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New Touhou Print Book Announced: "東方文果真報 Alternative Facts in Eastern Utopia"
game2011:
--- Quote from: the old guy on March 30, 2017, 11:42:35 PM ---Holy shit, Momji canonically confirmed to have wolf ears.
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Someone said she shows up in another page without them. ZUN has never been consistent with this.
the old guy:
--- Quote from: game2011 on March 30, 2017, 11:45:34 PM ---Someone said she shows up in another page without them. ZUN has never been consistent with this.
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Oh? Then i guess its really:
--- Quote from: the old guy on March 30, 2017, 11:42:35 PM ---Holy shit, Momji canonically confirmed to be really inconsistent.
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Also, Clarste has been posting stuff about this book on his tumblr, for example, a summary of an interview with Hecatia:
--- Quote ---Hecatia has a big interview in the Alternative Facts. Which is strangely and specifically political. Summary below, lots of paraphrasing.
First Hecatia gives a brief history of Hell: It?s usually thought of a prison-like world for sinners to be punished in after they die, but originally it was just a world created by and for incredibly selfish people who valued true freedom above all else (ie: Chaotic Neutral/Evil). They didn?t give a flip about humanity one way or another: the seas of fire were just there to cook their meat, and the seas of blood were just in case they ever got thirsty. However, at some point there was a social movement to create order, and the Yama and Kishin took things over for the whole ?afterlife? thing. The older residents, like Hecatia, all have their own opinions, but she doesn?t especially mind. Some of the people who still value personal freedom have left to create their own new hells, but they aren?t really relevant.
Next, Hecatia talks about immigration. Specifically, Aya brings up the fear that immigrants from Hell will see the relatively prosperous Gensokyo as a feeding grounds and bring chaos and disorder. Hecatia points out that a birdcage with no holes for air to pass through is nothing more than a death trap. A steady influx of new ideas is necessary for the long-term survival of a society. And even if you think the people of Hell are too inherently destructive, excluding them entirely will merely piss off the people already inside who sympathize with them. It?s fundamentally impossible to preserve the social order merely by excluding people. At best it?s an illusion. And doesn?t Gensokyo take pride in accepting anyone? That?s its whole appeal.
Which naturally leads us to the Lunar Capital, that most obvious example of ?order by exclusion?. Of all the worlds, they are literally the worst. They exclude everyone to construct a false paradise for themselves. They love insulting people, but have the thinnest skin of anyone. And more to the point, they don?t respect other ways of living. Hell and Gensokyo have their differences, but ultimately they can get along, but the Lunarians can?t get along with anyone. One of them has the power to twist the truth to serve their own ends, using lazy reporters like Aya to spread falsehoods (?hey!? says Aya) and change the perception of what ?truth? even is. She goes on to insult the magazine.
Changing the subject, Clownpiece. Hecatia basically sent her to Gensokyo as a reward for completing a big job (the siege of the moon). Aya is skeptical, saying it?s clearly an aggressive move by Hell. Hecatia emphasizes that she only sees the moon as the enemy, and would like to get along with Gensokyo. Going back to Clownpiece, Aya notes that fairies are basically just background noise on the surface. In Hell though, they truly believe in the strongest rising to the top, so there are irrelevant Kishin and super-important fairies. Clownpiece is strong for a fairy, so Hecatia values her highly. Aya wishes tengu society were like that, because no matter how hard she works she?ll never move beyond her caste. Naturally, Hecatia invites her to come live in Hell, but points out that it?s not all good. At least Aya is guaranteed a position: in Hell people who fail even once usually sink to the bottom and can?t ever climb out of it. And those who aren?t blessed from the beginning would probably be happier dead. It is, after all, Hell.
Hecatia personally would like to have peaceful relations with Gensokyo, but Hell is all about freedom so everyone has different ideas. Some want to conquer it, some want to destroy the entire universe, etc etc. It?s Hell. But as long as she?s attaching herself to Gensokyo it?ll be difficult for anyone to make a move on it. Not because she has any control over their society?she describes herself as an ?outlaw"?but because she?s super-strong and no one wants to mess with her. The absolute freedom of absolute power. "Goddess? is just a title given to such absolute powers.
She ends the interview with a summary of her points: you can?t isolate any society completely, so building a wall or excluding others is pointless. Just think of them as neighbors. Just some advice from a goddess.
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Clarste:
For the record, these are incredibly rough summaries, maybe even "impressions". I would not recommend thinking of them as an actual translation.
Lt Colonel Summers:
--- Quote from: the old guy on March 31, 2017, 12:08:26 AM ---Oh? Then i guess its really:
*interview with Hecatia*
Also, Clarste has been posting stuff about this book on his tumblr, for example, a summary of an interview with Hecatia:
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Nice to see that Hecatia wants to establish diplomatic relations between Hell and Gensokyo. Perhaps as an apology for dragging Gensokyo into the events of LoLK?
Also, I guess its hard for someone who's anti-racist to live in a society of pro-racist people...
mauve:
--- Quote from: aListers on March 29, 2017, 11:51:16 PM ---Can I ask if you have charts like that for precious years? I always thought we had a low amount of porn even before we had a competitor. I've been looking for statistics like these since I had an argument with a fan of our competitor who claimed that porn gave them staying power.
Not to mention it's a source of pride to not be reliant on such things - given that I'm somewhat disappointed that the porn ratio for Vocaloid has gone up.
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That particular series of charts only goes back to C87, it seems that data was the not being collected, so it is hard to compare with Kancolle.
C85 is the last chart with Touhou in front, at 2258 circles. Kancolle has 1178 at this time, before it really blew up.
C86, Kancolle blows past everyone, Touhou drops to 1938.
C87, now separated like that, Touhou second place at 1791.
C88, Touhou second place at 1523.
C89, Touhou third place behind Touken Ranbu, at 1666.
C90, Touhou second place at 1625.
C91, Touhou second place at 1623. (Kancolle at 2824!)
Any idea that "Touhou is dying omg" is just, plain, flat out wrong; it's holding steady. (also Granblue's fanbase sure looks healthy!)