Translation Request : ZUN's newest interview

[Ruka]

I'm having a hard time accepting this as authentic without knowing where it came from.

[Be Pok U (1998 burst style)]

I'm having a hard time accepting this as authentic without knowing where it came from.

There's that, since just about everytime someone wants to troll touhou fans; pretending to be zun and telling them he hates them works darn well.  :V

[Suikama]

Clearly ZUN didn't 'accidentally' forget to sign up for winter Comiket. He's had enough of the society as it is and basically hates the fandom he's created. I give odds he falls off the face of the earth and we never see a Touhou 13.

Would explain why Cosmic Mind and UFO's ending theme are very similar.

Protip: when you're going to quote something and respond with something entirely irrelevant, it helps to justify it >_>.

I am very sad Wriggle was meant to be in 12.3 but isn't.

As for ZUN hating the doujin scene, it's possible, but it seemed less hate but more "people are going to think there's touhou canon doujin and stuff" like the anime.

But seriously, I love this thing I see in the western community a lot where people seem to want ZUN to hate them.  I swear, it's real, like we all want ZUN to hate us or something.

We all want to see his tsundere side~

[Drake]

The disparaging discussion in this thread is making me laugh.

Don't worry about it, people.

[shinyjam]

The Chinese link missed a few things, like the Mahjong game...

[nintendonut888]

lol @ people thinking Sky Dream being an arrange of Cosmic Mind is a sign he's running out of ideas. You could say the same about him reusing Wind God Girl in PoFV, Sylphid Dream AND the game over theme being partially based on Suwa Foughten Field, Necrofantasia being an arrange of Necro-Fantasy, etc.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and Eastern Dream for Septette. He's been doing this since EoSD people.

As for panicking that ZUN is "running out of ideas" because he didn't use a character, Rin Satsuki. 'Nuff said.

I don't know when ZUN is going to end Touhou, but I think he'll at least let us know somehow in the game that it's the final in the series (unless he dies before finishing it lol).

[BoLaD]

I feel sad now after reading this interview.

[Rikter]

         -Kaguya and Mokou was canceled when we decide "is better to have weak character"

I can't really see Kaguya in a Fighting Game to be honest. Also those two seem more like they would be final boss so the weak character would logically have to be...

I'll let your mind finish that sentence.

Didn't Zun say Touhou ends when he dies from Alcohol Poisoning?

[Gpop]

As for panicking that ZUN is "running out of ideas" because he didn't use a character, Rin Satsuki. 'Nuff said.

It could be that he actually forgot about her in general. Just saying.

[G_gglypuff]

Yeah guys. No need to panic. It's the same ZUN of always, really.

And nintendonut, he's been doing that since LLS, only difference is that he had more discretion.

[Suikama]

         -Kaguya and Mokou was canceled when we decide "is better to have weak character"

I can't really see Kaguya in a Fighting Game to be honest. Also those two seem more like they would be final boss so the weak character would logically have to be...

I'll let your mind finish that sentence.

Didn't Zun say Touhou ends when he dies from Alcohol Poisoning?

When someone asked him what he would do for his 20th touhou game, he said he would probably die of alcohol poisoning before then.

[nintendonut888]

Yeah guys. No need to panic. It's the same ZUN of always, really.

And nintendonut, he's been doing that since LLS, only difference is that he had more discretion.

The staff roll theme? I don't hear it for Inanimate Dream... But now that I think about it, the score entry theme (Those Who Live in Illusions IIRC) is similar to Cute Devil, right.

[Nine West]

When someone asked him what he would do for his 20th touhou game, he said he would probably die of alcohol poisoning before then.

Which now translates into between Touhou 13 and 20.

Yeah guys. No need to panic. It's the same ZUN of always, really.

And nintendonut, he's been doing that since LLS, only difference is that he had more discretion.

The staff roll theme? I don't hear it for Inanimate Dream... But now that I think about it, the score entry theme (Those Who Live in Illusions IIRC) is similar to Cute Devil, right.

The point is that we can't really say ZUN is running out of ideas about Touhou in the whole just because he used remixes here and there.

[Suikama]

ZUN isn't running out of ideas.

He's running out of beer.

[G_gglypuff]

And nintendonut, he's been doing that since LLS, only difference is that he had more discretion.

The staff roll theme? I don't hear it for Inanimate Dream... But now that I think about it, the score entry theme (Those Who Live in Illusions IIRC) is similar to Cute Devil, right.

Staff roll theme?! I was talking about how the stage 1 themes and Sleeping Terror (or was it Faint Dream?) seem to have spawned from Lotus Road.

[Rikter]

ZUN isn't running out of ideas.

He's running out of beer.

Then we buy him more...

And a Full time Designated Designated Driver for him if needed.

[Helepolis]

I can't believe people are still complaining about his drawing. His style is simple unique, because it now and then makes no sense is the whole charm of his drawing.

( Imo UFO is a huge touchup compared to SA where Marisa looked like a freak and Reimu like some animated dead doll )

[Grand Octopus]

Still no source?

ZUN isn't running out of ideas.

He's running out of beer.

Then we buy him more...

But would he accept it if it's coming from overseas?

[Kanako Yasaka]

I personally enjoy ZUN's artwork.

Notable Examples:
EoSD Patchy
EoSD Remilia
EoSD Flandre
PCB Alice
PCB PrismRivers
PCB Yuyuko
PCB Ran
PCB Yukari
IN (most of the player characters)
Kaguya
MoF Nitori
SA Satori
SA Utsuho
UFO EVERYBODY

[G_gglypuff]

I personally enjoy ZUN's artwork.

Notable Examples:
EoSD Patchy
EoSD Remilia
EoSD Flandre
PCB Alice
PCB PrismRivers
PCB Yuyuko
PCB Ran
PCB Yukari
IN (most of the player characters)
Kaguya
MoF Nitori
SA Satori
SA Utsuho
UFO EVERYBODY

I really liked pretty the whole artwork for EoSD. I think that he got a little worse when making MoF, though (and that must be what really annoyed him).

[Slowpoke]

ompared to SA where Marisa looked like a freak

Hey, I like SA Marisa. But I agree with you that ZUN's art has greatly improved since EoSD.

I almost can't believe that ZUN did the PC-98 portraits, but his signature style is definitely there.

[Gpop]

I hated all of the portraits from EoSD except for Patchy and Flandre.

I hated almost everything about EoSD actually.

[Slowpoke]

I wonder if ZUN was sober when he drew Rumia.

[Scooter1000]

I doubt it. But after looking back at it, it's really not that bad.

Now Letty on the other hand..

[Lloyd Dunamis]

MoF's portraits were quite nice, IMO... Marisa looked like some gangster or something xD... not that I like her that way, and gangster is not the word I'm looking for, but it's sort of the nearest I could think of.

I learned to like ZUN's art style in general, notably when I saw PC-98 ones |D

ZUN isn't running out of ideas.

He's running out of beer.

That would ease my unsettlement at least..

[Slaves]

i think PCB had some of the better portraits, MoF was probably the worst because of the coloring style.

[Rikter]

Still no source?

ZUN isn't running out of ideas.

He's running out of beer.

Then we buy him more...

But would he accept it if it's coming from overseas?

He just doesn't want our Ideas. We just want to give him Beer.

[Slowpoke]

Minoriko looks like some double-chinned dude.

[Solais]

I still don't know what is this weird feeling I feel after reading this stuff.
It's so un-ZUN like, that I doubt that it's real.
Also, the contradictory translations.

[Benny1]

PCB character select art is absolutely beautiful and I have no idea why nobody hypes up this art at all.

I don't recognize Septette in Eastern Dream at all.  Somehow I never noticed MoF's staff roll was an arrange of Suwa Foughten Field.

Also IN's staff roll being a direct copy of PoD.D's is awesome.

He's not out of ideas at all.