Aw, always nice to see Reimu's forgotten first wife make a return xD
Omega Deuse
Sep 23, 2025 8:09PM
Was Reimu's hair a different color in the old games? The design is different enough that she feels like a completely separate character.
Random_Bird
Sep 23, 2025 8:41PM
^ Yeah Games 1-5 were made for the PC-98 and followed a slightly different continuity where Reimu had Purple hair, among other small differences. Zun has said he sees the "current continuity" as starting with Touhou 6
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I support AyaReimuMarisa
Sep 24, 2025 12:57PM
^Not to mention that Touhou 1 was declared to be non-canon in Touhou 2 manual so it really muddies the waters
rartorata
Sep 24, 2025 6:55PM
^^^She had purple hair in the PC-98 era. This was less a stylistic choice than a result of the technical limitations on the games' colour palettes. When the games moved to Windows, and to 16-million-colour palettes, she started being depicted with black hair. You'll also note that Marisa was usually depicted with purple clothes on the PC-98 also. (On the other hand, Marisa was depicted with red hair in SoEW. That was definitely a design change.)
Roodypatooti Sep 23, 2025 3:11AM
The wives
Random_Bird Sep 23, 2025 2:20PM
Aw, always nice to see Reimu's forgotten first wife make a return xD
Omega Deuse Sep 23, 2025 8:09PM
Was Reimu's hair a different color in the old games? The design is different enough that she feels like a completely separate character.
Random_Bird Sep 23, 2025 8:41PM
^ Yeah Games 1-5 were made for the PC-98 and followed a slightly different continuity where Reimu had Purple hair, among other small differences. Zun has said he sees the "current continuity" as starting with Touhou 6
last edited at Sep 23, 2025 8:49PM
I support AyaReimuMarisa Sep 24, 2025 12:57PM
^Not to mention that Touhou 1 was declared to be non-canon in Touhou 2 manual so it really muddies the waters
rartorata Sep 24, 2025 6:55PM
^^^She had purple hair in the PC-98 era. This was less a stylistic choice than a result of the technical limitations on the games' colour palettes. When the games moved to Windows, and to 16-million-colour palettes, she started being depicted with black hair. You'll also note that Marisa was usually depicted with purple clothes on the PC-98 also. (On the other hand, Marisa was depicted with red hair in SoEW. That was definitely a design change.)