Help me, ERINNNNNN!!

Meme
Synonyms:
Date Started:	December 30, 2004
Related:	Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, Bad Apple!!
See Also:	MAD, Animation Meme, YTPMV
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Help me, ERINNNNNN!! (Japanese: ～たすけてえーりん!!～) is a Touhou Project fansong by the doujin circle COOL&CREATE. Both the audio and music video versions have been become a meme in Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, primarily in the form of a MAD, YTPMV, or animation meme (although rare instances of the song as a musical joke exist).

Both the first and second music video versions can be viewed on Youtube.

Song

The song by itself is a remix/arrangement of "Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess" from Touhou 8 (Imperishable Night); while it was initially released in its original version on the album Touhou Strike at Comiket in late 2004, a longer remake was released on May 3, 2024 by the same composer, BeatMARIO. Both versions are about the character Eirin Yagokoro and her outwards propensity to help others, even if it ends up frustuating her in some cases; alternately, it plays off fanon regarding Kaguya being a "damsel in distress" of sorts, almost always relying on Eirin herself for help and advice.

As for the music videos themselves, while the first official version (released around the early 2010s) adhered strongly to the traditional Gensokyo setting, the second, and more recent one, opts for a typical, modern high-school setting instead, with the titular Eirin (Erin in some translations) serving as the resident nurse.

Examples

Covers/Remixes

• Aiutami, SERRRRGIO!! ft. Hatsune Miku - by RineP; parody of the newer MV, set within the context of late-2010s Italian politics, namely the premise of immigrant deportation and subsequent banning of non-Italian music by then-president Sergio Mattarella (2024)

Fan Edits

• Help me, MICHAELLLLLLLL!! (＞д＜)o彡 (Audio Only) - by bernseidel (2024, Five Nights at Freddy's)