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I wanted to reply to this topic sooner, but found myself busy. It's kind of crazy how Touhou just seeps into your life and then suddenly you realise how much of it there is, huh? My story for getting into the series actually happens to be near the start of the Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom thread of all places. There are certainly many lenses that Touhou can be viewed through, which when combined with mass fanon can unfortunately lead to character flanderizations (isn't it funny how Flandre herself seems to embody that word?) but I've always found myself able to not be bothered by them or even enjoy them at times, probably because I focused so much on the official content at first. I think for me, being able to have that distinct line between canon and fan-interpretations and being able to tell how much of a given interpretation leans into one side or the other has been really helpful for me to enjoy the series without getting confused. I practically adore canon Touhou, and I can enjoy a lot of fanon differences as well but if I see something that I don't like I just kinda go "eh, I don't think this is good" and then move on. Also I'd like to say that I think fanon and the freedom to deviate from the source is a good thing, as it allows individual creators to add their own flair and flavour to their doujin creations. As for how dark the Touhou universe is actually meant to be??? Well I'd say there's some spooky stuff in Touhou, and a small number of characters also have some dark things going on their backstory (Mokou is the main example I think of), but as a whole you can see in the games and the manga that it's not really meant to be considered a dark setting at all. But I do think the existence of those darker elements is really cool for adding a bit more depth to the world and story of an otherwise very upbeat and colourful series, I mean really I'd say it's like pretty much any typical fantasy universe in that it's meant to be enjoyable and not taken too seriously, but that doesn't mean more serious aspects don't exist at all. Eyyy Kaliningrad Alternate! I've seen his channel, he makes some fantastic animation. I know from the comments that he actually has a main channel about tanks n stuff, but of course I know him from the Touhou side.

Stack go doki doki waku waku. Stack go achi kochi. Stack go benbenbenbenben. I am compelled to join in.

How long does it even take to complete Touhou sorter now? Haha, I'm not someone who would redo it on a regular basis (and my results usually don't line up with who I actually consider my favourites anyway LOL). But fanon is fun to talk about and I'd definitely like to go into my views of some of my favourite characters. DISCLAIMER: A lot of my favourite characters fall into the category of "main characters" or popular/regularly depicted characters and yes, I am aware of how basic this is.

I do think this is actually a pretty interesting area for discussion, especially given all the different angles this can be approached from such as in-universe reasoning, ZUN's character design, and cultural influences on Touhou in general. Hang on, really? It kind of just looks like a normal shirt to me - I feel like the term "undershirt" can really be applied to any layer that goes underneath something else, even if only partially. But I guess it's an interesting point to consider, and maybe not even all that surprising given how the majority of characters opt for clothes that loose, comfortable and easy to move in, so why not? (And of course if it has frills, then even better.) There are 2 reasons I can think of why people in Gensokyo might like this - firstly is that for danmaku battles and maybe also just flying in general, wearing something that doesn't feel restricting in any way must be important so that they can move as freely as they need to - weight may also be a factor to consider. But even for those who don't partake in danmaku fights, the other reason could likely to be to do with temperature - Gensokyo is somewhere in mainland Japan, and it gets hot and humid during the summer, so thinner clothes are better. Often in the manga you can also see the girls wear different outfits as the seasons change, with thicker clothing instead and more layers in the winter, so I think it's pretty good reasoning. I doubt they're common, but of course all kinds of things can drop into Gensokyo from the outside world - and of course when a whole western style mansion gets teleported in, there must be all kinds of things that get brought with it. Gensokyo has no seas, so even if people have swimsuits somehow, they have no reason to use them, unless it's something like that silly pool party at the end of SSiB. And regarding last point, idk why some characters randomly have wildly different clothes to everyone else, but seeing as Hecatia is literally most powerful 2hu I wouldn't argue about it. Now the thing that I wonder is this - what are those sleeve things that Reimu and Sanae wear called???

Recent new arrangement from a VGM arranger! Hopefully some more Touhou coming.

Who are Pizuya's Cell and why is this the first I've heard of them and why is it so goooood?

I heard someone perform a cover of this song at an anime convention I went to recently. Now I'm addicted.

A few months ago Ken Hisuag shared a Nuclear Fusion remix by jesterdist here. Now I've run into a new Maiden's Capriccio / Love-Coloured Master Spark remix by them and it's pretty cool!

I've missed the recent posts here, woah some good stuff showed up

AYAYAYAYA!

True, I guess there's not much topic of conversation at the moment. I'll go and nag Jssf for another remix tournament. I think I'm going to stop doing monthly round-ups now as it takes more effort to make the posts than you'd think (and I didn't do one for last month anyway) but that doesn't mean I'm out of good arrangements to share! Consider this a sort of mini-roundup for december. I've got a random assortment of genres this time.

Yo, is that Patchouli Knowledge from Touhou Project? Making Touhou arranges? Anyway, I'm not sure if this could be called "ZUN-style", but it certainly has ZUNpet in it.

I'm certainly on the same page of not knowing who's doing it lol. The one I hosted was only the one before the most recent, so I still don't really want to go again. If no one else wants to, we could ask Jssf if he'll do the next one, seeing as he's the "normal" host. As for the question of when... I'm personally not in a rush for the next one myself, seeing as we've done quite a number of these by now. The translation status of th17.5 is also a contributor to this feeling. But I agree that it is starting to feel like it could be time for one. If we were to start one right now, I'd ask that we exclude songs from Touhou 17.5; hopefully that doesn't get in the way of much, as I understand that that game didn't add many original songs, as is often the case with Tasofro spinoffs.

I need to make a post about something I discovered yesterday. Not many people remix Monster Hunter Music. In fact, a number of MH remixes come from Capcom themselves. And yesterday is when I learned about the Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary album released by them. This album finally satisfies my yearning for Monster Hunter remixes of the quality I would expect from Touhou doujin circles, and does a number of other things to put my mind to rest: 1: This album proves my point that yes, Monster Hunter does have incredible potential for arrangements. There just needs to be people making them! 2: This album finally gives me a point of reference for what MH music in smash could sound like. 3: This existence of this album is satisfactory enough to fill the void left by the lack of the above two things. And boy, what a diverse and amazing album it is. I can't just choose a favourite track to feature, I need to post a bunch of them, because they're all so good. Also, link to the full playlist here. EDIT: It's actually two different albums of 10 songs each, both released for the 10th anniversary. The first 10 songs in the playlist are from the "Self Cover" album, remixes by the original composers, and the following 10 are from the "Tribute" album, remixes by video game composers from other companies / series. While the tracks in these albums are more than enough to satisfy me, it does also make me a little sad that Capcom may never release something like this again. I can only cross my fingers for 2024...

I'm back for another monthly posting of songs. This time, I was actually able to narrow down to a small number of them to feature. BTW, I might be a bit disengaged from Touhou for the time being while I await the 17.5 translation patch. iirc Touhou 18 actually got translated really quickly so I might not have too long to wait, but then again, Tasofro games have been known to be difficult to actually get working with the patching program.

ummm... what? Yeah I think I can confidently say that's mistranslated. I'm not sure where "Chinese" comes from, because there isn't any trace of that word in the original kanji title, which surprisingly is something I can tell just by looking at it. The kanji 華 means flower. Whether the saying "Flowery language" has a meaning in Japanese like it does in English, I don't know, so I can't say for sure what the translation is. But what's written literally is something like "Flower words".

Futo hat Futo hat I think Kasen's Chinese buns are also pretty cool

Hmmmm Might these appeal to you?

It's time for this month's roundup. And I have way too much I want to post! There are actually some songs in here which I would've liked to give their own posts when I found them, so I'll do those first. Guess this is a reminder to self that I still ought to do regular posts sometimes. And now, onto the other stuff, which is simply a list of very high quality vocal songs, mostly (but not all) falling into the 'rock' category.

Happy ⑨ day, bakas.

This month's roundup is a collection of metal and rock things.

If I remember correctly, I think the version of Touhou 1's soundtrack featured in Touhou 5's music room is indeed a remastered version. Not sure if this applies for the other games featured in Touhou 5's music room.

I've started making a habit of making a record of the songs I listen to each month. As such, it might start becoming routine for me to post on a monthly basis, as it's a good opportunity to go over what some of my discoveries were and cherry pick some ones to share here. We'll see how consistent I end up being with this.

Monster Hunter Rise soundtrack showcase Part 4/4: Wait, it's not Japanese?

Monster Hunter Rise soundtrack showcase Part 3/4: The Chase