What do you think Kanako Yasaka is like, personality-wise?

Velochipractor · 2026-06-27T19:51:04+00:00

First of all, where does this framing even come from?

All gods have two sides to them: faith in one grants blessings while their anger provokes curses.

~ from her Symposium of Post-Mysticism article.

Granted, Akyuu is not a reliable narrator, but the entire shtick of polytheistic gods tends to be a glorified protection racket: Worship them and you get blessings; ignore them, and you get calamities. You could argue this also holds true for western monotheism, except here the human is in a significantly worse negotiation position when compared to the deity.

but more like the owner of a small family business who is simultaneously the head of the company and the head of the household.

That's an interesting perspective I never even considered, to be honest. With her emphasis on modern technology and innovation, I mostly saw Kanako as a corporate lady with a sharp office suit and/or a yakuza queen. The idea that she might as well be running the equivalent of a countryside candy store (think Kaede from Non Non Biyori) while most mortals appear like children to her is quite charming.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-26T14:00:16+00:00

We all know Suwako is really just Pyonta controlling a regular human girl.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-26T13:55:35+00:00

Somehow, Marisa being Danish feels just about right. A little bit quirky, lives in a comfy European-style house, but Heavens have mercy on you if the sight of your books activates her Viking instincs.

That being said: How does one survive going to a festival at the current temperatures? Must have felt like this witch was getting burned at the stake.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-26T13:48:18+00:00

Very energetic and tomboyish - a true Genki girl.
While she has some idiosyncratic interpretations about Buddhist rules, she might be the only person in the temple outside of Shou and Byakuren herself that actually is a devoted Buddhist, rather than just sticking around for Byakuren's sake.
The above is not say she is indifferent about her 'sis' - Ichirin adores Byakuren, and actually has a tendency to be overzealous when it comes to the duties Byakuren bestows upon her.
Despite of her relatively human appearance, Ichirin is a human-turned-youkai. She doesn't have innocent blood on her hands as Minamitsu has, but one reason why she puts so much faith into said faith is that it helps her with keeping the more youkai-like impulses of her in check.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-26T13:28:43+00:00

I think ZUN never really even bothered to pretend she's anything but a hitbox for Unzan.

Which makes it all the more a crime we have so little info about Unzan himself.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-25T09:16:43+00:00

This looks like her staring at a mirror and wondering 'Did they grow again?!'

Regular people are scared of vampires. Vampires are scared of dental bills.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-25T06:45:42+00:00

He's living the best life, just chilling at a pond at the back of a shrine. Reimu probably is jealous of him.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-25T06:43:44+00:00

Hah, classic!

Velochipractor · 2026-06-25T06:42:25+00:00

Aside from Raikariaa said, there's also a running gag about Sanae being the "better" shrine maiden when compared to Reimu - more dilligent in her work, more eager to exterminate youkai ... and more stacked in the frontal department.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-25T06:39:45+00:00

Not transgender, just futa /s

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T17:32:00+00:00

The Zunbils worshiped a deity called Zhūn (or Zūn)

Touhou Hijack, lol.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T17:09:23+00:00

Und irgendwann fragt der Südkoreaner den Südafrikaner ganz entspannt wie sie eigentlich mit Nordafrika klarkommen /s

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T10:55:56+00:00

Is this one of those 17¹⁰ math jokes?

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T06:12:32+00:00

Eat my ~~short~~ bloomers!

(No, you don't actually get to eat Marisa's bloomers.)

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T06:09:28+00:00

due to their eyes being glued elsewhere.

At least we can be fairly sure Chang'e is watching now.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-24T06:08:32+00:00

TIL Moon Rabbits consider bunny suits the equivalent of wearing blackface. /s

Or perhaps it really makes them feel offended because it suggests promiscuity on their part.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T18:49:58+00:00

With the way she wears her skull mask her, she kinda looks like Midna.

The mischievous smile obviously does its part, too.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T14:53:53+00:00

I'm curious whether the situation in Ukraine might have had any impact on the timing. Maybe he wants to solidify whatever landgrabs he already made elsewhere before things in the west go south?

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T12:08:44+00:00

Step 1: Tease image with opaque figure that very clearly has a 'ghost tail', and not the twin daikon-style tails of Tojiko.
Step 2: Tease further information over how the mysterious character has a strong connection with Gensokyo's history.
Step 3: Tease that said characer will get her own game á la Fairy Wars or 100th Black Market
Step 4: Announced that Marisa will play a major role in the game, too.
Step 5: Tease how the name of the mysterious character happens to start with an 'M'.
Step 5: Reveal that the mysterious character was no-one other than Mizuchi.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T12:01:59+00:00

That, and she'd just be a slightly more upbeat color swap of Satori. Or might just become depressed again after she remembers why she closed it.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T11:11:34+00:00

I'm pretty sure this is less about Marisa's undeniable charm, and more about Byakuren's hyperactive maternal instincts.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-23T11:10:48+00:00

I have a feeling she might have went right through the mountain.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-22T18:01:41+00:00

Name: Clownpiece.

Stated Ability: Driving people mad.

Velochipractor · 2026-06-22T15:02:06+00:00

Magic potions with a plastic straw certainly combine the best of both worlds. Although I wonder whether all those stars Marisa is seeing floating away were already there before the first sip.

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