Death to Pasmo!

looks like somebody needs to teach Kamikaze some modern tech

Is it just me or not even newer girls can reach 10th place or below? It seemed Scarlet clan to... Uhh around Moriya clan, those same old girls still remain top ranks strongly for many times. I mean basically it's no difference from rearranging 1st to 20th. You know?

Vaccine said:

Is it just me or not even newer girls can reach 10th place or below? It seemed Scarlet clan to... Uhh around Moriya clan, those same old girls still remain top ranks strongly for many times. I mean basically it's no difference from rearranging 1st to 20th. You know?

Probably both because of everyone's familiarity with the early windows girls, and the fact that this era of Touhou was definitely the "cleanest" as far as character design goes. Simple, one or two color outfits that are visually pleasing.
Not saying the later entries were any worse but simple is a good way to gain general appeal.

Hmm I see

thegourdlord said:

Probably both because of everyone's familiarity with the early windows girls, and the fact that this era of Touhou was definitely the "cleanest" as far as character design goes. Simple, one or two color outfits that are visually pleasing.
Not saying the later entries were any worse but simple is a good way to gain general appeal.

I haven’t played any other Touhou game since T15. Do you think longer time fans of the series are more involved with Touhou than newer fans coming into it?

Juicy_Kisses said:

I haven’t played any other Touhou game since T15. Do you think longer time fans of the series are more involved with Touhou than newer fans coming into it?

It's more that most newer Touhou fans are kids or casually familiar with it, rather than the dedicated online base that have been around for ages. Don't be fooled: Touhou is more recognizable and widespread than ever, it's just with a much quieter audience you wouldn't expect.

The pre-2007 squad who've never moved on from EOSD to IN will vote in every online poll for the exact same characters every time aren't fully representative of the series. It's why Cirno, who is like recognizable almost to the point of Reimu in Japan (and thus nearly to the point of Pikachu etc,) is at like 30-something.

No, it is not and Comiket derived work mumbers prove it. The kids you talk about are interested in many other things different to Touhou because there are a lot of fandoms more people could be interested in. Diversing away Touhou popularity when people released MMDs and songs 10 or so years ago about the same old fandom over and over. A console release doesn't make a fandom more popular. Kids these days use smartphones and tablets anyway.