UDoALG Zanmu's Theme : The Deviants' Unobstructed Light ~ Kingdom of Nothingness

[@HaruTH]

I bet correctly that ZUN didn't mean to type "Kingdam" and now in patch 1.10c it is fixed correctly to "Kingdom". I won.

[@lordtachanka9375]

HaruTH ALWAYS ON TOP 🔥

[@anueutsuho7425]

She's without a doubt my favorite new character from this game. I love that she manages to outsmart and defeat all three Animal Realm gangs and saves Gensokyo from being destroyed in war. And I love that she was originally planning on taking over Gensokyo in order to protect it better from them, but changes her mind because she just loves Reimu that much and knows Reimu can protect Gensokyo on her own. It's awesome she likes Reimu because she reminds her of herself when she was Reimu's age.

[@blue_the_boy_kisser]

That's awesome wtf

[@cattokomo]

So I guess Zanmu isn't that bad at all?

[@anueutsuho7425]

@@cattokomo sorta. As I said she did plan on conquering Gensokyo for herself, but as mentioned, she did it with startlingly good intentions. Either way it's refreshing to see such an anti villain after the Animal Realm gave us a trend of pure evil tyrants.

[@cattokomo]

@@anueutsuho7425 Ah okay, thank you for the explanation.

[@azureempyrean64]

@@anueutsuho7425 Zanmu is our new queen, goodbye Keiki

[@kaya_leo_lou]

バックでコーラス風に流れるこの音、楽器とも人声とも取れない、子供、女性、老婆の声とも取れない、この掴みきれない声色が曲の不気味さに拍車をかけてるね。 またこの声が、戦乱の世の人間時代の残夢が出す、救いを求める叫びだと考えれば声と曲全体のエモみが増す。

[@護衛隊ナンバー15]

座ってるキャラ全員強者説

[@蝶々虹]

ゆかりん、神奈子様、マターラ……鈴瑚(?)

[@護衛隊ナンバー15]

饕餮もいる

[@genjai0806]

紅魔郷タイトル霊夢

[@your_livestock]

戎瓔花…

[@護衛隊ナンバー15]

@@your_livestock あーね ひょっとしたら強いんじゃね？

[@mushroomsrcool1449]

No one: Zanmu having a party: "aaaaaAaaaaa AAAAHHHH ahhhh eehhhhhrhhhhh" *piano intensifies*

[@DeltaFrazzle]

i cant remember if zun ever used vocal-type instrument in a song, but my god it hits the nail on the hammer. this ones defintieyl my favorite of the tracks. and we cant forget the zun charm of repeated listens making the songs better. it makes me appreciate more things i might've missed.

[@SavoX597]

He did with Chimata's theme chorus.

[@battykat7086]

He's used choirs in previous songs, notably Chimata's theme, as well as Saki's theme in this game, to name a couple. In this song, he's using an erhu, which is also used in Biten's theme, it's a Chinese instrument known for being able to imitate the sound of a woman singing.

[@InternetStorm]

​​​@@battykat7086That's not quite right (technically not wrong either). The vocals in this track are from Sonuscore Mongolian Voices - Ancient Phrases. While an erhu is being used in the background, it's not the part people are referring to as the vocals.

[@tinzka]

​@@InternetStormNah, in fact while ZUN was making this music, a mosquito approached the recording. Lol /j

[@battykat7086]

@@InternetStorm oooh that's way cooler actually!!!!!!!!!

[@tanaka3906]

ラスボスとは気づかずに対戦して滅茶苦茶カッコいい曲だな〜と思ったらラスボスだった思い出の曲

[@wand2904]

Another banger from my man Zun If Zanmu rules Hell, so she is at least one step down to Hecatia i guess She might be not so powerful as her, but i love characters who reach to the top by being clever and persuasive

[@spritepepsiplushes8353]

Hecatia isn't part of the hierarchy though, she acts outside of it and does her own thing

[@Arebus27]

@@spritepepsiplushes8353 but yet is The Goddess of hell...

[@ander_scarlet203]

​@@spritepepsiplushes8353 Also, Eiki Shiki explicit said that Hecatia is her boss

[@GarryDumblowski]

I can't tell whether that's vocals or an odd flute that accompanies the main melody but it sounds like some sort of cry. It's really eerie and I honestly can't tell if it's supposed to make me not want to win.

[@DioBrandoZaWarudoMudaMudaMuda]

Vocals, from the Mongolian Voices ~ Ancient Phrases VST.

[@yehwat527]

With that in mind, "not want to win", could be an effect to how cunning this b**** is.

[@pankotheseaweed]

Also there's a bit of Erhu in this

[@lucascoelho3171]

@@DioBrandoZaWarudoMudaMudaMuda That's such a Zun title, it's like it was made for him lol

[@Ashen0]

HOLY CHRIST ON A FUCKING STICK THIS IS SO GOOD, This might be my favorite theme now I still love okina's theme (and backdoor mommy is still my favorite touhou character) but this one just takes the cake for me, it feels alot like keiki's theme but even more intense, and sounds alot more different than anything from the past touhou games And those vocals (or some instrument that sounds like it) are just... **Ascends**

[@DioBrandoZaWarudoMudaMudaMuda]

I’m surprised so many people keep thinking Kingdam is a spelling error… The game’s final stage is set in Hell and Zanmu is kinda of like the people’s selected unofficial King. Kingdam, or rather Kingdamn is intentional. It’s just a play on Kingdom referring to Hell as the Kingdom of the Damned.

[@HaruTH]

Word pun in this fasion is not what Japanese usually do, especially if that Japanese's pen name is ZUN. ZUN is notoriously famous for misspelling english names all the time. He even spelled Cirno name wrong before even though it's the name that he come up himself. And also if i were to play word pun like that it would be Kingdamn and not Kingdam. And also like the Thai comment mentioned it's more so because of the katakana form of the word Kingdom that use "da" instead of "do" for "dom" so.

[@DioBrandoZaWarudoMudaMudaMuda]

@@HaruTH While it might not be something most Japanese do, it doesn't mean it's not a possibility. ZUN titled one of his games 東方紺珠伝 ～ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom and Stage 4 in this game is titled ''寂びの来ない街 - Lunatic Kingdom''. I bring this up because in Ringo's dialogue the last thing she says is 'ルナティックキングダム'. As the Thai pointed out before, sure, maybe it seems like a Kingdam is a mistranslation due to the katakana, but the existence of LoLK at the very least proves ZUN's very much aware of the english translation of キングダム isn't Kingdam, but instead Kingdom.

[@HaruTH]

@@DioBrandoZaWarudoMudaMudaMuda that's what I believe too. I wrote that in the description. But I also now believe the debunk of katakana mistranslation as well. Well we'll see which is the correct case if ZUN will ever patch this messy unbalance game.

[@youdonotcare]

Zun misspelled fairy wars as faily wars in the music room of that track just saying

[@HaruTH]

update: patch 1.10c of the game ZUN has fixed the "Kingdam" correctly to "Kingdom".

[@FaceImplosion]

The way you summarize the story in the description 😂 I love it

[@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712]

An epic theme, fitting for an oni who’s once a monk who willingly gone to hell, and now created a gigantic long complicated plan to take down and take over the cruel animal realm (and also protect but also take over Geosokyo). She would have gained a complete perfect victory if it wasn’t for Suika and Reimu. But despite that she already defeated and take over the animal realm’s 3 main gangs.

[@yehwat527]

That Piano intro is very similar to Doll Judgement but less detailed. Honestly, her motif is unique mixed with that crying moans. Also 16:54 is Extend Ash

[@divadiva1968]

I can't wait Akatsuki Stack singing this song

[@rainbowiaxiao6050]

You guys thought ZUN is making a spelling mistake, but YOU ARE WRONG! While learning erhu technique in China ZUN has touched the tradition of using homonyms in ancient Chinese literatures. "Dam" in Chinese pronounced the same as "Dad" or "Father", In Ancient China, Zhuge Liang was referred as "Father" by the second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han - Liu Shan. ZUN use this as an analogy, implies the status of Zanmu in the new hell - a master brain and arbitrator. What an elaborate word play combining King and Dam together to convey... I can't keep on going guys I m laughing to death.

[@HaruTH]

Nicenice. Now find an excuse for Etarnity Larva.

[@bowserjrimacasualshutup6754]

​@@HaruTHetanity*

[@Bixoesquisito]

the lovely voices , zanmu's theme is my new favorite theme

[@cpusaiyan9623]

i love how the song sounds like Nothing matters or there is absolute nothing but yet through that nothingness there is value a kingdom of nothingness.... itas if one has found enlightment breaking into Nirvana but yet not quite rejecting what is human i have not played this paticuler game so idk the story but thats what the song Sounds like to me

[@TrueRyoB]

i love your description,

[@bonelessmice6828]

can’t wait for the vocal covers

[@casperthefriendlypotato9046]

There's tons of incredible Touhou remixes of many songs throughout the series, and all of those remixes provide an excellent twist on the original song that makes one song be able to stand out in so many different ways. But somehow, this song is different. This song is already so perfect, I don't think its possible for a remix to improve upon this song. There's lots of people who've remixed a song incredibly well less than a week before it releases, but so far, none of the remixes I've heard for the Kingdam of Nothingness matches this raw emotion, power, and overall feeling or story this song tells.

[@williewillus]

Same, besides ViddyWell's piano cover and a Chinese guy's electric guitar cover, I haven't found a remix or cover that I've liked.

[@Kuma_Akayami]

เป็นอะไรที่แปลกใหม่มากในเพลงTouhouในการใช้เสียงคนร้องประสาทกับดนตรีจะบอกตามตรงว่าถ้าเพลงนี้ขาดเสียงร้องออกไปคือเพลงจะดีกลางๆ ถือว่าเป็นเพลงลาสบอสที่ปังปุมาก

[@HaruTH]

Description updated.

[@oscarmendez1477]

I was never sure of the Touho line but this song made me want to play it. I know it's the 19th game. but I want to play this stage so badly.

[@GarryDumblowski]

The plots of each game don't rely on eachother too much. Occasionally the plotline of one game directly leads into another (as with TH12-13 and 14.5-15) but even in those cases you don't need to have played one game to enjoy the other.

[@oscarmendez1477]

@@GarryDumblowski Thanks for the info!

[@youdonotcare]

Omg fade to white effect from haru that doesn't blind me

[@puipuypuypui8591]

คำว่า Kingdom เวลาทับศัพท์ของญี่ปุ่น จะเขียนเป็น キングダム (อ่านตรงตัวคือ Kingudamu) ถ้าให้สันนิษฐานมั่วๆเลยคือ มีหนึ่งในสเปลล์การ์ดของซันมุที่มีคำว่า キングダム อยู่ และอาจจะตั้งก่อนชื่อเพลง จึงไม่แปลกที่ทำไม ZUN ถึงถอดเป็นอังกฤษกลับออกมาเป็น Kingdam

[@puipuypuypui8591]

ส่วนภาค 15 ผมว่า ZUN น่าจะแปลจากคำว่า "อาณาจักร" โดยตรงเลย เลยเขียนออกมา Kingdom อย่างไม่ผิดเพี้ยน

[@JARP2142]

Set Liberation! Awakening power! Plosion Rage! Ready, fight!

[@angrysunflower222]

Beast Kings: trying to make Gensokyo a warzone Zanmu: *fancy dude in suit meme*

[@Sporraky]

Kingdam.

[@battykat7086]

Outta the way Hisami I'm trying to get some Zanmussy

[@黒猫さん-q3g]

ラスボスのときは大体流れてるのに 何故か藍ルートのときだけ流れないの何でだろう…？

[@はりぃたん]

藍と饕餮の関係性を強調するためでしょうかね？

[@AndreaForlani]

I find it incredibile how it took almost 30 years for ZUN to design a chracter linked with "mu" 無

[@ultimapower6950]

Is “mu” thé character for being the most obnoxious person to grace the earth?

[@AndreaForlani]

How so ahahahh @@ultimapower6950

[@RafaMahardhika]

I know that everyone knows that kanji 無 (Mu) means nothing but sheeesh I just notices it rn

[@azureempyrean64]

I see that Paimon reference

[@Personal.Digital.Assistant]

In my first run, I NO HITTED HER BUT TWO FIGHTS BACK, MARISA STOLE 3 LIVES AND SUIKA STOLE 1 HOW

[@Xenomorthian]

Yoko Ono if she was good:

[@Kameeho]

Mongol Myth inspired touhou cast soon?

[@timmyfong7500]

W

[@rahadhyanshakty7171]

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