/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>6743107
>Are there any (aside from Alice or maybe Yama) Youkai from foreign lands, like Greece, Egypt, or Iran?

A whole bunch. I mean, to start with, you have the more recent immigrants to Gensokyo. Remilia-sama and Flandre came relatively recently (compared to Gensokyo's history, at least) from Europe, for example. There are also many, many more that ZUN has not mentioned in his works yet, particularly among minor Youkai. There was a huge inflow of Youkai around the time the Border was created which has, to some extent, continued to this day. Gensokyo has an "open borders" immigration policy for all and any Youkai.

In addition, many Youkai originated from outside of Japan but have moved here and taken Japanese names. Given the ages of many Youkai, it's very difficult to tell which ones were originally "foreign", since many have lived here so long that they look and act native.

Since Gensokyo is such a melting pot of Youkai, there is generally very little focus made on nationality: the fact that one is a "Youkai" is more important than being "Japanese" or "French" or "Indian". Especially since such cultures are largely human constructions!

>>6743148
>Are you real or am i just talking with someone pretending to be Patchouli?

This is Gensokyo, the "land of fantasy"! What humans choose to believe is of their own choosing.