Due to vocalist Sayuri's poor health, Silver Forest is disbanding.
Hisoutensoku
- For the Touhou Game (TH 12.3), see Touhou Hisoutensoku
Hisoutensoku | |
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 Hisoutensoku on the Touhou Hisoutensoku OST cover | |
| Species | Giant balloon |
| Abilities | Manipulation of Land and Weather |
| Occupation | Advertising |
| Location | Heaven |
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Hisoutensoku (非想天則) was an unknown huge object witnessed to be roaming around the Misty Lake. It is spotted by numbers of characters before it mysteriously vanishes. In the fact, the identity of Hisoutensoku is the advertising balloon produced by the Kappa to make people know that a bazaar named "Future Water Youkai Bazzar" (mirai suiyou bazâ, 未来水妖バザー) is going to take place, provided by many kappa.
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Concept
The design of Hisoutensoku resembles that of Gakutensoku (学天則 "learning from natural law") at many points: Both of them are big, robotic humanoids, are made for a happy purpose, move pneumatically (the former by compressed air, the latter by steam), smile in their own way, and grip something in their hands. The last point of similarity might be especially important.
Gakutensoku held Reikantou (霊感灯, "Light of Inspiration") in his left hand and a quill resembling a kabura ya in his right hand. Hisoutensoku holds a morning star similar to Reikantou. This tells us that Gakutensoku uses a weapon effectively or thinks through writing, while Hisoutensoku only grasps it for ornamentation or never thinks through it. [1]
Appearance
Seen in Touhou Hisoutensoku endings, Hisoutensoku is a giant robotic-like humanoid covered in gold with a red chest. It has blue eyes, pointy ears, and wears a gold-spherical hat with slightly-curved lines going around it and red pointy wings. It holds a morning star and it's facial expression never changes. On the cover of Touhou Hisoutensoku ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK, Hisoutensoku has bright pink eyes.
Story
- Touhou Hisoutensoku
- Main article: Touhou Hisoutensoku Story
Excitedly floating along the banks of the Misty Lake, the ice fairy Cirno believes it to be a mythical giant youkai called a Daidarabotchi. If that's true, Cirno thinks, and if she can "tame" it, then she won't ever have to fear anything again.
The shrine maiden Sanae Kochiya isn't sure what to think of the giant shape she sees moving in the distance. The best she can come up with is that it might be a giant robot, like those she's seen in anime or manga, and sets off towards the lake to investigate.
Hong Meiling, Chief of Security and Gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, sees the giant shape from the roof of the manor and anxiously wonders if the tales she'd heard about a God of Cataclysm from the mainland, "Taisui Xingjun", might be coming true. Meiling realizes that if it is indeed Taisui Xingjun, then Gensokyo will soon be attacked by countless minions of the wrathful deity, bringing with them all manner of catastrophes and natural disasters. Determined to spread the alarm, Meiling rushes into the library to warn Lady Patchouli.
Additional Information
Trivia
- Some of the symbols written on Gakutensoku's pedestal coincide with some Touhou characters: The sun is at the center, which indicates a yatagarasu as the core, and a frog and snake are on the right side on it. The yatagarasu probably originally pointed to Tennou, and the frog and snake were there as typical animals. From the Touhou perspective, however, the setting of Hisoutensoku takes it to mean that Utsuho activates it and Suwako and Kanako empower her.
- Hisoutensoku is one of the few characters in the entire series to have appeared in a game without ever having been a playable character or a boss character.
- Presumably due to Hisoutensoku not having an independent mind being an advertisement balloon or due to it's sheer size.
Fandom
- Many fans describe Hisoutensoku as a giant robot like Sanae does, sometimes even those who know that it's not one. It could be because many fans think that it would be more exciting if it was a giant robot that can be used in anime or manga.
- Fans speculate that Nitori Kawashiro is one of the Kappa involved in the construction of Hisoutensoku.
- Some fans have found it fitting that the theme Our Hisou Tensoku(ぼくらの非想天則) can be Hisoutensoku's.
Official Sources
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- ↑ "東洋初のロボット「学天則(がくてんそく)」の復元作業が終了 ー4月24日（木）に報道関係者向け内見会を行いますー" (in Japanese). http://www.sci-museum.jp/server_sci/promot/press_p.html. Retrieved 29 October, 2011.
