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{{Infobox Game
| type          = official game
| titleN        = {{ruby-ja|東方妖々夢|とうほうようようむ}}
| titleEn      = Perfect Cherry Blossom
| image        = [[File:th07cover.jpg|256px|Perfect Cherry Blossom]]
| developer1    = [[Team Shanghai Alice]]
| publisher1    = [[Team Shanghai Alice]]
| publisher1Cat = Team Shanghai Alice
| released      = Trial+: December 30, 2002<br/>Trial: January 26, 2003<br/>Full: August 17, 2003
| convention    = Comiket 64
| genre1        = Vertical Danmaku Shooting
| gameplay      = Single-Player Story Mode
| platforms    = [[Windows]] [[wikipedia:Windows 98|98]]/[[wikipedia:Windows SE|SE]]/[[wikipedia:Windows ME|ME]]/[[wikipedia:Windows 2000|2000]]/[[wikipedia:Windows XP|XP]]
| requirements  = *Pentium 500MHz
*500MB hard disk
*Direct3D
*DirectX 8
*16MB VRAM
*DirectSound
*SC-88Pro (if MIDI is selected)
*128MB RAM
}}
{{thtitle|Touhou |Youyoumu|ruby=Ghostly Dream<ref>Literally 妖 (spiritual, supernatural, ghostly, etc.), 々 (marker for repeating the previous kanji) 夢 (dream). As ZUN mentions in the [[Perfect_Cherry_Blossom/Story/Demo_Afterword|demo afterword]], the pronunciation ''youyou'' contains a double meaning in reference to a line from a poem by [[wikipedia:Sei_Shōnagon|Sei Shônagon]]-- "as the light gradually (ようよう ''youyou'') creeps over the hills"-- so the title can also be taken to mean "gradually-moving dream".</ref>| ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom|jp=東方妖々夢 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom}} is a vertical-scrolling shooter, and is the seventh official game in the ''[[Touhou Project]]''.


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==Gameplay==
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{{Main| /Gameplay|l1=Gameplay| /Strategy|l2=Strategy| /Spell Cards|l3=Spell Cards}}


{{Infobox Touhou |
''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' features three playable characters to choose from, and each character has two different sets of skills. [[Reimu Hakurei]] is relatively balanced in all areas. [[Marisa Kirisame]] moves faster, and uses more powerful attacks with less range. [[Sakuya Izayoi]] moves slower, and uses weaker attacks that can hit just about everything on the screen.
|title        = 東方妖々夢


''Perfect Cherry Blossom''
A major addition to ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' is the "Cherry" scoring system. Shooting enemies increases your Cherry Points, bombing or dying decreases your Cherry Points, and reaching 50,000 Cherry Points gives you a temporary shield. Cherry Points eventually lead to a higher Cherry Gauge, which increases the points you receive from Point Items.
|image        = [[Image:th07cover.jpg|256px|Perfect Cherry Blossom]]
|developer    = [[Team Shanghai Alice]]
|publisher    = [[Team Shanghai Alice]]
|released    = Trial+: December 30, 2002


Trial: January 26, 2003
Other important changes are the appearance of your character's hitbox while you are focused, the properties of your attacks depending on whether you are focused or unfocused, and a helpful cursor along the bottom margin during a boss battle that shows the location of the boss.


Full: August 17, 2003
This game is also unique in that it includes a "Phantasm Stage" that can be played only after clearing the Extra Stage. [[ZUN]] stated that the Extra Stage in this game was meant to be an "easy mode" version; perhaps Phantasm Stage was the original Extra Stage during development.<ref name="replies">[[ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3]] ― "In ''Youyoumu'', is Phantasm the Hard version of Extra?" "It is the opposite. As you can see by Ran imitating Yukari's attacks, Extra is the Easy version of it. ^^;"</ref>
|genre        = Vertical [[danmaku|Danmaku]] [[shooting game|Shooting Game]]
|gameplay    = Single-Player Story Mode
|platforms    = Windows 98 or higher
|requirements = Pentium 500MHz, 500MB hard disk, Direct3D, DirectX 8, 16MB VRAM, DirectSound, 128MB RAM
}}
'''''Perfect Cherry Blossom''''' (東方妖々夢, romanized ''Touhou Youyoumu'', meaning ''Bewitching Dream'') is a challenging vertical-scrolling shooter, and is the seventh offical game of the [[Touhou]] series.


The game takes place in the mystic oriental land of [[Gensokyo]], as usual.  In the game's scenario, May has already begun, and yet the winter storms still show no signs of melting just yet. Playing as either [[Reimu Hakurei]] (a [[shrine maiden]]), [[Marisa Kirisame]] (a playful [[magician]]) or [[Sakuya Izayoi]] (the head [[maid]] from [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]), you must battle your way through 6 difficult stages and 2 unlockable extra stages into the depths of the [[Netherworld]] to uncover the truth behind the stolen spring.
==Name and Concept==
Following on the heels of ''[[the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]]'', ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' was created with the same goals in mind - high speed danmaku, patterned after somewhat abstract concepts. The theme this time around revolves around the [[Netherworld]], and the extra stages also deal a little bit with the [[Great Hakurei Border]] and the concept of a "spiriting away", though these are not discussed in very much detail, as the dialogue remains very light.


== Gameplay ==
The name "youyoumu" implies some sort of mysterious, ghostly dream. {{lang|ja|妖々}}, taken to mean "ghostly", is possibly referring to the overall theme of the Netherworld and its inhabitants, including [[Youmu Konpaku]] and [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], the first of which contains the kanji {{lang|ja|妖}} in her name. It can also be a reference to the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]], which also contains the character. "Perfect Cherry Blossom" is referring to Yuyuko's end goal to force the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]] to fully bloom by collecting the essence of springtime. Additionally, the word ''Ghastly'' is misspelled as ''Ghastry'' on the jewel case in what would be the Japanese pronunciation.


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==Story==
:''Main article: [[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Gameplay]]'' (includes a more detailed description of the game and information on scoring)
{{Main|/Story|l1=Story|/Translation|l2=Translation|/Characters|l3=Characters}}
<blockquote>"Dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it. Otherwise, you couldn't possibly explain the beauty of the cherry blossoms. I was restless, lately, because I couldn't believe in this beauty. But I have now finally understood: dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it."<br/>-- [[Wikipedia:Motojirō Kajii|Motojirō Kajii]], opening of "Under the Cherry Trees"</blockquote>


Perfect Cherry Blossom features three different playable characters to choose from, with two different [[Spell Card]] types each.  [[Reimu Hakurei]] can weave through the smallest gaps with ease, and her attacks deal low to decent damage, depending on which type you use.  [[Marisa Kirisame]] relies on her speed and power to compensate for her thin attack area, but the amount of power she wields is very considerable.  [[Sakuya Izayoi]] has even wider and more versatile attacks than Reimu, but can be quite tricky to use and maneuver.
Winter drags on past its expiration date in [[Gensokyo]], eventually prompting the three main characters – Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Sakuya Izayoi – to investigate the cause. Their travels lead them into the Netherworld, where they discover that certain people are attempting to gather the essence of spring for themselves, for some unknown cause.


The largest change Perfect Cherry Blossom introduces over its predecessor [[Embodiment of Scarlet Devil]] is the addition of the "Cherry" scoring system. Almost every part of the game is linked with the "Cherry Meter": shooting enemies increases your Cherry points, bombing or dying decreases your Cherry points, reaching 50,000 Cherry+ points gives you a temporary shield. The higher the Cherry Gauge becomes, the more points you gain from Point Items.
==Music==
{{Main|/Music|l1=Music}}
''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' has 20 tracks in total, and is one of the largest soundtracks in the ''[[Touhou Project]]''. ZUN states in the afterword that he wanted to create music that was "intense, emotional, and a little exotic". Rather than adding an oriental spin to otherwise western-sounding tunes, he instead started with an oriental feel as the base and tried to work in a western tone.


Other important gameplay changes introduced in Perfect Cherry Blossom are the appearance of your character's hitbox while you are focused, a change in the properties of your attacks depending on whether you are normal or focused, and a helpful cursor on the bottom margin during a boss battle which tells you where the boss is currently located.
ZUN has re-arranged some of the songs on various [[music CDs]], such as ''Eastern Ghostly Dream'' and ''Necro-Fantasy'' on ''[[Ghostly Field Club]]'', ''Doll Judgement'' on ''[[Changeability of Strange Dream]]'', and ''Necrofantasia'' on ''[[Magical Astronomy]]''. The fighting games have also featured various themes for characters originating in this game.


== Story ==
ZUN included an unused track in ''Ghostly Field Club'' titled ''Flower of Past Days ~ Fairy of Flower'', possibly meant for Stage 4. ZUN was originally going to re-arrange [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]]'s theme ''Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life'' for her theme in ''[[Ten Desires]]'', but since she was only a Stage 1 boss, he ended up creating an original piece: ''Ghost Lead''.


:''Main article: [[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Translation]]'' (includes the translated script)
The music remains extremely popular among fans, with many tunes being re-arranged on fan-made CDs.


<blockquote>"Dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it. Otherwise, you couldn't possibly explain the beauty of the cherry blossoms. I was restless, lately, because I couldn't believe in this beauty. But I have now finally understood: dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it." -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motojir%C5%8D_Kajii Motojirō Kajii], opening of "Under the Cherry Trees"</blockquote>
==Press==
A demo version of ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' was released on December 30th in 2002, at the 63rd Comiket. The game later had another demo with only the MIDI soundtrack released on the internet on January 26th 2003. The full version was later released at the 64th Comiket, on August 17th 2003, and it first hit shelves of various doujin stores on September 7.


In [[Gensokyo]], people relax and bask in the calm of a winter without end.  Spring has shown no sign of arriving even though it's already May, and in fact the snowstorms are continually getting worse. [[Reimu Hakurei]], a [[shrine maiden]] of the [[Hakurei Shrine]], is tired of being cold day in and day out and wants to find the source of this unnatural weather. [[Marisa Kirisame]], a black-clothed [[magician]], sees a cherry blossom petal float down outside her warm house and wonders if spring is happening somewhere else.  [[Sakuya Izayoi]], the [[maid]] leader of the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]], knows that their winter supplies are diminishing quickly, and wants to end this prolonged winter before they run out completely. Depending on who you choose, only one of these three heroines actually goes out and investigates.
A week after the game's official release, a 1.00a patch was released that fixed various bugs. On October 24, 2003, the final 1.00b patch was released with more bugfixes.


The heroine starts off her journey by heading off into the snow-covered forests in search of clues.  She battles the ice [[fairy]] [[Cirno]] and the winter spirit [[Letty Whiterock]] in the forest, and the [[nekomata]] [[Chen]] in the village of [[Mayohiga]], without any progress in her search.  Finally, after defeating [[Alice Margatroid]] and her dolls, the heroine finds a lead when she notices several cherry blossoms blowing around in the sky.  The heroine follows the trail of cherry blossoms high above Gensokyo, breaking through the greetings of [[Lily White]], eventually reaching a great magical boundary and the poltergeist musicians [[Prismriver Sisters]].  After silencing the Prismriver Sisters, the heroine crosses the boundary into the [[Netherworld]].
At the first [[Reitaisai]] on April 18, 2004, a score attack event was held where competitors would aim for the highest score on the Phantasm Stage. The stage and dialogue differed slightly from the original, and ZUN composed a new song called ''Spiritual Domination ~ Speed Fox!'' for it. This song would later be included in [[sound sepher]]'s first fan-made arrange album, ''[[Cradle -東方幻樂祀典-]]'', released at the following Comiket.


After fighting off several [[ghost]]s, the heroine is confronted by human-ghost gardener [[Youmu Konpaku]].  Youmu explains that she had been stealing the essence of "spring" throughout Gensokyo in order to make the [[Saigyou Ayakashi]], a [[youkai]] cherry tree, bloom perfectly with the rest of [[Hakugyokurou]]'s gardens, as per her master's orders.  The heroine defeats Youmu and hurries to Hakugyokurou to get Gensokyo's spring back.  Now at the end of a long journey, the heroine comes face to face with [[Yuyuko Saigyouji]], the ghost princess of Hakugyokurou.  Yuyuko reveals that she wanted to revive a certain soul that has been sealed within the Saigyou Ayakashi from before her existence.  In order to break the seal, the [[youkai]] cherry blossom tree needed to bloom fully and completely.  Yuyuko and the heroine wage a fierce battle, to get the last "spring" contained in the heroine needed for the Perfect Cherry Blossom, and to reclaim Gensokyo's spring, respectively.  After the heroine defeats Yuyuko, the Saigyou Ayakashi starts to lose its health.  However the seal has been weakened from the near-complete bloom, and the sealed soul is temporarily unleashed.  The soul is actually Yuyuko's.  The heroine dodges attack after attack until Yuyuko's soul is finally sealed once more.
==Reception==
The characters in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'' continue to be some of the most popular ones in the [[Touhou Project]].


A few days later, Yuyuko asks the heroine for a favour.  The magic boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld was weakened by [[Yukari Yakumo]], one of Yuyuko's friends, to make stealing Gensokyo's spring easierYuyuko asks the heroine to find her friend, who would be preparing for the flower-viewing event during this time, and remind her to repair the boundary.  As the heroine flies closer to her destination, [[Chen]] leaps out in front of the heroine, seemingly revitalized and much more powerful.  The heroine manages to defeat Chen again, but this only serves to draw out an angry [[Ran Yakumo]]. It turns out that Chen was the [[shikigami]] of Ran, and Ran is intent on making the heroine pay.  Ran reveals that she is also a shikigami, and that she will not let any troublemakers disturb her master.  The heroine figures that defeating Ran will get the attention of Yuyuko's friend, and after a fierce battle, Ran is defeated.  Surprisingly, Ran's master, Yukari, doesn't appear, and Ran tells the heroine that she should try coming back at night, since her master sleeps less often during the night.  After returning that night and defeating a weakened Ran again, Yukari emerges to greet the heroine.  Yukari is quite surprised at the heroine's ability and decides to continue where Ran left off.  After a vicious fight, Yukari is defeated, and quickly uses her abilities to do the heroine's request.
Its unique Phantasm stage, not present in any other game in the series, particularly appeals to skillful [[danmaku]] fansThe Phantasm stage was shown on the British review show ''[[Wikipedia:Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe|Gameswipe]]'' as an example of a [[shoot 'em up]]. British comedian and satirist [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brooker|Charlie Brooker]] described the game as "a firework display being sick", and as something "masochistic maniacs actively enjoy dipping into".


== Additional information ==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="7">
File:Th07backcover.jpg|Back Cover.
File:Th07disc.jpg|Game CD featuring [[Youmu]].
File:Touhou07 jewel.jpg|Trial Disc Case.
</gallery>


*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Characters]]
==English patches==
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Music]]
{{thcrap|th07|http://www.mediafire.com/download/dici1ays7qrasrm/th07_%28thpatch-en%29.zip}}
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Spell Cards]]
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Strategy]]
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: Miscellaneous]]
*[[Perfect Cherry Blossom: English patch]]


== External links ==
* [[/English patch|  Alternative English Static patch]]


*[http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/th07.html Perfect Cherry Blossom: Official Site]
==External links==
*[http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=181 Perfect Cherry Blossom: Shot Type Comparison]
===Official===
*[http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=156 Perfect Cherry Blossom: English scoreboard, at Maidens of the Kaleidoscope]
*[http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/th07.html Perfect Cherry Blossom official site]
*[http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=24657 Perfect Cherry Blossom: English scoreboard, at Shmups Forum]
*[http://score.royalflare.net/th07/ Perfect Cherry Blossom: Japanese scoreboard]


===Unofficial===
*[http://score.royalflare.net/th07/ Perfect Cherry Blossom scoreboards at royalflare]
*[http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=156 Perfect Cherry Blossom scoreboards at Maidens of the Kaleidoscope]
*[http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=47495 Perfect Cherry Blossom scoreboards at shmups.system11.org]
*[http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=181 Mefidex's TH07-TH11 + TH13 Shot/Bomb Analysis at Maidens of the Kaleidoscope]


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==References==
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Revision as of 16:18, 4 April 2019

東方妖々夢 (とうほうようようむ)
Perfect Cherry Blossom
Perfect Cherry Blossom
Developer

Team Shanghai Alice

Publisher

Team Shanghai Alice

Released

Trial+: December 30, 2002
Trial: January 26, 2003
Full: August 17, 2003 (Comiket 64)

Genre

Vertical Danmaku Shooting Game

Gameplay

Single-Player Story Mode

Platforms

Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP

Requirements
  • Pentium 500MHz
  • 500MB hard disk
  • Direct3D
  • DirectX 8
  • 16MB VRAM
  • DirectSound
  • SC-88Pro (if MIDI is selected)
  • 128MB RAM


Touhou Youyoumu(Ghostly Dream[1]) ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom (東方妖々夢 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom) is a vertical-scrolling shooter, and is the seventh official game in the Touhou Project.

Gameplay

Perfect Cherry Blossom features three playable characters to choose from, and each character has two different sets of skills. Reimu Hakurei is relatively balanced in all areas. Marisa Kirisame moves faster, and uses more powerful attacks with less range. Sakuya Izayoi moves slower, and uses weaker attacks that can hit just about everything on the screen.

A major addition to Perfect Cherry Blossom is the "Cherry" scoring system. Shooting enemies increases your Cherry Points, bombing or dying decreases your Cherry Points, and reaching 50,000 Cherry Points gives you a temporary shield. Cherry Points eventually lead to a higher Cherry Gauge, which increases the points you receive from Point Items.

Other important changes are the appearance of your character's hitbox while you are focused, the properties of your attacks depending on whether you are focused or unfocused, and a helpful cursor along the bottom margin during a boss battle that shows the location of the boss.

This game is also unique in that it includes a "Phantasm Stage" that can be played only after clearing the Extra Stage. ZUN stated that the Extra Stage in this game was meant to be an "easy mode" version; perhaps Phantasm Stage was the original Extra Stage during development.[2]

Name and Concept

Following on the heels of the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, Perfect Cherry Blossom was created with the same goals in mind - high speed danmaku, patterned after somewhat abstract concepts. The theme this time around revolves around the Netherworld, and the extra stages also deal a little bit with the Great Hakurei Border and the concept of a "spiriting away", though these are not discussed in very much detail, as the dialogue remains very light.

The name "youyoumu" implies some sort of mysterious, ghostly dream. 妖々, taken to mean "ghostly", is possibly referring to the overall theme of the Netherworld and its inhabitants, including Youmu Konpaku and Yuyuko Saigyouji, the first of which contains the kanji in her name. It can also be a reference to the Saigyou Ayakashi, which also contains the character. "Perfect Cherry Blossom" is referring to Yuyuko's end goal to force the Saigyou Ayakashi to fully bloom by collecting the essence of springtime. Additionally, the word Ghastly is misspelled as Ghastry on the jewel case in what would be the Japanese pronunciation.

Story

"Dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it. Otherwise, you couldn't possibly explain the beauty of the cherry blossoms. I was restless, lately, because I couldn't believe in this beauty. But I have now finally understood: dead bodies are buried under the cherry trees! You have to believe it."
-- Motojirō Kajii, opening of "Under the Cherry Trees"

Winter drags on past its expiration date in Gensokyo, eventually prompting the three main characters – Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Sakuya Izayoi – to investigate the cause. Their travels lead them into the Netherworld, where they discover that certain people are attempting to gather the essence of spring for themselves, for some unknown cause.

Music

Perfect Cherry Blossom has 20 tracks in total, and is one of the largest soundtracks in the Touhou Project. ZUN states in the afterword that he wanted to create music that was "intense, emotional, and a little exotic". Rather than adding an oriental spin to otherwise western-sounding tunes, he instead started with an oriental feel as the base and tried to work in a western tone.

ZUN has re-arranged some of the songs on various music CDs, such as Eastern Ghostly Dream and Necro-Fantasy on Ghostly Field Club, Doll Judgement on Changeability of Strange Dream, and Necrofantasia on Magical Astronomy. The fighting games have also featured various themes for characters originating in this game.

ZUN included an unused track in Ghostly Field Club titled Flower of Past Days ~ Fairy of Flower, possibly meant for Stage 4. ZUN was originally going to re-arrange Yuyuko Saigyouji's theme Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life for her theme in Ten Desires, but since she was only a Stage 1 boss, he ended up creating an original piece: Ghost Lead.

The music remains extremely popular among fans, with many tunes being re-arranged on fan-made CDs.

Press

A demo version of Perfect Cherry Blossom was released on December 30th in 2002, at the 63rd Comiket. The game later had another demo with only the MIDI soundtrack released on the internet on January 26th 2003. The full version was later released at the 64th Comiket, on August 17th 2003, and it first hit shelves of various doujin stores on September 7.

A week after the game's official release, a 1.00a patch was released that fixed various bugs. On October 24, 2003, the final 1.00b patch was released with more bugfixes.

At the first Reitaisai on April 18, 2004, a score attack event was held where competitors would aim for the highest score on the Phantasm Stage. The stage and dialogue differed slightly from the original, and ZUN composed a new song called Spiritual Domination ~ Speed Fox! for it. This song would later be included in sound sepher's first fan-made arrange album, Cradle -東方幻樂祀典-, released at the following Comiket.

Reception

The characters in Perfect Cherry Blossom continue to be some of the most popular ones in the Touhou Project.

Its unique Phantasm stage, not present in any other game in the series, particularly appeals to skillful danmaku fans. The Phantasm stage was shown on the British review show Gameswipe as an example of a shoot 'em up. British comedian and satirist Charlie Brooker described the game as "a firework display being sick", and as something "masochistic maniacs actively enjoy dipping into".

Gallery

English patches

Touhou Community Reliant Automatic Patcher / THCRAP

These patches are a community translation based on Touhou Wiki and the English Touhou Patch Center Portal.
Visit the thpatch game page to find the specific patch contents for Perfect Cherry Blossom.


External links

Official

Unofficial

References

  1. Literally 妖 (spiritual, supernatural, ghostly, etc.), 々 (marker for repeating the previous kanji) 夢 (dream). As ZUN mentions in the demo afterword, the pronunciation youyou contains a double meaning in reference to a line from a poem by Sei Shônagon-- "as the light gradually (ようよう youyou) creeps over the hills"-- so the title can also be taken to mean "gradually-moving dream".
  2. ZUN's reply to messages on the former Gensou Bulletin Board 3 ― "In Youyoumu, is Phantasm the Hard version of Extra?" "It is the opposite. As you can see by Ran imitating Yukari's attacks, Extra is the Easy version of it. ^^;"