Addenum to the previous post:
I decided to translate 仕事 as "job" and 作業 as "work", and explain what he's working on if necessary.
From March 28's Nikenme Radio:
- When talking about times of the day suitable for game development, ZUN quoted the famous opening passages of
the Pillow Book: "In summer, the night is the best. In spring, the morning."
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On April 13, someone asked:
Will you never make any Touhou with male characters?
Personally, I feel having only female characters do not fit the atmosphere of the Touhou universe.
ZUN
replied:
Well, the work's current state is almost like a friends' club. It'll be difficult to [add male characters at the moment]. While not actively depicted, in reality there are many male characters doing other things. Please think of it like that.
I take this to be one of ZUN's blatantly silly excuses for these kinds of questions :V. Another such excuse he used years ago was "men's bullets are faster", and Touhou is about slow bullets.
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Touhou 14 seems to be going really well, so ZUN has become very chatty on twitter.
On May 1, after drinking an awfully lot throughout Nico Nico Super Conference:
Only at this moment do I begin to feel the damage caused by Super Conference. I've got to drink some Muscle Drink.
"Muscle Drink" is a recovery item from the Persona series. May cause poisoning.
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At 1 AM, May 2:
Because of the Reitaisai schedule, I can't rest during the Golden Week holiday. I'll go to sleep after some golden beer.
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The doujin game creator
heppoko tweeted: "I should retire too." ZUN said:
I say I'll retire every year, but have no time for that.
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At 11 PM, May 3, after the release of HM demo update, someone asked: "Hopeless Masquerade is not your original work, right?" He answered (
1,
2):
This game is also part of the original work, only that it is a side story in terms of numbering.
Those with decimals in their numbering are side stories. (Other than HM) there are 6 such games.
Other than giving you the defense against the "fighting games are not canon" crowd, this is AFAIK the first time he ever called anything in Touhou "side story".
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At 9 AM, May 4:
Every time the game development is progressing well, I'll subconsciously type "hot spring" into search engine.
The punchline is that he's subconsciously looking forward to his way of unwinding: bathing in a hot spring with his doujin game maker friends like Tasofro and D.N.A. Software. They are all men, of course.
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At 11 PM:
If I keep staying at home I'll gain the insane status ailment. I'm going out.
Someone replied: "the rule that Touhou games made by Kannushi in insane state are harder. (no such thing)" He replied:
There is such a thing.
Then...
I've come to cinema for drinking.
Arrived a little late, but I've finished Wreck-It Ralph. Almost moved me to tears.
Also finished Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods, and I'm back home. Good, my MP are mostly recovered!
Wreck-It Ralph was really good. A story taking place in an arcade after closing hour can be so moving.
I didn't know you can watch kids' animated movies at midnight in Japan.