the old woman is Reimu, right?

S1eth said:
the old woman is Reimu, right?

Yes, that's right. In the end she dies.

That was very sad, and very well done. Not every day you see a colored job

and the little girl isn't Chen, she doesn't have tails or cat ears. Ir's Reimu's grandaughter, I think. Doesn't look old enough to be her daughter.

I was cried ;___;

so sad. ;_;

lol boring shit, suika ftw

cangt said:
lol boring shit, suika ftw

I know, there should have been cars and explosions and males in homoerotic scenes and pistols and women in little clothing and neon lights.
Dying with a smile on her face, in company of one of the persons who changed her life is soooo lame.

;_;

Even though I'm not too familiar with most of Touhou...
I still shed tears. And they weren't very manly.

Finished up the translation, though it's not very clear in parts. The usage of yuzuru (give, concede) doesn't make a lot of sense and there may be some part of oni or Touhou lore that I'm missing.

Ow, my heart.

;_;

Reimu's about the only full human in Gensokyo. I'm guessing by now Marisa became a full witch.

Damn...it just wouldn't load!

GOOD END

Oh God, it's like Geranium all over again.

Well I cried a little.

Though isn't Gensokyo connected to the land of the dead?

it is, Mc. That's why in the continuation Aya is thinking of going to Hidan to see Reimu before she crosses to the court of the Yamas

Yukari said:
… It looks like you haven't changed a bit, Reimu.

OMG, She's gone blind!

*cries*

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Peaceful Death one of those bitter sweet endings that tuggs at the heart strings

Annubis said:
Reimu's about the only full human in Gensokyo. I'm guessing by now Marisa became a full witch.

According to the wiki Marisa is considered to be a human magician not a natural magician and thus is still prone to things such as old age.

Who dies at 60, looking 80? Looks like her liver really was in bad shape...

BTW, isn't note #81623 kind of made up? AFAICS she never mentions that they're "at least as old" as her, she just says that it's only ever youkai that come to visit.

You know... I woke up this morning thinking about this strip and suddenly Persona 3's "Memories of You" started playing in my head.

I couldn't help but think how appropriate that was...

LaC said:
Who dies at 60, looking 80? Looks like her liver really was in bad shape...

BTW, isn't note #81623 kind of made up? AFAICS she never mentions that they're "at least as old" as her, she just says that it's only ever youkai that come to visit.

Well, you go fighting off goddesses, demons, nuclear hell crows and people who can throw speeding trains at you out of thin air, and see how well you age.

As for the second part, no idea what you're talking about

BAWWWWWWWW

no matter how many times I read this, it's still so fucking sad ;_;

Nosaji said:
According to the wiki Marisa is considered to be a human magician not a natural magician and thus is still prone to things such as old age.

A human magician learns spells to first, not have to eat, and then to become a full magician, spells to avoid aging.

Why is this in the Soul-Crushingly Depressing pool? It's sad that Reimu died, but this should be Heartwarming. Reimu lived a good life and died peacefully and happily in the company of friends. She faced the end with no real regrets. Yukari gave her a fond farewell. It's a fine way to end one's life.

If she died alone and afraid with no friends and only hell or oblivion to look forward to, *that* is Soul-Crushingly Depressing.

Everyone's talking like she is the Reimu from the most recent games, while here I thought she was the Reimu from the (98) games and her grandchild was the Reimu from the start of the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and up until now

Okuzaki said:
Everyone's talking like she is the Reimu from the most recent games, while here I thought she was the Reimu from the (98) games and her grandchild was the Reimu from the start of the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and up until now

Further on we see through flashback that this Reimu was hosting a party/festival where many of the cast showed up to join in. So signs point to the grandchild being someone we've never seen before.

Don't suppose there's an archived hard-translated version anywhere? Not having any luck searching, and this one seems to fail no matter when I try rendering it with, as though it were corrupted.

Okuzaki said:
Everyone's talking like she is the Reimu from the most recent games, while here I thought she was the Reimu from the (98) games and her grandchild was the Reimu from the start of the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and up until now

The myth that PC98 Reimu and post-EoSD Reimu is a different person is fan-made and based ENTIRELY on the fact ZUN used different kanji for her. Almost everything suggests that they are the same person and ZUN even refers to the 98 Reimu with the new kanji.

I find this myth probably the most stupid and annoying part of the fandom bullshit I've seen until now.

;_;

/salute

Waaaaaa.... sooo Sad.... farewell Reimu

Remind me a Kimiko Muffin's comic...
But this one is more tragic.

This page is missing, can someone reupload it?

cant seem to view the image and the trans are all over the place...tried to refresh it and still nth....not sure if it jus mi =/

too small to read for me ;_;

I shed a gigantic amount of manly tears ;_;

I need to get out of the tragedy of long life pool for a bit, this one made me cry a lot.

Damn, that hurts, a lot..

Wh-wh-Snfx!

Justy said:
The myth that PC98 Reimu and post-EoSD Reimu is a different person is fan-made and based ENTIRELY on the fact ZUN used different kanji for her. Almost everything suggests that they are the same person and ZUN even refers to the 98 Reimu with the new kanji.

I find this myth probably the most stupid and annoying part of the fandom bullshit I've seen until now.

To be fair, that theory is based on the simple fact that her being the same Reimu makes no sense. Alice's history was changed in such a way that it makes no sense from the PC-98 days and many have tried to come up with an explanation, meanwhile Mima and Genji are both supposed to be living at the shrine yet we heard nothing from them when Tenshi destroyed it (you'd think Mima would either trash Tenshi or at least laugh at Reimu). Lots of little plot holes like that is where people get this theory from and to be fair ZUN never officially confirmed it either way.

OmniGman said:
too long

i choose to interpret it like vermilion star jasper day doujin

MANLY TEARS!!!

furinkan said:
Don't suppose there's an archived hard-translated version anywhere?

All 11 strips hard translated:

http://www.mediafire.com/?6ntz5aggsnipl3s

Sad? Yes.

Tear-jerking? Absolutely.

"Soul-Crushingly Depressing?" ...I'm not so sure.

Out of context, the sight of an aged and dying Reimu is hard to take, sure... but there are by *far* many worse ways to die than this -- peacefully, at the end of a long and happy life, and in the company of a beloved friend. Even Yukari and Suika seem philosophical rather than depressed about it, and are simply grateful for having known such a wonderful person as Reimu. Personally I find it heartwarming, or at least as heartwarming as death can possibly be.

TheKid965 said:
Sad? Yes.

Tear-jerking? Absolutely.

"Soul-Crushingly Depressing?" ...I'm not so sure.

It's rather subjective, after all.

Read it with a piano version of Eternal Shrine Maiden.

Wish I didn't. Can't hear it again without shedding a tear (not to mention the added symbolism of both this comic and Concealed the Conclusion).

Of course, even I have enough compassion to warrant the phrase, "A tear even in the eye of an oni."

Wow Suika <3

Wow. Passed away with a smile on her face. What a peaceful way to go.

Don't think I've noped harder in my life.

;__________;

halfway and tears were already shed...
; __ ;

only tears this one give.....

Nosaji said:
You know... I woke up this morning thinking about this strip and suddenly Persona 3's "Memories of You" started playing in my head.

I couldn't help but think how appropriate that was...

For me, it was Legend Of Dragoon's "Death And Mourning". This strip hurts, man! ;_;

It doesn't matter how many times I read this. It brings me to tears every time! D=

I don't feel so good...

A beautiful end for a beautiful heroine.

I don’t even know any of these characters save for what I’ve gleaned looking at funny comics in the pools, and I’m crying.

Even though it's a peaceful death, I would personally prefer if Reimu had rather chosen to became immortal by following the footsteps of some other former human characters. Heck there is even the option of becoming a vampire which shouldn't take too much effort to gain compared to stuff like becoming a hermit.

Alixiron said:

Even though it's a peaceful death, I would personally prefer if Reimu had rather chosen to became immortal by following the footsteps of some other former human characters. Heck there is even the option of becoming a vampire which shouldn't take too much effort to gain compared to stuff like becoming a hermit.

I know what you mean. The angst angle is fun to play out, but if we go by the atmosphere of canon, something like the future misadventures of Reimu involving her becoming a hermit and Marisa training under Byakuren would be more plausible than the typical fanon clichés; Sakuya's 'sorry, I'll only serve you for my natural life' was her being goofy as she is ageless by means of the Luna Dial, and both Youmu and Reisen have obvious ways of avoiding death. The story of Gensokyo seems less cyclical or pessimistic and more about an incipient golden age.