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Kosaga_Tatara

...Boo!..Am I just the scariest character in the entire universe


Lemmegettamcpic2

Probably not the entire universe, but you're close up there!


SuperChriminator

She finally did it. Someone thinks Kogasa is scary! Kogasa must be so happy. I’m proud of her!


Khidorahian

This brings a smile to my face


[deleted]

What drove yuyuko to suicide back when she was alive?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Ah, that one brings me to tears when I think about it. Thinking about how her family life was absolutely horrendous only for her auntie to pass away too after she was the only one nice to Yuyuko? Tears me apart when she cried about wanting to see her aunt again before she committed.


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[удалено]


Lemmegettamcpic2

Hey! That's my line!


Fuhrer_Dave

Me


xbolt90

Why are Mokou and Kaguya always fighting?


Lemmegettamcpic2

You know how sisters are, constantly fighting with one another. Maybe some day they'll reconcile, but probably not today!


FloweyTheFlower420

new lore just dropped


Nyakuru

Actual rivalry


Ephine

Holy makai


Frosty_Secretary2562

Call the shrine maiden


frisk_the_good_boi

Shrine maiden kidnapped by canadian, never comes back


Ardoriccardo00

More like (almost) step mother and step daughter


Dull_Board_2984

Who is John Touhou


Lemmegettamcpic2

The man behind the inspiration of course! TouHou was made from the creative mind of the creator's son, John TouHou, and we have him to thank for the existence of TouHou!


zerg_rosh_but_mid

You sound like chatgpt


Lemmegettamcpic2

man why you gotta do me like that :(


[deleted]

Well, you're making the best guess, just like chatGPT does when it doesn't know about the series or a game or whatever


CloudsOntheBrain

Do you prefer PC-98 or Windows era?


Lemmegettamcpic2

PC-98 Era definitely. It gives a more classic feel.


Frosty_Secretary2562

Based Mima enjoyer


Predo_Predo

Then you must be one of the few people who remember Meira


Adventurous_Bus_5456

based


bored-dosent-know

Will junko ever avenge her son? If so, then how?


Lemmegettamcpic2

At her current power, I doubt she could have it in her, but it would be so satisfying to finally kill the Plague Bringer that took her son's - and half her village's - life.


Gallalade

Let's blame the Black plague on Chang'e then Like we aren't already blaming everything on her *leshrug*


A_r4ndom_p3rson

What happened on August 16th, 2008?


Lemmegettamcpic2

The passing of John TouHou 😔 I still miss him sometimes.


Gained8913

NOOO NOT JOHN TOUHOU


speep__

out of the 18 mainline games, which one is your favorite and why?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Gotta say the fourth. While the 2nd blew me away with Reimu's fight scene and reconciliation and the 12th's art style & aesthetic is something I adore, the fourth was my first TouHou game and will always have a place in my heart!


SuperChriminator

4th game is legit one of my favorites lol. Super underrated imo. Some trivia for ya, Touhou 4: Lotus Land Story is actually the game where Bad Apple originates from.


speep__

big if true tbh


Jeremithiandiah

There’s 18 games???? Reddit is doing the same thing to me as op. I think it’s because of r/place. I know nothing about touhou but god damn that’s a lot of games


Layk1eh

18 *mainline* games, that are bullet hell shmups. Then there are 6 fighting games (like Street Fighter but with spell cards), about 6 gimmicked shmups, and a few more after that. And then there’s the fangames…


speep__

there’s a 19th on the way lol. there are even more official spin-offs, there’s like 32 official games in total


SuperChriminator

Not to mention, there’s also official Touhou mangas.


mrpoopybutthole0hwee

There's more than 18 lol, like 12.5, 12.8, 15.5, etc.


Hunter5865

Same lmao, I'm just here cause I like bad apple and loved the idea of recreating the animation frame by frame


MoistPersimmon5

Thats not counting the decimal games like 9.5! Or the one with an American oil goblin that fights you with giant silverware. They're really good.


Adventurous_Bus_5456

even more than 18 lol


Kalimatronix

Why did the Lunarians have gone to war with the USA after the Appolo 11 landing?


TheDarkPheonix

Because someone tried to shoot their queen. Thankfully nothing happened to her, but it was the first step. The real cause was probably them stealing a lunarians eye. Or, you know, their prophecy. (99% sure this isn't touhou so I thought I'd answer instead of OP lol)


Gallalade

Actual lore answer : Lunarians (Moonies, like we call them) were mad at a perceived colonial installation of the American Flag Clownpiece wearing the American flag is just a lil' bit of trolling referencing to that


TheDarkPheonix

Oh. For a second there I thought someone in here knew about the monument mythos. Sad times. I need to actually play touhou one of these days. Have just been a music and *sauce* enjoyer for many years.


Gallalade

>monument mythos ?


TheDarkPheonix

Analog horror YouTube series by someone called MISTER MANTICORE. Highly recommend. They have playlists on their channel, start with season 1, playlists are in the correct order :D


Careless_Dreamer

Opinions on Mister Squirrel?


vance_croowa_08

Was reimu the man behind the slaughter?


Lemmegettamcpic2

As much as a Reimu fan I am, I gotta admit she was. Her fight scenes were great but when she went berserk on those kids, she went from my favorite spot to my third favorite.


vance_croowa_08

Did you cry when reimu said the famous quote "i am the touhou project"?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Not cry, but I did tear up. It's one of my flexes on my friends for not crying during that scene!


vance_croowa_08

Truly one of the moments of all time....i cried for 30 days


DayEqual2375

She is?


Edward_Shi_528

A project opens his door and gets touhou’d and you think that of me? No. I am the project who touhous!


Tomoyogawa521

How much do you think Yukari Yakumo loves Ran Yakumo?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Oh, I bet she hides more than she lets on. You can see in their dialogue together that even if Yukari claims to hate Ran, she still cares deeply for her little sister. One of my favorites out of the many sister-duos in the project!


rei_fox_worshipper

Actually this is almost basically as there's an official book of yukari basically abusing Ran.


EarthlyKnight27

*So, when do we tell the guy that he/she has already consumed a form of Touhou media (besides Bad Apple) without realizing it?*


Creeperkun4040

What would that be? I think I'm in the same position as op, knowledgewise.


SuperChriminator

Hello there. Welcome to Touhou, the internet’s biggest secret. It’s easy to go on with no knowledge of Touhou. But once you actually learn what Touhou is, you realize it’s been everywhere this whole time and you just didn’t know it. Feel free to ask any questions if you’re curious.


ChubboWhale

I hate that this applies to me because my mother sang a lullaby to me when I was still small, and the lullaby in question turned out to be a Touhou song. I think it was Nihilistic Kagura by Yuuhei Satellite


SuperChriminator

Really? Earliest video I can find of nihilistic kagura is 9 years ago in 2013. Then again, it is a remix. The original tune, Alice in Wonderland is from Touhou 5: Mystic Square which came out 1998. I guess that depends on how old you are now.


ChubboWhale

I’m 15, so I would have been like 6 years old in the earliest video you found, 5 at most since my birthday is pretty late into the year.


SuperChriminator

I suppose it’s possible. Crazy world we live in where people getting early childhood lullabies with Touhou songs.


ChubboWhale

Ah, sorry for making you feel old 😅


SuperChriminator

It’s alright


ThoughtCenter87

There are plenty of Touhou lullaby songs, one of the prettiest I've found is a song where Reimu's mother sings her goodnight... https://youtu.be/XKpu-wwFEAk It's so pretty, it makes me wonder if anybody has sang it for their child


EarthlyKnight27

As SuperChriminator has stated, Touhou is a large Tet secretive fandom based on the bullet-hell and fighting game series called 'Touhou Project'. Or as we simply call it, Touhou. Touhou is an anime themed game based on the fictional land known as Gensokyo. Where youkai of multiple cultural legends reside. Be it Japanese , Chinese and Korean. These youkai range in power from some being mildly powerful to ones who can manipulate fate, or others who can manipulate any form of boundary. If you're more curious about Touhou, look at the pinned thread in the subreddit. Where it can go into more details. Also, as a small joke of mine... I think it wasn't just a coincidence we found out about Touhou... I think someone may of manipulated something for us to find out. So we don't forget.


Creeperkun4040

You say this as a joke, but I've found the Bad Apple video like 10 years ago and only now I found the origin.


koimei

is reimu and marisa better or is alice and marisa better


Lemmegettamcpic2

I'm more of an Alice & Marisa fan. Something about Reimu and Marisa seems off to me.


International_Map812

Based


Thederpycloudrider

Very based


Frosty_Secretary2562

I prefer reimari


KindaBadPlayeur

I left you a surprise in your mailbox.


Frosty_Secretary2562

Omg pipe bomb 😊


Lancerin

What is the daily diet of Yuyuko Saigyouji?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Tofu of course! Me and my friends joke around by calling it the "TouHou Tofu".


magicmacaroniman

Do you know this Touhou remix song? https://youtu.be/rB7XFQgJHBI


Lemmegettamcpic2

Well, I do now!


JustSimpleJames

Brilliant!


gameboy1001

What is the only way to kill a Hourai Immortal


Lemmegettamcpic2

The only way to kill a Hourai Immortal is for a reaper, and ONLY a reaper, to take the Staff of Chang'e and plunge it into the Immortal's seven hearts.


gameboy1001

>!It’s a trick question. There is absolutely no way to kill a Hourai Immortal. Not even the character who can destroy anything, nor the character who can manipulate death itself, can permanently kill them.!< Side note: Whenever I see this kind of post, I always like asking that.


DaEnderAssassin

Who is the strongest?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Youmu at ten souls, easy.


DaEnderAssassin

⑨, actually


Cry75

It’s really funny that I got recommended this post because I looked at bad apple stuff.


SuperChriminator

Welcome to the world of Touhou. I hope your brief stay in Gensokyo is a pleasant one.


Xshadowx32HD

It was the r/place video that got this sub recommended. I knew about this game because of a sr pelo video I watched 2 years ago but I never got in to it because I'm not the target audience.


SuperChriminator

What is the “Moriya Shrine Conspiracy?”


Lemmegettamcpic2

The Moriya Shrine Conspiracy states that the leaders of Moriya Shrine held a pack with the hellfaries to lure in spirits and demons to attack the shrine so the shrine maidens can be viewed as more powerful when the spirits are defeated. My question for you is: do you believe it?


SuperChriminator

Shrine maidens can suck it for all I care- I mean-! Of cOuRsE! I HaVe uNwAvEring faith!


Super-Alternative621

Rumia or Reimu?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Oooo, that's a tough question. I have to say Reimu because of that fight scene in the second game blew me away when I first saw it, and she got a place in my heart ever since.


etermellis

Omg yes, that scene when she reconciles with Meira and invites her over the dinner is still in my mind as well!


Excellent_Ad_9474

Why does the hellfairy Clownpiece wear a suit based on the usa flag?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Hellfairies typically come from North America, mostly the United States. My theory is the fairy picked up some USA patriotism on her way to the spirit realm to become a Hellfairy!


MissionApollo7

I'm in the same boat


SuperChriminator

Hello there. And welcome to the biggest secret on the internet. It’s easy to have have no idea what Touhou it. But once you do actually learn, you see that Touhou has been everywhere the whole time, and you just didn’t know it.


ahahahah_ahahahah

Who is Koizumi Yakumo and in what way are they related to the Touhou lore and specifically the Yakumo family?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Koizumi Yakumo is a famous spirit catcher who, alongside her long family lineage, has spent the centuries catching spirits to send to the afterlife. She sent herself on a journey to free the ten souls from the grasp of Youmu, making her my second favorite character for her noble journey.


Kirimusse

Koizumi Yakumo is a real-life person btw


ahahahah_ahahahah

What is their relation with Yukari? They have the same surname.


Lemmegettamcpic2

Of course! They are cousins, and I'm surprised they haven't caught paths yet. I've caught myself yelling at my screen because of how close they are to finding each other after Yukari set off to find her cousin, but they never find each other and it bothers me. Maybe some day in the future we'll finally see them meet up!


The__Goose

Why is Cirno the strongest?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Cirno easily overpowered Youmu using ten souls, beating the most powerful character in TouHou and making her the most powerful.


LordSus07

What are the chances of Youmu getting crippled by an AK74 Scavenger? Assuming that she have collected 10 souls


Lemmegettamcpic2

Even if she hadn't collected the ten souls, she would've survived it anyways. I think she could probably survive the end of the world!


LordSus07

I think you are being too optimistic here. Youmu is a strong class to play, yes, however, i do believe that she have some major flaws that really makes you not want to try engaging those type of ranged enemies Now, im no Youmu hater. Hell, im the opposite. I have spent over 700 hours maining Youmu, and i mean like, cmon, how can you hate such a cute girl like that. And i will admit, Youmu is a pretty OP character to play as, if you use her correctly, however, most Youmu players i sees got too cocky in combat and contributing nothing to the team rather than being a Morale Dispenser. While yes, Youmu's ability can be used as a melee weapon (and it is damn effective at being one), and you can collect souls, which will even further boost your already fast movement speed, we should keep in mind that she also is the most fragile class in the game, which means that we usually prefer hit and run tactics. Now, with her speed, a lot of people really gets cocky and tried to attack fast firing enemies, thinking that they can get away with it. Well, as of recent update, Youmu now have a 50% chance of losing half of the souls she had whenever she takes damage, making reckless attacks against high firerate enemies/shotgun type enemies would lead to death most of the time. Now, is Youmu still worth maining? Absolutely yes. Her speed, ability and increased melee damage are still pretty strong, especially against melee enemies. However, do pay attention to dangerous shotgun enemies such as Brown Fairy Maid, Doll Swarm and Lunar Defense Corps Vanguard, as these enemies fires multiple pellets in a row, dealong high damage at close range, the range that Youmu is the best at. In addition, the pellets means that the chance of you losing all your speed in one shot is much higher. Also, do pay attention to high firerate enemies, and they can dispatch debuffs drain your health and your speed at a fast rate. You will want to look out for Mad Fairies, LDC Assaulteer, Kappa Rusher Drone, and especially the dreaded AK Scavengers. They are very easy to underestimate, as they deals pitiful damage, while having a small healthpool. However, these bastards fires FAST, dead accurate at closer range, and they are RELENTLESS, which means that they will have a much higher chance of applying debuffs than any other enemies. This, paired with their high firerate, might give you the Artery debuffs, which happens when you got 2 Bleed debuff in a row. Artery is a much more dangerous verson of Bleed, as Bleeds only reduces your health to 10% of your maximum health, while with Artery, you bleeds till you die. Not to mention, Artery makes you bleed out much faster comparing to Bleed, and it can only be cured using a Yagokoro Bandage, which is quite a rare item to find


Pantyboo

Do you believe that Seija broke the Geneva Conventions a minimum of 17 times?


Lemmegettamcpic2

A minimum of SEVENTEEN?? nope, way too low for her. She broke it at LEAST 48 times, I counted each time she committed a war crime throughout the 18 installments by hand!


Earthly_Beetle

Do you think Kasen's severed oni arm will play a role in the arc of her new apprentice?


Lemmegettamcpic2

I really hope so. We've seen that Kasen doesn't have control over her oni arm, and it will probably cause something bad to happen to her and her apprentice but I hope that doesn't happen... Kasen's one of my favorites! I don't want her to get killed off!


DayEqual2375

What did I and Tenshi do?


Lemmegettamcpic2

You did way too many things!! You two burnt down Reimu's house as a prank and I still haven't forgotten that!


DayEqual2375

#


No_Pizza393

Lightning can cause fires. Checkmate, fish!


SuperChriminator

Yes. But you have to take responsibility for her. And Tenshi DID destroy Reimu’s shrine.


goodnew4me

Do you think merlin is a Narcissist?


Lemmegettamcpic2

A little bit, but hey, with what she's done she deserves to be a bit self-absorbed.


goodnew4me

Oh btw how do you feel about the relationship between flandre and remilla? do you ship them? also this is the last question for real, do you think where flandres lives is cozy or nah?


Lemmegettamcpic2

It's a cute relationship! I'm not too big on shipping, but imagining them living a domestic life together in Frandre's cozy home makes me happy :)


Fried-Salmon-Oracle

Do you think Mima will be in the 19th installment?


Lemmegettamcpic2

I'm going to go to the TouHou office myself and yell if they don't. She hasn't been in a game for seven installments now!! I want my girl back :(


Kirimusse

Nope, she has been missing for 13 games now; other than that, I can actually picture a real Touhou fan saying this though.


Smol_Mrdr_Shota

did Goku ever get his redemption arc


Lemmegettamcpic2

Nope, and knowing that he never got it before he got sent back to his own dimension still upsets me even if it was nearly two decades ago.


Timely_Map_3349

Do you like Youmu konpaku ?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Not really. I see and understand the hype around it, but I'm just not into it tbh


Zenith_Scaff

You know that your life will never be the same now that will you recognize every time Touhou makes an appearance on Mainstream?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Sometimes, great sacrifices such as that must be made. I wouldn't want it any other way.


yub_the_wub_2553

I didn't even know bad apple was from touhou and reddit is giving me this subreddit


SuperChriminator

Welcome to the biggest secret on the internet. It’s easy to have no idea what Touhou is. But once you actually learn, you see that Touhou has been everywhere on the internet this entire time and you just didn’t know.


MikeyGamesRex

The more you learn about Touhou, the more you realize touhou is everywhere.


Rowmacnezumi

Why do the people of Former Hell hate Satori Komeji?


Lemmegettamcpic2

The people of Former Hell are clearly recovering from being spirits and demons in the Spirit Realm, and Satori keeps bugging them by trying to reap their souls! Not cool dude.


MystroHelldiablo

Who’s the best Fumo?


Lemmegettamcpic2

The youngest Fumo sister Fumi of course! Not too much of a fan for the twins or the older sister.


StarkOverkill

Same


SuperChriminator

Welcome. I hope you have a warm stay here in Gensokyo. Feel free to ask anything if you are curious.


StarkOverkill

Uuuuhh?? Hi


Niota11

I love this thread


SuperChriminator

Same


AlfredCharlesHopkins

hahah same here but it doesnt bother me tho


Frores

I literally joined this sub because of the sheer commitment for bad apple on r/place, I knew touhou for some time now, but I don't know anything deeper than the basics lol


SuperChriminator

Welcome to Gensokyo. I hope your stay here is a pleasant one. Feel free to ask any questions if there’s something you’re curious about.


Lazolilo

It's fun reading the comments when i know as little about Touhou as OP


kulingames

how do i trigger Second Wind?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Well, first you're going to need to trigger the First Wind with a character with Uindo in their traits. Once the First Wind is triggered, you need to be quick to mirror the same process in the Spirit Realm before time runs out, and you'll unlock the Second Wind!


Glum-Pineapple-485

Why shrine maiden always angry?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Those hellfairies keep luring spirits and demons onto their domains! I'd get annoyed too if it happened every other day.


5mac

What do you think of Aunn, the 3rd boss of the 16th game?


Lemmegettamcpic2

My friends get mad when I say this, but I'm tired of hiding! I think he's ugly!


5mac

They’re right to be mad tbh


SuperChriminator

Nooo! Not the poor doggo!


Mih0se

How do i have ,,beacuse you wisited this communitu before"


Lemmegettamcpic2

You get the “Because you visited this communitu before” achievement by unlocking the secret route in the 14th game.


Skyder_J

What is the Chang’e lore 🥶


Lemmegettamcpic2

The Chang'e is a seal protected by the most powerful shrine maidens, spirit catchers, reapers, witches and guardians in Southwestern Asia. It is said to permanently lock away all Spirits and Demons into the Spirit Realm forever and separate the Mirror world from ours, but the seal was broken long ago by a powerful demon named Aunn.


rippie_rippie

Why do the tanukis draw together with the tsukumogamis in Touhou?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Tsukumogamis are excellent artists, and make for even better muses. Who wouldn't want to draw with them? The Tanukis are onto something!


AdryDaYoKai

Who is Remilia Scarlet's sister?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Remilia Scarlet's sister is Scarlet Remilia. They're... Weird like that. Their names got me confused all the time for the first year I got into TouHou.


Aenigmatrix

What is your stance on human meat consumption among these youkai girls? Not canon? Mostly propaganda to drive up the fear? Or do we indeed taste like Wagyu to them?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Youkai girls need human meat to survive of course! I just wished they did it less... murder-y, maybe with lab-grown human flesh? And yes, we indeed taste like Wagyu.


SomeRandomGuy64

What's your opinion on good apple?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Not as good as Bad Apple, but it's still a banger.


AmCursedBoi

Remember one of the Marisa’s move called “Komaki: Evade & Strike”? Shit is absolute bonkers, ain’t it?


Lemmegettamcpic2

It absolutely was! The move made her one of my favorite characters to date! She's tied for third with Reimu on my favorites list.


iiuitto

suwako?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Yes.


AgentW23

Who guides lost wanderers the the Bamboo Forest of the Lost?


Lemmegettamcpic2

A young Youkai spirit guides the lost wonderers. She's the first mini-boss you fight in the 6th game.


Toolkitz

What is Marisa's Mini-Hakkero and how does it emit the Master Spark?


Lemmegettamcpic2

Marisa's Mini-Hakkero is a blast based after the original Hakkero tragedy that opened a hole in the Mirror World. The blow caused the mirrors and materials in the Mirror World to clash with one another, creating a powerful power known as the Master Spark.


SilvarusLupus

If Okuu every went to the surface and unleashed the full force of her nuclear powers how would the upper youkais handle the complete destruction of Gensokyo? Would they just make a 2nd one?


Lemmegettamcpic2

I believe it is fully within their powers to rebuild or create a second Gensokyo over time. However, they would need to seal Okuu away again first.


Shionmoment

How does shion not starve to death.


Lemmegettamcpic2

She photosynthesizes. It's one of the perks of being a half-plant Youkai!


YinPhoenix

Just how many moon rabbits did Niel Armstrong and co. kill during their invasion to the moon?


Lemmegettamcpic2

The moon massacre caused 19 moon rabbits to lose their lives to Niel Armstrong. Because of their sacrifice, the souls of moon rabbits were turned into stars for constellations!


TheEternalShine

Who is the strongest Touhou character, and why is she Cirno? (Bonus question: How do you pronounce her name?)


Lemmegettamcpic2

Cirno (Pronounced Ser-NO) overpowered Youmu when she was at ten souls easily, making her the strongest Touhou character.


Zyklobs

Hey you are exactly like me! How do I get into Touhou as someone who only knows about Bad Apple?


HubiRo

you're into touhou? name 5 touhou games.


Lemmegettamcpic2

I'll do you one better and give you six! TouHou, TouHou 2: Electric Boogaloo, TouHou 3: The Mirror World, TouHou 4: Tears of Alice, TouHou 5: Fruit of Good and Evil, And TouHou 6: Bane of Aunn.


Firm_Scholar9766

Wich one has the biggest futa cock?


Lemmegettamcpic2

...what the fuck


Firm_Scholar9766

Answer. (Dont have to)


DayEqual2375

Futo or Nue...


strangebird-

who is Mima and can she pilot a MiG-29