Magical Astronomy - Track 9: Necrofantasia

Title: ネクロファンタジア
Artist: ZUN
Album: 大空魔術 ～ Magical Astronomy
ASDHLSGSAGJHJKSGHS THIS IS SO GOOD. melts
Yukari, what have you done!?

[@cirnocool]

Reimu: i like money Marisa: i like ''borrowing'' Yukari: *i like trains*

[@moh.syafrianabie8899]

Moriya shrine (specifically Kanako): I like causing incident

[@combativeThinker]

@@moh.syafrianabie8899 Kanako: We do a little trolling, it’s called “we do a little trolling.”

[@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar]

Oooh! An exquisite reference!

[@steven-py9cy]

can i get an explanation...

[@valeria.cristal.franco]

I like your mom /j

[@WomanSlayer69420]

Music Teacher: You like music? what's your favorite song? Me: Necrophilia

[@crowedarken]

Legit

[@violet8318]

Wait, so you mean Orin's theme?

[@kireta21]

sounds like title of a death metal song.

[@SillyLittleMan28]

Oh i see what you doin there

[@adaslothland850]

八雲紫 Necromantic

[@hundike]

": Immortality doesn't mean absence of death, it means the boundary between life and death disappears, and you are in a state neither alive nor dead. :Just as if you were in the living world and the Netherworld at the same time, a Necrofantasia." -- Renko Usami in the story accompanying Necrofantasia in Magic Astronomy

[@BattousaiHBr]

what about necro fantasy?

[@xaviercruz1997]

awesome

[@GrahamChapman]

I dunno, that doesn't sound like immortality, but rather "amortality."

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

If there's no boundary between life and death, then that also Includes the fact that your body can't age, right?

[@DrJohn-ip3be]

+Emishimaru - Sama Yeah you won't age if you lack the border between life and death. That's why Mokou, Kaguya and Eirin will never grow old

[@bombs6172]

Plot twist they're actually looking at us through the gap

[@kalimatronix]

And then Yukari realises Maribel broke the forth wall and tapes her away to teach her not to do that.

[@OctoAnt_A]

"Is this how beings of this world look like now, Merry?" "Renko they're fucking ugly"

[@BurpBukowskiHearn]

​@@kalimatronix lmao

[@BurpBukowskiHearn]

​@@OctoAnt_A LMAO

[@oopsiexist]

@@OctoAnt_A”Wait is that a minor”

[@theishiopian68]

tfw auntie yukari takes you on a trip through the planes of existance

[@marisakirisame867]

Indeed i got lost in the layer between life and death, existence and non-existent

[@felipeivanmedina8738]

Yuyuko: Hey Yukari-san, what's up? Yukari: I've killed the kids Yuyuko: What? Yukari: *...*

[@cooleecoolee9504]

You What

[@arare-principissaphocarum958]

what

[@suleyman9199]

What

[@error7898]

..

[@aihoshinoirl]

What

[@casperthefriendlypotato9046]

"Who are you" "I'm you but stronger"

[@gianlucavitello524]

Dawn Wings Lunala Cirno : AYE'M THE STRUNGEST!!9!!!9!!

[@BmacSoundsLab]

Gianluca Vitello Suika: Drunkest am I!

[@mayonnaisejake7191]

Am de tastiest ! Or not

[@exumbra1399]

Sanae: I believe I am the purest Miko.

[@Lunarhermit4637]

Ex Umbra Reimu: I believe i'm the -poorest- richist Miko

[@metabunny7693]

Yukari must have manipulated either the boundary between possible and impossible or the boundary between godlike and even more godlike because this is better than the original.

[@JeshuaMorbus]

It was composed by Zun. This is the original O_o

[@hartmann4710]

silly little person..the original comes from touhou Perfect Cherry Blossom where this is her theme during the phantasm stage.you can technically see this as a remix or rework or as superawesomepremium version with 5000000000% more eargasm.the original is already beautiful but this?..mmmmmm...one of mah faves

[@kyactus2046]

☆go1☯ GOD Listen. Sagume's ability isn't making happen the opposite of what she says. It's about reversing the situation she's talking about Example: the plane is going to crash Sagume tells you about how the plane will crash. the plane doesn't crash.

[@itskhanh-kun]

Dafug?

[@0Blueaura]

@@kyactus2046 doesnt that mean the plane just wont crash the way she says and its going to crash anyway?

[@xTekatoki]

I just noticed that during the stage and most of Yukari's spell cards there's a mix of blue and red bullets and you know.. blue and red make purple

[@Jordibobo]

*W O A H*

[@udlmaster2792]

Also Red and Purple are the borders of the visible spectrum, a Color to which she both uses

[@mohitonon-alco4287]

Yes, The color between red and purple, violet doesn't exist on the color spectrum and is actually an illusion, a mix between the boundary colors

[@aapzehrsteurer9000]

@@mohitonon-alco4287 I bet ZUN did that on purpose

[@Zack_Zander]

Rotiz Beratiz Everything ZUN does is on purpose. I just can’t wait for an official Manga. Honest I lost my hope on an official Anime, I just want an Official Touhou Story. Official Touhou BACKstory.

[@sath6089]

*Welcome to my dream, the most fucced up realm of existence there is*

[@musicgirl_xd]

Cyries's Yukari (sorry for my bad english)

[@violetcore1813]

I thought I already saw the most fucked up realm of existence there is

[@futakuchi-onna3412]

Hahhahaahahaha Hahahahahahahaha

[@marionettewitch]

@@violetcore1813 We didn't, we live in it thus cant oversee it.

[@Psyk0h]

@@futakuchi-onna3412 *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-*

[@Jvizzlezz]

I first overlooked this song, thinking it was nothing more than some crazy-ass reason to fuck over Synthesia with impossible midi files... but, going back to the song now, and listening to it again... It's one of the greatest themes I've ever heard. Certainly, it took a genius to compose it; there's no other reason ZUN made the games but to show off his musical talent.

[@gamer123338]

Your picture.... Flandre has turned into a man, she evolved from Flandre into Mandre.

[@ryujisimp5835]

gamer123338 Charlotte, want this Smoked Cheese? I managed to steal it from the nyoro~n girl! Also, give Mami back her head.

[@GarryDumblowski]

There's certainly more reason behind Touhou than to show ZUN's talent. He just wanted to be an indie game developer.

[@AnttactwotwooneMcsniper]

Slime Bunny OH GOD YOU AGAIN!

[@Jasza676]

Anttac_two_two_one Mc_sniper Do you have anything against Slime Bunnies? They are cute and useful! :3

[@LunarWingCloud]

Best version of Necrofantasia. The buildup sounds much more elaborate and tense, and it just hits all the right notes.

[@marisakirisame867]

ZUN just copy paste and makes the drum more intense and the strings ensemble go brrr

[@PsclKmn]

This is the ultimate version of the song, no arrange can top it.

[@thespagooti]

Oh, I could try doing a little something... 😏

[@thespagooti]

still, it is a very beautiful arrange

[@rubitch]

Who knew a descendant of Yukari had a ultimate version

[@crimsonemperor2219]

Look up Active NEETs, they do full orchestra versions of touhou and anime themes.

[@elbinopaper4629]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/haqadoSwg8SEedk

[@octapusxft]

What I like about Necrofantasia is that it has in it the feeling of "the fight that will end all fights" due to its almost relentless pace that Ran's version does not have

[@envyreanilarsa]

My favorite in Maribel and Renko (ZUN) album is : 1. Necrofantasia 2. Kids Festival ~ Innocent treasures 3. Necro fantasy 4. Pure furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart 5. Night falls ~ Evening star

[@fellzayel1305]

Growing up is realizing that Yukari and Maribel's last names reference the real-life Author Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo.

[@marisakirisame867]

Infokan keturunan Yakumo

[@Nidolord777]

It just now occurred to me that "Necrofantasia" basically means "Dead Fantasy"

[@camagician]

Nah, that's Necro-Fantasy. This one is "Improvised Music of Death".

[@yarisbelle5762]

Lycoris-Kage that's true from Latin but not sure to English

[@ivatigerfox2548]

Necro- death Fantasia- song Necrofantsia- Bitch you're fucking screwed

[@ivatigerfox2548]

SomeRandomPokemon 42 Yukari used perish song Demo, omae wa mou shindeiru!

[@elbenja0088]

Well, that's why Odyssey titled "Deadly Fantasy" his Necrofantasia arrange.

[@user-xd6xl9bg9i]

サムネのメリーの驚いてる顔がすき

[@SpecialKapson]

3:57 "I knew you'd make it~" *Terrified Maribel starts panicking. Fights off Yukari's gentle, motherly hug and cries for help. Her tears fly up because of how fast they're falling.* "You're safe now my dear, don't be afraid~ There's so much for you to see..."

[@hiiragii]

continue...

[@SpecialKapson]

*Resorting unwittingly to unconditional reflexes, Maribel fiercely clutches onto Yukari's dress at the height of her waist and hides her face in it.* *She stops her screaming as her face soaks deep into the purple fabric. Maribel breathes in. The scent of luxurious perfume mixed with what resembles her the aroma of fragrance sticks burned at temples. Nevertheless, she can't put her finger on why this scent feels so familiar...* *Then Maribel frees her face and looks up. All she sees is blinding white. She's lying down, there is grass under her feet, there is birds singing and wind blowing.* *Finally she's able to see Yukari's smiling face looking her straight in the eyes, letting out a tiny wail just before fainting*

[@hiiragii]

Special Kapson get on Wattpad

[@baldkiwi444]

wtf this made me cry

[@calysestafford4463]

The images of this description in my head are remarkable 🤧🤧

[@unfunniestman]

0:00 Extra Intro 0:26 Intro 0:49 Violin focus 1:12 Piano focus 1:37 Chorus 2:24 Synth focus 3:10 Intro (slightly different) 3:34 Extra piano focus 3:58 Audible Orgasm 4:45 Extra Synth focus (1/2) 5:31 Extra Synth focus (2/2) 5:55 Chorus 6:41 Synth focus

[@thephobodeimos6471]

From a Kyoto Student to God-like Boundary Youkai

[@marisakirisame867]

From Kyoto to Gensokyo, in gap i relied on, in hags i believe to

[@MrTheboomboxer]

0:00 It is just necrofantasia with a beginning. It is very good, but not really compared to the original 3:32 Oh it changes, and it is beautiful. Such masterful work. 3:57 Holy shit! It's......it's.......it's..........*faints*.

[@GarryDumblowski]

What it was before: "0:00 It is just necrofantasia with a beginning. It is very good, but not really compared to the original 3:32 Oh it changes, and it is beautiful. Such masterful work. 3:57 Holy shit! It's......it's.......it's..........faints." What it is now: "0 o'clock It IS just Necrofantasia with a beginning. It IS very good, but not really Compared to the Original 3:32 Oh it changes, and it IS beautiful. SUCH Masterful Work. Three fifty-seven Holy shit! It's ...... it's ....... it's .......... Faints."

[@MrTheboomboxer]

Kaiser Dragon Silly translations.

[@MrTheboomboxer]

***** I do not know what, but it is good stuff.

[@GarryDumblowski]

Nyuudou

[@compgamer89]

3:32 About that... 1:12 Can you hear it?

[@SparkTFS]

2 years have passed since I started to consider myself a Touhou fan, and Necrofantasia still gives me THE goosebumps!

[@Dionysus2456]

More than 10 years for me and I still shiver every time :)

[@vfuvz]

honestly it sounds like you're listening to it for the first time everytime.

[@artasky6093]

This song is always make my nipple har---- i-- *AHEM* i mean it always give me goosebumps,

[@Flowery0]

Now it's been over 4 years. How are your goosebumps?

[@mateusbmedeiros]

Wait, you're telling me the goosebumps were supposed to get better instead of worse as the time passes??

[@Roman9746]

In this version of Necrofantasia it feels like Yukari decided to play by the rules.

[@no-oe8fd]

Magical Astronomy is hands down one of the best ZUN's CDs ive ever heard

[@phasingecho700]

And then there's Dr.Latency's Freak Report

[@Fishnberg]

dolls in pseudo paradise is not bad

[@snuuy_]

yk those three are my favs, but we're forgetting dateless bar old adam

[@user-ou4nk6jp2z]

eventually we're just gonna name every album, but that's all too well deserved

[@Lumix_Corrupt]

Ghostly field club also goated

[@kaerithmallock]

red/orange: chen (it means orange I think) blue: ran indigo/violet: yukari Zun know about the chakras and colors and what they are related too and also the colors used for clothes in the major religions for the rank, it goes in a chromatic order starting from red to purple.

[@MetalX34]

yukari be chilling from the panicked cries of maribel as they fall through boundaries

[@HotDogGodorno]

1:15 this particular section using drums to convey emotion and feelings is damn crazy haha, ZUN you madman! 1:35 this quick drumming into the main chorus is insane

[@mokiskire6137]

Boundary between boundary of boundaries

[@wdg2384]

*The most broken boundary of boundaries between boundaries about boundaries in boundaries*

[@sath6089]

Boundception

[@randomyoutubebrowserjpeg1377]

Man if this is a track... Necrofantasia will never die... And it will always be one of the most memorable tunes in the series!

[@marixsunnyotp3142]

"Track" Train intensifies

[@mission2858]

*evening star ~ night falls intensifies*

[@19629924]

Ran- Necrofantasy Yukari- Necrofantasia Yukari turned Fantasy into Spanish (or Latin, choose one)

[@puellamagi1232]

Music.a composition in fanciful or irregular form or style. thank you dictionary.com! I was too lazy to type what fantasia is myself.

[@puellamagi1232]

Actually, I did look it up, but clarified with my piano teacher.

[@mocchite]

Hym Verdan spanish, and also portuguese.

[@lovevagrant]

+Hym Verdan Yup, Spanish.

[@CuddlyTheMadElite]

+Hym Verdan I thought it was a Disney reference as Fantasia is an animated film that makes animations to fit the music, much like how ZUN made Touhou to essentially create a soundtrack, and how much Disney inspired Japanese media. Also Fun Fact: IMDb's rating for Fantasia is 7.8/10. Guess why?

[@barricade8957]

The best answer I've ever heard of explaining Maribel & Yukari, is that they are mobius loop, facing each other across the 'twist'.

[@halodragonmaster]

You have done it. At 1:37 you have finally reached the peak touhou drop. You have found the song that you were looking for. Add it to your playlist so that you can never forget it.

[@vietvoice8018]

Then there’s 3:57 . The TRUE peak touhou drop

[@Albert_Bruhno]

0:25

[@Pokecatchofthestars]

I feel it get gradually more powerful as it goes along, though. At first, she was playing with you, seeing if you even had something close to her power. Near the end, she realizes you put up a fight, and kicks it up double-time.

[@krcsh9655]

idk why but i compared Yukari to an artist/author, they can create whatever they want, and Yukari can quite literally change humanities fate like a painting or book, or anything really.

[@MrTheboomboxer]

Touhou has best music of all franchises.

[@ArcanistShion]

MrTheboomboxer no argument here

[@FariKomeiji]

MrTheboomboxer Totally agree

[@huyuu2185]

MrTheboomboxer There's also Ace Attorney and Project Diva (though that probably doesn't count), but agreed.

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

True science fact

[@Bravidunno]

MrTheboomboxer With Kingdom Hearts and Pokémon musics too.

[@shrimpfrymenreikiarchivelo6682]

This Theme. your precious memories will be never forget last chance day of childhood, Listen Repeatly. Become grown-up. that ends.

[@NotFenriz]

Beatifully sad

[@boobyqueen]

*will be never forget*

[@BmacSoundsLab]

I just noticed something... there were no ZUNpets used in this track... Lol ZUNpets or not, ZUN is still Amazing (TuT)

[@furicuri3]

Holy Sh*t! It's Necro-fantasitic! ...i'm sorry.

[@Umbris13]

YOU ARE NOT EXCUSED. NOW GO SIT IN THE CORNER AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.

[@sambhdjr9188]

+Umbris13 Well, I was wondering Who Done It ~... Guess we found the culprit !

[@HarmonicaPresents]

+furicuri3 Don't say that out of context, you'll get some weird looks.

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

FORTY LASHES WITH A WET NOODLE!

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

FORTY LASHES WITH A WET NOODLE!

[@inaccurateprophecy8971]

I got here by accidentally clicking on this video. I have no regrets.

[@Sodium779]

...This is the only path. My whole life was Unlimited Gap Works

[@akididraki5792]

+Tony Young I am the bone of my boundaries..

[@juliusbelmont8094]

+Akid Idraki I am the bone of my boundary hitbox is my body trains are my blood i have created countless bullets unknown to chen nor known by ran i have withsood the pain to get bombed so many times so as i troll unlimited gap works.

[@akididraki5792]

holy. nice one, dude.

[@juliusbelmont8094]

Thank you.

[@audiovideo6460]

I've been a Touhou Project fan since around 2016-2017 now (I've definitely seen all the NicoNico stuff way before that, but didn't realize it was Touhou). And I really mean it when I say that this song consistently bring tears in my eyes. I genuinely can't explain why, I just know this song emotionally resonates with me and I often use it to calm down when having panic attacks. I obviously know he isn't going to see this comment, regardless I'll still say it: Thank you so much ZUN, you have genuinely left a huge impact on the teen years of my life, and many more to come, from the fun games, interesting lore, characters with amazing designs, being absolutely chill with such a massive fanbase, and with some of the best music I've ever heard in my life!

[@enrakutsubakura6782]

Mary: who are you? Yukari: I'm you but stronger. (Mary lvl 10 Yukari lvl 100)

[@MrNoobomnenie]

Fans: Touhou is about cute girls doing cute things! Magical Astronomy: "Capitalism, just as a Noah's Ark, has promoted the economic gaps. Because of this, the birth rates of all countries have fallen, though this just means that capitalism has entered its final step, population controlling."

[@petergriffin1331]

Cute is a world... For me theres more..........

[@WomanSlayer69420]

but isn't it about cute girls doing cute things?

[@explosivemodesonicmauricet1597]

@@WomanSlayer69420 Technically yes.ZUN sometimes put some hints about the cruel reality in our current world. Keep in mind MagAst is supposed to be ZUN's Official AU about the Outside World AKA our real life.

[@MrAsyo1]

@@explosivemodesonicmauricet1597 It's not an alternate universe. The events happens way in the future of Touhou games.

[@Sheyl3319]

[Insert Reimu almost being crushed fighting 6 eyed cosmic horror here.]

[@turkia6148]

That beginning makes it way better than the original for me

[@aelsye2675]

Friend: What kinda music do you listen to? Me: Touhou music. Friend: What's that? Me: I'LL SHOW YOU *Blasts Necrofantasia* , *Trains intensify*

[@aelsye2675]

I really want to play PCB again now...

[@ReddoX30]

I've noticed that I instantly like some songs. Some require a little build-up to appreciate fully. Necrofantasia for me was one of the instant likes.

[@davidmapping4041]

If you want train intensifying music listen to Evening Star ~ Night Falls

[@lemonadogirl4082]

Nah, you save the trains for when you're blasting evening star ~ night falls

[@lettywhiterock4637]

Correction: *Evening Stars ~ Night Falls* For the train part.

[@maxygbr]

For 10 years already this is the song i always start i brand new year in, it was the song that made me get into Touhou, and is funny how a game like this changed my life so much, even as the years go by and i grow older, this game, this theme and Yukari herself will always hold a place in my heart

[@poledra4153]

It feels to me like "the song that might play in a fight against Yukari with the future of Gensokyo at sake"

[@Trollpharius_XX]

Momma Yukari theme is always epic af

[@gianlucailpazzo8998]

Why do you call her momma?

[@Trollpharius_XX]

@@gianlucailpazzo8998 better question is "Why shouldn't I call her momma"

[@gianlucailpazzo8998]

@@Trollpharius_XX MOMMY YUKARI

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

True but dont forget about Momma Junko

[@FumoReimuGaming]

Its Granny Yukari

[@ZXNovaBoom]

@Punisher106 ZUN himself even said this was way too much like the original. Besides, most of the cd versions of the themes he already made are really no different than the original. Except maybe some instrumental differences, a tone difference, or an extra part added to the song. For instance, Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess on Retrospective 59 minutes, the beginning had an instrumental change a slowed down pace, and slight differences through the song, but otherwise, it's the same.

[@hemidemisemipresent]

*53 minutes

[@aronnecroman]

Everyone be talking about Maribel while I'm here thinking if Yumemi is time traveling Renko

[@friendleefailee]

At least you have a good headcanon. Back then I thought Renko was the alternate universe of Reimu, until Sumireko appears in ULiL.

[@NotFenriz]

best zun track that he ever produced in my opinion, and this ver. only makes it better

[@epiphaniedbyjinsvoice3973]

Necrofantasia. Even though the sun has set and dinner time was approaching, they finally left the café after eating the new cake. In this university, students can pay with a student card in any of the shops on campus. The price is collected along with the tuition monthly. It reduces the need for managing money, avoids crowded registers, and lets students shop easily (because their parents pay for the tuition), increasing sales as a result. But thanks to that, students now find their expenses piling up much more than expected. "There's supposed to be an elixir of immortality on the Moon, apparently." "Immortality, huh? Doesn't seem like someone like you would need it though, right Renko? What with the end of physics fast approaching and nihilism about to take hold of you." "Who are you calling a nihilist? I'm practically bursting with life. Why, I'm sleeping soundly at night even now because I'm so excited about what the universe holds." "Then, would you take it if you happened to get your hands on it, Renko?" Although the world had developed rapidly, with just about every country enjoying prosperity to some degree, mankind itself had merely moved on to its next stage. The human population, which had continued to grow exponentially since before the Common Era, had shifted into a phase of gradual decline. Like a proverbial Noah's Ark, capitalism had exacerbated society's inequalities through economics. As a result, nations across the board had shown a decline in birth rates, though this was all merely a sign that they had entered capitalism's final stage: population control. As one of the first nations to have had to turn its attention to the issues brought on by rapidly declining birth rates and population collapse, Japan was able to skillfully avoid the downsides brought about by this depopulation. Moreover, thanks to the efforts of its chosen people, it was able to successfully revitalize its national character, rich in industriousness and mindfulness. "The elixir of immortality? Of course I'd take it. You know why immortality is portrayed as a terrible thing to have to bear in stories and such? Those were all meant to serve as cautionary tales against greed and to celebrate rebellion against figures of authority. But on the flip side, the fact that those stories even exist serves as proof that the elixir of immortality is a real thing. Immortality doesn't imply the absence of death. Rather, it merely implies a state of existence in which the boundary between life and death disappears, and you exist as neither alive nor dead. It'd be like a bona fide Necrophantasia-a practical realization of being in a world somewhere in between the world of the living and the Netherworld at the same time."

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

ZUN is based

[@chonlasitcheodchan7381]

What ever anyone says. I'll forever love Yukari and Necrofantasia​ untill the day I die.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

Same my friend

[@icecreamcat2476]

I wasn't a big fan of this at first, but it really grew on me.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

Some Touhou songs are like that

[@vfuvz]

this is 4 seconds off a 6 minute song, this song has so many twists and turns that differ from the original, absolute banger!

[@trashkun7354]

i'd like to highlight something interesting: marybel and renko are best friends, yukari and yuyuko too *doesn't yuyuko used to have brown hair before she died?*

[@tunafishe5756]

Fefnir Reiuji Idk it's a good theory but... aren't Maribel and Renko characters supposed to live in the "future" (because for now, their club is directed by Sumireko)? While Yuyuko died before the events of PCB and Yukari is a Youkai that existed before the Hakurei Barries separated Gensokyo from the rest of the world.

[@trashkun7354]

Waifu Rulezz​​ they can just be ancestors, also it's just something that i was thinking interesting to fit as a plus in some yukari=marybel theories ^^

[@trashkun7354]

Waifu Rulezz​ also yuyuko can't directly be renko as we know her father's name (wich debunk the made-up name and all that stuff), the context of her death and all the backstory behind her. even if her or yukari invented all of that, i don't really think they would go this far in the lie (like inventing her a father) just to cover their true names for some *rollerblading* reasons.

[@phasingecho700]

Well Sumireko is Renko's ancestor of some sorts and Renko and Maribel have had an encounter with Yuyuko before.

[@Gir558]

@Evan Stormthorn Neither Renko nor Maribel can fly or use any form of magic, and we may already have Maribel in some Touhou games. You may be listening to her theme right now, it's a common theory that Zun seems to hint at being true more than once. (I believe Maribel's wiki page details all of it)

[@williamcote4208]

Well, Maribel might be Yukari's relative, according to the wikia, and she as the power to see the boundaries (so, in a way, she completes Yukari's power) and she as the power to travel any where with the dream realm, while her friend is able to say exatly where she is only by looking at the stars (or to make it simple: she is a GPS)

[@pierreyann1]

William Côté well, it is known that yukari yakumo is not her real name, and that we know that she had some relations with the Hearn family, so yukari might be an ancestor or the one who gave such power to the Hearn's.

[@williamcote4208]

pierreyann1 oh

[@Gir558]

An ancestor...? Let me put it this way. When asked what the relationship between Yukari Yakumo and Maribel Hearn was ZUN made a statement along the lines of "There was this Lafcadio Hearn" and laughed. That's a pretty obscure bit of history, so I wouldn't expect anyone to know about it, but Lafcadio Hearn is a westerner who moved to Japan, and when he did he changed his name to Koizumi *Yakumo* . So, Yukari is person with the last name *Yakumo* who (According to Rinnosuke, and some of Gensokyo's historical records) almost certainly used to go by a different name. Meanwhile, there's a certain Maribel *Hearn* who she happens to have a suspiciously strong resemblance to in appearance, taste in clothing, and even ability. To be perhaps a little clearer, Lafcadio was a Hearn who *became* a Yakumo. He didn't give birth to one, he didn't have one as his ancestor, he *became* one. Yukari is a Yakumo who used to have a different name. Maribel is a Hearn who shows strong signs of becoming a Youkai given how strongly her powers are developing. The parallels and history here should make it clear what I'm getting at, and what it's very likely ZUN meant.

[@sakuya-izayoi2972]

Into the gap, full of all that can happen, Full of things you have never been able to conceive. Only once you’ve been caught, if you see the catch or not, Is it easier then to believe? Between the known and unknown is a realm of its own, so Full of things you have never prepared to understand. Never resting in place within ever-fluid space, oh: Welcome to my borderland. I’m proposing a toast: to this beautiful fabric that binds our very world together. Of course, I’d say the most beautiful thing is watching it elegantly ripped apart. Now, drink up! Surely you know, there’s always the best time to be had in that dangerously intoxicating state, right on the border of consciousness. Spend suspended one moment caught between life and death, Resting soundly, all thoughts resounding, and drifting finally undefined. Images reprise to the beat of your measured breath, Those remembered and those invented each blurring over your fragile mind… At this breaking hour, blossom like a flower; Every fold will soon be opened, vastly bursting at the seam. Draw your lines in vain, grasping to explain at all The difference of a nightmare from a dream. Flow from every joint, in more ways than signs can point: You lose your sense and let illusion spirit you away. Just a trick of light casts the world in black and white; What keeps it all from blending into gray? Raw power at the peak, not a single weakness In the masterful design yet holding strong. Planned, perfectly precise- shall it suffice to say It’s all being made up as it goes along? Eyes, steady in a gaze, watch you as you graze That fragile axis, nearly phasing through the crack. Where on this globe does west become the east? Careful. At that point, there is no turning back.

[@ZaerothUrabe]

quality content, right here

[@SiDEMA.]

sakuya-izayoi I was thinking about this too! :D

[@misspurdy27288]

I see, you are a fan of culture aswell

[@1r587]

Lyrica 10/10.

[@Simply_resharkable]

Is this where everyone who knows Lyrica is when not watching Lyrica live?

[@gege0298]

It's quite possible that Maribel is going to become Yukari, as Yukari is near omnipotent. She might just become Yukari in the following years and go through the gap between present and past.

[@lecorbak]

+gege029 My theory is that Maribel is Yukari and Lafcadio Hearn's child, that would explain both her appearance, her powers similar to Yukari and her name. It's possible, because Yukari can go to the real world when she wants, so she could have met Lafcadio Hearn here

[@enderking1525]

+gege029 I don't think Maribel and Yukari are the same person, if they were, Yukari would probably remember Renko and at least mention her at some point.

[@gege0298]

Yukari does tons of strange things. And, if she "spoils" her past self, she might change herself...

[@Qwert112]

A near omnipotent character who got styled on by a character whose power basically boils down to long-range teleportation. Okay.

[@gege0298]

It's possible cause, y'know. MAGIC.

[@GyaruRespecter]

It's ironic how Yukari's powers manifest as being able to open gaps to anywhere she wants, yet so much emphasis is put on how she can only come to existence due to her "closing gaps" between two things (the gap between life and death, the gap between the 'real' world and Gensokyo, etc.)

[@bigsmoke6637]

That piano part was a masterpiece

[@Zack_Zander]

I wonder why Megalovania from Undertale was giving me a Touhou Vibe. Precisely, this song was the reason. I strongly believe that Toby Fox was inspired from ZUN’s music...

[@alejandrite9]

yup, toby fox definitely is a touhou fan

[@gabrieldeguire]

Not only that, but Toby has stated before that one of his favorite characters is Ran, with Toriel's clothing design being a direct reference to Ran. On top of that, "The World Revolving" (from Deltarune) was also inspired by Clownpiece's theme from Touhou 15. Toby Fox just has really good taste in video games apparently.

[@gabrieldeguire]

@@Kurumizawa_Hikari You know, at least from what I've seen of the touhou fandom, I'd probably call that pretty tame lol. ZUN and Toby Fox are actually friends, it's pretty wholesome.

[@waterized_bottle]

Imagine comparing Sariel (PC-98) and Asriel (when he was transformed thingy) they almost the same

[@Sheyl3319]

@@waterized_bottle i don't think sariel and asriel look the same except color pallet tbh

[@lilpotayto]

Maribel is freaking her fucking shit. 4:10

[@Bravidunno]

Add 10 seconds and then see what I did there.

[@mrrp405]

BraviNoname Hahahahahhaha that’s a funny number

[@suwacc3237]

Yukari: Lets fly Maribel: "kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpiQm2N5qtiNrsk"

[@denizakbaba]

What has ZUN done ...what kind of a mind do you have to have t to compose this!?!?:)

[@AlucardElite]

The mind of one who creates dreams.

[@N0VANE0]

The mind of someone who drinks. A lot.

[@elihuan4340]

Deniz Akbaba A cosmic mind. ^_^

[@yoggysothy2512]

@@elihuan4340 puns

[@Yumih_4]

A lot of 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺's

[@satyman08]

after about 2 months i finally cleared touhou 7's phantasm mode with all 6 shottypes. this song now gives me mild PTSD

[@kichikuouwu]

This.. this is amazing. I honestly teared up listening to it. It's so beautiful.

[@Bronyunitchangelings]

The music is just... it's gone beyond the border of beauty.

[@Bronyunitchangelings]

@Υukari Υakumο outstanding move

[@playfahsirawittaya3636]

tops of my favorite touhou character's theme 1 necrofantasia 2 UN owen was her 3 reach for the moon~immortal smoke 4 plain asia 5 flowering night 6 the gensokyo god loved 7 septette for dead princess 8 border of life 9 top secret 10 top secret

[@allingbrodniak8819]

1. Entrusting This World to Idols ~ Idolatrise World [WBaWC] 2. Tonight Stars an Easygoing Egoist (Live Ver.) ~ Egoistic Flowers [AoCF] 3. The Lost Emotion [HM] 4. Doll of Misery[MS] 5. Legendary Illusion ~ Infinite Being [MS] 6. Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion [SA] 7. Love-Colored Master Spark [IN] 8. Primordial Beat ~ Pristine Beat [DDC] 9. Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind [UFO] 10. Joutunin of Ceramics [WBaWC] Honorable Mentions: Now, Until the Moment You Die Love-Colored Magic Strawberry Crisis! Tomboyish Girl in Love Lunar Clock ~ Luna Dial Septette for the Dead Princess U.N. Owen was Her? Bloom Nobly, Black Ink Cherry Blossoms ~ Border of Life Necrofantasia Flowering Night Wind God Girl Fate of 60 Years Faith is for the Transient People Native Faith Satori Maiden ~ Third Eye Hartmann's Youkai Girl Captain Murasa! Heian Alien Shoutoku Legend ~ True Administrator Lonesome Werewolf Reverse Ideology Kobito of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess Battlefield of the Flower Threshold The Rabbit has Landed The Wheel of Fortune Turning Over Pierrot of the Star Spangled Banner Pure Furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart Pandemonic Planet Jelly Stone Seraphic Chicken Electric Heritage Prince Shoutoku's Pegasus ~ Dark Pegasus

[@friezascarlet7822]

1.Entrusting the world to idols ~ idolatrize World (WBaWC) 2.Primordial beat ~ pristine beat (DDC) 3. Tonight Star an easy going egoist ~ egoistic flowers (AoCF) 4.Necrofantasia (PCB) 5. Voyage 1790 (IN) 6.Reach for the moon ~ immortal smoke (IN) 7.history of the moon ~ gensokyo millennium (IN) 8.emotional skyscraper ~ cosmic mind (UFO) 9.Cinderella cage ~ kagome kagome (IN) 10.Border of life (PCB) Honorable mentions: 11. Pure furies ~ Whereabouts of the heart (LoLK) 12. Satori maiden ~ 3rd eye (SA) 13. Hartmann’s youkai girl (SA) 14.A maiden’s illusionary Funeral ~ Necro-fantasy (PCB) 15. Septette for the dead princess (EOSD) 16. Lunar dial ~ Lunar clock (EOSD) 17. Flowering night (PoFV) 18. Flight in the bamboo cutter ~ lunatic princess (IN) 19. Beloved tomboyish girl (EOSD) 20. Heian Alien (UFO) 21. Evening star ~ night falls (AoCF) 22. The lost emotion (HM) 23. Lunatic eyes ~ invisible full moon (IN) 24. U.N Owen was her? (EOSD) 25. Kobito of the shining needle ~ little princess (DDC)

[@callie_calamari]

10. necrofantasia (ma) 9. pure furies ~ whereabouts of the heart (lolk) 8. septette for the dead princess (eosd) 7. sleeping terror (lls) 6. youkai mountain ~ mysterious mountain (mof) 5. lullaby of deserted hell (sa) 4. eternal shrine maiden (hrtp) 3. solar sect of mystic wisdom ~ nuclear fusion (sa) 2. joutunin of ceramics (wbawc) 1. entrusting this world to idols ~ idolatrize world (wbawc) of course, honorable mentions: where is that bustling marketplace now ~ immemorial marketeers (um) bad apple (lls) hartmanns youkai girl (sa) border of life (pcb) U.N. owen was her? (eosd) love coloured master spark (in) flight of the bamboo cutter ~ lunatic princess (in) youkai mountain ~ mysterious mountain (ds) satori maiden ~ third eye (sa) tonight stars an easy going egoist ~ egotistic flowers (aocf) last occultism ~ esotericist of the present world (ulil) last occultism ~ esotericist of the present world (aocf) lunar dial ~ luna clock (eosd) kitten of great fortune (um) fall of falls ~ autumnal waterfall (mof) yorimashi between dreams and reality ~ necro-fantasia (aocf) heian alien (ufo) kobito of the shining needle ~ little princess (ddc) (cdd) ygoloedi esrever the venerable ancient battlefield ~ suwa foughten field (mof) mystic dream ~ snow or cherry petal (pcb) the fantastic legend of tohno (pcb) mystic oriental dream ~ ancient temple (pcb) charming domination ~ who done it? (pcb) retribution for the eternal night ~ imperishable night (in) wind god girl (pofv) higan retour ~ riverside view (pofv) shrine of the wind (hrtp) our hisoutensoku (hiso) the princess who slays dragon kings (um) beloved tomboyish girl (eosd) a dream more scarlet than red (eosd) this list is from a year ago here's an updated version LOL: 10. eternal shrine maiden (both hrtp AND dipp, both of them are great) 9. schrodinger's bakeneko (dlfr) 8. kid's festival ~ innocent treasures (cosd) 7. border between dream and reality (cosd) 6. eastern ghostly dream ~ ancient temple (pcb) 5. septette for the dead princess/u.n. owen was her (both eosd, both tied, both great songs) 4. lullaby of deserted hell (sa) 3. necrofantasia (ma) 2. border of life (final spell, pcb) 1. bloom nobly, ink black cherry blossoms ~ border of life (pcb)

[@Sekibankiii]

second image goes hard.

[@Filigree50x]

Such an incredible piece. You can't help but return to it over and over again. It inspires so many emotions including love, wonder, curiosity, excitement, awe, nostalgia, and even fear and sadness. It's truly a theme befitting of Gensokyo and Touhou as a whole, along with Gensokyo the Gods Loved and Broken Moon.

[@cloverdove]

ong

[@TrappedBowyer9684]

3:58 That moment when your in the final part of the final phase of the final boss fight and you and the boss are extremely low on health and the boss unleashes it's one true final attack.

[@Azusagumee]

This Necrofantasia version is my fav My god it sounds so godly

[@omicronalpha8827]

It's kind of hard to explain, but I love that deep piano note that plays during the main melody on beat one after the first measure. Something about it sounds awesome to me.

[@GeoMiner2]

It somehow makes the song like 10x better and I don't know why.

[@carloscastellanosdarkeyesi6126]

I like how sometimes, the main riff counterpoints the last part of the song, melodic and dissonant at the same time, as if the song broke its own boundaries.

[@Lightpaladin720]

3:59 don't drop me, PLEASE DON'T DROP ME!

[@p3bblez]

its about time that this got to a million views

[@Fishnberg]

for me, even though this song is about Dead fantasy, it also gives the energy of rebirth, empowerment, fighting back, and the energy that makes you feel like a super hero. Alot of ZUN songs, even til this day, continue to capture the powerful feeling that no other genera has ever done. These days, alot of songs have weak melody, compex chords, and overall a huge mass. But here, ZUN just went full Armstrong mode and go like "Get up, theres always hope in this collapsing world," and push you to go full powermode. Like even if you ever read the story in the album, it specifically states how the world is in the state of population control. And this song, just gives you the feeling that your on the mission to rescue the world we live in. To be honost, I feel like we more music like these to give hope and energy to those who are in the state of deprassion and pain. Thats why, for me Touhou saved me from the ashes and give me a new beginning. Thank You ZUN for this amazing series, and let hope never die!!

[@rangerdrake24]

TOUHOU GRAN AWSOMENESS TO OUR WORLD

[@beepboopily6285]

First picture: slowly keeps zooming in Second picture: slowly keeps zooming out EDIT: this took me a while to realise when i wrote this comment i was so focused on the pictures lol

[@GarryDumblowski]

Actually, I think the second is static.

[@schade1637]

It's not

[@GarryDumblowski]

Aiden Schade It's not static?

[@schade1637]

Nope. It keeps zooming out

[@GarryDumblowski]

Aiden Schade Oh... yeah, you're right, it's a lot slower than the first one zooming in though.

[@OfficialXSaken]

The very start of this song is PERFECT!

[@kienphucnguyen2001]

This supposed to be played during yukari boss fight . And this 3:33 is so legendary. Zun is 100% our true god.

[@TeoEmil]

Incredible. I have no other words.

[@tsukasaoftheshadows]

I really like this one more than PCB’s Necrofantasia. I don’t know whether it’s because of the fact that this is Magical Astronomy, or because the beginning giving me this feeling of…power? I mean, it kinda makes me realise just how powerful Yukari is… Or is that just me?

[@Filigree50x]

No, this is usually considered the best version of Necrofantasia. Certain additions like the new piano intro you mentioned are just incredibly majestic and awe-inspiring. It's a grand song. To me it represents not just the power of Yukari herself but the majesty of Gensokyo as a whole.

[@korami4661]

Why is this the best song I’ve ever heard, it just got better and better and better

[@spaghettiking7312]

This is what you call perfection.

[@NT.99]

This is so beautiful...

[@HotDogGodorno]

IT JUST GETS BETTER THE MORE I LISTEN THE MORE INSTRUMENTS I HEAR WTF

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

Okay Who is here after the recent news about ZUN making a remake of this?

[@uruguaylusitano5797]

Bruh

[@HotDogGodorno]

I cant wait for it, sounds like its big news for you touhou lads, hope you enjoy it!

[@lazydelibird]

Wait, really? That's awesome!

[@toro2812]

​@@lazydelibirdThe new album dropped today, it's only a matter of hours before we listen to peak.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

​@@toro2812 I did It can't compare Its decent but nothing more

[@denniscleaver3559]

It's very good. I don't know if I heard a song with so much emotion before.

[@Mario-im1rk]

Yukari is basically the dark matter from kirby but Touhou. wait what if Yukari is the void terminal of Gensokyo...oh god

[@KirbyJason210]

What if Yuyuko is Kirby :0

[@Mario-im1rk]

@@KirbyJason210 perhaps. Well not really since she doesn't copy peoples abilites

[@omarsoub_._]

@@KirbyJason210 maybe satori would work as kirby

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

@@omarsoub_._ Yuyuko is Kirby

[@houraisanproductions5879]

@@KirbyJason210 They can both eat indefinitely so yes

[@toro2812]

It would be a massive shame if bad apple overtakes this as the most viewed video on this channel More people need to know about ZUN's non-game music greatness

[@brendananderson338]

I’ve never played whatever this game is from and my only real interest in anything japanese is in the history, and then only a mild interest. That being said this music is lit af

[@soda3185]

@@strawberryjogurt6134 >being a normie >see anime girl "is this anime?" touhou fans: REEEEEEEE

[@dragodx8238]

If by history you also include mythology, then you've come to the right melting pot. Because we've got a shit ton of mythological lolis and the reason I shouldn't have flunked Japanese history

[@ebetuerandrepetee.5780]

@@dragodx8238 most of my japanese mythology knowledge came from touhou. thanks ZUN

[@Dango-God]

This is an arrange of Yukari's theme from Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom, made by the same person, ZUN.

[@maiku7648]

FINALLY THIS REACHED 1MIL RISE UP YUKARI FANS

[@HotDogGodorno]

YO TOUHOU PEEPS, AS A UNDERTALE AND DELTARUNE PEEP/PARTIAL TOUHOU FAN, COULDNT BE HAPPIER FOR YOU AND MYSELF, WE GETTING DR CH3 AND TOBY FOX X ZUN AND A REMAKE OF THIS MASTERPIECE OF A SONG CONFIRMED BU Z U N H I M S E L F, YOU GO TOUHOU PEEPS,I WILL TRY TO BE THERE WHEN ITS ANNOUNCED

[@LuigiSantoriniXXX16]

The kind of music I'd happily blast into my ears for more than an hour. ZUN always delivers.

[@boobyqueen]

The video’s at 1 million views!!!

[@ianswertothatname]

Fantastic. My favorite song that Zun ever put out. That's saying a lot.

[@aronnecroman]

3:33 this shit is astronomical

[@micahlindley7515]

All this boundary talk, and I'm like: actually, quantum mechanics forbids this.

[@kosuzudrinkwater186]

implying law of physics exist in gensokyo

[@brandnewentity2696]

In gensokyo? Nah

[@yunoewig3095]

the boundary is not actually impassable

[@friendleefailee]

Are you, like, real life Renko? Because that is something she would said to Merry

[@rgermany5]

now the thing here is, the laws of physics apparently don't exist in gensokyo

[@hachijuhachip]

ah... the nostalgia...