Touhou Explained! Episode 4 - Phantasmagoria of Flower View

No, I am not claiming to be good at this game.
When flowers, judgement, and multiplayer shenanigans all appear in Gensokyo, it seems like everyone and their mother is itching to throw down. Who - or what - is behind the mass flower blooming incident? And what will the Judicial Branch do when they hear about it?

[@erdtroll7010]

“Huh, the flowers look especially pretty this year“ *entirety of gensokyo devolves into all out war*

[@cinder-squad]

Gensokyo is the only place where world-ending entities duke it out because one of them got hungry or something 😓

[@athazis1532]

​@@cinder-squadeach of touhou incidents can be described as "simplest of problems, extremest of solutions"

[@yogsothoth915]

The bulk of deaths wasn't from an incident in 2005... it was 60 years before 2005.... 1945... i.e. The atomic bombing. It's why the line...... "or a war.." comes last with higher emphasis.

[@cinder-squad]

Yo! It's honestly insane how dark this game gets the more you think about it. Zun does NOT hold back at all

[@someone4650]

It could be the bombs or just the whole of WWII in general

[@Kalmaro4152]

​@@someone4650World War 2 in general, probably. While the yamas all have their own domains, over a Million Japanese and Allied Troops and Civilians combined died within the domain of the Yamaxandu. And if we go with the belief that the bank of the Shanzu is purgatory, then even Christians and Buddhists would have been increasing the number of flowers

[@rikuaxelsora]

"Hell exists not to punish sinners, but to ensure that nobody sins in the first place. I am here so that everybody realizes that."

[@MedsieLovr]

_- This is the first time Medicine appeared in the series, and the last time she was relevant too -_ Medicine Melancholy is a very underrated character, I dare to say she's one of the best in the series even with such limited roles.

[@cinder-squad]

I think her extra story arc gives her a lot of stuff to work with. If she came back anytime soon (Th19 maybe?), there's a lot of cool opportunities to give her a story arc

[@SoldadoCatolico]

Shiki Yamada, my beloved. Even if she's actually from an eastern belief she incarnates the western religious ideals of mercy, absolution, and redention from sin. And most importantly, she is certainly NOT a womanlet, like so many people like to depict her as 😡

[@cinder-squad]

Shiki could beat me senseless and there would be nothing I could do to stop her

[@Invader_Cat]

The long awaited PoFV video

[@randommaster06]

There's a great cover of "Fate of Sixty Years" by LyricaLive where she goes through all of Eiki's judgments.

[@sparkxii.]

Eiki is one of my favorite Touhou ladies :'] thank you for this video! And I'm excited for TH19, is it time for the cycle to return again? So many possibilities!

[@andreiadrielbatistadesousa2343]

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[@Midoaria]

Glad to see this finally come up! I love this series a lot. Please continue with it and make sure to not stress yourself whenever working on it 👊💢

[@soyaliovee]

Weheeeee I’ve been waiting for this since last week!!! Binge watched all of your Touhou explained videos because I got curious after playing Touhou lost word

[@boiledcaprisunnable]

i said yippee in real life as i saw this on my feed. babe wake up new touhou explained video

[@LucasisLukas]

HE IS BACK❤❤❤❤❤

[@擻]

cirno should use power from the incident to take over the world

[@cinder-squad]

I shudder at the thought of what she would do if she had the nuclear launch codes

[@Bucking_Fastard]

I really like the writing in this one, especially the part with Aya and Cirno.

[@derpycless]

Amazing video! It's so cool seeinf how you improve with each video, keep it up my man! :)

[@corbeauwrite]

Super as always! I can't wait MoF next, which was my first game and first CC, and that ambiance...!

[@cinder-squad]

I appreciate it :) MoF's going to be fun, it's another top 5 Touhou's for me

[@sirpeach6468]

NEW UPLOAD YIPPEEEE

[@gumball6445]

Awwwwww yeeeaaaaa the hype for this series is real

[@dannyhsr_]

Your channel is the best when it comes to explaining the stories of each Touhou game, keep up the good work man

[@rayyt5566]

My favorite Touhou game! Thank you for such a comprehensive explanation❤️💐

[@julip3264]

"I've been waiting for this"

[@shashibossard99]

Great content my dude

[@ronaldosanchez173]

Honestly, PoFV wasn't of my liking when I first played it, but now after your video. I'm starting to enjoy the little things this game has (as well as giving us the Sakuya's theme we all love), good work! I enjoy watching your videos :D

[@cinder-squad]

Thanks :) If I'm being honest, I did not enjoy rushing solo through a multilayer game very much 😅 The story was the main thing keeping me sane for those 10ish hours

[@dabluepittoo-aqua4213]

I really like games like this. Getting to see character's perspectives on things and see new sides and interactions in Gensokyo is fun. Also poor Cirno...

[@BlackdragonTheShadow]

8:25 I wonder why someone who can control flowers would be really dangerous… maybe it’s Allergins, Posions, “Happenings”(ok I’m sorry for bring up that horrid movie)

[@cjmcd2332]

Read "Research on a certain flower" by Nakatani Nio. It's an interesting take/theory on why Yuuka is so strong

[@Co-Bolt]

@@cjmcd2332 Wow that was a good read, I like the theory!

[@Meilingfan]

Finally!! i been waiting!

[@Metaegis]

new cinder squad upload!!!! i love ur content :D

[@cinder-squad]

Thanks ^_^

[@elenamelero2922]

Love your videos! I hope you continue with mountain of faith!

[@grysha7740]

FINALYYY

[@grysha7740]

I LOVE U

[@igorholanda4415]

Let's go

[@mrhades113]

This game is indeed very underrated.

[@inioszi3053]

Reimu Hakurei - Karen Cosplay

[@pythonsotl]

Letsgoo

[@sleeper6548]

Everytime he said judgement, I remembered ultrakill You ruined judgement for me Minos

[@generalokuu]

I like those videos. A LOT!

[@tuskltdm5246]

Yuuka the menace

[@electro_yellow9295]

Eiki=sans

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

But a lot taller. (Komachi is up to her shoulders in one of Reimu’s endings)

[@binkoma26]

Ayo!

[@floral1092]

idk how to feel about the part where you said it was based off the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Really not a fan of bringing real life tragedies to fictional media

[@danielmayobre7702]

Good to know I'm not the only rational one here in the comments who doesn't like actual serious events being simulated into Touhou or any other fiction.

[@turkia6148]

In the game Eiki literally says that was either thanks to an earthquake, tsunami or volcano. I think it's pretty obvious to see where ZUN got the idea of the story from.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Isn’t Christianity from the Middle East?

[@danielmayobre7702]

13:42 - I don't like that theory that the theme of POF has a connection to the 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. Not only that implication sounds inauspiciously grim but those deceased spirits "waiting in line" just because a certain buxom redhead was too lazy could be taken as a subtle insult to that many victims or their families who may happen to run into this. If it was really mentioned, POF should have that "all persons fictitious disclaimer" explaining what it contains are not basing on actual people or events. That is something every piece of fiction in existence should have and Touhou is no expection. POF is just another mindless and senseless Touhou shmup of sadistic difficulty and tumultuous cacophonies. It has absolutely nothing to do and have no profound relevance to an actual tragedy where numerous lives were lost because of some abstruse sixty-year cycle rubbish from some dumb old religion. I am extremely incredulous towards a lot of unpromising and undesirable implications and theories between Gensokyo and the real world. But of course, there are some crazy whackjobs in this fandom who want to make shit up and go with those nonsensical ideas just to fill in the blanks whether they may sound ominous, offensive or just stupid.