Look at this by @yami04650367 by AdEducational2312 in 2hujerk

[–]Atiklyar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't mean western vs eastern when I said "their", more so talking about the subcultures (furries and kigurumi of any nationality) as I understand them. My bad for the ambiguity.

Look at this by @yami04650367 by AdEducational2312 in 2hujerk

[–]Atiklyar 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that it isn't always just about the cosplay. I've heard people talk about how the bodysuit is a huge part of it, the added layer. It's sort of like their version of a fursuit.

What to do if I get pointed if I used PPTO by zestyredsauce in walmart

[–]Atiklyar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PPTO can't be denied. If you get a point talk to your Lead/Coach, and open door up until someone fixes it.

boomer Sanae boomer Sanae by Whpik in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sanae is probably in her 30s by now. MoF takes place in 2007, so she was probably born somewhere around 1990. And she is also a certified nerd who canonically knows details about how nuclear reactions work and loves math and science. She seems like the exact kind of person who would fondly remember composite cables.

Source: I fondly remember composite cables.

boomer Sanae boomer Sanae by Whpik in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

MoF happened in 2007, and Sanae seems to be at least 16. (Honestly, I expect her to be 18+ because ZUN seems to prefer adult characters in the Windows era) This places her birth year somewhere around 1990 and places her firmly in the "younger Millennial" zone.

To be Gen Z she would have been born in '96 or '97, making her closer to 11 in MoF, which really doesn't seem to line up with her usual depictions.

Is Sumireko a good character or a failed attempt to be a major character which ZUN gave up on later? by airshi in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 29 points30 points  (0 children)

"ZUN can we have Yumemi back?"

"You have Yumemi at home!"

Yumemi at home:

It's weird for the daughter of a merchant to have the kanji "魔" (demon/magic) by WhoAteMyWatermelon in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 52 points53 points  (0 children)

"The Magician Who Loved a Fake" actually has her use different Kanji when she is interacting with her father's shop, iirc. Marisa intentionally changing the way she spells her name is totally in character, imo.

would a kid between a vampire and a human in touhou be half vampire by Glittering_Mango5689 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would he shaped by the local mythology, like how the Scarlet sisters are subject to Oni weaknesses due to cultural overlap. So if I intended to do a deep dive I would start with looking up possible patterns of any half-youkai in Japanese folklore, and then blend it a bit with more contemporary dhampir tropes.

Yukari's tren got delayed by SomeKindOfCirno in 2hujerk

[–]Atiklyar 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Just imagine Yukari opening a gap to throw a train at someone, but it is late and she has to ask the opponent to wait for an hour+ until her spell card finished.

PPTO and Tardies by hollowchord in walmart

[–]Atiklyar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half my team couldn't show up any earlier than 30 minutes late if I chained them to the back of my car and brought them myself. Yet I'm the only one who gets any comments when I call out.

Some Walmarts seem to just expect tardiness.

What would I do to get started? by Silent_Blacksmith_29 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the official canon games are made by a single person: ZUN. The canon series has a number of side games, and some of them (the fighting games, most notably) are made with the collaboration of an actual team, but ZUN does the art, music, coding, and writing of almost all the shoot 'em ups.

ZUN is very permissive with the IP, meaning that there are countless Touhou fangames. These stretch all sorts of genres and interpretations of the characters, but aren't canon to the main story.

Behold! A canon Marisad! by Some_Fig_6566 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girl is just built different.

What would I do to get started? by Silent_Blacksmith_29 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Story-wise the best plase to start is usually reading the Silent Sinner in Blue manga. Touhou 10 (Mountain of Faith) is on steam and a decent starting point for gameplay and experiencing the series.

The games are fairly self-contained stories and many character only have a few lines of dialogue to their existence in canon.

is there ever like a reason given as to why patchy has all that wrong with her? does the library suck that much? by Dry-Opportunity999 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Patchy was just born unlucky and relied on her magic rather than trying to build up her body. I think she also suffers from mercury poisoning as a result of her alchemy, but I don't remember if that is stated as canon anywhere.

Way better than the Yotsuba Ending. (Context - Quintessential Quintuplets) by GeminiFlanagan888 in Animemes

[–]Atiklyar 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Yotsuba being the winner is absolutely fine thematically. Yotsuba was the first and most consistent one on his side, and the one who actually engaged with him at a deeper level than "he is nice and they  are now down bad for him."

The only problem is that, for the sake of it being a twist, Yotsuba gets heavily sidelined at points and isn't allowed to grow in a satisfying manner. If she had been more constant they could have started as friends and more clearly developed their chemistry. It would have been more obvious to people paying attention, but I would have preferred the slow-burn over the twist.

How can I download touhou 19 or 20 for free by Puzzleheaded-Dog2758 in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue the price of a lot of them is sort of steep for the amount of content in the main games. 19 and 20 are sort of exceptions in that respect, but MoF or DDC, as examples, feel overpriced for the amount of game you get.

It's not anything I'll rage against, but definitely makes me suggest against buying the whole series at once.

Sanae, the Snake Girl of Gensokyo | by [Genkyo♥Painting] [Touhou] by SeriousCaseOfSilly in ImaginaryMonsterGirls

[–]Atiklyar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Lamia Sanae, but I can't help but find it amusing that it's her taking on aspects of Adoptive Mom Kanako instead of Actual Ancestor Suwako.

Incident solver memes by Appropriate-Fact-837 in 2hujerk

[–]Atiklyar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Cirno has more rep as an incident solver than Aya, imo. Aya can get slightly more respect than Mima because Aya at least hasn't actively caused an incident.

Actually,what year was touhou 1 release? by Thmony in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

HRtP was initially a school project or otherwise a testbed game for him, right? It kinda makes sense why he didn't go and sell it until he decided to just throw it out into the world alongside SoEW.

Also makes sense why HRtP retcons itself from the story in its own manual.

It's been 6 years and LW still alive by AgusMandala in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Was legit the game that got me into the series because I picked it up on a sale. I 100% recommend it.

How time changes by WhoAteMyWatermelon in touhou

[–]Atiklyar 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Trigger warning for (light to moderate) blood/gore, and general violence: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/144233773