Touhou 13.5: Hopeless Masquerade - Koishi Komeiji (No Commentary)

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Koishi is... Koishi's just insane to play as. She's a character that's great at counterattacks and has amazingly powerful attacks. However when things go wrong with Koishi, they can go very wrong... and it is very easy to mess up with her ability.
Spell Cards
2:09 - Stage 1 - Dive into the World of Battle
Almighty Taoist who Controls the Cosmos: Toyosatomimi no Miko
3:06 - Cool Down
3:29 - Virtue Sign "Prestige of Shoutoku"
4:35 - Stage 2 - The End of a Nightmare
Feng Shui Master who Controls Dragon Veins: Mononobe no Futo
5:24 - Cool Down
5:48 - Throwing Dishes "Kawarake Rotary Throw"
6:11 - Bow Sign "Star Dragon Bow"
7:47 - Stage 3 - The Beginning of Hope
The Human-Representative Magician: Marisa Kirisame
8:42 - Cool Down
9:05 - Star Sign "Millisecond Pulsar"
9:31 - Magic Sign "Blaze Away"
11:10 - Stage 4 - Hope Creates Freedom
The Overwhelming Youkai Ascetic: Ichirin Kumoi & Unzan
12:31 - Cool Down
13:18 - Fist Sign "Great Cumulus of Rage"
14:02 - Cool Down
14:22 - Nyuudou "Genso-Tarou Cloud in Summer"
15:53 - Stage 5 - A Youkai Who's Not Worth It to Trick
The Advocate of the Myriad Gods: Reimu Hakurei
16:48 - Cool Down
17:23 - "Gautama Buddha At the Shinto Shrine"
18:35 - Stage 6 - Moonside Festival
The Bake-Danuki who Always Provides Surprises: Mamizou Futatsuiwa
19:49 - Cool Down
20:11 - Transformation "Garden of Flowers and Birds on a Full Moon"
21:05 - Cool Down
21:39 - Transformation "Scrolls of Frolicking Animals"
22:17 - Cool Down
22:42 - Transformation "Youkai World Gate of One Hundred Demons"
24:58 - Stage 7 - Wellspring of Joy, Anger, Pathos and Humor
The Expressive Poker Face: Hata no Kokoro
28:30 - Cool Down
29:03 - Melancholy Sign "The Melancholic World is a Melancholic Cart"
29:40 - Cool Down
29:57 - Joy Sign "Invigorated Kagura Lion"
30:33 - Cool Down
30:56 - Anger Sign "Mask of an Angry Hated Wolf"
32:27 - "Monkey Possession"
Translation's courtesy of the Touhou wiki

[@gabrielwright-dunn9355]

Please wait warmly while Koishi players figure out what in gods' name they are doing.

[@forceedge2005]

I like how Koishi and Kokoro are interesting foils of each other. Kokoro's face is completely expressionless yet she is very emotional with her masks and body language. Koishi on the other hand looks emotional with her happy expression but is an empty shell in reality as she closed her heart (her third eye). Because of this all of Koishi's actions are done by instinct while Kokoro's are done by her unstable emotions (which actually makes her more human-like). Koishi even outright states that she has no emotions (though it seems the mask of hope gives her back some of her emotions that she sealed).

[@TheDarkMarioAndSonic]

Force Edge 200 that's a pretty interesting observation. And yeah, having the Mask of Hope gives Koishi, well, hope, which is why people are able to remember her without knowing her (something that is impossible otherwise since she closed her third eye) and why she's able to remember the mask even though she always forgets everything. It's also interesting to see that Kokoro wants to take the mask out of Koishi because she thinks Koishi's emotionless state is due to having the mask mess with her emotions, when in reality the mask is the only thing giving emotion to Koishi.

[@TheDarkMarioAndSonic]

Force Edge 200 that's a pretty interesting observation. And yeah, having the Mask of Hope gives Koishi, well, hope, which is why people are able to remember her without knowing her (something that is impossible otherwise since she closed her third eye) and why she's able to remember the mask even though she always forgets everything. It's also interesting to see that Kokoro wants to take the mask out of Koishi because she thinks Koishi's emotionless state is due to having the mask mess with her emotions, when in reality the mask is the only thing giving emotion to Koishi.

[@chibiga1353]

Ship

[@BlazeMaster]

This is why I don't think they became bitter enemies in reality the two are the only who can relate to the other and Koishi is always near Kokoro ever since.

[@HyakuniYakumo]

The newspapers are all like "War between religions? Nobody cares, now let's all appreciate how cute Koishi is."

[@blockeontheleafeon]

Probably 'cuz Aya's been doing them.

[@embeboso8329]

I swear I just realized this today Hopeless Masquerade Koishi steals Kokoro's Mask of Hope Kokoro has _lost_ her _mask_ of _hope_ hope less mask hopeless masquerade

[@diehleeo1449]

90 iq

[@indecision3835]

80 iq

[@CheddarCheeseRebirthed]

Intelligence really high with this one bois

[@gabrielwright-dunn9355]

For once, it's not Marisa pissing off the bad guys. I have to wonder how intentional Koishi's trolling is.

[@korohacker]

Koishi is interesting here, both gameplay and story-wise. I believe that's the first time Kokoro had said something with a somewhat level-headed manner when she declared Koishi must not be like her. Then again, having hope after living with no emotions at all for so long can be pretty addicting, because you will only truly feel alive when emotions run through you. So I don't blame her for not wanting to hand back the one reason she has to be alive. I had fun seeing her beat people up just for the heck of it xD

[@dawk7]

"What does she see with those eyes...?" _THEY'RE TAKING THE SPIRITS TO CHIREIDEN!_

[@flandrescarlet4448]

4:15 when You finally defeat the final boss of the hardest mode

[@InktheImpassive]

About Koishi... I think she wants attention because in the past I think everyone hated her because she can read minds so she closed her eyes that lets her read minds but closing her eye affects her feelings as well. Now she's unable to feel anything and she has the ability to be forgotten when people take their eyes off her. But right now she's feeling happy because she's gaining attention. I think

[@MaybeNotARobot]

Touhou 13.5, Koishi's route, or "Koishi beats the shit out of people so they look at her."

[@Raul_MM]

Koishi is just so precious! I hope to see more of her in future games (currently watching all of the games in order of release and reading all of the official print works as well)!

[@SeleniumGlow]

"Is this what they call the Dead of the Night?" I rolled on the floor laughing like crazy :'D Should've swept it before watching this video.

[@teddyrichard1488]

"I could get addicted to this." -Koishi Komeiji after beating the living hell out of 2 mostly innocent people

[@pelandes3549]

So... how many Koishis DOES it take to screw in a light bulb, editor?

[@hjt091]

16:42 Dun't feel very nice, huh Mamizou?

[@deadbeatlegionnaire47]

Was looking forward to this one. Did not disappoint.

[@extremmefan7305]

Koishi is now my favorite character, for taking out Taoism while only scratching the surface of both Buddhism and Shintoism (the latter she barely scratched since it was Mamizou disguised as our favorite shrine maiden).

[@Luke_Kijin]

wow your comments and explanations are so cool I can't wait for the ulil version

[@nexieterithu1073]

KOISHI IS SOOO CUTEEE

[@virgo7945]

Marisa:"And for sure,Im the one whos going to defeat You!" Koishi: *wins* Marisa,You literally jinxed it-

[@DBinitiate]

Koishi is the most fun for me to play as, because she's very unpredictable. All your opponent knows is that you're going to do something. They don't know what, they don't know when. They just know it'll happen.

[@yuyukosaigyouji7910]

Every time you see a background character take a shot

[@SodaSizzle]

Wow every forgotten character in the background and the most lovable characters that don't appear in games in the background (except for flandre and yeah touhou 14 characters don't appear in 13.5 cause its 13.5 lol)

[@vn7906]

Wait, What does Ichrin mean about Koishi having "wicked thoughts"? Did someone make a rumor about her?

[@hongmeiling8219]

Koishi is a fucking bean

[@caitlynbremer-cavanaugh7522]

my day's been kind of sour but this just makes up for it in spades XD

[@agentkirby007]

TOO MUCH CUTE!

[@Elijahyang118]

Pure happiness

[@naimapetit2580]

Koishi Komeiji is my favourite character in Touhou Project. I really like her!

[@sagaleuix2989]

I can't see any commentary. How to ‘turn on annotations’? I don't see any caption in this video so I'm confused.

[@krabparrot5724]

Annotations were a feature that youtube removed a few months ago. Pretty annoying, considering that many videos, including educational ones, relied on them heavily.

[@sagaleuix2989]

What a pain They should at least keep somethin to replace it instead of just removing it What a pain

[@user-sw4kd5rj1c]

i want to have the koishi power because i can Just stole elon musks rocket that would be hillarious! nobody even notices me!

[@uadfb75t6hst5]

rip annotations

[@MegamanOmega184]

Yeah... that's why I spent about a year reuploading everything KZbin killed with new annotations _Not that I'm still salty about that or anything..._

[@zhenydelossantoa616]

i know this is near not-related, but what happens if... you know... put popuko in there

[@sylvierose2799]

Who?

[@Alb410]

Needs moar koishi commentary

[@ashtonleach9866]

I wonder who the hardest enemy is...? I guess it's Hata no Kokoro.

[@shoutmon-dra3210]

What is that one theme that played during that one spell card that sounded like Koishi's?

[@theimaginarykoishi4855]

how do i do the purple cage thing?

[@MegamanOmega184]

It's her "Catch and Rose" skill card. It's a point to Buhhdism and just set it to whichever direction you choose

[@theimaginarykoishi4855]

MegamanOmega184 ah ok thanks

[@belluh-1huey102]

how to get the game in english?

[@oddwright7913]

what's with the light bulb above her head? I never got that to happen

[@MegamanOmega184]

It's her strong up melee attack. Though remember you have to set it up first, then it'll only go off if you're under your opponent

[@oddwright7913]

Oh ok. Thanks.

[@karisasani7006]

MegamanOmega184 Koishi also has a small amount of health regen