Koishi Project

[@Peargor]

7 years ago I made a storyboard before I went to university, I was out of my depth, I didn't even know how to even start animating the project. It was always on the back of my mind and I swore that I would finish it one day. Graduating last year, armed with better art skills, I finally decided to dedicate time for the Koishi animation to close this chapter of my life. Thank you all for watching, and a very special thank you for the ones who were around for the original storyboard. Please consider supporting me on Patreon for a lot more animations! patreon.com/peargor?Link

[@HenryDyae]

Congrats on finishing it! It's Great!

[@didthink]

I remember watching it 7 years ago, seeing it pop into my feed right now was WILD. I dropped everything and went straight to it. It's crazy to think about how much has changed since then. Good job on finishing it!

[@whotalkedmeintothis]

​@@INK_NOR D1 Hater fr

[@whotalkedmeintothis]

Making a project youve been wanting to make for years must be so relaxing

[@obsidianblaze145]

Is this the entire project or are you making a whole movie about Koishi and her friend that's going to come out tomorrow?

[@Sonicfalcon16]

PEAR's comfort discomfort character

[@teddyrichard1488]

MY comfort character

[@ko1sh1k0meji]

ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ

[@twistedgale]

@@teddyrichard1488shes not real

[@stoopidFelix]

​@@twistedgale alright, cloaker the party pooper

[@Lunam_D._Roger]

​@@twistedgale 🎶Every party needs a pooper that's why they invited you🎶 🎶Paaarrtyy Poooper🎶 🎶Paaarrtyy Poooper🎶

[@Red_Planet]

I noticed there’s usually like two depictions of Koishi • Innocent dummy • Borderline psychopath

[@dredgenbore2731]

Pretty much ya

[@urthoperator3126]

Same with Flan, lol

[@Autumnityyyy]

you can blame kkhta and ulil for the psychopath depiction

[@aralfonso]

@@Autumnityyyy I hate that slop series so much. Completely ruined the fanon perception of so many characters.

[@indisciipline]

​​@@aralfonsoi LOVE that Wonderful series with all my heart because it oozes with raw amateurish dedication and love for what is being made. it's incredibly charming, way more so than almost any other touhou fan work i've ever seen. there is no concern with being seen as legitimate or cool by others, only the whims of a creator and what they think is cool

[@Pudding404]

"After 7 years in development hope it will have been worth the wait." "Yes." It wasn't clear that the girl was Sanae in the storyboard. Had a massive "Oh! Moment" immediately.

[@puzzlepuddles6712]

do you mean "oh!" moment, or "oh, moment!"

[@YoumuHoover]

ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS FINALLY HERE!!!!

[@antequeragames5554]

THE LEGEND WAS TRUE

[@xvsun]

Peak arrived 👑

[@gwenneditz]

yay

[@HondoDogman]

Oh em gee hi you mu hoover ::)

[@Pokeysanic]

Biggest Youmu simp is here

[@neog8029]

Seeing PEAR finish the Koishi animation the same year KKHTA emerges from its long hiatus to announce 9/9 feels like some kind of divine miracle. The dedication and effort in projects like this is why the Touhou community is so unbelievably great. Love it.

[@misamagica]

WHAT

[@Bread_Lock]

WHAT

[@Usinghealer099]

Yeah, what's that?

[@RKutha]

kktha HUH

[@fireblazenotbulgaria3053]

It a burning memory

[@koficonleche9345]

Don't know shit about Touhou but I've seen you work on this for years and I'm hyped all the same

[@branthegarbage]

Real!!

[@bobbyferg9173]

Real

[@void_soup]

Real

[@mitridatevieupatore4116]

Same

[@Not_baller_payaso]

Same

[@zerotsolar9742]

For those who don’t understand the lore: She is a Satori Youkai that specializes in the mind arts(reading and speaking through mind) but Koishi is kinda born overpowered she unconsciously manipulate the unconscious mind making others forget about her… Fans just applied the psychological horror of going insane because she can’t make permanent bond with anyone.

[@drpibisback7680]

I mean, you're close, but for additionally important context: Satori youkai, because of their extremely invasive powers (driven by that floating third eye that's attached to them), are hated by basically everyone. Koishi, unable to bear this, forcibly closed her third eye to get rid of her powers - this is why she now has power over the unconscious rather than conscious mind, but it also means that she's now entirely a being of unconscious - "no thoughts, head empty" in the most played-for-serious way.

[@majoras_swag2]

KKHTA

[@Nixitur]

Basically, in closing her third eye, Koishi is now unable to look into minds. Including her own. She's basically just vibing 24/7, and actually pretty happy like that. Byakuren, the Buddhist monk, is _extremely_ interested in her, since Koishi basically achieved "Emptiness" by herself. I really don't get all the headcanon grimdark stuff about her. I think it's just one fanfic that got extremely popular, there's really no support for it in the canon.

[@thirstycorgi]

@@drpibisback7680 I don’t think forgetting the entire “closed her third eye” thing even qualifies as close to explaining Koishi, it’s pretty much what defines her whole character. Sounds like OP got their touhou lore off powerscaling lol

[@brickstonesonn9276]

This is wrong She was a satori that could read minds, yes. But she sealed her third eye because she couldn't take it anymore. Being able to read minds is just too horrible and makes her hated. But by sealing her third eye, she essentially sealed her consciousness too; so she acts purely subconsciously. (So she can sometimes, but not always, have murderous tendencies because there's no consciousness to hold back any murderous or bad thoughts she subconsciously gets) This also meant that people will always subconsciously ignore her, even when she's clearly visible; effectively granting invisibility. Basically, before sealing her third eye, she could "see" everyone's mind. Now, she can't be "seen" by anyone's minds. Edit: what I meant by "murderous tendencies" is NOT that she literally likes murdering all the time. What I meant by that is, like everyone in the world, she sometimes gets these dark thoughts. Normally, that would be filtered by your consciousness saying "that's silly" or "that's bad" or "don't do that", but Koishi doesn't have that filter. So she has "murderous tendencies" because if she gets the idea "I feel like killing this guy" there's nothing in her brain that could stop her from doing that. That's not to say that she always kills people, as depicted in fanon. It's just very possible that she would kill people randomly, and fanon has taken that to an extreme level. Koishi is not a crazy mass murderer, she's essentially "no thoughts, head empty", and that can sometimes lead to her just killing whoever she feels like killing.

[@scrat3695]

What an amazing gift before I ship out. Thank you PEAR.

[@hero_triple3796]

Good travel

[@seki108]

Stay safe!

[@takodacorliss5838]

Stay safe.

[@blockeontheleafeon]

Stay safe.

[@typhoonthunder]

Fabulous work, my esteemed friend. Maybe you could get a job at Gaina- oh WAIT

[@TakoTrucker]

HE GOT A JOB AT THE EVANGELION/GURREN LAGANN COMPANY?

[@MDKAFJDD]

I don't understand English but I understand your support for him❤

[@dibby1045]

@@TakoTrucker Gainax shut down iirc

[@Zaieko]

HOLY SHIT YOU EVEN EXTENDED IT AND USED THE ORIGINAL SONGS LENGTH IM SO HAPPYYYY. PEAR THIS IS SO INCREDIBLE!

[@anexplosion5436]

I mean, Pear's not the one that extended it. Lyrica live did these lyrics in her own video, which was used for the animatic and this version, and it was already this length there.

[@Zaieko]

@anexplosion5436 Oh yeah that's why I said he used the original song's length. When I said Pear extended it, I meant he animated even more after where it ended in the original storyboard video

[@Blobvisverystupid]

I remember watching the storyboard when I was younger and I absolutely loved it, and finally after years of waiting ITS FINALLY HERE LETS GO!!

[@NickJerrison]

FINALLY IT'S HERE (truth edition)

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Oh shoot I almost marked you as spam, my bad.

[@normalperson7478]

I was using phone to cheat on a math test then I saw this get uploaded. Thank you Pear you made my day❤

[@xian5919]

at least you're honest ig

[@cheesecake1255]

Good luck on your test? Lol

[@xtron1234]

Based

[@bold9291]

It's been in the works for 6 years and now it's finally here. Best early Christmas gift ever! PEAK!

[@Odysseus_FTT]

You captured Koishi´s story so darn well! glad you finally finished the project finally and that someone else shares the same love for this character as much as I do.

[@williammitchell6254]

Ive literally been waiting years for this.

[@williammitchell6254]

🎉

[@koalasandro3967]

Literally same 😆

[@nikothenotcat]

THIS BETTER HIT MILLIONS OF VIEWS

[@jaelo1681]

Niko Oneshot

[@nikothenotcat]

@jaelo1681 hi!

[@ShinoSarna]

I think something really has to be said about the absolute artistic identity Touhou has that me - someone who has never played a single Touhou game was able to tell this was Touhou. First big clue was Koishi's character design, but the part at 1:16 made me 100% sure because it absolutely sounds like Touhou music does.

[@Maxwell_Margatroid]

It's a damn masterpiece, Pear! The impressions are simply indescribable. Special thanks for the "Lost Remote" in the credits and for the post-credits scene with Satori and Koishi. As a koishi fan, I'm thrilled! Your work was worth every second of your time)

[@doublemaycare7171]

Congratulations on releasing this! It looks awesome, well worth the wait

[@WhaleMilk]

the fact that this is finally here is so surreal. Seeing the finished project is just as unsettling as I was hoping it would be. Wonderful work, and it was well worth the wait!

[@Xxsoda_drinker_pro_fanxX]

Oh my goodness that was so beautiful! I love the little animation of koishi hugging satori at the end..!

[@niex277]

The animatic you had uploaded 6 years ago was how I discovered your channel, and every time I saw one of your artworks and/or animations I remembered it. Now, 6 years later, what a pleasant surprise it is that you actually went back and properly animated it, and with such a high quality as well! For that, you have my biggest respect! Well done!

[@gaidencastro9706]

Mad props for brute forcing your way into this project!

[@yazyu_piano]

Great job PEAR! and thank you for using my piano arrangement in this time👍

[@ZE.brigitte]

It's here....After years, I can finally rest in peace Thank you Pear for this amazing animation.....Truly And I love the implication Sanae had Koishi as an imaginary friend. This is my headcanon now

[@thakonwitwechpiat7689]

Congratulation. The musical animation is excellent with huge passion amnd rewards. I barely know about Touhou Project, but this video is brillant of telling stories with zero dialogue. The music was giving huge impact that totally energetic and dark twist. Each scenes and shots were crafted beautiful in every details and presenting emtional stories so deep I can understand in big pictures since the beginning to the conclude.

[@anewbaconuser]

the wait was worth it. Thank you pear ❤️

[@way0chen]

I AM SO HAPPY! Thank you so much for ending up finishing it! Your original storyboard was such a huge inspiration in me learning to draw 4 years ago, I think if I never got recommended any of your videos I would have never found my huge passion to draw!

[@Petrarca_aveva_ragione]

Good to see that project done so! Bravo PEAR

[@octorokreviews]

I can't imagine how good it must have felt for you to press that upload button. I remember finishing a two-year project somewhat recently and thinking THAT was a relief. Seven years? Man, time flies. I hope you consider animating more long-form stuff like this because your style is just so expressive and lively (while also being downright terrifying at the right moments). Keep up the great work!

[@Maxwell_Margatroid]

Oh my God... This is a real triumph of this channel!

[@gmattonline6068]

Upon watching this, I feel like I’ve regained the spark I lost back then. The creative spark that clouded my mind and gave me happiness in myself. You inspired me so much over the years and you finally helped me overcome my motivation problems. This was a beautiful animation Pear, thank you for saving my life here.

[@theknight1964]

Literally years for waiting for 3 minutes, but IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THIS FINALLY

[@jacobsomebody9266]

That ending animatic healed my heart. I'm so glad you put it in (^_^)

[@Margoras]

Yama almighty! Talk about an unyielding son of a gun. Congrats on finishing the animation! It's freaky-ing awesome!

[@lordazurelpandora9879]

This is beautifully executed. This is pretty and painful in all the right ways. Bravo, PEAR.

[@DeadlyBreakfast]

It's truly amazing. As a Touhou fan, I am really happy how this turned out. I love that many years passed, and now it's finally here to make history, and it's even better knowing that it can be something PEAR can remember of as something special. Also, congrats on finishing university! Hopefully you can fly very high! We are here excited for what's coming next on your journey! 3:41 - Also, very adorable

[@FunOAW]

I love you, PEAR! This is so fucking awesome and HELLA worth the wait! Your animation style is adorable and creepy when it needs to be!

[@Henry-I-H-N-I]

OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVER YOU HAVE DONE IT!!!!!

[@titanius5134]

The wait was worth it, this is wonderful. Also I like the detail at the end with the cat and the crow as she said in the song 

[@KamakiH]

Well worth the wait, wonderful job. I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING.

[@redryder3721]

Congratulations! I remember seeing the older version a few years ago and I'm delighted you've managed to commit and finish what must have been a mammoth undertaking. The whole animation is beautiful.

[@melonoh9791]

ITS PEAK 🔥🔥🔥

[@happyflies2434]

AMAZING! YOU COOKED BROTHER! It's so amazing to finally see your project be finished (and the rest of the song animated too!) Bitter-sweet in way. I remember watching the story board! I saved it to my playlist and I will this too! Keep up the good work! You are an I spiraling and I love your art style!!

[@therabbidt]

Holy crap almost 3 minutes of animation from the one and only? WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED

[@Randomdude1979]

Pear wanted to deliver and finish the year off strong and deliver he did.

[@beralehanzin4752]

i cant even think of a good comment to respect this masterpiece of art

[@binaryism]

PEAR MIGHT be a fan of koishi komeji from the touhou project.

[@Zofaea]

the excitement upon seeing this is boundless, i watched that storyboard so often as a kid

[@burney7998]

2:03 FEMALE NETZACH FEMALE NETZACH

[@ChaosPlasma999]

Oh my. Now I can't unsee it

[@elysium8131]

giovanni is sanae confirmed

[@cibrig8719]

Blessed post

[@ChaosPlasma999]

@ lol

[@afluffye8278]

I CANT UNSEE IT!!!!!! AAHHH FEMALE NETZAXH FEMALE NETZACH FEMALE NETZACH

[@opuser1]

Thank you! THANK YOU! I'm so happy to live to see this come to fruition!

[@princenishikigoi7439]

Happy to see this finally finished! I thought we'll see this animation after GTA 6 but i guess this will remain as a meme for a while now.

[@mordet2]

OH MY GOD! The first video I've ever seen of you was the storyboard, and it made me subscribe to see the end of it! After so many years, I honestly never thought I'd see it be made and yet here we are. Amazing work! I hope to see more of you!

[@Kevin_H63]

PEAK HAVE ARRIVED!!

[@RandomDudeWhoDoesStuff-dq4cf]

Oh holy shit it's out I never thought I'd see the day... Yeah this was amazing I wasn't sure what to expect but I am still properly blown away by the quality and effort poured into this I wasn't around for the whole waiting period but the time I was around (maybe 1-2 years?) has paid off for sure Incredible job!

[@adrielleakuryo]

It surely was.. *Heart-throbbing.*

[@davisprater4731]

Hell yeah! I've been waiting for this day! And now that it's finally here, the animation's better than I could have ever guessed! I loved the used of Lyrica Live's cover, too. I've been listening to her videos for a long time now, and it fit this music video perfectly. I'm sure you've made Koishi pretty happy, because this won't be an easy video to forget.^-^

[@InmateOmighty]

This feels like the stars aligned for this to be finished

[@PunishedHobo]

This is so peak! I watched the storyboard years back and it actually got me into these vocal covers!

[@Username-wr6sc]

It's finally here, and I'm so excited! Edit: I've watched this so many times, I love your work, as always. Your animation style is addicting.

[@ShadowmancerMagnum]

Absolutely fire, well done, you kept digging for a while, but you came back with absolute pure gold

[@akward3108]

Congratulations on finishing this big project!!!!

[@FrostDeino]

Absolutely amazing Best Koishi, or even Touhou, animation I've ever seen Thank you, I love this so much

[@SFDumb]

Finally! Worth waiting of 6 years

[@msw8616]

Finally, sooo much time... And yet it was worth the wait there's a special talent that no a lot of people are aware of and yet it is so important, the hability to finish stuff... thanks PEAR, this is actually a huge inspiration to finish my own progects too :)

[@cloy552]

Congratulations on finishing it it looks great!

[@ole-martinthorsen6996]

It's finally here!!!! I love how you animated the faces btw, it's so cute!

[@lacuentita8485]

THAT WAS SO COOL! The animation was flawless and it was a joy to watch every second of it❤❤❤❤

[@seki108]

Oh damn, you really hammered down and finished this! Amazing work for the long awaited animation!

[@misplease]

Thank you Pear for putting in years of work for this, WE LOVE YOU RAAAGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@el_obo_]

WOW! WHAT AN AMAZING WORK, PEAR! This Koishi animation is absolutely stunning. You’ve captured her essence and personality in such a unique and vibrant way. Every detail and movement reflects the effort and dedication you put into this master piece. It’s truly a gift for all Touhou fans! I want to congratulate you on the incredible work you’ve done and I can’t wait to see more of your talent in the future. Keep up the amazing work!

[@playwright1670]

Мы этого ждали и наконец дождались!

[@chessie2003]

Congratulations, Pear! So happy to see this complete after all these years. It turned out amazing!

[@teles6053]

🔥🔥🔥

[@screechingsodacan3136]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. Awesome. ive been wanting to see a completed version for years and i have been hyped frothing at the mouth waiting day by day since the announcement of the resuming of the project. Thank you thank you thank you. It is wonderful. Great work. Proud of you. this is awesome. thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

[@SleepyTwilight10809]

SOUND THE ALARMS, IT'S FINALLY HERE LETSSS GOOOO🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@いか-j5o]

finally 🎉 完成品が見れてめっちゃ嬉しい！！

[@bluecrystalsouls861]

truely worth the wait

[@puzzlepuddles6712]

GOD it feels like i'm rewatching this again for the first time. I was new to touhou and was lowkey obsessed with the storyboard draft you put out. it was really cute and i genuinely thought you dropped this project

[@slammurai6492]

THE MAD MAN HAS DONE IT

[@Melody-Man]

The wait was worth it, this is truly amazing 👀

[@breadcypher5728]

ABSOLUTEL CINEMA🔥🔥🔥

[@LaranjaMaracuja]

Been waiting six years for this! Thank you so much for delivering. 🙏

[@jaydedartsph]

It's so Mount Everest peak! ❤

[@kaneicosasrandom8630]

I met you by the first version of this project. And, finally, I could see the full version. It's... precious.

[@XenoflareBahamut]

0:46 what does Gensou Radio even play?

[@AmyStrikesBack]

Bossa nova

[@SparkTFS]

OH MY GOD, This is so beautiful! I already loved the original storyboard version, but this is truly incredible. Congratulations Pear, you improved a lot, and created another admirable work. Thanks for blessing us with such high quality level of art!

[@charyster4500]

PEAK HAS ARRIVED

[@Celvani]

These years WERE SO WORTH IT. Holy fuck this is beautiful

[@altr-d5177]

Fuoco 🔥🔥🔥

[@MD1PL]

Trully stunning, I'm happy to see you managed to finish this project, I definitely will be rewatching it a bunch of times :)

[@Alex_Pack]

Let’s go people!!! The wait is Over!!!!!!

[@Zack54]

Pear you absolute mad man. I can't believe how good this is. My expectations were high since the initial sketch, and the final product delivered in ways I didn't even thought were possible. Thank you!

[@Charessel]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!! Everyone who worked on this did amazing, and your skills have really imptoved since the first storyboard. 💖

[@GameAndTrain]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you. I can’t remember how long I’ve been following your animations, but this has been a journey. Thanks again.

[@hyperslayer7338]

This is definitely one of the biggest things to be made in the global Touhou community when in comes to animation. Thank you so much for finishing this storyboard and sticking through it! This achievment is incredible!

[@FishDrinkLightGreen]

I have little to no knowleldge about Touhou but your animation is excellent as always my man. Congrats on finally finishing this project!

[@thatguy5739]

Damn, it's great to see this finally done! I'm proud of you for sticking with this after all this time, and it looks great! I look forward to whatever you plan to do next!

[@nitirushh3650]

Man, I've heard of this project since it was just a storyboard, glad you've completed it It was very fantastic! 💙🌹🎩