Even if Marisa is an unbelievably self-centered kleptomaniacal serial philanderer with a hard-on for explosives and a reckless aggression bordering on a deathwish, I still can't see her being so heartless and mindlessly aggressive as to be a "Liberterian AMURRICA type".
Also, Reimu, a bleeding-heart Liberal? REIMU?! Has this guy played any of the games or seen any other doujins?
I'd honestly see Reimu as the more dispassionate conservative of the two.
I have a hard time picturing Reimu CARING enough about things that don't directly affect her to have an opinion. Possibly the same for Marisa.
Also, isn't trying to apply modern (mostly Western) political philosophies to largely Eastern girls living in what is pretty much an outdated, more fuedal society kind of screwy in and of itself? Not to mention the inevitable flamewar.
Also, Reimu, a bleeding-heart Liberal? REIMU?! Has this guy played any of the games or seen any other doujins?
That's exactly right. This whole thing is coming from a person with just a glance's worth of knowledge of Touhou. That's what makes it funny, he is making everything up based on mostly visual interpretations of the characters, some hearsay from forums, and "what if they lived in the USA".
ultramar said: That's exactly right. This whole thing is coming from a person with just a glance's worth of knowledge of Touhou. That's what makes it funny, he is making everything up based on mostly visual interpretations of the characters, some hearsay from forums, and "what if they lived in the USA".
Then why does he go for "Cirno is an Italian-American Immigrant"? And by that, he means "says Mama Mia!" and has no other characterization whatsoever?
Anyway, even assuming what you say is true, and this guy doesn't even care enough to do basic research before writing their own fanfic, how is that supposed to make me think better of the things being done, here? Yay for being lazy in every category, not just art and storytelling?
The characterization is terrible, the story is terrible, the handling of the characters is terrible, and the art is terrible to boot. Frankly, especially with the Cirno one, this falls into sub-"Touhou Hijack LOL" status in time, effort, and entertainment value.
I guess you could give points for getting the names correct and not having illegible grammar, and so say it's beating out My Immortal in that regard, but My Immortal at least got into the so-bad-it's-funny range for some people.
:raiseeyebrows: People arguing that one person's fanon is magically more arbitrarily better than someone else's fanon? Colour me surprised. Some characterizations fit better than others (in terms of subjective gut feelings of course, Marisa seems perfect to me Cirno less so) but otherwise it's one persons unique interpretation based on the scant canonical characterization and visuals available. I'm fine with the art, I find the characters funny, and its open to round robin suggestions.
American Yuka would be a university graduate student at the top of her class, mostly harmless unless you mock her choice of major (Botany), in which case God have mercy on your soul. Marisa copied her homework shamelessly in general education classes when they were both undergraduates.
