This is all headcanon now.

Well, I feel like a bad person now.

I know a pretty good amount of Touhou, and I'd never heard of this character until this image got posted.

You haven't played Double Dealing Character yet? I'm surprised. (Or am I the odd one here? I don't have a solid point of reference.) Anyway, It has an interesting cast, even for a Touhou game. Several of Seki's attacks involve cloning her head, and almost all of them involve her sending it after you independently.

What an industrious student council. They haven't left that room for hours!

I suspect people who don't know Touhou might find this a little confusing...

check comments

...Suspicions confirmed.

Why was is removed it looked so nice? Too much hate/rage in comment section?

Er, was I too vocal in my opinions? Did... did I piss off a mod or something?

backs away slowly

Hey, nothing wrong with tsunderes, when done right.

Just check Amahima Sakusaku 13 years after.
It's a perfect example of love between tsunderes done right. (IMO, of course)
With the years passing they still banter here and there, but they have mellowed and are mostly dere than tsun.

Oh, I suppose I did overgeneralize, didn't I? There are plenty of well done tsunderes, it's true. I got a little carried away. I do enjoy characters who don't themselves realize how they feel, like Misaki Mikoto, or who show extreme loyalty or affection when it counts, like Holo. It shows depth and range when done right. Your example is certainly a good one.

I just hate it when a character can never do a single good thing without adding "but I'm not doing it for you, I hate you, why are you so helpless". Nico really never had a moment in the anime where she showed any concern for others, or felt genuinely sorry for her actions, at least as far as I remember. She never broke Tsun character, the Dere is only implied.

My thoughts on tsunderes like Nico are best summarized as such:

Imagine Eli and Nico are both after Nozomi, and it's valentines day. Eli and Nico both spend all night making chocolate, working up courage, and delivering the present. The difference is that when Eli does it, she emphasizes that Nozomi is important to her, that she appreciates Nozomi and wanted to show it.

When Nico does it, she stresses that Nozomi is getting her practice chocolate, because other people are more important, that Nozomi is just a side thought in her life, and not to read into anything, because it's not like she matters to Nico or anything.

Both have the same efforts, and the same feelings, but Nico's pride and fear of rejection demands she make others feel like shit, and why should I sympathize with someone whose ego is still more important to them than the person they care most about?

Eli shows far greater courage in being honest and thoughtful, where Nico only thinks about how other people might perceive her. Tsunderes get a pass for their actions, but as far as I'm concerned, if you treasured the people you say you do, you don't go out of your way to hurt, demean and humiliate them.

In this doujin, Nico literally interrupts Maki with 'don't defend yourself, you're being childish' and chastises Maki for hurting her, but doesn't make the effort to see Maki's side of it. Maki might struggle to be honest, that's fine, but Nico isn't just dishonest, she's thoughtless.

I... I really dislike tsunderes. Looking at you, every harem comedy ever!

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As much as I love Itou Hachi, (so very, very much,) something about this one just doesn't sit well with me, and it's Sayuri.

She starts off as a horrible person, and I feel like the only change by the end is that she's more appreciative of the role average, inelegant things play in allowing beauty to stand out. She learns to garden, but I still feel like she'd not hesitate to crush flowers not meeting her standards underfoot.

Also, you're saying this isn't the first time your fan club bullied people, and you still kept them around? Get in there and smack them! They idolize you, your disapproval would stop that shit instantly! Get better friends!

It's the little things, like Umi's contact photo, that make a good doujin great.

Blank Mage here. I am a gentleman and a scholar, or at least, I try to be. I enjoy the cuteness that can only be found where men are not present. Rabid NanoFate shipper.

I'll spend my remaining time plugging Touhou Ibunshu to anyone who hasn't read it. It's like fan fiction, only good!

And the NicoMaki haters have already taken the control of the comment section...again.

That's an outrageous accusation. I don't hate Maki at all!

Okay there is something VERY FISHY.

And it's http://dynasty-scans.com/series/anko_san_of_the_deep_sea_fish!

...I'll see myself out.

Wow, Nico's a jerk. She'd better dial that emotional manipulation and "scolding" back a bit, or she'll lose Maki and only have herself to blame.

Agreed! All the other couples are quick to forgive each other, so Nico's attitude was jarringly negative and self centered by comparison. (I'm worried about the shift towards tsun in recent tsunderes, I feel like they're getting harder and harder to forgive. Or I'm becoming less patient. Or both.)

Damn. Since Yuri-ism releases on a delay, I always forget I already read it until I look at the cover page, and then I'm disappointed.

...and I think that might be the most ridiculous first world problem ever voiced. I should probably go volunteer in a soup kitchen to make up for even thinking that.

"Let's just see if there's anything new to read on Dyn-"

Anko Chapter 9

drops everything, breathing intensifies

Ah, and here I thought Sakuya was going to use her power to fast forward Remilia to adulthood. Damn.

I really never was a fan of Karaagetarou, I'll admit. The art style is kind of ridiculous, and it's not particularly funny or cute, either...

Is that just me, then?

I'm not all that taken with it mostly, but it's okay.

HOWEVER, it's used to great effect here, and quite good here as well.

Oh yeah, I had forgotten about those two. Yeah, I think they work because they read and look like the old classic childrens books, only for Touhou. It's a very unique style, and and the minimilist plot and text play to it's strengths, but I think that when applied to the usual fare it comes off as kind of lazy, given the general quality we expect from established circles. (Then again, it's also in color, so there's that?)

Eh, I'll just chalk it up to 'weird tastes are weird' and shrug nonchalantly.

Ah, and here I thought Sakuya was going to use her power to fast forward Remilia to adulthood. Damn.

I really never was a fan of Karaagetarou, I'll admit. The art style is kind of ridiculous, and it's not particularly funny or cute, either...

Is that just me, then?

DIRECT HIT

I feel like I've been stabbed by a dagger made of sugar and rainbows.

I'll be honest; I never really liked or understood the cast of TD, with the exception of Yoshika. They just don't cross over into the other games as easily, and none of them seem to have any strong characteristics in the fandom, like Remilia 'Charisma' Scarlet or 'God Damn It Yukari' Yakumo.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/new_game_ch19#4
"I want to... get close to... Aoba-chan."

I SHIP IT

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I love Flame Bane.

"Aha, I took your superpowers!"
"I don't give a SHIT about SUPERPOWERS!"

I have the feeling someone is going to die by the end. I hate that feeling.

Ooh, I see we're NSFW now!