#Paranoid series series#

The red tassels over Ling Yu’s chest is the key, whose true circumstances will be revealed in the later parts of the series. The cause of the story has been partly unraveled, but many plot threads remain unanswered. This song constitutes the final part of b (Flat note) Chapter, and is not as emotionally expressive as the rest of the songs in the series. Desiring to find an answer, she saves her own self who has sunk deep into the many layers of her delusional world. The beautiful memories of the past brim in her head, setting a larger contrast against the grief and bewilderment borne after their separation.

She tries to hold her past closest friend in her embrace, only to find that all that’s left of her is a set of dry bones. In the middle of the field of red spider lilies, the subconscious Ling Luo has found the Ling Yu she has buried away in her memories. The themes of this song are the feeling of being known from the inside out and projective identification. The Fifth Layer – Reveal, The incessant chatter between the awakened one and the one truly at fault, b (Flat note) chapter

#Paranoid series series#

This song reached 1 million views in April 2017 and is the first of the Paranoia Series to achieve this. The protector’s promise will turn out to be an omen, as misfortune falls upon him in Part 6. This song is a lengthy explanation of the plot details, and powerfully conveys the emotional states of the characters as they hesitate and struggle. Finally, her fear and pain cause the stalker to be born once again, and thus she descends to the world of the fourth delusion with intent to do harm once more. As Ling Luo prepares to kill herself, a memory of Ling Yu surfaces, causing her to lose courage. The protector, upon finding out about her self-turmoil, promises to protect her. Ling Luo finally remembers the truth she has buried away, and has come to understand that her lover in front of her is nothing more than her delusional fantasy, and considers herself to be unpardonably guilty because of it. The theme of this song is the delusion of sin. The Fourth Layer – Guiltiness, The birth of the one who wishes to repent, b (Flat note) chapter This song reached 1 million views in December 2018. In addition the protagonist’s characteristics and personality start to become more developed and realistic. This song introduces all the key characters in the series, and the plot threads as well as the relationship between the characters start to become more complicated. Yet still, it was then that Ling Luo’s subconscious starts to awaken, as she starts to have doubts on the “reality” in front of her and her past memories. The two fall in love at first sight, and are locked into a passionate romance. However, her desire for peace and protection has caused her to construct Yan Yu, the protector. After having buried away the frightful memories of Part 1 and Part 2, she tries to return to her everyday life of blindly muddling through. The theme of this song is erotomanic delusion (the delusion of love). The Third Layer – Eromantic, Consolations of the substitute, b (Flat note) chapter This song reached 1 million views in February 2019. In the stalker’s last parting words it was revealed that the start of everything originates from Ling Yu, foreshadowing her return in Part 4. In the end, Ling Luo is able to find her attacker’s weak point, using a laser trap and a glock to “kill” her.ĭrawing upon the words of the stalker, this song has brought to light the fact of Ling Luo’s escape from reality through delusional fantasy, as well as the status of Ling Yu, the betrayer. Just as Ling Luo is trying to break away, she discovers that she has obtained the power to bend reality to her imagination, but she finds herself unable to kill the product of her own delusional fantasy, that is, the stalker. The stalker announces herself to have been following the wishes of Ling Luo, that is, her wish to kill herself. The theme of this song is the delusion of influence (reversed). The Second Layer – Influence, Obligation of the one that will bring harm, b (Flat note) chapter The story covers Ling Luo's self-turmoil as she struggles with the choice between staying in the safety of her delusions, and returning back to the real world.Ĭharacters Ling Luo, the case study

The series tells the story of a girl named Ling Luo, who is trapped in a deep swamp of paranoid delusions after her friend, Ling Yu's, sudden departure.

The Paranoia series is a multi-media series consisting of 9 main-series songs, 6 bonus songs, and a webnovel (written by Yu Li).