I think Touhou is really only interesting when looking back at it during the old internet. There's something fascinating about looking at pre-2010 touhou fan content and forum posts. When the Internet wasn't nearly as ubiquitous as it is now and the average user was much more of a nerd. What I think is the most interesting is how massive it became despite its sole creditor being ZUN. Indie games becoming really big isn't too uncommon nowadays but it's really interesting seeing an early example. I guess it has to do with the fact the Internet was much more Japanese back then.Does anyone else feel this way? Idk if it's just me because I like history in general and 20 years ago was halfway through the Internet's lifespan.
>>51380047No
>>51380047I think Touhou is intresting when viewed from a political angle of "Most fans are okay with mass murder", and that holds true even today.Otherwise agree.
>>51380047>When the Internet wasn't nearly as ubiquitous as it is nowThat would be before the 2000s entirely.
>>51380047I miss the amount of good fan content we had at the time. The discussions were always the same though.
>>51380097>2008im gonna unalive myself
I kind of miss it, the flash animations, the 4komas. Going back and looking at them is fun, but don't become obsessed with it.
I too miss the old internet.
>>51380047You're underselling the entire franchise but yeah, I agree old otaku content was superior
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>>51380097Anons be honest.... where are the anons in this pic now?
>>51387233It's either picrel or Gensokyo.
Secondary
>>51387233>>51387436Or door #3 to hell: foids and children
>>51380097Hey, in this day and age you'd never have someone posting a fucking Remilia/Cirno fusion in a thread like that.
>>51388085Be the change you want to see.
>>51380047I mean, I like seeing old Touhou fanart that I grew up with from the Early Internet (BC), but I still think Touhou is interesting now and seeing what new fans can create.
>>51380047I agree but that's because I'm a secondary who never played the games, doesn't enjoy the games, and really only likes the music and worldbuilding. I don't care for new 2hu stuff because my initial exposure to the franchise was through drip-fed images of Reisen and Vocaloid girls that would circulate the internet in the pre-2010s and Touhou symbolizes this lost early period I was completely unaware of at the time. It's just nostalgia to me.
