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| “ | Bloom in elegance, the Sumizome Sakura. | „ |
| ~ Title of Yuyuko Saigyouji's theme music |
The Saigyou Ayakashi is a minor antagonist of the Touhou Project franchise, serving as the overarching antagonist of Perfect Cherry Blossom. The Saigyou Ayakashi is a large cherry blossom tree with cherry blossoms that never fully bloom and the largest cherry blossom tree in the gardens of Hakugyokurou.
Biography[]
Past[]
Originally Saigyou Ayakashi was just a giant cherry blossom tree. One day, Yuyuko Saigyouji's father, a poet who loved cherry trees, decided that he wanted to die under a magnificent cherry tree, and ended his life under it. However, many people who adored him tried to commit suicide under the cherry tree under which he died, and the emotions of these people turned him into the yokai that lures people and steals their souls every time he blossoms.
Before her death, Yuyuko committed suicide under Saigyou Ayakashi in full bloom, grieving that her father's dead cherry blossom had turned into an evil yokai and that her own ability to control the spirits of the dead had become the same ability to control death as the cherry blossom tree.
Later, Yuyuko was not freed from her ability even after her reincarnation, and someone, fearing that Saigyou Ayakshi would also be left unchecked, used Yuyuko's corpse to seal it. With the seal, Saigyou Ayakashi will no longer bloom and Yuyuko will no longer reincarnate because she became a ghost. However, Yuyuko no longer has any memories of her life, which later led her to attempt to unseal Saigyou Ayakashi.
The Perfect Cherry Blossom[]
In The Perfect Cherry Blossom, the part of the Touhou Project, Yuyuko stole spring from Gensoukyo in order to bring back to life the corpse of a mysterious human buried under a cherry blossom tree, in order to break the seal of Saigyou Ayakashi and make it bloom. This prevents spring from coming to Gensoukyo, and the main characters such as Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, and Sakura Izayoi head for Hakugyokurou.
However, the corpse buried under the cherry tree is Yuyuko's own, and the seal is what makes Yuyuko a ghost and keeps the danger of Saigyou Ayakashi at bay. Therefore, if the seal is broken, Yuyuko's corpse will be released, but Yuyuko's existence will disappear, and Saigyo Ayakashi will regain her original ability to bloom. Eventually, Yuyuko inevitably had herself saved by the protagonists.
Relationships[]
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (Sealed soul)
- Youmu Konpaku (Gardener)
Trivia[]
- Some backstage settings in The Perfect Cherry Blossom, including Saigyou Ayakashi, were found in the text file that came with the game file.
- Yuyuko's father is based on Saigyō, a poet who lived during the Heian period. In fact, he composed a poem in the spring in which he wished to end his life under the cherry blossoms, and his wish was successfully fulfilled.
- "Ayakashi" is another name for Youkai, a more inclusive designation for supernatural beings than "Youkai". The tree's name would therefore mean something like "Youkai of Saigyou".
- Sumizome Sakura, Saigyou Ayakashi's alias is a kind of cherry blossoms. The name can be directly translated as "Ink-dyeing cherry blossom. Its flowers are white with a hint of red and are planted for ornamental purposes.
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