Touhou 13.5 東方心綺楼 Hopeless Masquerade. Yay!

[ToyoRai]

Hi. Just activated my profile.

To post my opinion, I don't see why people think there should be 2 Moriya characters. Reason for that is because they are Shinto(ism?). And due the fact that for now there are just two people from Buddhism and Taoism, why they should be 3 from Shinto? Or did you people forget Reimu was Shinto Shrine Maiden?

Also, hopes that there is a character reveal this day.

[Edible]

Or did you people forget Reimu was Shinto Shrine Maiden?

Reimu and the Moriyas don't exactly get along.  Going two-two-two and then some extra characters (Marisa, whatever new boss/bosses, etc) makes sense, but we'll find out soon enough.

[zferolie]

I would expect at least Kanako would show up in this, since she was a big part in the last Data book, and she is all about getting faith. No way the Moriya shrine would skip out on this.

Besides, I don't think Reimu came up with this plan. When they mentioned the big 3 religions, I imagine Kanako, Namusan, and Miko came up with this, and reimu showed up because she wants more faith for her side.

As for why we didn't get a character shown today... maybe they are just running late? I'll keep looking at the site every so often. I expect to see Kanako, and maybe the Hermit from the manga. As for new or other returning characters, have they comfirmed that? Personally, I would like to see Yuuka in a fighting game, but she wouldn't fit into this getting faith thing. She would just be there because someone hurt her flowers.

[Yatakarasu]

I seriously can't get over Miko's cape. I don't know why.  :getdown:

[Tiamat]

Reimu's shinto, but she's also independent, and always will be. In the end, Reimu fights for Reimu!

[zferolie]

Reimu's shinto, but she's also independent, and always will be. In the end, Reimu fights for Reimu!

Pretty much. Marisa also is independent, so I doubt she is fighting to promote Shinto. She's fighting to have fun. And maybe help Reimu.

[Kilgamayan]

I seriously can't get over Miko's cape. I don't know why.  :getdown:

It's the greatest thing to happen to this series since PoFV, that's why.

[ToyoRai]

Reimu and the Moriyas don't exactly get along.

Still, they are part of same religion, so I myself think that only one of Moriyas will appear. I am hoping that Kanako will be the one, as it would be interesting if the roster would mainly be new characters for the most part.

Though since this game will most likely feature new character, I wonder what religion would she be part of. Maybe Christianity, but that might be wishful thinking.

[zferolie]

Still, they are part of same religion, so I myself think that only one of Moriyas will appear. I am hoping that Kanako will be the one, as it would be interesting if the roster would mainly be new characters for the most part.

Though since this game will most likely feature new character, I wonder what religion would she be part of. Maybe Christianity, but that might be wishful thinking.

Christianity isn't exactly dieing in Japan, so why would it enter Gensokyo? Isn't Gensokyo the place where youkai and items that are forgotten or in danger go? I mean, it would be interesting to see what sort of Youkai would follow it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[commandercool]

I might main Miko just for the sparkles and cape.

Yeah, I'm kind of leaning that way too, of everyone we've seen so far. Cloak Of Charisma +6 is working as planned.

[game2011]

Actually, those make a lot of sense. At least Minoriko might have a good chance of appearing, she is a goddess after all.

I see Shizuha having a better chance.  She seems to want to be more popular after all.

[ToyoRai]

Christianity isn't exactly dieing in Japan, so why would it enter Gensokyo? Isn't Gensokyo the place where youkai and items that are forgotten or in danger go? I mean, it would be interesting to see what sort of Youkai would follow it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Christianity is still MAJOR minority in Japan compared to other religions. Not only that, most Japanese don't follow one religion cultures (the saying did go "Born as Shinto, married as Christian and died as Buddhism" or something like that, right?). So in Touhou universe, Christianity might be so minority in Japan, it might appear in Gensokyo in some form (its not like they don't know what Christianity is at all).

[Edible]

ZUN's preferences towards everything western culture that isn't alcohol kind of precludes Christianity's inclusion into Gensokyo, but I suppose only time will tell.

We'll know for sure if we ever see a Matthew Perry touhou or a Black Ship youkai.

[zferolie]

Christianity is still MAJOR minority in Japan compared to other religions. Not only that, most Japanese don't follow one religion cultures (the saying did go "Born as Shinto, married as Christian and died as Buddhism" or something like that, right?). So in Touhou universe, Christianity might be so minority in Japan, it might appear in Gensokyo in some form (its not like they don't know what Christianity is at all).

A Major Minority yes, but enough to get to Gensokyo? Not sure. I mean it would be interesting, seeing how Gensokyo reacts to a more western religon.

ZUN's preferences towards everything western culture that isn't alcohol kind of precludes Christianity's inclusion into Gensokyo, but I suppose only time will tell.

We'll know for sure if we ever see a Matthew Perry touhou or a Black Ship youkai.

Yeah, he tends to keep this more Eastern based. I don't think I have heard of many western references in touhou other then the moon war when we landed on the moon and met the Moon rabbits and kingdom

[zferolie]

They added a new character! Nitori!





河の便利屋さん　河城にとり

里はお祭り騒ぎだ。
あちこちで実力者によるストリートファイトが 行われており、
人々が興奮しているようだ。
興奮と熱狂はそのまま信者を生む。
それでは、 宗教家に良いように利用されるだけだ。
一部の河童には宗教を嫌う文化を持っていた。

特技　水妖エネルギー

強力な兵器の数々で武装していますが、
兵器を使うにはエネルギーが必要です。
エネルギーが足りないと兵器の性能が低下したり、
使用不能になったりします。
エネルギーの残量はラウンドをまたぐまで回復しないので、
ペース配分を考えた運用が要求されます。

ラストワード　スーパースコープ３Ｄ

光学迷彩マントで姿を消して退避し、
場外から一方的な空爆を見舞います。
移動キーで照準を動かし弱打撃キーで砲撃、
放たれた砲弾は照準地点で爆発します。
数発周期でダメージと爆発範囲が強化された砲弾を発射します。

Do not direct link.

Sorry. I added them to my tumblr, so I have tumblr links now

[commandercool]

What? Nitori? Why? That's awesome! I love it.

[Kosachi]

WHAT?? I don't even...

HOW? Can someone please explain to me how she's related to the religious war? I'm completely and utterly dumbfounded at the moment...

[Quwanti]

O god, that last word.

Really, I didn't see her coming.

[Edible]

Guys.

Do not direct link images from tasofro's website.  Rehost them on imgur or something if you want to paste them directly in here, but do not steal tasofro's bandwidth any more than necessary.

[Ginko]

WHAT?? I don't even...

HOW? Can someone please explain to me how she's related to the religious war? I completely and utterly dumbfounded at the moment...

She's part of the "I hate religious stuff and they're having too much of a good time." group.

[cuc]

"Kappa hates religion", simple as that.

[ToyoRai]

>Notices site doesn't load
"Hmm, must be adding new character which is causing traffic."
>New character is Nitori
.... Well then!
And holy crap, she has third-person shooter Last Word!

[cuc]

Best part: they updated the site 5 minutes before 0AM. Nice troll.

[commandercool]

If my auto-translator is saying what I think it's saying, it sounds like her mechanic is sort of like Aigis is Persona 4. Her weapons use energy, which she has a limited amount of each round. Alternatively, her energy level regenerates slowly but any used energy doesn't automatically restore across rounds. Either way, sounds interesting.

[Dead Princess Sakana]

So her Last Word is Solid Snake's Final Smash from Brawl. Perfect.

[ToyoRai]

"Kappa hates religion", simple as that.

So she is now heretic or something? I mean, kappas and tengus are Moriyas main source of faith and Nitori being like "Screw that, science is better." would make her one if Rikako has proven that.

[Frog]

You could not get more loli with these character portraits.
Nitori should be awesome though.

[cuc]

To be precise, "some kappa has a culture of disliking religions".

This is classic fighting game side characters' silly joke motives. And that over-shoulder POV! (LW: SuperScope 3D). ZUN can at last play as a kappa in the fighting game. Well played.

[zferolie]

Guys.

Do not direct link images from tasofro's website.  Rehost them on imgur or something if you want to paste them directly in here, but do not steal tasofro's bandwidth any more than necessary.

Sorry about that. I put it on my tumblr, and linked to that instead.

[Formless God]

Holy shit, I just literally gave up on refreshing their page, and then this happens.