TheM3ds

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>A mysterious mist covers all of Gensokyo, much of the dismay of the local shrine maiden. >*Camera pans to the sky, then to the hakurei shrine.* >*marisa swoops in* Reimu, there's red mist covering the sky! >Reimu, Voiced by Crinstina Vee Valenzuela : Hmm, looks like today it will be cloudy with a chance of bullets. >This summer >*Turning Japanese by the Vapors plays* >Reimu: So how do we get rid of this mist? >Marisa Replies: By finding the one who caused it, duh! >Join Reimu and Marisa as they venture to save Gensokyo form the Scarlet Devil Mansion crew. > Cirno: I'll cryo-freeze you with some English beef! >With a colorful personality to boot >Reimu: So you're the behind this incident. >Remilia speaking broken English: I'mA Sorry, I dontu speaka japaneseu >Can both girls solve this incident before it's too late? >Find out in the upcoming premiere of: Touhou: Red Mist! >Coming this summer I'm sorry.

Hey Mevs, It's been a while. I was wondering where you were this whole time, but now that I've read your post I can understand where you're coming from. While I don't have a lot to say, I certainly suffered from loneliness and anxiety to the point where it was slowly driving me to the point of madness and it almost ruined my life completely, that was one of the many reasons why I was seeking therapy to begin with. The amount of days and nights I've spent all alone was truly painful to me since I moved out of my dad's house which was toxic as fuck to in, I'm honestly glad I don't live with him anymore. Lemme just say: Seeking therapy was one of the best life decisions I have ever made and it made my life significantly better. I may not have a lot of friends (or any at all) and sure I don't trust some people nowadays but I'm honestly doing much better than I was back then. I'm just glad you're doing alright, hope everything works out for you. Cheers, mate.

I have a bit of an odd story behind my name. It was a cold night in 2021 and I was completely alone in my room, I didn't have any friends due to me disconnecting myself from people after some traumatic events that happened during that year, I disparately wanted to talk to someone so I decided to look up sites that I can instantly message people, I don't remember what site it was but as far as I know it was anonymous. I've thought about making a name that sounded edgy and gothic while being reminiscent of the old days of the internet, so I settled with my current username: TheM3ds. Fun fact about my username name: it was inspired by one of my favorite bands The Cure.

I excluded characters from Touhou 16 to 18 since I'm not familiar with them, as well as PC-98 since there's only a handful of characters I like such as Mima and Shinki. I've done this sorter weeks ago, so it's still new.

I honestly keep forgetting about her name, let alone her existence, which is a shame since she could have a more important role in the print works but alas that'll never happen. What a shame.

You know, I've been feeling out of touch with Touhou lately as well, in terms of canon I think I just stopped paying attention it and just stared to enjoy the series for it's characters, I'm not much of a lore expert but even I must admit that I'm barely invested in it nowadays since I care more about imagining my version of gensokyo, again I'm just in it for the characters and art, I honesty wish I could create some stories of my own one day, I'm just a secondary fan since I mainly engage in fan works and would like to make my own but even then I haven't figured it out myself. Now I hate talking about this but with the amount of lewd art I've seen makes me feel like I've sort of become this degenerate just by looking at it and I hate it, I feel like I've lost touch with not only myself but with reality as well. I feel like I've corrupted my enjoyment of the series to the point where I'm paranoid to the point where I would be shamed by others for my enjoyment of the series, I.E. if someone called me a degenerate if I enjoyed this thing that is looked down upon or to a lesser degree receive disapproval or shame from members of the touhou community either because I said or made something controversial, at this point I can't tell if I'm just afraid of my downfall or I'm just overthinking shit. I know this isn't healthy to think about and at this point I've just been wondering if I should just take a brake from this community or just Touhou entirely. It just hurts known what joy I had is slowly dwindling into misery and I have been trying improve my life but as always there's gotta be something to fuck my shit up. Ah, but do I know, at this point I'm still struggling with a bunch of things I don't want to be dealing with. Edit: If the moderation team is reading this then I apologize for copying this post and sending it to other post, I made an error and decided to edit the original instead, if I violated the rules then I will accept punishment.

Edit: Fuck wrong post, just moved post appropriate topic. Sorry about that.

Admittedly, I have watched some Touhou YouTubers like Perldrop, Megapig9001, Suwawako ETC. but I've never bothered to subscribe to them because I'm just not interested and I don't want to bother. Sorry, but I don't follow most Touhou YouTubers. It's usually sites like Twitter I avoid using because I used to be in a bad place in my life and the site was making my life miserable, plus with elon now owning the site I don't see any reason to return to that godawful site, besides it stopped being good since 2018. I avoid big discord servers with at least 1000 online users or so since it saves me the time and patience. Also I like Fumos, I just find it ridiculous how people spend alot a money on what is essentially beanie babies for anime/Touhou fans, I honestly don't feel bad for spending money on a bootleg fumo, lol. That's all for now since it's getting late.

I've been on the internet for a long time, I've seen many people come and go in a blink of an eye, especially in fandoms. I cannot stress how sterile and saturated everything feels nowadays, I rarely sense a feel of community on most sites anymore, I feel like the longer you stay in one circle of a fan base the more likely you'll end up burning out in my opinion. With the current state of the touhou fandom I can only express disappointment towards the lack creators willing stop outside the box and make something that isn't another cutesy or "funny" meme, sure we have some fans who make some high-quality content but that pales in comparison to someone who has step outside the boundaries of is typically done in a Touhou fanwork (I think), it's just a shame sites like YouTube, Reddit or Twitter don't promote this kind of thing, people are too afraid to step outside their comfort zones. It's a shame honestly since I do believe there are creative and inspiring fans who can make beautiful works art and yet that rarely (if not, ever) happens at all. After my experience with Touhou on YouTube I can say that I am not optimistic for the possibilities for video makers since they pretty recycle meme formats in order to gain views or they just play it safe and make something by the books basic by making the characters cute but with no substance behind it or worse make videos pandering to the lowest common denominator and appeal to horny weebs with AMSR videos while neglecting the fact the characters would never do this in canon, I'm also tried of all the hype behind fumos since there so over hyped up by man children who pay for these overpriced plush dolls that are limited in stock anyway, you can enjoy these thing all you want but I just find all this to be ridiculous, call me a pretentious asshole all you want but when things are so depraved of humanity or decency then it becomes a problem when a fanbase loses touch with reality and becomes a joke of itself, a shell of it former self. I feel like the whole "Less work = More points" thing on the internet has overstayed it's welcome and has done more harm than good, everything is monitored and when you do something slightly risky like say: bring up dark topics of death, trauma, mental illness, dark humor ETC. Than you're likely to meet with disapproval but it depends on how dark the subject is, I get some people are not comfortable with it but at the same time why does everyone have to be concerned with safety all the time? I swear at this point censorship is going to get so bad to the point where it's all just sparkles and rainbows on screen. Feel free to disagree with me, honestly I wish I could write more but honestly I don't know what more I can say.

I use Firefox with Brave search engine since I was fed up with Google and DuckDuckGo and wanted my privacy to be protected at the costs, so I made the switch and it was absolutely worth it.

As someone who has been using the internet since my childhood, been exposed to both the good and bad aspects of the internet. I grew up watching flash cartoons and YTP's and some other old YouTube videos many years age, though when I reached my teens I felt like my reached my YouTube brain-rot phase and it only grew worse as I reached adulthood (maybe), I tried to limit my viewing of most videos on the internet but even I still waste my time with them, I've seen a lot of videos, from the tip of the iceberg to the obscure and niche to even creepy and uncanny (during high-school at least) videos at times. Anyways I wish I can say more but I can't think of anything else. I know this isn't Touhou related but I though I would share my brain-rot experience with y'all. Fart Extra Reverb

I highly recommend checking out Labyrinth of Touhou 2 (AKA Gensokyo and the Heaven Piercing Tree), there's over 50+ characters to choose from, 100+ hours worth of content, challenging yet (mostly) fair gameplay, fun character customization, equipment crafting and so much more! Plus there's references to many videogames and anime, which is neat. If you're okay with playing through a Dungeon Crawler/DRPG than I say give this game a shot, it's worth your time. Edit: Make sure to look up tips and guides for the game from the Touhou wiki and steam. :)

Apologies for the late reply, I was busy with Labyrinth of Touhou 2 and work. What I was talking about (If I can remember) was that at a certain point all the "X fans be like" format would be flipped on it's head and instead have jokes that either pokes fun at the characters on the fanon side or just bait and switch. I think it would be both funny and amusing if there were just people shamming horny Touhou fans on a daily basis, of course I like to make fun of them of well but I don't interact with any, some people are just too weird unfortunately (Could've said it better but eh.)

Sometimes I would imagine an alternate timeline where Touhou was a niche series (In Japan) and only the Shump games existed. That's about it.

There's something I never really understood about these Mommy and stereotype videos, like how I don't understand these "what your favorite character" or "thing" says about you kind of content. For I know it could mean absolutely nothing, these kind of videos could just be classified as clickbait (as Canaranjo pointed out) so I don't pay any mind to it. Besides, I haven't watched all the videos by Suwawako so I can't make statement on how I feel about the entire thing other than apathy. As for the meme videos: they were a byproduct of a trend seen within the Touhou community to express there... interests towards the characters. But than it evolved into something more meta but even than it became stale after awhile. As with alot of memes and videos of Touhou on YouTube it all overstays it's welcome and becomes repetitive and dull. There's no creativity or edge behind them, just memes and shitposting. That isn't to say there can't be fun to be had with making fun of certain fans but unless someone has the courage to do such a thing then I wouldn't get my hopes up (as cynical as that sounds. That's about it I guess.

I'm not surprised somebody would be comparing anime to soap opera though it does make sense (at least to me) for the two to be compared together. As for fan-service, I'm not bothered by it if the characters are adults or if it's tasteful though I can definitely why alot of people can be turned off by it (or even grossed out) with things like lolicon or ecchi. I'm particularly not a fan of how some Japanese media like to pander to some sweaty perverted Japanese males with boatloads of fan-service with no thought or substance behind it. Especially if the characters are minors, then it's not good. As far anime recommendations go: Have you ever heard of Cowboy Bebop? I think it's a great series to jump into IMO, it has fluid animation, the characters are great without felling like walking anime tropes, the soundtrack is legendary and the fan-service isn't distracting. I highly recommend it. It's okay mate, I've (almost) read of what you posted, activity here has been pretty slow lately, though it's peaceful around here so I'm used to it. Wish I could say more but I simply don't know what to say.

Apologies for the late reply but like you pointed out: there's nothing wrong being passionate about your favorite anime (or game) like Pokemon or K-On for instance but I would've never imagined someone you've met could do something fucked up as drawing a dead cat as an anime character lol. The thing for me is that I'm kind of indifferent or weirded out towards ecchi in Japanese media sometimes, although if the characters are teens then it makes feel uneasy. Like you said, it could go down towards a gross rabbit hole and it does raise some concerns. Though if it's for adults then it doesn't really bother me. I don't know which is sadder; the fact that weeabos support one of the most xenophobic countries in the world or they worship a 2D drawing on a screen to an unhealthy degree to the point where they develop to a creepy obsession or both. That's not to say you can't have a waifu or a like a cute anime girls but there people who do take it too far and claim that their married to a 14 year old and how could it not disturb someone? Yeah, Japanese porn can be fucked up to put it lightly, since there's so much bizarre and downright gross fetishes (I.E Lolicon, incest, rape Ect.) Personally I don't like talking about my history with hentai mainly because it had an negative impact on my mind before, though It's saddening that some people can turn into addicts, especially if they have mental health issues to begin with (though I DO NOT sympathize with legitimate creeps or people who exploit others), it's a rabbit-hole that'll ruin you brain if your not careful or don't value your sanity. It was fun discussing this topic with you, I'm glad you enjoyed my post! I tried to keep this appropriate to the topic as much as possible while making it SFW (because of the rules here), hope I didn't say anything weird.

Now I can't exactly pinpoint if Japanese media is having an negative influence on today's teens but what I can say is that a lot of people going through this phase aren't emotionally or mentally mature enough to truly grasp on what their doing with their lives, they tend to be curious or reckless. I am not an expert on Japanese Culture by any means but I think the reason why people love Anime and Manga so much is because of how accessible it is, compared to the 80's and 90's where it was a niche interest hobby then is now an extremely popular form of entertainment both in it's home country and across the globe. As kids we grew up with shows like Pokémon, Dragon Ball Yu-Gi-Yo Etc. Yet as we grow older, our curiosity for Japanese media grows bigger thanks to TV programs like Toonami and the internet. Having a hobby of watching anime and reading manga on a daily basis is rather normal in our modern society (to a degree) but this can be taken to an unhealthy degree by not only consuming nothing but Japanese media but also disregarding there own culture, hence the term 'Weeaboo." Though the term is usually reserved for people who truly think there Japanese so maybe it's not the right word I'm looking for. However, what I can say is how saturated Anime industry is, you have many different shows appealing to a wide demographic of people, otaku's included. Shonen Jump is no stranger to this with it's male audience with works like Dragon Ball, One Piece and Naruto. Of course someone would want to become a Super Sayian or whatever but a lot of people are often influenced by anime, so naturally people like to have an emotional connection with their favorite show, even if they do silly things like doing the naruto run or acting out there favorite scenes because there passionate about it. Of course, you will always have those who have some... questionable tastes in things. To be fair, a lot of people are addicted to fame and they tend to chase after clout whenever they can since people have a competitive mind set when it comes to bragging rights, that's social media for you. I'm not a MHA fan at all but I've heard about how toxic the fan-base can be, especially when it comes to character shipping. Usually I avoid talking about sexual topics solely because I don't know how to tackle them but all I can say is a lot of people where horny at some point in their lives during there high school years, it's not uncommon. It's all part of growing up I suppose. I do have to apologize since I had rush this segment because I have to get ready to leave with some family members to go on a hike, so if I said anything wrong or inappropriate then I apologize and I will correct any errors I've made. So yeah, that's all I have for now.

Thank you! I've only played Final Fantasy IV, VI and VII but I do love some of the characters in this series, Squall especially, on another note: I still need to play the Persona series myself, I've been wanting to play Persona 4 Golden but I haven't gone around it sadly (what with my craptop and everything). If you ever get into SMT just be warned: The games can be HARD but there also a blast to play, I'd say if your ever craving a challenge then definitely give the series a shot, it's worth it. Also Marisa is cool.

Damn that's kinda difficult to answer considering I have many favorite characters so I'll pin-point them down per series: -Metal Gear: Kazuhira Miller, Raiden (MGR), Liquid Snake, Gray Fox, Big Boss, The Boss -Shin Megami Tensei/persona: Yuzuru Akie (Joe), Atsuro, Nemissa, Ari Ban, Law hero(?), Demi-Fiend solely for his design, Maya Amano (Even though I still need to play Persona 2), Eikichi Mishina -Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth, Dick Gumshoe, Godot (I'll still need to play the squeals), Ema Skye -Final Fantasy: Cloud Strife, Squall Leonhart (Still need to play his game though), Rydia, Locke Cole, Celes Chere(?) -Touhou: Fujuwara no Mokou (This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone), kirisame Marisa, Reisen, Satori, Hijiri Byakuren, Yuuka, Junko, Lapislazuli Hecatia (Because I love her design), Ibaraki Kasen -Mega Man: Honestly just Zero (Both in Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero) This is all I can think of at the moment. Edit: I forgot bring up characters from Chrono Trigger like Robo, Ayla and Frog or Erik and Sylvando from Dragon Quest XI but honestly I haven't played too many JRPG's so I couldn't think of any other characters that were noteworthy to me.