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Ran also has a shikigami named ''Chen''. As Ran's shikigami, Yukari may borrow Chen's power too, as displayed by some of her spell cards in [[Immaterial and Missing Power]]. However, it is unknown to what extent Yukari interacts with Chen, as there has never been a canonical moment where the two have interacted in any official work. Even in [[Oriental Sacred Place]] chapter 12 at a youkai festival at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], Ran is shown to be with Chen while Yukari was actually at a booth at the completely opposite side hanging out with her friend, Suika. The closest thing to give any indication of how Yukari views Chen is one line in [[Subteranean Animism]], which seems to indicate that Yukari views Chen as both Ran's shikigami and their pet (likely because Chen tends to 'forget' she is a shikigami so often) <ref>[[ | Ran also has a shikigami named ''Chen''. As Ran's shikigami, Yukari may borrow Chen's power too, as displayed by some of her spell cards in [[Immaterial and Missing Power]]. However, it is unknown to what extent Yukari interacts with Chen, as there has never been a canonical moment where the two have interacted in any official work. Even in [[Oriental Sacred Place]] chapter 12 at a youkai festival at the [[Hakurei Shrine]], Ran is shown to be with Chen while Yukari was actually at a booth at the completely opposite side hanging out with her friend, Suika. The closest thing to give any indication of how Yukari views Chen is one line in [[Subteranean Animism]], which seems to indicate that Yukari views Chen as both Ran's shikigami and their pet (likely because Chen tends to 'forget' she is a shikigami so often) <ref>[[Subterranean Animism]] Reimu and Yukari's scenario stage 5. "(Hm, I wonder where our cat went off to? It's such a pain when she just suddenly disappears like that. I wish you'd take care to program your own familiar properly. Without any bugs.)" Yukari seems to be speaking this line to Ran off-screen and Reimu just happens to hear it. She refers to Chen as both "our cat" and as a familiar that needs to be programmed without bugs. This is the only moment in an official work where Yukari is depicted talking about Chen.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:36, 11 September 2011
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Manipulation of all boundaries |
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Unknown; she sleeps most of the time |
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Somewhere along the boundaries of Gensokyo |
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Yukari Yakumo (八雲 紫 Yakumo Yukari) is the youkai of boundaries who is often seen and referenced. She was first introduced in Perfect Cherry Blossom as the sleepy mistress of Ran Yakumo. During Imperishable Night Yukari teams up with Reimu Hakurei to find those responsible for the fake moon. In Immaterial and Missing Power she actually sings her way from battle to battle stealing everyone's sake, wine, and brandy. Even right from the shrine's altar... however, this is all part of her strategy to save the day. Somehow.
Concept
Name
Her full name is Yukari Yakumo (八雲 紫) The characters for Yakumo (八雲) literally mean "eight clouds" (but can also mean "countless clouds"), and Yukari (紫) could mean "violet".
Chapter 26 of Curiosities of Lotus Asia reveals that Yukari gave herself that name, and Perfect Memento in Strict Sense implies that Yukari didn't have that name 1,200 years ago.
Colors
All of the Yakumo family are named after colors. The light frequencies (energies) of the colors are proportional to their powers: Chen (orange) << Ran (indigo) < Yukari (violet). The energy of violet light is the highest in the visible spectrum, and violet light is the boundary between visible and invisible light. Red light (the symbolic color of Remilia Scarlet or Reimu Hakurei) is another boundary, but they are stronger than Chen. Fittingly, when Reimu and Yukari team up in Imperishable Night, they are called the "Boundary Team". In addition to maintaining the Hakurei Barrier, their colors form the two boundaries between visible and invisible light. In addition, the word "yukari" is uncommonly used to mean "border" or "edge", albeit with a different character.
Occasionally, double rainbows form after rainfall—there's the rainbow one usually sees (red on the top, and violet at the bottom), and another, larger, fainter one above it. The colors on the second rainbow are reversed—red on the bottom, and violet at the top. In other words, the outside edges of the rainbow are violet—or, put another way, violet forms the boundary between the sky and the rainbow. Thus, Yukari's given name strongly signifies the idea of boundaries.
Ancient poem
Yakumo also comes from the first ancient poem written in what would become the Japanese "Tanka" form:
- "Yakumo tatsu / Izumo yagegaki / Tsuma-gomini / Yaegaki tsukuro / Sono yaegaki wo"
- Definitely in keeping with the character's origin/age in the storyline. The translation into English is:
- "Eightfold rising clouds/ Build an eightfold fence / An eightfold Izumo fence / Wherein to keep my bride-- / Oh! splendid eightfold fence."
- This poem was attributed to the god Susanoo. Interpretations vary as to the meaning of the poem.
Yukari's name is thoroughly analyzed in chapter 26 of Curiosities of Lotus Asia by Rinnosuke. However, Rinnosuke implies at the end that there may be even more meanings hidden in it.
Appearance
In her latest appearance, in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, she had dark golden eyes, long blond hair coiled up into her white mob cap and usually carries a pink parasol. She wears a pink and purple dress, and a pink mob cap with a thin red ribbon tied in the front.
Past appearances
Her first appearance in Perfect Cherry Blossom shows her having purple eyes and long blond hair. She carries a pink lace parasol and a paper fan and rides on a red boundary to unknown destination. She wears a deep purple dress, a pink mob cap, and red ribbons tied liberally on her accessories.
Her appearance in Imperishable Night doesn't differ much from the fighting games. But her hair isn't coiled up into her white mob.
Hexagram
The outfit Yukari wears in Immaterial and Missing Power, Imperishable Night, and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody has two groups of solid/broken lines called trigrams on the front. A solid line represents Yang and a broken line is Yin. The top trigram (☱) is "dui" or "tui" (open) and is associated with west and water. The bottom trigram (☷) is "kūn" (field) and is associated with southwest and earth, as well as Yoni (divine passage). The two trigrams together in that order form the hexagram for "clustering," "gathering together," and "finished." Sounds more fitting for Suika in a way...
The hexagram "Ts'ui" formed by the combination of "tui" and "kun" results in a meaning of gathering together to persevere towards a destination. This hexagram signifies also great wisdom which is necessary for leadership when directing an assembly together to create overall prosperity for everyone (for example a ruler). Yukari herself can be seen as an overseer of Gensokyo. Her ability to create borders would definitely give her the ability to bring everyone together (perhaps by force) while maintaining the harmony of the "created" world. Maybe this design was a critique on her abilities?
Personality
Yukari is known for being a very youkai-like youkai who sleeps all day and lives for the enjoyment of life. Though she rarely leaves her house, she's well-connected and is acquainted with most of the most powerful youkai (such as Suika and Yuyuko) as well as anyone having anything to do with the Hakurei border or the outside world (Reimu and Rinnosuke). She's possibly the most powerful youkai in Gensokyo and has a tendency to toy with her opponents rather than use her full power from the start. If anyone is suited for the role of "mastermind" it's Yukari, and she often has a great deal of insight and understanding about whatever happens in Gensokyo, and possesses considerable intellectual prowess, as well. Though she seems flaky and unreliable most of the time, when the safety or security of Gensokyo is at stake, she won't hesitate to get involved, even if it means using others to do the work for her. For example, in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, she treats Tenshi Hinanawi with much hostility after finding out the plot of the Heavens. She could easily be either a villain or a heroine, depending on her whims.
According to Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, she has no weaknesses but fortunately seems to rarely attack humans. And she is extremely intelligent and good at mathematics, as well as being very experienced due to her long life.
Understanding of technology
In Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 of Curiosities of Lotus Asia, when Rinnosuke had an iPod in his shop, only Yukari knew how to actually use it, and further knew that it was considered a trendy item in the outer world. She similarly knew about the Nintendo Game Boy and DS.
Because of her understanding of technology from the outside world, there are rumours that she lives in the outside world from time to time. It is confirmed that she at least visits there. Reimu mentions in Curiosities of Lotus Asia Chapter 24, that Yukari told her that she gets to enjoy twice the amount of cherry blossom viewings a year because she also goes to watch the blossoms in the outside world, which occurs at a different time from Gensokyo's. In addition, Yukari at the end of Chapter 25 of Strange and Bright Nature Deity is shown viewing the Hakurei Shrine from the outside world (some panels focus specifically on pointing out there are cars driving by).
Marisa once stated that Yukari uses a small box to talk to her shikigami when they are far away from her, which led Rinnosuke to believe that she owns a cell phone (at least two, really).
Story
- Perfect Cherry Blossom
- Immaterial and Missing Power
- Main article: Immaterial and Missing Power Story
- Imperishable Night
- Main article: Imperishable Night Story
- Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
- Main article: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story
- Subterranean Animism
- Main article: Subterranean Animism Story
- Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
- Main article: Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red/Yukari
After hearing a fox's cry, Aya Shameimaru went to investigate. She found Yukari beating Ran Yakumo over the head with an umbrella, which Yukari claimed was only for disciplining her. Because Aya is a crow tengu, she feels animal rights are important and was upset by Yukari's "animal abuse."
During the interview Yukari insisted that it was not animal abuse because Ran is a shikigami, which Yukari considered to make her no longer count as being an animal. Yukari explained that as long as a shikigami follows its master's will then it will be as strong as its master. Ran had apparently disobeyed Yukari by doing something she hadn't been ordered to do. Because of that Ran wasn't as strong as she could be and ended up putting herself in danger while relying only on her own strength. This discipline was meant to remind Ran just who her master is so that Ran won't needlessly be in danger by fighting at less than full strength. Aya didn't think that excused it at all.
Yukari also called the Bunbunmaru Newspaper a shoddy paper and offered to make Aya her shikigami too, which Aya refused.
Backstory
Over a thousand years ago, Yukari organized an army of youkai and led them in an invasion of the Moon. The youkai were subsequently routed by the Lunarians, who possessed superior technology and magic, and forced to retreat to Earth. Since that time, no youkai have attempted to expand their territory beyond Gensokyo. While some speculate that Yukari organized the invasion out of selfish hunger for territory and power, others believe she did it to teach the youkai a lesson about starting wars of conquest; namely, that it was a bad idea.
About a thousand years ago, Yukari met and became friends with a human girl named Yuyuko. After Yuyuko died, Yukari continued to be friends with Yuyuko's ghost, although Yuyuko gradually forgot who she had been and why she had died. When Yuyuko requested that Yukari use her power to weaken the border between the Netherworld and Gensokyo, Yukari obliged. She knew Yuyuko's plan to make the Saigyou Ayakashi bloom could never succeed, but was too busy sleeping to say or do anything about it, or to put the border back to normal after everything was finished, which put her on a collision course with the heroines.
Relationships
(to be completed) Chapter 23 of Strange and Bright Nature Deity shows that Yukari sneaks yen donations into the Hakurei shrine's donation offering box when Reimu isn't looking.
Ran is Yukari's main shikigami and possibly her only one, depending on whether Zenki and Goki are Ran's shikigami, or if they're Yukari's instead. Yukari is generally very strict about keeping the relationship on a user-to-shikigami level, and is more than willing to physically discipline Ran when Ran 'forgets' she is a shikigami (purely out of love, according to Yukari). This relationship is analogous to a user and its computer in the outside world, and Yukari insists heavily whenever asked that Ran is not a fox, but is a tool to be used. Even in Yukari's own thoughts and from her own perspective, she constantly refers to Ran in computer terms, such as programming her shikigami and debugging it, but Ran is still meant to be more advanced than a computer, so Yukari sometimes attempts some philosophical discussion or non-lateral thinking with Ran from time to time. [1] With that said, she still loves Ran very much, albeit in terms of how one would love a tool that they own. Using a tool often and keeping it in good shape (by "disciplining it such as whacking Ran over the head with an umbrella when she acts of her own initiative, which a computer is not supposed to do) are all things one does to show how much they love their shikigami (at least, according to Yukari). For her part, Ran accepts this and seems satisfied with her lot in life. It appears that Ran came to be Yukari's shikigami because of all the power it promised, and is quite satisfied with the result despite losing her freedom. [2] Yukari is also the one that gave Ran her current name. As stated in her profile as well as various dialogues in official works, Ran does tend to 'forget' she is a shikigami, however, and sometimes takes matters into her own hands without Yukari ordering it. This can't really be helped because of how often her master is asleep.
Ran also has a shikigami named Chen. As Ran's shikigami, Yukari may borrow Chen's power too, as displayed by some of her spell cards in Immaterial and Missing Power. However, it is unknown to what extent Yukari interacts with Chen, as there has never been a canonical moment where the two have interacted in any official work. Even in Oriental Sacred Place chapter 12 at a youkai festival at the Hakurei Shrine, Ran is shown to be with Chen while Yukari was actually at a booth at the completely opposite side hanging out with her friend, Suika. The closest thing to give any indication of how Yukari views Chen is one line in Subteranean Animism, which seems to indicate that Yukari views Chen as both Ran's shikigami and their pet (likely because Chen tends to 'forget' she is a shikigami so often) [3]
Yukari knew Yuyuko even while Yuyuko was alive more than a thousand years ago, and continued to be Yuyuko's friend even after she became a ghost. Yuyuko seems to be the only one who truly understands Yukari, as she immediately catches on to what Yukari is trying to accomplish in Silent Sinner in Blue and Immaterial and Missing Power. The two don't think exactly alike, however, which results in Yuyuko sometimes acting in ways that surprises Yukari (such as stealing sake from the moon instead of an extremely valuable treasure. ...or forgetting what she ate for breakfast when Yukari asks her about the flower blooming incident in A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years. The latter appears to have resulted in Yukari venting this frustration to Akyu for Perfect Memento, since it is unknown how else Akyu would have come across such a fact about Yuyuko). Yukari is willing to do favors for Yuyuko such as weakening the boundary between the Netherworld and Gensokyo, although she never actually fixed it afterwards despite Yuyuko asking her to do so (Yuyuko may not have pressed the issue very much). Of note is that this friendship between Yuyuko and Yukari does not extend to Yukari's shikigami Ran, and Yuyuko does not mind Reimu, Marisa, and Sakuya beating Ran up[4]
(to be completed) Suika is another one of Yukari's old friends, from before the oni went underground. Yukari cares about Suika, as shown in her storyline in Immaterial and Missing Power where attempts to stop Suika because she's worried that if Suika goes too far, the wrong type of people will find out and they won't be as forgiving as Yukari is. Suika is also willing to do favors for Yukari such as rebuilding the Hakurei Shrine for her and the two have danmaku battles with each other to pass the time, as shown in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. In Oriental Sacred Place Chapter 12, Yukari was also seen together with Suika at the New Year's Festival at the Hakurei Shrine. Being an Oni, Suika does tend to get annoyed with Yukari's "dirty tricks", but the anger never extends beyond Suika making a brief comment about such things being dirty. It is unknown how Yukari and Suika first came to be friends, especially given Yukari's dishonest nature (although Suika herself is stated to be slightly less honest than other Oni), although Perfect Memento does state that once an Oni sees you as a friend, that Oni will be your friend for forever.
Youmu Konpaku
As the friend of her master, Youmu respects Yukari very much. As shown in Immaterial and Missing Power as well as Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, Yukari meanwhile attempts to help Youmu improve by giving Youmu hints in Youmu's investigations and letting Youmu figure out the rest instead of just outright stating the answer.
Rinnosuke
(to be completed)
Maribel Hearn
Yukari is associated with Maribel by the fandom, although their exact relationship is never directly stated. When asked what their relationship was, ZUN said a cryptic remark about Lafcadio Hearn, a real life writer who would change his name to Koizumi Yakumo. This seems to confirm there is a relationship and it has some analogy to Lafcadio Hearn (and possibly is directly analogous, which would mean Maribel and Yukari are actually one and the same). See Maribel's page for details.
In Curiosities of Lotus Asia she visits Rinnosuke Morichika. And she teams op with Reimu Hakurei in Imperishable Night and Subterranean Animism.
Additional Information
Trivia
- Although Ran appears to be Yukari's primary shikigami, she was seen in Silent Sinner in Blue utilizing two crows, Zenki and Goki, in a shikigami fashon as well. These two might be Ran's shikigami instead, however, as Ran uses them in a spell card in the phantasm stage of Perfect Cherry Blossom. One of the two crows was killed by Watatsuki no Torihime, and it is unknown if it was ever somehow ressurected (if that's even possible). Yukari also cheerfully attempted to get Aya Shimamaru to be her shikigami in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red.
- A silhouette of Yukari occupies the front of Perfect Cherry Blossom's jewel case.
- For some reason, Yukari's appearance in spell card 222 in Imperishable Night, is different from other characters. Instead of using the new image in Imperishable Night, a modified image from Perfect Cherry Blossom is used (she has blue ribbons instead). What is more strange is that the background used in the spellcard, which is also from Perfect Cherry Blossom, uses Yukari's original cut-in image with red ribbons. Yukari's sprite in Shoot the Bullet also sports blue ribbons.
- Although not expressly stated, Yukari is commonly considered one of the most powerful—if not the most powerful—youkai in Gensokyo, although a few other youkai like Yuuka Kazami and Suika Ibuki have been considered to be around her level. However, she might still lose spellcard battles to humans or youkai.
- She is the only Phantasm boss in the series.
- There is a train service in Japan called Yakumo. In Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, one of Yukari's spell card spawns a train to mow her opponent down. Possible connection?
Fandom
- Popular fan-nicknames for Yukari include "Sukima" ("gap"), "Yukarin" (a contraction of "Yukari-chan"), and "Babaa" (roughly, "old hag"). This latter is because she is known as one of the oldest youkai in Gensokyo.
- In some fanworks, Yukari insists on being 17 years old. Usage in fanworks is possibly a parody of Kikuko Inoue, who claims that she is 17 years old despite being way over that age. Musou Kakyou: A Summer Day's Dream casts Kikuko Inoue as the narrator (probably Yukari), in a nod to this in-joke.
- There are several running gags involving her in fan works. One plays on the fact that she sleeps a lot and leaves most of her work to her shikigami Ran. Another plays on her relatively old age compared to most of the characters in Gensokyo, with other characters calling her "old hag".
- Yukari is also often depicted with Kanako Yasaka and Eirin Yagokoro. This is due to their family names containing the character 八 (pronounced "Ya") which, when misread, can mean old hag.
- Yukari is sometimes seen riding on top of a train in fan-made videos, likely due to her most powerful spellcard in SWR and Touhou Hisoutensoku, in which she summons a train to run over her opponent.
Spell Cards
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結界「夢と現の呪」 | Barrier "Curse of Dreams and Reality" | PCB GoM |
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結界「動と静の均衡」 | Barrier "Balance of Motion and Stillness" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
結界「光と闇の網目」 | Barrier "Mesh of Light and Darkness" | PCB GoM |
St. Ph — | |||
罔両「ストレートとカーブの夢郷」 | Evil Spirits "Dreamland of Straight and Curve" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
罔両「八雲紫の神隠し」 | Evil Spirits "Yukari Yakumo's Spiriting Away" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
罔両「禅寺に棲む妖蝶」 | Evil Spirits "Bewitching Butterfly Living in the Zen Temple" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
魍魎「二重黒死蝶」 | Sinister Spirits "Double Black Death Butterfly" | PCB GoM |
St. Ph — | |||
式神「八雲藍」 | Shikigami "Ran Yakumo" | PCB IaMP SWR GoM |
St. Ph Use Use — | |||
「人間と妖怪の境界」 | "Boundary of Humans and Youkai" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
結界「生と死の境界」 | Barrier "Boundary of Life and Death" | PCB | St. Ph | |||
紫奥義「弾幕結界」 | Yukari's Arcanum "Danmaku Barrier" | PCB GoM |
St. Ph — | |||
境符「四重結界」 | Border Sign "Quadruple Barrier" | IaMP IN SWR |
Use Use | |||
結界「魅力的な四重結界」 | Barrier "Charming Quadruple Barrier" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
式神「八雲藍+」 | Shikigami "Ran Yakumo +" | IaMP | Use | |||
境符「二次元と三次元の境界」 | Border Sign "Boundary of 2D and 3D" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
結界「客観結界」 | Barrier "Objective Barrier" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
符の壱「四重結界」 | Sign I "Quadruple Barrier" | IaMP | Story | |||
符の弐「八雲卍傘」 | Sign II "Manji-Parasol of Yakumo" | IaMP | Story | |||
符の参「八雲藍」 | Sign III "Ran Yakumo" | IaMP | Story | |||
外力「無限の超高速飛行体」 | Outer Force "Infinite Superspeed Flying Object" | IaMP | Story | |||
幻想「第一種永久機関」 | Fantasy "Perpetual Motion Machine of the First Kind" | IaMP GoM |
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境界「永夜四重結界」 | Boundary "Quadruple Barrier of the Imperishable Night" | IN | Use | |||
「深弾幕結界 -夢幻泡影-」 | "Profound Danmaku Barrier -Phantasm, Foam and Shadow-" | IN | LW | |||
境符「色と空の境界」 | Border Sign "Boundary of Form and Emptiness" | StB | St. Ex | |||
境符「波と粒の境界」 | Border Sign "Boundary of Wave and Particle" | StB GoM |
St. Ex — | |||
式神「橙」 | Shikigami "Chen" | SWR | Use | |||
幻巣「飛光虫ネスト」 | Fantasy Nest "Flying Noctilucae's Nest" | SWR SWR |
Use Story | |||
空餌「中毒性のあるエサ」 | Aerial Bait "Addictive Bait" | SWR | Use | |||
廃線 「ぶらり廃駅下車の旅」 | Abandoned Line "Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station" | SWR | Use | |||
光弾「ドップラーエフェクト」 | Photon "Doppler Effect" | SWR | Story | |||
捌器「全てを二つに別ける物」 | Splitter "Thing That Splits All Into Two" | SWR | Story | |||
空餌「狂躁高速飛行物体」 | Aerial Bait "Hyperactive High Speed Flying Object" | SWR | Story | |||
「八雲の巣」 | "Yakumo's Nest" | SWR | Story | |||
魔眼「ラプラスの魔」 | Magic Eye "Laplace's Demon" | Soku | Use | |||
「不可能弾幕結界」 | "Impossible Danmaku Barrier" | ISC | St. 10 | |||
「運鈍根の捕物帖」 | "Casebook of Luck, Resilience and Perseverance" | ISC | St. 10 | |||
「無人廃線車両爆弾」 | "Unmanned Abandoned Railroad Car Bomb" | AoCF | Use | |||
式神「八雲藍&橙」 | Shikigami "Ran Yakumo & Chen" | AoCF | Use | |||
境界「溢れ出る漂流物」 | Boundary "Overflowing Flotsam" | AoCF | Use | |||
*その綺麗な足をくれ!* | *Lend Me Those Beautiful Legs!* | AoCF | Use-LW | |||
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AoCF | Story | |||
「完全憑依と夢想封印」 | "Perfect Possession and Dream Seal" | Co-owner with Reimu | AoCF | Story | ||
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"Boundary of |
Co-owner with Reimu | AoCF | Story | ||
「秘神結界」 | "Secret God Barrier" | Co-owner with Okina | VD | Nightmare Saturday - 1 | ||
「弾幕結界を撃ち抜け!」 | "Shoot the Danmaku Barrier!" | Co-owner with Marisa | VD | Nightmare Saturday - 4 | ||
「許可無く弾幕は撮影禁止です」 | "Unauthorized Danmaku Photography is Strictly Prohibited" | Co-owner with Reimu | VD GoU |
Nightmare Saturday - 6 — | ||
紙符「結界中のESPカード手裏剣」 | Paper Sign "Barrier-Enclosed Zener Card Shuriken" | Co-owner with Sumireko | VD | Nightmare Diary - 3 |
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Official Profiles
Perfect Cherry Blossom - キャラ設定.txt
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Yukari Yakumo PBC | ○神隠しの主犯 八雲 紫(やくも・ゆかり) |
Mastermind behind the spiriting away Yukari Yakumo The youkai of boundaries, who awakens at spring. She and Yuyuko have known each other for a long time, but Yukari is not a ghost. She lives in the remotest place in Gensokyo. Her lifestyle involves a lot of staring at the Hakurei Border. When humans from the outer world wander into Gensokyo, it's all thanks to fluctuations in the boundary caused by Yukari. There is an enchanting element about the phenomenon which people like to call "Spirited Away"; if it is ever discovered that spiriting away is not the work of gods, but the meddling of a youkai girl, the term will lose all of its mystique. Yukari usually doesn't act on her own, preferring instead to have Ran handle the details of daily life. But, since she is almost always asleep, she has no idea what Ran does while she sleeps. When she heard that Ran had been defeated by someone, she became mildly surprised before going back to sleep. After waking up from her nap, she finally noticed that spring had graced her place of residence. The truth is that spring had been around for the past 10 days, but she forgot it whenever she went to bed and woke up just as surprised the next time. She couldn't sleep carelessly until Ran fully recovered, but she opted to sleep on the problem. The next time she woke up, she received a request from Yuyuko asking her to restore the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead. It was a ridiculous request since Yuyuko was the one who weakened it to begin with, so Yukari rubbed the sleep from her eyes and set out for repairs. It had been quite a while since Yukari's last visit to the Netherworld, and she was curious to see that it was bustling with excitement. She thought the Saigyouji family were more quiet, laid-back folk, but she shrugged and decided Yuyuko had just had a change in taste. She met the gardener, Youmu, along the way and heard about the situation. Youmu admitted that they seemed to be in quite a mess, but it sounded like well-earned punishment to Yukari.
Yukari had known Yuyuko since before her death. She also knew that it was not Yuyuko who was sealed by the Saigyou Ayakashi...
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Immaterial and Missing Power - 上海アリス通信.txt
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○幻想の境界 八雲 紫(やくもゆかり) |
*Border of Phantasm Yukari Yakumo Species: Youkai A youkai living in Gensokyo. As these letters (妖怪) tell, she is dubious and suspicious. It's said that she lives in a mansion located at the edge of Gensokyo, but nobody knows where it really is. For some reason she knows a lot about the outside world too. Her personality is hardly understandable, but everyone agrees that it's not something pleasant. Many people don't want to meet her, if possible. Usually, only Reimu bothers to deal with her. Her fighting style is completely different from a human's measure. It's neither fast nor heavy-hitting. It is uncertain whether she is really tough or not. Her attitude makes you think as if you're being teased by her, which is really irritating even if you manage to defeat her. However, no one can match her in sincerely caring about Gensokyo, and loving it with all her heart. |
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Imperishable Night - Manual
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Yukari Yakumo IN | ○境界の妖怪 八雲 紫(やくもゆかり) 幻想郷の境に住む妖怪。 |
Youkai of Boundaries, Yukari Yakumo A youkai living at the edge of Gensokyo. A shikigami is a potent weapon. Yukari treats hers like an item.
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Imperishable Night - キャラ設定.txt
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Yukari Yakumo IN | ○境目に潜む妖怪 八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり) |
Youkai that lurks in the boundary Yukari Yakumo Species: Youkai She lives somewhere on the boundary between Gensokyo and the outer world. Since most people can't see the border, no one is certain exactly where she lives. They know only that she does not live near the Hakurei Shrine, which is also located on the boundary. She is one of the oldest beings in Gensokyo and has the power to prove it. Gensokyo's origins have been long forgotten by humans and even most youkai, but it seems that she still remembers some part of it. She is often described as devious; that's mainly because she doesn't think like a human, so others find her actions quite difficult to comprehend. She easily has enough power to annihilate all of Gensokyo if she so desires, so it's probably a good thing that she is somewhat weird... |
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Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - chara.html
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Subterranean Animism - キャラ設定.txt
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○境界の妖怪 八雲 紫(やくも ゆかり) 種族:妖怪 普段は何処にいるのかよく判らない神出鬼没の妖怪。 地底は地上の妖怪達とは違う社会を築いているので、余り干渉したがらない。突然の怨霊の出現に戸惑う。 |
The youkai of boundaries Yukari Yakumo Species: youkai A youkai who comes and goes where she pleases; no-one ever seems to know where she is. Since the underground youkai have built up a society separate from that of the youkai above ground, she doesn't seem to want to interfere. The sudden appearance of the evil spirits puzzled her. She didn't want it to turn into some major event, so she sent Reimu, who had relatively little influence on things, to investigate. |
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Official Sources
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- 2003/08/17 Perfect Cherry Blossom - Phantasm Stage dialogue; キャラ設定.txt
- 2004/08/15 Imperishable Night - Border Team Scenario; Border Team Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt
- 2004/12/11 Curiosities of Lotus Asia - Chapter 11
- 2004/12/30 Immaterial and Missing Power - 上海アリス通信.txt
- 2005/08/11 Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red - Article and Interview: Yukari
- 2005/10/01 Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years
- 2005/12/30 Shoot the Bullet - EX Stage Spell Card comments
- 2006/12/27 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Article on Yukari Yakumo
- 2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 Silent Sinner in Blue
- 2008/05/25 Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - chara.html
- 2008/06/25 Cage in Lunatic Runagate - Chapter 5
- 2008/08/16 Subterranean Animism - Reimu/Yukari's Scenario; Reimu/Yukari's Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt
- 2008/10/25 ~ 2009/01/26 Strange and Bright Nature Deity - Chapters 23-25
- 2009/07/28 The Grimoire of Marisa - Yukari Yakumo's Spell Cards
- 2010/08/26 Oriental Sacred Place - Chapter 10
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- ↑ Cage in Lunatic Runagate Chapter 25
- ↑ Ran's interview with Aya in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red Aya: So that's how it is. I don't think I could keep making pre-determined actions. It'd be too constricting. Ran: Even if you could fly many times faster than you do now? Even if you could become many times stronger?
- ↑ Subterranean Animism Reimu and Yukari's scenario stage 5. "(Hm, I wonder where our cat went off to? It's such a pain when she just suddenly disappears like that. I wish you'd take care to program your own familiar properly. Without any bugs.)" Yukari seems to be speaking this line to Ran off-screen and Reimu just happens to hear it. She refers to Chen as both "our cat" and as a familiar that needs to be programmed without bugs. This is the only moment in an official work where Yukari is depicted talking about Chen.
- ↑ Perfect Cherry Blossom Extra Stage Prologue. "Well, my friend's helper isn't my friend."
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