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Gensokyo Weekly #2

Day 2,015, 13:26 • Published in Japan Japan

• by Kyouko

GOOOOD MOOORNIIINNGG!! This is Kyouko, yamabito from Gensokyo.

I am super excited!! It's the 10th Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai (Sunday 28^th May, that is)!! For those who don't know, Reitaisai is like Comic Market, only that it's Touhou-only! And for those who don't know what Comic Market is, well, it's a doujin fair, where doujins sell their products, be it games or music CDs or comic books or even doujinshi, at a low price. Well, the main reason I am excited is that TH13.5, Hopeless Masquerade, is out! And moreover, the trial version (first 3 stages) of Double Dealing Character is out too!! I won't spoil anything, but I will tell you this: whatever you do, see the stage 2 (DDC) boss for yourself. Also, I really hope that the stage 3 (DDC) boss get good reputation.

Nico Nico Douga use "points" to determine their ranking. The formula is available somewhere online, I don't really care, but it's calculated using the view count, comments, times favourited, and so on. So, as HM and DDC(trial) is out on Sunday, it means there is less than a day for the new videos to overtake the popular videos that had been popular for the whole week. So, expect to see HM and DDC(tr) related videos on the rankings next week!

NICO NICO DOUGA
WEEKLY GRAND RANKING
TOUHOU DEPARTMENT
VOLUME #2
2013-05-20 ~ 2013-05-27

Your guide to reading the ranking picture

*Bad Apple is #19 this week.

Last week's top 10

#6, Kasen's Room, is now #18.
#4, Heart-Catch Moriya, is now #21.
#1, Shining Touhou (Spicy), is now #25.
#2, Absolutely not going to "forgive-kuya" 2, is now #26.
#9, GENSOU ELEVEN #04, is now #54.
#3, Shining Touhou (Sweet), is now #70.
#7, Touhou to SUPAROBO, is now #76.
#5, #8 and #10 fell out of the rankings.

#10

Title: 東方輝針城体験版 Lunatic 咲夜A
Translation: Double Dealing Character Trial Version Lunatic Sakuya A

Comment:
So, there. Here's the top video from yesterday's big event. It managed to get to #10 in 1 day. I expect to see this video on #2 or something like that next week.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
Except for the dialogues and character names, there is no Japanese. Go grab the game and see stage 2 first!! I really don't recommend spoiling that boss!!

Content:
Sakuya beating bosses up in DDC trial.

Title: 【東方MMD】お燐が他人の物持ってると遺品に見える
Translation: {Touhou MMD} Orin found other's procession

Comment:
Made my day.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
0:11 Alice finds Orin walking around. They starts talking
0:48 "(This, this is definately Marisa's hat!! This shape! Color! Smell! Taste!! There's no mistaking! Why is her hat with this kasha! Kasha? Wha....)"
0:59 They start arguing.
1:15 "Go, everyone!" *shows dolls*
1:17 "Me too! Zombie Fairies!! Let's go!!"
1:24 "Wait, wait, wait. Why?"
1:26 Alice asks why are those fairies there. Orin asks the fairies to introduce themselves.
1:37 (from left to right) Albeit. Albeit. Temporary employment. Chairman. Employee. Strongest. Spring. *BAAAAN*
1:49 Chairman says, "Star and Luna, danmaku from side. Sunny, front. Dai-chan, protect master. Lily, backup. Cirno, just attack."
2:00 (This may be hard...)
2:02 "End of derping around!!" *spell card!!*
2:05 *spell cards!!*
2:13 ....
2:16 "That was dangerous."
2:18 It is revealed that Marisa's hat was just blown away by wind and Orin happens to pick it up. There is no reason to fight anymore, but they just decides to fight.
2:57 *clock ticks 5*
3:01 "Otsukaresamadeshita!!"
*Sentence used between colleagues when workhour is over. Literally means "You worked so hard you must be tired."
3:04 "Um, wait!!"
3:05 "Because there is no overtime."
3:06 "Wait, it's true, but it's middle of a battle!"
3:10 "No, there's no overtime, sorry."
3:12 "I am going to have a drink."
3:15 "And you?"
3:16 "I have arrangement too."
3:18 "What arrangement?"
3:19 "No, I have arrangment, yeah."
3:20 "You don't really have it do you!?"
3:23 "So, we have.... You remaining gals, let's do it!"
3:27 "Sorry, you have to pay for overtime."
3:29 "Me too."
3:30 "Eh?"
3:32 "Because eye'm strongest."
3:34 "Because it's spring."
3:39 "It's just you now."
3:41 "I am going to say this now... I don't think I can win by myself!!"
3:46 "You only have to lose once." *Master Spark*

And that's it.

Content:
Alice sees a hat on Orin's cart. Is Marisa dead? What happens next?

Title: 【東方】ガンダ霊夢UC【手書き】
Translation: {Touhou} Gundam Reimu UC {Hand-drawn}

Comment:
I don't know half the memes.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
Sorry.

Content:
Reimu has Gundam face one day. The story continues from there.

Title: 【動画版】平あぁん？のゲイリアン【東方ゲイ蓮船】
Translation: {Anime version} Heaaaann?'s Alien {Touhou GEIrensen}
*Touhou GEIrensen: The Japanese name for UFO (not the flying object, but the abbr. of the 12^th Touhou game) with the middle character swapped with GEI, or "Gay".

Comment:
The Billy Herrington meme. Ah♂. That meme. For some mysterious reasons, this video got a ton of views in this week. Maybe a community decided to push this video into the top #100, then when it does, it gets a further push because everyone loves Billy so much.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
Billy speaks English. No worries.

Content:
Classic mashup MAD.

Title: 【東方】モリヤステップ素材配布劇場【手書き動画】
Translation: {Touhou} Moria-Step Image Pack Distribution Theatre {Hand-drawn animation}

Comment:
Best troll ever.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
1:42 "Q. Where can I use these meaningless images? You moron? Wanna die?"

Content:
Introduction to an image pack that you can use for free. It first introduces the different kind of steps, then after 1:42's question, it shows where these images can be used in.

Title: 【東方】レミリアお嬢様はコンビニ経営が上手すぎる！？【手書き】
Translation: {Touhou} Remilia-ojousama is too good at running a convenience store!? {Hand-drawn}

Comment:
Climax from start to finish.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
0:10 Patchy complains that the food is expired and thus no one will buy it. Remilia explains that the expiry date is usually 10 days early so it's okay. Aaaannd we sell antacids too.
0:50 They (Sanae) say there is no risk!
1:20 Uniform done in one night by Sakuya!
1:57 Cirno and Daiyousei reads magazine. Remilia kicks them saying they shouldn't just read. (should buy it) Patchy says they are customers! Remilia gives the fairies ice-cream and asks them to keep a secret.
2:38 Koakuma is inventing new product..... TOO CUTE! CANNOT EAT! REJECT!
3:11 Stuff got stolen! 3 times a day!!
3:53 The incident matches Meilin's shift 100%!!

Content:
Remilia opening her convenience store.

Title: 【MMDドラマフェスティバル2】5ボスの飲み会
Translation: {MMD Drama Festival 2} Stage 5 Bosses' Drinking Party

Comment:
It raised to #1 in the daily ranking. However, because of the DDC and HM release, I don't think I will see this video next week.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
After 8:00, they will start playing rock-paper-scissors, and more action will follow.

Content:
Gossipers gossipping about their masters. Everyone's very drunk.

Title: 【東方二次創作アニメ】幻想万華鏡　第２話予告篇・その２【満福神社】
Translation: {Touhou Derivative Work Anime} The Memories of Phantasm Episode 2 Announcement - Part 2 {Manpuku Shrine}

Comment:
I've been waiting for this for an eternity, and I will be more than eager to wait one more eternity for episode 3. Annnd, why isn't the thing on internet now?

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
No Japanese content is important in this video.

Content:
Announcement that the 2^nd episode of tMoP will be available on Reitaisai.

Title: 弾幕回避能力検定
Translation: Test for Danmaku Avioding Ability

Comment:
I actually never expected this guy to ever take anything seriously. The uploader is the same guy that uploaded こんな東方はいやだ (lit. "I hate Touhou that is like this"), and all those crazy mind-blowing hilarious brick-shitting videos. Also, that uploader never uploads his games. Maybe they are buggy? I will never know.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
Nothing Japanese. Um, except maybe the finale. It says, mozuku-level.

Content:
The uploader's friend playing his game.

Title: 【東方】自機組がマリオパーティ3で遊ぶようです後編
Translation: {Touhou} Player Characters Plays Mario Party 3 Second-Half

Comment:
Well, this is the ultimate video that even I cannot enjoy. "Let's play" video with role-play element in NicoDou is very common. They use those settings for games from Minecraft to Mafia to D&D. Minecraft? I like it. Mario Party? Well, no. The Touhou element in the video is very little as well, except for the occasional MMD cut-ins and the emotional attachment that Touhou characters are playing the game.

For Non-Japanese Speakers:
Nope.

Content:
Reimu, Marisa, Sanae and Youmu playing Mario Party 3 together.

Afterwords

Whew... I finally got here. What a long journey. Now, I shall play some DDC. (Well, actually, go to bed.) See you next week!

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