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The Time Has Come Everyone. We now have two smug faces- which is better, you decide! OR

I see some new emotes got added, so while we're in the mood can we please get a kogasa_woah and youmu_shrug? Maybe a cirno_shocked, even?

Also, you don't put all those games into one folder?

My windows drive broke down not long ago so I've been living with this I used to have a very organized desktop too ;-;

Heya Nanashi, or whatever you plan on naming yourself :) I'd like to poke some fun at ananas, here's an interesting idea I just came up with: Ananashi can be read in many ways. A-Nanashi, or "a anonymous." Ananas-Hi, or "pineapple hi." Ana-Nashi, translates to "no hole" or "hole pear" in Japanese. Ana-Nas-Hi, a bit of a stretch, but can be translated to "hole eggplant fire." You don't have to change your name I only thought it was funny enough to bring up Anyway, have fun reading through the GSG! Yumetou has been doing an amazing job and it's good to see more people getting into his fanfic. Oh, and thanks for mentioning "War, Peace, and Vengeance." Sorry Nyoko, but I had forgotten about it for a while. Looks like I have some catching up to do.

nice, it has a casual style to it, I like it :D I've been using colored pencils for my drawings, but often times the colors don't show well. no matter how hard I press. And the skin color always looks kind of gray. Do you have any tips? Thicker paper maybe?

A couple of sketches? More like masterpieces! Agreed. They wrap around the folds so perfectly. I also like the sharp patterns in Sakuya's dress and headpiece. Looks very clean

sure doesn't looks like you're new to art! These are some great drawings, better than anything I've ever made But you asked for feedback, so I'll stop with all this flattery. First, Nitori's head shape looks a little rigid. Try smoothing out the corners and maybe even drawing her face narrower. Second, the legs for "Wriggle Kick" seem out of proportion/perspective. Hard to notice at first sight, but it does look strange being half 2D half 3D. Still, these minor imperfections are the type of things that only get corrected through experience, not some huge shift in technique. So keep at it, I think you have a talent for this. One final note, I love the simple style, especially daiyousei and byakuren :). I've always wanted to make a small comic with an artstyle like that.

WHAT! 24 PEOPLE REQUIRED?! uhm.. can we really organize everyone even if we get that many people? Who knows, some of the earlier participants might've already forgotten about this thing cause it's been so long I hope this doesn't get scrapped or postponed forever

Certainly quite odd... and to add onto Retron and Idioms21, you did a good job making a creepy/unsettling vibe :) . Imagine if these were enemies in a touhou stage, add some japanese-folklore-like backstory and I think it'd fit pretty well. Reminds me of one time when I drew a pile of erasers, added legs to it and a face and it looked like a minecraft mob haha

XD What an evil laugh, you're making me giggle out of fear! Aside from that, you make a lot of good points. Never even noticed Rumia saying 'Miko' til you mentioned it. You've been operating for 30 sleepless hours and still manage to be the smartest one here... speaking of which, I'm a bit curious why you're up for so long? Also... Osana Reimu... it was so sad... and yumetou's latest chapter did too well of a job capturing those emotions again ;-; hehe, I remember scrolling down, seeing your name in the 'Recently Browsing' section, and thinking "someone's going to get cut off mid-typing, and it ain't gonna be me ." BTW I love the 3D design! Although Agappa with such a manly face looks so hilarious haha

Woohoo! It's so fun seeing a new chapter and everyone gathers back to this familiar old thread to discuss it . I thought I was a bit late to comment on the previous chapter, so I was holding off on talking here until the next post. Well, turns out that took much longer than I hoped :P . And speaking of writing this fanfic for a year, apparently there's a whopping 112 replies (113 including this one) on this thread?! Since when?!? I agree, I haven't really talked to Soshmal directly yet but oh-my-god he put in a ton of effort into his analysis. And best of all he was correct about it! So if you're reading this Sosh, you are awesome :) I think you're doing great work inspiring everyone to read closely and use our imaginations. No username idea? Okay then nanashi (no name), good to see you're enjoying the story so far! I remember being in the same situation as you, reading a few days straight to catch up to everyone. So no worries about having nothing to say. But if you ever have any cool ideas to share, we'll always be here :D As for the new chapter, I've been wondering who Ichibanki is. Never heard of him/her, is that one of Sekibanki's heads or something? I don't have much time right now so I might come back to this later and make a more educated guess. It's also nice that this week's options don't seem too consequential- after seeing Soshmal's previous post I was kinda worried I'd have to use my brain for the next vote XD. So yeah, I assume it doesn't matter too much what Sekibanki/Koggers do next so I chose danmaku, it sounds the coolest.

Any specifics other than being a touhou fan? Are you looking for people to play touhou games with, talk about touhou, talk about life in general, or meet in person, etc.?

Hello! I assume you're the same Crab I sometimes talk to on the discord server? The server has really been getting hectic recently. Whether you intend on jumping ship or you just want to visit these forums a bit, you'll always be welcome! Everyone's super nice so feel free to jump into any topic that looks interesting. One other thing... explain yourself here! This either must be some typo, or a simple ploy to deceive your fellow crab friends ...

haha sort of :) I like this arcade game made by the same people as DDR, called Dancerush Stardom. Look up a video! PS It's been a while since this post- I've definitely improved my dancing since. So excuse me if it doesn't look as impressive >.<

Woohoo! My ally coming in to save the day! Thank you Motor-omg for covering my back If I counted correctly we're almost at the required participation, and hopefully bumping this topic with these last few messages attracts some more people :D Also I have to say, Mortar-o'-mc... what a priority list you have :O So much commitment to help me out, it's greatly appreciated. Perhaps it's a bit too one-sided, I'm worrying? It practically feels like you're venturing through the perilous lands of Gensokyo, fighting face-to-face with bloodthirsty youkai, and surviving off nothing but scraps for weeks straight- just to lend me a hand! How very noble of you! ...Meanwhile I'm here sitting comfy in my seat, having read about your outstanding dedication, contemplating whether I should give a quick reply or head to my even-comfier bed and sleep it off, drift into some dream world where I face not even a single worry coming close in magnitude of whatever daily struggles you must be suffering with... ...And with that said, it's time for me to head to bed. I suppose I should write a response on the Oscar Diggs OoC soon, it's been long enough already. I'll think about it later :P

Is there no way to start the event with less people? I don't want to be so doubtful, but this is probably the max amount of people joining. And that number may only decrease on the day of the event. I remember for the "Moriya Meetup" a few months ago, some people had to leave early and some simply forgot.

Interesting video! I never knew the Hifuu Club lore ran so deep. And the Maribel-Yukari connection is now stronger than I ever thought. Details of the dystopian world make me super curious- virtual scenery on trains, moon tours, lifespan regulations?! It's futuristic enough to make for a cool atmosphere, but still uncomfortably close enough to our present era to give a chill down my spine thinking about it. I (unfortunately) wouldn't be surprised if most of Zun's descriptions came true, especially "scientific culture," and lack of imagination. I'd reckon you can already tell signs of it today- Atheism and Agnosticism are more popular than ever, the idea of scientific proof being the basis of all fact over anything else, and even the creations of AI that do all our thinking for us, no imagination needed. Don't get me wrong, these are huge advancements that have tons of benefits for society. But watching that video, it makes me wonder: Will us humans ever forget about old myths, folktales, youkai, the very stories that inspired touhou? Will we no longer look up to thank the stars -God or not- for the beautiful gift that is life? Will we live in the same souless world as Maribel and Renko? The thought reminds me of a different book I read, one with a similar setting in which people are losing faith in religion and thus forgetting about their humanity, in a way. Definitely strengthens my pessimistic view of The Hifuu Club's world... Sorry if I went off-track there. But it's such an interesting topic, along with being touhou-related, that the Hifuu Club is practically calling for me to pick it up. I'd love to read it as soon as I'm done with my current book! yeah, it seems like a cd + written work combined? As for the music I've listened to some of the songs before, they're really good. You should definitely give "Greenwich in the Sky" and "Merry the Magician" a listen! P.S. dat thumbnail XD

Cool ideas! It was interesting to see you chose the mercs based on the character's personality, unlike what most people do- matching generic character abilities such as Eirin = Medic or Nitori = Engie. It was fun imagining Remi screaming for heals after taking a single hit. And Mystia as heavy threw me off for a sec but your explanation makes plenty of sense. I'll add some of my thoughts too: Meiling - You'd think she would play frontline heavy and guard the control point. But I think it'd be funny if she would be one of those engineers that set up camp at the intelligence and use the chair taunt. You know, the one where he pulls out the big lounge chair and relaxes with some beers. Then Meiling would go afk and probably get all her buildings sapped and destroyed soon after XD Yuuka - Machina sniper. And she'd be a beast with it. She might struggle a bit against other snipers or annoying scouts, but she's the type to send a fully-charged headshot straight through a heavy and his healer with one shot. She's the type to destroy a conga taunt line just to get that sweet collateral (as I've done before). I was also thinking direct hit soldier might fit Yuuka, but I heard Yuuka's not very aggressive and tends to stay close to her sunflower field. So yeah, cozy camper for her secondary :) . This would mean she can stand her ground even better, and also land headshots while burning. Basically an Okuu/Pyro's worst nightmare haha

aw man, what a shame.. what's the minimum requirement, by the way?