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Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:21:37 2011 No.7667915 [Reply] [Original]

So what do you reckon the god of the Hakurei Shrine would be like if she decided to become a boss? looks, personality, danmaku?

I'm thinking, even more "not give a fuck" than Reimu but with a super-annoying elderly mentor aspect thing going on. She'd probably also wear red and white but in some stranger fashion. Dunno if I'd make her super-loli like Suwako though.

What about you dudes?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:24:35 2011 No.7667922 I think she'd be a huge pain in the ass. For everyone. "More tea, slave girl!"

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:32:34 2011 No.7667940 She'll appear one day, strip Reimu of her powers, and hunt down the youkai sages so she can tear down her barrier and remake Gensokyo.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:34:04 2011 No.7667946 File: 24 KB, 464x420, 1311737683716.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] See picture. Reimu is Eddy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:36:35 2011 No.7667949 >>7667946 well that's disturbing.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:39:38 2011 No.7667954 >>7667949 I for one support his theory.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jul 26 23:56:36 2011 No.7667983 Ushiromiya Kinzo is the final boss

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 00:05:14 2011 No.7667989 >>7667983 Will he turn into a dragon?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 00:07:45 2011 No.7667991 >>7667946 So Reimu has no chin?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 00:31:12 2011 No.7668033 File: 16 KB, 285x249, 1311741064961.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7667991 Kind of...

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 01:50:21 2011 No.7668190 >>7667915 I think ZUN is saving the god for later, maybe a manga. Or maybe not even show him/her at all and leave it as an enigma. Not like we're gonna get to see the other 7.999.995 Japanese gods right?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 01:58:17 2011 No.7668208 >>7668190 I'm sure he leaves it unknown to be funny. Most of Touhou is just silly comedy.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 02:05:48 2011 No.7668236

How many times do i need to tell you that is just a scam Reimu is making to get money easily ?
But unlike Tewi, she failed and not getting any money so she had to become a part-time bandit, attacked and looted 3 mansions, 2 shrines, a village, a ship and a temple.
There is no god.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 02:20:50 2011 No.7668287 She'd be a super hot MILF version of Reimu. And a total bitch. The fanon would probably turn her into a tsundere or some sort of overbearing sadist.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 03:01:27 2011 No.7668465 >>7668236 Dude, without the god, Gensokyo wouldn't exist. Not to mention, she doesn't get any money from solving incidents either, or anything for that matter. Want in-game proof? Byakuren herself noticed that Reimu's god was angry.

mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT Wed Jul 27 03:32:00 2011 No.7668533

>>7668465
Whoa!... Wait a minute!... She doesn't get compensation for all that headaches?... Then how does she support herself!?... While Gensokyo is devoid of modern (in)conveniences like Electricity (bill) Teleophone (bill) and Internet (bill) she still needs money to get a variety of stuff needed to support her lifestyle... unless she grows her own food and stuff but... can someone shed some light on this?... I don't think donations alone will be enough...

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 03:34:28 2011 No.7668538 File: 742 KB, 986x1120, 1311752052629.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7668465 Maybe Byakuren should be in charge of the border then. Her POV seems more in harmony with Gensokyo anyway.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:09:14 2011 No.7668766 File: 479 KB, 834x753, 1311757788287.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7667915 I think the Hakurei God would look something like this.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:18:14 2011 No.7668783

>>7668533
Relax Mugen, the very lack of income is what started the whole poverty Reimu fad, and it's nothing but that, a fad.

As shown in the mangas, Reimu has both a huge garden filled with fruit trees and other vegetation. She also apparently has a nearby river since she was shown fishing a titanic fish (which was later blown to bits by the mischevious fairies).

Rinnosuke also mentions that money isn't worth for Reimu herself, and PMiSS mentions that Reimu's shrine's main goal is to increase faith basically, which is adquired by the number of followers; the more followers there is, the more the shrine needs to expand, and for that, donations are needed. Hence, there's no need for money unless there's followers and that the money came from them in form of donations.

>>7668538
No can do, that would mean having to hunt her precious youkai as a job. Since Reimu has equal treatment for both humans and youkai regardless of their status (gods, hermits, etc.), she's the one that fits the role.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:25:13 2011 No.7668791 File: 315 KB, 648x879, 1311758705663.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7668287 No one's mentioned her yet? I am disappointed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:25:13 2011 No.7668792 File: 479 KB, 1423x1612, 1311758706412.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7667915 Secretly or not so secretly Yukari.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:34:14 2011 No.7668809
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>even more "not give a fuck" than Reimu but with a super-annoying elderly mentor aspect thing going on. She'd probably also wear red and white but in some stranger fashion

Uh...

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:39:43 2011 No.7668818 >>7668809 but she always gives a fuck

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:41:13 2011 No.7668829 File: 50 KB, 361x279, 1311759703721.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7668809

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 05:59:15 2011 No.7668848 Perhaps it's not just one god but multiple entities? Reimu is able to call pretty much any god after all(see SSiB and WaHH) and ask them for whatever she wants.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 06:00:15 2011 No.7668853 Reimu says she doesn't know what the blessings of her shrine are. That sounds like she doesn't talk to her god or even know who it is. Which is rather strange.

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Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:00:55 2011 No.7668968

>>7668848
While it's true that she can communicate with any god or spirit, a shrine only holds a single god (dunno how the issue is over there at the Moriyas). The Hakurei god has also been referred to as a single entity (''it'') previously.

>>7668853
She doesn't know because nobody has ever picked a charm after donating (maybe Yukari). There's no shown dialogue of the god but it's known that it's alive at least, and it's still communicating emotions. The most recent display (that I remember) is in UFO where Byakuren somehow senses the Hakurei god's mood.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:13:58 2011 No.7669001
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http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Divine_Spirit

>Divine spirits, not possessing a body, usually live in a Shinto shrine or in a smaller shrine

>There is a considerable lack of spirits in a shrine, so revealing their forms to people is something that mostly never happens. They speak so faintly that ordinary humans can't hear them. For this reason, those who carry the duty of facilitating communication are shrine maidens.

If you read the whole article, you can see that divine spirits are basically the same thing as a god, at least in the shrine living/faith business.

It's very likely that Reimu's shrine actually hosts a divine spirit, one that is responsible for the foundation of Gensokyo. The above note also explains why we never get to see it, plus, _we_ barely ever get to see Reimu alone inside the shrine, since Marisa has the compulsive need of having to stay within 2 feet of Reimu about 95% of her lifetime.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:25:29 2011 No.7669123

>>7668465
The god of Gensokyo is a dragon. It didn't show itself ever since the barrier's creation. It's NOT the same entity as the resident god of the Hakurei shrine.

>>7668533
>she grows her own food and stuff

She does. Also, hunting-gathering. The neighboring forests are vast and full of prey.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:27:29 2011 No.7669140 >>7669123 I'm not talking about the Dragon, what I'm talking about is that the Hakurei Shrine is the one responsible for keeping the barrier standing and avoid everybody from imploding into nothingness.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:29:00 2011 No.7669148 File: 81 KB, 1000x774, 1311766178853.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7669140 OH HI GUYS

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:31:30 2011 No.7669157 >>7669140 It's Reimu who's supposed to be doing that. Well, she may be her own god, why not? Sanae is one too. And Byakuren's words fit, she IS angry that she doesn't get followers.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:37:59 2011 No.7669173

>>7669157
I meant that the Hakurei Shrine is the PLACE that is behind the current maintenance of Gensokyo's barrier, it also holds the (normal) gateway to the outside world.

Reimu herself is the guardian, along with Yukari, and is the balance between the existence and dissappearance of Gensokyo, without the shrine's god, she wouldn't have any kind of influence or inheritance of her Hakurei powers (it'd be just a common building), but it wouldn't matter because half a nanosecond later everything and everybody would cease to exist.

Of course, the building itself doesn't matter much, as long as the god still lives, it can host itself on any place/object that reeks of god-ness.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:42:00 2011 No.7669192 File: 974 KB, 1748x2480, 1311766970998.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7669157 Sanae is a god because her ancestors are gods.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:43:00 2011 No.7669194 >>7669173 Well, Reimu wanted to acquire a new god for her shrine several times now, so it's original function probably can't matter that much, if at all. It is possible that she's just uninformed, though, sure.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:44:00 2011 No.7669195 >>7669194 >wanted to acquire a new god for her shrine several times now Eh? Do you have the source where she mentions this?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:45:31 2011 No.7669196 >>7669194 requesting uninformed reimu

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:49:00 2011 No.7669213

>>7669195
http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Curiosities_of_Lotus_Asia/Chapter_25

For starters, I think there was something in the comics, too, but can't remember where. Well, it was Rinnosuke's idea, but Reimu isn't all "no no won't do total destruction", so at least as far as she knows it's safe.

Also, Reimu has her priorities straight, as always:
>"You're mistaken, Reimu. A shrine losing faith can be fatal."
>"I guess you're right, since I wouldn't get any offerings."

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:59:31 2011 No.7669236 >I'm thinking, even more "not give a fuck" than Reimu No. It's called autism in its true form. It's purer even than autism of /jp/ combined.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 07:59:31 2011 No.7669238

>>7669213
Oh, but that doesn't rule out what was previously mentioned.

The shrine would still have a god, which would become the new Hakurei god, the shrine would still be inhabited. The only that would change is its name.

Judging by that article, the only ones who knew the god's name were the previous Hakurei shrine maidens. Reimu became the shrine maiden at a very young age with her family nowhere in sight, it's possible that her family died or dissappeared without having told her everything.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:07:00 2011 No.7669253 File: 463 KB, 1308x1800, 1311768455687.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>7669213 What the fuck is that head thing in the background. Also this artist draws an ungodly cute Reimu.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:09:31 2011 No.7669260 >>7669213 There's a probable difference from Rinnosuke's teachings about gods warding off youkai and Gensokyo. Gensokyo's youkais aren't exactly the hostile monsters from folklore but instead human-resembling creatures who love to party.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:14:00 2011 No.7669275 >>7669253 More importantly, what are those two creepy furry uncanny things standing next to both sides of Reimu?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:18:00 2011 No.7669285 >>7669260 >Gensokyo's youkais aren't exactly the hostile monsters from folklore but instead human-resembling creatures who love to party. So are Gensoukyou's gods, for that matter. >>7669275 You mean the tengu?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:20:31 2011 No.7669292 >>7669275 >>7669285 Ohh fuck, now I see them. Disturbing.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:26:33 2011 No.7669330 >>7669253 THE MOUNTAIN HAS A FACE.

Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:38:31 2011 No.7669431

>>7669173
>>7669213
Well, CoLA's timeline is that of right after PCB to the beginning of SSiB (which is right after IN).

Judging by pretty much every manga afterwards (mostly SaBND, SSiB and WaHH), Reimu either learned or knew (knew ceremonies) a ton of shrine maiden-ness right afterwards. While she still has a lazy attitude and still has the problem of youkai-filled-forest-right-next-to-home, she should be a full fledged shrine maiden now, in terms of knowledge.

Note that it wasn't until SSiB that Reimu learned to properly chat and channel the essence of the gods.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:41:31 2011 No.7669449 >>7669275 FOE

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:43:02 2011 No.7669464 >>7669275 Generic youkai that don't look like little girls. There's a quite a few of them in Gensokyo.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:48:01 2011 No.7669480 >>7669464 >>7669275 Maybe they're Kedamas? If so, I'm impressed at how Reimu didn't call quits on having to face thousands of those things eerily flying towards her with that terrifying expression.

>>	Anonymons Wed Jul 27 08:49:32 2011 No.7669483 are there any shrines dedicated to haruhi or madoka? because i want to visit them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:53:01 2011 No.7669505 >>7669483 I hate you, /a/. 10/10

>>	Anonymous Wed Jul 27 08:58:03 2011 No.7669529 Reimu is trolling everybody

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