/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>11954974
Well yeah, that's what I was getting at. The yokai have constraints unique to Gensokyo (i.e. they can't eat human villagers as a sustainable source of food) but they have a certain paternal relationship with humans as well. Eating "worthless" humans is the best compromise they can come up with.

Kind of like how hipsters buy free-range, cruelty-free chicken at Whole Foods so that they can continue to have delicious asian fusion cuisine without worrying about supporting evil agribusinesses.

To tell you the truth, I kind of admire Yukari's system for its practicality...little Rumia is a growing girl, and need nutrition after all !

>>11954963
I think ZUN explicitly states that yokai don't operate according to any recognizable code of ethics or morals.

Oh well, that all goes out the window once hunger is knocking at the door

>>11954946
Ah, okay. It's been years since I did my undergrad biology.