a message from zun and beatmario to the english touhou community

[ReisenFanatic17]

tell them why

why are you into the touhou fandom

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[ReisenFanatic17]

personnally it's because of that sr pelo touhou video

then i dug deeper and i found y'all

(i still love you guys)

[suyu_]

i like touhou because it have cute fairies (joke)

mainly because of fanworks, fanmusic, fanfics and stuff

tbh i'm not entirely into the games themselves, most things i like are just the fan ones

[nitorii]

I just like porn

jokes aside, it's mostly just music and art, I'm no longer that interested in touhou

[DynoHou]

ehhhhhmmmmmmm flying shooting women?

[Sigure]

On 2/7/2024 at 1:13 PM, nom said:

I just like porn

jokes aside, it's mostly just music and art, I'm no longer that interested in touhou

Real as fuck lmao

[Yumetou]

I could give an answer, like 'It was the youtube videos, the cute fumo meme, the characters and their relationships, the deluge of images on 4chan I never thought to investigate'. All those are true, even if they aren't the thing which made me decide to look into Touhou. What really drew me in?

 

You guys. The fans.

 

In an era where fans are continually milked by companies or are sanitized to appeal to investors, Touhou still feels like fandoms back in the 90s and 00s. There's a sense of playful fun and adventure. People aren't trying to prove their devotion to the source material by increasingly tenuous theory-crafting. There's no one scrubbing sites of any kind of criticism. And definitely no massive DLC pack or five year content map with a battle pass. Its a bunch of dudes and dudettes who enjoy something, who enjoy talking about the thing. Not some drama, the game's glorified marketing or wiki bullet-points. The characters, setting and story are at the heart of Touhou like very few games today, and the fans' love reflect that.

[Banana Man 4577]

I like them because of the games, honestly seeing familiar faces every time I play a touhou game is nice and because of ZUN lax behavior on his IP, I see all types of different touhou games from horror to metroidvania. The music is also really good. And the last thing is the community, I have seen so much stuff being made for touhou, from animations, mangakas and even artwork, its just amazing to see this community thrive after I have seen so many forums and communities die out over the years.

[alexcary3]

Dear English Touhou Community,

Your passion and dedication to the Touhou Project never cease to amaze us. Your creativity and support fuel our inspiration. Let's continue to explore the boundaries of Gensokyo together, creating unforgettable experiences and fostering a vibrant community. Thank you for being part of this journey!

ZUN and Beatmario