Touhou 13.5 東方心綺楼 Hopeless Masquerade: Countdown to Mima

[Hinacle]

Ammy made the thread and put "Countdown to Mima" in the title. Seems like a reliable and trustworthy source. I've had this feeling for a while, but I think Ammy might be psychic.

[Zork787]

Mmm.... Not sure how I feel about Mima coming back.

[Fonzi]

Yeah Mima's in it. No doubt about it.

Source plox? (yeah I saw a couple of pics on Danbooru with Mima, but I have my doubts about them) Not that I'm not looking forward to her. We shall see soon enough.

[Clarste]

I feel terrible ruining it, but in the interest of unconfusing people, it's a joke. Mima may or may not be showing up, but the title of the thread is a joke.

[Genso]

Some Mima would be nice, though personally I prefer seeing a new character added to the Touhou-verse.

[Alicirno]

I'd like to see a Twilight Spark LW. And returning Mr. Ghosty in the form of a Mima special.

[Clarste]

I'd like to see a Twilight Spark LW. And returning Mr. Ghosty in the form of a Mima special.

Twilight Spark is from Touhou Soccer. I don't believe Mima's ever had anything to do with sparks or even giant lasers. Marisa stole that spell from Yuuka.

[Fonzi]

Well if a shy kappa and a mindless, thoughtless satori made it to a fighting game about a religion war, I wouldn't be surprised by anyone's appearance.

[Alicirno]

Twilight Spark is from Touhou Soccer. I don't believe Mima's ever had anything to do with sparks or even giant lasers. Marisa stole that spell from Yuuka.

Oh, I'm fully aware of all that.

[Jonath]

That noh mask in the patch... I wonder if it means something about the boss.

[Sungho]

I would rather read about how CAVE games are better than Touhou games than read jokes about how Mima is supposed appear in the next game.
It lacks any sort of intelligence. I would actually start to believe the jokes just so I could believe that there aren't any dumb people in this forum.

I think th135 is the first official work that uses the term 'Last Word' after th08.

[Lukesky180]

That noh mask in the patch... I wonder if it means something about the boss.

It's probably those masks in the silhouette.

[Limian]

Twilight Spark is from Touhou Soccer. I don't believe Mima's ever had anything to do with sparks or even giant lasers. Marisa stole that spell from Yuuka.

For what it's worth, Mima had Earth Light Ray/Shoot the Moon lasers in her HRtP fight.

[Gray21oh]

So much Mima is going on here. At this rate she should have her own cereal.

[Hinacle]

It's probably those masks in the silhouette.

I'm now picturing them swaying back and forth to a happy song. Doesn't stop them from being any less scary D:

[Savory]

That noh mask in the patch... I wonder if it means something about the boss.

It's Golden Diva from Wario Land.

[The Krve]

Quick time check on Japan here.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=248
BTW , is there a stream for the event ?

[Sage Ω (Ultima)]

I would much rather have Yuuka come back to be honest.

[Lukesky180]

I'm now picturing them swaying back and forth to a happy song. Doesn't stop them from being any less scary D:

Nope. ;w;

[cuc]

Since the Japanese are already figuring it out, there's no point in delaying.

The patch contains script files. A lot can be inferred from them.

Spoiler:

Hata no Kokoro
The Expressive Poker Face

She's "mereiki", a tsugumogami of the legendary kagura/noh masks of Hata no Kawakatsu.

She has 66 masks. The "mask of hope" was lost, causing her to go insane.

[Lukesky180]

Oh my goodness. "Poker Face"

[Ikari]

Final boss is Lady Gaga.

Calling it.

[Hinacle]

Since the Japanese are already figuring it out, there's no point in delaying.

The patch contains script files. A lot can be inferred from them.

Spoiler:

Hata no Kokoro
The Expressive Poker Face

She's "mereiki", a tsugumogami of the legendary kagura/noh masks of Hata no Kawakatsu.

She has 66 masks. The "mask of hope" was lost, causing her to go insane.

I can't. I'm gonna die. Oh god, I can't wait for the batshit cray cray artwork of her.

[trancehime]

yeah guys those weird objects circling the figure in the silhouette are in fact masks.

not fireballs or ghosts or whatever.

[Validon98]

Huh. Now Hopeless Masquerade as a title makes sense.

[Genso]

Isn't Reitaisai opening now?

EDIT: forget that, was too excited and didn't read the whole thing.

[Lukesky180]

Isn't Reitaisai opening now? Also I'm guessing her name comes from the word Hatamen.

I sure Hope Reitaisai IS opening. I don't want to become Hopeless too...

[cuc]

I forgot to mention, it's thanks to Mauve I can read it.

Also, seems the masks were made by

Spoiler:

Miko

.

[Lukesky180]

Mauve?! This gives me Hope!

[Ikari]

Also, seems the masks were made by

Spoiler:

Miko

.

I think a new "It's a taoist conspiracy" meme is in order.