1. When did you get into Touhou?
approx. the present era, likely around 18.5-19 release (late 2022 or early 2023)
2. What made you first interested in Touhou?
i think it was a mix of primarily and secondary sources, then i was the influence for two of my irl friends to get into touhou
3. What made you stay with Touhou?
been into it since i started, it’s mostly from the interesting stuff that comes out of the fans, especially from r/place bad apple. never underestimate the touhou fans as they say
4. What level of fanbase do you interact with?
i keep it medium level, i rarely ever speak in the big touhou discord servers tho sometimes i keep it small too since i have a bunch of online friends that are into touhou
5. How familiar are you with Touhou lore and story?
quite a lot tho there are still things i yet have to discover, my IQ for touhou is higher than my school IQ :p
6. Do you think Touhou is the hardest bullet-hell game?
as of today, i haven’t stepped out to see other bullet-hell games but i could play len’en if i did
7. Do you think Touhou Gacha harmed the franchise?
110% yes, LW has did a great impact on the turn of fangames leading to the gambling addiction of cute supernatural girls. i’m also a touhou ROBLOX user and the start of the rising tower defense games on there shouldn’t be ignored
8. Is piracy within Touhou good or bad?
i have mixed feelings about it. the thorns about it is the fact ZUN won’t get the money and it’s illegal too. the roses is that some people can’t afford the games on steam and such. the fan games here (PDP (puppet dance performance), MI (mystia izayaka), etc.) keeps the same opinions as the official games since the creators of those won’t get the money and allat :/
9. How flanderized do you think Touhou characters are?
i have my own headcanons, those have a mixture of canon and fanon but what from i gathered across the franchise: i’ll take D or even E. i’m quite surprised of the extreme difference from the flanderized characters to canon
10. Overall, which eras you like the most?
im quite the PC-98, 1st, and 2nd generations enthusiast :]