/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

I like Yuyuko. She's more intelligent than she is credited for, indeed enough to the point where a lesser being would be crushed by intellectual depression. But she doesn't get by with her smarts. She's wise enough to know the folly of depression and sadness, wise enough to know that life(and unlife) is always something worth enjoying, despite the situation!

What's your favorite touhou and why?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771364
Yukari is #1 for having an awesome family, role, power, and atmosphere. Ran is also a big reason.
Tewi is #2 for sheer sex appeal. Oh that tight little bunny ass and those soft floppy ears.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771364
I like her trolling style.

[White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ No.]

Yukari.

Because while other Touhous aspire to villainy, Yukari considers it good sport.

[Anonymous No.]

In before everyone puts in Yukari.

[Anonymous No.]

I like Shikieiki Yamaxanadu.

Because her version of right is the right version of right.

[Magister !J.hpxLWh4g No.]

komachi because tits

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771398

Komachi is modest and respectful of her boss and job

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771364
Too bad Yuyuko had to become a joke character thanks to the stupid fandom. I bet 2ch don't make so make food jokes, but just because the do once in a while western fans do it everytime they can when they see Yuyuko posted... sad... people can't actually have a serious talk about the characters every once in a while.

My favorite is Reisen Udongein Inaba. I love her theme and it's probably the only boss (level 4+) I can beat on Lunatic without dieing. I like her way of thinking and how she looks over the other people before her own. She works a lot... have to take care of Kaguya, be the Guinea pig and be apprentice of Eirin at the same time, try to don't kill Tewi due to the pranks she pulls on her and control a hord of rabbits. That without counting the cleaning the whole mansion, cooking, etc, etc.

Also I love her powers, they are awesome. Lunacy inducing eyes is not something you see everyday.

[Anonymous No.]

Aya. She is smart, cute, and strong-willed. I envy her.

[Anonymous No.]

Nitori. Engineer who loves to tinker and is a little lonesome because she's too shy to know how to interact very well?

Plus she has twintails, which is nice. And I like her outfit. Fanon really hasn't done much with her, unfortunately.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771409

>I bet 2ch don't make so make food jokes

You'd lose your money.

ARM NARM NARM IT IS DELICIOUS NIGHT SPARROW

[Anonymous No.]

This one.
Besides the awesome hair color, I feel like I can relate to her on some level.

Gotta stay happy even though things suck.
Gotta sneak a nap on the job.

[Anonymous No.]

Hina.

She has a crappy life. Having an aura of curses around her 24/7 should stop her from having any friends at all. She should be the loneliest person in Gensokyo, yet she still tries to help and protect humans, all with a smile on her face. That's a pure and kind heart right there. So much tragic moe~

Also, I'm a sucker for ribbons.

[Anonymous No.]

Yukari and Sikieiki, because I like women in positions of power.

[Anonymous2007 !AnimeTbMvo No.]

>>1771429
Hina laugh.jpg

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771409
Err, what's the joke surrounding her?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771429
God of frilly ribbons? That's a seat of power in Gensokyo.

[Anonymous No.]

Yuyuko is my favorite for having a conniving mind, a nice smile, and leaving no one the wiser.

[Anonymous No.]

I have no idea if the hungry thing is canon or not, but I'd sure love to be Yuyuko's cook.

[Anonymous No.]

Alice: I always loved puppetry and Alice in Wonderland.
Alice is a beautiful name.
She has an awesome personality in canon and a cute personality in fanon.
Plus she is "the witch of death" what's more badass than that?
Oh also she's pretty strong in the series and her mom is satan fuck there are a lot of reasons.

Also I have a doll fetish.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771455
Also awesome songs

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771453

She's not "ETERNALLY HUNGRY MUST CONSUME", but she IS a food connoisseur.

I'm afraid of Yuyuko because I'm afraid of ghosts.

[Magister !J.hpxLWh4g No.]

>>1771453
She tries to eat virtually everything you come across in IN.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771445
She being hungry all the time. Chasing and eating Mystia. Describing her not being serious at any moment or not very bright.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771453
Yuyuko is canon hungry. If you ask me, it seems more like a guise than an actual personality quirk. Intentionally making herself appear clueless when she's the only one with a good idea of what's happening? Brilliant.

She's also identified a critical ingredient in the Hourai Elixir that makes it so forbidden, hated, and rare. The organs or blood of a dragon.

[Anonymous No.]

Seconding Yuyuko, seeing a cheerful, ditzy ghost character in the depths of the Netherword was quite surprising to me - the fact that she has an outfit with nice visual contrast and a tie to Yukari doesn't hurt either.

Also fond of Remilia, because she's an adorable ojou character with a perfectly obedient servant.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771463
It makes no sense to be afraid of ghosts. Aren't ghosts just humans that aren't quite human anymore?

Very few fears ARE rational, though, so I can't say I blame you or that I'm surprised.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771460
I've never heard her theme in the pre-Windows boss fight, but Doll Judgement was pretty epic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771483
It probably has its roots in the primal fear of death. Not that strange, really.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771471

>She's also identified a critical ingredient in the Hourai Elixir that makes it so forbidden, hated, and rare. The organs or blood of a dragon.

That's not what makes it forbidden and hated.
What makes it forbidden and hated is that it turns the consumer into a HORRIBLE UNDYING SIN AGAINST NATURE AND ETERNALLY REMOVES A SOUL FROM THE CYCLE.

See >>1771388.
Only they can't go to Hell.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771493
Point taken, but it sure does work to make it rare when you think about it. Plus, there's no reason not to make it even more hated.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771488
Search for "The Grimoire of Alice"
"Plastic Mind"
"Romantic Children"
and this is "Alice in Wonderland"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gYlDaYf44Y

[Anonymous No.]

I like Yukari for the obvious reasons stated above.

I like Kaguya because she's silly and fun-loving (canon, see Inaba of the Moon/Inaba of the Earth) and doesn't have a care in the world--yet can be completely serious when she wants to. A bit like Yukari, in fact... it seems to be a feature of most immortals in Touhou.

Koishi for having the best fashion sense in Gensokyo.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771483

>It makes no sense to be afraid of ghosts. Aren't ghosts just humans that aren't quite human anymore?

Except for the horrible nightmare powers of KILLING YOU INSTANTLY and so on.

But moreover it's the fear of the unknown, like being afraid of aliens or gods.

(And yes, people FEARED gods. They're pretty fucking imposing. Why do you think Angels always introduced themselves with "Be Not Afraid"?)

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771512

>(canon, see Inaba of the Moon/Inaba of the Earth)

Except Inaba of the Moon/Earth isn't seriously canon.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771516
ZUN wrote it.
it's canon

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771471
>The organs or blood of a dragon.

Chinese royalty are sometimes considered "dragons." When Yuyuko talks about "eating a dragon dish," she's refering to Kaguya.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771522

You ever heard of the term "omake"?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771525
Hourai Exilir is PEOPLE???

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771530
No, please explain

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771516

Sure, being a 4koma things are exaggerated for comedy's sake, but it isn't as if ZUN just made up different personalities for the characters on the spot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771513
Maybe it's just me, then? I've never been particularly afraid of ghosts(or of death for that matter), angels, or gods. Aliens are kind of meh.

>>1771525
Well, shit. Still goes to show that Yuyuko knows more than she's letting on.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771530
>>1771542

An omake is an extra or bonus piece where characters behave out of character. It usually refers to an extra episode, for example, or a short comedy clip at the end of an episode, or a bonus strip in a manga, etc.

It does *not* generally refer to entire works, so no, Inaba of the Earth/Moon is not an omake. Plus, the characters do stay reasonably in character (an omake uses out-of-character-ness as part of the joke), so the point is moot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771522
Actually. Inaba isn't written by ZUN. He just gave the mangaka permission to use his characters/setting. But it is still sorta canon since it is official.

[Anonymous No.]

Sakuya.

Because she's a ditzy maid with a knife fetish and the power to stop time, and this is awesome.

Second place is either Reisen or Utsuho, for totally different reasons.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771559
How do you know it isn't written by ZUN? Where did you got that information?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771540
>Hourai Exilir is PEOPLE???

No. I don't remember Yuyuko ever saying that dragon blood is actually a part of the elixer. I think >1771471 might have been confused.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771589

Not like we could really take her word for it. She was probably just hungry.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771557

>It does *not* generally refer to entire works, so no, Inaba of the Earth/Moon is not an omake.

It's entirely common to have a full-line of omake works.
Hell, Evangelion has an entire omake UNIVERSE.

>Plus, the characters do stay reasonably in character (an omake uses out-of-character-ness as part of the joke), so the point is moot.

Omakes take the personality and typically overblow them for gags.

Inaba is omake relative to what should be considered canon.
At the very least, it shouldn't be "BASE THEIR PERSONALITIES OFF THIS COMPLETELY".

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771554
>Yuyuko knows more than she's letting on.

Such a sexy, conniving mind.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

amusing how the current results of this "poll" is completely different from the "your occupation and favorite touhou character" thread a few days ago (most people said sakuya or patch in that one).

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771604

Different Touhou works have different levels of seriousness, ranging from utterly silly to GRIMDARK. The canon is in between--but there is no complete agreement on exactly what level of seriousness is canon.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771471
Don't recall that, and it's probably just me at the moment. What was the source?

[Anonymous No.]

I like Yuyuko because she's smarter than she lets on, and she's happy and goofy even though she was born with a horrible power and had to use herself to seal the tree. Plus she has a cute gardener and a sexy blonde friend. Also I like the butterfly thing, I love butterflies which is why I also liked the technically genderless girl from Cardcaptor Sakura with the butterfly wings.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771620

Oh hey, I recognize this artist.

[Anonymous No.]

[Yuyuko grazing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771655

RESPEKT ZA BUTTERFLAI

[None !Mystia3.V2 No.]

I like underdogs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771364

>She's wise enough to know the folly of depression and sadness, wise enough to know that life(and unlife) is always something worth enjoying, despite the situation!

Is that why she killed herself?

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Seriously Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth is clearly canon. You can see in chapter 9 the party that was in Silent Sinner in Blue.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771687
The ghost Yuyuko and the human Yuyuko are essentially different people, considering that the former has none of the memories of the latter. The OP is obviously talking about the one we see in the netherworld.

[Anonymous No.]

I admittedly don't really know much about Yuyuko's -actual- story, all I have to reference is Perfect Cherry Blossom itself (which tells you almost nothing) and that 'When they first met' video which I assume is at least partially fanon. Correct me if I'm wrong here:

-Yuyuko is born as a human with the power to kill just about anything with just a thought, and exiles herself to prevent that power from accidentally being used.

-Yukari meets Yuyuko and befriends her, and tries to think of a way to seal off Yuyuko's power so she can live without having to worry about accidentally killing people.

-Yuyuko eventually commits suicide to avoid taking any more lives before Yukari can figure out a way to seal off her power.

-Yuyuko loses all her memories when she dies, but doesn't die fully, because Yukari is forced to bind her spirit to the cherry tree she took her life next to. Yuyuko eventually becomes a high-ranking/powerful member of the underworld because of her unique powers.

-Yukari befriends Yuyuko again, this time as the queen of the dead. Yuyuko gets curious about the sealed spirit in the tree and tries to revive it, setting Perfect Cherry Blossom's events in motion.

So, does Yuyuko still not know that Yukari was her closest friend when she was alive? Or was everything I just listed fanon bullshit?

[Anonymous No.]

Dear OP,

Yuyuko is my favorite touhou as well, and mai waifu.

Pic related.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771687
Who knows? Maybe she even knew she would have more fun in unlife. She DOES have an uncanny knack for knowing the unknowable.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771630
>amusing how the current results of this "poll" is completely different from the "your occupation and favorite touhou character" thread a few days ago

There all so nice.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771466
Even ZUN makes food jokes for her. He also writes her as kind of an airhead, but not the "haha I'm so stupid" kind, more the "haha I know way more than I let on but don't take it seriously" kind.

Actually, that "Even though you're always playing the game doesn't mean you have to care" edit with her sums it up pretty well, I think.

[Anonymous No.]

I've always adored Youmu, but I'm not really sure why. Other than her character design which I love, there's something about her mixture of childishness, self discipline and martial ability that I like about her.

Plus she's moe too, crying to Rinnosuke about being over worked~

[Anonymous No.]

I like Suwako because she is a stupid-looking loli and that gives me a boner.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771707
Just for you.

[White Ren !YLuFFdRcFQ No.]

>>1771708
Rinnosuke should've offered her a job at his shop.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771701
> -Yuyuko loses all her memories when she dies, but doesn't die fully, because Yukari is forced to bind her spirit to the cherry tree she took her life next to.

The point is basically to keep her in the Netherworld so that she never reincarnates and has to go through the experiences she did again. Well, someone did that, anyway, not necessarily Yukari. It is a common assumption that it was Yukari, but it's never explicitly stated, though since ZUN does mention that Yukari knew Yuyuko before her death, it's certainly a reasonable theory.

> So, does Yuyuko still not know that Yukari was her closest friend when she was alive?

He says in her profile that she doesn't remember her life, yes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771701

I always thought that one doujin was really sad, where Yukari figures out how to seal the tree and when she goes to tell Yuyuko, she stumbles upon her corpse at the base of the tree shorty after she killed herself. It's one of the few doujins I can think of where Yukari shows raw emotion.

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.]

>>1771364

Lady Yakumo Yukari, the oldest and most powerful amongst youkai in Gensokyo.

She is truly a magnificent noblewoman. She has had her hand in creating the impenetrable barrier that separates their world from the world of the humans, oversaw the immigration of the youkai into Gensokyo at its conception, and weakened reality itself within their realm.

Intelligence? Not only is she capable of immense numerical calculations in the blink of an eye, she can control the very boundaries of the worlds to the point of traveling through unharmed.
Not to mention, of course, her successful attack upon the Lunarian Empire at a certain point in Gensokyo's history, marking her as an impressive military campaigner. Cersei Lannister need look no further if she wished to behold Lord Tywin with teats - Lady Yakumo is more than his rival in strategics, skulduggery, and dominance.

Most definitely dominance. Even her first interview with Aya had her disciplining her submissive to introduce her! It makes me...shiver.

Yes, I cast my vote for Lady Yakumo Yukari as my certain favorite amongst Touhous.

[Anonymous No.]

I like Yuyuko. Also, Mystia and Cirno.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771701
Yuyuko knew to some extent that Yukari was her friend in life, but didn't remember the details of her death(or maybe she really did and wanted another chance at life). She didn't lose her memories AT death, but slowly lost them over time.

Most of the rest is more fanon than canon. I'm fairly sure Yuyuko didn't get her instakill powers until after she died, and the cherry tree she was bound to was a powerful youkai(possibly why she killed herself, to seal it away).

>>1771707
ZUN is far wiser than many believe him to be. Or maybe it's the incredible happening of divine coincidence~

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771701

>-Yuyuko is born as a human with the power to kill just about anything with just a thought, and exiles herself to prevent that power from accidentally being used.

It is uncertain if she had her ability to invoke death in her mortal life.
She wasn't exiled, to my knowledge, either.

>-Yukari meets Yuyuko and befriends her, and tries to think of a way to seal off Yuyuko's power so she can live without having to worry about accidentally killing people.

Nothing implies this...
She met Yukari and they became friends.

>-Yuyuko eventually commits suicide to avoid taking any more lives before Yukari can figure out a way to seal off her power.

She committed suicide to seal off the Saigyou Ayakashi (murderous demon tree) with the help of a troupe of unknown heroes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771701
Link to this video?

>>1771728
Link to this doujin

(Sorry for the trouble)

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771733

>Not to mention, of course, her successful attack upon the Lunarian Empire at a certain point in Gensokyo's history, marking her as an impressive military campaigner

But her attack on the Lunarian Empire was a complete failure so yeah.

It's actually presumed she lost intentionally to teach the Youkai not to attack people at random, though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771747
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=majdtmwRWfU
Subtitled version.

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.]

>>1771750

This implies a series of Pyhrric victories for Yukari, ending in her choosing to withdraw her Youkai armada.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771750

Also an excuse to hang out with loli Yuka and wear sexy elbow gloves.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771768

>This implies a series of Pyhrric victories for Yukari, ending in her choosing to withdraw her Youkai armada.

... Nnnnnnooooooooooooooooo....

"It is said that she once invaded the moon by modifying the boundary between truth and lie and plunging into the mirrored moon on the lake's surface.

Although she went in with an army of impudent youkai, they were crushed by the Moon's advanced weaponry. "

This implies they were CRUSHED.

No victory.

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.]

>>1771773

So it is said. Who can tell? It may be propaganda spread out by the Lunarians(who have rightfully exercised some control over Gensokyo)to magnify the might and power of their weaponry.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

I like Yuyuko because she's hot.

But I still prefer Youmu, because she's awesome.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771738
>She didn't lose her memories AT death, but slowly lost them over time.
From her profile:
>After becoming a ghost, she thoroughly forgot everything about the time she was alive, and started to enjoy being able to invoke death.

>>1771742
>She committed suicide to seal off the Saigyou Ayakashi (murderous demon tree) with the help of a troupe of unknown heroes.
From her profile:
>In the beginning, Yuyuko was only able to control some dead spirits. Unconsciously, that power grew stronger, eventually becoming the ability to invoke death. Terrified by her own ability, she commited suicide.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771782

>It may be propaganda spread out by the Lunarians(who have rightfully exercised some control over Gensokyo)to magnify the might and power of their weaponry.

Well other than the fact that it was the event that BROUGHT YUKARI TO "FAMOUS YOUKAI" STATUS so that it's based in Gensokyo...

I think THAT IT MIGHT'VE BEEN AN INTENTIONAL LOSS LIKE IT KEEPS IMPLYING.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771773

[Arcueid Brunestud !ARCIkc4cG6 No.]

>>1771795

Very well. Don't run crying to me when TH 16 proves my theory right.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771773

It's been implied she did it on purpose, to teach the Youkai that striking out from their territory is a bad idea.

[Anonymous No.]

Gentlemen, this isn't a Yukari thread. At least give us a Reimu or Marisa...

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771799
>>1771810

Did you even see my original post of >>1771750?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771827
I did, but I didn't give a shit. I just wanted to post some motherfucking Chado.

[Anonymous No.]

Was this supposed to be Sakuya?

[Anonymous No.]

After staring carefully at the character list for 40 minutes, I still have not arrived at a conclusion.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771952
I assumed it was just some random Lunarian that used to serve Kaguya.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771967
Does anyone in particular turn you on? Start there and narrow it down.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771984

Yeah, that makes more sense. Also I wish there was more art of Yukari in her black dress, it's so sexy.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771986
I'm not interested in Touhou porn.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772026
When I get a boner over a Touhou, I suppress it and feel ashamed, because I wish to convert any lust I have into pure love for Ran.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772080
Furry.

>>1772026
You know, arousal can occur without exposure to porn - it can be platonic. Have you never felt that tender torrent of affection from across your screen?

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772113
Well, I thought about it a bit, and I've come to the conclusion that Rinnosuke is a pretty neat character in my eyes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771967
Yeah, I know

They're all so damned likeable

[Anonymous No.]

>>1771757
This made me sad.

In a good way.

[Anonymous No.]

Patchouli is easily my favorite Touhou. So many aspects of her character appeal to me... Her quips are entertaining. She's a powerful magician. Her favorite hobby is reading and, as such, she keeps the largest library in Gensokyo. She receives free room and board for maintaining an almost completely unused library. Plus, I find her design appealing and the idea of an immensely capable magician whose power fluctuates with the pollen count is thoroughly entertaining.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772216
The fact that she wears pajamas and is a NEET also doesn't hurt.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772245
>she wears pajamas
Hate to be a grammar nazi, but technically she doesn't. Pajamas specifically refer to two piece sleepwear including pants and a shirt. What Patchy wears is more akin to a dressing gown over a nightgown. Same function though, so the idea's correct.

>and is a NEET
I dunno about that. Being Voile's sole librarian (while certainly not a difficult job) is some form of employment considering the benefits she receives. Unless you interpret that situation as less of an exchange of services between Patchy and Remilia and instead look at it as a gift from Remilia to Patchy. To describe her as a mild to moderate hikikikomori certainly wouldn't be too far off, however.

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772245
>is a NEET

Kaguya would like a word with you.

[Anonymous No.]

My favorite.

[Anonymous No.]

soo guys i knew jimi hendrix lol.

[HKAnon No.]

>>1772245

The concept of employment doen't seem to apply in Gensokyo, where inhabitants without occpuational titles and stay indoors are bound to be the same as NEET in human world. "Vocation" would be a better description for individuals (designed) with unique, specific and vital roles in there.

>>1772216
Anyway, Patchouli-sama.
Prehaps I consider the pursuit and producton of knowledge as a kind of charisma. Her undepleting enthusiasm for wisdom is what I admire and appreciate much. And factors dealing with moe attributes of course.
Good for making me addicted to books and libraries...orz

[Anonymous No.]

>>1772973
Bookworm + glasses moe = loev

[Anonymous No.]

Reisen's the way to go. She's the voice of reason in a world full of nutcases, has by my count the versatility of four different powersets (her own EMF control, the insanity gaze she gets from being a moon rabbit, Lunarian weaponry, and alchemy Eirin's teaching her) without being overpowered or munchkiny, and has the underdog's charm since the Eientei crowd treats her like shit. Reisen is one of the very few touhoes that are waifu material.

[Anonymous of Austria No.]

>>1771747
It's (also) in FLIPFLOPS Variant Yoyoumu (the one with the only recently translated mahjongg part)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBYSUFDdG-I