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What is the difference between god characters treated as youkai in Touhou and those judged as gods?

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Inappropriate

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Isn’t it about the recognition of the original source?

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>>2

The Great Sage Equal to Heaven…

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It’s not even a thread image yokai, it’s more like a flow hina doll.

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>>3

It’s a tsukumogami.

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>>5

Tsukumogami are yokai, right?

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For example, do you think the poverty god is a deity? Or a yokai?

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The thread image has a yokai, even though it has a secret god as its nickname.

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Is it whether it’s believed in or not?

It seems that the ones from outside are also quite big at Sanae’s place.

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Even celestial demons should not seek knowledge from the bones of yokai judgment.

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>>9

It’s not about knowledge; it’s just that in Touhou, it’s positioned that way…

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The Hinamatsuri has already ended.

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>>12

It seems like the Hina Festival will be held again next year, so it’s still far from over.

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>>12

Ah, really!

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Distinguish by smell

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When will the three great yokai of Japan finally come together?

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>>15

The time since Suimusou has been too long.

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>>15

If we judge based on the theories of demons, kappa, and tengu, they are already gathered.

In other works, they aren’t all gathered together, and Ōtake-maru is a hassle.

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In reality, tengu are treated as either yokai or gods, so it’s arbitrary.

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I don’t really understand the distinction between yokai and gods, as well as the differences between ghosts, spirits, and souls.

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Gensokyo accepts even the inadequate.

That is indeed a cruel thing.

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A world where even Son Goku is treated as a monster.

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The Four Heavenly Kings of Oni have Shōki and Ibaraki included, so I can no longer tell who is not included.

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>>25

Hoshiguma Douji is already here.

The rest is either Kumadori or Torakumadori or someone else.

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A person or some group that became a deity through faith is a spirit.

Indigenous gods are those natural phenomena that have become deities through belief.

I think this was the definition of God around the time of the inquiry and oral instruction.

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These guys live in the river, so they’re called kappa.

These guys live in the mountains, so they are called mountain spirits.

Aren’t we together?

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>>27

(The habitats are) different!

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Telele-tettele

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Even gods wander around aimlessly and there are harmful ones, so they are just like yokai.

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Don’t press the button, Hina.

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Why is it the surname Kagiya?

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It’s like the Megami Tensei series where everything is judged as evil.

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>>32

There are ordinary gods that are not yokai.

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Whether that person’s behavior can be easily explained by human reasoning or not.

It’s often said that “the mountain god got angry and punished (us),” and people can interpret the “angry” part, but while there are both good and bad yokai, they evoke a sense of strangeness and incomprehensibility.

Well, the essence is the same, so there are beings that you can’t tell if they are yokai or gods.

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Drunk people’s diminished judgment complicates things even more, especially since youkai are already a fuzzy concept.

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I didn’t expect the great tengu to actually appear.

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not Benben

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Because the details were set too precisely, the mystique of Gensokyo has faded significantly, so a more casual world view is fine now.

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>>40

I thought it was a hidden realm, but it turned out that Sumireko, who lives in the Kanto region, could go there without any dreams. I seriously laughed at that.

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As expected, it’s the Dragon God in the final installment of the series…

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Every time I see it, the expression of the thread image slowly gets to me.

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It’s not just that there is a Venn diagram where gods and yokai overlap.

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It is possible for the shrine priest to be a setting enthusiast while also having a loose approach to the setting.

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>>44

The fourth force of the animal realm, transformed from a “power skilled in stealth and possession” to a “gathering of various beings”…

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There are people I can communicate with and some good ones, but they are beings I don’t want to actively engage with.

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The presence of the Taisei star, which felt like a one-shot gag that ends in a dream, really existed as an invader from the dream world, and the fluffy setting was suddenly picked up.

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In the first place, in the Touhou universe, gods are considered a broad category ofyoukai.

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The Gensokyo is like a gangster that is just flaunting itself in a protected area, a being that is gradually on the path to extinction.

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>>50

In the first place, if there was faith, one should be able to stay outside!

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>>52

Mamizou, who was outside dealing with youkai, might indeed think of herself as a queen in Gensokyo.

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>>52

Those who come to Gensokyo on their own can enter and exit freely.

So Kanako goes outside to check the weather forecast, and Mamizou sneaks things from outside.

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>>50

This is often said, but there are quite a few misunderstandings, right?

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>>55

Heckartia and other big names are involved regardless.

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>>50

Even though I’m normally going outside, are you still saying such things?

Remilia and others have also hinted at a connection to the outside world.

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I missed this year’s Doll Festival!

How was this year?

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>>51

I saw that the cell was being exported.

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>>54

Eh…⁉︎

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The yokai tanuki probably has a buff that suggests it’s living in modern times, thanks to Studio Ghibli’s “Heisei Tanuki Gassen.”

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There are also original yokai that seem to exist in folklore but are not found in the original texts.

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No matter when I see it, it looks like a face that would be playing baseball.

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Is the Hakurei Great Barrier quite loose?

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>>62

Big yokai tend to have a fairly free movement between places.

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The animal realm is a slum.

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I wonder if Remy can come and go as well…

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It has been said since the early series that there is a hole in the barrier.

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A name that can be remembered in one go, like “Iizuna Maru.”

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It seems that even kappa, let alone Remilia and tengu, have a way to communicate with the outside.

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The thread image is generally regarded as divine, right?

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I don’t think ZUN thinks deeply about things.

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The setting where the chief priest gets the most drunk, resulting in the tabletop flip, disregards the fact that the ability card was even used on beasts.

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>>73

If the anomaly of the rainbow was still ongoing, it wouldn’t be contradictory.

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>>73

Keep the elements that are well-received.

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>>73

Let’s do bullet philia.

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>>81

Isn’t it said that it will settle down eventually?

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It seems there was a setting about whether faith is a source of strength or not.

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If the real Futatsuiwa Daimyōjin is on the verge of collapse, would that mean Mamizou won’t be able to make it outside anymore?

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In the first place, those who don’t live in Gensokyo are going back and forth to Gensokyo all the time in the main story.

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It’s Sen’yakus…

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The original work is made for people who like games rather than just fans of Touhou, and I think the style prioritizes gameplay fun over detailed settings.

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By the way, there seems to have been a game featuring the taste of tap water that could be played on March 2nd only.

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It seems that a powerful presence can still go out fairly often.

Firewood is no good, but…

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Aren’t you just a deity disguised as a yokai?

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>>85

In other words, in the story, Reimu basically doesn’t differentiate between gods and youkai.

In fact, many gods feel like variants of youkai that maintain their existence through faith instead of fear.

The moon people are just mysterious aliens who call themselves gods, so I won’t think about them.

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>>88

Aren’t they native Earthlings?

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Ability card → It will settle down eventually.

Possession anomaly → It will settle down eventually.

Land ownership blanking → It will settle down eventually.

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It is not a god that can control the market, but a god of relinquishing ownership, so it cannot control anything at all.

I’m working hard with things like Bullet Philia.

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The occult disturbances have settled down a bit, and everything will eventually heal in due time.

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It’s strange to be using it for beasts, but since it’s not under control, there is no contradiction in its complexity.

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Isn’t Shinsaku coming out this year?

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>>91

TH20 is coming out!

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>>91

Transforming Takasugi Shinsaku into a female form, huh…

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>>91

The new work will be released, but Shin-saku won’t be coming out…

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>>91

The Rebellion of the Eight Kings, huh?

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The Moon People are originally in a state of reverence for humans, so I wonder if they would be considered divine beings.

It feels similar to the abilities of Tokiko.

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It’s about time we want a new development.

I think I’m done with the troubles of the beast realm yakuza…

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The beast realm-related seems to feel like a trilogy with Oni Rainbow Bullet.

I wonder if we will suddenly enter a new chapter from here.

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Everything in Megaten is a demon.

Mikael, Uriel, and Raphael are all demons!

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From the beginning, this incident will end without Reimu having to go and hit Hakama and Hanakumo, right?

It feels like there was no particular need for stars or gods to make an appearance in my dream.

In the case of wind, where was the abnormality judgment again…?

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>>101

The Wind God Record is an incident where a suspicious person suddenly appeared in Gensokyo.

Reimu barged into the suspicious person’s house, and while Aya acted as a guide, they observed how the suspicious person would respond to Reimu. As a result, they reported to the tengu upper management that this person was a powerful deity with the capacity to engage in danmaku battles and that it would be better to befriend this suspicious individual, thus resolving the situation.

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The difference between gods and yokai is that reality is quite fuzzy.

It’s not limited to the East, but in this work, there are aspects that you just have to accept as part of the setting.

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First of all, Japanese gods are regarded as being present even in objects.

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In reality, it’s not only gods and yokai, but sometimes gods and demons can get confused as well.

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It’s mentioned above, but Miten-chan is not the Great Sage Equal to Heaven; she’s a legitimate yokai known as the Monkey God.

It seems like Yachiyo is being told that you are the reincarnation of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven… and they’re just thinking, “Maybe that’s true… it might be…”

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People who disturb or interrupt the women.

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It was Yachie.

My memory is too fuzzy…

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Kagiyama Hina Button

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The level of difficulty in dealing with the incident is one thing, but in terms of maliciousness, Hi is truly despicable.

I’m sorry for causing earthquakes and weather anomalies under the pretense of wanting attention and destroying homes; I’ll help with the repairs and bury the key stones.

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I think it’s called a deity because it has “kami” in its name, but it’s mostly considered a spirit or a yokai.

Even without considering Touhou, you don’t think of the teru teru bozu as a god, do you?

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Higurashi didn’t realize that the reason Tenko was overly enthusiastic and meticulously planned was because there was no competition, so they misunderstood it as a conspiracy to take over the Hakurei Shrine, thinking that if they lost once, it would be the end.

So Suika is providing a lot of support behind the scenes.

The rebuilding of the shrine was ultimately done by Suika, who gathered people for an event called the “Tenshi Full-Beatdown Tournament.” The princess properly moderated her attacks according to etiquette, while Iku, who was just being endlessly beaten and ignored by everyone, had her complaints listened to at a drinking party organized by Suika.

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It’s Yachikazuki! I heard you got the Great Sage equal to Heaven as a companion, and you were told to call yourself Cerberus, which was a ridiculous demand.

A monster that sucks the blood of popular people? That’s definitely me, and that’s how I started calling myself Chupacabra.

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>>114

The real Chupacabra is in the Scarlet Devil Mansion…

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For a thousand years and eight thousand wisdoms.

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Chiyari~

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There is no clear difference in nature between yokai and gods.

If it is a god to the speaker, then it is a god; if it is a yokai, then it is a yokai.

As a manner in Gensokyo, if you claim to be a god, you will generally be treated as one.

If you claim to be a yokai, you will generally be treated as a yokai.

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Suika is a good guy…

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Even if you write YHVH in the Eastern world, it’s a broadly defined yokai.

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>>119

Since there are no deities of the main god class, I don’t know how they will be treated.

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There is no monotheism in Gensokyo (for some reason, it’s weak enough to be ignored), so I don’t know how Yahwah will be treated.

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Suika is quite good at taking care of others.

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They’re caring and do various things for the general public, but I dislike their personality.

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>>123

It’s also because of the smell…

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>>129

(The scene of stray bullets flying)

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Yakuza are caring.

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There might be a possibility of a playboy equivalent to Zeus since Heca-chan is around.

I might have become a woman.

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>>125

I wasn’t originally that persistent about it.

Because of the guy who tried to claim to be a descendant of the supreme deity, the number of handout epics has increased significantly…

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>>125

Heka-chan is a mysterious being that has existed since before humanity was born, meaning before the establishment of Greek mythology, so it is impossible to discuss Greek mythology with Heka-chan.

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A cute god called Kutaka-chan.

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>>128

A precious rational person who has no real harm other than being noisy in the morning.

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It’s not about whether you have faith or not.

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Gods and yokai are the same.

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I feel like the yokai feed on fear, while the gods feed on faith.

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