Touhou 13.5: Hopeless Masquerade - Marisa Kirisame (New Commentary Version)

The Human-Representative Magician
Marisa is a similarly good beginning character like Reimu but tends to lean towards speed and projectiles while lacking the melee consistency that Reimu has. Her special ability also helps promote this. Every fourth projectile attack you use gets supercharged.
Spell Cards
1:38 - Stage 1 - Live Ostentatiously
The Advocate of the Myriad Gods: Reimu Hakurei
2:06 - Cool Down
2:34 - Charm "Shrine Prosperity Prayer Talismans"
3:40 - Stage 2 - Grass-Roots Missionary Activity
Handyman of the River: Nitori Kawashiro
4:13 - Cool Down
4:36 - Water Sign "Summer Plastic Bottle Rocket"
5:07 - Youkai Battleship "Sanpei Fighter"
6:21 - Stage 3 - From Good Morning to the Depths of Hell
Imaginary Personality Holder: Koishi Komeiji
7:05 - Cool Down
7:54 - Instinct "Freudian"
8:14 - Thorn Sign "Confined Innocent"
9:28 - Stage 4 - The Strongest Opponent
Almighty Taoist who Controls the Cosmos: Toyosatomimi no Miko
10:47 - Cool Down
11:15 - Virtue Sign "Prestige of Shoutoku"
11:51 - Cool Down
12:20 - Light Sign "Lasers of Infinite Articles"
14:16 - Stage 5 - Suddenly Missing Popularity
Acharya who Surpassed the Primates: Byakuren Hijiri
16:02 - Cool Down
16:40 - "Benten Lute Priest"
17:46 - Stage 6 - Moonside Festival
The Bake-Danuki who Always Provides Surprises: Mamizou Futatsuiwa
19:19 - Cool Down
19:48 - Transformation "Garden of Flowers and Birds on a Full Moon"
20:07 - Cool Down
20:28 - Transformation "Scrolls of Frolicking Animals"
21:04 - Cool Down
21:23 - Transformation "Youkai World Gate of One Hundred Demons"
24:55 - Stage 7 - Wellspring of Joy, Anger, Pathos and Humor
The Expressive Poker Face: Hata no Kokoro
28:22 - Cool Down
28:48 - Melancholy Sign "The Melancholic World is a Melancholic Cart"
29:09 - Cool Down
29:30 - Joy Sign "Invigorated Kagura Lion"
29:55 - Cool Down
30:09 - "Monkey Possession"
Translation's courtesy of the Touhou wiki

[@Wizzard220]

3:55 actually.. Kanako kinda told her not to partake in this. The cable car they wanted to install to the Moriya Shrine was a priority so Sanae had to miss out on both Hopeless Masquerade and Double Dealing Character, as she complains in one of Wild and Horned Hermit's chapters (I think it's 19 or 20) Oh and that shoebill on the far right of Koishi's stage scared the crap out of me when I played Puppet Dance Performance.

[@R.P.Genocraft]

Notice the bottom right corner of Koishi's stage... Satori has a goddamn KOMODO DRAGON as one of her pets...

[@HyperVanilo]

Imagine if that komodo turns into its human form, probably spitting at other's face to kill them.

[@R.P.Genocraft]

@@HyperVanilo Lizard 2hu? I'd be down for that.

[@MagGunDO17]

Also the HM ost is very good.

[@neobullseye1]

Stage 4 -- The strongest opponent: ...Not Cirno? I feel lied to! D:

[@crystaljon]

Y'know, you bring up dancing Orin, I'm more distracted by Parsee's 1000-yard stare from WAY in the back.

[@ITAndroMedian]

6:48 "There should be no Koishi in here. At all. Anywhere..." Me: *gets himself cross-eyed trying to see even a hint of it being false*

[@Flygoniaks]

I still find it quite amusing that you recorded this on Cirno day, and I also like the fact that the newspaper shows the actual day on your computer. It's a cute touch!

[@jadeng.s.2549]

1:48 Religion of Witchcraft

[@muscletone718]

I coulda sworn Nitori couldn't fly on her own. She's a Kappa which aren't known for that sort of ability. Unless a Printwork pointed out that she can fly I don't remember her having flight abilities.

[@DoctorNovakaine]

Can someone explain to me why so many characters in the cutscene portraits have the most freaky bushy eyelashes the world has ever seen? It seriously looks like they're supposed to be eyebrows.

[@MrGamer9941]

I believe they’re supposed to be eyelashes, though I agree they’re very bushy at times

[@cosmiclegend5050]

16:54 Bookmark

[@Eeveeolite655]

That one Kappa in Nitori's stage has her face bandaged... or is wearing goggles for sciency things

[@vdruid0827]

ORIN DANCING

[@lunatic0verlord10]

3:53 Did she ever explain why she settled for the spectators' seat? Or is there really no explanation beyond the implied "we're doing a fighting game with, Reimu and Marisa aside, nothing but new characters" answer?

[@MegamanOmega184]

In one of the print works latter it was explained. Basically Kanako saw through what was going on with this and learned quickly that sending Sanae out to take part in these fights would be a waste of time, since any faith gathered wouldn't stick around and would disappeate. So, they had more important things to do and construction of the Moriya Ropeway continued to be worked on instead

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@MegamanOmega184 Looks like SA taught Kanako to think things through.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

17:22 What game? AoCF? 17:24 Never mind, Marisa never had an iPod...

[@lunatic0verlord10]

30:16 So only characters whose Last Word doesn't require catching the foe can use their Last Word at all in Story Mode, huh?

[@MegamanOmega184]

Oh they can be used in the Story Mode, just not against this spell in particular. Since Kokoro never moves or anything, any Last Word that involves moving her around will just wiff

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@MegamanOmega184 Well I haven't seen any character beyond Kokoro who would last long enough to max the popularity meter. So technically, only the likes of Nitori with her ripoff of Snake's Final Smash and Ichirin with her biggest Jotaro impression seem to even have a shot at a Last Word in Story Mode.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

10:44 Much better than greedy jackass Reimu and Deus Ex Machina Mary Sue Sanae. A cookie for whoever gets it.