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* [[https://youtu.be/B8ehKblhOfg "Emotional Skyscraper~Cosmic Mind"]] resembles the [[https://youtu.be/icVy7Ve6y6A intro theme]] from the UsefulNotes/MegaDrive version of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/B8ehKblhOfg "Emotional Skyscraper~Cosmic Mind"]] resembles the [[https://youtu.be/icVy7Ve6y6A intro theme]] from the UsefulNotes/MegaDrive Platform/MegaDrive version of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/3dJu6U1JEwQ "Heian Alien"]], the BonusBoss theme in ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' is suspiciously similar to "U.N. Owen Was Her?", the BonusBoss theme from ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', to the point of referring to the former as "[=UFOwen=] Was Her?" Part of it also sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/ORFlMEoAouE "Divine Bloodlines"]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/3dJu6U1JEwQ "Heian Alien"]], the BonusBoss OptionalBoss theme in ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' is suspiciously similar to "U.N. Owen Was Her?", the BonusBoss OptionalBoss theme from ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', to the point of referring to the former as "[=UFOwen=] Was Her?" Part of it also sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/ORFlMEoAouE "Divine Bloodlines"]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually a remake of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Haya Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually a remake of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* Hong Meiling's theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4FVKSHjg-0 Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17]]" sounds like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4VZw4gRJVQ Glass no Juudai]] by Hikaru Genji.
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%%* The theme for the first level of ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' in Battlemaniacs [[https://youtu.be/t44_LN546Lw]] is heavily based on Joe Walsh's 1978 hit "Life's Been Good" [[https://youtu.be/BXWvKDSwvls]].
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* The main riff from the [[https://youtu.be/-CeLvtwCMTs Jigoku Stage 6-9 theme]] from ''HRTP'' sounds like the {{Music/Yellow Magic Orchestra}} song [[https://youtu.be/Nv5jMLJQ9f4 "Rydeen"]].
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** The ''HRTP'' version[[note]]A bonus track on the remastered OST[[/note]] of [[https://youtu.be/qGwASZn0ZKA "Theme of Eastern Story"]] also sounds a bit like "The Morning Glow".
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually a remake of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t=9s homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually a remake of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t=9s com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually based on the [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually based on a remake of the [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdAyCWh0238&t=9s homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''. This might be a coincidence, though, as Maiden's Capriccio is actually based on the [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk homonymous]] song from Lotus Land Story.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAy3nlATLkk Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon]] sounds like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7TXVtGGFc Tong Poo]] by Music/YellowMagicOrchestra, as well as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRV_A5ZDXyo Into the Wilderness]] from ''VideoGame/WildArms''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/bfE7ojgFsO0 Get a Life]] from the musician Ian Andersen and [[https://youtu.be/6gpxPBbr5ig&t=54s The Bridge of the Lotus theme]] from ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'' have the exact same riff.
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* [[https://youtu.be/bfE7ojgFsO0 Get a Life]] from the musician Ian Andersen and [[https://youtu.be/6gpxPBbr5ig&t=54s The Bridge of the Lotus theme]] (an arrangement of The Capital City of Flowers in the Sky from ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'' ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'') have the exact same riff.
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** On the topic of “U.N. Owen was Her?”, [[https://youtu.be/fPddNrFapVU “Shrine Bros”]] from ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersusTheWorldTheGame''.
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** On the topic of “U.N. Owen was Her?”, [[https://youtu.be/fPddNrFapVU “Shrine Bros”]] from ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersusTheWorldTheGame''.''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVSTheWorldTheGame''.
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** On the topic of “U.N. Owen was Her?”, [[https://youtu.be/fPddNrFapVU “Shrine Bros”]] from ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersysTheWorldTheGame''.
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** On the topic of “U.N. Owen was Her?”, [[https://youtu.be/fPddNrFapVU “Shrine Bros”]] from ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersysTheWorldTheGame''.''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersusTheWorldTheGame''.
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** On the topic of “U.N. Owen was Her?”, [[https://youtu.be/fPddNrFapVU “Shrine Bros”]] from ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVersysTheWorldTheGame''.
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* [[https://youtu.be/fLswa5g08Y0 Drunk as I Like]] and [[https://youtu.be/DGO3z5O8E-0 Retrofuture Clean]].
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* [[https://youtu.be/bfE7ojgFsO0 Get a Life]] from the musician Ian Andersen and [[https://youtu.be/6gpxPBbr5ig&t=54s The Bridge of the Lotus theme]] from ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'' have the exact same riff.
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* Subterranean Animism's stage 5 theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-QacmltD4g "Lullaby of a Deserted Hell"]] possibly draws inspiration from English traditional ballads [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BakWVXHSug "Scarborough Fair"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3iE4IStfRs "Greensleeves"]].
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* [[https://youtu.be/3dJu6U1JEwQ "Heian Alien"]], the BonusBoss theme in ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Undefined Fantastic Object]]'' is suspiciously similar to "U.N. Owen Was Her?", the BonusBoss theme from ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', to the point of referring to the former as "[=UFOwen=] Was Her?" Part of it also sounds very similar to [[https://youtu.be/ORFlMEoAouE "Divine Bloodlines"]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''.
* ZUN commonly [[SelfPlagiarism self-plagiarizes]] his music. [[https://youtu.be/XeTleYgxvjA "End of Spring"]], also from ''UFO'', is similar to [[https://youtu.be/YtA6LTtiu0c "Chinese Tea"]], also from ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil''.
* "Our Hisoutensoku" from Touhou 12.3 is an intentional ShoutOut to the theme from ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
* In a similar vein, doing Reimu's Fatal KO move in the same game makes the background music jump to a suspiciously similar version of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Ai Wo Torimadose]]. Like "Our Hisoutensoku", this was an intentional ShoutOut, due to the move being called "Musou Tensei".
* Sakuya's "Flowering Night" theme from "Phantasmagoria of Flower View" sounds an awful lot like the beginning of Music/IronMaiden's [[https://youtu.be/PSSHk0U9gv4#t=16s "The Trooper"]].
* Story Of Eastern Wonderland's stage 4 theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmZOtXxJfSY&t=267s&ab_channel=FlandresOldWorld Himorogi, Burn In Violet]] sounds almost exactly like Final Fantasy 6's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKb48wvt60&ab_channel=CalcAzn Decisive Battle]] that it's hard not to imagine that ZUN got inspired somehow.
%%* The theme for the first level of ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' in Battlemaniacs [[https://youtu.be/t44_LN546Lw]] is heavily based on Joe Walsh's 1978 hit "Life's Been Good" [[https://youtu.be/BXWvKDSwvls]].
* The first portion of Suwako's theme "Native Faith" is pretty heavily based on the final boss theme from ''VideoGame/NightStriker''. This isn't random; ZUN used to work at Taito, so there's a good chance that this was his version of a tribute to Mar (''Night Striker'''s composer).
* The arpeggio in the intro of [[https://youtu.be/pw2WQjqKpVM Kaguya's theme (Lunatic Princess)]] from ''Imperishable Night'' is nearly identical to the ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}'' [[https://youtu.be/TdPRM0haWco theme]].
* [[https://youtu.be/B8ehKblhOfg "Emotional Skyscraper~Cosmic Mind"]] resembles the [[https://youtu.be/icVy7Ve6y6A intro theme]] from the UsefulNotes/MegaDrive version of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.
* The theme for [[https://youtu.be/TilfOiXTO7U&list=PL04A3B61C4423C477 Makai Stages 16-19]] in ''The Highly Responsive to Prayers'' is an intentional homage to the main [[https://youtu.be/ptQzjiTPGZA BGM]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKage'', and is even named after the game.
* Also from ''HRTP'', the main arpeggio in [[https://youtu.be/MaqedFR1l_s "Angel Legend"]] is similar to [[https://youtu.be/eHA6aH0_oOA "Heart of Fire"]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/hJRfI9YcL0o Magic Mirror]]" is similar to [[https://youtu.be/E7PFm7mrdVY "Wicked Child"]], also from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI''.
* [[https://youtu.be/vm4PvG7RGwU "Vanishing Dream~Lost Dream"]] from ''Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dream'', especially the third part, is similar to the Soviet march [[https://youtu.be/x2YlbiyiuMc "Polyushka Polye"]].
* The first half of [[https://youtu.be/kSntEtJwSxA Strawberry Crisis!!]], also from ''PODD'', resembles the intro and ending of [[https://youtu.be/kTW2t-VrlWo The Morning Glow]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}''.
* The chorus of [[https://youtu.be/oGwG0RsmfHw "Brave Wings"]], a heavily rearranged Eurobeat version of "The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood", oddly resembles the Stage 3 BGM from the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' bootleg ''[[https://youtu.be/xOBBMZPZIVo Rocman X]]''.
* The third part of "[[https://youtu.be/ygB_MKgqXdg Sailor of Time]]", yet another ''PODD'' song, copies almost verbatim from the last part of [[https://youtu.be/omnzHpVh1Kc "Flap Toward the Hope"]] from ''VideoGame/RaidenII''.
* [[https://youtu.be/195XntreoMc "Necrofantasia"]], ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s Extra Boss theme, has similarities with the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' [[https://youtu.be/LTFXVk1pb80 theme]].
* Reisen's theme from ''Imperishable Night'', [[https://youtu.be/lY_KORpQPdI Invisible Full Moon]], sounds similar to [[https://youtu.be/K4Zc_67zjxs Cyber Maze Core]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManX5''.
* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''.
* [[https://youtu.be/HHFYORrFp8U The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field]], especially the second half, resembles [[https://youtu.be/m0KbYMIpv_Y Defend and Escape!]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} VI: The Ark of Napishtim''.
* [[https://youtu.be/2ErBkl3pAjM "A Sacred Lot"]] sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/xj7F8pK2hC4 main menu]] music of ''[[VideoGame/{{Raiden}} The Raiden Project]]''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k6lVKllNYw "Plain Asia"]] from ''Imperishable Night'' sounds very similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBtpBwzzdM "Battle Against a True Hero"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''. This may have been intentional, considering Toby Fox (creator of Undertale) is a Touhou fan, and "Battle Against A True Hero" uses the iconic "[=ZUNpets=]" used in many, many tracks throughout the Touhou Project, including "Plain Asia".
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* ZUN commonly [[SelfPlagiarism self-plagiarizes]] his music. [[https://youtu.be/XeTleYgxvjA "End of Spring"]], also from ''UFO'', is similar to [[https://youtu.be/YtA6LTtiu0c "Chinese Tea"]], also from ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil''.
* "Our Hisoutensoku" from Touhou 12.3 is an intentional ShoutOut to the theme from ''Anime/MazingerZ''.
* In a similar vein, doing Reimu's Fatal KO move in the same game makes the background music jump to a suspiciously similar version of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Ai Wo Torimadose]]. Like "Our Hisoutensoku", this was an intentional ShoutOut, due to the move being called "Musou Tensei".
* Sakuya's "Flowering Night" theme from "Phantasmagoria of Flower View" sounds an awful lot like the beginning of Music/IronMaiden's [[https://youtu.be/PSSHk0U9gv4#t=16s "The Trooper"]].
* Story Of Eastern Wonderland's stage 4 theme [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmZOtXxJfSY&t=267s&ab_channel=FlandresOldWorld Himorogi, Burn In Violet]] sounds almost exactly like Final Fantasy 6's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKb48wvt60&ab_channel=CalcAzn Decisive Battle]] that it's hard not to imagine that ZUN got inspired somehow.
%%* The theme for the first level of ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' in Battlemaniacs [[https://youtu.be/t44_LN546Lw]] is heavily based on Joe Walsh's 1978 hit "Life's Been Good" [[https://youtu.be/BXWvKDSwvls]].
* The first portion of Suwako's theme "Native Faith" is pretty heavily based on the final boss theme from ''VideoGame/NightStriker''. This isn't random; ZUN used to work at Taito, so there's a good chance that this was his version of a tribute to Mar (''Night Striker'''s composer).
* The arpeggio in the intro of [[https://youtu.be/pw2WQjqKpVM Kaguya's theme (Lunatic Princess)]] from ''Imperishable Night'' is nearly identical to the ''VideoGame/{{Xevious}}'' [[https://youtu.be/TdPRM0haWco theme]].
* [[https://youtu.be/B8ehKblhOfg "Emotional Skyscraper~Cosmic Mind"]] resembles the [[https://youtu.be/icVy7Ve6y6A intro theme]] from the UsefulNotes/MegaDrive version of ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.
* The theme for [[https://youtu.be/TilfOiXTO7U&list=PL04A3B61C4423C477 Makai Stages 16-19]] in ''The Highly Responsive to Prayers'' is an intentional homage to the main [[https://youtu.be/ptQzjiTPGZA BGM]] from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKage'', and is even named after the game.
* Also from ''HRTP'', the main arpeggio in [[https://youtu.be/MaqedFR1l_s "Angel Legend"]] is similar to [[https://youtu.be/eHA6aH0_oOA "Heart of Fire"]] from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/hJRfI9YcL0o Magic Mirror]]" is similar to [[https://youtu.be/E7PFm7mrdVY "Wicked Child"]], also from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaI''.
* [[https://youtu.be/vm4PvG7RGwU "Vanishing Dream~Lost Dream"]] from ''Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dream'', especially the third part, is similar to the Soviet march [[https://youtu.be/x2YlbiyiuMc "Polyushka Polye"]].
* The first half of [[https://youtu.be/kSntEtJwSxA Strawberry Crisis!!]], also from ''PODD'', resembles the intro and ending of [[https://youtu.be/kTW2t-VrlWo The Morning Glow]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}''.
* The chorus of [[https://youtu.be/oGwG0RsmfHw "Brave Wings"]], a heavily rearranged Eurobeat version of "The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood", oddly resembles the Stage 3 BGM from the ''Franchise/MegaMan'' bootleg ''[[https://youtu.be/xOBBMZPZIVo Rocman X]]''.
* The third part of "[[https://youtu.be/ygB_MKgqXdg Sailor of Time]]", yet another ''PODD'' song, copies almost verbatim from the last part of [[https://youtu.be/omnzHpVh1Kc "Flap Toward the Hope"]] from ''VideoGame/RaidenII''.
* [[https://youtu.be/195XntreoMc "Necrofantasia"]], ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'''s Extra Boss theme, has similarities with the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' [[https://youtu.be/LTFXVk1pb80 theme]].
* Reisen's theme from ''Imperishable Night'', [[https://youtu.be/lY_KORpQPdI Invisible Full Moon]], sounds similar to [[https://youtu.be/K4Zc_67zjxs Cyber Maze Core]] from ''VideoGame/MegaManX5''.
* [[https://youtu.be/fMdGSTE4-Zk Maiden's Capriccio]] sounds similar to [[TrueFinalBoss Haya]] [[BonusBoss Oh]]'s [[https://youtu.be/d3FTFRhvDrU theme]] from the [=PS2=] remake of ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''.
* [[https://youtu.be/HHFYORrFp8U The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field]], especially the second half, resembles [[https://youtu.be/m0KbYMIpv_Y Defend and Escape!]] from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} VI: The Ark of Napishtim''.
* [[https://youtu.be/2ErBkl3pAjM "A Sacred Lot"]] sounds like the [[https://youtu.be/xj7F8pK2hC4 main menu]] music of ''[[VideoGame/{{Raiden}} The Raiden Project]]''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k6lVKllNYw "Plain Asia"]] from ''Imperishable Night'' sounds very similar to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWBtpBwzzdM "Battle Against a True Hero"]] from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''. This may have been intentional, considering Toby Fox (creator of Undertale) is a Touhou fan, and "Battle Against A True Hero" uses the iconic "[=ZUNpets=]" used in many, many tracks throughout the Touhou Project, including "Plain Asia".
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