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| nameEn = Yamame Kurodani
| nameEn = Yamame Kurodani
| nameIPA = kɯɽodanʲi jamame [[Media:Pronunciation_YamameKurodani.ogg|(♫)]]
| nameIPA = kɯɽodanʲi jamame [[Media:Pronunciation_YamameKurodani.ogg|(♫)]]
| image = [[File:Th11Yamame.png|x300px|Yamame Kurodani]]
| image = [[File:Th175Yamame.png|x300px|Yamame Kurodani]]
| caption = Yamame Kurodani in [[Subterranean Animism]]
| caption = Yamame Kurodani in [[Touhou Gouyoku Ibun]]
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Bright Net in the Dark Cave|暗い洞窟の明るい網}}
| chartitle = {{H:title|The Bright Net in the Dark Cave|暗い洞窟の明るい網}}
| species = [[Tsuchigumo]]
| species = [[Tsuchigumo]]
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| location = [[Underworld]]
| location = [[Underworld]]
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|封じられた妖怪 ~}} Lost Place|The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place}} ([[Subterranean Animism]])
| MusicThemes = *{{H:title|{{lang|ja|封じられた妖怪 ~}} Lost Place|The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place}} ([[Subterranean Animism]])
| appOfficialgames =*[[Subterranean Animism]] (Stage 1 Boss)
| appOfficialgames =*''[[Subterranean Animism]]'' (Stage 1 Boss)
*[[Double Spoiler]] (Scene 3-1, 3-4, 3-7 Boss)
*''[[Double Spoiler]]'' (Scene 3-1, 3-4, 3-7 Boss)
*[[Hopeless Masquerade]] (Background Character)
*''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' (Background Character)
| appPrintworks =*[[Oriental Sacred Place]] (Chapter 10 cameo)
*''[[Touhou Gouyoku Ibun]]'' (Boss)  
*[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]
| appPrintworks =*''[[Oriental Sacred Place]]'' (Chapter 10 cameo)
*''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' (Article)
*''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' (Chapter 28 cameo)
}}
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'''Yamame Kurodani''' ({{lang|ja|黒谷 ヤマメ}} ''Kurodani Yamame'') is the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', inhabiting the entrance to the [[Underworld]].
{{nihongo|'''Yamame Kurodani'''|黒谷 ヤマメ|Kurodani Yamame}} is the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', inhabiting the entrance to the [[Underworld]].


==General Information==
==General Information==
Yamame is a [[tsuchigumo]] – an earth spider – with the ability of manipuling diseases. She first appeared as the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', then as a stage 3 target in ''[[Double Spoiler]]'' and as a background character in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''. She generally prefers not to use said ability, though, and she has an outgoing nature and a love of fighting. Other [[youkai]] like her for her bright personality, but humans stay away because of her ability. In addition, as a tsuchigumo, she is well-suited for building construction due to her physical strength and that of their string. However, she can apparently be reasoned with.
Yamame is a [[tsuchigumo]] – an earth spider – with the ability to manipulate diseases. She first appeared as the Stage 1 boss in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', then as a stage 3 target in ''[[Double Spoiler]]'' and as a background character in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]''. She generally prefers not to use said ability, though, and she has an outgoing nature and a love of fighting. Other [[youkai]] like her for her bright personality, but humans stay away because of her ability. In addition, as a tsuchigumo, she is well-suited for building construction due to her physical strength and that of her string. However, she can apparently be reasoned with.
 


===Ability===
===Ability===
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;Manipulating illness (mainly infectious disease)
;Manipulating illness (mainly infectious disease)
Yamame's ability is manipulation of illness and diseases, with a specialization in infectious ones. The amount of vruses and germs being quite strong, that they infect the atmosphere, and are highly lethal. It can be said to be a natural enemy to [[human]]s, who are based upon living in groups. However, with the sensibility of not unreasonably inflicting illness, she herself doesn't have that sort of intention of using it often at all; this is probably due to being tormented with the experience of having inflicted disease on attacking humans in the far past.
Yamame's ability is manipulation of illness and diseases, with a specialization in infectious ones. The amount of viruses and germs being quite strong, that they infect the atmosphere, and are highly lethal. It can be said to be a natural enemy to [[human]]s, who are based upon living in groups. However, with the sensibility of not unreasonably inflicting illness, she herself doesn't have that sort of intention of using it often at all; this is probably due to being tormented with the experience of having inflicted disease on attacking humans in the far past.


It is partially implied in ''Symposium of Post-mysticism'' that the main disease she manipulates is influenza, as the only identifiable common symptom is a high fever, and the symptoms themselves change from year to year. It is further implied by the footnote which says that the sickness is called different things each year and even given "types", such as Type A or Type B. As a side note, [[Eirin Yagokoro]] is apparently attempting to create a "miracle drug" to cure this specific disease.
It is partially implied in ''Symposium of Post-mysticism'' that the main disease she manipulates is influenza, as the only identifiable common symptom is a high fever, and the symptoms themselves change from year to year. It is further implied by the footnote which says that the sickness is called different things each year and even given "types", such as Type A or Type B. As a side note, [[Eirin Yagokoro]] is apparently attempting to create a "miracle drug" to cure this specific disease.
==Personality==
Yamame has a bright personality and wouldn't want to attack humans if she could avoid it.


==Design==
==Design==
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==Story==
==Story==
===Games===
{{stub|section}}
;''Subterranean Animism''
;''Subterranean Animism''
[[File:Th11YamameSprite.png|frame|Yamame's sprite in ''SA'']]
During the events of ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', she mistook the heroine as a youkai from the surface and attacked; she was defeated quickly.
During the events of ''[[Subterranean Animism]]'', she mistook the heroine as a youkai from the surface and attacked; she was defeated quickly.
:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Reimu_and_Yukari's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Reimu & Yukari Arc}}
:{{Main|Subterranean Animism/Translation/Reimu and Yukari's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Reimu & Yukari Arc}}
Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, where suddenly she hears Yukari's voice. Noticing Reimu's confusion, Yukari explains that she's talking through the yin-yang orbs. Yamame enters, and seems interested that a human has entered the cave. Yukari immediately tells Reimu to defeat Yamame. Yamame, confused by Reimu "talking to herself", attacks. After Yamame is defeated, Reimu wonders if she talks to herself too much.  
Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, where suddenly she hears Yukari's voice. Noticing Reimu's confusion, Yukari explains that she's talking through the yin-yang orbs. Yamame enters, and seems interested that a human has entered the cave. Yukari immediately tells Reimu to defeat Yamame. Yamame, confused by Reimu "talking to herself", attacks. After Yamame is defeated, Reimu wonders if she talks to herself too much.  
:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Reimu_and_Suika's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Reimu & Suika Arc}}
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:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Reimu_and_Aya's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Reimu & Aya Arc}}
:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Reimu_and_Aya's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Reimu & Aya Arc}}
Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, and wonders if she's hearing things when she hears Aya's voice. Aya explains the yin-yang orbs allow them to communicate. Reimu figures that it's Yukari's doing. Yamame shows up, wondering where Aya's voice is coming from. Aya becomes excited, seeing that someone showed up. Yamame thinks Reimu is talking to herself. Reimu explains she's not ignoring her, and that she'll take out her anger against boredom on her. Yamame attacks. Upon defeat, Aya explains that Yamame was an earth spider.  
Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, and wonders if she's hearing things when she hears Aya's voice. Aya explains the yin-yang orbs allow them to communicate. Reimu figures that it's Yukari's doing. Yamame shows up, wondering where Aya's voice is coming from. Aya becomes excited, seeing that someone showed up. Yamame thinks Reimu is talking to herself. Reimu explains she's not ignoring her, and that she'll take out her anger against boredom on her. Yamame attacks. Upon defeat, Aya explains that Yamame was an earth spider.  
:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Marisa_and_Alice's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Marisa & Alice Arc}}
:{{Main|Subterranean Animism/Translation/Marisa and Alice's Scenario#Stage 1|l1=Marisa & Alice Arc}}
Marisa wonders about the strange conditions of the cave, and upon hearing Alice's voice, denies that she hears it altogether. Marisa then realizes that she can use the dolls for communicating as well as attacking. Alice explains that Yukari made them. Yamame enters, curious about why Marisa came underground. Marisa explains that she never wanted to come underground because there were hot springs above ground. When Alice and Marisa begin to talk to each other again, Yamame thinks Marisa is talking to herself. Marisa says she mumbling about how to beat her. Yamame sees her as a threat, and attacks. After she is defeated, Marisa complains about defeating someone unrelated.  
Marisa wonders about the strange conditions of the cave, and upon hearing Alice's voice, denies that she hears it altogether. Marisa then realizes that she can use the dolls for communicating as well as attacking. Alice explains that Yukari made them. Yamame enters, curious about why Marisa came underground. Marisa explains that she never wanted to come underground because there were hot springs above ground. When Alice and Marisa begin to talk to each other again, Yamame thinks Marisa is talking to herself. Marisa says she mumbling about how to beat her. Yamame sees her as a threat, and attacks. After she is defeated, Marisa complains about defeating someone unrelated.  
:{{Main|Subterranean_Animism/Translation/Marisa_and_Patchouli's_Scenario#Stage_1|l1=Marisa & Patchouli Arc}}
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;''Double Spoiler''
[[File:Th135Yamame.png|frame|Yamame in ''HM'']]
In ''[[Double Spoiler]]'', Yamame used a few [[spell card]]s and had [[Aya Shameimaru]] and [[Hatate Himekaidou]] taking photos of her and her [[danmaku]].


;''Hopeless Masquerade''
Yamame made a background cameo appearance in ''[[Hopeless Masquerade]]'' on the [[Palace of Earth Spirits]] stage. She is seen at the top of the screen upside-down.
===Literature===
;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''
;''Symposium of Post-mysticism''
[[Byakuren Hijiri]] mentions that Yamame came to the surface at one point to try and enter the [[Myouren Temple]], but the monk denied her entrance as Yamame's reasons were essentially because she thinks the worried people that come to the temple look delicious.
[[Byakuren Hijiri]] mentions that Yamame came to the surface at one point to try and enter the [[Myouren Temple]], but the monk denied her entrance as Yamame's reasons were essentially because she thinks the worried people that come to the temple look delicious.  
 
;''Oriental Sacred Place''
 
;''Wild and Horned Hermit''
 
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
<gallery>
File:Th11Yamame.png|Artwork in ''[[Subterranean Animism]]''.
</gallery>
 
===Others===
<gallery>
File:GoMSigil-Yamame.jpg|Yamame's sigil as seen in ''[[The Grimoire of Marisa]]''.
</gallery>


==Spell Cards==
==Spell Cards==
{{hidden begin|title = Spellcards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}
{{hidden begin|title = Spell Cards|titlestyle = background:palegreen; text-align:center;}}
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Yamame Kurodani]]}}
{{#lsth:List_of Spell Cards/Touhou Project 2|[[Yamame Kurodani]]}}
{{hidden end}}
{{hidden end}}
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==Fandom==
==Fandom==
*Because of Yamame being upside-down on the demo CD, it didn't take long for fan-art of her hanging upside down to come up. Fans were disappointed when she didn't do this in the actual game.
{{main|Fandom/Subterranean Animism#Yamame Kurodani|l1=Fandom: Yamame Kurodani}}
*Because she's a spider youkai, pairings of her with [[Wriggle Nightbug]] are common (see also [[Relationshipping]]) because spiders eat bugs.
 
*Since [[Kisume]] has no known relationships, but appears as a mid-boss in Yamame's stage, the two, sometimes along with [[Parsee Mizuhashi|Parsee]] and [[Yuugi Hoshiguma|Yuugi]] are often depicted as knowing one another in fanworks.
 
 


==Official Profiles==
==Official Profiles==
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  ただその能力から会う者全てに嫌がられる。しかし、本人は無闇に相手を病に冒したりはしない。よく話をしてみると明るく楽しい妖怪で、地下の妖怪達の人気者である。
  ただその能力から会う者全てに嫌がられる。しかし、本人は無闇に相手を病に冒したりはしない。よく話をしてみると明るく楽しい妖怪で、地下の妖怪達の人気者である。
| translation = '''Stage 1 boss  The Shining Net in the Dark Cave'''<br/>
| translation = '''Stage 1 boss  The Bright Net in the Dark Cave'''<br/>
'''Yamame Kurodani'''
'''Yamame Kurodani'''


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{{Project Characters Notice}}
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{{Navbox Characters}}
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{{Navbox DS}}
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Revision as of 23:37, 7 January 2021

黒谷 (くろだに) ヤマメ
kɯɽodanʲi jamame (♫)
Yamame Kurodani
Yamame Kurodani
Yamame Kurodani in Touhou Gouyoku Ibun
The Bright Net in the Dark Cave
More Character Titles
Species

Tsuchigumo

Abilities

Manipulation of illness (mainly infectious disease)

Location

Underworld

Music Themes
Appearances
Official Games
Print Works

Yamame Kurodani (黒谷 ヤマメ Kurodani Yamame) is the Stage 1 boss in Subterranean Animism, inhabiting the entrance to the Underworld.

General Information

Yamame is a tsuchigumo – an earth spider – with the ability to manipulate diseases. She first appeared as the Stage 1 boss in Subterranean Animism, then as a stage 3 target in Double Spoiler and as a background character in Hopeless Masquerade. She generally prefers not to use said ability, though, and she has an outgoing nature and a love of fighting. Other youkai like her for her bright personality, but humans stay away because of her ability. In addition, as a tsuchigumo, she is well-suited for building construction due to her physical strength and that of her string. However, she can apparently be reasoned with.


Ability

Yamame can fire out spider-like webs, where in Double Spoiler, Aya Shameimaru commented that "tsuchigumo are quite skilled and strong, and particularly good with architecture".

Manipulating illness (mainly infectious disease)

Yamame's ability is manipulation of illness and diseases, with a specialization in infectious ones. The amount of viruses and germs being quite strong, that they infect the atmosphere, and are highly lethal. It can be said to be a natural enemy to humans, who are based upon living in groups. However, with the sensibility of not unreasonably inflicting illness, she herself doesn't have that sort of intention of using it often at all; this is probably due to being tormented with the experience of having inflicted disease on attacking humans in the far past.

It is partially implied in Symposium of Post-mysticism that the main disease she manipulates is influenza, as the only identifiable common symptom is a high fever, and the symptoms themselves change from year to year. It is further implied by the footnote which says that the sickness is called different things each year and even given "types", such as Type A or Type B. As a side note, Eirin Yagokoro is apparently attempting to create a "miracle drug" to cure this specific disease.

Personality

Yamame has a bright personality and wouldn't want to attack humans if she could avoid it.

Design

ThGKYamame.png

Name

In an interview released in Cara☆Mel‎, ZUN mentioned that he figured her name was particularly "spiderish", maybe because spiders are all about their eyes (me, in Japanese). This means that another possible interpretation for her name would be "Yamame" or "八ま目", which roughly translates as "Eight Eyes". Also see Tsuchigumo.

The name "Kurodani" is written with characters that mean "black valley". Yamame may be written as "山女" (lit. mountain girl), which refers to a mythical demon in Japanese folklore.

Appearance

In Subterranean Animism's official art, Yamame has brown eyes and blonde hair tied up in a bun with a ribbon. She wears a black and brown dress that's poofy under the waist, some black shoes with white socks, and a yellow ribbon tied around her lower body. The number of buttons on her outfit adds up to the total amouth of eight eyes a spider has.

Story

Games

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Subterranean Animism
Yamame's sprite in SA

During the events of Subterranean Animism, she mistook the heroine as a youkai from the surface and attacked; she was defeated quickly.

Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, where suddenly she hears Yukari's voice. Noticing Reimu's confusion, Yukari explains that she's talking through the yin-yang orbs. Yamame enters, and seems interested that a human has entered the cave. Yukari immediately tells Reimu to defeat Yamame. Yamame, confused by Reimu "talking to herself", attacks. After Yamame is defeated, Reimu wonders if she talks to herself too much.

Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, and thinks she's hearing things when she hears Suika's voice. Suika explains that Yukari set up the yin-yang orbs for them to talk through. Yamame enters, and seems interested that a human entered the cave. While Suika rambles on about the orbs, Reimu tells her about Yamame's appearance, where Suika replies how it's "nostalgic". Yamame sees Reimu as suspicious, so she attacks. After she is defeated, Reimu figures out that Suika has fallen asleep.

Reimu complains about the conditions of the cave, and wonders if she's hearing things when she hears Aya's voice. Aya explains the yin-yang orbs allow them to communicate. Reimu figures that it's Yukari's doing. Yamame shows up, wondering where Aya's voice is coming from. Aya becomes excited, seeing that someone showed up. Yamame thinks Reimu is talking to herself. Reimu explains she's not ignoring her, and that she'll take out her anger against boredom on her. Yamame attacks. Upon defeat, Aya explains that Yamame was an earth spider.

Marisa wonders about the strange conditions of the cave, and upon hearing Alice's voice, denies that she hears it altogether. Marisa then realizes that she can use the dolls for communicating as well as attacking. Alice explains that Yukari made them. Yamame enters, curious about why Marisa came underground. Marisa explains that she never wanted to come underground because there were hot springs above ground. When Alice and Marisa begin to talk to each other again, Yamame thinks Marisa is talking to herself. Marisa says she mumbling about how to beat her. Yamame sees her as a threat, and attacks. After she is defeated, Marisa complains about defeating someone unrelated.

Double Spoiler
Yamame in HM

In Double Spoiler, Yamame used a few spell cards and had Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou taking photos of her and her danmaku.

Hopeless Masquerade

Yamame made a background cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade on the Palace of Earth Spirits stage. She is seen at the top of the screen upside-down.

Literature

Symposium of Post-mysticism

Byakuren Hijiri mentions that Yamame came to the surface at one point to try and enter the Myouren Temple, but the monk denied her entrance as Yamame's reasons were essentially because she thinks the worried people that come to the temple look delicious.

Oriental Sacred Place
Wild and Horned Hermit

Gallery

Artworks

Others

Spell Cards

Spell Cards
Name Translated Comments Games Stage
Total: 10
罠符「キャプチャーウェブ」 Trap Sign "Capture Web" SA St. 1: E/N
蜘蛛「石窟の蜘蛛の巣」 Spider "Cave Spider's Nest" SA
GoM
St. 1: H/L
瘴符「フィルドミアズマ」 Miasma Sign "Filled Miasma" SA
GoM
St. 1: E/N
瘴気「原因不明の熱病」 Miasma "Unexplained Fever" SA St. 1: H/L
細綱「カンダタロープ」 Small Thread "Kandata's Rope" DS
GoU
St. 3
毒符「樺黄小町」 Poison Sign "Japanese Foliage Spider" DS St. 3
毒雨「アンサニタリーレイン」
毒水「アンサニタリーレイン」
Poison Rain "Unsanitary Rain"
Poison Water "Unsanitary Rain"
SFW (Demo)
SFW
Story
毒蜘蛛「ヴェノムウェブ」 Poison Spider "Venom Web" SFW Story
油水「オイルバーニングレイン」 Oily Water "Oil Burning Rain" SFW Story
血蜘蛛「インピュアブラッドリーウェブ」 Blood Spider "Impure Bloodly Web" SFW Story

Additional Information

Yamame, on the cover of the SA demo CD

Fandom



Official Profiles

Subterranean Animism - Character Settings.txt
Yamame Kurodani SA ○1面ボス 暗い洞窟の明るい網

  黒谷ヤマメ(くろだに やまめ)
  Kurodani Yamame

  種族:土蜘蛛
  能力:病気(主に感染症)を操る程度の能力

  旧都や洞窟の奥底で活動している妖怪。
  人間と戦う事に一切の抵抗感は無い。好戦的で性格は明るい。

  ただその能力から会う者全てに嫌がられる。しかし、本人は無闇に相手を病に冒したりはしない。よく話をしてみると明るく楽しい妖怪で、地下の妖怪達の人気者である。

Stage 1 boss The Bright Net in the Dark Cave

Yamame Kurodani

Species: Tsuchigumo
Ability: Manipulating illness (mainly infectious disease)

A youkai that lives primarily in abandoned cities and deep in caves.
She has no qualms about fighting humans. She has a bright, combative personality.

Her power makes everyone she meets hate her. However, she herself wouldn't inflict disease on someone without reason. She's a bright, fun-loving youkai if you get to know her, so she's popular among the youkai that live underground.

Official Sources

Official sources