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不人气的大狸子

不人气的大狸子

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    Last year, the Chinese Touhou community organized the "Fumo Drifting Project." The planners mailed their Reimu Fumo plushie to various locations across China, allowing locals to take it on tours of local landmarks and record their personal impressions. Starting from Beijing, the Reimu Fumo traversed all 34 of China's provinces—a truly remarkable feat. I believe this was an excellent initiative that fostered a strong sense of unity within the community.
    Bhrjr
    Alright, continuing on from Fate, is Love Live also considered more popular than Touhou in China? It should be another ip that's around the same level of popularity as Touhou overall, and I assume Love Live is more popular than Idolmaster in China.
    不人气的大狸子
    不人气的大狸子
    I’m not very familiar with Love Live, and it’s hard for me to judge which is more popular between it and The Idolmaster. Both IPs have had breakout moments over the past few years. However, based on my experience on Bilibili, I feel that Love Live is slightly more well-known.

    In its earlier years, Nico Yazawa was a popular source material in Bilibili’s MAD scene. Later on, there were also Chinese characters like Zhong Lanzhu and Tang Keke. In particular, Tang Keke made Love Live! Superstar!! extremely popular during that period.

    On the other hand, Gakuen Idolmaster also had a brief surge in popularity a few years ago, mainly centered around characters like Kotone Fujita and Hiro Shinozawa.

    Overall, though, neither of these IPs is particularly thriving right now. Public attention has largely shifted to BanG Dream!, especially because MyGO and Ave Mujica achieved unprecedented success last year.
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    不人气的大狸子
    I think I underestimated the popularity of Touhou on TikTok. I just posted a meme picture and got 1,500 likes.
    Kriartt
    Kriartt
    Touhoutok is basically it's own sub-community in the Touhou Fandom. It's genuinely insane. I used to be a part of it myself but i distance myself, cause of how many fans there are so closed-minded and will die on a hill over the tiniest stuff.
    不人气的大狸子
    It appears that this year's Shanghai THO will not be held; however, since the Shanghai Touhou community is fully capable of organizing an event of equivalent scale, the impact doesn't seem to be all that significant.
    不人气的大狸子
    Just now, something controversial happened involving 二色幽紫蝶 (you might not know who they are, but all you need to know is that they’re the ones behind Touhou Mystia's Izakaya). That just goes to show there’s always plenty going on in the Touhou community.
    BlocklandRunner
    BlocklandRunner
    What happened? i'm kind of curious now
    不人气的大狸子
    不人气的大狸子
    Alright, the matter has been resolved. The organizer of 二色幽紫蝶 has released a statement.

    It was simply that one admin of their official QQ group was removed from their position and then threw a fit. After all, he is a minor who felt his so-called "labor rights" had been violated.

    Following negotiations, though, no major issues have arisen.
    Banana Man 4577
    Banana Man 4577
    Oh thank god, I genuinely loved Mystia's Izakaya, id hate to see something bad happen to it
    不人气的大狸子
    Seedance 2.0 has recently generated a huge response in China. I tried using it to create some short Touhou videos, and the results were great. Perhaps with the continued development of this technology, we will be able to see a full 25-minute Touhou animation
    不人气的大狸子
    There are people reuploading deleted Touhou videos on Bilibili. Most of these clips were reposted from Niconico, and the vast majority were uploaded without permission from the original creators

    Interestingly, some of these videos have already been taken down by their authors on Niconico, yet they still remain preserved on Bilibili
    不人气的大狸子
    Well, I regret not learning piano and painting when I was younger, as it means I'm missing out on a lot of enjoyment now
    Bhrjr
    Bhrjr
    Hopefully, you can dedicate as much time as possible, since I've been drawing religiously (more than 4 hours a day) since 2022 and still far from being a "professional", and I've been practicing piano since 2024 and still can't play 16th notes at normal speed
    不人气的大狸子
    Well, what can I say? Just because you're the organizer of a Touhou offline event doesn't mean you're superior to other Touhou fans
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    Bhrjr
    Bhrjr
    Your recent string of comments are a teaser for a full breakdown post, eventually...right? I can only wait and see. Do the (head?) organizer fancy themselves like the "king" of the local Touhou fandom in a province/region? Judging from the Chinese fandom document you gave to me, do some Touhou fans (or the otaku fandom as a whole) in China have a "warring states" mindset? (hopefully this question isn't too politically sensitive)
    不人气的大狸子
    不人气的大狸子
    Ah, I was just venting, but maybe I’ll write a full post about it someday. It’s a shame that so many THO this year have been mired in controversy.

    To be completely honest, the phenomenon you mentioned does exist. The head organizer of a regional THO often ends up becoming the "emperor" of that local community. Under the guise of "serving the local fandom," they monopolize the organizer position for years, all just to satisfy their own selfish desires.

    You could even say that now that so many regions have their own THO/THP, those that don’t feel pressured to host one too. But they often ignore the subjective and objective realities of their local communities. I know it’s not great to speculate about doujin events this way, but it does feel like a kind of arms race in some respects.
    不人气的大狸子
    I will always oppose associating Touhou with politics; that is the most foolish thing to do, bar none.
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    Bhrjr
    Bhrjr
    have there been new political drama in the chinse fandom? Is it concerning regional politics like Jiangsu or national?
    不人气的大狸子
    不人气的大狸子
    A uploader on Bilibili who discusses current events has recently become incredibly popular, but I won't go into details. His fans have associated him with Rin because of his profession, treating Rin like a mere accessory, which has led to many derivative works. However, this has severely disrupted the harmonious atmosphere of the Touhou community, attracting a large number of people who only want to discuss politics.
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    不人气的大狸子
    Excluding Reimu and Marisa, I think Cirno is currently the most popular character among Touhou newbies
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    YuyuFumo
    YuyuFumo
    I'd add Flandre as well, especially since Ronald McDonald Insanity was the big bang of Touhou here in the west. Even if folks don't know who she is or about the series she comes from, they can at least recognize her from the memes.
    Buwako
    Buwako
    always has been
    Bhrjr
    Bhrjr
    BTW anybody heard how Touhou reached the millionth post on Danbooru? It was a picture of Cirno, who also occuped the 999,999th spot. (apparently people were spamming Cirno photos during the 999k areas to get Cirno to that spot)
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