked complete darkness more, but now that i listen to it again I seriously love the structure and dynamics here 😭😭😭😭😭 Complete darkness has a different vibe and i still kind of like it more but this song still goes so hard... The title really fits, it feels like its mima appearing after 20 years and going "WHATS UP BITCHESSS"

[@eclipsesoluna3453]

Tmw you notice a bit of Reincarnation in Junko's theme

[@hundike]

Tbh fans make me kind of dislike Mima with their "ZUN STOP TROLLING US AND BRING MIMA BACK!!!11!!" ZUN wants to make new characters, rather than bring back old ones. Plus theres always the plot thing. Yea sure it'd be great to see her, but Id rather have new characters with new desinsm themes and stories. Now that I think about it, what if HM or 13.5 would have this small easteregg, that when you fight at the Hakurei shrine, you have a sligh pt chance of seeing Mima in te background behind the donation box (perhaps?) slowly appearing and then fading away after 30 seconds? Thatd be quite cool actually. I really love this arrange too! Basically an official remastered version that sounds great

[@wakasagih.3089]

Maybe she could come back as a extra boss as they usually hold no real significance to the plot.

[@ahriaelwui1485]

Some people like only 1 character, some people like all the characters, it really depends a lot, so, you shouldn't mind what the others think / say about a specific character, but I know it's hard ;_;

[@Konaluc]

I'm actually a big fan of Mamizou so I'm really sad about the fact that people would prefer to see Mima than creating my favorite Tanuki

[@ahriaelwui1485]

ಠ_ಠ who is your favourite Tanuki ? :c

[@Konaluc]

Ahri Aëlẘuî Mamizou... I mean, some would prefer that Mamizou would never be created in profit to Mima.

[@anueutsuho7425]

This feels like Mima's last hurrah. Kinda is, outside of Akyuu's Untouched Score.

[@abluehappyface748]

I don't know why, but this theme gives me Christmas vibes. Like, it's the part in a Nightmare before Christmas like film where someone dies. Then, after they die the main protagonist confronts some sort of internal conflict manifesting itself as a Christmas themed spirit/Ghost/ entity. Then this is the battle theme when the protagonist fights the conflict thing and ends up realizing it was nothing but a dream. Then they wake up confused in the middle of Christmas morning knowing that nothing happened.

[@DJInuShakiria]

*Looks at image* LIKE A BOSS

[@paulwarburton3471]

Mima triumphant! The trumpets sounding louder and louder like ours and marisa's love for her! Cause true to reincarnation her spirit and our respect for it NEVER DIES!!!

[@nuclearhydrargyrum2004]

Mima is 4 letters long. Mima wasn't in the 4th game. 4 times 4 is 16. Mima for Touhou 16 confirmed!~

[@rorentin]

Mima is two letters long in Japanese, plus the 4th game times equals 6, times 4 for english name counterpart, its 24. Mima for Touhou 24 confirmed!

[@leovu8500]

@@schuylersmith8168 Ten Desires is related to spirits and yet Mima wasn't there smh

[@ephraimium6755]

Mima is 4 letters long. Mima wasn't in the 4th game. 4 to the power of 4 is 256. Mima for Touhou 256 is guaranteed

[@plasticraven]

@@ephraimium6755 maybe

[@nostalplant]

i wish mima could reappear as a playable game one day, i miss her. this remix of her theme is amazing, it's like as if mima was a eosd boss or some sort

[@piotrnapora5810]

There's the mod for Hisoutensoku that introduces Mima as a playable character

[@nostalplant]

@@piotrnapora5810 never knew about that, but thanks for telling me. also sorry for the late response, don't think i've ever saw the notification for this

[@piotrnapora5810]

@@nostalplant There's another mod, for the "main" games that introduces Mima as a playable character too, but only some of them and it's discontinued

[@mushroomsrcool1449]

Mima: "I'm back" Reimu: " DIE PERMANENTLY ALREADY!"

[@lpfan4491]

Mima:"Reimu, my old friend! 😭Can be bury the hatch and be on the same team?" Reimu:"Can we bury you and never see each other again?"

[@alphadragon453]

omg the memories of when i used flvto to download this song and replaced the music in a cirno script and replaced cirno with shikieiki as well as gave her suika attacks

[@epiphaniedbyjinsvoice3973]

why this song is so emotional and of coincidence is with mima...? why sounds so sad,tragic,elegant and epic? why still she no come back? marisa miss her....but what happened with her? is just....how if all of this.... *Never Existed...*

[@Ms.circlelovesheroreos]

Holy cow I finally found the song 💀

[@pharisaeus6493]

I used to think Touhou fandom was obsessed with Flandre for no reason. Then I found out about Mima...

[@necksuss5806]

No reason? Does someone need another reason to like a character if their personality, music, design, and lore is all gold?

[@pharisaeus6493]

@@necksuss5806 it's all good man, I was just joking. You can like whoever you want

[@kienphucnguyen2001]

Zun-sama , please bring mima back to window games , and also shinki. ( and i cried when listening to this)

[@piotrnapora5810]

I'd like to see Sariel. And Mima too

[@Patrick11nf]

True. But is Mima dead? No, she's just in the background, waiting... :V There's just some pc98 characters I can't help to love. Like Mima/Yumemi/Yuuka.

[@BabyBlueFord]

Patrick She's not dead, she's just waiting in the cycle of reincarnation.

[@necromater6656]

Shinki too

[@sinonon218]

o sheee i realize that 0:23 abit like "winter i. allegro non molto."

[@minhnguyenhoang7828]

I haven't known that ZUN uses such great instrument in his songs, especially in older ones

[@yume2727]

Please Lady Mima come bacc 😔👍

[@ronglun227]

OMG this is the best Reincarnation I've ever herd

[@lucyxchan6808]

Ah...pls don't hit me, but i think this Soundtrack would also fit with a professor Layton game...

[@Eric96365]

Con razón esta entre los mejores temas

[@konstantinsotov6251]

3rd touhou: player Vs computer 9th touhou: same So next player Vs computer touhou will be 27th In 9th Yuuka was back So, maybe in 27th will be Mima time?

[@aronnecroman]

meths

[@defkine]

I prefer this one

[@Papyru23]

Acchi -› kochi ‹-

[@haihaikokodayo9027]

Bring MIMA BAAAAAAACK!

[@yichlyichl4204]

Even now, we can still feel it in our bones. One day. Maybe not soon, but one day...

[@thefriendlycat434]

THEORY: mima for touhou 30 cause she was playable on touhou 3

[@otrotipoxd]

Thats really dumb af, im in

[@Sexybanki]

Theory: mima will be released in Touhou 10 because she first appeared in Touhou 1

[@sventcombatir]

It's strange that there's a Western-style mansion in the middle of a roadless forest to begin with. The girl who lived there hardly ever came into town. But, lately, I've seen a girl who looks like her daughter. How do I know she had a daughter? Well, since the girl looks like she did when she was young...

[@Dan-gs3kg]

Go on?

[@tsumori4ever]

People say bring back mima when they don't even know her or the era she was in

[@ruins.2843]

This is motivational.

[@poffusagi2658]

The violin is so good aaaAAAAAAAAAA

[@STAROCiDE]

I can't unhear stacks voice on this

[@piotrnapora5810]

Not that it's a bad thing

[@mikubrot]

this is the song of pure evil. not the kind that relishes in it, but the kind that is doomed to wallow in itself for eternity

[@shira6688]

0:22 acchi kocchi

[@GrahamChapman]

Reincarnation everyday!

[@wriggletime1412]

The title of Touhou 19 is too perfect

[@me-42by42]

But, does Mima still have unfinished dreams?

[@lazydelibird]

⁠​⁠@@me-42by42I think being a vengeful spirit would imply she does.

[@awdefgbfrwef]

I have a feeling, that ZUN knows what he's doing. Just essentially teasing the fandom, like, "Oooh, Mima could return next game." In my honest opinion, if Mima does return, it'll be unexpected.

[@feztroutthetripledeluxefan]

​@@awdefgbfrwef literally clanging keys in front of a baby

[@camagician]

:P Yuyuko made sense though, because it'd be the natural assumption for the heroine to think "Funny ghosts? Yuyuko's up to stuff again!" Except for Youmu, who has to beat up Afwac every time she wants to go grocery shopping

[@ArceusShaymin]

For some reason... I could see her being in 13.5 quite easily, with her being sealed IN the shrine, fighting for Reimu's religion or something. I dunno if that's just me, but with the whole game taking place in the air, her ghostly self would be quite perfect.

[@marisakirisame867]

Yes Mima just learned how to play violin

[@neutralspace-ishguy]

sick theme

[@Mettalus]

One day, she will return...maybe. Until then, I suppose we can only speculate her return...and meme the hell out of it, too.

[@Fruchdamus]

Mima in Lost Word

[@bluetoad2813]

This game sadly isn't canon, but it's licensed by team shanghai Alice. It means that there are no copyright issues with Mima, so Zun could use her in his games

[@Auditor1337]

chating detective satori is giving me new hope, mima is coming back...

[@50kekk]

Still waiting for the day of her returning to Genokyo :(

[@braydeno4189]

Feel like shit bros just want Mima-sama back

[@cipeentity463]

Oh man, those were the days...

[@cnect5451]

Acchi → Kocchi ←

[@GrahamChapman]

Miracles everywhere!

[@STAROCiDE]

Acchi > Kocchi

[@cheekibreeki904]

🥲 reincarnation everyday

[@FlandresOldWorld]

@BioBen9250 Indeed, but I kinda like imagining up my own scenarios, and I'd be slightly upset if the truth wasn't as nice as I'd envisioned it. And as for Mima's cameo, what if ZUN did another StB style game, but with PC-98 characters?

[@kuudefoe]

would be amazing if in a future Touhou game, say she does make a return, her theme plays after a moment of silence as she descends from the top of the screen. I wouldn't mind if she was brought back as a "new character," but I still think it would put the entire touhou community in a state of cheering if she ever did return.

[@bluetoad2813]

I love the part at 1:39

[@EviljelloX]

WE JUST NEED TWO CHARACTERS!!!! MIMA AND SHINKI! JUST TWO!!!! THATS ALL WE WANT OUT OF EVERYONE!! THESE TWO ALONG WITH YUUKA ARE THE TRIO OF BADASSES THAT ZUN NEEDS TO BRING BACK!

[@MrRatchet12661]

(Yeah I know, 6 years or so) Yumemi...also Yumeko was an interesting maid. Spirital lane crossing as teleportation, constant danmaku lasers, sword throwing...

[@piotrnapora5810]

M-Mima-sama...

[@setsunameikaiv7935]

Mima for next Phantasmagoria?

[@BusiedGem99]

+Mayukire Iru YES^

[@trashkun7354]

HECK YEAH let me see... podd is touhou 3... pofv is touhou 9... 3x3=9... MIMA FOR TOUHOU FOR TOUHOU FOR TOUHOU for touhou 81 shit e_e

[@nuclearhydrargyrum2004]

PoDD had 9 playable characters (Reimu, Marisa, Mima, Ellen, Kana, Kotohime, Rikako, Chiyuri, and Yumemi). Touhou 9 was the next phantasmagoria game. PoFV had 16 playable characters (Reimu, Marisa, Sakuya, Youmu, Reisen, Mystia, Tewi, Lyrica, Lunasa, Merlin, Cirno, Yuuka, Medicine, Aya, Komachi, and Eiki). Maybe Touhou 16 will be the next phantasmagoria.

[@trashkun7354]

ablagha YEEEEE

[@GarryDumblowski]

+Fefnit Reiuji Well if you're going by powers of 3, then you may be glad to know that the next Phantasmagoria is not 81, but as early as 27!!!!

[@spectrasoulfaire215]

Is it a bad thing that I find Mima's theme inspiring?

[@Xylospring]

She's dead set on revenge and sure of herself, not at all. It really is an inspiring song.

[@LuneLovehearn]

never expected to heard a remix of this song made by zun. hope i can find complete darkness too. also, there's a user called jinx who made a better version of this song more epic on a video called RE: story of eastern wonderland.

[@TheDarkSlayer415]

Touhou 16 comes out tomorrow (or over the weekend), so let's all pray that Mima will be back.

[@eizneckam4936]

"I saw my friend, who had very clearly been poisoned. There's no way it was suicide. After all, I picked out the right coffee and brought it to everyone's rooms. I didn't tell the other two about his death. Being the most wary of our group, I never ate nor drank anything I didn't prepare myself. I desperately tried to stay awake until they were both asleep. We slept in separate rooms and locked the doors. Yes, there was one of the two I suspected in particular. The sound of a spike being pounded into a tree rang out from somewhere close by. Just which of them is doing it? My face contorted in terror in the darkness. My hands and feet throbbed in pain in time to the sound. It was just like they were being nailed to something. I thought I should talk to a medium, but then I realized something. That's right, I realized I was being nailed to a tree, and I couldn't move. Just who was doing this to me? Then, the final nail went through my forehead. At that moment, I saw the face I expected to see. All light completely vanished, with no time for me to cry out."

[@hiiragii]

Ok writer, get your ass on wattpad or fanfiction.net!

[@eizneckam4936]

@@hiiragii Haha, as much as I'd like to claim this as mine, it's actually a translated excerpt from "Eight Honest Men", a short story from the Dolls in Pseudo Paradise CD. You can find a full translated version here: en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Dolls_in_Pseudo_Paradise/Story

[@AzuRemilia]

Oh iron E. "Reincarnation" is one of the PC98 OST that became remastered, or should I say reincarnated

[@geeseispluralforgoose]

This is the song of a cursed legend.

[@Mima_the_vengeful_spirit]

one day...yes..who know when...she will come back [unless we count the ThCRAP mod that put her back in the windows games].

[@roberthunter6122]

I like to think PC-98 was touhou in another universe. May someday they both can meet.

[@geeseispluralforgoose]

Theres already a theory like that! This theory is formed on the basis that during Mystic square’s (the last game of the pc 98 era) extra stage, alice opened her grimoire and used it for the very final time, destroying and rewriting the universe, hence the current universe is a rewritten one after the previous had been destroyed, separating pc 98 and the modern era.

[@callie_calamari]

The start sounds quite like Dying in the Dendera Fields in the Night.