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Yuyuko Saigyouji
Yuyuko Saigyouji saigʲoːd͡ʑi jɯjɯko (♫) Yuyuko Saigyouzi More Alternative Spellings | |
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 Yuyuko Saigyouji in Ten Desires Dreaming GhostMore Character Titles | |
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Manipulation of death, Manipulation of departed souls |
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Dead/Immortal (Presumed to have "died over 1000 years ago" according to PMiSS. Born sometime in the 12th century if the daughter of Saigyō Hōshi) |
| Occupation |
Departed spirit princess |
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"Just a little longer. A little longer and the Saigyou Ayakashi will be in full bloom..."— Yuyuko Saigyouji
(Perfect Cherry Blossom Stage 6.)
Yuyuko Saigyouji (西行寺 幽々子 Saigyouji Yuyuko) is the main antagonist of Perfect Cherry Blossom. She's the ghost "princess" head of Hakugyokurou in the Netherworld.
She first appeared as the Final Boss of Perfect Cherry Blossom, later becoming a playable character along with Youmu Konpaku (as a duo) in Imperishable Night and showing up as an expansion character in Immaterial and Missing Power, Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, and Touhou Hisoutensoku. She would eventually also appear as the Stage 1 boss in Ten Desires, and as a Day 4 boss in Impossible Spell Card.
Unlike many departed spirits, Yuyuko resembles a living human; a humanoid.
General Information
Personality
She is very cheerful and friendly. In fact, her playful, good-humored personality, otherworldly beauty, and courtesan charm can have a disarming effect. She often makes bizarre and apparently nonsensical remarks and sometimes seems to overlook the obvious, leading to her characterization as an airhead or a ditz. For instance, in Touhou Bougetsushou, she toyed with Youmu Konpaku as a daily occurrence even with Ran Yakumo present.
However, at other times she will reveal an extremely cunning and perceptive side and will also sometimes display an extraordinary level of knowledge. For instance, in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, she was the quickest character to identify the culprit as Tenshi Hinanawi when the incident was in the omen stage (Yukari Yakumo spoke of the dwindling of phantoms as Komachi Onozuka's negligence, but Yuyuko guessed correctly). Additionally, in Ten Desires, she obliquely informed the playable character about the location of the incident regarding the divine spirits. She is also known for her incredible appetite.
Abilities
- Manipulating death
This is the ability to, without exception and without permitting any resistance, end the life of any living being, whether it be human or youkai. The only kind of creatures immune from this are Hourai Immortals. Be aware that this does not mean that she can make any person die instantly, but rather that she can make it so that any person will die with absolutely certainty, regardless of if they wish to die or not. Clearly and simply, it is an unusually and dreadfully powerful ability. Although the fear and responsibility brought with this ability is what drove her to commit suicide and become a ghost, it seems that she hasn't forgotten this ability since then, and it seems that she can use this ability in a carefree manner (though she doesn't act carelessly in the usage of this ability). However, whether she's able to end life only to the extent of fainting, or if she invites one to death gently, is unclear. During her lifetime, the latter was true. Her Last Word "Saigyouji Parinirvana" is said to be the very incarnation of this ability.
- Manipulating departed souls
This is the ability that enables her to manipulate ghosts and spirits, an ability she possessed even while she was alive. Although it's unclear what one is exactly able to accomplish with this ability, it seems to place Yuyuko on the role of the manager of the ghosts who stay for a while in the Netherworld. Because of this ability, she is able to let those from Hell stay eternally in the Netherworld.
Character Design
Name
Her full name is Yuyuko Saigyouji (西行寺 幽々子). Her surname Saigyouji (西行寺, lit. "West journey temple") comes from her motif as a daughter of the famous Japanese poet Saigyō Hōshi (西行 法師), who lived in the late Heian period and the early Kamakura period. He passed away in the Hirokawa Temple (弘川寺 Hirokawadera), which could be where the character ji (寺) came from.
Her first name Yuyuko (幽々子) actually doesn't have much meaning but can be literally translated to "ghostly child" or "ghost ghost child". The -ko is a common suffix in Japanese that's used in female names which literally means "child". The iteration mark "々", casually called a noma (ノマ), is used to indicate that the previous kanji should be repeated, thus her name's equivalent to "幽幽子". It's seen in the Japanese main title of Perfect Cherry Blossom (東方妖々夢).
Design
In Perfect Cherry Blossom she has maroon eyes, short wavy pink hair, and is surrounded by several small formless Phantoms. In all of the games, she wears a light blue and white kimono with dark blue trim and white designs; a blue mob cap on the front of which is a hitaikakushi with a red ghost insignia; and a veil of the same color of the kimono behind her head. She wears dark shoes with blue ribbons attached. In Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, her hair's slightly longer than normal, and her veil's more white than blue.
In Ten Desires, her hair's a paler shade of pink, her kimono's still a light pale blue, and the ribbon around her waist, the ribbon going down her kimono, and the bands and lacing on her arms and collar are black instead of white and blue. She now wears a transparent layer underneath, her mob cap lacks the veil it had in Perfect Cherry Blossom, Immaterial and Missing Power, and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody; and her hitaikakushi's insignia has changed shape. Her black shoes also lack the blue ribbons.
Throughout the games, the designs on her kimono change. In Perfect Cherry Blossom, it has floral designs; in Immaterial and Missing Power, the designs are of butterflies and flowers; in Imperishable Night, the butterflies and flowers design is replaced with a clouds and moon design; and in Ten Desires, the designs are of ghosts.
The phantoms surrounding her sometimes carry an object. In Perfect Cherry Blossom, one of the phantoms carries a cherry blossom twig; in Imperishable Night, one carries a small blue lantern; and in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody onwards, they no longer carry anything.
In ZUN's E-mails, ZUN described her as having a slightly tall height.
Story
Games
- Perfect Cherry Blossom
Yuyuko is the final boss of Perfect Cherry Blossom. During its events, she made Youmu Konpaku find a way to make the Saigyou Ayakashi bloom to resurrect the corpse buried beneath it, apparently unaware that it was her own body. Forced to abandon her plan due to obstruction by Reimu and the gang, she resigned herself to continuing her existence as a ghost.
- Imperishable Night
- Main article: Imperishable Night Story
- Ten Desires
Yuyuko made her appearance as the stage 1 boss of Ten Desires. Her in-game sprite was re-used from Perfect Cherry Blossom with minor adjustments. The heroines come to the Netherworld believing that Yuyuko's the cause of the mass or divine spirits. Yuyuko insists that they duel if the heroine wants to know about the incident. After she's defeated, Yuyuko doesn't appear injured and explains what the spirits are. She also redirects the heroine to the Myouren Temple, the location where all the divine spirits are heading. With Youmu Konpaku's scenario however, she wishes to investigate, but isn't allowed out of the Netherworld unless she defeats Yuyuko.
Spin-offs
- Immaterial and Missing Power
- Main article: Immaterial and Missing Power Story
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- Shoot the Bullet
In Shoot the Bullet, Yuyuko is a target on level 8, where she'll use spell cards when Aya Shameimaru takes photos of her and her danmaku.
- Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
- Main article: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Story
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- Touhou Hisoutensoku
- Main article: Touhou Hisoutensoku Story
If connecting SWR with Touhou Hisoutensoku, then Yuyuko can become a selectable character to play with, although she appears in no scenarios.
- Hopeless Masquerade
Yuyuko appears as a background cameo in Hopeless Masquerade on the Divine Spirit Mausoleum stage. She is seen with Youmu Konpaku as she endlessly feeds her rice balls.
- Impossible Spell Card
Presumably from hearing or seeing a wanted sign about the mischief-making amanojaku Seija Kijin, Yuyuko appears to be one of the many youkai that tries to capture her. She uses spell cards that are considered impossible to dodge. She is shown to be located at the Myouren Temple Cemetery.
Literature
Ran Yakumo goes to the Netherworld to ask both Youmu and Yuyuko if they could keep an eye on Remilia and her rocket. Although she first refused to do so, Yuyuko tells Youmu that she was indeed vigilant about the vampire's actions and tasks her with telling the shrine maiden to use the power of gods as "fuel".
Afterwards, in chapter 16, Yuyuko and Youmu arrive at the spot Yukari indicated. There, Yuyuko explains to Youmu that what they see is the result of dissolving the boundary between the imaginary Moon and the real one, and they go through it. They find Yukari's umbrella there, which Yuyuko interprets as a hint to where they have to go.
Finally, Yukari opens another gap which takes them to the Lunar Capital. There, they sneak in, searching for some treasure until the next Lunar month, when Yukari could open another connection between the Moon and the Earth. They come back with a millennial sake, ending a successful 2nd Lunar War.
Yuyuko was put into a coma by Mizuchi Miyadeguchi who was possessing Marisa Kirisame and brought her sake. After waking up, Youmu, Rin Kaenbyou and Satori Komeji head out in order to find Marisa, discovering her at Alice Margatroid's house, who was also now in a coma. They subsequently tie her up for being a suspect and interrogate her.
Relationships
Youmu is Yuyuko's gardener, bodyguard and fencing instructor.[1][2][3] Youmu is unquestioningly loyal to her master, though she has a hard time understanding Yuyuko's riddles.
Youki is Youmu's predecessor, who taught Youmu all that she knows. He also knew the full story of Yuyuko's connection to the Saigyou Ayakashi even after Yuyuko herself had forgotten. Yuyuko found him harder to rely on than Youmu.
Yuyuko has been friends with Yukari since before her death, and is one of the few people who can see through her plans.
According to Perfect Memento in Strict Sense, Yuyuko was appointed her position by the yama, therefore it can be assumed that Eiki outranks her (Yuyuko also refers to Eiki as "Eiki-Sama" in Phantasmagoria of Flower View). Yuyuko knows Eiki personally, as Eiki dropped by to push her to teach Youmu more in Youmu's ending in Phantasmagoria of Flower View.
Minor Relationships
- Saigyou Ayakashi (Youkai Tree in her Garden)
Her corpse was buried by an unknown person under the Saigyou Ayakashi after she committed suicide.
- Lunasa, Lyrica, and Merlin Prismriver (Regular performers)
Gallery
Covers
Yuyuko on the Vol. 3 cover of Silent Sinner in Blue
Artworks
Yuyuko artwork from Perfect Cherry Blossom
Yuyuko artwork from Immaterial and Missing Power
Yuyuko artwork from Imperishable Night
Yuyuko artwork from Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
Yuyuko artwork from Touhou Hisoutensoku
Sprites
Yuyuko's different color palettes from Touhou Hisoutensoku. The 2nd one corresponds to her second color palette in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, while the 3rd one corresponds to her Immaterial and Missing Power palette.
Illustrations
Yuyuko illustration in the Grimoire of Marisa
Illustration of Yuyuko in Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
Another illustration of Yuyuko from Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
Yuyuko in Cage in Lunatic Runagate
Yuyuko in Symposium of Post-mysticism
Youmu and Yuyuko bonus drawing from Forbidden Scrollery Vol. 6 by Moe Harukawa
Yuyuko with Youmu from Who's Who of Humans & Youkai - Dusk Edition
Screenshots
Yuyuko in Silent Sinner in Blue
Yuyuko party outfit in Silent Sinner in Blue
Yuyuko in Oriental Sacred Place
Others
Yuyuko's sigil from Grimoire of Marisa
Yuyuko's sigil from Touhou Hisoutensoku
Skills
| Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Usage | ||
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| 幽胡蝶 | Ghostly Butterfly | IaMP SWR |
236A/B/C Default 214B/C | |||
| 未生の光 | Light of the Unborn | IaMP SWR |
214A/B Default 236B/C | |||
| 悉皆彷徨 | All Things Wandering | IaMP SWR |
623A/B/C Default 421B/C | |||
| 胡蝶夢の舞 | Dance of Dreaming Butterfly | IaMP SWR |
412A/B Default 623B/C | |||
| 「対岸の誘い」 | "Invitation from Nether Side" | IN | Familiar:「死蝶霊」Dead Butterfly Spirits | |||
| 好死の霊 | Spirits that Died Well | SWR | Alternate 214B/C | |||
| 鳳蝶紋の槍 | Lance of the Swallowtail Crest | Related: Yuyuko's Butterfly Sign "Deadly Lance of the Swallowtail Butterfly Crest" (StB/SWR) | SWR | Alternate 236B/C | ||
| 誘霊の甘蜜 | Spirit-Luring Nectar | SWR | Alternate 421B/C | |||
| 逆さ屏風 | Reverse Screens | SWR | Alternate 623B/C | |||
| スフィアブルーム | Sphere Bloom | SWR | Alternate 214B/C | |||
| 死還の大地 | Land of Death | Soku | Alternate 236B/C | |||
| センスオブエレガンス | Sense of Elegance | Soku | Alternate 623B/C | |||
| 故人のお届け物 | Gifts to the Deceased | Soku | Alternate 421B/C | |||
Spell Cards
| Name | Translated | Comments | Games | Stage | ||
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| 亡郷「亡我郷 -さまよえる魂-」 | Dead Village "Death of One's Home -Wandering Soul-" | PCB GoM |
St. 6: E — | |||
| 亡郷「亡我郷 -宿罪-」 | Dead Village "Death of One's Home -Past Sin-" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 亡郷「亡我郷 -道無き道-」 | Dead Village "Death of One's Home -Trackless Path-" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 亡郷「亡我郷 -自尽-」 | Dead Village "Death of One's Home -Suicide-" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 亡舞「生者必滅の理 -眩惑-」 | Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Bewilderment-" | PCB GoM |
St. 6: E — | |||
| 亡舞「生者必滅の理 -死蝶-」 | Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Dead Butterfly-" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 亡舞「生者必滅の理 -毒蛾-」 | Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Poisonous Moth-" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 亡舞「生者必滅の理 -魔境-」 | Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Demon World-" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 華霊「ゴーストバタフライ」 | Flowery Soul "Ghost Butterfly" | PCB | St. 6: E | |||
| 華霊「スワローテイルバタフライ」 | Flowery Soul "Swallowtail Butterfly" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 華霊「ディープルーティドバタフライ」 | Flowery Soul "Deep-Rooted Butterfly" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 華霊「バタフライディルージョン」 | Flowery Soul "Butterfly Delusion" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 幽曲「リポジトリ・オブ・ヒロカワ -偽霊-」 | Subtle Melody "Repository of Hirokawa -False Soul-" | PCB GoM |
St. 6: E — | |||
| 幽曲「リポジトリ・オブ・ヒロカワ -亡霊-」 | Subtle Melody "Repository of Hirokawa -Deceased Spirit-" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 幽曲「リポジトリ・オブ・ヒロカワ -幻霊-」 | Subtle Melody "Repository of Hirokawa -Phantom Spirit-" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 幽曲「リポジトリ・オブ・ヒロカワ -神霊-」 | Subtle Melody "Repository of Hirokawa -Divine Spirit-" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 桜符「完全なる墨染の桜 -封印-」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Perfect Ink-Black Cherry Blossom -Seal-" | 墨染の桜: a cherry blossom of the legends of Saigyou Houshi. | PCB | St. 6: E | ||
| 桜符「完全なる墨染の桜 -亡我-」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Perfect Ink-Black Cherry Blossom -Self-Loss-" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 桜符「完全なる墨染の桜 -春眠-」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Perfect Ink-Black Cherry Blossom -Spring Sleep-" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 桜符「完全なる墨染の桜 -開花-」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Perfect Ink-Black Cherry Blossom -Bloom-" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 「反魂蝶 -一分咲-」 | "Resurrection Butterfly -10% Reflowering-" | Related: "Resurrection Butterfly" | PCB GoM |
St. 6: E — | ||
| 「反魂蝶 -参分咲-」 | "Resurrection Butterfly -30% Reflowering-" | PCB | St. 6: N | |||
| 「反魂蝶 -伍分咲-」 | "Resurrection Butterfly -50% Reflowering-" | PCB | St. 6: H | |||
| 「反魂蝶 -八分咲-」 | "Resurrection Butterfly -80% Reflowering-" | PCB | St. 6: L | |||
| 死符「ギャストリドリーム」 | Death Sign "Ghastly Dream" | IaMP IN SWR |
Use Use Use | |||
| 死蝶「華胥の永眠」 | Deadly Butterfly "Eternal Sleep in Dreamland" | IaMP IN SWR GoM |
Use Use Use — | |||
| 冥符「黄泉平坂行路」 | Nether Sign "Path to Yomotsu-Hirasaka" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
| 再迷「幻想郷の黄泉還り」 | Lost Again "Gensokyo's Rise from Yomi" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
| 霊符「无寿の夢」 | Spirit Sign "Ageless Dream" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
| 寿命「无寿国への約束手形」 | Lifespan "Ticket to the Ageless Land" | IaMP SWR |
Use Use | |||
| 符の壱「幽夢の胡蝶」 | Sign I "Butterfly from a Ghostly Dream" | IaMP | Story | |||
| 符の弐「白玉楼の垂れ彼岸」 | Sign II "Weeping Higan Cherry of Hakugyokurou" | IaMP | Story | |||
| 符の参「果てしなく昔の死地」 | Sign III "Distantly Ancient Place of Death" | IaMP | Story | |||
| 桜花「未練未酌宴」 | Cherry Blossom "Feast of Lingering Regrets" | IaMP | Story | |||
| 「紫(むらさき)の彼岸は遅れて輝く」 | "The Purple Higan Shines Late" | IaMP | Story | |||
| 「西行寺無余涅槃」 | "Saigyouji Parinirvana" | IN | LW | |||
| 幽雅「死出の誘蛾灯」 | Ghostly Elegance "Light Trap of Passing Away" | StB SWR GoM |
St. 8 Use — | |||
| 蝶符「鳳蝶紋の死槍」 | Butterfly Sign "Deadly Lance of the Swallowtail Butterfly Crest" | StB SWR |
St. 8 Use | |||
| 死符「酔人の生、死の夢幻」 | Death Sign "Life of Drunk, Dream of Death" | StB | St. 8 | |||
| 「死蝶浮月」 | "Death Butterfly, Floating Moon" | StB | St. 8 | |||
| 霊蝶「蝶の羽風生に暫く」 | Spirit Butterfly "A Butterfly's Wingbeats, Brief in Life" | SWR SWR |
Use Story | |||
| 幽符「冥界ミステリースポット」 | Ghostly Sign "Netherworld Mystery Spot" | SWR | Story | |||
| 宴会「死して全て大団円」 | Banquet "All Things Come Full Circle in Death" | SWR | Story | |||
| 「反魂蝶」 | "Resurrection Butterfly" | Soku | Use | |||
| 桜符「センスオブチェリーブロッサム」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Sense of Cherry Blossom" | Soku | Use | |||
| 符牒「死蝶の舞」 | Symbol "Dance of the Dead Butterflies" | TD | St. 1: E/N | |||
| 符牒「死蝶の舞 - 桜花 -」 | Symbol "Dance of the Dead Butterflies -Cherry Blossoms-" | TD | St. 1: H/L | |||
| 幽蝶「ゴーストスポット」 | Ghostly Butterfly "Ghost Spot" | TD | St. 1: E/N | |||
| 幽蝶「ゴーストスポット - 桜花 -」 | Ghostly Butterfly "Ghost Spot -Cherry Blossoms-" | TD | St. 1: H/L | |||
| 冥符「常夜桜」 | Nether Sign "Endless Evening Cherry Blossoms" | TD | St. 1: E/N/H/L | |||
| 桜符「西行桜吹雪」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Saigyou Cherry Blossom Blizzard" | TD | St. 1: H/L | |||
| 桜符「桜吹雪地獄」 | Cherry Blossom Sign "Cherry Blossom Blizzard Hell" | TD | OV | |||
| 蝶符「花蝶風月」 | Butterfly Sign "Flower, Butterfly, Wind and Moon" | ISC GoU |
St. 4 — | |||
| 桜花「桜吹雪花小町」 | Cherry Blossom "Lovely Cherry Blossom Blizzard" | ISC GoU |
St. 4 — | |||
| 妖花符「バタフライストーム閻魔笏」 | Ghostly Flower Sign "Butterfly Storm Yama Shaku" | Co-owner with Eiki | VD | Nightmare Monday - 1 | ||
| 風妖符「死蝶オンバシラ」 | Wind Ghostly Sign "Dead Butterfly Onbashira" | Co-owner with Kanako | VD | Nightmare Monday - 3 | ||
| 妖風符「土着蝶ストーム」 | Ghostly Wind Sign "Native Butterfly Storm" | Co-owner with Suwako | VD | Nightmare Monday - 5 | ||
Additional Information
- Excluding spin-off games, Yuyuko is the first, and currently only character in the Touhou Project to first appear as a final boss, then later in another game as a Stage 1 boss.
- Furthermore Yuyuko is one of two characters that gained a new portrait in a mainline game despite not being playable. The other is Nitori Kawashiro in 100th Black Market.
- ZUN originally wanted to arrange her theme from Perfect Cherry Blossom and implement it into Ten Desires, but he ended up choosing against it because Yuyuko is only a Stage 1 boss in the newer game; hence why she ended up with a unique theme.
- She has the highest number of spell cards as a Stage 1 boss; even more so than the Stage 2, Stage 3 and Stage 4 bosses in Ten Desires.
- Her sixth palette in Touhou Hisoutensoku seems to resemble Hong Meiling, and there's another palette that resembles Ran Yakumo.
- Assuming that Yuyuko is the daughter of Saigyō Hōshi, she and Fujiwara no Mokou are actually distant relatives, since Saigyō is a descendant of Mokou's supposed father Fujiwara no Fuhito.
- Yuyuko's one of the few final bosses in the Touhou Project who, upon defeat, revives for a final spell card. Others are Eirin Yagokoro, Kaguya Houraisan, Tenshi Hinanawi, and Sumireko Usami.
- The image file that contains all of the boss names (romanized) to display on the top-left during their battle in one of Perfect Cherry Blossom's demos has Yuyuko named Ayaka Saigyouji instead. The latest demo (ver0.11) has her named Yuyuka Saigyouji
Fandom
Official Profiles
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○幽冥楼閣の亡霊少女 西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ・ゆゆこ） |
Ghost Girl in the Netherworld Tower Yuyuko Saigyouji Final boss, formerly the mistress of old Saigyouji clan, currently the ghost princess. Long ago, there was a divinely talented poet in Gensokyo. He loved nature and spent most of his time traveling. When he became aware that the hour of his death drew near, he chose to begin his eternal rest under the most beautiful cherry tree he could find.. That cherry tree has grown even more beautiful since then, charming many people into resting in peace beneath its blossoms. The tree with the mortuary charm developed the powers of a youkai after a while.
In the garden of the Saigyouji clan, there exists a youkai cherry blossom with a story behind it; it is called the Saigyou Ayakashi. For as long as Yuyuko had been there, this cherry tree has never bloomed, even in spring. One day, while browsing through the library as usual, Yuyuko found an old record. It looked so old that it was practically ageless; within it, the following was written...
Yuyuko had read that breaking the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi, making it bloom fully, would cause a certain someone to be resurrected; she started gathering spring's essence out of curiosity. Basically, those present in the Netherworld are mostly spirit beings. It is for that reason that she wondered about the corpse lying under the Saigyou Ayakashi with great interest, going as far as to consider breaking the seal. Normally, she can only invite humans and youkai to their death. Bringing life to something already dead would be a first.
No one would have imagined that a living human, bearing a tiny drop of spring, would visit. A battle for that last remaining bit of spring ensued...
In the beginning, Yuyuko only possessed the ability to manipulate departed souls. Unconsciously, that power grew stronger, that eventually she possessed the ability to invite others to death. Terrified by her own ability, she committed suicide. After becoming a ghost, she thoroughly forgot everything about the time she was alive, and started to enjoy being able to invoke death. The reason Yuyuko can neither reincarnate nor vanish is because of the seal on the Saigyou Ayakashi. Once the boundary is breached, the time that was frozen will continue to flow, resulting in her death again. Reviving the corpse will destroy Yuyuko's ghost, so it's no wonder that the near-success of the revival ended in inevitable failure. After all, Yuyuko is not able to manipulate anything but death. The only person who knew the whole story, Youki Konpaku, grew slowly older due to the nature of half-humans, and disappeared with the belief that Youmu could inherit the truth about Yuyuko. For all time, Yuyuko will remain as the princess of Netherworld and mistress of long-dead Saigyouji clan.
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○天衣無縫の亡霊 西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじゆゆこ） |
Ghost of Flawless Immaculate Beauty Saigyouji Yuyuko |
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○華胥の亡霊 西行寺 幽々子 冥界にすむ亡霊少女。 |
Dreaming Ghost, Yuyuko Saigyouji She exists in the Netherworld as a ghost maiden.
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○華胥の亡霊 西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ） |
Dreaming Ghost Yuyuko Saigyouji Species: Ghost Yuyuko is a ghost princess who lives in the Netherworld. Like typical ghosts, she is quite the opposite of what humans call "down-to-earth", and her whims distract Youmu all the time. Unlike typical ghosts, her form has legs and feet. She is a ghost—the form of humans after death. There is no doubt that Yuyuko "lives" a whimsical life, but she doesn't unleash her ability lightly, so neither humans nor youkai have a reason to attack her. Still, many beings across the land fear her within their hearts. |
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○天衣無縫の亡霊 西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ）
職業：お嬢様 住家：あの世に存在する白玉楼 能力：死を操る程度の能力 性格：惚けているが、余裕のある落ち着いた物腰 |
The Ghost of Flawless Immaculate Beauty Yuyuko Saigyouji
Occupation: Lady Residence: Hakugyokurou, in the afterlife Ability: Manipulating death Personality: an airhead, but has an incredibly calm demeanor. |
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西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ） 亡霊／死を操る程度の能力 千年以上も亡霊のまま冥界に留まっている西行寺家のお |
Yuyuko Saigyouji Ability to manipulate ghosts/death A young lady-like ghost, Saigyouji has remained a ghost for more than a thousand years in the |
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○１面ボス 戸惑わない亡霊 西行寺 幽々子（さいぎょうじ ゆゆこ) 種族：亡霊 冥界のお嬢様で妖夢のご主人様。 そう考えていた時だった。 人間が自分の元に神霊の調査に来たのだ。その人間を見て、自分が出るまでもないと安心して彼女は花見を続ける事にした。 |
1st stage boss - Enlightened Ghost
Yuyuko is a ghost princess who lives in the Netherworld, and is Youmu's mistress. She doesn't have too much of an interest in divine spirits, but the direction in which the divine spirits are headed intrigued her a little. This direction was Myouren Temple, a temple that was just recently constructed. It was a place for those who want to meditate to suppress their inner desires, but for divine spirits, which are the essence of desires, to congregate there... It surely didn't seem like the conduct of a typical temple. And it happened when she was thinking about that. Some humans were intruding her properties to investigate about divine spirits. After seeing them, she was relaxed that there was no need for her to do anything, and decided to continue with her flower viewing. |
Official Sources
- 2003/08/17 Perfect Cherry Blossom - Stage 6 dialogue; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)
- 2004/08/15 Imperishable Night Ghost Team Scenario; Ghost Team Extra Stage; キャラ設定.txt (official profile)
- 2004/12/30 Immaterial and Missing Power - 上海アリス通信.txt (official profile)
- 2005/08/11 Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red - Article and Interview: Yuyuko
- 2005/10/01 Seasonal Dream Vision/A Beautiful Flower Blooming Violet Every Sixty Years
- 2005/12/30 Shoot the Bullet - Stage 8 Spell Card comments
- 2006/12/27 Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - The Elegant Ghost: Yuyuko Saigyouji
- 2007/06/08 ~ 2009/04/09 Silent Sinner in Blue
- 2008/05/25 Scarlet Weather Rhapsody - chara.html (official profile)
- 2008/12/25 Cage in Lunatic Runagate - Chapter 7
- 2009/07/28 The Grimoire of Marisa - Yuyuko Saigyouji's Spell Cards
- 2009/08/26 Oriental Sacred Place - Chapter 4
- 2011/08/13 Ten Desires - Stage 1 dialogue; キャラ設定とエキストラストーリー.txt (official profile)
- 2011/11/25 Wild and Horned Hermit - Chapter 9 (cameo)
- 2012/04/27 Symposium of Post-mysticism - Part 2
See Also
References
- ↑ Perfect Memento in Strict Sense - Youmu Konpaku
- ↑ Imperishable Night - Youmu's Profile and Manual
- ↑ Phantasmagoria of Flower View Youmu's Profile and Manual
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