Censorship: The consequences of going mainstream

[Drake]

"Official" artistic depiction of the characters is an amalgamation of official works with a number of different artists, which both influences and is influenced by how fans view and depict the characters. "Canon art" isn't one solid thing; ZUN okays many different designs, uses different designs himself, and never absolutely confirms/denies design choices because his world is malleable like that. This is a true meta of having a series where its universe has characters whose existence is influenced by how people view them.

[MANoBadAssGar Jr.]

Official art styles and depiction produced so far are under controll & still true to one designed biography description. with some inconsistency.......

Fan work can even go to the point where a character can have a breast with the size or even double the size of her head. Just because it's meta and a true one, doesnt mean out of bounds depiction should be always meekly acceptable.
Not just appearance but also personality, having someone who allergic to rain water suddenly wearing micro bikini that more embarassing than naked is not something that can be forged into the actual thing.

There are two sides that can be picked, these can never be solved.

[game2011]

I think some people are too serious about Touhou being banned in China...  As some of the people here said, Touhou is very popular in China, and the series has stuff that take their roots from there.  China is rich with folklore and supernatural stuff that they are not afraid to show in their own medias.  It's not like they instantly ban everything that is instantly supernatural.

Please do your research before jumping to conclusions just because of what happened to Ghostbuster.

[game2011]

It seems that Yokai Watch is licensed in China.  That should say a lot.

[game2011]

As more proof that supernatural stuff doesn't guarantee banning in China, the Warcraft movie is a HUGE hit in that country, and while I haven't seen it, I do know that the series is filled with supernatural stuff.

So if you think Touhou will never see any form of release in China if it becomes mainstream, think again.

This thread became silent...  Because people offered reasons why China may not ban it?

[Drake]

More like because there were only one or two people who seriously considered it a possibility in the first place.

[game2011]

More like because there were only one or two people who seriously considered it a possibility in the first place.

Considered what?

[N-Forza]

That China would ban it.