#prismriver with h

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Raiko Horikawa:

Top art by Rihito

Raiko Horikawa is a drum tsukumogami. She was originally a taiko drum, but now she's a modern day drumset.

She was born before the Miracle Mallet incident, and enjoyed being used as a drum. When it happened, she started to feel the Mallet's power coursing through her, and she began to hear voices in her head telling her things like "now is the time for tools to take revenge". However, she identified that A: this power would not last for long, B: that someone else was playing tricks with her mind and C: that it came from the oni.

To keep her free will intact, she took a big gamble: she discarded the taiko drum that was her body, and transferred her soul to a modern drum, gaining energy from the drummers of the Outside World.

She taught this to as many tsukumogami born from the Miracle Mallet as she could, including the Tsukumo sisters, which saved their lives, since many tsukumogami born from the Miracle Mallet turned back into lifeless tools upon Shinmyoumaru's defeat.

Despite going against Seija and Shinmyoumaru's revolution plan, she's still fought as the Extra boss of Double Dealing Character. She was still drumming up a storm around the Shining Needle Castle, and so she is defeated as one last obstacle. That said, Reimu doesn't mind her one bit, and humans and tsukumogami agree not to attack each other.

Raiko is a cool, relaxed woman, who just wants to play her music and relax the way she wants to.

After the events of Double Dealing Character, she joined up with the ghostly musicians, the Prismriver Sisters, who are now called the Prismrivers With H. She felt they were lacking percussion. They still perform many concerts for the people of Gensokyo.

Her spellcards primarily use red, blue, and yellow music notes, as well as lightning powers, being a former taiko drum. She also has drum-shaped missiles and bombs, which she apparently throws physically at the player. She must be ripped under that shirt if she can do that so often. Sometimes she even mixes the music notes and lightning together by using yellow rest symbols as "lightning bolts".

Raiko's first name basically means "thunder girl".

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Compilation of older RaiLyri art.  🥁🎹

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With My Favorite Song お気に入りの曲で

🔴 The kagura in “danmaku kagura”...  It’s referring to those dance ceremonies that are performed at shrines, right? ダンマクカグラのカグラって、神社で踊るあの神楽だよな？

🔴 Does that mean I should practice my singing and dancing? 神楽なら歌と踊りを練習すればいいのかな？

🔴 Maybe I'll use my favorite “Prismriver With H” song. なら、プリズムリバーウィスHの曲でやってるかな

🔴 That way, I can listen to it a lot, and practicing will be fun! あれならよく聴くし練習も楽しそうだ！

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Futo in her Vs Mode Win Quote Vs. Ichirin - "Come to think of it, some people called the “Prismriver Troupe” are holding something called a “concert”. Would you like to see it with me?". asking soembody to go watch a concert is insanely gay. like not as explicit as Reimu, but still

h a r o l d !!!!!!!1!1!1!!1!!!!!1!!11!11!!!!!!

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Anyway, it's been proven that the Prismriver with H (what a name) played Egoistic Flowers during AoCF, so my theory that said that they were playing all the themes everywhere everytime is correct

Prismriver with H…?

Edit: I’m mad I didn’t catch that

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Touhou 15.5   (Blooms of Spirit Possession)

—English fanlyrics—

  Raiko: lori-hime  ★  Lʏʀɪᴄᴀ: ᴀsᴀ-ᴛᴜʀɴᴇʏ Lunasa: asa-turney  ★  Merlin: lori-hime

      "One… two…  One, two, three, four…"

♪ ♪ ♪ ~

It starts with a seed in the dark of the night.

You wait for a sunbeam to bring it to light.

The birth of a legend where you are the star.

The moment defining the person you are.

  Then, in that moment, the record is set.

Are you that person, or did you forget?

What would possess you to do such a thing?

A spirit of fate has been playing your strings!

  Oh…  Are you listening?  Are you listening?

    "Thank you.  Thanks for listening."     "This is Raiko Horikawa on drums, ushering in a new era for the Prismriver Ensemble."     "But don't worry…  You'll always recognize that classic, pristine beat."     "Now, are we ready to drop the bass?"

      "On the synthesizer of sounds reborn from obscurity... Lyrica!"

  Aɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ… ғᴀᴅᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.

Dᴇᴇᴘ ʀᴏᴏᴛs ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴏʀ ғʀᴀʏ.

Tᴏ ʙᴇ sᴛᴜᴄᴋ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴛᴏᴜɢʜ.

 Sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ… ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ.

Lᴏᴏᴘ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴅᴀʏ ʙʏ ᴅᴀʏ.

Aɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ… ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ.

  Wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟɪɢɴᴇᴅ...    Tʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ's ғᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ.

Bᴜᴛ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ, ʟᴇғᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ...    Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ғɪɴᴅ?

Wʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜ?  Wʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴋᴇʏ?    ...Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?

Bʀᴇᴀᴋ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.  Bʀᴇᴀᴋ ɪᴛ ғʀᴇᴇ.    ...Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?

    "On the heartbreaking violin that outclasses Stradivarius... Lunasa!"

 Strings of the heart…

Gently upon which somber memories play…

So they haunt…

Pluck on the pains of yesterday.

 Let it play, from the heart.

Yours is a tragic song with no counterpart.

Let them flow…

Tears that you've held back from the start.

 Let it build, thick as a swarm,

Outside yourself, given voice at last, given form.

Sharing it with the world may be

The only course left through the storm.

      "On the fearsome trumpet fed with the pure blood of jazz... Merlin!"

  Now what's left but the harmony?

Is it moving you?  Entertaining you?

It's a dance you've been doing since who even remembers when!           Make some noise!

That is life itself!

Let this mania keep you company,

And you'll never be lonely again!

 Take the lead of the nonsense!                        Tᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ.    Take the lead.

Is it wonderful?  Unbelievable?                                               ...Of the nonsense!

It's the song you've been singing forever, now sing it again!       Somber memories play…

In a higher key!                                                Aɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ…

Let this mania keep you company,                                       ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ.

And you'll never be lonely again!                Take on the spirit that's playing on your strings!

  Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?  Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?

Are you ready to hear what your soul has to say?

Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?  Are you listening?                           Is it wonderful?  Unbelievable?

And that seed would be happy to hear it today.

Are you listening?  Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴɪɴɢ?

Wʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴛ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴜʟ,

There's a flowering melody, not a memory.

The performance is now…  Tʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀғᴏʀᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴡ!

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Meanwhile, Raiko uses her phone to play Danmaku Kagura. 🥁🎶

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[Prismriver with H]  Raiko, Lyrica, Merlin, & Lunasa

🥁  "Aren't you a little too tense?  That heartbeat is giving you away." 🎹  "Heh-heh, you must be hearing things.  Better listen carefully~" 🎺  "Is it a ghost, or are you going crazy!?  I know!  How about both?" 🎻  "Only one sound can calm a guilty soul... only this, and nothing more."

Last Word:  "Encore After Death!  Louder, Louder, Louder!"

(inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart")

Spooky Phantom Version:

The ghostly band appears only as a background act in AoCF, but I wanted to imagine them as playable characters who are able to use occult power.  The concept of their occult is based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart," a classic American piece that had a strong impact on me when I read it as a teenager.  All right, it's not technically an urban legend... but it's a spooky story that resonates with all the band members quite a bit:  a tale of calmness (🎻), madness (🎺), illusionary sounds (🎹), and mysterious beats (🥁).

Story:  A man thinks he's committed the perfect murder, keeping a cool head around the clueless investigators while his victim lies beneath the floorboards.  But over time, he begins to hear the sound of a heartbeat, echoing forth from the dead body's resting place.  The thumping grows louder and louder and louder, until finally the guilt drives him insane.

Although I think of them as European rather than American, I think the western origin of the literature vibes with the Prismrivers' image.  Lunasa is also making a nod to the author's better-known poem, "The Raven," which embodies her aesthetic of grief and mourning.

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🎻🎹🥁🎺 Horismriver Ensemble spell card:

Spirit Sign 「The Drummer of Tedworth」

霊符 「テドワースのドラマー」

“This next song tells the story of a vagrant musician who used his talents to collect alms for the poor.  He was ultimately caught without a license and arrested, his instrument seized by a callous officer.  But the man's rebellious spirit refused to be silenced.  From then on, the officer's home would be plagued by misplaced objects and mysterious drum beats...

Now, welcome the Poltergeist Ensemble with Phantasmal Percussionist!  For the freedom of fortune, and for the fun of the haunt, let's keep that rhythm marching on!”

Danmaku description:  Raiko pumps out a steady flow of downward bullets, while the phantoms launch chaotic individual notes that ricochet off the sides of the screen several times before exiting.  (The speed of the notes varies by sister, with Lunasa's traveling slowest and exiting slowest, and Merlin's traveling fastest and exiting fastest.)  Periodically, lightning strikes near the player's location and manifests into a summoning circle, from which a colorful explosion bursts forth.

The concept is based on a historical account of an alleged poltergeist manifestation (linked above), which my partner stumbled across on Wikipedia while looking up keywords for our fake album song titles. 🤭

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Debut album of the Horismriver Ensemble!  🎻🥁🎹🎺

collab with @lori-hime  /  tracklist info here  /  disclaimer: not an actual music album

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Gensokyo Festival Day 8: Music

Drunken karaoke night with the Horismriver Ensemble. 🎵  Lyrica is going all out, feeling like she ought to be confident in any musical pursuit, but slightly out of her element when it comes to vocals.

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Allow me to convert you to my new rarepair ♪  The ghostly musician and the living instrument.  You’ve got to love the mood of bonding over music.

Fanfiction:  "Arrange of Drum and Bass" 🥁🎹