History Webcomic / Suikakasen

* CryCute: Kasen, Yoshika and Suika all have their moments.

* AdultFear: Let's see, child left in the woods waiting to die because her mother never came back to get her like promised. ''Yikes.''

** During Kasen's WorldOfCardboardSpeech, she recounts the impact meeting Yoshika had on her and begins to cry as a result.

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Kasen gets one as a [[spoiler:ShutUpHannibal moment during her fight with Suika]].

-->'''Suika:''' "That's how we oni of the great villainy and great bandits are!"

-->'''[[spoiler:Yoshika]]:''' [[spoiler:"1200 years have passed... until I have finally realized... [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts What I really needed was not becoming a hermit or prolonging my life... The time with thee... was the important thing, it seemeth]]... Ka... se... n... [[GoOutWithASmile tha...nk...]]"]]

-->'''Seiga:''' "Humans pollute this planet of life, eat and eat and then just leave behind a mess, without ever thinking of the consequences, all whilst growing their number. If the god who created this planet were ever to see it now... to see the humans... Surely, they would get goosebumps, wouldn't they?"

-->'''Seiga:''' "I'll blow some life into you then, just like I said. [[BlatantLies From there, you'll be free to do as you like.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis That is. If. You. Can. Move. On. Your. Own.]] Well then, go ahead, defy me... with that rotten brain and body of yours..."

* RRatedOpening: Oh hey, a funny rock paper scissors match reinterpreted as a fistfight! This seems like a pretty comical- ''[[MoodWhiplash why is there a child starving to death?]]''

-->'''Kasen:''' [[spoiler:"A Hermit is someone who shows salvation through the Way of Heaven... That girl... healed the wounds I had when I was still human. No doubt, Yoshika was my "Hermit". Is it painful? I... I was saved a long, long time ago! Neither will I throw away the Hermit thing nor my promise. [[{{Determinator}} I will not betray that girl!]]"]]

''Suikakasen'' is a FilmComic based on Franchise/{{Touhou}} created by Joyful (ジョイフル氏 ) of Website/NicoNicoDouga, also known for creating Fanfic/OsanaReimu. While some elements have become victim to OutdatedByCanon, it generally sticks close to the information provided or implied by official Franchise/{{Touhou}} materials. It takes inspiration from various games, but it provides most of its credit to Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit. It is based on a previous collaboration between Joyful and the doujin group Liz Triangle, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7erJX53g790 PV]] called ''Immortal Philosophy''. It was published in 2017 in the blu-ray 「RED」 as one of Liz Triangle's last works before their disbandment.

Since this is the creator of Fanfic/OsanaReimu, [[TearJerker have some tissues handy]].

* RealityEnsues:
** Kan Kaku [[LoveAtFirstSight fell in love with Seiga at once and told her as such.]] Seiga on the other hand is rather upset about a man breaking into her house and sleeping beside her.
** In contrast to the various magical items in the story, Seiga's Tan'yaku (Philosopher's Stone) is treated exactly like what it really is: [[spoiler:Not as a magic drug, but as mercury sulfide poison]].

** Yoshika is introduced creating a poem, and then witnesses Kasen. She mistakes the oni for a hermit and [[GenkiGirl gets very excited]]. Once Kasen calls Kume, she looks in admiration until she sees that she is trying to escape, upon which she tackles Kasen to knock her out of the air and then ties her to a tree to ensure that she can hear her pleas to want to become a hermit. Yoshika is friendly and admires the lifestyles of hermits, and [[{{Determinator}} will do anything to become one herself]].

* CerebusRollercoaster: The series shifts from lighthearted to dramatic just like that.

-->'''[[spoiler:Yoshika]]:''' [[spoiler:"1200 years have passed... until I have finally realized... [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts What I really needed was not becoming a hermit or prolonging my life... The time with thee... was the important thing, it seemeth]]... Ka... se... n... [[GoOutWithASmile tha...nk...]]]]

* MoodWhiplash: Constantly. Things can go from lighthearted and comical to sad and creepy in an instant.

-->'''[[spoiler:Yoshika]]:''' [[spoiler:"1200 years have passed... until I have finally realized... [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts What I really needed was not becoming a hermit or prolonging my life... The time with thee... was the important thing, it seemeth]]... Ka... se... n... [[KilledMidSentence tha...nk...]]]]

* AnimationBump: The majority of the series is told through still images with LimitedAnimation at best, but [[spoiler:Kasen's finishing blow against Suika]] uses many more frames than the rest of the animated segments and even features MouthFlaps.

''Suikakasen'' is a FilmComic created by Joyful (ジョイフル氏 ) of Website/NicoNicoDouga, also known for creating Fanfic/OsanaReimu. While some elements have become victim to OutdatedByCanon, it generally sticks close to the information provided or implied by official Franchise/{{Touhou}} materials. It takes inspiration from various games, but it provides most of its credit to Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit. It is based on a previous collaboration between Joyful and the doujin group Liz Triangle, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7erJX53g790 PV]] called ''Immortal Philosophy''. It was published in 2017 in the blu-ray 「RED」 as one of Liz Triangle's last works before their disbandment.

* HumanSacrifice: The CreativeClosingCredits of the final episode tell us a story titled the same as the trope name. [[spoiler:A terrible storm arrived and the members of a village blamed an [[CreepyChild "eerie child"]] (who is child Kasen) because they thought that she had upset the water god with her presence. They could not find Kasen because her mother had hidden her in the woods, so they decided to sacrifice the women who gave birth to her instead.]]

** The series displays in the first episode that Kasen isn't ''quite'' the [[RedOniBlueOni blue oni to Suika and Yuugi's red oni]] yet by having her break up the fight between the two of them, but once they tell her that it's just a friendly rock paper scissors match (yes, [[MundaneMadeAwesome the fistfight in which they destroy the surrounding area is rock paper scissors]]), [[NotSoAboveItAll she happily approves and watches the fight]]. Her first scene after the TimeSkip to her adulthood has a short period of her thinking back to past events with EmptyEyes to display that she's grown out of her energetic CheerfulChild self and then indulge and join in on a poem Yoshika is making to show that her more peaceful side has taken over. Still, Kasen is shown to not yet be quite like her present-day self as she immediately tries to run away once Yoshika asks for assistance compared to [[CompassionateCritic how she usually is]].

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Yoshika is the second most important character in the series.

** The series displays in the first episode that Kasen isn't ''quite'' the [[RedOniBlueOni blue oni to Suika and Yuugi's red oni]] yet by having her break up the fight between the two of them, but once they tell her that it's just a friendly rock paper scissors match (yes, [[MundaneMadeAwesome the fistfight in which they destroy the surrounding area is rock paper scissors]]), [[NotSoAboveItAll she happily approves and watches the fight]]. Her first scene after the TimeSkip to her adulthood has a short period of her thinking back to past events with EmptyEyes to display that she's grown out of her energetic CheerfulChild self and then indulge and join in on a poem Yoshika is making to show that her more peaceful side has taken over. Still, she's shown to not yet be quite like her present-day self as she immediately tries to run away once Yoshika asks for assistance compared to [[CompassionateCritic how Kasen usually is]].

* TheFaceless: The reikon is only seen as a blue silhouette without any detail to make out.

** Everything about Kan Kaku in the story revolves around his relationship with Seiga, mostly serving [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes as her humanization]].

* SmallRoleBigImpact: The reikon appears for less than a minute without any dialogue or [[TheFaceless so much as a glimpse of what he really looks like]], but his one scene pretty much sets Yoshika's ForegoneConclusion in motion.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:While the reikon probably didn't have any ill intent, him not letting Yoshika become a hermit is what ultimately leads to her death.]]
* UnwittingMuggleFriend: The human Yoshika mistakes the oni Kasen for a hermit who can teach her how to become a hermit herself. Although Kasen tells her that she isn't a hermit, she doesn't reveal who she really is and plays along until her HeelRealization when she confesses that she is an oni.

* MilhollandRelationshipMoment: After Kasen confesses to Yoshika that she is an oni who was using her to get the information needed to get past the barrier, Yoshika [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan shoves several peaches into her mouth]] before asking her to stop apologizing because Kasen still gave her happiness and that she wants them both to live together as hermits.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Kasen goes from a bandit intent on throwing away her humanity to the hermit she is in the present day after meeting Yoshika.

** The series displays in the first episode that Kasen isn't ''quite'' the [[RedOniBlueOni blue oni to Suika and Yuugi's red oni]] yet by having her break up the fight between the two of them, but once they tell her that it's just a friendly rock paper scissors match (yes, [[MundaneMadeAwesome the fistfight in which they destroy the surrounding area is rock paper scissors]]), she happily approves and watches the fight. Note that Kasen is the only one in the area who isn't panicking about all of the destruction the match causes.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Compared to Kasen in canon, she has to deal with ParentalAbandonment, suffers from LossOfIdentity, and goes through enough emotional pain to cry when she has yet to cry in an official work.

* BrokenBird: Part of Kasen's AdaptationalAngstUpgrade. She opens up more after meeting Yoshika, however.

* GoodTimesMontage: We see most of Kasen and Yoshika's bonding through one.

* RealityEnsues: Kan Kaku [[LoveAtFirstSight fell in love with Seiga at once and told her as such.]] Seiga on the other hand is rather upset about a man breaking into her house and sleeping beside her.

* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: {{Deuteragonist}} Yoshika makes her debut in episode 2.

-->'''[[spoiler:Yoshika:]]''' [[spoiler:"1200 years have passed... until I have finally realized... What I really needed was not becoming a hermit or prolonging my life... The time with thee... was the important thing, it seemeth... Ka... se... n... [[KilledMidSentence tha...nk...]]]]

* HeelRealization: Yoshika makes it clear how much she [[MortalityPhobia fears her own death when she's alone]] and indirectly causes Kasen to realize that she toyed with her emotions.

* MoralityPet: Kasen wasn't exactly evil before she met Yoshika, but she was part of a group of bandits. Once Kasen realizes that this trope is in action, she attempts to kill Yoshika so that she can get rid of the last traces of her humanity. She stops once Yoshika (who's completely unaware of Kasen's intentions by this point) makes it clear [[MortalityPhobia how much she fears her own death]] and Kasen [[HeelRealization realizes how much she toyed with Yoshika's emotions]].

** The series displays in the first episode that Kasen isn't ''quite'' the [[RedOniBlueOni blue oni to Suika and Yuugi's red oni]] [[CharacterDevelopment yet]] by having her break up the fight between the two of them, but once they tell her that it's just a friendly rock paper scissors match (yes, [[MundaneMadeAwesome the fistfight in which they destroy the surrounding area is rock paper scissors]]), she happily approves and watches the fight. Note that Kasen is the only one in the area who isn't panicking about all of the destruction the match causes.

* SatelliteCharacter: Yuugi has no real character arc of her own and mostly serves as someone for Suika and Kasen to interact with besides each other (and Yoshika for the latter).

* SpiceUpTheSubtitles: The English translation for episode 4 gives us this gem during a scene transition:

'''NOTE: This series is reliant on canon ''Touhou'' information that can be considered spoilers for this series and/or official materials, and will be unmarked. You have been warned.'''

* HeelRealization: Yoshika makes it clear how much she suffers from MortalityPhobia and indirectly causes Kasen to realize that she toyed with her emotions.

'''NOTE: Spoilers related to official ''Touhou'' materials will be unmarked. You have been warned.'''

* AdaptationExpansion: The ''Immortal Philosophy'' PV is only four minutes long compared to the one hour and eight minutes length of this series. To give an idea of how much was added, the entirety of their first and third episodes are completely original and not even half of the content from the second and fourth episodes are from the PV. No other characters besides Kasen and Yoshika appeared in the original PV either.

** Seiga starts off things by covering Yoshika's eyes from behind by creating a hole in the wall and asking her to guess who. She then presents Yoshika with a feast as a premature celebration for meeting the reikon that ends up containing human body parts, along with another version of the hermit arriving behind Yoshika to slice up bits of her arm into the food. One HumansAreBastards speech later, Seiga reveals that all of this is another prank and the body parts and other Seiga are puppets. Seiga is [[FauxAffablyEvil playful and approachable, but also very twisted]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Seiga seems to genuinely care for Yoshika. She also knew a man named Kan Kaku, but had to give up love in favor of being a hermit. [[spoiler:He too became a hermit to continue living with her, but it is unclear about where he is now.]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Downplayed. Yoshika seems to realize that Seiga is evil, but she doesn't have many other options when it comes to people to trust to help her become a hermit.

* AffablyEvil: Seiga is rather playful and friendly despite thinking HumansAreBastards and [[spoiler:being the only character to kill someone onscreen]].

* CreepyChild: During the CreativeClosingCredits for the final episode, we are told a legend about an "eerie child" [[spoiler:who was hated by everyone in her village except her mother because of her creepiness to the point where the villagers blamed her for a terrible storm because they thought she upset the water god with her presence. If you guessed that child was Kasen, you're correct.]]

** Seiga starts off things by covering Yoshika's eyes from behind by creating a hole in the wall and asking her to guess who. She then presents Yoshika with a feast as a premature celebration for meeting the reikon that ends up containing human body parts, along with another version of the hermit arriving behind Yoshika to slice up bits of her arm into the food. One HumansAreBastards speech later, Seiga reveals that all of this is another prank and the body parts and other Seiga are puppets. Seiga is [[AffablyEvil playful and approachable, but also very twisted]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Seiga says that she will ask the reikon to make Yoshika a hermit one last time and arrives back with some medicine. How nice of her! [[spoiler:No wait, it's poison. And [[EvilIsPetty Seiga laughs at Yoshika's goals]]. [[ReforgedIntoAMinion And then turns her into a jiang shi.]]]]

** During the second episode, Yoshika buys some books from a hooded woman in blue robes. [[spoiler:The end of the same episode has the woman take off her hood and reveal herself as Seiga.]]

* BigDamnReunion: [[spoiler:After her fight with Suika, Kasen finally gets to see Yoshika again after 1,200 years... but she's a SoullessShell now and can't remember her. Kasen apologizes and says that she reminded her of someone she knew a long time ago... but then Yoshika's memory is restored and they both begin to cry tears of joy from finally seeing each other again.]]

* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:The main sign of Yoshika's SoapOperaDisease is this. After being poisoned, Seiga was able to create an ofuda using all of the blood that came out of her mouth.]]

* CreepyChild: [[spoiler:Pre-oni child Kasen was hated by everyone in her village except her mother because of her creepiness to the point where the villagers blamed her for a terrible storm because they thought she upset the water god with her presence.]]

* HeelRealization: Kasen gives up her original plans and tells Yoshika her true identity once the latter makes it clear how much she suffers from MortalityPhobia and indirectly causes the oni to realize that she toyed with her emotions.

** No one ever really calls out or punishes Seiga for [[spoiler:poisoning Yoshika]]. Possible justified as things worked out for the better anyway.
** Played with for [[spoiler:the villagers who sacrificed Kasen's mother to the water god]]. From our perspective, they are responsible for much of the pain in the story, but the legend we are told treats their actions as an EarnYourHappyEnding.

* PeacefulInDeath: [[spoiler:When Yoshika dies the second time, her dead body is smiling. Ironic considering how much she feared death before.]]

* SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler:Yoshika is dying of one.]] The only signs of it are BloodFromTheMouth and that it is apparently terminal.

* TraumaCongaLine: Both Kasen and Yoshika get put through tons of misery.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Yoshika is dying of a SoapOperaDisease and it's why she wants to become a hermit.]]

* BrokenBird: Part of Kasen's AdaptationalAngstUpgrade.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: There's no mention of ParentalAbandonment in regards to Kasen in canon, and she certainly doesn't go through enough emotional pain to cry.

* CreepyChild: [[spoiler:Pre-oni child Kasen was hated by everyone in her village except her mother to the point where the villagers blamed her for a terrible storm because they thought she upset the water god with her presence.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:While it's up for debate about if Yoshika would be able to stay alive (well, about as alive as a jiang shi can get anyway) without her ofuda at the end of the ''Immortal Philosophy'' PV, here her death is outright confirmed. She's also still around in ''Touhou'' canon.]]

* KarmaHoudini: No one ever really calls out or punishes Seiga for [[spoiler:poisoning Yoshika]]. Possible justified as things worked out for the better anyway.