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In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', with statements like "tremendous power", "as a long-living youkai, she is not very active", "extremely high youkai power and physical abilities", etc., there are countless writings related to her strength. It was stated that [[Reimu Hakurei]] has exterminated Yuuka several times, but [[Hieda no Akyu]] thinks it’s "probably bogus". | In ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'', with statements like "tremendous power", "as a long-living youkai, she is not very active", "extremely high youkai power and physical abilities", etc., there are countless writings related to her strength. It was stated that [[Reimu Hakurei]] has exterminated Yuuka several times, but [[Hieda no Akyu]] thinks it’s "probably bogus". | ||
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Although there are especially no portrayals in the games, Yuuka is able to manipulate flowers. ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' states that it's an ability to "make flowers bloom, shift the face of sunflowers towards the sun, or make withered flowers bloom again." There were also such statements like "this ability is more of an extra," and she can uses her umbrella to scatter flower petals to perform graceful attacks, which is completely unrelated to her abilities. | Although there are especially no portrayals in the games, Yuuka is able to manipulate flowers. ''[[Perfect Memento in Strict Sense]]'' states that it's an ability to "make flowers bloom, shift the face of sunflowers towards the sun, or make withered flowers bloom again." There were also such statements like "this ability is more of an extra," and she can uses her umbrella to scatter flower petals to perform graceful attacks, which is completely unrelated to her abilities. | ||
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Yuuka Kazami (風見 幽香 Kazami Yuuka) is a long-lived youkai called the "Flower Master of the Four Seasons" whose main place of activity is the Garden of the Sun, a field completely covered in sunflowers.[1] She loves seasonal flowers, so throughout the year she moves to the respective places where the flowers grow: spring flowers for spring, summer flowers for summer, autumn flowers for autumn and sometimes winter flowers for winter.
General Information
Yuuka made her first ever appearance of the fourth PC-98 Touhou Project game Lotus Land Story as the fifth stage boss and the sixth stage boss. She then appeared as a playable character in Mystic Square. Afterwards, with her canon completely remodeled, she appeared again as a playable character in the ninth work Phantasmagoria of Flower View. Additionally, she has made a guest appearance as a hidden, playable character in the Seihou Project's second work Kioh Gyoku.
She carries an image of using sunflowers in her danmaku, and thus it is easy to think of her as a summer youkai, but according to her title, it's assumed that she is able to manipulate seasonal flowers of all four seasons. As she greatly likes the seasonal flowers in all seasons, but however few they are in the course of one year, she moves about with the intention of making flowers bloom.
Moreover, in the time of the Great Barrier Incident for each sexagenary cycle, the 120th season was spring,[2] and in addition to manipulating flowers out of season, she is also established as taking the position of one with the image of sunflowers. However, as stated in the game, the blooming sunflowers, according to the incident, are unnatural flowers, and concerning things Yuuka said herself, things related to forcefully making flowers bloom out of season remain a question (for example, if she is able to). Perhaps it is due to the absence of other characters who symbolize summer that Yuuka seems to be the closest to representing summer.
She hangs around the Garden of the Sun and usually lives active in places surrounded by flowers all year round. There was an anonymous stating that she often appears at the Hakurei Shrine. Also, she once visited the local flower shop at the Human Village.[1] During the PC-98 canon though, Yuuka is the mistress of Mugenkan that sits at the boundary between the Eastern Country and the Dream World, which is guarded by two gatekeepers, Elly and possibly Kurumi.
Personality
Her threat level is "extremely high" and her human friendship level is at its "worst", but she also tends to visit the Human Village, and this would mean that because of her attitude, she would not be seen as a strong youkai by her appearance. It's said that the older a youkai becomes, the more polite they'll become. The owner of the Human Village's flower shop said: "She came to the village to shop. She gives proper greetings, and she didn't seem like she's that strong, but..." However, there was also an anonymous who thought that her smiling face was scary.[1] She's known for telling lies most of the time, as shown in her story mode in Phantasmagoria of Flower View.
She has a troublesome personality in the PC-98 of telling stupid jokes, which lets Marisa Kirisame says that she's "a strange fellow". Believing that "power is everything", no matter who her opponent is (even if it's a god), she's not timid at all. Liking to bully weak ones, she is able to smell weaklings. Since she likes to tease the opponent with a smiling face and make fun of others, and said "praise all the more", which was an expression looking down on someone, she appears very sadistic. Yuuka was more of a spontaneous character without charisma. Although Shinki said "though you're a human!", the interpretation of this is known. But on the fifth stage of Lotus Land Story, Yuuka said "what's with you? Treating people like youkai..." while she was half asleep.
In the Seihou Project canon of Kioh Gyoku, she had considerably more charisma than she had in PC-98, and her cut-in image was characteristically more attack-like. To add to this, ZUN in her profile teferred to her as Youkai Moe. Various official materials follow similar suit with her smiling in a sunflower field in her Perfect Memento in Strict Sense's article, and her background appearance in Hopeless Masquerade has her sitting with a smile and waving.
Ability & Strength
Although she has been said to be "the strongest class of youkai" in PC-98 canon, there is no information stating that Yuuka is the strongest in the Windows canon, despite many things that indicate her strength.
In Mystic Square, she talks about learning magic in her ending, and became even stronger, so she became transparent and followed Marisa Kirisame and Alice around, but as for how long she take to accomplish it is unclear. This could be that in Mystic Square, she used her power she acquired in her dream world, where in Phantasmagoria of Flower View, she used magic plus getting power from the flowers in the flower fields. She had abilities to which ZUN wrote "possibly the strongest",[3] and she had a wide-range type flower-shot. As ZUN stated, "said to be 5+4×2-way shot of the strongest, the amazing range of her wide shot can cover"[3].
On the fifth stage of Lotus Land Story, she turned into what appears to be a ball of light, and on the sixth stage, she was able to clone herself, or split into two, which both of them are her true self. On the fifth stage, she had the so-called "original master spark" that can cover almost the entire screen, and on the sixth stage, she had a wide-range "split spark", with lack of space to dodge the spark.
In the Windows canon during Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Eiki Shiki told Yuuka that she's lived a little too long. Longer-lived youkai are thought to have stronger power, but in same conversation, Eiki said "let's make it as clear as black and white who of us is the strongest in Gensokyo". She showed up in Cirno, Mystia Lorelei, Lyrica Prismriver, and others' stories as an enemy, and she doesn't "defeated" after a battle with them and it is Yuuka who drives her opponent away. The only other one treated like this is Aya Shameimaru.
In Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, with statements like "tremendous power", "as a long-living youkai, she is not very active", "extremely high youkai power and physical abilities", etc., there are countless writings related to her strength. It was stated that Reimu Hakurei has exterminated Yuuka several times, but Hieda no Akyu thinks it’s "probably bogus".
- Ability to manipulate flowers
Although there are especially no portrayals in the games, Yuuka is able to manipulate flowers. Perfect Memento in Strict Sense states that it's an ability to "make flowers bloom, shift the face of sunflowers towards the sun, or make withered flowers bloom again." There were also such statements like "this ability is more of an extra," and she can uses her umbrella to scatter flower petals to perform graceful attacks, which is completely unrelated to her abilities.
It's unknown if she had the "ability to manipulating flowers" during the PC-98, but there was one ending where she destroyed the shrine with a large plant, as well as shooting lotus flowers in Mystic Square. With theme music "Lovely Mound of Cherry Blossoms" and shot "Hourai Cherry Blossoms" in Kioh Gyoku, her current image of being with a recollection of sunflowers was quite thin.
Processions
Yuuka always has a parasol with her that's apparently the only flower in Gensokyo that never withers,[4] but it's unclear if it can actually turn into a flower, actually is a flower or if this is a mere metaphor. However, on the final stage of Lotus Land Story, she appears to close her umbrella several times during the boss battle. Also, according to Rinnosuke, it is a special parasol that drastically cuts ultraviolet rays, and not to speak of rain, it can also block danmaku.[1]
Character Basis
Name
Her full name is Yuuka Kazami (風見 幽香). The characters for "Yuuka" (幽香) mean "dim scent" or "fragrance". "Kazami" (風見) literally means "wind watching" and is also the term for a weather vane. She had no surname during the PC-98 and Seihou Project canon.
Design
In Lotus Land Story's official art, Yuuka was first seen on Stage 5 with green eyes, long green hair, and wore light pink pajamas. She also carries a large pink pocket-watch with roman numerals.
On the final stage, Mystic Square and Kioh Gyoku official art, Yuuka was wearing red plaid pants and a waistcoat of the same color and pattern over a plain white shirt; her right eye is covered by her hair. In Mystic Square, her bomb cut-in was quite loli-like and was shown with a baton when she uses a bomb. In both Mystic Square and Phantasmagoria of Flower View, her hair is wavy and cut to shoulder-length, and her eyes are red in Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Kioh Gyoku. In Phantasmagoria of Flower View she wore a red plaid skirt instead of plaid pants. Unusual among Touhou Project characters, she is not ornamented with ribbons or other hair ornaments, or hats. Instead of that, she was seen carrying an umbrella in Lotus Land Story, Phantasmagoria of Flower View and Kioh Gyoku. She also features green and purple wings in Kioh Gyoku.
The illustrator for Yuuka in Kioh Gyoku was by ZUN. Her design was quite close to how it is in the Windows canon. Her hair length was somewhat in between how it was in Lotus Land Story and Phantasmagoria of Flower View and in her cut-in image while casting a spell, she had four black and purple wings, but her sprite for her boss attack had six wings of light.
Her alternative outfit in Phantasmagoria of Flower View is same as her normal outfit, except her dress is blue.
Yuuka Kazami's Appearances
- Lotus Land Story
Yuuka was the one behind the events of Lotus Land Story, where she sent youkai to destroy the Hakurei Shrine because she had "spare time". In the middle of night (it said 3 o'clock on Yuuka's clock), since she was suddenly challenged to fight, she showed up with a pink negligee and nightcap, accepting the challenge. As a matter of fact, since Reimu Hakurei started out at noon and Marisa Kirisame started out at night, it is questionable whether the stage is actually in the middle of night. Afterwards, when she fought again on the sixth stage, she showed up with the appearance similar to the Windows canon. Not affected at all by her sudden wake-up and fight, she said "come back again~ ♥" in Marisa's scenario.
After the two long battles, she was defeated.
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- Main article: Marisa Arc
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- Mystic Square
- Main article: Mystic Square Story
Her title was "Oriental Demon" (Orange, the first stage boss of Lotus Land Story, also had the title "Oriental Demon"). There was an incident caused by Makai, and Yuuka had free time, so therefore she went to Makai to play.
- Kioh Gyouku
- Note: This section is part of the Seihou Project by the Doujin circle "Shunsatsu sare do?".
- Main article: Kioh Gyouku Story
Yuuka appeared in Seihou Project's second work Kioh Gyoku, which is a danmaku game series by the junior doujin circle "Shunsatsu sare do?", where ZUN also contributed music and art to the game and put her in the game. Her title was "Beauty of Everlasting Darkness" and her theme was "Lovely Mound of Cherry Blossoms ~ Flower of Japan". To add to this, Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame made guest appearances in the previous work, Shuusou Gyoku.
It appears that there was no story mode for Yuuka to have. Many characters fought in spaceships, where Yuuka was one of the few who fought without one, along with VIVIT and Muse (although Erich wasn't using a spaceship, but an high-performance mecha).
Yuuka was continuously asked the question "Who are you?" as all the cast of the game had no idea who Yuuka was. She was merely referred to as "foreign" by Milia who also joked about how fast Yuuka's speed is by saying "Did you get a good taste of my speed?". VIVIT said "But is it just me, or did we meet somewhere?", which VIVIT would have thought Yuuka was Reimu. Also with minor connections, Gates said Yuuka's fighting style was completely different and that he wanted her data, and Marie thought the battle between her and Yuuka was "eccentric". It seems that the last boss, Muse, felt a different divinity in Yuuka.
- Phantasmagoria of Flower View
- Main article: Phantasmagoria of Flower View Story
Yuuka, being a Youkai that's been around for a long time, knew exactly what was happening when this incident started, but took time to realise it was 60 years ago the previous incident occurred. Of course being the youkai of flowers helped too, but unfortunately that also put her straight at the top of everyone's suspect list when they found her enjoying the flowers. She eventually encounters Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu and gets lectured for living too long and teasing others. Eventually, they fight to prove who's the strongest, with Yuuka winning.
- Wild and Horned Hermit
Yuuka was at the flowing viewing during Chapter 16 of Wild and Horned Hermit. It appears that she drank from the "ibaraki box of a hundered medicines" and thus gained the personality of an oni for a while.
Relationships
Reimu and Marisa
It appears that Yuuka has known Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame before the events of Phantasmagoria of Flower View. It's been hinted that these pre-meetings are during Lotus Land Story, which is one of the few collaborations between the PC-98 and Windows canon. She describes Marisa as "grown up quite a bit" and telling Reimu that she's "still being a poor miko". Also during her scenario, she tells Reimu that she's talking about the 60 year cycle and not the battle during the PC-98.
Yuuka was the one who sent youkai to destroy the Hakurei Shrine during Lotus Land Story. Marisa sees her as a "strange fellow".
Minor Relationships
In the PC-98, Yuuka seems to have some kind of relationship with Elly, since she's the gatekeeper of Mugenkan.
Spell Cards
Additional Information
- Yuuka is thought to be the original user of the spellcard "Master Spark", which Marisa Kirisame subsequently copied. Yuuka is also known for the "Dual Spark", two slightly smaller beams fired simultaneously when she makes a clone of herself during Lotus Land Story.
- VIVIT (From the Seihou Project), Komachi Onozuka, and Youmu Konpaku have all pointed out to Yuuka that her outfit, or Yuuka herself, bears a resemblance to Reimu Hakurei.
- In Mystic Square, Yuuka's player sprite is the only one outlined in blue. In Phantasmagoria of Flower View, the outline is gone.
- Yuuka, along with the Prismriver Sisters, are the only Windows-era spell card capable characters not to appear in Shoot the Bullet
- Yuuka is also the only pre-Undefined Fantastic Object character to not have an article in The Grimoire of Marisa.
- Her attacks in Phantasmagoria of Flower View comparatively resembles attacks from Kioh Gyoku, where her shot and bomb was similar, her attack range was wide, and the shape and form of her danmaku had the theme of flowers.
- Her bad ending in Mystic Square has her breaking the fourth wall who kindly tells the player to try again when s/he's ready and to choose her.
- If the Seihou Project canon were ever linked with the Touhou Project canon, Yuuka would be the only known Touhou character to have destroyed multiple spaceships.
Fandom
- Yuukarin: Similar to how Yukari is called "Yukarin", Yuuka is commonly called "Yuukarin" (ゆうかりん). This distinction can be lost in English if her name is spelt as "Yuka" (as in "Yukarin") instead of "Yuuka" (as in "Yuukarin").
- Ultimate Sadistic Creature: Many fans in Japan refer to Yuuka as the "Ultimate Sadistic Creature" (アルティメットサディスティッククリーチャー) or USC for short, often portrayed as being dominant over Alice Margatroid, Wriggle Nightbug, or Tenshi Hinanawi. Yuuka's conversation with Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu, where Yuuka admits she likes to "tease" others daily, is sometimes used to speculate that she may be a sadist. In other fanworks, Yuuka is portrayed as an insane and bloodthirsty youkai, who kills with a pleasant smile on her face. Thus, she is commonly called a Do-S (ドS) where "Do" stands for "dreadnought-class" and "S" normally stands for "sadist"). However, she is also sometimes portrayed as having a soft side, in which case sometimes people joke that the S stands for "shinsetsu" (親切) instead, which means "kindness" or "gentleness."
- Though pairings with Wriggle are due to the bee/flower dynamic.
- Low speed: Yuuka's very low speed (focused and normal) in Phantasmagoria of Flower View has become a small running meme among fans. There's even a comic in which Aya Shameimaru teases Yuuka with "Speed over Power" while flying circles around her, with Yuuka blasting away to no avail. This even applies to her performance in fangames such as Touhou Puppet Play and Touhou Mother in which she has very low speed, but high power.
- Everything is a flower: Some fanworks depict Yuuka as having the ability to make anything "flower" in a metaphorical sense, unlocking its maximum power, beauty, etc. This is usually extended to Yuuka herself being at the peak of power for a youkai of her type.
- Youkai Moe: While it was ZUN that coined the term, fans ran with fanart showing Yuuka in states of loveliness and/or moe (due to various factors) and show her with quite a soft if not motherly side to other characters.
Official Profiles
幽香(ゆうか) ・・ 妖怪さん
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Yuuka Youkai One of the strongest youkai living around Hakurei Shrine, but her personality is such that one can never tell what she's thinking, so she's a very uncharismatic youkai. |
○四季のフラワーマスター 風見 幽香(かざみ ゆうか) |
Flower Master of the Four Seasons Kazami Yuuka A youkai that lives in Gensokyo. She has the ability to manipulate flowers. Without a destination in mind, she enjoyed the flowers as she slept and awoke, as her pattern continued. |
Official Sources
- 1998/08/14 Lotus Land Story
- 1998/12/30 Mystic Square
- 2001/12 Kioh Gyoku
- 2005/08/14 Phantasmagoria of Flower View
- 2006/12/27 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Yuuka Kazami
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Yuuka Kazami
- ↑ Seasonal Dream Vision
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mystic Square Manual
- ↑ Phantasmagoria of Flower View - vs. Tewi.
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