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>>20344611
>Oh yes, and it seems the one prominent flower on Medicine's spell card background seems to from the genus Rafflesia.
I think I had a stroke when writing this
It seems the one prominent flower on Medicine's spell card background is from the genus Rafflesia*
I type these super fast so please excuse typos and confusing grammar.
>>20345276
ZUN said that there are male youkai (we see a some in the various manga) but it just happens to be that the female characters are more prominent, making it seem like there are only females in Gensokyo. This was just a cop-out explanation as there really is no true "lore explanation" for why females are more prominent than males. I assume it's because ZUN cannot draw males well. He also said that danmaku is feminine and is more suited for girls to use.
>>20345298
ZUN does use Christian/Catholic images at times in his stories but I doubt there are Christians in Gensokyo currently (unless, of course, there are and we just haven't been introduced yet). Gensokyo is located in the Yatsugatake Mountains and, historically, there weren't any Catholic missionaries or churches there. The same is true for today. Characters like Rumia and Seiga (who said that Miko's resurrection would be more magnificent than Jesus' resurrection) make reference to Christianity so it isn't unknown. Even Akyuu, a villager who hasn't been outside of Gensokyo, compared Miko's resurrection to that of Jesus. Aya and Seiga are familiar with Santa Claus and Kasen compares Shaka Nyorai (Gautama Buddha) to Jesus Christ in WaHH. It's clear that Christianity is not an uncommon topic in Gensokyo. Since even Akyuu knows about it then I'm sure bibles exist in Gensokyo. Kosuzu probably has one. Jesus being resurrected is real in Touhou's universe, so who's to say what other foreign gods/angels/demons/youkai there are? They clearly exist. It's only a matter of if or when ZUN chooses to explore the topic in the future.
>Inari shrine
>hidden crucifix
I think you're misremembering. Are you talking about pic related? That isn't a crucifix, it's just part of the wooden frame of the shrine.