A Touhou doujinshi created by TheGapYoukai
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A mysterious young girl, Noriko Amewara, wanders into the Garden of the Sun. However, this child is not at all what she seems.
All incredibly spoiler-ific tropes are in their own folder.
- Children Are Innocent: Noriko
- Foster Kid: Technically, Noriko is one.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Yuuka, after her traumatizing childhood.
- Is That Cute Kid Yours?: Keine indirectly trips this trope by reuniting a lost Noriko to Yuuka.
- Maternally Challenged: Yuuka ...at first .
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Technically, LADY Swears-A-Lot Mima
- Talking to Plants: Quite literally with Yuuka.
- Running Gag: Everyone always asks Yuuka who Noriko's father is.
- Fish out of Water: Noriko. Literally.
- Cloudcuckoo Lander: Without a doubt, Mima.
- Fantastic Racism: The youkai in White Flower of Summer are unfortunately hit hard by this trope.
- Prone to Tears: Yuuka. Noriko also fits this one.
- Reference Overdosed: Oh god, the references... They are, as followed:
- Marisa: "I say we just shove the kid in and let Yuuka leave her body to the buzzards. Just like that one dinosaur movie!"
- Reimu: "You mean 'bus'? They don't exist here."
- Mima: "Power of the Moon, bitch!" Complete with the tell-tale pose
- There is a Sunflower plush near Yuuka's nightstand that bears an eerie resemblance to a certain popular video game.
- Mima actually does say "Nyoro~n" in the Walfa-mation.
- Yuuka and Sayu's confrontation
- Yuuka telling Alice "Please trust me" is a reference to Rena's final moments before Keichii killed her.
- There is a lot of ''Madoka Magica'' references
- the doctor that tends to Yuuka's wounds
- Noriko and eventually, Yuuka: "I'm such an idiot!"
- Noriko: My wish already came true! So my wish would be that it stays true forever!"
- There is a Kyuubey mask on display during the festival in the comic.
- Tenshi's keystones homing in on Noriko is a reference to Mami's death scene
- Noriko's Uu~ Uu~'s are a shout-out to Maria Ushiromiya
- Keine: "I'm not icky!"
- Noriko's tantrum during the festival is a heavy reference to a certain scene with Hakase and Nano
- The song Yuuka is singing (Let it Grow) before the vassals appear is from the remade movie
- The way Tenshi activates one of her spellcards may be a shout-out to a certain alchemist-related anime.
- Tenshi: "You really think you're going to kill me, right?"
- A baby that Yuuka encounters in the park bears an eerie resemblance to Yuuichi Mizuoka
SPOILERS
- Broken Bird: Yuuka and Noriko's mother, Kasumi.
- Tsun Dere: Yuuka. She even whacked Noriko upside the head when they first met. With her umbrella in the comic, her hands in the Walfa-mation.
- Deer in the Headlights: Alice attempted to kill Yuuka in the festival night by having Shanghai and Hourai approach Yuuka then detonating her dolls. Struck by regret and guilt, Yuuka didn't make any attempt to dodge or block the incoming attack. She was saved by Noriko who damaged Alice's dolls before they detonated.
- Driven to Suicide: Mima's daughter (who killed herself prior to the events of the story). Subverted with Kasumi, Noriko's mother and Yuuka.
- Interrupted Suicide: Mima to Yuuka. Too bad she couldn't save Shinki in time.
- Babies Make Everything Better: Deconstructed with Yuuka. Losing her unborn child AND her love interest drove her insane. So insane, she killed one of her best friends, Shinki.
- Daddy's Girl: Noriko.
- I Miss Mom: Hinted several times with Noriko... and eventually, her dad Saburo. And for crueler example, Alice Margatroid whose mother was dead in a flashback scene.
- I Want My Mommy!: Several times by Noriko. Especially during the fight between Yuuka and Tenshi.
- Mama Bear: If you mess with Noriko, Yuuka will ultimately end you.
- Parents as People: Noriko's dad, Saburo.
- Because of his job as the Lord of the Dragon Palace and his grief from losing his wife, Noriko was left alone for a few years of her childhood.
- The Reveal: Noriko is not only a mermaid, but the Dragon Palace's young princess.
- Oh, No... Not Again!: Said by Yuuka when Tenshi enters the scene, hoping to fulfill her masochistic desires.
- The Cuckoolander Was Right: Mima: "You saw it too, huh? I knew that guy was a pig the minute I saw him."
- Yan Dere: Yuuka ultimately becomes this after finding out Tarou's secret.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Yuuka does this. A LOT.
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: Yuuka's past in a nutshell.
- Lonely Doll Girl: Alice Margatroid.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Episode Six revealed that Alice has never forgive Yuuka for killing Shinki, her mother. She even pledged to kill Yuuka the next time she sees her.
- Spoiled Brat: Tenshi Hinanawi.
- Eye Scream: Yuuka takes one of Tenshi's bullets to her eye. OUCH.
- You Killed My Mother: Alice Margatroid's reason to hate Yuuka for years.
