Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩, 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 ~ 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥
We're not at the traditional “Stage 4 difficulty spike” yet, but Stage 3 can make you start feeling it. Specifically, this is the first time you'll start dealing with enemy swarms that can really make you regret being at lower than max power. Still very manageable since nothing too crazy is gonna be thrown at you, just be aware of what exactly is gonna be coming your way.
Sannyo is... tough? But honestly I find her mid-boss non-spell to be tougher than the vast majority of the spells she pulls off (I can say for certain her non-spells get progressively easier through this stage). She isn't helpless though, especially when it comes to her non-directional attacks. Her second spell card for example will have attacks coming at you horizontally with very little room to move, and her last one then forces you to move horizontally through slow bullets while staying ahead of aimed lasers.
Difficulty - Normal
Character - Ordinary Magician: Marisa Kirisame
Stage 3 - False Heaven Shelf
BGM - The Perpetual Snow of Komakusa Blossoms
Boss - Highland-Dwelling Yamajorou: Sannyo Komakusa
BGM - Smoking Dragon
Timestamps
0:00 - Stage
0:58 - Pre-fight dialogue
1:03 - Non-spell
1:17 - Stage
2:24 - Pre-fight dialogue
3:46 - Non-spell
3:58 - Mountain Sign "Heaven-Shaking Kumomagusa"
4:13 - Non-spell
4:32 - Mountain Sign "Usuyukisou Shining with Bewitching Light"
4:49 - Non-spell
5:08 - Mountain Flower "Komakusa of Massacre"
5:40 - Post-fight dialogue
6:34 - Cards
7:52 - Next Time
Link to my Patreon page here
patreon.com/MegamanOmega
You can purchase the game here
store.steampowered.com/app/1566410/Touhou_Kouryudou__Unconnected_Marketeers
Link to the English patch here
thpatch.net/wiki/Touhou_Patch_Center:Main_page
𝘈 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩, 𝘕𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 ~ 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥
We're not at the traditional “Stage 4 difficulty spike” yet, but Stage 3 can make you start feeling it. Specifically, this is the first time you'll start dealing with enemy swarms that can really make you regret being at lower than max power. Still very manageable since nothing too crazy is gonna be thrown at you, just be aware of what exactly is gonna be coming your way.
Sannyo is... tough? But honestly I find her mid-boss non-spell to be tougher than the vast majority of the spells she pulls off (I can say for certain her non-spells get progressively easier through this stage). She isn't helpless though, especially when it comes to her non-directional attacks. Her second spell card for example will have attacks coming at you horizontally with very little room to move, and her last one then forces you to move horizontally through slow bullets while staying ahead of aimed lasers.
Difficulty - Normal
Character - Ordinary Magician: Marisa Kirisame
Stage 3 - False Heaven Shelf
BGM - The Perpetual Snow of Komakusa Blossoms
Boss - Highland-Dwelling Yamajorou: Sannyo Komakusa
BGM - Smoking Dragon
Timestamps
0:00 - Stage
0:58 - Pre-fight dialogue
1:03 - Non-spell
1:17 - Stage
2:24 - Pre-fight dialogue
3:46 - Non-spell
3:58 - Mountain Sign "Heaven-Shaking Kumomagusa"
4:13 - Non-spell
4:32 - Mountain Sign "Usuyukisou Shining with Bewitching Light"
4:49 - Non-spell
5:08 - Mountain Flower "Komakusa of Massacre"
5:40 - Post-fight dialogue
6:34 - Cards
7:52 - Next Time
Link to my Patreon page here
patreon.com/MegamanOmega
You can purchase the game here
store.steampowered.com/app/1566410/Touhou_Kouryudou__Unconnected_Marketeers
Link to the English patch here
thpatch.net/wiki/Touhou_Patch_Center:Main_page



![Touhou: Hollow Song of Birds - Stage 1
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘬𝘺𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯.
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Gensokyo. The last paradise left on this island nation.
Long ago, it was isolated from the outside world by a barrier, and became a world where the flow of time has stopped.
In spring of that year, Gensokyo faced the biggest threat it had ever seen (for the umpteenth time).
The flow of time throughout all of Gensokyo had stopped. Literally, this time. Not figuratively.
Every creature, every plant, every drop of water or gust of wind it happened suddenly, without anything resembling a warning or omen.
With all color fading, Gensokyos transformed state resembled a pearl-white ocean.
But aside from the culprits, there was still one person alive and able to see this bizarre world.
The Scarlet Devil Mansion.
The western-style mansion in which the time-manipulating Super Maid™ Sakuya Izayoi (plus some other whoevers) worked.
Having narrowly avoided disaster with her own time-control powers, Sakuya spent a while thinking about how to deal with this unforeseen event.
With the use of her ability, she could unfreeze her master and resume activity even with the surrounding environment plunged into silence.
But then, her master would probably insist that Sakuya and I shall hunt down the incidents mastermind!, and refuse to hear any differently.
Even with everything in sight still frozen, her master would be in danger of evaporating in direct sunlight. It wouldnt do to thoughtlessly let her out of the mansion in (what was moments ago) the blistering midday heat.
After some brief hesitation, Sakuya left her master where she was and set out to find the local incident resolution specialist.
It would normally put her at a huge disadvantage to disrupt an enemys state of frozen time, but right now, the person she had in mind was the perfect one to use this ability on.
The Hakurei Shrine.
Having been unfrozen by Sakuya, the shrines maiden, Reimu Hakurei, was in a state of absolute fury.
She was determined to crush the cruel, abhorrent mastermind under her foot.
With the natural luck and talent she was blessed with, it was never hard for Reimu to swiftly deal with any incident shed confirmed the outbreak of.
But this time, she didnt even have a chance to react to the sudden, massive time freeze. Perhaps the enemy, too, had kept in mind the presence of Gensokyos all-too-famous incident resolver, Reimu (and also Marisa, the ordinary magician who Sakuya unfroze along with her).
Marisa: Man, that gave me a scare! If it werent for Sakuya, wed be toast right now.
Reimu: Oh, shush. You couldve just stayed there, scared stiff the whole time.
Sakuya: Lets save our frustrations for the mastermind, shall we? Well depart whenever youre ready.
The device whirred on restlessly, emitting its mysterious writing.
The sight of it inspired confidence; by poring over the text, their plans success would become more certain.
Her voice echoed into the distance in that motionless, pearl-white sky.
It was a joyous and euphoric song, hardly befitting of the feeling of death the rest of the world gave off.
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Practically speaking, this stage isnt that difficult (which is normal for Stage 1), but there are some moments that can trip you up. Only thing you really need to keep an eye out for is the large enemies in the second half of the stage. With how many bullets they shoot, you will have to actually focus and get to an escape gap instead of just flying about freely.
Ranran isnt terribly difficult either and her attacks are fairly direct and self explanatory. Only thing that may catch you off guard is her second spell card where she disappears and the scoots in from the left or right side of the screen. Just make sure you keep up with her, without forgetting about the rest of the bullets around you.
Difficulty - Normal
Character - Extremely Ordinary Magician: Marisa Kirisame
Stage 1 - A Scarlet Wind Blowing in a White World: Village Frozen in Time
BGM - Silent Spring Scenery
Boss - The Scarlet Magic Monkey: Ranran Higami
BGM - Scarlet Ranran
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:16 - Characters
3:41 - Shot Customization
7:56 - Stage
8:50 - Non-spell
9:03 - Stage
10:03 - Pre-fight Dialogue
11:05 - Non-spell
11:23 - Submarine Voyage Scarlet Stormy Situation
11:39 - Non-spell
11:55 - Beast Claw Saruin Slash
12:23 - New Testament: Grand Illustration of the War of Monkey and Crab
13:01 - Post-fight Dialogue
13:36 - Next time
Link to my Patreon page here
https://www.patreon.com/MegamanOmega
Translations courtesy of the Touhou wiki
You can download the game here
https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/19424
You can download the English Patch here
https://mega.nz/file/yBJgGYoI#qL5Z3Mv5SX0XvYiMT31wVT-kjL1JZL4Ci13A_4QEn9g Touhou: Hollow Song of Birds - Stage 1](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NiY9NHsuMsg/mqdefault.jpg)






