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Which religion is the best? This poll is closed. |
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| Shintoism |
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59 | 9.58% |
| Buddhism |
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77 | 12.50% |
| Taoism |
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66 | 10.71% |
| FEAR CLOWNPIECE |
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414 | 67.21% |
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Taoists best crew
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Jan 4, 2017 02:57
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Captures them pretty well, gotta admit.
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Jan 4, 2017 03:00
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WarpedNaba posted:Is it just me or are the Taoists the only ones that practice what they preach? In defense of Reimu I don't think she preaches anything other than "give me donations"
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Jan 4, 2017 16:57
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WarpedNaba posted:Is it just me or are the Taoists the only ones that practice what they preach? They're purely interested in the immortality they believe they can attain through the practice of Taoism, and that's kind of bad, from what I understand? Getting superbatural powers isn't the point, I think. Taoism is weird. I mean Miko gained her immortality by tricking Heaven into thinking she was already dead with magic, that's not really the enlightened behavior one would expect from a proper Taoist hermit. afatwhiteloaf fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Jan 4, 2017 |
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Jan 4, 2017 19:47
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SyntheticPolygon posted:So's Sanae, well some of the time. But that's because she is a good girl who doesn't want to give in to peer pressure. She still drinks with her parents though. The bigger problem with Byakuren is that she's the Gensyoko equivalent of an MRA.
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Jan 4, 2017 20:43
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afatwhiteloaf posted:They're purely interested in the immortality they believe they can attain through the practice of Taoism, and that's kind of bad, from what I understand? Getting superbatural powers isn't the point, I think. Taoism is weird. Taoism's morally grey and fairly pragmatic, it can pretty easily shift into enlightened self-interest rather than altruism. It's also enormously individual, as following a Tao you were taught (As opposed to one you followed because it fit you better) is pretty much the same as not following a Tao at all. I mean, from what I've read, Seiga became a hermit by embodying a pretty nihilistic Te (No laws in nature, no laws state that I've gotta age and die) so yeah, mostly the only preaching in Taoism is getting people to start on their own path. Hence Miko trying lots of different avenues to coax Marisa into starting - as opposed to Byakuren constantly laying down doctrine. e: On the other hand, you have pseudo-Taoism that mixed up with Confucianism and Buddhism and turned into some ritualistic horseshit, but eh. WarpedNaba fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Jan 4, 2017 |
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Jan 4, 2017 22:11
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SirPhoebos posted:The bigger problem with Byakuren is that she's the Gensyoko equivalent of an MRA. no
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Jan 4, 2017 22:38
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no he's right "no guys it's really the youkai who are oppressed"
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Jan 4, 2017 22:51
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The best part about Byak is that she's a huge hypocrite loser, who isn't fixing any problems and the youkai barely care about religion or Buddhism anyway (other than like Shou and Ichirin). Not to mention she's not even that great a Buddhist in the first place. She's great. Less great than every other religious figure in Gensokyo. But still pretty ok.
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Jan 4, 2017 23:03
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Byakuren's good enough at the Dharma for Vaisravana, and I'm not gonna argue with that.
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Jan 5, 2017 00:25
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Given she's 22 do you think at some point in the upcoming few years Akyu is going to just straight-up fuckin' die since the Children of Miare don't usually live much longer than 30
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Jan 5, 2017 00:57
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Hell yeah
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Jan 5, 2017 01:01
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Akyu will die only when Gensokyo exists the time vortex it's stuck in.
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Jan 5, 2017 01:06
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Mighty Dicktron posted:Given she's 22 do you think at some point in the upcoming few years Akyu is going to just straight-up fuckin' die since the Children of Miare don't usually live much longer than 30 i didn't even think about that, gosh
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Jan 5, 2017 01:10
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Mighty Dicktron posted:Given she's 22 do you think at some point in the upcoming few years Akyu is going to just straight-up fuckin' die since the Children of Miare don't usually live much longer than 30 The twist ending of Forbidden Scrollery is that it's Akyū who becomes a yōkai instead of Kosuzu.
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Jan 5, 2017 01:20
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BlitzBlast posted:Akyu will die only when Gensokyo exists the time vortex it's stuck in. reimu and marisa literally age tho
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Jan 5, 2017 01:44
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Couldn't tell that from the art style.
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Jan 5, 2017 02:27
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apparently the games basically occur around the same time, in reality, as they are released. Reimu and Marisa seem to be ambiguously young children in a flashback, around 2000ish, it's been 17 years since then, they're probably at the very least in their mid-20s by now. given it's Gensokyo it's probably safe to say their lifespans are sort of extended and slowed down even though they're supposed to be normal humans aside from the magic, and from a cursory glance at the art as it's evolved, both by ZUN's standards, and the fighting games, yeah I can see how they've aged at least a little bit in that time
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Jan 5, 2017 03:52
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It's easier than see with akyuu who has clearly grown since her first appearance.
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Jan 5, 2017 05:44
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i think, i am going to read some of the manga things, since they are all there on dynasty UPDATE: i am liking Wild and Horned Hermit so far Gyra_Solune fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Jan 5, 2017 |
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Jan 5, 2017 07:09
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Reimu's probably got a bit of Youkai in her, and we don't know how far Marisa's gone with her age-ceasing magic bit (Assuming any of the Witches bar Byakuren give a poo poo about helping her out) so you could argue that there's no need to worry about how they age.
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Jan 5, 2017 08:59
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WarpedNaba posted:Reimu's probably got a bit of Youkai in her, and we don't know how far Marisa's gone with her age-ceasing magic bit (Assuming any of the Witches bar Byakuren give a poo poo about helping her out) so you could argue that there's no need to worry about how they age. I don't think so. If Reimu was part youkai she'd probs have to quit the job. Or exterminate herself.
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Jan 5, 2017 09:03
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Or, say, her parents? I don't think there's any reason why someone that's part Youkai can be barred from miko duties. I mean, look at Rinnosuke: Part youkai, part human, all dweeb.
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Jan 5, 2017 09:17
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It's gonna be weird when Reimu looks older than Yukari in Touhou 40.
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Jan 5, 2017 09:26
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Reimu and Marisa do feel like twenty-somethings, imo.
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Jan 5, 2017 09:59
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If Reimu was part youkai, you would think that there would have been at least some hints about it already.
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Jan 5, 2017 10:05
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Don't the pixiv crowd joke about them being Christmas cakes?
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Jan 5, 2017 10:07
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Clarste posted:Reimu and Marisa do feel like twenty-somethings, imo. They pretty much act like college students so
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Jan 5, 2017 10:19
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Clarste posted:Reimu and Marisa do feel like twenty-somethings, imo. Because of the alcohol and partying, right?
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Jan 5, 2017 10:43
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WarpedNaba posted:Don't the pixiv crowd joke about them being Christmas cakes?
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Jan 5, 2017 11:08
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Wait a second, just what is the legal drinking age in Gensokyo? The earliest confirmed instance of Reimu and Marisa drinking I can think of is Perfect Cherry Blossom, and they must have been under 15 at that point.
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Jan 5, 2017 14:27
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I'm a Christmas cake, and so are you
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Jan 5, 2017 14:32
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horriblePencilist posted:Wait a second, just what is the legal drinking age in Gensokyo? The earliest confirmed instance of Reimu and Marisa drinking I can think of is Perfect Cherry Blossom, and they must have been under 15 at that point. It's when you are old enough to beat the crap out of whoever holds the booze. 
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Jan 5, 2017 14:33
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horriblePencilist posted:Wait a second, just what is the legal drinking age in Gensokyo? The earliest confirmed instance of Reimu and Marisa drinking I can think of is Perfect Cherry Blossom, and they must have been under 15 at that point. There's no legal authority to enforce it, so the answer is "whatever Yukari thinks would be funny".
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Jan 5, 2017 14:34
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Yukari is probably against any minimum drinking age. After all, drunk kids are easy prey for a youkai.
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Jan 5, 2017 14:44
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was there even a minimum drinking age in Japan circa the late 1800s
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Jan 5, 2017 15:40
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Actually now that I think about it Marisa handling poison and mercury at the tender age of 12(?) is probably more troubling. In conclusion: Congratulations Reimu and Marisa for making it past 20.
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Jan 5, 2017 18:30
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horriblePencilist posted:Actually now that I think about it Marisa handling poison and mercury at the tender age of 12(?) is probably more troubling. In conclusion: Congratulations Reimu and Marisa for making it past 20. Also consider where Marisa lives.
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Jan 5, 2017 18:50
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By never actually stating how old they are, Zun is able to keep Reimu and Marisa in a state where they are both 12 and 22 simultaneously, completely independent of any parental influence and running their own small businesses and at the same time playfighting with fairies by drawing pretty patterns in the sky and never talking to boys. They will remain that way for all time and so will everybody else. By far the worst bit of Forbidden Scrollery was the revelation that Marisa is shorter than Kosuzu.
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Jan 5, 2017 18:55
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Wait wait I haven't followed Touhou in like, 8 years. They're aging???????
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