Romantic Children - Mystic Square

It has a pretty good "demon's world"
feel about it, doesn't it?
The stage 1, 2, and 3 songs all have a nice feeling of speed to them, don't they?
Since it's the spirit world, I think it
feels more Western ... yeah.
~ZUN~

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

Looking this up might be a serious hazard.

[@mrelectrodude9391]

Jokes on you, I got it in my recommended 😎

[@lpfan4491]

Romance in the way it is used here has the connotation of an adventure, because it is derived from the old meaning of the word other people have talked about years ago in this comment section. However, it still reads hilariously.

[@MsZsc]

Whats the japanese name

[@Nier2J]

Seriously, it's one of the best 3rd stage theme I've heard in the whole serie . . .

[@Reboundary]

The only serious competition I can think of is The Gensokyo the Gods Loved.

[@Guilherme_Sena]

​@@ReboundaryOld World clears

[@Reboundary]

@@Guilherme_Sena I do like Walking the Streets of a Former Hell quite a lot too.

[@rancer_edits]

@@Reboundary chinese tea is the best one

[@Reboundary]

@@rancer_edits Chinese Tea is my least favourite from the 6-12 era

[@cheesebottle2844]

This is why im still living

[@estebangaleano6732]

Yeah

[@Lunar_Capital]

Same

[@rendroken]

This still feels good to listen to. PC98 ZUN tracks have their own magic.

[@gyrothecheetah7019]

Updated TL: "It has a pretty good Makai feel about it, doesn't it? The stage 1, 2 and 3 songs all turned out with a real sense of speed. Since it's Makai, I think it feels more western... hmm." - Zun

[@ShinkinNoMakai]

My favorite theme for all time

[@illusion756]

it's getting harder to find this song >_< *likes and favs*

[@ultimapower6950]

I first heard of it via a remix of it from Super Mario World Nebula.

[@solitarioerrante4296]

"Romantic Children" Funny considering how many shipps there are in the touhou fandom.

[@92web34]

such a beautiful song

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Very good

[@tenshigreen9638]

me gusta el toque clasico

[@gyrothecheetah7019]

PMD version comment: "This is the original version of 'Romantic Children' from Mystic Square. I thought I created it with the theme of Makai. I don't remember much about it, but I put out the midboss when it gets the most intense, I remember that the song became too long and the midboss came later... (^^;; Well then, let's meet again in the next song, shall we?" - ZUN

[@xthomas7621]

Its good

[@kaisercalvin1742]

That title and the picture with Reimu and Marisa makes me wonder just what ZUN meant by it.

[@Jasiuc330]

*Ekhem* This is Lolice *Ekhem*

[@nonumberlessuser2152]

@@Jasiuc330 pc-98 Alice not lolice

[@psychicfire8232]

@@nonumberlessuser2152 Lolice is a nickname to pc98 Alice given by the Japanese fanbase.

[@Lunar_Capital]

@@psychicfire8232 That must be a rare old meme, I've never of that one before.

[@supremekaiser2981]

@@Lunar_Capitalit’s a nickname mainly used by the Japanese

[@theultimateswagon]

If you're reading this, I respect your music taste

[@ShinSHOGO]

Been having this song on repeat on my drive to work for the past week or so. ☺️

[@WindowsDrawer]

My favorite pc98 stage theme A shame that ZUN apparently doesn't know the English language well enough

[@Shadow7234]

On the contrary, actually. In old literature, "Romance" was a word for tales of adventures, often filled with fantasy elements. In addition to Romanticism (also known as the Romantic era), an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. Alice being (obviously) based on Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a famous book from around this period of time when such books were often referred to as "romance". It shows he knows English words pretty well, even if the immediate modern connotations of the word make it seem askew.

[@WindowsDrawer]

@@Shadow7234 ah, so he meant Romantic in the sense of Romanticism, it's still an unfortunate choice of words

[@wj11jam78]

The title of this song is "Touhou fans when they see a girl under the age of 10"

[@lokar2000]

@Anthony Lomyde Nope, Artifical Children is based on this

[@GunarmDyne]

Unpopular opinion but Alice's stage themes are better than her boss themes.

[@siegesquirrel42]

The title is "Romantic Children" and the art is Reimu and Marisa... ZUN, are you trying to tell us something?

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

Uploaders often put the pic of the game when It's about soundtrack >.>

[@MsZsc]

That’s not marisa

[@emishimaru-sama6449]

@@MsZsc eh? :0

[@yoggysothy2512]

It's Alice

[@snoopyzera1054]

Romanticized as in fantastic and admirable. Thats what its implying not exactly love.

[@sebakisniesebakisnie3365]

the title is so wrong

[@kl3321]

Not really, I think it's supposed to mean romantic as in idealistic, fantastic, etc. That seems to be how Zun often uses the word "romance" (see Ufo Romance in the Night Sky). It's an older definition of the word.

[@MsZsc]

Even then it’d be romance between children if that

[@prayagsuthar9856]

@@kl3321 Yup, it's not the literal definition of "romance". I recall reading some line from One Piece that said "a man's romance" in it and thinking that that was the weirdest usage of "romance" I've ever heard, so it might be a Japanese thing. Loan words 👏🏼