So why have you been talking about all this [Touhou|sustainability] stuff, anyway? If you’re here from Touhou stuff, you’re probably wondering why I’ve been comparing all this Touhou stuff to environmental issues. Well, that’s because I started this blog for a class in which we were supposed to blog about sustainability, and I did this […]
As long as I’m talking about the Moon
BGM: Pure Furies ~ Whereabouts of the Heart Here’s some more stuff about the Moon that didn’t fit in the last post. First Lunar War Remember how humans once landed on the moon, back in 1969? I know it’s been ages since NASA’s had enough funding to do it, but Apollo 11 landed and stuck […]
Moon people and why they (think) they’re better than you
BGM: Gensokyo Millenium ~ History of the Moon The Lunarians are another important faction in Gensokyo. Well, a couple of them are in Gensokyo. The rest have their own place on the moon, sealed off similarly to Gensokyo. The ones in Gensokyo got kicked out from the moon because they weren’t pure enough. “Hold the […]
Alternative Energy through Ingestion of Three-Legged Nuclear Crow Deities
BGM: Lullaby of a Deserted Hell Remember how I said Kanako caused every problem for the next three games? Well, this time she decided it would be a great idea to get into alternative energy by bestowing powers of nuclear fusion to a random bird. Okay, let’s back up a bit. Kanako and company parked […]
God needs faith badly
BGM: The Gensokyo the Gods Loved To review: Gensokyo was created as a sanctuary for that which the Outside World has “forgotten”, in particular youkai and gods. More and more of the world’s “supernatural” beings migrate to Gensokyo as they are unable to survive in a world that no longer believes in them. An important […]
Ghosts are dying at an alarming rate: History of Gensokyo
BGM: A Soul as Red as a Ground Cherry Touhou is set in a fictional region called Gensokyo, which is isolated from the Outside World by the Great Hakurei Barrier (which is less a physical barrier and more an imperceptible boundary). In Gensokyo, the supernatural is much more present than outside, particularly youkai and gods […]
Background: What’s a Touhou?
So you’re probably here because of some class and have no idea what Touhou is, why I’m making you read about it, or how to pronounce it. Well, in order: A series of 2D shoot-em-up “bullet hell” games about poorly drawn girls shooting lots of colorful energy balls at each other, made by a drunken […]
