let me yap on how i got here

[Idioms21]

So a like 2 months ago i saw a video of tf2 heavy singing Help Me Medic which was a parody (or whatever you call it) of the Help Me Erin song which I saw many many years ago. So because of this I decided to listen to it again and lo and behold they made a new version which a cool new animation and it made me want to get into Touhou. At this point I only knew some of the really popular songs and played the old PC-98 games and thought they sucked major ass a very long time ago. For the past months I've just been delving deeper and deeper in this rabbit hole of a series man it just doesn't run out of interesting tales to tell about its community and games.

Another thing to come out of me getting in the series is that there is this one artist that I really like and I copy how he draws certain things when I don't know what I'm doing. Now I just started realizing that he draws 95% Touhou and 5% anything else. It's nice looking at my gallery of a bunch of random anime characters and finally knowing their names.

now this is getting way too long for an introduction anyways hi I'm Idioms I like drawing, fighting games, gacha games, and computers nice to meet you folks!

[pocketcalc1205]

Hola, we're happy to have you here. I'm especially glad to see new fans since I've been around for so long. I first got into Touhou in 2007, in other words around the start of its "golden age". Seeing the fandom continue to grow and for the series to remain relevant just warms my heart. 

Thanks for coming, your art is beautiful and I hope to see more from you soon. Godspeed.

[Idioms21]

Thanks for the compliment! It really felt like I found an old treasure trove of goodies with this series cuz man the fandom existed before i was even a primordial soup and its still ongoing, it's like being a witness to momentous part of history. I'll be sticking around to see how the series progresses and what the fans are going to cook in the meantime.

And very much thanks for the warm welcome!

[kymoh]

Hi welcome Idioms21! Looks like you're pretty new but already exposed to the strong bond between the touhou and tf2 community- believe me, there is A LOT of overlap and you'll likely run into many more parodies of the two communities combined :)

On 10/9/2024 at 8:25 PM, Idioms21 said:

now this is getting way too long for an introduction anyways hi I'm Idioms I like drawing, fighting games, gacha games, and computers nice to meet you folks!

Awesome! I'm not really into fighting games or gacha games, but I'd love to see some of your art! I'm also curious who your inspiration is

[Idioms21]

11 hours ago, kymoh said:

Hi welcome Idioms21! Looks like you're pretty new but already exposed to the strong bond between the touhou and tf2 community- believe me, there is A LOT of overlap and you'll likely run into many more parodies of the two communities combined :)

I've thought about why the two communities overlap so much, like tf2 could be in cahoots with really anything niche or popular but the one that is always a constant is touhou. I like to think that what Touhou is the east as TF2 is to the west, though each is not exclusive to only their region. Both got popular in the same decade and got lots of diehard fans thanks to the memorable characters and solid gameplay which made them timeless (atleast thats what I think as a fan of both games).
Also an encounter I once had in tf2 was a guy holding a conscientious objector with a picture of Reimu with the caption "YOUKAI RACIST BOTTOM TEXT" chasing a guy with a profile picture and name of another touhou character (i cant remember who) and he would kill bind everytime youkai racist catches up to him and that is one of the funniest random event i've ever had.

11 hours ago, kymoh said:

Awesome! I'm not really into fighting games or gacha games, but I'd love to see some of your art! I'm also curious who your inspiration is

I'll continue to be posting whatever touhou art I decide to make on a whim at Akyuu's Studio (hey maybe i can be a regular there!). As for that artist I mention their name is massakasama (@ma_sakasama), I really like how they simplify stuffs like anatomy into just their simplest of shapes and still make it look cool. They only post some of their art on twitter but you can find most of them at danbooru tho there maybe some nsfw stuffs.