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~Hakurei Shrine~ => Touhou Addict Recovery Center => Topic started by: Hannibal_Kills on January 29, 2016, 09:06:50 AM

Title: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 29, 2016, 09:06:50 AM
As with the title of this topic, just wanna ask how you brainwash your 'Subjects' with Touhou.

I'm just gonna wait for somebody to reply their steps before I tell mine,
or saying, "This is against the rules, BLOCK IT!"
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: superkawaii☆pandora-chan♥ on January 29, 2016, 10:40:29 AM
Make them (by force if necessary) reading 2hu hentais
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hope ♦ Metal on January 29, 2016, 10:46:37 AM
I don't, because I'M the victim.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 29, 2016, 01:46:29 PM
I don't, because I'M the victim.
MUAHAHAHA... There's no cure now, but DEATH itself!!!

By the way, it's really hard for me to spread Touhou since most part of where I schooled (Btw, school is a hunting ground if talking about 'spreading' something), there are too little numbers who even know what Anime is, but not Touhou. For now, only me and two of my best friends are Touhou-fans in that school, with them two being mediocre while me being a hardcore. But I AM sure whether there's somebody hiding in the Rumia's shadow out there.

Some theoretically possible ways:
Making Touhou references all the time and let them take interest.
(For girls) Draw Chibi Touhou characters and make them fall for my 'trap'.
Or sell bookmarks of Touhou characters, drawn by my uncle. lol
(For those who play games as their daily lives) Give 'em a try of Lunatic mode PAWAH!
(For Bookworms) Tell them a story related to Touhou's timeline history. If they're carving for more, direct them to the Touhou Wiki.
(For someone who likes musics) Give 'em a taste of ZUN's albums and OST collections!

The best possible subject however is someone who thinks, watch, hear, and tell crazy and science-defying stuff 24/7. And my two best friends (now me), are some of those peoples with such brains. An example of what crazy stuff I think is the moon, the crescent moon, has a crescent-shaped smile that has another crescent moon within that crescent smile that smiles a crescent in which another crescent moon inside the crescent smile which had a crescent-shaped smile that has a brightly-coloured crescent moon that smiles a crescent with crescent teeth sticking out of it's crescent lips.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Tengukami on January 29, 2016, 02:24:00 PM
For now, only me and two of my best friends are Touhou-fans in that school, with them two being mediocre while me being a hardcore. But I AM sure whether there's somebody hiding in the Rumia's shadow out there.

Congrats, these numbers have already surpassed the Icelandic Touhou Community.

I am apparently not a good salesman. I show gameplay videos and people talk about "argh my eyes hurt looking at that" or "wtf it's just a bunch of dots". I play the music and it's "this sounds like it was written by a machine". The written works elicit no response, and I'm not about to introduce fanworks, jesus.

My ex was the only one I successfully got into Touhou, but she has moved back to Spain. So I sit here at work, with my giant Syameimaru mousepad, forever alone.

;_;
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: MetalStudios on January 29, 2016, 02:44:17 PM
I brought Soku to my university's game club
That got about 30+ people so I think I'm on a roll  :derp:
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Your Everyday NEET on January 29, 2016, 04:17:39 PM
I got one friend who knows Touhou but not a fan, while the rest of my friend were into ships or big shot games (DoTA2, CS:GO, etc).

I maybe able to introduce Touhou to my friends with some gameplay,
or show them Koishi Komeiji Heart Throbbing Adventure
but that don't do squat since ships is the shit right now.

I brought Soku to my university's game club
That got about 30+ people so I think I'm on a roll  :derp:
Maybe I should do this with ULiL instead and shows them how badass I am using Sumireko.
Answer: not really good
.

My university's game club is filled big CS:GO instead.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: CelestialFire on January 29, 2016, 04:49:24 PM
At my school, while we have quite a large number of anime fans, but Touhou is a really tiny minority. Consisting of me, and another friend that I introduced it to, but she isn't too interested in it. I made two Aya T-shirts in art last week (I might show pics later), but no one really asked about them.

About those anime fans, they unfortunately are more the shipping type and some are quite annoying.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Espadas on January 29, 2016, 06:10:49 PM
The written works elicit no response, and I'm not about to introduce fanworks, jesus.

Hey now, don't be hasty. Those might work you know?  :D

Quote
My ex was the only one I successfully got into Touhou, but she has moved back to Spain. So I sit here at work, with my giant Syameimaru mousepad, forever alone.

Well, that means i now know for sure that there are at least TWO people that like Touhou here in Spain  :V
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: aListers on January 29, 2016, 08:04:47 PM
Music probably. My only attempt to spead touhou failed but the person at least admitted that the series has great music. He was put off by touhou actually having plot. I didn't know how to deal with the situation from there.

He played imperishable night by the way.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: commandercool on January 29, 2016, 08:12:27 PM
Fighting games. Although my goal has never been to get anyone into Touhou. Frankly I don't want them touching my stuff. :V But I do want them to have some frame of reference for what my hobby is, at least.

The fighting games (specifically Hisoutensoku, the other ones can be a little hard to swallow) have been very well received by anyone who already likes fighting games. And I've played PofV with quite a few of those people too.

And for the record, everyone I've ever introduced to Touhou was already aware of it on some level from either memetic videos or hentai. I've had to explain to a few people that no, it is not a porn franchise.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Raikaria on January 29, 2016, 11:39:06 PM
I spread it on a specific roleplaying forum I go on where characters have a slot of 'theme music'.; and you can put themes for various situations too.

Touhou and remixes of Touhou appear there frequently.

Not my intention; just I found some remixes that fit the character pretty well. And Touhou is not my only thing.

Also whenever I roleplay or write I draw inspiration from multiple things; including Touhou.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 30, 2016, 01:57:26 AM
Drew a Cirno sketch, next-table-mate watches me...
"wtf is that Satan?"
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: MetalStudios on January 30, 2016, 02:10:59 AM
About those anime fans, they unfortunately are more the shipping type and some are quite annoying.

I know that feel bro
I've never gone back to the game club because about 90% of them are like that but hey, it gives Touhou a bit more love and that's all I ask for
also all they play is LoL and I hate that
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: CenturyEgg on January 30, 2016, 02:51:32 AM
Usually by getting them interested in nicer illustrations of characters, then pulling the whole "oh if you want to know more about this character, i have a good doujin to show you" (sfw of course).

Granted the people i catch with this have usually already heard of it. Just havent found reason to get into touhou.

And of course there is roping people into cosplay groups... that usually works as well
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 30, 2016, 04:17:26 AM
Usually by getting them interested in nicer illustrations of characters, then pulling the whole "oh if you want to know more about this character, i have a good doujin to show you" (sfw of course).

So, they didn't ask anything like, "Hm, nice character design. Where do you get this, I want more/ What anime is this" or did they know Touhou but not a fan? Else, the readers probably gonna have a hard time understanding the doujin (especially when involving Touhou characters' powers).
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: CenturyEgg on January 30, 2016, 05:54:51 AM
So, they didn't ask anything like, "Hm, nice character design. Where do you get this, I want more/ What anime is this" or did they know Touhou but not a fan? Else, the readers probably gonna have a hard time understanding the doujin (especially when involving Touhou characters' powers).

Well it kinda depends on which doujin you do end up reccomending. I usually wind up showing them gag doujins which are quite independant of base plot (bomber grape, pageratta and warugaki), then escalating once they pick up sufficient interest in understanding more of the characters. Must shows on my list are gensoukoumuten, joyful, morinohon and kameleon (still sore about this guy)
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: the old guy on January 30, 2016, 06:54:03 AM
I don't.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 30, 2016, 12:26:15 PM
Ah, those popular Touhou doujin 4Koma's, seems like a good start for introducing Touhou I must say. Normalizing Gensokyo residents to the first-timers makes them acceptable to the person's brain, before  all the memes, danks and Danmaku engulf his 'innocent' brain, KUAHAHAHAU... . Though Danbooru is a risky place for those who are still 'Pure'. Nah, nowhere is safe for the 'Pure' people in the Internet. 'Cause Junko ain't helpin' us for now.

I don't.
You're too old for this job, Granpa. Sit down at your porch and have tea with biscuits or somethin'.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: zero_breaker on January 30, 2016, 01:24:26 PM
I kind of just start watching videos of each spell card (I like watching the patterns fly) in class, and my classmates just start gathering around the computer and goes "Whoa what's that".

I've successfully converted, oh, about 4-5 people. Good enough, I guess?
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 30, 2016, 02:00:40 PM
I've successfully converted, oh, about 4-5 people. Good enough, I guess?

No matter the number, if it even EXISTED, it's already good. 4-5 people is a big success from my point-of-view. So, ye guys about to start a Touhou club? (Just asking)
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: CenturyEgg on January 30, 2016, 03:32:07 PM
Actually given the size of my community, i think our group of friends is surprisingly large. Most of them just like touhou but a few of them actually produce print works. There is also a significant group who have dabbled in cosplay, although I can safely say I'm the most invested in that avenue among them haha.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: haoreos2 on January 31, 2016, 01:29:52 AM
Step 1: print a bunch of Kogasa pictures
Step 2: acquire umbrellas
Step 3: wait until rainy day
Step 4: put pictures inside the folded umbrellas
Step 5: put umbrellas in a container by the external doors of your chosen building
Step 6: people take umbrellas, open them as they step outside, Kogasa pictures rain down onto them
Step 7: satisfied by a job well done, no-focus dodge the rain until it expires

Step 7 is easy modo in Australia, but step 3 takes ages, so it all balances out in the end
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on January 31, 2016, 02:05:14 AM
I am currently in the process of getting my brother and best friend into Touhou.  My friend is a pretty open-minded person and he watched me play through EoSD and Hisoutensoku once.  I would often drop some tips and trivia about the gameplay and characters in the process to which he showed interest.

My brother on the other hand is a lot more close-minded and pessimistic so converting him has been difficult.  I do however see some progression when it comes to him as well.  As I am more of a character oriented person, I plan to get him more into the characters first before proceeding to the story.  Still, he promised me a long time ago that he would at least try the Touhou games if I tried Fire Emblem and he still has yet to (which is quite surprising, considering how hellbent he is on good morals).
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hikarin on January 31, 2016, 02:27:36 AM
Honestly, all I had to do to brainwash about 4 people was get into our Orchestra chamber during our lunch break and pull up IN, then after several weeks PoFV. I'm pretty sure PoFV did the trick. And we were playing with GC controllers, not keyboards.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 31, 2016, 02:43:09 AM
Close-minded persons are a problematic when it comes to spreading Touhou. I'm just lucky enough people who I'd fail to make them interested to Touhou doesn't mock Touhou.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Monarda on January 31, 2016, 03:26:09 AM
I`m not the kind of person to try and force people Touhou, but if they see me watching or playing Touhou and it ticks their interest i`m glad to explain.
I just don`t feel like going and seeing Touhou-related stuff in public, i feel uncomfortable whenether i draw attention due to Shyness.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on January 31, 2016, 07:48:02 AM
The brainwash and stuff are just jokes man. But I know how you feel, because I remember I was accused being the source after somebody was caught reading a Touhou hentai at school. I'm just too glad the discipline teacher doesn't give a **** about sources/causes, only the perpetrator. But this incident ain't gonna stop me to be a Touhou-fan.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Ultimate Destrado on January 31, 2016, 06:08:12 PM
Generally speaking, music is the easiest way to introduce someone to it without actually delving into the games and lore and such. That and the prodigious amount of hentai.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Metaflare on January 31, 2016, 06:12:28 PM
sneeze on people
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Goomba98 on January 31, 2016, 10:10:39 PM
I like to make references in class whenever possible. I don't really bother explaining them, though.
On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be a single person at my school who doesn't seem like they'd like Touhou. In fact, I've gotten a few of my friends into it as well.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Monarda on January 31, 2016, 10:27:42 PM
I like to make references in class whenever possible. I don't really bother explaining them, though.
On the other hand, there doesn't seem to be a single person at my school who doesn't seem like they'd like Touhou. In fact, I've gotten a few of my friends into it as well.
*Jealousy Meter rising, activating Emergency Gas Vent*
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Tengukami on February 01, 2016, 12:07:21 AM
Bringing up Touhou at work always makes me feel awkward.

"Hey, Tengukami, you still playing your Chinese video game with the little girls in it?"

Brings out my inner Actually Guy. "ACTUALLY it's from Japan and I'll have you know they are hundreds of years old, not little girls, tyvm."

Why hide your power level, right? Might as well bear it as a banner of pride if you're going to get teased for it anyway.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: CenturyEgg on February 01, 2016, 01:08:49 AM
I'm curious though, is the teasing really that bad in your countries? At least among the people in my generation watching anime/manga is a pretty common thing so no one really bats an eye when you claim to be into touhou. They just assume it is another series they?ve not heard of and roll with it.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Tengukami on February 01, 2016, 01:13:47 AM
In my case, no, I wouldn't say it's bad. Most people don't give a shit. My co-workers are just a fun bunch; pouring scorn and ridicule on each other's interests is how we relieve stress.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on February 01, 2016, 02:08:25 AM
Well it's Eastern, and Japan is not the only East. And I have to admit sometimes Touhou soundtracks do sound a bit Chinese.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Pywackett-Barchetta on February 01, 2016, 08:33:39 PM
Endless preaching. That, and spreading the fighters back in the IT shop, but mostly I will drag my non-Touhou convention friends to Touhou events and such. Sometimes they almost like parts of it!
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: SirSlarty on February 02, 2016, 03:58:36 AM
I keep quiet and let Internet osmosis happen.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chirumiru-chan on February 05, 2016, 10:28:29 PM
Ask them to look it up.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: lesanae on February 08, 2016, 06:49:35 AM
I'll force them to listen to the music and proceed to give them art. I also make references though no one will even care (which is quite sad).
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: HalfGrand on February 14, 2016, 03:42:21 PM
What I do is wait for a conversation to turn to video games in a group (which comes often enough between 20 - 30 year old men, the prime demographic for gamers these days). I then proceed as follows:

Me: Hey, I know this game series that isn't well know but it's HARD AS BALLS! You/ you guys ever heard of Touhou?
Victim: Some variation of "nope"
Me: Seriously dude(s), this game will kick your ass... hard. There is like a billion bullets coming at you from everywhere and you have to dodge them all. The patterns of bullets are quite nice to look at and it's all made by one dude. It's awesome!
Victim: "cool, I might check it out later"
Me: It will make you a real man dude. ; D

.
.
.

They never check it out later
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Helepolis on February 16, 2016, 02:03:24 PM
Spreading a game which looks in many people's eyes like:  "Little girls flying and shooting stuff" is hard to explain or to promote. Even if the game had not-little girls but normal girls, it would remain hard to explain.

Steering any general gaming topic into "I know this shmup called Touhou it will kick your ass with awesome music bullets and stuff" isn't going to yield much results if the persons you're talking to have absolutely zero intention of discovering a, what they highly might see as "an anime game". So them never checking it out isn't a big surprise.

I am with Tengukami on this one. Raising the "you should check out touhou" is awkward, both in family, friends or at work. Just because someone asked you "Hey what are you playing", doesn't mean you should bombard them with your life story about Touhou and that they should try it out.

I don't spread Touhou. Don't need to. Don't feel like it. And also don't see why.

A hobby or interest is a personal thing.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Pywackett-Barchetta on February 16, 2016, 03:41:39 PM
I don't spread Touhou. Don't need to. Don't feel like it. And also don't see why.

Personally, most of my favorite game series have come from recommendations by close friends, and we tend to gush about the continuities and cool stuff in what we play, so I feel like it'd be a disservice to not do the same for them when they've opened my eyes to stuff like the Arkham series and Payday. Sharing the love is kinda just what we do; if people don't end up into it, then we just focus on the stuff we have in common, but otherwise, it's cool to be able to rope friends into it, and vice versa. Besides, makes it easy for friends and family to spot me at conventions. They just head to the game room and look for the Touhou machines.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Helepolis on February 16, 2016, 07:02:48 PM
Well I did mention "it is a personal thing" with a reason. You say you have close friends. I can understand when you have friends, and especially close ones, who are in the same or similar interest zone, then perhaps it is easier to share and discover from each other. It gives reasons I guess. But they are your reasons. Not mine.

My best and close friends like gaming, but don't care about eastern games in general, let alone eastern Doujin games. I don't see any reason. And it doesn't bother me. Different people, different friends, different interest, different relationships. Doesn't make any difference to me either as they are people who I can have a fun time with.

The thread flow just gave me generic idea of spreading Touhou. Hence my words in your quote.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: NekoNekoRex on February 16, 2016, 09:13:14 PM
I've tried getting my friends into it. A couple friends I've tried too hard with and turned them off to it. I couple people I go to cons with I've got them at least knowing what it is now (thanks to my info and one con panel I dragged them to) but beyond that they're not that into it.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on February 16, 2016, 10:55:07 PM
I managed to make some progress with my brother on Saturday.  We sometimes like to hang out in the same room just for the sake of keeping each other company, and I like to play Touhou while giving commentary during those moments, which seems to be working.  So far, he seems somewhat interested in the characters, music, trivia, etc... He almost wanted to try playing as well (he didn't in the end because he just recently got Xenoblade Chronicles X).  Although, part of what turns him off is that he sees some of the characters as overpowered (Mokou, Kaguya, and Flandre for example), and trying to explain the concept of the spellcard rules did not exactly help matters; a failure on my part, I suppose...
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on February 17, 2016, 12:27:35 AM
a failure on my part, I suppose...
Well, a reference to games that your brother knows that could help you explain Spell Cards better could help. About the overpowered part, can't he just understand that those are Final/Extra stage bosses? And about the concept of spellcard rules, just say that the bullets don't harm either of the duelers because it's a way to resolve things in Gensokyo/girl's play and you can create many many unique spellcards with it's own patterns and names based on your own creativity. And I don't think that helps since I don't really know which part of the Spellcard Rules your brother doesn't understand.

Wish I/we could help you with your brother for real, man.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: AzyWng on February 17, 2016, 01:08:01 AM
I've been bringing my laptop to school more often.

In the hour or half-hour before classes start, I open up a Touhou project game.

Then I just let the bullet hell appeal naturally diffuse.  ;)

It's not very effective, but it's at least made a number of people notice that Touhou exists. They're already devoted to Super Smash Bros, but it's a little bit of progress, right?

A few of my friends who are able to bother visit me have noticed the game too and seem to understand the appeal.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on February 17, 2016, 01:39:49 AM
About the overpowered part, can't he just understand that those are Final/Extra stage bosses?
Oh, you probably misunderstood what I meant there.  When I said "overpowered", I meant more on a conceptual level.  For example: Mokou and Kaguya are both immortal, and I didn't even bother to mention Flandre's ability to destroy absolutely anything and everything.  About spellcards, I said that it basically gives the characters an equal chance when it comes to battle (that was my own understanding of the concept anyway).  I am not sure if he is too convinced though.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Starxsword on February 17, 2016, 05:58:08 AM
The best explanation you can give your friend is that final/extra bosses are supposed to be overpowered in a conceptual level.
They are the final boss of the game, there needs to be something dramatic to end it, so they will be really powerful.
Extra boss is a bit like post game, where you get to fight another character that is somewhat similarly powerful. So they would also need to be conceptually overpowered.

If you friend ever plays shoot them ups, they should know that your plane gets a bunch of upgrades and powerful bombs that destroy all enemies on the screen and you fight some godly flying object as the final boss.
Touhou is the same case, except instead of planes, these are represented by characters.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on February 17, 2016, 11:07:53 PM
I finally got my brother to try playing EoSD.  It didn't take long to use up all of his continues (in his defense, he was playing on hard mode) and he stopped playing shortly after, but the important thing is that progress was made.  He also seems to have enjoyed me "coaching" him in the process, so I can definitely see him trying again.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on February 18, 2016, 12:25:46 AM
(in his defense, he was playing on hard mode)
THE EGO IS REAL, MAN.

By the way, congratulations on having your brother playing at least a Touhou game, and making him trying again.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Kairyu on March 03, 2016, 08:51:47 AM
Our group started with Soku tournaments at a local ACG (Anime-Cosplay-Games) event. We generally spread through word of mouth on Facebook, with interested members coming in to join us.

I think most members came in not through the games but through the music or flash animations though.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Apocrypha on March 09, 2016, 06:43:10 PM
I have them watch Bad Apple. Then U.N. Owen Was Her?. Then Flames within these Black Feathers, the vocal version. By that point they would be begging to know where it's from.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Reu on March 09, 2016, 07:17:12 PM
I don't intentionally spread it, but I do tend to play multiple games in public. Mostly Mecha or Historical but some of which being Touhou related and usually the strategy fangames though rarely the shumps themselves.
Sometimes a friend or a stranger would watch and ask questions like "Is that girl a demon? "Who's that guy"? "Why is there a dragon" and show some general interest to music and style, but I always clarify that the games I tend to play are fangames before anything else.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on March 09, 2016, 07:44:02 PM
At this point, I am not really trying to "spread" it as much.  I just want people to recognize my tastes and hopefully understand why I am a fan of the series.  If they so happen to get into it, that is a bonus.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chirumiru-chan on March 13, 2016, 02:18:57 AM
*Jealousy Meter rising, activating Emergency Gas Vent*
THE EGO IS REAL, MAN.
All remind me of Bass

Anyway, I got my friend Ian into it by showing him create.swf. But this Monday, the hype is real 'cuz I'm smuggling Touhou onto a flash drive. All 15 games and spin-offs. Maybe even Seihou and Samidare. If only I could have access to a computer, due to PARCC testing all the computers won't be available until May. BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer)
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chirumiru-chan on March 13, 2016, 05:02:02 AM
Continuing from a fellow fan's "Operation: Broken Barrier", I'm doing "Operation: Shrine Maiden", where I'm smuggling Touhou into my school onto a flash drive. All 15 games, plus spinoffs, Seihou, and Samidare. We will hold Touhou meetings in room C9 at our school, which is the computer lab, on Fridays at 4pm. After PARCC testing, we're gonna hold it in the media center. To advertise, I'll hang up pictures of Reimu in the hallways and the gym. Create.swf will be a prominent role in OSM, it'll be used to make posters and we'll hold viewing parties of my collabs with xShadowKitsune.

If anyone wants to suggest promotional material, reply here!
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on March 13, 2016, 07:58:46 AM
I really chose the phrase 'Broken Barrier' because I am really spreading words about the existence of Touhou coughcoGensokyocoughough beyond it's supposed borders.

All 15 games, plus spinoffs, Seihou, and Samidare.
*Jumps out of window, rolls upstairs like an Armadillo, jumps out again

Anyways, that's a big Touhou advertising you're having there. But, have they already know what Touhou ORIGINALLY is?

If they don't know at all but interested, introduce.
If they only know the surface, explain.
If they know what they're supposed to know, get him/her a position.
If they're there to stop it, Gap his/her way out. (joke)

Activeness. Some of the major things stopping a organization from existing. If it's just there, not doing anything, it's not something. Do something interesting and you may find more members on your shoulders.

Discipline: Never bring shame to your organization. It's not impossible that someday somebody will bring up
NFSW
stuff to the team, and making your team looks rubbish in the society's eyes if not covered. It is important to deal conflicts without bias to any sides, even if you got tea for everybody. My father was a football captain and he threw anyone who isn't fit for his team, and anyone who hates him in the heart if found out. He also trained them hard to the point that somebody or two fainted, everyday. As a result, he formed a formidable football team for his school.

Confidence: Never become too confident, same goes to 'under'. From the way you run your organization, it seems to be following the path of a businessman/woman. And becoming one requires confidence of your products, like the confidence of your club. Convince the people well, and Touhou would get into their minds. But also be reminded, not all have the same taste so here comes the next one:

Strategy: A vegetable's taste differs from anybody. I hate them but some love it, honest by the heart. You can't force a FPS-player to watch Barbie. And not being honest to your tastes is truly not a welcomed habit of life. So, plan a strategy to make different people love Touhou. (can't think examples tho)

Therefore, I have to say that, the easiest thing to do in life is losing everything, doing nothing will make you bored eventually.

(Bonus) Stealth: Keep a low profile among the teachers, but high among the students. Only useful if Anime-looking things is something your school doesn't want in their territory.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on March 13, 2016, 12:54:21 PM
If you're just hanging pictures of Reimu alone, I doubt that it will get the point across too well, especially if Touhou is not well-known at your school (if it has worked however, consider me proven wrong).  But I would suggest instead advertising this club of yours with something that is a little more easy to understand, which could probably be where Create.swf can come into play.  Posters are a good way to advertise too, but you need to think about what you're putting up and what message it would convey in other people's eyes.

Then again, I forgot to consider the possibility that you are working incognito.  Are you?
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chirumiru-chan on March 13, 2016, 02:36:21 PM
If you're just hanging pictures of Reimu alone, I doubt that it will get the point across too well, especially if Touhou is not well-known at your school (if it has worked however, consider me proven wrong).  But I would suggest instead advertising this club of yours with something that is a little more easy to understand, which could probably be where Create.swf can come into play.  Posters are a good way to advertise too, but you need to think about what you're putting up and what message it would convey in other people's eyes.

Then again, I forgot to consider the possibility that you are working incognito.  Are you?
I may be working incognito. I'm hanging the pictures of her with "Operation Shrine Maiden" written on it. There's a poster I'm making with "Hey, wanna see a fun game with lots of lasers?" on it.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on March 13, 2016, 11:29:31 PM
How about the classic Uncle Sam style?
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chirumiru-chan on March 13, 2016, 11:30:17 PM
How about the classic Uncle Sam style?
I WANT YOU TO PLAY TOUHOU
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: HalfGrand on March 14, 2016, 11:03:02 AM
Word of mouth might be a better strategy for marketing your club if people at your school have absolutely NO idea what Touhou is.

Is there a computer games club at your school already? Perhaps you can make a branch off of that club that focuses on shooting games and holds competitions. A shooting game club might be easier to swallow to a westerner than "Touhou".

...ufufu, this reminds me of when I was putting up political posters of Obama as the Joker around my university campus years ago. Good times!  :derp:
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Tengukami on March 14, 2016, 03:03:42 PM
Why is this thread not a part of the existing "How do you spread Touhou?" thread (https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,19235.0.html)?
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on March 14, 2016, 03:46:30 PM
One day, she overdosed Power Boxes and she was kicking 'action' up in it's ass.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: HalfGrand on March 15, 2016, 07:29:10 AM
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Why is this thread not a part of the existing "How do you spread Touhou?" thread?

Now that Tengukami mentions it, yes this discussion really should go into that thread.  :V
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Bic?- on March 16, 2016, 10:37:10 PM
Actual dialogue with a friend

Me: Heyy, i found out this new AWESOME game!
Friend: Ooh, tell me! Tell me!
Me: It's called "Touhou", it's a Japanese shooting game.
Friend:...meh, Japanese games suck-
Me; But, it's really hard and funny
Friend: Cool story bro
Me: . . .oh and it has only girls  :derp:
Friend:...excuse me, how is it called?
Me:  :]
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Toushiro Scarlet on April 28, 2016, 04:24:26 AM
Well, I just play Touhou music in my music assessment and talent show, plus writing Touhou fanfic in my english class and give it to everyone
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Chefir on May 02, 2016, 08:43:33 AM
>friend asks for anime
>recommends memories of phantasm
( ͡? ͜ʖ ͡?)
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: MetalStudios on May 02, 2016, 08:24:40 PM
>friend asks for anime
>recommends memories of phantasm
( ͡? ͜ʖ ͡?)

I honestly don't know if that's cruel or not
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Monarda on May 02, 2016, 08:45:05 PM
>friend asks for anime
>recommends memories of phantasm
( ͡? ͜ʖ ͡?)

I have a feeling i shouldn't look this up, better not.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: yomichiyu on May 02, 2016, 09:19:06 PM
I have a feeling i shouldn't look this up, better not.
It's a fan-made anime, based on the official games. Well-known too, 6 episodes so far (1 on PCB, 3 on EoSD, 2 on PoFV). Pretty good IMO and my friends new to Touhou likes it too.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hannibal_Kills on May 02, 2016, 11:27:48 PM
My friends liked 'A Summer's Day Dream' more. They didn't liked the big watermelons present in MoP.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Monarda on May 02, 2016, 11:41:09 PM
They didn't liked the big watermelons present in MoP.

Yup, knew something was fishy there, that's a no-no for me, thanks Hannibal.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Your Everyday NEET on May 03, 2016, 03:29:59 AM
At least she's not like me who plain out recommends Koishi Komeiji Heart Throbbing Adventure. Now this IS something you shouldn't see.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Nobu on May 04, 2016, 04:27:14 PM
I just exude it from various orifices naturally, and i'm willing to talk about it with people that seem curious. I cosplay Touhou, my blog and bedroom has a lot of Touhou splattered about, etc.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Hope ♦ Metal on May 04, 2016, 05:47:50 PM
At least she's not like me who plain out recommends Koishi Komeiji Heart Throbbing Adventure. Now this IS something you shouldn't see.
The things I can think of from reading that title probably don't happen there.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Boomer on May 19, 2016, 08:00:14 PM
I managed to get another one of the new friends that I made into the series.  It started with us making Touhou references in Cards Against Humanity, then he just finished watching the Fantasy Kaleidoscope anime and listening to the music.  I think I can consider him a fan at this point.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Rezeed on May 20, 2016, 02:35:51 AM
Believe it or not, my youtube channel, especially after doing a bunch of touhou soundfont remixes of undertale songs. But I took it a step further with most of them. Nearly all the videoes are paired with touhou footage to see if anyone noticed anything "Familiar". For example, most of Asriel Dreemurr's attacks are note for note identical to Marisa's Spell cards.
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Failure McFailFace on May 20, 2016, 03:16:00 AM
Believe it or not, my youtube channel, especially after doing a bunch of touhou soundfont remixes of undertale songs. But I took it a step further with most of them. Nearly all the videoes are paired with touhou footage to see if anyone noticed anything "Familiar". For example, most of Asriel Dreemurr's attacks are note for note identical to Marisa's Spell cards.
I'm interested. A link to your channel?
Title: Re: How do you spread Touhou?
Post by: Rezeed on May 20, 2016, 03:20:52 AM
I'm interested. A link to your channel?
https://www.youtube.com/user/NamekuBushi

I hope you like soundfont remixes. I not only work around with the touhou soundfont, work with Final Fantasy Soundfonts, Sega Genesis, Mario World, etc.  Their mostly products of boredom, but I'm glad when people do enjoy them.