I was not expecting tons and tons from the last major Touhou event, 例大祭SP, except for some new doujinshis and a couple of music to boot, and maybe probably some other anime-style PVs. One PV did manage to catch my attention, that was 幻想万華鏡 (Gensou Mangekyou/Fantasy Kaleidoscope) ~The Memories of Phantasm~.


Oh seriously, how can you not love the serious effort the guys from Japan put into this video? I mean, this is not just crap and stuff, it sounds and looks way better than what Maikaze did, and it's a serious competition for the Kinema Kan (usually known for memetic videos--CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!--and stuff like that, and also, a PV'd YU-MU.)

Furthermore, like Maikaze it offers a considerably good OP song, but unlike Maikaze's, this one's based on one of the series' best songs, 神々が恋した幻想郷 (Gensokyo the Gods Loved), which is a pretty reflective song...at least for me, that is. Seriously, if they are going to turn this game into an anime, which might happen sometime in the future (though it's not a CANON anime but more of a DERIVATIVE work, as ZUN stated) a decent one. Just like this.

When I saw the PV, I immediately fell in love with the OP song. It's a wonderful, reflective song that equals it's original. It DOES deal justice, man. Anywho, the song is made by the group 幽閉サテライト (Yuuhei Satellite), which debuted on this event. Holy hot rods, they're just like 豚乙女 (Buta-Otome), which had it's humble beginnings in PV related stuff that eventually led to an album release. And it was expected to be loved by fans, in an instant.

Well, no doubt senya's crew is quite popular this season, as their stuff got published in the event's official arrange disc (much like Ryureisaisai, but different, because if you buy it from the doujin shops you're entitled to go to a live performance. Ain't that grand?). Personally, I'm really impressed, they have a really good singer--a one-woman army too--and some nice arrangers that could great mixture/euro/trance beats.

I hope Yuuhei Satellite will actively participate in the future events/conventions.

First blood (first impressions last is kinda old, lol), as they say.