<p>It is probably referencing to a Touhou game which will be later adapted into an anime in the series. </p>

<p>A lot of the openings for "Memories of Phantasm" incorporate scenes from later episodes. For example, the opening of the first episode has scenes which later appeared in the next 3 episodes.</p>

<p>This scene:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VxAvG.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VxAvG.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Was in episode 2.</p>

<p>In the 5 openings so far there's lots of sneak previews of what appears to be references to other Touhou games: for example, <a href="http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism" rel="noreferrer">Subterranean Animism</a> and  <a href="http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Imperishable_Night" rel="noreferrer">Imperishable Night</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JYxue.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/JYxue.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>The scene with Marisa with a measurement devise on her back is almost certainly another reference Subterranean Animism to as the three characters shown - Nitori, Patchouli and Alice - are <a href="http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism/Gameplay#Character_Statistics" rel="noreferrer">Marisa's partner's in the game</a>. It is also underground which is where Subterranean Animism is set. </p>

<p>Furthermore in the game, the protagonists are given a device that <a href="http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo" rel="noreferrer">Yukari</a> made:</p>

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  <p>But others got worried, and wanted them to go down into the Underworld, with a device Yukari Yakumo made so they could talk even underground. </p>
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Additional note: [Those 3 characters are Marisa partners in the game as well](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism/Gameplay#Character_Statistics), so it's certainly referring to Subterranean Animism, though they should not be on underground actually.
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I edited it. is it alright?
eha1234
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Yep, no problem :)
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<p>There is an unusual scene in the <a href="https://youtu.be/Ap5910bTGLA?t=2m20s">opening of "The Memories of Phantasm"</a>, in which we see Kirisame Marisa with some kind of measurement or detection device on her back. Does it have a reference in any Touhou anime, manga or novel?</p>

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What is Marisa doing underground with a device on her back?
# What is Marisa doing underground with a device on her back?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-09-17
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There is an unusual scene in the [opening of "The Memories of Phantasm"](https://youtu.be/Ap5910bTGLA?t=2m20s), in which we see Kirisame Marisa with some kind of measurement or detection device on her back. Does it have a reference in any Touhou anime, manga or novel?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-09-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
It is probably referencing to a Touhou game which will be later adapted into an anime in the series.

A lot of the openings for "Memories of Phantasm" incorporate scenes from later episodes. For example, the opening of the first episode has scenes which later appeared in the next 3 episodes.

This scene:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VxAvG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/VxAvG.png)

Was in episode 2.

In the 5 openings so far there's lots of sneak previews of what appears to be references to other Touhou games: for example, [Subterranean Animism](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism) and [Imperishable Night](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Imperishable_Night).

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/JYxue.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/JYxue.png)

The scene with Marisa with a measurement devise on her back is almost certainly another reference Subterranean Animism to as the three characters shown - Nitori, Patchouli and Alice - are [Marisa's partner's in the game](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism/Gameplay#Character_Statistics). It is also underground which is where Subterranean Animism is set.

Furthermore in the game, the protagonists are given a device that [Yukari](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo) made:

> But others got worried, and wanted them to go down into the Underworld, with a device Yukari Yakumo made so they could talk even underground.
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2015-09-18): Additional note: [Those 3 characters are Marisa partners in the game as well](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Subterranean_Animism/Gameplay#Character_Statistics), so it's certainly referring to Subterranean Animism, though they should not be on underground actually.  
> **username_1** (2015-09-18): I edited it. is it alright?  
> **username_2** (2015-09-18): Yep, no problem :)  
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