Also in some of the myth, Yomotsu wear mask or veil made out of cloth and/or flower or even use magic to shape shift because their true face are absolutely ugly you'd freak out upon seeing them, it's ZUN kind heart that made her gorgeous in the game 🍇
Mimikyu from pokemon? it also wear a costume because whoever see its true body, those die by fear right away. Because its body is really scary and ugly.
@@trustytrest oh no, i just gave my favorite creator a compliment for their works, should i be punished in hellfire for eternity? should we contact NASA? should we invite sigmund freud?
Funny how this sounds a little like a love song. it's so positive for the character. I get the impression it's meant to represent her having a crush on Zannmu. I can definitely see this getting a vocal remix about Hisami expressing her love for Zamnu, like Marisa Stole the Precious Thing.
I imagine her theme's name is in reference to Izanagi's descent into Yomi where he attempted to rescue his wife Izanami. She agreed to come out with him once he found her, but only if he agreed not to look back as she followed him out. He could not resist and looked back though, and saw that Izanami had taken a hideous form, with her becoming irate at him when he broke his promise. Indeed, In her wrath, Izanami sent 8 hags to chase Izanagi for his transgression. These hags being the Yomotsu-Shikome, or in another name, "Yomotsu-Hisame"
Am I the only one who really doesn't see the Kaguya comparisons? Hisami just totally gives different vibes especially with how different and distinct her personality and characterization is in comparison to Kaguya.
I can already hear the jazzy arrangements/remixes of this song due to that piano. As soon as I had seen her, heard her theme, and saw her abilities, I immediately grew so attached to her. The piano is just so beautiful and smooth yet powerful. Some of the best in the series. The design is more simple, yet still eerie and beautiful. The fanart of her really makes you appreciate how she looks. Finally, it's been so long since we have had another character who uses plant-like abilities (unless Takane counts).
@@mofongoboy2057 No. They said it's been a long time since we had another character with plant-like abilities unless Takane counts. Obviously Yuuka does not count since it's been 18+ years since her last appearance as either a boss or playable character.
Didn't listen to any, but I don't think it would sound that good in jazz though, honestly. This song is (surprisingly) in 5/4 time notation, and 5/4 is hardly a thing in Jazz, so they would try to squish the melody to 4/4. Sometimes it comes out good, but usually... Anyway, that piano chord that keeps playing on the back does sound quite Jazzy nonetheless
Shout out to Hisami who canonically has one-sided crush / adoration of Zanmu and literally said she WANTED to be scolded by Zanmu, and even asked her directly to scold her. Also, her design is great, and I've already seen so much fanart of her. The theme is quite calm which suits her elegant design (although I do see where the Kaguya comparisons are coming from). I especially like how the ZUNpets are used in the song, which make it sound even more fancy.
@@HyperVanilo listen dogg: there's very few ways to explain the "i would like you to scold me, master zanmu" stuff when you combine together the whole "beautiful stalker of hell" and her profile describing her as "head-over-heels". (yes, the japanese technically uses a term that can be interpreted as "idolizes", but it sometimes implies romantic attention as well) it's not a stretch. it's like a completely reasonable assumption to make, honestly. let people have their fun and quit judgin' about it
@@HyperVanilo hisami literally asks suika for advice on how can she get zanmu's attention, shut your crybaby ass up. not everything has to be straight.
Can I just say thank you for using the characters silhouettes in the thumbnails of your videos to keep them from being spoiled, its really appreciated.
Woah, this one sounds so good. It reminds me to Provincial Makai City Esoteria in some parts! I had the doubt if she's dressed like an eggplant or grapes, though. Edit: Well, is clear for me now that she's indeed dressed like grapes. Thanks, people! x)
Pretty sure she wears purple dress because purple symbolize feminity, she wears a Night Stalker flower for a head gear, Grapes symbolize debauchery, suffering and bad luck
My most favorite song in this whole game. It's just so beautiful. A beautiful, looming danger, just like the character herself. It's just so wonderful.
that e guitar after 1:42 is very chaotic, nice. ZUN normally doesnt do that as most of the time e guitars in touhou themes are backing rhythm or front melody, so its cool to see ZUN making backing guitars do riffs instead
Actually, both of you are right since the Yama (Eiki) is keeping an eye on Hisami due to how good she is in bribing people to hell (also Hisami has a degrading kink, especially on Zanmu lmaooo)
This one definitely is my favorite of the new themes, it’s just really nostalgic for some reason, maybe because the melody is very reminiscent of old windows touhou or because piano is the main instrument and reminds me of reisen’s theme, also piano based with ZUNpets too. It feels like a joining of new instruments and old melodies, the best kind nowadays.
The song is in 5/4 or 5/8 at the start, the beats are partitioned into a mostly 3 + 2 grouping (1 2 3 1 2), which is more characteristic of 5/8. The melody at 0:07 and 1:15 is reminiscent of that of UFO Stage 5. At 1:41, the time signature changes to either 4/4 or a slow 2/2, due to the way the beats are emphasized. Someone with more music knowledge can correct me.
I just noticed, in a game where every other character has animal patterns or parts, even the humans, Hisami is the only character without any. Instead she's the only one with plant motifs.
Looks like a Pokemon Trainer of X/Y or Scarlet/Violet for me, which is not a bad thing. I think it is one of the most elegant designs (along with Yuuka, Yuyuko, Yukari and maybe Kaguya). I don't know whether to count her as a Mekakure character, because she covers her eyes, not with her hair but with that giant flower. I also noticed that she has a fruit theme (Grape in her case), Suika is the watermelon (although only her name) and if we count Yumemi (strawberries, although only because of the name of her song, Strawberry Crisis), she would be the third character with this feature.
I personally think she would be more like the fourth/fifth character to be represented by a fruit, the other two would be Orange/Orenji and Elly! (both from the PC98 era)
Everyone says that 1:42 is the best part of the song, but if you'd ask me I personally say it's actually the... weakest part of the song? Because every part other than that I absolutely love! It's a beautiful 5/4 waltz for the theme of a graceful lady with a sinister power and it fits her to a T, the piano part at the beginning especially... 1:14 is so good too with the cymbals going along to the beat with that booming melody!!
The crowning jewel of UDoALG for me. I'm blessed enough that it even belongs to my favorite character. Hisami is such a fun throwback to classic Touhou. I think a lot of people will have made that connection, but to me, she's definitely a throwback to Sakuya. This embodiment of allure and elegance, enough that she could herself be a main antagonist, and yet completely faithful to her Mistress, this time so much so that she becomes caricatural - not unlike fanon Sakuya was back in her hayday. And what a gorgeous design too.
that bit at 1:42 sounds a bit like zanmu's theme (like, 0:54 of her theme). interesting! i don't know if that's an intentional reference, because the melody isn't exactly the same, but i could see one being derived from the other
Also in the music room, ZUN said to think of this as a “stage 5 stage theme (LOL)”, so make what you will of that, cuz biten’s theme in this game also sounds more like a stage theme and 5 returning characters also got stage themes arranged, guess ZUN is trying to make up for Phantasmagoria games’ lack of stage themes so we have 7 stage themes, JUST LIKE IN ANY OTHER TOUHOU GAME WITH 7 STAGES, I KNEW IT
@@lemonapric He is known for making references in his comments to other themes when the track the comment is on references another one, like bamboo forest of the full moon and retribution for the eternal night, or most of the title themes and theme of eastern story And given how obvious of a reference this theme is to pmce (similar melody, odd time signature, similar sounding instruments) you would kinda expect ZUN to make a reference, he always does
@@dfgd2402 Its not that deep tbh no, I don’t even know much abt Genshin ☠️ And btw, Hisami was literally moaning at the thought of Zanmu Scolding her In her story mode so..
At least we have the first unambiguous LGBT character though (in other cases such as Reimu, Miko,... it's more ambiguous and more to fan interpretion) as someone from LGBTQIA+ I still see it as a good addition 😛
This theme wasn't as spectacular as I was hoping for, I want to like it alot but not really, 1:42 is very good tho Also, I partially feel like it could be one of those stage 5 bosses (or Komachi). Like, they have gimmicks: Sakuya: Time stop Youmu: Slow bullets Reisen: Illusion bullets Komachi: Coins Sanae: Pentagram bullets Rin: Zombie Fairies Shou: Curvy Lasers Futo: Boat Seija: Screen flip Clownpiece: The moons Mai & Satono: Two bosses Mayumi: Haniwa Megumu: Homing stars Hisami: Vines
I agree with you, it starts off extremely strong with the whirling piano but the ZUNpet melody that comes in later is very generic and it's a shame. I even feel like the ending melody isn't as good as it could be. It sounds very Touhou 8 to the point of being uncomfortably derivative of Illusionary Night ~ Ghostly Eyes. It's all I can hear.
@@dfgd2402 Bro, you wrote the same reply on two different comments 💀. Also, what the fuck does people calling Hisami a lesbian have to do with Genshin and why are you so against lesbians? lol
