20th Touhou Popularity Poll Open

[williewillus]

It's that time of year again!
https://toho-vote.info/

As always, Maribel's guide is useful for English-speakers https://maribelhearn.com/thvote/guide

Though this year, the character and music names all have English, but the other questions don't.

[williewillus]

My choices this time

人妖部門

    投票.1
    Marisa Kirisame
    莎莎天下第一 (Mari number 1)

    投票.2
    Reimu Hakurei
    可愛的少女 (Cute girl)

    投票.3
    Raiko Horikawa
    鼓哥帥 (Handsome drummer girl)

    投票.4
    Hieda no Akyuu
    阿求沖啊 (Go Akyuu!)

    投票.5
    Kyouko Kasodani
    狗狗可愛 (Puppy is cute)

    投票.6
    Zanmu Nippaku
    近幾年最喜歡的角色 (Favorite character of the past few years)

音楽部門

    投票.1
    Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea
    最愛的東方曲子 (Most beloved Touhou song)

    投票.2
    Ghosts Exist Even When It's Not Night

    投票.3
    The Gensokyo the Gods Loved

    投票.4
    The Great Fantastic Underground Railway Network

    投票.5
    Necrofantasia

    投票.6
    Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures

    投票.7
    Lullaby of Deserted Hell

    投票.8
    Faraway Voyage of 380,000 Kilometers

    投票.9
    The World Is Made in an Adorable Way

    投票.10
    Secret God Matara ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.

作品部門

    投票.1
    Mountain of Faith
    遊玩過程中可以感受到神主對世界、對幻想鄉滿滿的熱愛 (When playing this game, you can feel the overflowing passion and love ZUN has for the world and for Gensokyo)

    投票.2
    Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
    玩的第一款東方遊戲 (First Touhou game I played)

    投票.3
    Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom
    大學期間玩得最多的遊戲 (Game I played the most in college)

    投票.4
    Changeability of Strange Dream
    爲了童祭而投的票 (Voted just for Innocent Treasures)

    投票.5
    Taboo Japan Disentanglement
    新曲子很有實驗性，好評 (New songs are really experimental, I approve)

[SeroVich]

Well, I have characters that I had picked.

1.) Rika

2.) Yuuka Kazami

3.) Letty Whiterock

[williewillus]

Well, I have characters that I had picked.

1.) Rika

2.) Yuuka Kazami

3.) Letty Whiterock

Any reasons?

I updated my post above with english for my reasons but I submitted in Chinese

[SeroVich]

Any reasons?

I updated my post above with english for my reasons but I submitted in Chinese

Because they are cool, that's all.

And also they must not be forgotten, especially Rika... especially Rika...

Spoiler:

But in all serious, the reason I picked Rika is because she uses tanks to beat Reimu, and even though she got defeated twice, I still see it as a win; especially since she's just a regular human compared to most Touhou characters. So I commend her for that (Also "She's In A Temper!!" is the coolest theme).

For Yuuka, "Faint Dream ~ Inanimate Dream" is my favorite theme for Yuuka, and also pretty much a chaotic person in the PC-98 era, so here's that.

For Letty Whiterock... I used 2 fanarts [1][2 during winter late 2023- early 2024. And also I believe that she have the potential to comeback for a new Touhou game, since she's so strong on manipulating winter that she can cause an incident! So, that's why I choose her as my vote.

So yeah, here's the reasons of my pick. Hope you understand!!

[High-Tension Yuuritsu]

This is probably my 3rd-4th time voting for my favorite characters.

1) Yuyuko
My number 1 beloved character for 5 years. Her elegant and soft demeanor, keen intuition, sometimes puzzling behavior, a really fascinating backstory, and beautiful Spell Cards. She feels like a magnificent otherworldly existence for me. I love her.

2) Yukari
She's a very interesting character for me personally. I feel like she's a "protagonist" of Touhou in her own right, as the true guardian of Gensokyo.

3) Reimu
Main character #1. I like her oriental vibe.

4) Marisa
Main character #2. She tries her best not to lose to Reimu. Big laser go brr.

[marumuju]

Characters:

1.
Reimu Hakurei
修行をサボるの巫女。(Shrine maiden who skips training)

2.
Marisa Kirisame
マスタースパーク！！！ (MASTERR SPAAAARK!!!)

3.
Yukari Yakumo
幻想郷の黒幕 (The Mastermind of Gensoukyou)

4.
Hieda no Akyuu
幻想郷の記憶 (The Memory of Gensoukyou)

5.
Kosuzu Motoori
詮索好きの図書係 (Inquisitive librarian)

6.
Nitori Kawashiro
可愛いの河童 (Cute kappa)

7.
Aya Shameimaru
記者です！ (She's a reporter!)


Music:

1.
End of Daylight
SC-88ProのMIDIバージョンはすごい！(SC-88 MIDI version is awesome!)

2. The Gensokyo the Gods Loved
3. World of Fantasies
4. Last Remote
5. U.N. Owen Was Her?
6. Eternal Shrine Maiden
7. Bad Apple!!
8. Sealed Gods
9. Eternal Full Moon
10. Player's Score

Works:

1.
Mountain of Faith
このゲームは美術です。(This game is art.)

2. Story of Eastern Wonderland
3. Lotus Land Story
4. Forbidden Scrollery
5. Hopeless Masquerade

[degradingwindow]

These are my picks for this year's poll
Characters:
1. Remilia Scarlet (Remilia Scarlet)

2. Fujiwara No Mokou (Touhous with pants are underrated, I really like her personality and her dynamic with Kaguya)

3. Eiki Shiki Yamaxanadu (I really like her design and shes cute)

4. Kijin Seija (Cool design, Ive gotten around to appreciating her more lately.)

5. Kazami Yuuka (She makes my heart skip a beat, and thats very important for ranking.)

6. Shameimaru Aya (Cute tengu girl.)

7. Wriggle Nightbug (Once again, pants.)

Music
1. Septette for a Dead Princess (Remilia Scarlet)

2. Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke (Catchy, very emotional)

3. Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's "Kappa" ~ Candid Friend (One of my worst ear worms)

4. Tinkerbell of Inequality (I really liked this track, a good break from tradition.)

5. Lunar Clock ~ Luna Dial (Head banger)

6. The World Is Made in an Adorable Way (very cutesy which I like.)

7. The Gensokyo the Gods Loved (Atmospheric, really nice to play in the background)

8. Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17 (Another catchy song)

9. Wind God Girl (Headbanger)

10. Tomboyish Girl in Love (A classic)

Works
1. Imperishable Night (Overall very solid game with good patterns and music.)

2. Impossible Spell Card (Best spin-off, I wish ZUN brings this type of game back.)

3. Mountain of Faith (Very memorable to me, I especially like the backgrounds in this game.)

4. Shoot The Bullet (Fun to play and try to aim for a high score. Good replayability.)

5. Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Overall a good game, although it has its faults, it has become a keystone in defining Touhou and has been a sort of launchpad into the franchise for many people.)

[nav]

5. Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Overall a good game, although it has its faults, it has become a keystone in defining Touhou and has been a sort of launchpad into the franchise for many people.)

I thought you were going to put "Remilia Scarlet" in the parentheses there.

After much thought (not really), I voted for Yuuka and Kanako, skipping the other categories.

My reasoning:
1. Yuuka is a cool guy eh, grows flowers and doesn't afraid of anything.
2. What can I say, I love wind and rain, and her association with technology is just an icing on the godly cake.

[Vance_croowa_08]

These are my choices for this year:


CHARACTERS:

Orin

Chen

Flandre

Yuugi

Suika

Kaguya

Giant Catfish (yes really)


MUSIC:

A Dream More Scarlet than Red

Lunate Elf

Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea

UN Owen Was Her?

Voile, the Magic Library

The Capital City of Flowers in the Sky

Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess

The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood

Lunar Clock ~ Lunar Dial

Drunk as I Like


WORKS:

EoSD

MOF

TD

SA

IN

and that's about it I will not state my reasoning as i'm not very good at articulating my thoughts

[degradingwindow]

The results are out, you can check them out at https://maribelhearn.com/thvote#top.
Here's a quick recap of the top 10 for each category:

Characters:
1. Reimu Hakurei    Points: 21,959

2 Marisa Kirisame    Points: 20,249

3 Flandre Scarlet    Points: 17,324

4 Koishi Komeiji            Points: 16,273    

5 Youmu Konpaku    Points: 14,445

6 Sakuya Izayoi            Points: 14,437

7 Remilia Scarlet    Points: 13,785

8 Satori Komeiji            Points: 9,921

9 Fujiwara no Mokou    Points: 9,377

10 Cirno                    Points: 8,159

(Notes: Remilia has consistently placed 7th place since 2021)


Music
1. U.N. Owen Was Her?    Points: 17,483

2. Septette for a Dead Princess    Points: 12,140

3. Hartmann's Youkai Girl     Points: 9,811

4. Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke    Points: 8,841

5. Love-Coloured Master Spark（Love-coloured Magic)    Points: 8,785

6. The Gensokyo The Gods Loved    Points: 8,361

7. Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea    Points: 6,630

8. Entrust this World to Idols ~ Idolatrize World     Points: 6,306

9. Necrofantasia    Points: 5,964

10. Bloom Nobly, Ink-Black Cherry Blossom ~ Border of Life    Points: 5,782

(Note: The top 5 picks have been consistent since 2021)


Works
1. EoSD    Points: 19,883

2. IN    Points: 16,336    

3. PCB    Points: 12,641

4. MoF    Points: 11,541

5. SA    Points: 9,899

6. LoLK    Points: 6,675

7. UFO    Points: 3,684

8. UM    Points: 3,465

9. PoFV  Points: 3,122

10. TD    Points: 3,079

(Note: The top 6 picks have been consistent since 2021)


Overall a good year for Remilia, our results have been good but stagnant and I hope next year we can break through into the top 5 in characters and maybe, just maybe, beat U.N Owen Was Her? in music.

[Miminena]

Kotohime went down again D:

[williewillus]

How my choices fared:

人妖部門

    投票.1
    Marisa Kirisame
    莎莎天下第一 (Mari number 1)
    Result: 2nd place (-1)

    投票.2
    Reimu Hakurei
    可愛的少女 (Cute girl)
    Result: 1st place (+1)

    投票.3
    Raiko Horikawa
    鼓哥帥 (Handsome drummer girl)
    Result: 95 (+4)

    投票.4
    Hieda no Akyuu
    阿求沖啊 (Go Akyuu!)
    Result: 39 (+47 lmfao)

    投票.5
    Kyouko Kasodani
    狗狗可愛 (Puppy is cute)
    Result: 112 (-2)

    投票.6
    Zanmu Nippaku
    近幾年最喜歡的角色 (Favorite character of the past few years)
    Result: 87 (-19 rip)

音楽部門

    投票.1
    Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea
    最愛的東方曲子 (Most beloved Touhou song)
    Result: 7 (+1)

    投票.2
    Ghosts Exist Even When It's Not Night
    Result: 149 (new)

    投票.3
    The Gensokyo the Gods Loved
    Result: 6 (=)

    投票.4
    The Great Fantastic Underground Railway Network
    Result: 164 (-3)

    投票.5
    Necrofantasia
    Result: 9 (+1)

    投票.6
    Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures
    Result: 72 (+9)

    投票.7
    Lullaby of Deserted Hell
    Result: 49 (+6)

    投票.8
    Faraway Voyage of 380,000 Kilometers
    Result: 105 (+6)

    投票.9
    The World Is Made in an Adorable Way
    Result: 48 (-4)

    投票.10
    Secret God Matara ~ Hidden Star in All Seasons.
    Result: 47 (-1)

overall a pretty good showing in the music department for my picks