Aren't they someone's wife and said someone's mother? Is this pseudo-incest? My Touhou lore is rusty.
random
Mar 16, 2020 11:06PM
Yes (namely of Prince Shōtoku AKA Toyosatomimi no Miko), and no but Tojiko's possibly-stepmother - both the historical figures and how much they draw on those are kinda fuzzy. But then they're also 6th-7th century Japanese aristocrats who had a pretty different take on a Hell of a lot of things - case in point, Prince Shōtoku's parents were half-siblings...
To speak nothing of what the whole death and revival/undeath (respectively) business might have done to their perspectives.
Blank Mage
Mar 17, 2020 12:05AM
I'll admit, I never really figured out the relatonship between Seija, Tojiko, Futo, Miko, and Hijiri. That whole aspect of Japanese culture is just totally opaque to me.
random
Mar 17, 2020 12:10AM
...I'd say that has rather less to do with "Japanese culture" than "ZUN being ZUN", ie. maddeningly vague just because he can (and cuz it leaves the fans leeway to fill in the blanks as they wish). Plus Seiga's Chinese anyway :U
last edited at Mar 17, 2020 12:11AM
TopKoak
May 17, 2020 12:24AM
Byakuren Hijiri has no connection to anyone, shes literally just Myouren Hijiri's unnamed sister.
CuttySark Mar 16, 2020 10:30PM
Aren't they someone's wife and said someone's mother? Is this pseudo-incest? My Touhou lore is rusty.
random Mar 16, 2020 11:06PM
Yes (namely of Prince Shōtoku AKA Toyosatomimi no Miko), and no but Tojiko's possibly-stepmother - both the historical figures and how much they draw on those are kinda fuzzy. But then they're also 6th-7th century Japanese aristocrats who had a pretty different take on a Hell of a lot of things - case in point, Prince Shōtoku's parents were half-siblings...
To speak nothing of what the whole death and revival/undeath (respectively) business might have done to their perspectives.
Blank Mage Mar 17, 2020 12:05AM
I'll admit, I never really figured out the relatonship between Seija, Tojiko, Futo, Miko, and Hijiri. That whole aspect of Japanese culture is just totally opaque to me.
random Mar 17, 2020 12:10AM
...I'd say that has rather less to do with "Japanese culture" than "ZUN being ZUN", ie. maddeningly vague just because he can (and cuz it leaves the fans leeway to fill in the blanks as they wish).
Plus Seiga's Chinese anyway :Ulast edited at Mar 17, 2020 12:11AM
TopKoak May 17, 2020 12:24AM
Byakuren Hijiri has no connection to anyone, shes literally just Myouren Hijiri's unnamed sister.