/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>16922971

Because old guns already have a strong history from the conflicts they've been through and are already verging on the point of becoming tsukumogami: if a highschool student is capable of converting a dinky plastic box into a something that kind of hurts youkai, than a weapon which signified their decline during the turn into the 20th century would hold even stronger feelings.

That, and they tend to come with bayonets, so even if the danmaku fired from them isn't sufficient to banish a youkai directly, the physical metal of the weapon will, much like a family sword. In fact, a rifle passed from generation to generation would probably have similar qualities, though obviously the older a gun gets past the late 19th century the more primitive and less useful for danmaku it is: a tanegashima from the 16th century would be more powerful than an M1 Garand of WWII vintage, but it might suffer from a slow rate of fire and other limitations inherent to the model, forcing one to ask: do you want a weapon with lots of raw spiritual power imbued in it from age and history, or a younger but more modern device that is easier to use?

Too bad Reisen is stuck using that silly looking toy, as she'd be a great way to explain the nuances between firearms and their relation to Gensokyo. Those that aren't old enough to damage youkai can be incorperated into danmaku with tracers in order to enhance the enviornment, though I suppose it would still be dangeorus for human and fairy onlookers making it required to ban anyway.