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Comics

This bilingual comic (read right to left) was featured in the Raiko Horikawa Joint Magazine, volume 5!

Other:

Fanfiction

  • Arrange of Drum and Bass ~ (20k words)
    A ghostly musician strikes a chord with a living instrument, as the Prismriver Sisters bond with their charismatic new colleague. Tabloids, tension, and musical confessions - the beginnings of celebrity romance, told from their alternating perspectives.

  • Quarter Rest ~ (7k words)
    After a practice session for a new lyrical song, the casually dating bandmates spend the night chatting about how they got where they are. A song is already complete without words, but words can also add a lot to the experience...

  • Easygoing Egoists ~ (13k words)
    Raiko invites several stray tsukumogami to board at the Prismriver mansion. Unfortunately, this also attracts a disastrous duo of uninvited guests.

  • Sound Bites ~ (4k words)
    A sampling of sketchy, flirty, random dialogues between the musical pair.

Music

Horismriver Day

Are you inspired to create your own art of Prismriver with H, or RaiLyri?
If so, there would be no better date of the year to do so than March 4th!Many Touhou characters and pairings have recognized "holidays" amongst the fan community, often based on goroawase: puns involving the Japanese pronunciation of numbers. Since 2022, we have attempted to propose one for Gensokyo's best band! (Info post on Twitter.)- The Prismriver Ensemble was a group of 3, who became 4 (again).
- "3" and "4" are pronounced "san"/"shi". Sanshimai (三姉妹) means "three sisters." 🎻🎺🎹
- "March 4th" sounds like "march forth"... as in, to the beat of a drum. 🥁Several artists have caught on and contributed to the tag #3月4日はホリズムリバーの日 on Twitter! (Also on Pixiv!)
Use this tag and drum up support!  Thank you for your consideration~

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

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Artwork commissioned by LyricaLive & Lori-hime.
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If you're a Touhou artist, would you like to draw THEM for us?  We like to buy commissions monthly!
Please send your commission info to @merryreverie on Twitter, or @lyricalive on Bluesky!Some favorite scenarios are:
- bonding over music,
- chilling casually as bandmates,
- Lyrica being stubbornly tsundere for Raiko's over-the-top flirtation. ♥

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

The RaiLyri Bible

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🥁🎹A living instrument and a ghostly musician.
Raiko is flirtatiously forward, while Lyrica is pridefully resistant, but they harmonize perfectly in their musical goals.
Bandmates who channel their passion into fun games of tension-and-release!

Canon

Lyrica Prismriver was introduced in Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom. Lyrica is a poltergeist musician who performs together with her two sisters: Lunasa, the somber violinist who plays "melancholy notes," and Merlin, the happy trumpetist who plays "manic notes."As the youngest but most technically skilled member of the Prismriver band, Lyrica is the capricious force that balances her sisters' emotional extremes. She specializes in keyboard and percussion, while she can also play any instrument necessary to round out an arrangement. Using her synthesizer's technology, and her special ability to play "illusionary notes," she can even channel sounds from the future, the past, and pure imagination.In her profile, Lyrica is described as clever and sly. The Prismrivers' personalities are further showcased in the print work, Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red: During her interview, Lyrica is confidently self-affirming about her great talent and her musical ideals, repeatedly referring to herself as "amazing".Moreover, the Prismrivers' backstory reveals that they once had a fourth "sister"... Layla, the human who created them as a replacement for her estranged family. After the human died, the poltergeists' artificial spirits inexplicably linger on, channeling their natural noise-making proclivities into a musical career.In Touhou 9: Phantasmagoria of Flower View, Lyrica takes the spotlight in a playable route as she goes out in search of new sound samples to use in her music. She encounters the judge of the afterlife, who warns her (and her tagalong sisters) that they may be in danger of disappearing if they don't clarify their purpose for existence since their original one is gone.Nevertheless, the ending scene sees them thriving as they carry out a concert in the flower garden. The song they play, composed by Lyrica, is an ode to rebirth and second life, and the purpose of their music is to "to inform dim-witted humans that ghosts can even dwell inside of objects." This references the phenomenon of poltergeists (spirits who act upon physical objects), while also evoking the phenomenon of tsukumogami (spirits who are born from physical objects). The two supernatural species seem very compatible...Raiko Horikawa was introduced in Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character - a game that's all about tsukumogami. Raiko is the living spirit of a traditional taiko drum, who seems to have led a low-key existence until getting caught up in the tempest known as the "Reversal Incident." A magical thunderstorm gives a surge of power to lowly tools like her, inspiring a revolution of the weak over the strong.However, Raiko realizes that this power won't last forever, and that it's also at risk of taking over her personality. Wanting to be in control of herself, but also wanting to maintain this newfound strength, she cleverly finds a way to dispel the effects of the possession: by moving her spirit out of the old taiko body and into a new, modern drum kit which channels energy instead from the outside world. For her, this is something like a rebirth.Valuing freedom above all, she has a track record of standing up for tsukumogami rights (through Impossible Spell Card), announcing her intent to usher in a "paradise for tools." As a drum, Raiko enjoyed being played by people, so she isn't resentful of her past like other tsukumogami. At the same time, she likes being in charge, and her special ability to "make anything follow her rhythm" is something she often works to her advantage, literally and figuratively.In Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia, Raiko boldly approaches the Prismriver band. She claims that she's "had her eye on them for a while," and she proposes joining together... effectively declaring herself the band's new leader. There is some resistance, but the agreement is finalized after a few practice sessions go surprisingly well. There's something fateful about the Prismrivers returning once more to a band of four. And for Raiko, there is significance in making a name for herself as a tool who can stand with confidence alongside tool-using musicians.The setting of Touhou 15.5: Antinomy of Common Flowers is a highly-anticipated concert by the unified Prismriver with H, upon a newly-built stage in the nostalgic flower garden. Despite a troublesome incident that hampers the show, the band seems to be doing well, gathering many fans. Notably, the music on the game's title screen, as well as the final boss's theme "Tonight Stars an Easygoing Egoist," features instrumentation by the four iconic instruments of the band! A rare diagetic song in the Touhou series, it's amazing to see the characters tangibly embodied in music. We can truly hear their harmony!

Why is Lyrica the best match for Raiko?

Raiko likens her passionate, thunderous drumming to the sound of a beating heart, the "original instrument" that brings all life into existence. Although there is no explicit romance in the series, music is a theme that’s intrinsically “romantic”, fueled by passion and strong sensory impact. Raiko is the musician character who embodies these qualities best of all: heartbeat, rhythm, soul, sparks of electricity… It's endlessly fun to explore the overlap of the themes of love and music, and it genuinely feels like a meaningful angle from which to appreciate her character. And when it comes to characters who souls are literally made of music, the most romantic match has to be a fellow musician!

  • Lyrica is the only other band member with percussion experience. This would likely make her react the most strongly to Raiko's initial joining, while also giving them a lot to bond over. Is she annoyed to be overstepped? Is she glad to have her job made easier? Are there special ways they can collaborate?

  • Raiko is interested in modern technology, having upgraded her body with modern outside-world equipment. Lyrica, with her synthesized style, shares an affinity for the modern, and for sounds that come from other worlds. They each have unique techniques that the other would be specifically interested in. And they would make the best electronic music duets, with synth and drums being able to form a very complete stylistic soundscape.

  • Raiko is all about music as self-expression. She is also a free spirit who likes spice and variety. She would certainly get along with the serious Lunasa and the cheerful Merlin, but she wouldn't want to be tied down to one extreme. Not too happy or too sad, not too fast or slow, but just right... Raiko and Lyrica both value versatility in a way that doesn't compromise intensity.

  • Lyrica is the physically smallest of her sisters (source: ZUN's emails), while Raiko has been implicitly described as strong/buff (source: Grimoire of Usami). The exaggerated size difference makes for a charming appeal, similar to the appeal of Lyrica's small body being juxtaposed with her large keyboard. She clearly has a thing for instruments bigger than her. Perhaps Raiko has a thing for ones that are cute and smaller? She doesn't want to feel constantly overpowered, but would also love the surprise of powerful energy coming in a small package.

  • Merlin and Lunasa, with their opposite emotional themes, serve as direct foils to each other. As a counterpart, focusing on interactions between Lyrica and Raiko then offers a good full balance of framework for exploring the whole band!

  • RaiLyri's boldly popping red-white-black color schemes is very satisfying, especially when Lyrica is portrayed with a ghostly white hue of hair (rather than interpreting its shading as a dark brown). The same colors arranged in different proportions make them fun to draw and look at in proximity.

  • Raiko's character title is "Phantasmal Percussionist" (夢幻), which feels compatible with the phantasmal or illusionary notes (幻想) that Lyrica aims to gather. Raiko's position as a magical youkai sound source makes her someone that Lyrica has clear reason to be drawn to.

  • Notably, in turn, Raiko's magic energy is fueled by the passion of outside percussionists. Could Lyrica herself serve as a convenient power source...? Or, would Raiko at least joke tongue-in-cheek about it being a good reason to stick together?

  • Raiko and Lyrica are both smart and self-affirming, with casual attitudes. Their personalities embody the essence of "easygoing egoists," and it's interesting to use them to explore the nuances of the border between selfishness and selflessness.

  • Some characters are too mature or disaffected that they would not be vulnerable to Raiko's charisma, not letting that major part of her appeal shine. Some characters are too immature, or such fawning fans, that they would fall too quickly with no tension. A bandmate like Lyrica is the type of character who provides the perfect balance of being flusterable, while keeping up a strong will as well.

  • There are many reasons it feels fitting to characterize Lyrica with a tsundere trope - stubbornly resistant to affection, but secretly sentimental. Firstly, it represents "a balance of positive and negative emotions," as is Lyrica's role to maintain within the band. Secondly, it covers her most important character traits of sassiness, sneakiness, and pridefulness. Thirdly, she is called out in PCB dialogue for rarely making friends; she seems socially evasive, focused only on her hobby, but clearly cares about working together toward harmony when it comes to that hobby of music. And fourthly, in Whispered Oracle, the wording of her "love fortune" is as tsundere-coded as it could be. In any case, tsundere is exactly the kind of dynamic that would give RaiLyri its mutually enjoyable tension!

  • Lyrica deserves more individual recognition, being the least popular sister of the trio. She is the only Prismriver with a playable game route. Her "illusion"-based ability is the most iconically evocative of Gensokyo's themes. She has the greatest variety of known talents and musical knowledge, described by ZUN as "unreasonably skilled." And she is literally the secret to her band's success, as the dissonance between Merlin and Lunasa's notes would not be safe for human listening without her intervention. I'd like people to be able to see Lyrica as her own entertaining character, rather than one among three.

  • Lyrica's relationship with Raiko works perfectly to frame all of these things - her cleverness, her stubbornness, and her cuteness. In return, it also wonderfully frames Raiko's charisma, confidence, and passion. It's really funny to think that the hottest and most popular celebrity, Raiko, would be drawn to the scrawniest and least popular... I love that funny contrast, while also going on to realize that they are actually very equal!

🎶 Even God needs to vent, even God above.
🎶 One thunderous cry, in the key of love!🎶 So we will play, play, play it from the heart... any whose rhythm feels perfect for the part.
🎶 Make it beat, beat, beat out of your chest... use those beats to orchestrate the rest.

For over a decade, my personal hobby has been writing English lyrics for Touhou music, under the name Lyrica Live. Through this hobby is how I came to meet my partner, Lori-hime. Duetting with this partner brought us very close, serving as the foundation for a greater commitment. Naturally, then, we have some bias toward a story of the talented musician who joined Lyrica's band and swept her off her feet.Not just as a formal pursuit, my partner also happens to have a habit of singing, humming, and keeping beats to improvised tunes around the house on a daily basis... which I appreciate so sincerely as something that makes my life more special and enjoyable.Youkai characters tend to be driven by a focused thematic interest or set of values (in this case, music). I relate to the vibe of Lyrica feeling like a character who was never interested in romance at all until it's coincidentally shown to harmonize with those values.Incidentally, my partner and I are both nonbinary, and there's a great appeal in relating to the characters' gender-nonconforming appearances (Lyrica being rather androgynous, and Raiko presenting very futch). This type of nonconforming is common among musicians and artists in general, and the vibe of it feels like it contributes to their aura of free expression.Together, they strongly represent an ideal of creative freedom and positive selfishness. Their arcs in canon were each complete before they ever met, but that means they were full individuals with a lot to offer each other. I like to see them as role models of people who know themselves well and act accordingly.Beyond the personal reasons, again, I really want others to appreciate the coupling simply because of how well it highlights the best points of two underrated characters. I hope you can feel the music resonate!  Thanks for listening!

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

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Our proud collection of "Prismriver with H" physical merch.Click here for a thorough directory of sources (stores/artists)!

We love goods that feature the whole band, or sets of goods that include both Raiko & the Prismrivers in the same art style. Of course, we also love unique merch of individual characters by artists who love them. We must do our best to balance the collection's representation among the four members!

The itabag lights up in response to sound. ♪  The lights are arranged in a triangle shape to evoke the Prismrivers' spellcard "Concerto Grosso."

Special shout-out to these precious felt plushies from Deathburger (who has many characters available on Booth!).
These tiny maidens can accompany us to relevant destinations... like cosplay conventions, and this beginner's taiko drumming class.

A collection like this could only belong to Prismriver's #1 fan...

Custom Dolls

But wait, that's not all! In addition to proper fan merch, and lacking merch in the form of figures, we decided to make our own...

These are OB-11 Nendoroid dolls, one standard and one tall. By repurposing face plates from existing Nendoroids, and collecting a phantasmagoria of different doll parts and accessories, we can make fun customizations!

Raiko's smug red-eyed faceplate is actually a convenient spare from Mokou's official Nendoroid. Lyrica's cheeky face source is unknown, purchased from a listing on AliExpress, which is also where most of the individual clothing pieces came from.The wigs were the most difficult part. Lyrica's came from AliExpress, and we couldn't believe it was almost too poofy (we think of Lyrica's hair as very poofy!). Raiko's wig base came from Etsy, and was painstakingly styled by Lori.Raiko's drums were stolen from Nijika Ijichi's Nendoroid, while Lyrica's keyboard was stolen from Tsumugi Kotobuki's Figma.Anyway--  Shhhh!  The show is starting...!

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

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RaiLyri can even appear in other games... and in the outside world!

Mabinogi

Mabinogi is a Korean MMORPG that offers an exceptional range of character customization. Lori-hime has been on-and-off obsessed with the game and its fashion features since 2008, before we met. When she pulled me into her world, what better thing to do together there than cosplay our OTPs?

There are a lot of music-related activities to do, some music-themed dungeons, and a rhythm mini-game called "freestyle jam" that you can play against (including Touhou tracks, with the help of user-made score scrolls!). Stumbling across other Touhou cosplayers was also a delight.

Skills and titles that we went out of our way to achieve for thematic purposes:
🎹 "Grandmaster Bard", "Master Instrumentalist", "The Fantastic Chorus Master"
🥁 "Master of March Song", "Master of Enthralling Performance", "The Storm Strider"

See also:
- Artist Miyamoto recreates RaiLyri in The Sims 4.
- User アキ recreates RaiLyri in Phantasy Star Online 2.

IRL

In 2014, I cosplayed Lyrica for the first time at Anime Expo in California.  (Extra photo taken by Jay421501.)
Please forgive the fact that my original cosplay interpreted Lyrica with a skirt. I would later have it specifically remade as shorts, because we're on Team Shorts Lyrica forever now!!!

In 2021, I reprised the costume for a very important purpose:  joining with my partner as Raiko!

At Holiday Matsuri in Florida, we handed out sample CDs of our lyrical music, and felt like a real band.

In 2023, my partner and I were invited as musical guests for the first annual TouhouFest convention in California.We ran a merchandise booth, hosted a panel, and even performed a karaoke duet version of Raiko's theme song - all in RaiLyri cosplay!

We appeared again in 2024, and going on 2025. I hope we planted the seed of RaiLyri in many people's hearts!

See also:
Other cosplays of RaiLyri and Prismriver with H by LunasaFrandle.

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

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Putting the H in "Prismriver with H."Music is passion. Let's make more 'music' together... 💓

Commissions

Commission from Chadolbaegi!  See the original post on Bluesky or Twitter.One pose of Lyrica teasing Raiko, and one vice versa. The reversibility is important...

This artist's yuri is peak: soft, wholesome, open-minded, full of personality. Despite being unfamiliar with Touhou, they took care to indulge every headcanon: the incorporation of the drum pads, the use of electricity, and the details of their body type differences!

Comic comission from Nonmikan (のん)!  See the sample post on Skeb, select pages on Pixiv or Twitter.
Textless files and bonus panel variations can also be found on Fanbox by subscription only!The theme requested: "How did the instrument overtake the player?"  Raiko plays Lyrica and brings out her inner song...

日本語版 / JAPANESE DIALOGUE:

An indulgent and immersive progression, just like music!! There's an incredible variety of expressions and poses, and a wonderful intimate feeling...
In commentary, the artist muses on how emotion can be conveyed through many mediums, the challenge of incorporating erotic emotions into music performance, and the appeal of using non-erotic items for erotic play. This is exactly what I want to think about.

Personal Works

  • Fanfiction:  With a Bang ~ (9k words)
    Private sessions. A series of short vignettes, enjoying each other's sounds, switching up the roles of player and tool.

  • NSFW art blog:  latencylive on twitter.
    Complete compilation on Pixiv, with informative essay in the description.

Things that RaiLyri might be into:



Spanking.


Obviously.


"I wonder what kind of sound the biggest drum pad makes?"



Other BDSM.


The traditional aesthetic of shibari bondage appeals to Raiko's history.
BDSM play, as a whole, has a great vibe that encapsulates a number of relevant interests to people like them, like exploration of sensory extremes, and conscious reversals of power (gekokujo).


"Hm-hm~  My very own little drum..."





Electricity.


An exciting jolt to the senses. Consider how light and voltage could work interestingly on a ghostly body.





ASMR.


Poltergeists, and other musical youkai, experience the world through sound. A whisper directly in the ear could have unfathomable effect.





Tummies?


Mythologically... it's a well-known rumor that Raijin, the thunder god, has an appetite for exposed belly buttons.

Raiko is a top-leaning switch, while Lyrica is a bottom-leaning switch.
As entertainers, their nature is very pleasure-seeking. So they give the impression of a sexually active couple.
Luckily, having amazing rhythm means having amazing sex. Let them have it!!

More Works

🥁 堀川雷鼓 × リリカ・プリズムリバー 🎹
Raiko Horikawa × Lyrica Prismriver

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History

  • 2003
    ♪ Perfect Cherry Blossom is released.  The Prismriver Sisters exist.
    ♪ Often overlooked lore about Lyrica is that she was once in charge of the band's percussion (and literally anything else that’s needed to fill in the gaps! So versatile, praise her!)
    ♪ Sometimes, due to this percussion connection, Lyrica is drawn playing taiko drums. Foreshadowing???

  • (https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/28743885)

  • (https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/20896179)

  • (https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/786286)


  • ♪ This artwork, featuring Lyrica with a taiko and Lunasa with a biwa, was posted five days before DDC’s release! Wow!

  • 2013, August
    ♪ Double Dealing Character is released.  Raiko exists.
    ♪ On release day: First art ever to draw “the percussion combo”!

  • 2014, January
    ♪ The first art ever that looks specifically shippy... though the artist didn’t follow up any further.(https://x.com/iyoiyobenben/status/427040541771980800)

  • 2014, February
    ♪ This one guy, named Irotsuki, fatefully enters the scene. He can be considered the founder and prophet. He coins the tag "RaiLyri" (雷リリ). He’s serious. It becomes his life’s mission to popularize this pairing. (https://seiga.nicovideo.jp/seiga/im4882777) (He posted something else with implications in February, but this in May is the first shippy pic.) His Twitter is not recommended, because it has a lot of NSFW retweets. But to this day, he is tweeting multiple times a month about how his followers should draw RaiLyri, and how more people should know about RaiLyri, and how he wants to find time to draw RaiLyri.

  • ~2015-2017
    ♪ Following DDC, a sparse few other drawings crop up of them together... (https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/55041417)
    ♪ Not necessarily shippy. (However, I love using this artist Yanagitan as an example, because they are a "rarepair artist" to me... I first found them through “Letty x Nemuno”.) (https://twitter.com/yanagitaaaan/status/789808824911659008)

  • The Yanagitan one says it was a suggestion from a request box. And Yanagitan’s account is followed by Irotsuki... I honestly wouldn’t doubt that literally all of it in this period can be traced back to that guy... :sob:

  • Because every other example I can find is tagged as gift/request art, specifically for him. Every year on his birthday, we get at least one more entry; bless... https://x.com/xhinatch/status/742749957262712832

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See also...

Our RaiLyri tribute blog on Tumblr (in progress) ~ STARSTRUCK

Headcanon

Some favorite portrayals of Lyrica:Cansuke
Details:
- squinted fox eyes
- light hair color (not dark brown)
- short pants, not skirtDetails:
preferred details:
- tall, stocky, muscular build
- that's the only controversial thing, really. she should be BIG!
- half-lidded cool expression

  • Raiko, with her rocker vibes and her history body modification, is likely the type to have tattoos. She gets new tattoos often to represent things that are important to her. She'll eventually get one to represent her closeness with the Prismriver band. So what I'm saying is Lyrica's shooting-star symbol somewhere on her shoulder close to her heart.

  • Lyrica's music, despite, is criticized for not directly resonating with the soul.

  • Maybe Raiko's passion (or Raiko bringing out passion in her) Raiko is channeling the soul's full emotion.

  • The poltergeists were created by Layla using a certain "magic item." The same item was apparently what caused the original Prismriver mansion to fall to ruin. I like to imagine that the disaster took the form of a thunderstorm. (Relevantly, one theorist suggests the item may even be the Miracle Mallet.) Lyrica therefore has always had a subconscious aversion to the thunder, and has never captured the sound from close-up until.

  • It's unclear whether the Prismriver poltergeists even remember their sister Layla, or if they lost the memory somehow. I prefer to believe that they remember, because it's interesting to explore their conscious thoughts about the past. But there are also interesting possibilities to explore if they've forgo. What if Raiko is the one to help her remember?

  • May I interest you in the equally appealing set-completer ships: Lunasa x Benben, and Merlin x Yatsuhashi?

  • String instrument and string player... Lunasa and Benben are both calm, mature elder sisters with classical tastes. The mood between them is mood is more a traditional yuri vibe. The emotional nuances between

  • (Fanfiction: "Heartstrings".)

  • Merlin is also a shipper-on-deck and roots wholeheartedly for the happiness of her sisters with their gfs. You can also pair her with Yatsuhashi to complete the set. The dynamic between them would be a more extreme version of RaiLyri's "forward versus tsundere." Merlin is unapologetically friendly (not necessarily flirtatious), while the revolutionary-minded Yatsuhashi considers the Prismrivers and feistily fights back. However, the strength of her spunky feelings only makes Merlin like her even more!

Please appreciate this icon artwork for all pages in the "Music" category on the Chinese Touhou Wiki... (artist: けいこ on pixiv)

ものすごく昔のことですが、私がボイトレに通ってた時期が少しだけありまして。そのときに先生がおっしゃってたのが、喉から声を出すイメージではなくって、自分自身を楽器として音を奏でるイメージだみたいなことを言われたのが、妙に印象に残っています。  A long time ago, I took vocal lessons. My teacher told me not to imagine the sound coming out of my throat, but to imagine myself as an instrument making sounds. I remember that feeling strangely.感情の表現手法として、私のように紙に絵を描いての表現もあれば、歌ったり、踊ったり、様々な表現手法があると思いますが、そのうちの「演奏」にエロティックな感情を乗せていくにはどうしたらいいのかなぁというのが私なりの今回のテーマだったりしました。  There are many ways to express emotions, such as drawing pictures on paper like I do, or singing or dancing, but the theme for me this time was how to incorporate erotic emotions into "music performance."真面目な奏者のかたからは絶対怒られると思いますが、私自身は、こういった、まったくエロに関係ない道具を（たとえば茶道道具とかを）、エロプレイに使うのは好きなほうの人なので、またなにか思いついたら描いてみたいなぁとは思いました。  I'm sure I'll get angry reactions from serious musicians, but I personally like using tools that have nothing to do with eroticism at all (such as tea ceremony utensils) for erotic play, so I thought I'd try drawing what I came up with.