This land would become Gensokyo, where the Touhou franchise takes place. Thus, many of the remaining youkai agreed to form a pact with some humans to seal themselves off in a Pure Land and conserve their faith energy with them. However, as people became more knowledgeable and science evolved, people stopped believing in them, and the lack of faith could bring about the end of youkai. In the past, youkai and other mythical creatures ruled the land.
Touhou only started out with a vague lore in the PC-98 era, but starting with the Windows Era, ZUN clarified and straightened things out to create a more cohesive lore. If you want a quick introduction to Touhou, this video is here for you. Sadly, he got on the janitor's bad side and was permabanned for trumped-up charges of spamming and ban evasion.įor Touhou-centric posts not related to traditional games, we recommend visiting /jp/, considering the now-infamous Touhou Hijack was used as an out to create the board in the first place. Fa/tg/uys generally didn't mind Touhou, as long as it was kept from taking over the discussion, but instead used to further it or spice it up, or just as eye candy while the discussion continued.
It's also known for its kickass music.Ī fellow referred to as Touhoufag used to be seen in D&D threads, particularly ones involving character optimization. This has also resulted in the creation of the Touhou Power Cards for 4e Dungeons & Dragons. In fact, there is so much Touhou fanart that it is commonly held that no matter what the situation, there is at least one Touhou picture that is appropriate.
The series is known for its almost entirely female cast of characters, and the plethora of fanart they have inspired. Only four things are known about ZUN: He is married, his favorite character (Aya), what he looks like, and that he loves beer. The Touhou Project is a series of Japanese " danmaku" ("bullet hell") vertical shooter games made by a skinny Japanese man known as ZUN. Touhou is usually seen in character optimization threads because the majority of the Touhou fanbase are min-maxers. Girls believe that you solve this mystery." – Touhou Koumakyou ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil loading screen File:4Etouhou.jpg The border land was wrapped in Scarlet Magic. Girls do their best now and are preparing. " This game is Curtain Fire Shooting Game.