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For a simple [[BulletHell danmaku]] game, ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' [[MemeticMutation has spawned more memes]] [[FountainOfMemes than any others of its kind]]. Sometimes, [[AscendedFanon the memes even become canon]]. Plus, these memes are ''[[SpreadShot spreading the bullets]]''.
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* The meme. [=[[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAbhJk4YJns Marisa Stole The Precious Thing.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Music/{{IOSYS}}'s remix of Alice's leitmotif, and possibly the best-known ''Touhou'' meme. "Precious things" has since been adopted as the official euphemism for anything that Marisa steals, from books to Special Moves to virginity. The phrase first appeared in a doujinshi, where it caused a PoorCommunicationKills moment between Patchouli and Alice. Also, many people [[PopCulturalOsmosis not familiarised with the franchise]] may tend to think [[ProtagonistTitleFallacy Marisa is the main character subjected in the song]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMsA1JIItY Alice Forgot the Precious Lyrics!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc8GNaED3Ok Overdrive!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Music/{{IOSYS}}. It helped contribute to Reisen's FanNickname (see below) and also contains "Yagokoro", a bizarre depiction of Eirin based off of a bad ASCII drawing. English speakers tend to call this song "Overdrive", even though it's ''really'' called [[LongTitle "It Stops at the Affected Area and Dissolves Immediately ~ Lunatic Udongein"]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[EasyModeMockery Eehh, really!? EASY MODO??? How lame! It's unforgivable to play EASY MODO unless you're an elementary school kid, right? Kyahahahaha!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Not the originator of the meme, but made it popular.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer73i66uv0 You cannot comprehend the true nature of Reisen's Lunatic Eyes!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A remix of the remix by Music/{{IOSYS}}, [[MindScrew it is even more incomprehensible and horrifying.]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm The phrase itself]] refers to [[EldritchAbomination Giygas]] from ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}''.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_X0t3Zscw McRoll]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A bizarre remix of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "U.N. Owen Was Her?"]] starring Ronald [=McDonald=], yet somehow [[CoveredUp more memetically popular.]][[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that calling Flandre's theme the [=McRoll=] [[FandomEnragingMisconception generally aggravates any nearby fans]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7GNQAO4T4 "Death Waltz" by John Stump]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually a remix by COOL&CREATE, but its MIDI [[EpilepticTrees somehow]] made it across the seas and into the hands of a Westerner, who then decided to call it "the impossible song". Synthesia, the virtual piano program that relies on MIDI to play songs and what is linked here, was just starting to become famous when the song was posted, but random videos of impossible piano pieces ([[SarcasmMode affectionately called "tutorials"]]) were populating all across Website/YouTube even a year or two before this. John Stump is an equally (in)famous person known to create impossible songs similar in style to the one linked here, [[DesignStudentsOrgasm some even called "sheet music art"]], but this song was incorrectly labeled by fans of his works as one of his compositions. Note that John Stump has ''absolutely no connection to Touhou at all''.[[/labelnote]]
** Versions exist for several other ''Touhou'' themes as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GObEWKTwA Here is one of "Deaf To All But The Song".]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqAaJHP3GQE MAY FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST]]
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukkuri_shiteitte_ne! "Yukkuri shiteitte ne!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Take it easy!" (Literally, "Do it slowly.") This is the CatchPhrase of the Yukkuris, [[WaddlingHead disembodied heads]] in the likeness of ''Touhou'' characters, the original image of which is shown at the top of this page. (However, some types of Yukkuri get different catch phrases, such as Chen's "I get it!" and Remilia's "Uu! Uu!") Probably the largest ''Touhou'' meme of all, with gargantuan amounts of fanon even by the impressive standards of ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
** The meme is so popular it has [[http://yukkuri.wikia.com/wiki/Yukkuri_Wiki its own Wiki]] and [[http://shii.org/yukkuri/ a series of comics.]] It's also one of the most [[BrokenBase divisive]] memes; many fans absolutely ''hate'' yukkuris.
** A word to the wise: yukkuri "fandom" often has ''very'' nasty things in it. The aforementioned hatred of yukkuris results in entire manga series [[TakeThat dedicated]] to making the poor things' lives as miserable as possible, often to the point of humans [[ForTheEvulz torturing them for giggles]]. ''Serious'' BileFascination or a tolerance for {{Gorn}} is highly recommended, even necessary, before looking too closely into yukkuri.
*** It’s so unpleasant that people that hate PETA decided to set up an analogue of the organisation (albeit competent) in the verse. The constant abuse towards yukkuri and the hatred of yukkuri incited has backfired on some people, making them see yukkuri as cute even when they have attitude issues and the nasty traits they are attributed to.
** There's the fact that Yukkuris were attributed with some rather unpleasant traits by fans, though there are some renditions that are cute and likable.
** "Yukkuris are now canon!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Sekibanki, who can detach her head and create duplicate heads, got introduced, people immediately declared yukkuris an AscendedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
* Yukarin is 17~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was a result of Creator/KikukoInoue incorporating her CatchPhrase into the OnTheNext preview of ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'', creating WildMassGuessing that she would be playing Yukari.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that there were jokes about Yukari hiding her true age before this, but the above meme standardized them.
** "BBA" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Short for "Babaa", which is "Grandma", this is Yukari's FanNickname. It seems Kanako has inherited the nickname from her, and it tends to be used against any older-looking ''Touhou'' character.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/1053 Old Maids Alliance]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fanmade CastHerd of Yukari, Yuyuko, Eirin, Kanako, and Byakuren, as the oldest-looking of all ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
** This is preposterous, of course. Yukari's age is actually [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/597004 <gap>]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another attempt by Yukari to obfuscate her age, hiding it in one of her gaps.[[/labelnote]]
* [[TheDitz Cirno]] is known as ⑨ (pronounced "Nineball") after [[https://cdn.awwni.me/sud4.jpg this]] image in the manual for ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', indicating Cirno as ⑨: UsefulNotes/{{Baka}}.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_e-WoVIqU The infamous Icicle Fall -Easy-.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's spellcards in ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', possessing a big honking blind spot directly in front of her.[[/labelnote]]
*** However, many fans overlook that on Normal or higher, Icicle Fall doesn't have that blind spot. Trying to abuse it in this case results in getting point-blanked by the bullets that she fires straight ahead.
*** There are a few videos demonstrating similar (if less reliable or ''blaringly obvious'') blind spots in other spell cards. No matter who is being mocked, these videos are always titled "Ice Sign: "Icicle Fall" -Easy-" and use Cirno's theme. Some targets include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxunIilWx4 Kaguya]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krh1vfvMgyc Mokou]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMClCFg2byg Mystia]].
*** Even in ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[http://youtu.be/VInpkQz5Z90?t=1m55s Cirno's second spell card]] is this.
*** It's even spread [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZNkaQClwek beyond]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqM0v7A2e4 Touhou]]''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first linked video is showing an Icicle Fall moment of is ''[[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy Bullet Heaven]]''. The second game is ''{{VideoGame/Gradius}} III''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFDWP5JwSM Cirno's Perfect Math Class]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An arrange of Cirno's theme in which Cirno tries to learn mathematics (poorly).[[/labelnote]]
*** Ne youkaiyskiy, I ne lunariskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat. I ne fairy'skiy, I ne oniskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone posted a video of a Russian porn star and minor internet celebrity filking a techno version of the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' theme while (NSFW) [[spoiler:swinging his penis to the music]], claiming it was Cirno's Perfect Math Class. It gained enough views and enough confused and/or disgusted ''Touhou'' fans to become a minor joke for a while.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazuN1EgAs4 There are no buses in Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's failed attempts at answering a math question in the video.[[/labelnote]]
*** Probably not officially a meme, but there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9L3TNaAAk series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYnriaPdMk of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6jmmEWsZ8 videos]] with two guys getting an increasingly large group of people to dance with them to Cirno's Perfect Math Class.
*** Similarly, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjXN_xPQd0M Chirumiru]], a song about Cirno advertising a milk, and this spawned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Eh2-DZTgQ various]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFS_a5sKi0 edits]].
** [[SmallNameBigEgo "I'm the strongest!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Cirno in her route in ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', it has been adopted as her CatchPhrase and a summary of her woefully inaccurate assessment of her strength. While she is definitely the strongest ''fairy'' (and even that is being threatened by Clownpiece (Cirno is introduced as a Stage 2 Boss, Clownpiece is introduced as a Stage 5 Boss and she is a ThatOneBoss in a game full of them)), [[OvershadowedByAwesome that isn't saying all that much]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[KnowNothingKnowItAll "I'm a genius!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In retaliation to those calling Cirno stupid, fans have decided that Cirno is, in fact, a genius. Whether it is used mockingly or genuinely depends on the work, though again, she genuinely is surprisingly intelligent for a fairy.[[/labelnote]]
** September the 9th, 2009 (the 9th of the 9th of 200'''9''') was celebrated as [[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E2%91%A8%E6%9C%88%E2%91%A8%E6%97%A5 Cirno Day]] by her fans, also known as the strongest day ever. While September 9 in subsequent years hasn't been ''quite'' as strong, the date still retains its association with her.
** Atai Cirno. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's use of "atai", a contracted slang form of the UsefulNotes/{{Japanese Pronoun|s}} "atashi", is normally meant to evoke a thuggish, uneducated, badass tough-girl image. Unfortunately, Cirno is short, weak, and childlike, so it comes off as laughable over-compensation, serving only to punctuate her lack of self-awareness. In English translations, this is occasionally rendered as "eye", as in "Eye'm the strongest!" (as a type of FunetikAksent to indicate she's a baka), but is well on its way to being a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** There are other characters that use Atai, but Cirno is the most (in)famous, because the mental image it evokes is that of a belligerent child trying to act bigger than she is, which is exactly what she is.
** "I'll cryo-freeze you together with some English beef!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's many, many failed attempts at a BadassBoast, this one the most popular due to being the first.[[/labelnote]]
** Team ⑨ [[labelnote:Explanation]]An entirely fan-made CastHerd, led by Cirno (hence the name) and consisting of herself, Mystia, Wriggle, and Rumia, with occasionally also Daiyousei and Chen. They are depicted as basically a group of children, impetuous but determined, playing with each other and pranking everyone else.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HulkSpeak "CIRNO SMASH PUNY [X] WITH GLACIER-MALLET."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'', denotes Cirno [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin smashing someone with a glacier-mallet]]. The phrase itself comes from the [[http://hisouten.koumakan.jp/wiki/Cirno Scarlet Weather Rhapsody wiki]], referencing 12.3 where Cirno has such a move.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/mmdcuphp/home/9thmmdcuptop MMD Cup 9]] included "⑨" as one of the themes for the competition, prompting a larger number of Touhou UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance videos than usual (with and without Cirno).
** And then Cirno got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_fXX565yI rival]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5enNNhG8tE However...]]
*** And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjAyEITzXQ a proper one]], since the safe spot is literally ''right in front of the boss''.
** "Tan Cirno" [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' introduces a tanned Cirno who apparently represents summer (and wears a sunflower). Also Alolan Cirno in the style of the "different evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Alternatively, she’s referred to as [[JustForPun Cirno]]-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics tan.]][[/labelnote]]
*** [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Bea]] = Tanned Youmu [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Sword and Shield'''s Fighting-type gym leader Bea looks very much like a tanned Youmu, which has resulted in fanart with one of them dressing as the other, the two of them switching clothes, or the two of them meeting. Less commonly, the Ghost-type gym leader Allister, who was revealed alongside Bea, has been linked to Youmu's ghost half, whether meeting it or taking its place.[[/labelnote]]
* Utsuho has been dubbed ⑥ (pronounced "Sixball") after the revelation in ''Hisoutensoku'' that she is even ''dumber than Cirno''. (Apparently all of her brainpower is [[BunnyEarsLawyer devoted to nuclear physics]], [[GeniusDitz with no room for irrelevant crap like COMMON SENSE]].)
** ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho's warning screen and sirens that accompany each of her spell cards in ''Subterranean Animism''. Included in many drawings depicting Utsuho and musical arranges of her theme.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKfaD7cSdE Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho runs an exercise program.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNOK0PVbT0 Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A troll sub of the above that has managed to become a meme of its own.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzNwT4DKQo Okuu's Nuclear Schoolbag Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A crossbreeding with a Website/NicoNicoDouga meme revolving around a [[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a11_1275490941 schoolbag commercial]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67naYnEl01A ? MISSION!! ? MISSION!! ?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossbreeding with a meme revolving around a 59-year-old man (called "Kami-59") banging a drum. The result is simply bizarre.[[/labelnote]]
** [[FanNickname Okuu]]'s third leg is something of a meme, constantly being depicted as an ArmCannon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTpJJAraG8#t=3m23s that would]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMeDKLc1KRc#t=1m55s make Samus]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/2318 jealous.]] [[AscendedMeme Became official]] with ''Hisoutensoku''.
*** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5caqiBWI5g&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s SHE HAS LIKE A PENIS!]]'''
* [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Undead Zombie Miko Reimu]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's ''Mountain of Faith'' portrait depicts her with incredibly pale skin, leading to the "explanation" that she is actually a zombie.[[/labelnote]]
** I am NOT an undead zombie, so SHUT THE HELL UP already!
*** But Reimu is an undead zombie, so YEAH!
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/6046 ZUN ART]] [[SarcasmMode IS BEST ART]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Even his most die-hard fans admit that ZUN can't really draw, and jokes about it are endless. However, many fans have noticed that the art in his more recent games [[ArtEvolution is getting]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome really good]] (DDC, for example, has very beautiful character art), so this meme may eventually refer to the first few games.[[/labelnote]]
* Cho-Marisa and [=MANnosuke=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]TestosteronePoisoning versions of Marisa and Rinnosuke, respectively. [=MANnosuke=] is practically the FanNickname for Rinnosuke in the English fandom, for [[TheOneGuy obvious reasons]].[[/labelnote]]
** WHO NEEDS '''[[FanService FAN]]'''[[FanService SERVICE]] WHEN YOU CAN HAVE '''{{MAN|LINESS}}'''[[FanDisservice SERVICE]]!
*** Suck my... duck? [[labelnote:Explanation]]The above used to be the source of the page image for FanDisservice. It had to be seen to be believed.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZA WARUDO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sakuya has [[TimeStandsStill timehax abilities]], [[KnifeNut uses knives]], and while she isn't a vampire herself, she is ''very'' closely associated with two. The comparisons with Dio Brando were inevitable, helped along by ZUN's many other ''Jojo's'' references.[[/labelnote]]
** Exemplified by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLiyglcRcCA this]] video.
** Naturally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggZoEmLfyRk Sakuya Brando]] has been made in ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}''.
** [[WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee One Minute Melee]] even made the two of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYD1FUdB0bc fight it out.]] [[spoiler:With DOUBLE THE ZA WARUDO!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djeM-0EHv9I&list=PL0q01HRqxZNvBYrcMm4to_lCwInRiSmVl&index=3&feature=plpp_video Night Of Nights]], an absurdly fast arrange of Flowering Night.
* Due to the ArtShift between ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', some fans have [[EpilepticTrees theorized]] that Sakuya pads her bra.
** [[HilariousInHindsight iPad.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans were making parodies of the famous [=iPod=] advertisements with Sakuya, replacing [=iPod=] with [=iPad=], for ''years'' before anyone even knew the [=iPad=] existed.[[/labelnote]]
** You can't say that Sakuya has pads! Otherwi'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in [[InterruptingMeme a similar fashion]] to the JustForFun/CandleJack meme, Sakuya not liking people making that [[SelfDemonstratingArticle insinua-]][[/labelnote]]
** [[BoobsOfSteel Meiling]]: Mine are real! Mine are—'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]An increasingly common variation is for [[ButtMonkey Meiling]] to brag about her own (large) breasts, with predictable results.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that this meme is considered to be worn out in a great deal of ''Touhou'' fandom sites[[labelnote:*]]due in part to actually being canonically false — Sakuya actually has BoobsOfSteel[[/labelnote]], though it continues to be popular among newbies and casual players.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHUXy-_iMw Sakuya playing the original]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''; adhering to this meme, [[BreastExpansion the results]] should be predictable.
* [[MemeticMolester I GOT CAVED BY]] [[ThatOneBoss EX-KEINE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Caved" refers to the verb "''horu''" (dig/excavate), which can be interpreted as "violate anally" in Japanese. To say "I GOT CAVED BY EX-KEINE!" is roughly equal to saying "I GOT ASS-RAPED BY EX-KEINE!" (specifically, with her ''horns'').[[/labelnote]]
** The [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=sukusuku_hakutaku sukusuku hakutaku]], a [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/535954 disgustingly cute]] version of Keine's hakutaku form. Some artists have proceeded to make versions based on other characters.
* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/good-girl.png Sanae is a good girl.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Happy Flame Time doujin, ''Cold Wind but Warm Winter'', in which [[CantHoldHisLiquor she gets drunk]] and demands that Kanako call her a good girl and pat her head. Used for basically any situation, genuinely when she's doing something good and ironically when she's doing something bad.[[/labelnote]]
** Sanae [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/629 the sadist.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to a few lines from the ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' demo after Sanae's defeat of [[TheWoobie Kogasa]], fans came to the conclusion that Sanae is developing a sadistic streak.[[/labelnote]]
*** At the end of Sanae B's extra, Sanae invites Nue to the Moriya Shrine. This has somehow evolved into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/538476 this instead...]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/441438 "You can't let yourself be held back by common sense!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become more belligerent, unstable, unreliable, and generally like a resident of Gensokyo with each appearance, leading to the conclusion that simply moving to Gensokyo is breaking her grip on reality, leading to this line, which Sanae says in ''Subterranean Animism''.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo: The land where common sense is a weakness. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become ''stronger'' as she loses her sanity, going from Stage 5 Boss to Ex-Mid-Boss to playable character, leading to this conclusion.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo not having common sense [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Monologue is actually canon, in a way.]]
** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sanae____3871.jpg Sanae is a different kind of "good girl".]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her appearances in numerous games and being playable in ''[=TH12=]'', ''[=TH12.3=]'', and ''[=TH13=]'' have caused fans to draw parallels to how Aya became playable in many of the previous games by doing sexual favors for ZUN. (See "Aya is ZUN's girlfriend" below.) Futhermore, since she's often portrayed as a ditzy teenage girl who's been exposed to all the ills of the modern-day world, her image amongst Japanese fans has also shifted from a pure, goody-two-shoes girl to that of an indiscriminate nymphomaniac. This has caused many doujin artists to make her the subject of more H-doujins and hentai pictures than most other ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
*** ''"What are Sanae's ten desires?"''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Typical baited response to threads with this OP: ''[[LovableSexManiac 1.Dicks 2.Dicks 3.Dicks 4.Dicks 5.Dicks 6.Dicks 7.Dicks 8.Dicks 9.Dicks 10.Dicks]]''[[/labelnote]]
* Kanako is a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Guncannon]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the resemblance when Kanako uses her onbashira in combat.[[/labelnote]]
** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUBbigtfCWs Vicious Guncannon]].
* '''[[LittleBitBeastly *ANGRY DOG NOISES*]]'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]An intentionally [[BeamMeUpScotty misquoted]] UnsoundEffect that came from a scene from the doujinshi manga ''Myourenji Enikki Matome'' where [[Characters/TouhouTenDesires Kyouko Kasodani]] actually said something like "[[{{tsundere}} Do not call me cute!!!]]" (かわいくない!!!/kawaikunai!!!). Generally used as a form of reaction image.[[/labelnote]]
* Fan art of Nitori drawn as a missile is common, due to her [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] being the "Super Youkai Warhead". Cemented by ''Subterranean Animism'', as her connection to Marisa gives the latter (unguided) ''missiles'', the only weapon in the game that is even vaguely technological.
** A [[TrademarkFavoriteFood cucumber]]-shaped missile?
* Kaguya is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kaguya spends almost all her time in Eientei, leading to this. Fan-artists often depict her engaging in typical {{hikikomori}} activities like wearing a track suit, posting on ImageBoards, and playing console games and {{MMORPG}}s. Kaguya is therefore the ''Touhou'' character most likely to be seen in fanart [[SchizoTech using a computer]], even though canonically Gensokyo doesn't have mainline electricity or any way to reach the internet. Kaguya canonically strives to be productive despite her sheltered life, the very opposite of a NEET.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://orig00.deviantart.net/b0fa/f/2011/310/c/b/why_kaguya_hime_sama_is_neet__by_marisascarlet-d4fa1he.jpg She discovered the internet, and thus consequently probably discovered us.]] Not even moon princesses are [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife immune!]]
** Patchouli is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli is even more of a {{hikikomori}} than Kaguya, spending at least a century in her library, though fan portrayals of her this way are less common. Rather famously, the two of them [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/436525 got along really well]] when they met in ''Webcomic/LifeOfMaid''.[[/labelnote]]
* Thanks to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE Space Probe Kaguya]], she's also been forced to [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/135825 go back]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/171217 to the Moon]].
** From the way ZUN talked about the Apollo Project concealing a war between the Humans and the Lunarians, Neil Armstrong has become a [[MemeticBadass totally awesome dude]] who could take on [[InvincibleVillain Yorihime the]] [[FanNickname Moonbitch]] — and '''WIN'''.
** Fan-artists are now expecting to have fun now that [[http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp/en/communication/KAGUYA_Lunar_Impact_e.htm Kaguya has crashed into the moon]]. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472227 As seen here.]]
** With the latest announcement that NASA has sent a missile into the side of the moon, it seems like the Lunar War is starting up again. Yorihime must be ''annoyed''.
*** '''BRING IT ON MOONBITCH!!!'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ELtIYMksc "TASUKETE EIRIN!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line from one of the more famous ear worms.[[/labelnote]]
** _, ,_ ∩\\
( ゜∀゜)彡 えーりん!えーりん!\\
⊂彡
* Reisen is just a useless little bunny, only good for her sex appeal. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the doujin "Drunkards in Eientei" by Omchicken, this is used both [[ButtMonkey to mock Reisen]] and as acknowledgement of the enormous amounts of PerverseSexualLust towards her. This may also be a factor in her tendency to end up in H-doujins.[[/labelnote]]
** On Website/NicoNicoDouga, she's also known as "newbie bait", i.e. ZUN's clever plan to attract new fans with useless little bunnies. That or doujin artists.
** [[FanNickname "Suppository"]], due to the shape of her bullets.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX2VsQqaVnE Are You Happy? ToHo KInema kan!]] [[GratuitousEnglish Make You Happy?]]
* Yuugi's sake NOT EVEN DROP! [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a copypasta arguing that ''Touhou'' characters' power levels [[GameplayAndStorySegregation can't be judged from their relative positions in the games.]][[/labelnote]]
** Fans overlook this when talking about Letty and Yuyuko in her Ten Desires Stage One appearance, resulting in their respective memes.
** People later started referencing this come the release of Gouyoku Ibun, where, as the Stage 3 Boss of the game, Yuugi does end up spilling her sake.
* [[RocketPunch BRO]] [[PowerFist FIST]]. Respond or you're not a bro. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The FanNickname for [[TheOneGuy Unzan's]] attempts to actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTG-eLredD8#t=1m10s punch]]'' the player. Interestingly, Brofist was already a popular meme on {{Imageboards}} (involving spamming threads with brofists), making this a case of HilariousInHindsight.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Ichirin Kujo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Unzan supporting her like a Stand, Ichirin was dubbed this, to match with Sakuya Brando (see above).[[/labelnote]]
** [[MemeticBadass Ichirin is just Unzan's hitbox]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A combination meme that references both Unzan's status as one of the only MANLY characters in ''Touhou'', as well as Ichirin being massively overshadowed in popularity by him. ZUN stating that in retrospect it's actually kind of true only added more fuel.[[/labelnote]]
* Ran is the amazing '''''Suppa Tenko!''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Depictions of Ran as an exhibitionist are absurdly common.[[/labelnote]]
** Do you like SUPPATENKO? O.K! [[http://web.archive.org/web/20040507045501/http://www.incl.ne.jp/~yukihiro/touhou/th_tenko.html Let's enjoy together SUPPATENKO!]] ({{NSFW}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jip6DJC7qZA#t=4m23s CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From Ran and Chen's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix'', used whenever Chen does something cute. On its way to becoming a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** *massive {{nosebleed}}* [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ran is constantly depicted to leak blood like a hose from Chen's mere presence, [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472108 like this]]. Often extended to Sakuya [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/365489 as well]].[[/labelnote]]
*** Related to the above two: Tendencies of her liking Chen far more than she should and cases of her being punished for it, either from Yukari or Chen herself.
*** HANYAAAAAAAAAAA~N!!!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZY8_rJlypk&t=5m56s JAAAAOOOOOOOOOO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Meiling's yells this in Patchouli and Meiling's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix''. Almost universally adopted as Meiling's battle cry.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper "Kick, punch, it's all in the mind!"]]
* EveryoneIsGay [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/234598 in Gensokyo]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[ImprobablyFemaleCast almost complete lack of males]] has led to every character being depicted as homosexual by default. The gender inverse of this rule states that even the few named guys are gay since they show no interest throughout the series.[[/labelnote]]
** May be debunked on ''Hopeless Masquerade''’s release, as shots of its Human Village stage have a sizable male population. It should also be noted that ZUN mentioned in interviews before that Gensokyo's population is not made up of a OneGenderRace, males just don't have much importance since most youkai are female-looking.
* Spot an inconsistency? Need an explanation? Pick one:
** [[AWizardDidIt Magic.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gensokyo is filled with magic, and to some extent literally exists contrary to reason, and is commonly used as a HandWave.[[/labelnote]]
** [[MadScientist Eirin's]] [[PsychoSerum shady new drug.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eirin is a phenomenal genius who explicitly has the ability to make a potion or drug for anything, and is often twisted into a sadistic MadScientist[=/=]EvilGenius by the more extreme side of fandom.[[/labelnote]]
** [[RealityWarper Yukari is fooling around again.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yukari's power is limited only by her sloth, and the potential of the presence of an easily bored, not easily amused quasi-god has not been overlooked by the fans.[[/labelnote]]
** [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly It's a Moriya Shrine conspiracy.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Moriya trio have been more active and ambitious than anyone else, directly and indirectly responsible for the plots of five games, and it is speculated that they have many more planned.[[/labelnote]]
** "Templates like that are forbidden." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The entire joke was spawned after [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/536958 this doujin page]], with Reimu explaining to Marisa the potential culprits/causes and Marisa replying with this line. The doujin predates ''Mountain of Faith'', but following that game's debut, the "Moriya Shrine conspiracy" line was Photoshopped in a few years later. This meme is very popular on Website/{{Danbooru}}.[[/labelnote]]
*** Said Shrine conspiracy started due to fans’ belief that it was Kanako that wanted to take over the Hakurei Shrine (not true; just Sanae being overzealous), though two of the shrine's faith gathering plans did go on to result in incidents (''SA'' and ''12.3'').
* Reimu [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation is a bitch]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's DesignatedHero status is often [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] to the point of being a psychotic sadist. Her dialogue choices in some games don't help one bit, especially in ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' — though she is very kind to Nue at the end of their fight.[[/labelnote]]
** This is partly due to Reimu rarely being seen in the games during non-incident times, when she's nicer, and partly because many of her kinder moments in-game are hidden behind the Good Endings, which ZUN doesn't let anyone spoil. This is highlighted in the Three Fairies manga, in which she is shown gently telling a fairy to take shelter from a storm. Bitchy Reimu would have shot the fairy on sight.
* ξ・∀・) [[labelnote:Explanation]]This represents Merupo, a FanNickname for Merlin Prismriver and the GameBreakingBug she became known for, able to kill the player ''after being defeated''. It originates from "Nurupo", a way of abbreviating "Null Pointer Exception."[[/labelnote]]
** It also caused Merlin to be shown as the kooky one of the sisters.
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/444286 Reimu's]] armpits. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom constantly joke that armpits are their only known form of arousal, inspired by how nearly every fan-depiction of Reimu has her wearing clothes that expose her armpits. (Her official character portraits could be interpreted either way.) ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' confirmed that [[AscendedMeme this was the case]].[[/labelnote]]
** This has extended to Sanae with a helping of SideBoob, as she's shown as curvier than Reimu.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TUPyvuOvr8 Donations please!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu doesn't get many donations, so fandom depicts her as constantly harassing everyone for them.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-SrmzsrkE Fantasy Heaven.]] When it starts, '''YouAreAlreadyDead''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's OneHitKill spellcard in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. The name, attack, and music reference ''Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AB-aL-C3o \SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]People saying character Aya Shameimaru's last name.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase Ayayayaya~!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya says this to either heroine upon spotting them in their ''Mountain of Faith'' routes, noting her surprise at seeing them, so it has become her catchphrase for surprise and exasperation. It helps that "aya" 'is' actually an expression of surprise (similar to "wow"/"whoa") in archaic Japanese.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CreatorsPet Aya]] is ZUN's girlfriend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya has a starring role in multiple games, either as a playable character, a Boss, or a minor character, leading to jokes that Aya is giving ZUN sexual favors as bribes. Now largely viewed as a DiscreditedMeme since more characters have taken precedence over Aya, as well as being considered disrespectful towards ZUN now that he's married and has a family. Though some now joke that ZUN's wife is actually Aya, on account of her having short black hair (as if that were an uncommon trait among Japanese women).[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0ccEH6UUo Videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p3-aWVtI98 of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVK8q7UJetE the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifk1MVh3_PQ girls]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhx0t7kbSP0 exercising]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqavism8_c Or not.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Website/NicoNicoDouga meme that parodies the ''Fight! Ippatsu Juuden-chan'' ending sequence, and many versions exist using characters from other series besides ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[MessianicArchetype Byakuren]] died for your sins. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Though technically more resembling the Buddha, Byakuren's habit of saving youkai and advocating peace between them and humans has led to her being closely compared to Jesus Christ, leading to {{Fan Nickname}}s such as Youkai Jesus and Youchrist. It also helps that in the pre-final battle dialogue, she comes off more heroic than the heroine![[/labelnote]]
** But stealing is still bad, Byakuren. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her bullet patterns are clearly inspired by other characters... and outright [[NostalgiaLevel stealing Shinki's attack.]][[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase O, the world of dharma is filled with light.]] Or Namusan~!
** [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suigintouhou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The strong similarities between the dresses of Byakuren and Rozen Maiden's Suigintou were fairly quickly noted.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/371/10b.jpg Biker]] [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/325/354.jpg Byakuren]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/7f35de4f5e094b97312f42dd572bb0f2/tumblr_no9o66ibFD1rya2vro1_500.jpg from Urban Legend in Limbo is spreading at a rapid rate.]]
* [[MemeticBadass CAPTAIN MINAMITSU MOTHERFUCKING MURASA!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The second EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', Minamitsu has been declared as one of the few MANLY characters of ''Touhou''. ''Even her {{Leitmotif}} is named after her!'' Made popular by a western artist that protrayed her as a confident macho girl. The Giant Anchors are a part of it as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Moe}} SO MOE I'M GONNA DIE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A stock reaction phrase in response to impossibly cute situations fanworks stick the characters in. Mainly used on Pixiv and by extension Website/{{Danbooru}} so far, but doujin works seem to be spreading it around now. Originated from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/15722 this]] ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' doujinshi by Hiroyuki (the same author who gave us "[[BestialityIsDepraved A cat]] is fine too").[[/labelnote]]
* The girls have seriously begun Idol Dancing/Singing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJ-yFhd8Ms Granted]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dvx8Puewho they've]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn1SXrsRh_A been]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHweDPUOBo doing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV96Xgp1PJo it]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh--GLt4-cE for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Hi1FSqd8 a]] while now.
* Yuyuko eating Mystia, in the Ghost Team route in ''Imperishable Night'', solidified Yuyuko's portrayal as a BigEater surpassed only by a singularity.
** "Hang on, Youmu, I got a bone stuck in my throat."
** Which was soon mutated into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/388870 Yuyuko "eating" Mystia]].
** This has since evolved into Yuyuko eating nearly ANYTHING!
** With the introduction of the chicken-like Kutaka Niwatari, she's become a target for Yuyuko's dinner too.
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/File:Spark_lesson.jpg Laser is not difficult]]: [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is how Marisa uses Master Spark, by WordOfGod.[[/labelnote]]
## Concentrate your mind.
## Mutter the spell into the Mini-Hakkero tenderly.
## Aim at someone you don't like.
## Unleash your annihilation of love!
* Yuuka is [[WordOfGod youkai moe~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From her bizarre character profile in ''Kioh Gyoku'' (it may be a {{Pun}}, as Yuuka is a flower youkai and Moe means "to bud"). Yuuka is depicted as {{Moe}}, prompting this phrase, about as often as she is depicted as being AxCrazy, with further mutation combining the two to create the also popular CuteAndPsycho portrayal. Youkai moe can also be applied to any moe picture of the characters.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/2582 Nobody likes Yuuka.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fans have begun to notice that Yuuka's infamous sadism and dangerousness are turning into [[InformedAttribute Informed Attributes]] (and not for a lack of power — that's been proven), as she is always seen with a genuinely bright, happy smile in all of her appearances, her vaguely murderous jokes aren't meant to be serious, and when Eiki tells her the "good deed that she can do right now," it's to terrorize humans MORE, implying that she hasn't been. This has led to an increasing number of works that depict her as a [[https://youtu.be/RNVxmThy3nM?t=5m45s misunderstood]] [[TheWoobie woobie]] who is secretly desperate for friendship. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/557533 Sometimes]], [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments she even gets it]].[[/labelnote]]
** Kogasa is the new youkai moe~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', fans latched onto Kogasa due to extreme cuteness and massive {{Woobie}} points. Additionally, Kogasa has an umbrella much like Yuuka, hence the meme.[[/labelnote]]
*** Surprise~! :P [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kogasa's extremely meta use of her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway "power to surprise people"]] ability has resulted in her surprising fans far more than she does other characters, prompting this line and variations (for example [[Memes/{{Pokemon}} "Wild Kogasa used SURPRISE!"]], or "Well I'm surprised.")[[/labelnote]]
** Futo after her introduction in ''TD'' has been getting called "Hermit Moe" due to her FishOutOfWater tendencies and how good spirited she is about many things, even being beaten in the game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSM9vUGhJBY Sakuya-san! Sakuya-san! Cleaning Stop! Room Cleaning Stop!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually based off another parody video for a different canon, but [[AdaptationDisplacement seems to have]] [[WeirdAlEffect displaced the original.]] Besides, the song in the video is based on Eirin's theme, not Meiling's.[[/labelnote]]
* Suwako's NiceHat is often associated with the [[Memes/{{Futurama}} Hypnotoad meme]], depicted as an independent entity using Suwako as her puppet. Though lesser examples have the hat responding differently (seeing what Suwako can't) or mirroring Suwako's feelings.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8 TOUHOU HIJACK LOL]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common InterruptingMeme. Originally came from 4chan when the images were replaced by ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* "Girls do their best now and are preparing. Please watch warmly until it is ready." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard loading message on ''Touhou'' games, it has become a meme frequently quoted by doujinshi and fanfic authors.[[/labelnote]]
** Which ends up with its highly quotable snowclone "Girls are [x]...", such as "Girls are preparing...", "Girls are explaining...", etc.
* [[DynamicEntry Wriggle Kick!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Imperishable Night'', the player often moves to the top of the screen to automatically collect all point items currently on-screen. Because Wriggle introduces herself by flying down from the top of the screen, unsuspecting players get [[CollisionDamage a kick in the face]] from her, leading to this meme. Further mutation associates her with ''Franchise/KamenRider'' on occasion, due to Wriggle being an insect, the Riders’ SignatureMove being a flying kick, and the insect-themed armor of nearly all Riders up to ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''.[[/labelnote]]
* Memes spawned by the Flash comics on [[http://www.walfas.org/ walfas.org]]:
** "Hooray!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's unofficial {{catchphrase}} (particularly popular with the fanfic community on [[http://www.touhou-project.com Touhou-Project.com]]).[[/labelnote]]
** Mokou and Kaguya fighting over a toy "twuck".
** "Sakuya, [[InnocentInnuendo what's sex?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flandre doesn't understand the "sex" (male or female) option and asks Sakuya. HilarityEnsues.[[/labelnote]]
** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[KillItWithFire "Burn Everything"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has [[{{Pyromaniac}} a habit of setting everything on fire]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou "You Just Plain F*** ing LOSE"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has even more of a habit of utterly crushing everyone. This is actually justified, as her “Fantasy Heaven/Nature” technique, mentioned above, is canonically unbeatable.[[/labelnote]]
*** Holy crap, it's actually possible to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvjXdhc_Kg#t=1m36s beat it]].
** No way! That's impossible!
** The most exciting time of day has come! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu checks her donations for the day.[[/labelnote]]
*** Further evolved into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LnhOWkniX4 this video]], which is itself a parody of a ''Touhou'' 4-koma. Website/FourChan's /jp/ has made it tradition to observe this at 2AM.
** Shut up Ran! - Sorry. - SHUT UP!
** DEATH BY YUYUKO! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko is used as an execution method for prisoners.[[/labelnote]]
** Yuyu Co. (Also Mi Co.)
** Have no fear, Nitori is here!
** Oh, ''that'' Chen. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As opposed to the "o_o"-eyed cat, which got mistaken for Chen early on and has stuck around ever since.[[/labelnote]]
** '''K O''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As an addition to the Walfas creator, a Boxing Chen Cat was added. It's a "o_o" cat with Chen's hat, boxing gloves, and a boxer's shorts. Putting her on top of another character results in a KO, with the cat knocking the character out.[[/labelnote]]
** Keyboard [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1090 Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with Chen and keyboard cat.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1133 Kaguya Table RPG]]
** SEND THEM TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taken from the song "Disillusion In A Discordant System" by Acrania and known as "The Nemuno Words". So-called because saying, singing, or playing the part of the song with the words will summon Nemuno Sakata, after which Nemuno will begin killing everyone in sight with her cleaver. It's completely out of character for Nemuno, but her appearance and [[RuleOfFunny the fact that it's funny]] makes it work. Popularized by the Walfas Halloween Spooktacular videos on [=YouTube=].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/290229/ You're too soft, Youmu!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko mocks Youmu. Though this has mutated into a belief that Youmu is actually soft to the touch, with "The Softest" as a FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqp56dYX9Do cross-breeding]] of memes, somehow the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQG1lzNdr5w famous Family Mart]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsyPK1P1dY has opened a branch store in Gensokyo]].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/170409 Minoriko's delicious grape wine.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[ToiletHumor It's her pee.]][[/labelnote]]
* All right, Patchy! Let's do that bedtop sport for indoor types! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line by Remilia from the Can't Fix the Helmet doujinshi "A Talk in Bed".[[/labelnote]]
** "Mukyu~" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli says this after being defeated in Marisa's route in ''Immaterial and Missing Power''. Subsequently adopted as her CatchPhrase, or just when someone wants to make her cute.[[/labelnote]]
** "Bonsoir!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another CatchPhrase for Patchy, derived from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 this]] surreal fan-vid and subsequently appearing in several doujins.[[/labelnote]]
* Pretty much Japanese only, but: Shinki's ponytail has been depicted as an [[IdiotHair ahoge]]. ''And it sprouts legs.''
** Some other fan materials have it become a lethal weapon/tool.
* [[MagicalGirl Magical]]☆[[{{Meido}} Sakuya]][[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/220193 -chan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdLUp_LeyQk Versus]] Miracle★Sanae! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae's appearance as a playable character in ''UFO'' has led to fan art of Sakuya trying to [[HostileShowTakeover reclaim her role as a playable character]], or at least reacting to the fact that she has been apparently replaced. Originated from ANGELTYPE doujin.[[/labelnote]]
* Reisen+Youmu=Reimu slowly made its way to meme status and made the pairing popular.
* How much of a memetic juggernaut is ''Touhou''? When it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsdTpWDqEk encountered]] the [[VideoGame/BeatmaniaIIDX smooooch]]・∀・ tune, ''it made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHUDdBN1h8 Chen's theme remix out of it]]''.
* Remilia Scarlet swells with charisma. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fan-portrayals of Remilia as an ElegantGothicLolita, emphasis on the elegant, are highly common, not helped by the fact she can act as such before devolving into a spoiled, petulant brat in canon. Certain lines involving "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight miserable piles of secrets]]" are usually not far behind.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/1083 CHARISMA BREAK!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Inevitably, subversions of the above were created, with Remilia acting composed and aloof, only to collapse into tears (or a variant) soon after. Sometimes also involves her ducking pose from the fighting games.[[/labelnote]]
** This has in turn resulted in "charisma recoveries", where Remilia regains her composure after such an event, sometimes to the point of coming off as ''more'' Charismatic than she was in the first place. [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/900665?pool_id=5340 An example]].
** Crossovers with ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' as well, since Dio (also a vampire) is described to be radiating with charisma.
* ''More'' crossbreeding with other memes:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvfDaXC07E SCARLET ZONE]] (Remix featuring Septette for the Dead Princess and U.N. Owen Was Her?)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c5taT_vjM4 YOUKAI ZONE]] (Remix featuring Hartmann's Youkai Girl)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcDMY9LeVM And then you get AWESOME DRIVING.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL12aKz5dsQ NEVER let Marisa drive.]] [[DrivesLikeCrazy Ever.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvgPC4vWSxg Sakuya takes Remilia]] [[BlackComedyRape for a different kind of "ride".]]
* Komachi has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'', as Komachi is a {{Shinigami}} with a boat, and the NICE BOAT in ''School Days'' [[AxCrazy involves]], [[ALoveToDismember well]]...[[/labelnote]]
** Futo has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some of Futo's spell cards show her jumping on a boat and surfing on it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkQ3kozyhw The Soccer Ball]] is the [[MemeticBadass Most Powerful Thing In Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the fan-game ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'', in which the cast use their mighty powers [[MundaneMadeAwesome to play]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin soccer]], this was adopted as the only possible explanation for the ball still being intact after the beatings it receives.[[/labelnote]]
** Foul! She kicked the ball! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The omnipresent use of superpowered magical attacks on the poor ball leads to the joke that in Gensokyan soccer, kicking the ball is against the rules. A few characters do it anyways, though they all kick the ball in a superpowered way (Mokou, Aya, Meiling, Wriggle, Ran, [[MemeticBadass MANnosuke...]])[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDT-OlkYTI#t=0m21s Twilight Spark]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima's massively destructive attack in ''Touhou Soccer 2''.[[/labelnote]]
* Even in the ''Touhou'' fandom, [[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey F.O.E.]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Refers to the {{Mooks}} known as ''kedama'' (fuzzball). Often drawn with an odd expression on their faces, their resemblance to the F.O.E. orbs in ''Etrian Odyssey'' (fueled by an Music/{{IOSYS}} video depicting them) have been picked up on by parts of the fanbase. This has resulted in occasional appearances of badass Kedama men in ''Touhou'' fan materials.[[/labelnote]]
* Between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSED55XWIjw Marisa's]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marisa_dance.jpg dance]] moves, and other things like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHGjptbrJo Orin's parody of Thriller]], [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1256281166087.jpg it is clear that]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MJ_in_Gensokyo.png Michael Jackson is ALIVE in Gensokyo]].
* Meiling is [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=89306 TOTALLY A DRAGON.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is a popular EpilepticTree that Meiling [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a dragon.]] The origin of this is that Meiling's youkai type is (quite unusually for a Touhou character) never identified, but her surname "Hong" is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_(rainbow-dragon) a type of Chinese dragon]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[GratuitousDiscoSequence SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXvwL-GFOnk Disco ain't dead when it lives on in Nagae Iku!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Began after one of Iku's poses was [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/767463 noted as similar to a certain one in]] ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''.[[/labelnote]]
* そーなのかー (So- nanoka-) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rumia's CatchPhrase, a childish way of saying "Is that so~?".[[/labelnote]]
* Momiji has rabies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to her spellcard in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** She can't have rabies, she [[{{Gorn}} Ate the Chocolate]].
** She might not have Rabies, but she wouldn't [[TheDogBitesBack hesitate to bite Aya]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgK8eUdpAo Bad Apple!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A shadow art video, using a song based on Elly's theme from ''Lotus Land Story'', reached viral status and spread to an unbelievable scale, even by ''Touhou'' standards.[[/labelnote]]
** Good evening, and you are watching the [[TheDitz CIRNO]] [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer NEWS NETWORK]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]CNN [[CriticalResearchFailure got their source wrong]] when they discussed the Bad Apple!! shadow art video, believing another version of the video (made to look like a slideshow animation) to be a "making of" video, prompting jokes about their competency such as this (another, less popular one being that they hired Aya for the segment). Segment can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEIteQmpHE here.]][[/labelnote]]
* Nue and her [[http://pmiller1.deviantart.com/art/Playstation-Danmaku-157574152 Barrage X from a Playstation Star]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Joke from a spell card she uses in ''Double Spoiler''[[/labelnote]]
* Talisman "Exorcism of the Newspaper Subscription Solicitors" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A spellcard Reimu uses in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/656443 No News Solicitations! (Thank You)]]
*** That means you, Aya. Bad girl.
* Rule ⑨ of the internet: If it exists, there is a ''Touhou'' [[FanficRecs/TouhouCrossover version of it]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou'' fans are notorious of crossing over and/or fusing ''Touhou'' with absolutely everything. The list behind that link is nowhere even ''close'' to being exhaustive/complete.[[/labelnote]]
** Kokoro's otherwordly masks. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively new type of crossover depicting Kokoro with masks (based on characters) from other franchises.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Crossdresser}} Bro]][[{{Cosplay}} hou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Males cosplaying as ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* Nazrin can do just about anything... [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/550148 since she's Nazrin.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From one of Ao Usagi's typically [[MindScrew impenetrable]] creations, used jokingly as an explanation for anything Nazrin does. A classic example of a ForcedMeme, with even people on the very page that spawned it sick of hearing about it.[[/labelnote]]
** Because she's a TINY TINY CLEVER COMMANDER [[labelnote:Explanation]]The name of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayu297xrns Nazrin's theme]], occasionally used to refer to Nazrin in general.[[/labelnote]]
** She can find anything with her power, sometimes resulting in some very odd finds.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siinh4zrymw Reisen goes to school by bus.]]''
** But there are no buses in Gensokyo!
* [[SkywardScream OOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The result of Rin being [[ThatOneBoss a difficult boss]].[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1UbZU8d90E Touhou Sweets ~ The Cruel Sisters and the Suffering Maid.]]'' It has PAD written all over it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanVid by Innocent Key, it is perhaps single-handedly responsible for the depiction of Remilia and Flandre [[MemeticMolester molesting]] Sakuya.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2SPiOmhsCM The Perverted Tengu and the Maidens of Tragedy.]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Innocent Key, ''this'' FanVid either created or exemplifies the depiction of Aya as a pervert obsessed with {{Panty Shot}}s.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation class]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt3eKBM2CA change]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYL53i1mPw8 videos]] of Aoshima cross ''Touhou'' with ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana''. They are quite famous with fans of the actual game. Then there are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 random Touhou]] videos...
* "Paruparuparuparu..." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[GreenEyedMonster Parsee]] is portrayed as being jealous of everything and [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry compelled to say so]], which isn't that far from her actual personality. The meme here is that she does so using a [[PokemonSpeak mantra of her own name]]. A common variation is for other characters to get jealous of something or another, and begin muttering "paru paru" as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WrittenSoundEffect Pichuu~n]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia fans have created for getting hit in the hitbox, also used for dying, massive damage, or general CriticalExistenceFailure.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou SPOOOOON!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke onomatopoeia for the dying sound effect.[[/labelnote]]
** [[UnsoundEffect ZUUUU~N]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another joke onomatopoeia used for absolutely anything. Easily confused with an identically pronounced, non-punny effect for a heavy, gloomy mood or something landing heavily.[[/labelnote]]
** Kyuu~! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia created for when [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre]] makes something or someone explode (as in "She made it go kyuu~!"). Taken from her own description of her powers in [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Bohemian_Archive_in_Japanese_Red/Flandre her section]] of ''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''.[[/labelnote]]
* Within hours of being announced, ''Great Fairy Wars'' was nicknamed ''Touhou 12.⑨ Freeze The Bullet''.
** [[EpicFail Faily]] [[GratuitousEnglish Wars]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Typo of the game's final battle music "Fairy Wars" as it appears in the BGM list.[[/labelnote]]
** Flashlight spark. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Marisa's variation of her iconic Master Spark in the game, adjusted to fit Cirno's PowerLevel.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HollywoodPudgy Fat Cirno.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In response to the main menu screenshot. The joke goes she's been hanging out with Letty too long. Started by bloggers, who've never seen her appearance in the ''Touhou Sangetsusei'' comics. Speaking of Letty...[[/labelnote]]
* Fat Letty. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As a boss character in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', her hitbox is larger than that of the other boss characters. She's the Stage 1 boss, so this is logical. This has turned into some fanart depicting Letty as being rather large herself. Naturally, the alternate fan explanation holds that only [[GagBoobs part of her is large.]][[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUe2eckPFQ "Pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, mochipettan / pettan, pettan, munepettan~"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Suika's ode to UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}s everywhere. Originally a ForcedMeme, the song appeared in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''.[[/labelnote]]
** Suika's status as the flattest character in the whole cast, only remotely rivaled by Tenshi.
** [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/458132 A comic]] (which may not be SFW) with a curvier rendition has caused the paraphrased line "Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of my tits" to be used by western fans as a flippant response from curvier characters. Some fans consider a shapely Suika to be disturbing the balance of things.
* Hataters gonna Hatate.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A bad pun off of Hatate's nickname, Hata.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=hata-tan Hatate is]] [[EmoTeen EMO]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively famous Pixiv artist drew Hatate as a depressed, dressing-in-black {{yandere}} who cuts herself. The pictures and fanon personality spread, some even making Hatate as an outright yandere underneath her canon personality.[[/labelnote]]
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mima]] will appear in the next game. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima was a pivotal character in the PC-98 games, but since then [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome has not even been mentioned, disappearing off the face of Gensokyo]]. Subsequently, this has become the standard response to [[{{WMG/Touhou}} any speculations]] about future ''Touhou'' installments, with Mima ''always'' being in the next game.[[/labelnote]]
** Her appearance in the second ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'' game with her [[NoKillLikeOverkill Twilight Spark]] has caused fans to give Mima a MemeticBadass reputation.
** Sakuya is the new Mima. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aside from her small story route in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', Sakuya has been completely absent, despite being playable for three consecutive mainline games. Although she still exists, when Youmu, of all people, returned to player character status in ''Ten Desires'', while Sakuya remained in obscurity, the comparisons with Mima were inevitable. The real explanation is that she only acts when the SDM is involved or threatened. This meme might phase out now that Sakuya is confirmed to be playable again in ''[=TH14=]''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/729543 "Kahen kilon siika!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"A two kilo whitefish!" A Finnish meme that was assimilated into the ''Touhou'' memeplex after a Finnish ''Touhou'' fancomic used it. Thus, a common response to images of Chen with a fish is now "Kahen kilon siika!"[[/labelnote]]
** "Sirkku". [[labelnote:Explanation]]How Cirno is known in Finland, partly because it's a common Finnish name, partly because Finnish people just can't pronounce "Cirno" properly; C is not a common letter in Finnish, leaving the pronunciation unclear to someone unfamiliar with the name. Sirno? Kirno? Tsirno? Chirno?[[/labelnote]]
* Yoshika Miyako: Cabbie of the Dead [[labelnote:Explanation]]In her portrait, Yoshika's cap looks like a taxi driver's, and her sprite, with her arms jutting out in front of her and moving up and down slightly, makes it appears as if she has an invisible steering wheel, resulting in jokes like this.[[/labelnote]]
** Zombie Meiling. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yoshika's hat has a star on it, like Meiling's, and while she isn't Chinese, she ''is'' a ChineseVampire, almost immediately leading to this comparison.[[/labelnote]]
* (CHARACTER) ISN'T A GOOD GIRL AT ALL [[labelnote:Explanation]]Videos of the bosses killing the player ''[[KaizoTrap after they've]] [[TakingYouWithMe already died]]''. Targets of this include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zQBU7MYw4 Kanako]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTgDGMhuD0 Utsuho]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srEQroPh6P4 Ran]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5GJfbo7lCw Kogasa]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_x4i_LZU4&feature=player_detailpage#t=293s Ichirin]].[[/labelnote]]
* Mamizou [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Tomoe]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]NamesTheSame jokes quickly spawned involving Mamizou Futatsuiwa and Mami Tomoe.[[/labelnote]]
** Miko [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sakuraba]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]More NamesTheSame jokes, due to Miko wearing headphones and looking a lot like Neku Sakuraba.[[/labelnote]]
* The Touhous [[labelnote:Explanation]]A synonym for ''Touhou'' characters amongst fans in general. Prone to spelling variations such as "Touhoues" or "Toe Hoes".[[/labelnote]]
** MY TOUHOUS! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used to mock people who do not like a fanon interpretation and/or those who adhere close to canon — and, conversely, is also used to mock those who do not like ''canon' explanations.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebVideo/KoishiKomeijisHeartThrobbingAdventure "My hat is my friend, it helps me relax"]] ♥ [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a series of {{Fan Vid}}s that give Koishi Komeiji [[AxCrazy one hell]] of an AlternativeCharacterInterpretation.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CrapsaccharineWorld This all happened]] [[InJoke because of a fishing rod]].
** She's generally seen as particularly kooky by the fandom.
** She also is shown as a MemeticMolester in some works, with her sister as the target.
* Hinaface. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hina's :D grin in ''Mountain of Faith'' is incredibly derpy and goofy-looking, even for ZUN's notoriously bad art in that game, and attained some notoriety with fans on both sides of the pond.[[/labelnote]]
* Reimu eats grass/leaves. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fan depictions exaggerate Reimu's PerpetualPoverty to the point where she has to eat weeds to survive. In one doujin, she serves grass with rice to Sanae. When the latter gets angry, thinking she's being mocked, Reimu says that she specifically chose the ''better'' grass from the yard for her.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l302/Chris_Lv255/1219194994320_zpsfdb23624.jpg If she does not have a hat, she will die.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nearly every character wears a hat or hair decorations of some kind. Thus, this line was included in "ZUN Teaches Drawing", a picture parodying ZUN's design process, and it and variations were subsequently adopted as a joking response for any question involving {{Nice Hat}}s or similar. It then became HilariousInHindsight when ''Subterranean Animism'' introduced Satori, who looks almost exactly like the picture.[[/labelnote]]
* ZUN and alcohol. [[labelnote:Explanation]]ZUN's love of alcohol is legendary. Pictures of him without some sort of alcohol are almost non-existent, one of which, of him having a great honking beer glass, gained some infamy, and he claimed/admitted to being drunk for some of ''Imperishable Night''[='=]s development. Inevitably, {{Flanderization}}s asserting that he would accept beer as payment, or drinks enough to challenge [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Suika]], are incredibly widespread.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://eva-st-clare.deviantart.com/art/FAILice-For-Dummies-185420748 Failice.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanNickname for certain depictions of Alice, which depict her as a ButtMonkey UnluckyEverydude [[DieForOurShip steamrolled by the Reimu/Marisa pairing]], an evil bitch, a yandere, or an overly dependent, emo sad sack ignored for Reimu/Marisa or the other pairings. Her canon personality is more a {{Foil}} to Marisa than anything else. Also sometimes used to refer to her playable appearance in ''Imperishable Night'', in which she is such a bad shot type that, barring GoodBadBugs, the player is generally better off using Marisa than using Marisa + Alice... and Marisa isn't even one of the better characters in that game.[[/labelnote]]
* Inaba of the Inaba. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the official mangas is named "Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth". Snowclone titles put just about ''anything'' in place of "the Moon" and "the Earth" to have the title refer to any other story, with "Inaba" staying in place as an InherentlyFunnyWord.[[/labelnote]]
* Now do it with Marisa. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common response to ChallengeGamer videos, since Marisa is a lower-tier character in most games. There are many variations depending on the actual video, all sharing the theme of "do it even better".[[/labelnote]]
* *Scarlet Devil Mansion [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]]* This is now a ''Touhou'' manga. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Website/{{Danbooru}} meme that stems from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/747138 this]] comic by Bomber Grape. Nowadays, any ''Touhou'' Doujin that gets uploaded to Danbooru and features the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the Hakurei shrine offertory box, or in some cases, ''anything at all'' exploding will have comments with the phrase. It's also fairly popular with Japanese artists as well.[[/labelnote]]
** "Oh, shit! I've been surrounded by raging lesbians! The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!"[[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1260907 One of Bomber Grape's comics]] has caused certain lines said by Remilia to be very popular responses when anything lesbian comes up on Danbooru and spread beyond the site. (Comic may not be SFW.) Note that the meme itself is a {{Woolseyism}}.[[/labelnote]]
* Ichirin's eyelashes in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' are slowly becoming a meme due to how ridiculous they look.[[http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x480/538494_10151315388944020_414377827_n.jpg]]
* Remixes of U.N Owen Was Her?, usually involving manipulating phrases and sound effects from various TV shows, games, or themes, as an offshoot of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop. The [=McRoll=] is perhaps the most infamous of them all.
* kefit.wav [[labelnote:Explanation]]A now-retired ''Touhou'' player by the name of Kefit's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osf1fa4UhP4#t=4m35s scream]] upon losing a Lunatic run by the narrowest of margins is '''''legendary''''', to the point where similar barely-failed runs have edited it into their videos despite being from entirely different people. Here are [[http://youtu.be/4p-NKrKEF9g?t=17m25s two]] [[http://youtu.be/191hmA6h58o?t=1m57s examples]] of this. '''Turn your volume down before viewing these.'''[[/labelnote]]
* Shou's ability to lose her Pagoda has been taken to absurd extents in both frequency and where it ends up. Matches up with Nazrin.
* [[http://orindancinginplaces.tumblr.com/ Orin's silly dance]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' has spawned quite a few jokes.
* Malice Cannon, Marisa-Borked, Marisa Broken, Bugged Marisa. All fan nicknames to whenever Marisa is broken in a game. The first time it spawned was in ''Imperishable Night'', as Malice Cannon, where consantly firing while giving regular taps to the Focus button resulted in absurd DPS. The term "Marisa Bugged" and "Marisa Broken" come from ''Mountain of Faith'', where the Marisa '''B''' shot type had glitched damage output on the unfocused shot at 3.0 power, causing the tiny laser to demolish bosses in seconds.
* [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Midget]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Double Dealing Character'', Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's second-to-final spellcard on Normal is called "Shingeki no Kobito" (進撃の小人). It literally means "Advancing Midget", but due to it being a ShoutOut to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (Shingeki no Kyojin), it's translated as "Attack on Midget" to be consistent.[[/labelnote]]
** Another Shinmyoumaru meme is the use of her magic mallet for...[[ACupAngst Breast Enhancement]], mostly by Sakuya in relation to Sakuya's Padding meme.
* Sakuya is ZUN's girlfriend again.[[labelnote:Explanation]]With Sakuya's return as the sole playable character besides Reimu and Marisa in ''Double Dealing Character'', it's become increasingly common to paint her as another girl that gave ZUN sexual favors to reach playable character status, like people did with Aya and Sanae before.[[/labelnote]]
* [[BadAssBoast Touhou players don't need an umbrella when it rains.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fairly self-explanatory, a recurring joke that pops up here and there about the superhuman dodging skills and reflexes that ''Touhou'' masters develop.[[/labelnote]]
* Honk honk [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/244234 this]] 4-panel comic from Bkub. Bkub's [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation silently adorable Chen]] has also become quite popular.[[/labelnote]]
* 5th Grade Loli [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke revolving around the kanji of Satori Komeiji's name, as one of the kanji characters breaks down into radicals that can be read as "5th grade loli". Her clothes resembling a young Japanese schoolgirl's uniform does not help.[[/labelnote]]
** ZUN Teaches Drawing [[labelnote:Explanation]]Satori greatly resembles [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110818131337/http://i43.tinypic.com/ztxiu1.jpg a drawing]] intended to parody ZUN's art style. Some people depict her as nervous about how ugly people think she is.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://i.imgur.com/2FqaIpq.png Black Tewi.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A doujinshi had an AuthorTract basically declaring loose canon and that everyone has a different Gensokyo. This was used by various fan authors to excuse any breaks from canon. The page shown is just an excerpt.[[/labelnote]]
* The games' difficulty and BulletHell. [[labelnote:Explanation]]They're something of a meme, especially amongst those who are new to the ShootEmUp genre, which is to say a large number of fans; many fans struggle to complete the game on Normal or even ''Easy'', even if using all three continues to do so. This has made ''Touhou'' something of a gold standard for video game difficulty, with some calling the game NintendoHard even on Easy. This is despite the fact that the game has forgiving patterns compared to arcade BulletHell games; it doesn't help that arcade games will allow the player to continue as many times as their money allows, and many consumer ports of arcade games, especially more modern ones, offer more continues or an outright unlimited supply of them, giving the impression that these games are easier.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Touhou'' is harder. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On videos of other shoot-em-ups, some comments will state that the game's difficulty pales in comparison to ''Touhou'', despite it being likely that [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch the commenter in question has never played the game that they claim is easier]], or at least to the extent that they can make a fair call on the difficulty comparison. Videos of non-BulletHell shooters are most vulnerable to this, due to not looking as obviously difficult to an observer ([[SurpriseDifficulty don't let that fool you]], especially if the game being compared to ''Touhou'' is an arcade game). As a result, in shmup communities, "''Touhou'' is harder" has become something of a tongue-in-cheek response to the challenge levels of non-''Touhou'' shooters.[[/labelnote]]
* Seija will [[MemeticTroll flip your shit]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The stage 5 boss of ''Double Dealing Character'' has the power of various kinds of reversal, and she was the real mastermind behind this incident, her goal being basically to cause chaos. The next game escalated this meme even further, as you were controlling her as a VillainProtagonist trying to escape retribution from basically everyone in Gensokyo, all out for your blood.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=catchouli Catchouli]], Danbooru's Weapon of Mass Moe [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/artists/40188 Hazuki Ruu]] is famous on Danbooru for drawing pictures of a [[TokenMiniMoe chibi]], {{catgirl}} version of Patchouli that is affectionately known as "Catchouli". Nearly ''all'' of these pictures can be found in Danbooru's Disgustingly Adorable pool, and at least one commenter per image will "die" from Catchouli's immense {{moe}}, or mention she TastesLikeDiabetes. The effect is even more pronounced if she utters her catchphrase "mukyuu" or does something cute in the image. Hazuki Ruu himself has been dubbed a "Moe Terrorist" for how good he is at creating such a lethally adorable creature. Though Catchouli is not as deeply ingrained as Inu Sakuya or Yuyuko's "Death by Moe" meme, many non-Hazuki pictures of Patchouli as a catgirl will also be given the nickname if deemed adorable enough by the community.[[/labelnote]]
* In the Japanese community (and to a smaller extent, Western YTPMV-makers too), the "Cookie☆" videos, which ''must'' be written with a LuckyCharmsTitle.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The name comes from a fully and, er, memorably voiced fan-made video involving Valentines at the Hakurei Shrine. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/cookie%E2%98%86-%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E2%98%86 KnowYourMeme got you covered,]] although it should be noted that the meme is somewhat of a touchy subject and the article is NSFW.[[/labelnote]]
** "Arranges of Heartwarming Shrine" ("ほのぼの神社アレンジ"). Searching the quote on [=NicoVideo=] will lead to plenty of mixes between whichever music the user fancies and the arrange of Dichromatic Butterfly used in the introductory scene of Cookie. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-6Uk-ZUqgs Here's a mix]] which begins with the original and then plays short snippets from other versions. ''It's a best of video for a meme and still has ten minutes' worth of material.''
** Calling Marisa "Marina" in Cookie☆ videos.
* Clownpiece, arguably the most iconic and memorable character in ''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom'', has spawned several memes. One involves her being [[ThatOneBoss immensely difficult to beat]], another refers to her [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing an outfit based on the USA flag]], prompting many MURRICA jokes. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2101499 In fact, she achieved MAXIMUM MURICA]] in fan art in merely ''a few days'' after the full game was released. Unsurprisingly, she rapidly became [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff one of the most popular characters in the American Touhou community]].
* Ever since ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' was released, people have taken to say "CHRIST ON A BIKE" when really shocked, in relation to Byakuren's status as Youkai Jesus and her ''riding an actual motorbike'' in the game (based on the urban legend of "Turbo Granny").
* Hecatia Lapizlazuli has been called a goth or "Hot Topic" in reference to her clothes.
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10382 Hecatia's Hilarious Hat Toppers]].[[labelnote:Explanation]] Another common meme for Hecatia is replacing the planetoids attached to her choker with various other round objects.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10871 Are you watching, Chang'e?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During her fight with Reisen, Junko asks if her mortal enemy, Chang'e, is watching. This has led fans to interpret that she tries to get Chang'e's attention frequently, her efforts ranging from taunts to exhibitionism.[[/labelnote]]
* What anime is this? [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is something of a FandomEnragingMisconception; some folks whose initial exposure to ''Touhou'' is through popular fan animations like those for "Cirno's Perfect Math Class" and "Bad Apple!! feat. nomico" make the honest mistake of assuming ''Touhou'' is an anime, and ask something like "What anime is this?" in the comments (if the animation is hosted on a service that allows comments). Needless to say, those folks quickly learn the hard way that some ''Touhou'' fans have a HairTriggerTemper when it comes to this sort of question. This meme seems to have [[DiscreditedMeme fallen out of favor]] with some fans, who feel that it's a form of fandom gatekeeping that scares off prospective fans.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://cdn.awwni.me/s1af.png Awoo~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme of Western origin, it has become the nickname and catchphrase for all the wolf/dog-type characters, primarily Momiji, Kagerou and Aunn to a lesser extent, and Kyouko on rare occasions. It began on 4chan in a Momiji thread, when someone asked for a picture of "the awoo one," and in response got the attached picture of Momiji howling. It left such a mark on some that it got its own subreddit, /r/awoo, where its sole member diligently kept it full of howling Momiji pictures for several months, until it was discovered by /r/touhou, and the subreddit became somewhat populated (albeit with only about ~700 members because of its extremely narrow focus). Awoo itself is widely considered a form of low-quality shitposting by its very design, and as such is not a very popular meme outside of that context.[[/labelnote]]
* ZA COMPUTAAAAAAA!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from a fan comic, this phrase is used to describe the PC-98.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebComic/OnePunchMan One-Punch Miko]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olHGxIH94c Multiple]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGvP_zZOxS4 videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5trgSvUAGM have]] appeared on Website/YouTube setting the opening of ''One Punch Man'' to ''Touhou'', with Reimu being the titular [[ComicallyInvincibleHero bald superhero]] and Marisa being [[{{Cyborg}} Genos]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/175753 A Cat is Added.]]
* [[https://clips.twitch.tv/MoistHappyKoalaTheRinger Lifeswap.exe]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Hisoutensoku tournament. Top level Yukari irock194 is holding a commanding lead over Komachi player Vibago. irock has almost no damage whereas Vibago is near 10% left. While pressuring, irock decides to use a super, Boundary "Objective Border", which would put enough pressure on Vibago to most likely win the match. How does Vibago respond? Using his own super, Exchange "Unpitiable Life, Pitiable Life" — a LIFESWAP. Cue the screaming announcers that rave about how much of a god Vibago is for landing it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1055653541317042177 Kagerou is a Cat Girl]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla suggested to his fans to bring pictures of anime cat girls. However, Musk posted a picture of Kagerou and referred to the werewolf as a 'cat-girl'. The Touhou fandom were not amused and mocked Musk instead. Alternate versions of the meme involve Kagerou getting upset about being mistaken for a catgirl.[[/labelnote]]
* Paw prints on Reimu's clothes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the first images of ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' showed that Reimu's clothes now have white paw prints on them, all sorts of jokes have been made about how they were added. Common versions include Aunn, Orin, or some other animal-like youkai stepping on Reimu while she's sleeping or on a set of clothes she left on the floor.[[/labelnote]]
* Hey mister. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A NSFW doujin (''no links please!'') features a scene where Remilia walks up to a random human and says the line before requesting to do naughty things. The panel became popular among the fandom for edits having Remilia make different, usually stupid requests or just insult the person.[[/labelnote]]
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For a simple [[BulletHell danmaku]] game, ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' [[MemeticMutation has spawned more memes]] [[FountainOfMemes than any others of its kind]]. Sometimes, [[AscendedFanon the memes even become canon]]. Plus, these memes are ''[[SpreadShot spreading the bullets]]''.
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* The meme. [=[[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAbhJk4YJns Marisa Stole The Precious Thing.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Music/{{IOSYS}}'s remix of Alice's leitmotif, and possibly the best-known ''Touhou'' meme. "Precious things" has since been adopted as the official euphemism for anything that Marisa steals, from books to Special Moves to virginity. The phrase first appeared in a doujinshi, where it caused a PoorCommunicationKills moment between Patchouli and Alice. Also, many people [[PopCulturalOsmosis not familiarised with the franchise]] may tend to think [[ProtagonistTitleFallacy Marisa is the main character subjected in the song]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMsA1JIItY Alice Forgot the Precious Lyrics!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc8GNaED3Ok Overdrive!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Music/{{IOSYS}}. It helped contribute to Reisen's FanNickname (see below) and also contains "Yagokoro", a bizarre depiction of Eirin based off of a bad ASCII drawing. English speakers tend to call this song "Overdrive", even though it's ''really'' called [[LongTitle "It Stops at the Affected Area and Dissolves Immediately ~ Lunatic Udongein"]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[EasyModeMockery Eehh, really!? EASY MODO??? How lame! It's unforgivable to play EASY MODO unless you're an elementary school kid, right? Kyahahahaha!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Not the originator of the meme, but made it popular.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer73i66uv0 You cannot comprehend the true nature of Reisen's Lunatic Eyes!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A remix of the remix by Music/{{IOSYS}}, [[MindScrew it is even more incomprehensible and horrifying.]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm The phrase itself]] refers to [[EldritchAbomination Giygas]] from ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}''.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_X0t3Zscw McRoll]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A bizarre remix of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "U.N. Owen Was Her?"]] starring Ronald [=McDonald=], yet somehow [[CoveredUp more memetically popular.]][[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that calling Flandre's theme the [=McRoll=] [[FandomEnragingMisconception generally aggravates any nearby fans]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7GNQAO4T4 "Death Waltz" by John Stump]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually a remix by COOL&CREATE, but its MIDI [[EpilepticTrees somehow]] made it across the seas and into the hands of a Westerner, who then decided to call it "the impossible song". Synthesia, the virtual piano program that relies on MIDI to play songs and what is linked here, was just starting to become famous when the song was posted, but random videos of impossible piano pieces ([[SarcasmMode affectionately called "tutorials"]]) were populating all across Website/YouTube even a year or two before this. John Stump is an equally (in)famous person known to create impossible songs similar in style to the one linked here, [[DesignStudentsOrgasm some even called "sheet music art"]], but this song was incorrectly labeled by fans of his works as one of his compositions. Note that John Stump has ''absolutely no connection to Touhou at all''.[[/labelnote]]
** Versions exist for several other ''Touhou'' themes as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GObEWKTwA Here is one of "Deaf To All But The Song".]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqAaJHP3GQE MAY FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST]]
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukkuri_shiteitte_ne! "Yukkuri shiteitte ne!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Take it easy!" (Literally, "Do it slowly.") This is the CatchPhrase of the Yukkuris, [[WaddlingHead disembodied heads]] in the likeness of ''Touhou'' characters, the original image of which is shown at the top of this page. (However, some types of Yukkuri get different catch phrases, such as Chen's "I get it!" and Remilia's "Uu! Uu!") Probably the largest ''Touhou'' meme of all, with gargantuan amounts of fanon even by the impressive standards of ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
** The meme is so popular it has [[http://yukkuri.wikia.com/wiki/Yukkuri_Wiki its own Wiki]] and [[http://shii.org/yukkuri/ a series of comics.]] It's also one of the most [[BrokenBase divisive]] memes; many fans absolutely ''hate'' yukkuris.
** A word to the wise: yukkuri "fandom" often has ''very'' nasty things in it. The aforementioned hatred of yukkuris results in entire manga series [[TakeThat dedicated]] to making the poor things' lives as miserable as possible, often to the point of humans [[ForTheEvulz torturing them for giggles]]. ''Serious'' BileFascination or a tolerance for {{Gorn}} is highly recommended, even necessary, before looking too closely into yukkuri.
*** It’s so unpleasant that people that hate PETA decided to set up an analogue of the organisation (albeit competent) in the verse. The constant abuse towards yukkuri and the hatred of yukkuri incited has backfired on some people, making them see yukkuri as cute even when they have attitude issues and the nasty traits they are attributed to.
** There's the fact that Yukkuris were attributed with some rather unpleasant traits by fans, though there are some renditions that are cute and likable.
** "Yukkuris are now canon!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Sekibanki, who can detach her head and create duplicate heads, got introduced, people immediately declared yukkuris an AscendedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
* Yukarin is 17~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was a result of Creator/KikukoInoue incorporating her CatchPhrase into the OnTheNext preview of ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'', creating WildMassGuessing that she would be playing Yukari.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that there were jokes about Yukari hiding her true age before this, but the above meme standardized them.
** "BBA" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Short for "Babaa", which is "Grandma", this is Yukari's FanNickname. It seems Kanako has inherited the nickname from her, and it tends to be used against any older-looking ''Touhou'' character.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/1053 Old Maids Alliance]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fanmade CastHerd of Yukari, Yuyuko, Eirin, Kanako, and Byakuren, as the oldest-looking of all ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
** This is preposterous, of course. Yukari's age is actually [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/597004 <gap>]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another attempt by Yukari to obfuscate her age, hiding it in one of her gaps.[[/labelnote]]
* [[TheDitz Cirno]] is known as ⑨ (pronounced "Nineball") after [[https://cdn.awwni.me/sud4.jpg this]] image in the manual for ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', indicating Cirno as ⑨: UsefulNotes/{{Baka}}.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_e-WoVIqU The infamous Icicle Fall -Easy-.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's spellcards in ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', possessing a big honking blind spot directly in front of her.[[/labelnote]]
*** However, many fans overlook that on Normal or higher, Icicle Fall doesn't have that blind spot. Trying to abuse it in this case results in getting point-blanked by the bullets that she fires straight ahead.
*** There are a few videos demonstrating similar (if less reliable or ''blaringly obvious'') blind spots in other spell cards. No matter who is being mocked, these videos are always titled "Ice Sign: "Icicle Fall" -Easy-" and use Cirno's theme. Some targets include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxunIilWx4 Kaguya]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krh1vfvMgyc Mokou]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMClCFg2byg Mystia]].
*** Even in ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[http://youtu.be/VInpkQz5Z90?t=1m55s Cirno's second spell card]] is this.
*** It's even spread [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZNkaQClwek beyond]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqM0v7A2e4 Touhou]]''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first linked video is showing an Icicle Fall moment of is ''[[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy Bullet Heaven]]''. The second game is ''{{VideoGame/Gradius}} III''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFDWP5JwSM Cirno's Perfect Math Class]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An arrange of Cirno's theme in which Cirno tries to learn mathematics (poorly).[[/labelnote]]
*** Ne youkaiyskiy, I ne lunariskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat. I ne fairy'skiy, I ne oniskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone posted a video of a Russian porn star and minor internet celebrity filking a techno version of the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' theme while (NSFW) [[spoiler:swinging his penis to the music]], claiming it was Cirno's Perfect Math Class. It gained enough views and enough confused and/or disgusted ''Touhou'' fans to become a minor joke for a while.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazuN1EgAs4 There are no buses in Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's failed attempts at answering a math question in the video.[[/labelnote]]
*** Probably not officially a meme, but there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9L3TNaAAk series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYnriaPdMk of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6jmmEWsZ8 videos]] with two guys getting an increasingly large group of people to dance with them to Cirno's Perfect Math Class.
*** Similarly, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjXN_xPQd0M Chirumiru]], a song about Cirno advertising a milk, and this spawned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Eh2-DZTgQ various]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFS_a5sKi0 edits]].
** [[SmallNameBigEgo "I'm the strongest!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Cirno in her route in ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', it has been adopted as her CatchPhrase and a summary of her woefully inaccurate assessment of her strength. While she is definitely the strongest ''fairy'' (and even that is being threatened by Clownpiece (Cirno is introduced as a Stage 2 Boss, Clownpiece is introduced as a Stage 5 Boss and she is a ThatOneBoss in a game full of them)), [[OvershadowedByAwesome that isn't saying all that much]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[KnowNothingKnowItAll "I'm a genius!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In retaliation to those calling Cirno stupid, fans have decided that Cirno is, in fact, a genius. Whether it is used mockingly or genuinely depends on the work, though again, she genuinely is surprisingly intelligent for a fairy.[[/labelnote]]
** September the 9th, 2009 (the 9th of the 9th of 200'''9''') was celebrated as [[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E2%91%A8%E6%9C%88%E2%91%A8%E6%97%A5 Cirno Day]] by her fans, also known as the strongest day ever. While September 9 in subsequent years hasn't been ''quite'' as strong, the date still retains its association with her.
** Atai Cirno. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's use of "atai", a contracted slang form of the UsefulNotes/{{Japanese Pronoun|s}} "atashi", is normally meant to evoke a thuggish, uneducated, badass tough-girl image. Unfortunately, Cirno is short, weak, and childlike, so it comes off as laughable over-compensation, serving only to punctuate her lack of self-awareness. In English translations, this is occasionally rendered as "eye", as in "Eye'm the strongest!" (as a type of FunetikAksent to indicate she's a baka), but is well on its way to being a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** There are other characters that use Atai, but Cirno is the most (in)famous, because the mental image it evokes is that of a belligerent child trying to act bigger than she is, which is exactly what she is.
** "I'll cryo-freeze you together with some English beef!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's many, many failed attempts at a BadassBoast, this one the most popular due to being the first.[[/labelnote]]
** Team ⑨ [[labelnote:Explanation]]An entirely fan-made CastHerd, led by Cirno (hence the name) and consisting of herself, Mystia, Wriggle, and Rumia, with occasionally also Daiyousei and Chen. They are depicted as basically a group of children, impetuous but determined, playing with each other and pranking everyone else.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HulkSpeak "CIRNO SMASH PUNY [X] WITH GLACIER-MALLET."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'', denotes Cirno [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin smashing someone with a glacier-mallet]]. The phrase itself comes from the [[http://hisouten.koumakan.jp/wiki/Cirno Scarlet Weather Rhapsody wiki]], referencing 12.3 where Cirno has such a move.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/mmdcuphp/home/9thmmdcuptop MMD Cup 9]] included "⑨" as one of the themes for the competition, prompting a larger number of Touhou UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance videos than usual (with and without Cirno).
** And then Cirno got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_fXX565yI rival]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5enNNhG8tE However...]]
*** And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjAyEITzXQ a proper one]], since the safe spot is literally ''right in front of the boss''.
** "Tan Cirno" [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' introduces a tanned Cirno who apparently represents summer (and wears a sunflower). Also Alolan Cirno in the style of the "different evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Alternatively, she’s referred to as [[JustForPun Cirno]]-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics tan.]][[/labelnote]]
*** [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Bea]] = Tanned Youmu [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Sword and Shield'''s Fighting-type gym leader Bea looks very much like a tanned Youmu, which has resulted in fanart with one of them dressing as the other, the two of them switching clothes, or the two of them meeting. Less commonly, the Ghost-type gym leader Allister, who was revealed alongside Bea, has been linked to Youmu's ghost half, whether meeting it or taking its place.[[/labelnote]]
* Utsuho has been dubbed ⑥ (pronounced "Sixball") after the revelation in ''Hisoutensoku'' that she is even ''dumber than Cirno''. (Apparently all of her brainpower is [[BunnyEarsLawyer devoted to nuclear physics]], [[GeniusDitz with no room for irrelevant crap like COMMON SENSE]].)
** ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho's warning screen and sirens that accompany each of her spell cards in ''Subterranean Animism''. Included in many drawings depicting Utsuho and musical arranges of her theme.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKfaD7cSdE Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho runs an exercise program.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNOK0PVbT0 Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A troll sub of the above that has managed to become a meme of its own.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzNwT4DKQo Okuu's Nuclear Schoolbag Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A crossbreeding with a Website/NicoNicoDouga meme revolving around a [[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a11_1275490941 schoolbag commercial]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67naYnEl01A ? MISSION!! ? MISSION!! ?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossbreeding with a meme revolving around a 59-year-old man (called "Kami-59") banging a drum. The result is simply bizarre.[[/labelnote]]
** [[FanNickname Okuu]]'s third leg is something of a meme, constantly being depicted as an ArmCannon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTpJJAraG8#t=3m23s that would]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMeDKLc1KRc#t=1m55s make Samus]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/2318 jealous.]] [[AscendedMeme Became official]] with ''Hisoutensoku''.
*** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5caqiBWI5g&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s SHE HAS LIKE A PENIS!]]'''
* [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Undead Zombie Miko Reimu]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's ''Mountain of Faith'' portrait depicts her with incredibly pale skin, leading to the "explanation" that she is actually a zombie.[[/labelnote]]
** I am NOT an undead zombie, so SHUT THE HELL UP already!
*** But Reimu is an undead zombie, so YEAH!
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/6046 ZUN ART]] [[SarcasmMode IS BEST ART]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Even his most die-hard fans admit that ZUN can't really draw, and jokes about it are endless. However, many fans have noticed that the art in his more recent games [[ArtEvolution is getting]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome really good]] (DDC, for example, has very beautiful character art), so this meme may eventually refer to the first few games.[[/labelnote]]
* Cho-Marisa and [=MANnosuke=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]TestosteronePoisoning versions of Marisa and Rinnosuke, respectively. [=MANnosuke=] is practically the FanNickname for Rinnosuke in the English fandom, for [[TheOneGuy obvious reasons]].[[/labelnote]]
** WHO NEEDS '''[[FanService FAN]]'''[[FanService SERVICE]] WHEN YOU CAN HAVE '''{{MAN|LINESS}}'''[[FanDisservice SERVICE]]!
*** Suck my... duck? [[labelnote:Explanation]]The above used to be the source of the page image for FanDisservice. It had to be seen to be believed.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZA WARUDO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sakuya has [[TimeStandsStill timehax abilities]], [[KnifeNut uses knives]], and while she isn't a vampire herself, she is ''very'' closely associated with two. The comparisons with Dio Brando were inevitable, helped along by ZUN's many other ''Jojo's'' references.[[/labelnote]]
** Exemplified by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLiyglcRcCA this]] video.
** Naturally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggZoEmLfyRk Sakuya Brando]] has been made in ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}''.
** [[WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee One Minute Melee]] even made the two of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYD1FUdB0bc fight it out.]] [[spoiler:With DOUBLE THE ZA WARUDO!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djeM-0EHv9I&list=PL0q01HRqxZNvBYrcMm4to_lCwInRiSmVl&index=3&feature=plpp_video Night Of Nights]], an absurdly fast arrange of Flowering Night.
* Due to the ArtShift between ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', some fans have [[EpilepticTrees theorized]] that Sakuya pads her bra.
** [[HilariousInHindsight iPad.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans were making parodies of the famous [=iPod=] advertisements with Sakuya, replacing [=iPod=] with [=iPad=], for ''years'' before anyone even knew the [=iPad=] existed.[[/labelnote]]
** You can't say that Sakuya has pads! Otherwi'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in [[InterruptingMeme a similar fashion]] to the JustForFun/CandleJack meme, Sakuya not liking people making that [[SelfDemonstratingArticle insinua-]][[/labelnote]]
** [[BoobsOfSteel Meiling]]: Mine are real! Mine are—'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]An increasingly common variation is for [[ButtMonkey Meiling]] to brag about her own (large) breasts, with predictable results.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that this meme is considered to be worn out in a great deal of ''Touhou'' fandom sites[[labelnote:*]]due in part to actually being canonically false — Sakuya actually has BoobsOfSteel[[/labelnote]], though it continues to be popular among newbies and casual players.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHUXy-_iMw Sakuya playing the original]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''; adhering to this meme, [[BreastExpansion the results]] should be predictable.
* [[MemeticMolester I GOT CAVED BY]] [[ThatOneBoss EX-KEINE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Caved" refers to the verb "''horu''" (dig/excavate), which can be interpreted as "violate anally" in Japanese. To say "I GOT CAVED BY EX-KEINE!" is roughly equal to saying "I GOT ASS-RAPED BY EX-KEINE!" (specifically, with her ''horns'').[[/labelnote]]
** The [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=sukusuku_hakutaku sukusuku hakutaku]], a [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/535954 disgustingly cute]] version of Keine's hakutaku form. Some artists have proceeded to make versions based on other characters.
* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/good-girl.png Sanae is a good girl.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Happy Flame Time doujin, ''Cold Wind but Warm Winter'', in which [[CantHoldHisLiquor she gets drunk]] and demands that Kanako call her a good girl and pat her head. Used for basically any situation, genuinely when she's doing something good and ironically when she's doing something bad.[[/labelnote]]
** Sanae [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/629 the sadist.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to a few lines from the ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' demo after Sanae's defeat of [[TheWoobie Kogasa]], fans came to the conclusion that Sanae is developing a sadistic streak.[[/labelnote]]
*** At the end of Sanae B's extra, Sanae invites Nue to the Moriya Shrine. This has somehow evolved into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/538476 this instead...]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/441438 "You can't let yourself be held back by common sense!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become more belligerent, unstable, unreliable, and generally like a resident of Gensokyo with each appearance, leading to the conclusion that simply moving to Gensokyo is breaking her grip on reality, leading to this line, which Sanae says in ''Subterranean Animism''.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo: The land where common sense is a weakness. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become ''stronger'' as she loses her sanity, going from Stage 5 Boss to Ex-Mid-Boss to playable character, leading to this conclusion.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo not having common sense [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Monologue is actually canon, in a way.]]
** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sanae____3871.jpg Sanae is a different kind of "good girl".]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her appearances in numerous games and being playable in ''[=TH12=]'', ''[=TH12.3=]'', and ''[=TH13=]'' have caused fans to draw parallels to how Aya became playable in many of the previous games by doing sexual favors for ZUN. (See "Aya is ZUN's girlfriend" below.) Futhermore, since she's often portrayed as a ditzy teenage girl who's been exposed to all the ills of the modern-day world, her image amongst Japanese fans has also shifted from a pure, goody-two-shoes girl to that of an indiscriminate nymphomaniac. This has caused many doujin artists to make her the subject of more H-doujins and hentai pictures than most other ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
*** ''"What are Sanae's ten desires?"''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Typical baited response to threads with this OP: ''[[LovableSexManiac 1.Dicks 2.Dicks 3.Dicks 4.Dicks 5.Dicks 6.Dicks 7.Dicks 8.Dicks 9.Dicks 10.Dicks]]''[[/labelnote]]
* Kanako is a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Guncannon]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the resemblance when Kanako uses her onbashira in combat.[[/labelnote]]
** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUBbigtfCWs Vicious Guncannon]].
* '''[[LittleBitBeastly *ANGRY DOG NOISES*]]'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]An intentionally [[BeamMeUpScotty misquoted]] UnsoundEffect that came from a scene from the doujinshi manga ''Myourenji Enikki Matome'' where [[Characters/TouhouTenDesires Kyouko Kasodani]] actually said something like "[[{{tsundere}} Do not call me cute!!!]]" (かわいくない!!!/kawaikunai!!!). Generally used as a form of reaction image.[[/labelnote]]
* Fan art of Nitori drawn as a missile is common, due to her [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] being the "Super Youkai Warhead". Cemented by ''Subterranean Animism'', as her connection to Marisa gives the latter (unguided) ''missiles'', the only weapon in the game that is even vaguely technological.
** A [[TrademarkFavoriteFood cucumber]]-shaped missile?
* Kaguya is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kaguya spends almost all her time in Eientei, leading to this. Fan-artists often depict her engaging in typical {{hikikomori}} activities like wearing a track suit, posting on ImageBoards, and playing console games and {{MMORPG}}s. Kaguya is therefore the ''Touhou'' character most likely to be seen in fanart [[SchizoTech using a computer]], even though canonically Gensokyo doesn't have mainline electricity or any way to reach the internet. Kaguya canonically strives to be productive despite her sheltered life, the very opposite of a NEET.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://orig00.deviantart.net/b0fa/f/2011/310/c/b/why_kaguya_hime_sama_is_neet__by_marisascarlet-d4fa1he.jpg She discovered the internet, and thus consequently probably discovered us.]] Not even moon princesses are [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife immune!]]
** Patchouli is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli is even more of a {{hikikomori}} than Kaguya, spending at least a century in her library, though fan portrayals of her this way are less common. Rather famously, the two of them [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/436525 got along really well]] when they met in ''Webcomic/LifeOfMaid''.[[/labelnote]]
* Thanks to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE Space Probe Kaguya]], she's also been forced to [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/135825 go back]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/171217 to the Moon]].
** From the way ZUN talked about the Apollo Project concealing a war between the Humans and the Lunarians, Neil Armstrong has become a [[MemeticBadass totally awesome dude]] who could take on [[InvincibleVillain Yorihime the]] [[FanNickname Moonbitch]] — and '''WIN'''.
** Fan-artists are now expecting to have fun now that [[http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp/en/communication/KAGUYA_Lunar_Impact_e.htm Kaguya has crashed into the moon]]. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472227 As seen here.]]
** With the latest announcement that NASA has sent a missile into the side of the moon, it seems like the Lunar War is starting up again. Yorihime must be ''annoyed''.
*** '''BRING IT ON MOONBITCH!!!'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ELtIYMksc "TASUKETE EIRIN!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line from one of the more famous ear worms.[[/labelnote]]
** _, ,_ ∩\\
( ゜∀゜)彡 えーりん!えーりん!\\
⊂彡
* Reisen is just a useless little bunny, only good for her sex appeal. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the doujin "Drunkards in Eientei" by Omchicken, this is used both [[ButtMonkey to mock Reisen]] and as acknowledgement of the enormous amounts of PerverseSexualLust towards her. This may also be a factor in her tendency to end up in H-doujins.[[/labelnote]]
** On Website/NicoNicoDouga, she's also known as "newbie bait", i.e. ZUN's clever plan to attract new fans with useless little bunnies. That or doujin artists.
** [[FanNickname "Suppository"]], due to the shape of her bullets.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX2VsQqaVnE Are You Happy? ToHo KInema kan!]] [[GratuitousEnglish Make You Happy?]]
* Yuugi's sake NOT EVEN DROP! [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a copypasta arguing that ''Touhou'' characters' power levels [[GameplayAndStorySegregation can't be judged from their relative positions in the games.]][[/labelnote]]
** Fans overlook this when talking about Letty and Yuyuko in her Ten Desires Stage One appearance, resulting in their respective memes.
** People later started referencing this come the release of Gouyoku Ibun, where, as the Stage 3 Boss of the game, Yuugi does end up spilling her sake.
* [[RocketPunch BRO]] [[PowerFist FIST]]. Respond or you're not a bro. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The FanNickname for [[TheOneGuy Unzan's]] attempts to actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTG-eLredD8#t=1m10s punch]]'' the player. Interestingly, Brofist was already a popular meme on {{Imageboards}} (involving spamming threads with brofists), making this a case of HilariousInHindsight.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Ichirin Kujo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Unzan supporting her like a Stand, Ichirin was dubbed this, to match with Sakuya Brando (see above).[[/labelnote]]
** [[MemeticBadass Ichirin is just Unzan's hitbox]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A combination meme that references both Unzan's status as one of the only MANLY characters in ''Touhou'', as well as Ichirin being massively overshadowed in popularity by him. ZUN stating that in retrospect it's actually kind of true only added more fuel.[[/labelnote]]
* Ran is the amazing '''''Suppa Tenko!''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Depictions of Ran as an exhibitionist are absurdly common.[[/labelnote]]
** Do you like SUPPATENKO? O.K! [[http://web.archive.org/web/20040507045501/http://www.incl.ne.jp/~yukihiro/touhou/th_tenko.html Let's enjoy together SUPPATENKO!]] ({{NSFW}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jip6DJC7qZA#t=4m23s CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From Ran and Chen's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix'', used whenever Chen does something cute. On its way to becoming a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** *massive {{nosebleed}}* [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ran is constantly depicted to leak blood like a hose from Chen's mere presence, [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472108 like this]]. Often extended to Sakuya [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/365489 as well]].[[/labelnote]]
*** Related to the above two: Tendencies of her liking Chen far more than she should and cases of her being punished for it, either from Yukari or Chen herself.
*** HANYAAAAAAAAAAA~N!!!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZY8_rJlypk&t=5m56s JAAAAOOOOOOOOOO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Meiling's yells this in Patchouli and Meiling's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix''. Almost universally adopted as Meiling's battle cry.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper "Kick, punch, it's all in the mind!"]]
* EveryoneIsGay [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/234598 in Gensokyo]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[ImprobablyFemaleCast almost complete lack of males]] has led to every character being depicted as homosexual by default. The gender inverse of this rule states that even the few named guys are gay since they show no interest throughout the series.[[/labelnote]]
** May be debunked on ''Hopeless Masquerade''’s release, as shots of its Human Village stage have a sizable male population. It should also be noted that ZUN mentioned in interviews before that Gensokyo's population is not made up of a OneGenderRace, males just don't have much importance since most youkai are female-looking.
* Spot an inconsistency? Need an explanation? Pick one:
** [[AWizardDidIt Magic.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gensokyo is filled with magic, and to some extent literally exists contrary to reason, and is commonly used as a HandWave.[[/labelnote]]
** [[MadScientist Eirin's]] [[PsychoSerum shady new drug.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eirin is a phenomenal genius who explicitly has the ability to make a potion or drug for anything, and is often twisted into a sadistic MadScientist[=/=]EvilGenius by the more extreme side of fandom.[[/labelnote]]
** [[RealityWarper Yukari is fooling around again.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yukari's power is limited only by her sloth, and the potential of the presence of an easily bored, not easily amused quasi-god has not been overlooked by the fans.[[/labelnote]]
** [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly It's a Moriya Shrine conspiracy.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Moriya trio have been more active and ambitious than anyone else, directly and indirectly responsible for the plots of five games, and it is speculated that they have many more planned.[[/labelnote]]
** "Templates like that are forbidden." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The entire joke was spawned after [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/536958 this doujin page]], with Reimu explaining to Marisa the potential culprits/causes and Marisa replying with this line. The doujin predates ''Mountain of Faith'', but following that game's debut, the "Moriya Shrine conspiracy" line was Photoshopped in a few years later. This meme is very popular on Website/{{Danbooru}}.[[/labelnote]]
*** Said Shrine conspiracy started due to fans’ belief that it was Kanako that wanted to take over the Hakurei Shrine (not true; just Sanae being overzealous), though two of the shrine's faith gathering plans did go on to result in incidents (''SA'' and ''12.3'').
* Reimu [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation is a bitch]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's DesignatedHero status is often [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] to the point of being a psychotic sadist. Her dialogue choices in some games don't help one bit, especially in ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' — though she is very kind to Nue at the end of their fight.[[/labelnote]]
** This is partly due to Reimu rarely being seen in the games during non-incident times, when she's nicer, and partly because many of her kinder moments in-game are hidden behind the Good Endings, which ZUN doesn't let anyone spoil. This is highlighted in the Three Fairies manga, in which she is shown gently telling a fairy to take shelter from a storm. Bitchy Reimu would have shot the fairy on sight.
* ξ・∀・) [[labelnote:Explanation]]This represents Merupo, a FanNickname for Merlin Prismriver and the GameBreakingBug she became known for, able to kill the player ''after being defeated''. It originates from "Nurupo", a way of abbreviating "Null Pointer Exception."[[/labelnote]]
** It also caused Merlin to be shown as the kooky one of the sisters.
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/444286 Reimu's]] armpits. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom constantly joke that armpits are their only known form of arousal, inspired by how nearly every fan-depiction of Reimu has her wearing clothes that expose her armpits. (Her official character portraits could be interpreted either way.) ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' confirmed that [[AscendedMeme this was the case]].[[/labelnote]]
** This has extended to Sanae with a helping of SideBoob, as she's shown as curvier than Reimu.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TUPyvuOvr8 Donations please!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu doesn't get many donations, so fandom depicts her as constantly harassing everyone for them.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-SrmzsrkE Fantasy Heaven.]] When it starts, '''YouAreAlreadyDead''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's OneHitKill spellcard in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. The name, attack, and music reference ''Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AB-aL-C3o \SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]People saying character Aya Shameimaru's last name.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase Ayayayaya~!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya says this to either heroine upon spotting them in their ''Mountain of Faith'' routes, noting her surprise at seeing them, so it has become her catchphrase for surprise and exasperation. It helps that "aya" 'is' actually an expression of surprise (similar to "wow"/"whoa") in archaic Japanese.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CreatorsPet Aya]] is ZUN's girlfriend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya has a starring role in multiple games, either as a playable character, a Boss, or a minor character, leading to jokes that Aya is giving ZUN sexual favors as bribes. Now largely viewed as a DiscreditedMeme since more characters have taken precedence over Aya, as well as being considered disrespectful towards ZUN now that he's married and has a family. Though some now joke that ZUN's wife is actually Aya, on account of her having short black hair (as if that were an uncommon trait among Japanese women).[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0ccEH6UUo Videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p3-aWVtI98 of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVK8q7UJetE the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifk1MVh3_PQ girls]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhx0t7kbSP0 exercising]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqavism8_c Or not.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Website/NicoNicoDouga meme that parodies the ''Fight! Ippatsu Juuden-chan'' ending sequence, and many versions exist using characters from other series besides ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[MessianicArchetype Byakuren]] died for your sins. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Though technically more resembling the Buddha, Byakuren's habit of saving youkai and advocating peace between them and humans has led to her being closely compared to Jesus Christ, leading to {{Fan Nickname}}s such as Youkai Jesus and Youchrist. It also helps that in the pre-final battle dialogue, she comes off more heroic than the heroine![[/labelnote]]
** But stealing is still bad, Byakuren. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her bullet patterns are clearly inspired by other characters... and outright [[NostalgiaLevel stealing Shinki's attack.]][[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase O, the world of dharma is filled with light.]] Or Namusan~!
** [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suigintouhou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The strong similarities between the dresses of Byakuren and Rozen Maiden's Suigintou were fairly quickly noted.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/371/10b.jpg Biker]] [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/325/354.jpg Byakuren]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/7f35de4f5e094b97312f42dd572bb0f2/tumblr_no9o66ibFD1rya2vro1_500.jpg from Urban Legend in Limbo is spreading at a rapid rate.]]
* [[MemeticBadass CAPTAIN MINAMITSU MOTHERFUCKING MURASA!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The second EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', Minamitsu has been declared as one of the few MANLY characters of ''Touhou''. ''Even her {{Leitmotif}} is named after her!'' Made popular by a western artist that protrayed her as a confident macho girl. The Giant Anchors are a part of it as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Moe}} SO MOE I'M GONNA DIE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A stock reaction phrase in response to impossibly cute situations fanworks stick the characters in. Mainly used on Pixiv and by extension Website/{{Danbooru}} so far, but doujin works seem to be spreading it around now. Originated from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/15722 this]] ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' doujinshi by Hiroyuki (the same author who gave us "[[BestialityIsDepraved A cat]] is fine too").[[/labelnote]]
* The girls have seriously begun Idol Dancing/Singing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJ-yFhd8Ms Granted]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dvx8Puewho they've]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn1SXrsRh_A been]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHweDPUOBo doing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV96Xgp1PJo it]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh--GLt4-cE for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Hi1FSqd8 a]] while now.
* Yuyuko eating Mystia, in the Ghost Team route in ''Imperishable Night'', solidified Yuyuko's portrayal as a BigEater surpassed only by a singularity.
** "Hang on, Youmu, I got a bone stuck in my throat."
** Which was soon mutated into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/388870 Yuyuko "eating" Mystia]].
** This has since evolved into Yuyuko eating nearly ANYTHING!
** With the introduction of the chicken-like Kutaka Niwatari, she's become a target for Yuyuko's dinner too.
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/File:Spark_lesson.jpg Laser is not difficult]]: [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is how Marisa uses Master Spark, by WordOfGod.[[/labelnote]]
## Concentrate your mind.
## Mutter the spell into the Mini-Hakkero tenderly.
## Aim at someone you don't like.
## Unleash your annihilation of love!
* Yuuka is [[WordOfGod youkai moe~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From her bizarre character profile in ''Kioh Gyoku'' (it may be a {{Pun}}, as Yuuka is a flower youkai and Moe means "to bud"). Yuuka is depicted as {{Moe}}, prompting this phrase, about as often as she is depicted as being AxCrazy, with further mutation combining the two to create the also popular CuteAndPsycho portrayal. Youkai moe can also be applied to any moe picture of the characters.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/2582 Nobody likes Yuuka.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fans have begun to notice that Yuuka's infamous sadism and dangerousness are turning into [[InformedAttribute Informed Attributes]] (and not for a lack of power — that's been proven), as she is always seen with a genuinely bright, happy smile in all of her appearances, her vaguely murderous jokes aren't meant to be serious, and when Eiki tells her the "good deed that she can do right now," it's to terrorize humans MORE, implying that she hasn't been. This has led to an increasing number of works that depict her as a [[https://youtu.be/RNVxmThy3nM?t=5m45s misunderstood]] [[TheWoobie woobie]] who is secretly desperate for friendship. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/557533 Sometimes]], [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments she even gets it]].[[/labelnote]]
** Kogasa is the new youkai moe~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', fans latched onto Kogasa due to extreme cuteness and massive {{Woobie}} points. Additionally, Kogasa has an umbrella much like Yuuka, hence the meme.[[/labelnote]]
*** Surprise~! :P [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kogasa's extremely meta use of her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway "power to surprise people"]] ability has resulted in her surprising fans far more than she does other characters, prompting this line and variations (for example [[Memes/{{Pokemon}} "Wild Kogasa used SURPRISE!"]], or "Well I'm surprised.")[[/labelnote]]
** Futo after her introduction in ''TD'' has been getting called "Hermit Moe" due to her FishOutOfWater tendencies and how good spirited she is about many things, even being beaten in the game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSM9vUGhJBY Sakuya-san! Sakuya-san! Cleaning Stop! Room Cleaning Stop!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually based off another parody video for a different canon, but [[AdaptationDisplacement seems to have]] [[WeirdAlEffect displaced the original.]] Besides, the song in the video is based on Eirin's theme, not Meiling's.[[/labelnote]]
* Suwako's NiceHat is often associated with the [[Memes/{{Futurama}} Hypnotoad meme]], depicted as an independent entity using Suwako as her puppet. Though lesser examples have the hat responding differently (seeing what Suwako can't) or mirroring Suwako's feelings.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8 TOUHOU HIJACK LOL]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common InterruptingMeme. Originally came from 4chan when the images were replaced by ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* "Girls do their best now and are preparing. Please watch warmly until it is ready." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard loading message on ''Touhou'' games, it has become a meme frequently quoted by doujinshi and fanfic authors.[[/labelnote]]
** Which ends up with its highly quotable snowclone "Girls are [x]...", such as "Girls are preparing...", "Girls are explaining...", etc.
* [[DynamicEntry Wriggle Kick!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Imperishable Night'', the player often moves to the top of the screen to automatically collect all point items currently on-screen. Because Wriggle introduces herself by flying down from the top of the screen, unsuspecting players get [[CollisionDamage a kick in the face]] from her, leading to this meme. Further mutation associates her with ''Franchise/KamenRider'' on occasion, due to Wriggle being an insect, the Riders’ SignatureMove being a flying kick, and the insect-themed armor of nearly all Riders up to ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''.[[/labelnote]]
* Memes spawned by the Flash comics on [[http://www.walfas.org/ walfas.org]]:
** "Hooray!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's unofficial {{catchphrase}} (particularly popular with the fanfic community on [[http://www.touhou-project.com Touhou-Project.com]]).[[/labelnote]]
** Mokou and Kaguya fighting over a toy "twuck".
** "Sakuya, [[InnocentInnuendo what's sex?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flandre doesn't understand the "sex" (male or female) option and asks Sakuya. HilarityEnsues.[[/labelnote]]
** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[KillItWithFire "Burn Everything"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has [[{{Pyromaniac}} a habit of setting everything on fire]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou "You Just Plain F*** ing LOSE"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has even more of a habit of utterly crushing everyone. This is actually justified, as her “Fantasy Heaven/Nature” technique, mentioned above, is canonically unbeatable.[[/labelnote]]
*** Holy crap, it's actually possible to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvjXdhc_Kg#t=1m36s beat it]].
** No way! That's impossible!
** The most exciting time of day has come! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu checks her donations for the day.[[/labelnote]]
*** Further evolved into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LnhOWkniX4 this video]], which is itself a parody of a ''Touhou'' 4-koma. Website/FourChan's /jp/ has made it tradition to observe this at 2AM.
** Shut up Ran! - Sorry. - SHUT UP!
** DEATH BY YUYUKO! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko is used as an execution method for prisoners.[[/labelnote]]
** Yuyu Co. (Also Mi Co.)
** Have no fear, Nitori is here!
** Oh, ''that'' Chen. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As opposed to the "o_o"-eyed cat, which got mistaken for Chen early on and has stuck around ever since.[[/labelnote]]
** '''K O''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As an addition to the Walfas creator, a Boxing Chen Cat was added. It's a "o_o" cat with Chen's hat, boxing gloves, and a boxer's shorts. Putting her on top of another character results in a KO, with the cat knocking the character out.[[/labelnote]]
** Keyboard [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1090 Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with Chen and keyboard cat.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1133 Kaguya Table RPG]]
** SEND THEM TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taken from the song "Disillusion In A Discordant System" by Acrania and known as "The Nemuno Words". So-called because saying, singing, or playing the part of the song with the words will summon Nemuno Sakata, after which Nemuno will begin killing everyone in sight with her cleaver. It's completely out of character for Nemuno, but her appearance and [[RuleOfFunny the fact that it's funny]] makes it work. Popularized by the Walfas Halloween Spooktacular videos on [=YouTube=].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/290229/ You're too soft, Youmu!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko mocks Youmu. Though this has mutated into a belief that Youmu is actually soft to the touch, with "The Softest" as a FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqp56dYX9Do cross-breeding]] of memes, somehow the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQG1lzNdr5w famous Family Mart]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsyPK1P1dY has opened a branch store in Gensokyo]].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/170409 Minoriko's delicious grape wine.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[ToiletHumor It's her pee.]][[/labelnote]]
* All right, Patchy! Let's do that bedtop sport for indoor types! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line by Remilia from the Can't Fix the Helmet doujinshi "A Talk in Bed".[[/labelnote]]
** "Mukyu~" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli says this after being defeated in Marisa's route in ''Immaterial and Missing Power''. Subsequently adopted as her CatchPhrase, or just when someone wants to make her cute.[[/labelnote]]
** "Bonsoir!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another CatchPhrase for Patchy, derived from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 this]] surreal fan-vid and subsequently appearing in several doujins.[[/labelnote]]
* Pretty much Japanese only, but: Shinki's ponytail has been depicted as an [[IdiotHair ahoge]]. ''And it sprouts legs.''
** Some other fan materials have it become a lethal weapon/tool.
* [[MagicalGirl Magical]]☆[[{{Meido}} Sakuya]][[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/220193 -chan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdLUp_LeyQk Versus]] Miracle★Sanae! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae's appearance as a playable character in ''UFO'' has led to fan art of Sakuya trying to [[HostileShowTakeover reclaim her role as a playable character]], or at least reacting to the fact that she has been apparently replaced. Originated from ANGELTYPE doujin.[[/labelnote]]
* Reisen+Youmu=Reimu slowly made its way to meme status and made the pairing popular.
* How much of a memetic juggernaut is ''Touhou''? When it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsdTpWDqEk encountered]] the [[VideoGame/BeatmaniaIIDX smooooch]]・∀・ tune, ''it made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHUDdBN1h8 Chen's theme remix out of it]]''.
* Remilia Scarlet swells with charisma. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fan-portrayals of Remilia as an ElegantGothicLolita, emphasis on the elegant, are highly common, not helped by the fact she can act as such before devolving into a spoiled, petulant brat in canon. Certain lines involving "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight miserable piles of secrets]]" are usually not far behind.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/1083 CHARISMA BREAK!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Inevitably, subversions of the above were created, with Remilia acting composed and aloof, only to collapse into tears (or a variant) soon after. Sometimes also involves her ducking pose from the fighting games.[[/labelnote]]
** This has in turn resulted in "charisma recoveries", where Remilia regains her composure after such an event, sometimes to the point of coming off as ''more'' Charismatic than she was in the first place. [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/900665?pool_id=5340 An example]].
** Crossovers with ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' as well, since Dio (also a vampire) is described to be radiating with charisma.
* ''More'' crossbreeding with other memes:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvfDaXC07E SCARLET ZONE]] (Remix featuring Septette for the Dead Princess and U.N. Owen Was Her?)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c5taT_vjM4 YOUKAI ZONE]] (Remix featuring Hartmann's Youkai Girl)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcDMY9LeVM And then you get AWESOME DRIVING.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL12aKz5dsQ NEVER let Marisa drive.]] [[DrivesLikeCrazy Ever.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvgPC4vWSxg Sakuya takes Remilia]] [[BlackComedyRape for a different kind of "ride".]]
* Komachi has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'', as Komachi is a {{Shinigami}} with a boat, and the NICE BOAT in ''School Days'' [[AxCrazy involves]], [[ALoveToDismember well]]...[[/labelnote]]
** Futo has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some of Futo's spell cards show her jumping on a boat and surfing on it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkQ3kozyhw The Soccer Ball]] is the [[MemeticBadass Most Powerful Thing In Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the fan-game ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'', in which the cast use their mighty powers [[MundaneMadeAwesome to play]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin soccer]], this was adopted as the only possible explanation for the ball still being intact after the beatings it receives.[[/labelnote]]
** Foul! She kicked the ball! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The omnipresent use of superpowered magical attacks on the poor ball leads to the joke that in Gensokyan soccer, kicking the ball is against the rules. A few characters do it anyways, though they all kick the ball in a superpowered way (Mokou, Aya, Meiling, Wriggle, Ran, [[MemeticBadass MANnosuke...]])[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDT-OlkYTI#t=0m21s Twilight Spark]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima's massively destructive attack in ''Touhou Soccer 2''.[[/labelnote]]
* Even in the ''Touhou'' fandom, [[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey F.O.E.]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Refers to the {{Mooks}} known as ''kedama'' (fuzzball). Often drawn with an odd expression on their faces, their resemblance to the F.O.E. orbs in ''Etrian Odyssey'' (fueled by an Music/{{IOSYS}} video depicting them) have been picked up on by parts of the fanbase. This has resulted in occasional appearances of badass Kedama men in ''Touhou'' fan materials.[[/labelnote]]
* Between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSED55XWIjw Marisa's]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marisa_dance.jpg dance]] moves, and other things like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHGjptbrJo Orin's parody of Thriller]], [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1256281166087.jpg it is clear that]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MJ_in_Gensokyo.png Michael Jackson is ALIVE in Gensokyo]].
* Meiling is [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=89306 TOTALLY A DRAGON.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is a popular EpilepticTree that Meiling [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a dragon.]] The origin of this is that Meiling's youkai type is (quite unusually for a Touhou character) never identified, but her surname "Hong" is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_(rainbow-dragon) a type of Chinese dragon]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[GratuitousDiscoSequence SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXvwL-GFOnk Disco ain't dead when it lives on in Nagae Iku!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Began after one of Iku's poses was [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/767463 noted as similar to a certain one in]] ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''.[[/labelnote]]
* そーなのかー (So- nanoka-) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rumia's CatchPhrase, a childish way of saying "Is that so~?".[[/labelnote]]
* Momiji has rabies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to her spellcard in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** She can't have rabies, she [[{{Gorn}} Ate the Chocolate]].
** She might not have Rabies, but she wouldn't [[TheDogBitesBack hesitate to bite Aya]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgK8eUdpAo Bad Apple!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A shadow art video, using a song based on Elly's theme from ''Lotus Land Story'', reached viral status and spread to an unbelievable scale, even by ''Touhou'' standards.[[/labelnote]]
** Good evening, and you are watching the [[TheDitz CIRNO]] [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer NEWS NETWORK]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]CNN [[CriticalResearchFailure got their source wrong]] when they discussed the Bad Apple!! shadow art video, believing another version of the video (made to look like a slideshow animation) to be a "making of" video, prompting jokes about their competency such as this (another, less popular one being that they hired Aya for the segment). Segment can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEIteQmpHE here.]][[/labelnote]]
* Nue and her [[http://pmiller1.deviantart.com/art/Playstation-Danmaku-157574152 Barrage X from a Playstation Star]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Joke from a spell card she uses in ''Double Spoiler''[[/labelnote]]
* Talisman "Exorcism of the Newspaper Subscription Solicitors" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A spellcard Reimu uses in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/656443 No News Solicitations! (Thank You)]]
*** That means you, Aya. Bad girl.
* Rule ⑨ of the internet: If it exists, there is a ''Touhou'' [[FanficRecs/TouhouCrossover version of it]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou'' fans are notorious of crossing over and/or fusing ''Touhou'' with absolutely everything. The list behind that link is nowhere even ''close'' to being exhaustive/complete.[[/labelnote]]
** Kokoro's otherwordly masks. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively new type of crossover depicting Kokoro with masks (based on characters) from other franchises.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Crossdresser}} Bro]][[{{Cosplay}} hou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Males cosplaying as ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* Nazrin can do just about anything... [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/550148 since she's Nazrin.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From one of Ao Usagi's typically [[MindScrew impenetrable]] creations, used jokingly as an explanation for anything Nazrin does. A classic example of a ForcedMeme, with even people on the very page that spawned it sick of hearing about it.[[/labelnote]]
** Because she's a TINY TINY CLEVER COMMANDER [[labelnote:Explanation]]The name of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayu297xrns Nazrin's theme]], occasionally used to refer to Nazrin in general.[[/labelnote]]
** She can find anything with her power, sometimes resulting in some very odd finds.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siinh4zrymw Reisen goes to school by bus.]]''
** But there are no buses in Gensokyo!
* [[SkywardScream OOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The result of Rin being [[ThatOneBoss a difficult boss]].[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1UbZU8d90E Touhou Sweets ~ The Cruel Sisters and the Suffering Maid.]]'' It has PAD written all over it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanVid by Innocent Key, it is perhaps single-handedly responsible for the depiction of Remilia and Flandre [[MemeticMolester molesting]] Sakuya.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2SPiOmhsCM The Perverted Tengu and the Maidens of Tragedy.]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Innocent Key, ''this'' FanVid either created or exemplifies the depiction of Aya as a pervert obsessed with {{Panty Shot}}s.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation class]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt3eKBM2CA change]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYL53i1mPw8 videos]] of Aoshima cross ''Touhou'' with ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana''. They are quite famous with fans of the actual game. Then there are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 random Touhou]] videos...
* "Paruparuparuparu..." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[GreenEyedMonster Parsee]] is portrayed as being jealous of everything and [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry compelled to say so]], which isn't that far from her actual personality. The meme here is that she does so using a [[PokemonSpeak mantra of her own name]]. A common variation is for other characters to get jealous of something or another, and begin muttering "paru paru" as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WrittenSoundEffect Pichuu~n]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia fans have created for getting hit in the hitbox, also used for dying, massive damage, or general CriticalExistenceFailure.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou SPOOOOON!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke onomatopoeia for the dying sound effect.[[/labelnote]]
** [[UnsoundEffect ZUUUU~N]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another joke onomatopoeia used for absolutely anything. Easily confused with an identically pronounced, non-punny effect for a heavy, gloomy mood or something landing heavily.[[/labelnote]]
** Kyuu~! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia created for when [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre]] makes something or someone explode (as in "She made it go kyuu~!"). Taken from her own description of her powers in [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Bohemian_Archive_in_Japanese_Red/Flandre her section]] of ''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''.[[/labelnote]]
* Within hours of being announced, ''Great Fairy Wars'' was nicknamed ''Touhou 12.⑨ Freeze The Bullet''.
** [[EpicFail Faily]] [[GratuitousEnglish Wars]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Typo of the game's final battle music "Fairy Wars" as it appears in the BGM list.[[/labelnote]]
** Flashlight spark. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Marisa's variation of her iconic Master Spark in the game, adjusted to fit Cirno's PowerLevel.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HollywoodPudgy Fat Cirno.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In response to the main menu screenshot. The joke goes she's been hanging out with Letty too long. Started by bloggers, who've never seen her appearance in the ''Touhou Sangetsusei'' comics. Speaking of Letty...[[/labelnote]]
* Fat Letty. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As a boss character in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', her hitbox is larger than that of the other boss characters. She's the Stage 1 boss, so this is logical. This has turned into some fanart depicting Letty as being rather large herself. Naturally, the alternate fan explanation holds that only [[GagBoobs part of her is large.]][[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUe2eckPFQ "Pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, mochipettan / pettan, pettan, munepettan~"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Suika's ode to UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}s everywhere. Originally a ForcedMeme, the song appeared in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''.[[/labelnote]]
** Suika's status as the flattest character in the whole cast, only remotely rivaled by Tenshi.
** [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/458132 A comic]] (which may not be SFW) with a curvier rendition has caused the paraphrased line "Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of my tits" to be used by western fans as a flippant response from curvier characters. Some fans consider a shapely Suika to be disturbing the balance of things.
* Hataters gonna Hatate.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A bad pun off of Hatate's nickname, Hata.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=hata-tan Hatate is]] [[EmoTeen EMO]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively famous Pixiv artist drew Hatate as a depressed, dressing-in-black {{yandere}} who cuts herself. The pictures and fanon personality spread, some even making Hatate as an outright yandere underneath her canon personality.[[/labelnote]]
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mima]] will appear in the next game. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima was a pivotal character in the PC-98 games, but since then [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome has not even been mentioned, disappearing off the face of Gensokyo]]. Subsequently, this has become the standard response to [[{{WMG/Touhou}} any speculations]] about future ''Touhou'' installments, with Mima ''always'' being in the next game.[[/labelnote]]
** Her appearance in the second ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'' game with her [[NoKillLikeOverkill Twilight Spark]] has caused fans to give Mima a MemeticBadass reputation.
** Sakuya is the new Mima. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aside from her small story route in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', Sakuya has been completely absent, despite being playable for three consecutive mainline games. Although she still exists, when Youmu, of all people, returned to player character status in ''Ten Desires'', while Sakuya remained in obscurity, the comparisons with Mima were inevitable. The real explanation is that she only acts when the SDM is involved or threatened. This meme might phase out now that Sakuya is confirmed to be playable again in ''[=TH14=]''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/729543 "Kahen kilon siika!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"A two kilo whitefish!" A Finnish meme that was assimilated into the ''Touhou'' memeplex after a Finnish ''Touhou'' fancomic used it. Thus, a common response to images of Chen with a fish is now "Kahen kilon siika!"[[/labelnote]]
** "Sirkku". [[labelnote:Explanation]]How Cirno is known in Finland, partly because it's a common Finnish name, partly because Finnish people just can't pronounce "Cirno" properly; C is not a common letter in Finnish, leaving the pronunciation unclear to someone unfamiliar with the name. Sirno? Kirno? Tsirno? Chirno?[[/labelnote]]
* Yoshika Miyako: Cabbie of the Dead [[labelnote:Explanation]]In her portrait, Yoshika's cap looks like a taxi driver's, and her sprite, with her arms jutting out in front of her and moving up and down slightly, makes it appears as if she has an invisible steering wheel, resulting in jokes like this.[[/labelnote]]
** Zombie Meiling. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yoshika's hat has a star on it, like Meiling's, and while she isn't Chinese, she ''is'' a ChineseVampire, almost immediately leading to this comparison.[[/labelnote]]
* (CHARACTER) ISN'T A GOOD GIRL AT ALL [[labelnote:Explanation]]Videos of the bosses killing the player ''[[KaizoTrap after they've]] [[TakingYouWithMe already died]]''. Targets of this include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zQBU7MYw4 Kanako]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTgDGMhuD0 Utsuho]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srEQroPh6P4 Ran]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5GJfbo7lCw Kogasa]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_x4i_LZU4&feature=player_detailpage#t=293s Ichirin]].[[/labelnote]]
* Mamizou [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Tomoe]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]NamesTheSame jokes quickly spawned involving Mamizou Futatsuiwa and Mami Tomoe.[[/labelnote]]
** Miko [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sakuraba]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]More NamesTheSame jokes, due to Miko wearing headphones and looking a lot like Neku Sakuraba.[[/labelnote]]
* The Touhous [[labelnote:Explanation]]A synonym for ''Touhou'' characters amongst fans in general. Prone to spelling variations such as "Touhoues" or "Toe Hoes".[[/labelnote]]
** MY TOUHOUS! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used to mock people who do not like a fanon interpretation and/or those who adhere close to canon — and, conversely, is also used to mock those who do not like ''canon' explanations.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebVideo/KoishiKomeijisHeartThrobbingAdventure "My hat is my friend, it helps me relax"]] ♥ [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a series of {{Fan Vid}}s that give Koishi Komeiji [[AxCrazy one hell]] of an AlternativeCharacterInterpretation.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CrapsaccharineWorld This all happened]] [[InJoke because of a fishing rod]].
** She's generally seen as particularly kooky by the fandom.
** She also is shown as a MemeticMolester in some works, with her sister as the target.
* Hinaface. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hina's :D grin in ''Mountain of Faith'' is incredibly derpy and goofy-looking, even for ZUN's notoriously bad art in that game, and attained some notoriety with fans on both sides of the pond.[[/labelnote]]
* Reimu eats grass/leaves. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fan depictions exaggerate Reimu's PerpetualPoverty to the point where she has to eat weeds to survive. In one doujin, she serves grass with rice to Sanae. When the latter gets angry, thinking she's being mocked, Reimu says that she specifically chose the ''better'' grass from the yard for her.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l302/Chris_Lv255/1219194994320_zpsfdb23624.jpg If she does not have a hat, she will die.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nearly every character wears a hat or hair decorations of some kind. Thus, this line was included in "ZUN Teaches Drawing", a picture parodying ZUN's design process, and it and variations were subsequently adopted as a joking response for any question involving {{Nice Hat}}s or similar. It then became HilariousInHindsight when ''Subterranean Animism'' introduced Satori, who looks almost exactly like the picture.[[/labelnote]]
* ZUN and alcohol. [[labelnote:Explanation]]ZUN's love of alcohol is legendary. Pictures of him without some sort of alcohol are almost non-existent, one of which, of him having a great honking beer glass, gained some infamy, and he claimed/admitted to being drunk for some of ''Imperishable Night''[='=]s development. Inevitably, {{Flanderization}}s asserting that he would accept beer as payment, or drinks enough to challenge [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Suika]], are incredibly widespread.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://eva-st-clare.deviantart.com/art/FAILice-For-Dummies-185420748 Failice.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanNickname for certain depictions of Alice, which depict her as a ButtMonkey UnluckyEverydude [[DieForOurShip steamrolled by the Reimu/Marisa pairing]], an evil bitch, a yandere, or an overly dependent, emo sad sack ignored for Reimu/Marisa or the other pairings. Her canon personality is more a {{Foil}} to Marisa than anything else. Also sometimes used to refer to her playable appearance in ''Imperishable Night'', in which she is such a bad shot type that, barring GoodBadBugs, the player is generally better off using Marisa than using Marisa + Alice... and Marisa isn't even one of the better characters in that game.[[/labelnote]]
* Inaba of the Inaba. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the official mangas is named "Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth". Snowclone titles put just about ''anything'' in place of "the Moon" and "the Earth" to have the title refer to any other story, with "Inaba" staying in place as an InherentlyFunnyWord.[[/labelnote]]
* Now do it with Marisa. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common response to ChallengeGamer videos, since Marisa is a lower-tier character in most games. There are many variations depending on the actual video, all sharing the theme of "do it even better".[[/labelnote]]
* *Scarlet Devil Mansion [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]]* This is now a ''Touhou'' manga. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Website/{{Danbooru}} meme that stems from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/747138 this]] comic by Bomber Grape. Nowadays, any ''Touhou'' Doujin that gets uploaded to Danbooru and features the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the Hakurei shrine offertory box, or in some cases, ''anything at all'' exploding will have comments with the phrase. It's also fairly popular with Japanese artists as well.[[/labelnote]]
** "Oh, shit! I've been surrounded by raging lesbians! The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!"[[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1260907 One of Bomber Grape's comics]] has caused certain lines said by Remilia to be very popular responses when anything lesbian comes up on Danbooru and spread beyond the site. (Comic may not be SFW.) Note that the meme itself is a {{Woolseyism}}.[[/labelnote]]
* Ichirin's eyelashes in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' are slowly becoming a meme due to how ridiculous they look.[[http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x480/538494_10151315388944020_414377827_n.jpg]]
* Remixes of U.N Owen Was Her?, usually involving manipulating phrases and sound effects from various TV shows, games, or themes, as an offshoot of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop. The [=McRoll=] is perhaps the most infamous of them all.
* kefit.wav [[labelnote:Explanation]]A now-retired ''Touhou'' player by the name of Kefit's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osf1fa4UhP4#t=4m35s scream]] upon losing a Lunatic run by the narrowest of margins is '''''legendary''''', to the point where similar barely-failed runs have edited it into their videos despite being from entirely different people. Here are [[http://youtu.be/4p-NKrKEF9g?t=17m25s two]] [[http://youtu.be/191hmA6h58o?t=1m57s examples]] of this. '''Turn your volume down before viewing these.'''[[/labelnote]]
* Shou's ability to lose her Pagoda has been taken to absurd extents in both frequency and where it ends up. Matches up with Nazrin.
* [[http://orindancinginplaces.tumblr.com/ Orin's silly dance]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' has spawned quite a few jokes.
* Malice Cannon, Marisa-Borked, Marisa Broken, Bugged Marisa. All fan nicknames to whenever Marisa is broken in a game. The first time it spawned was in ''Imperishable Night'', as Malice Cannon, where consantly firing while giving regular taps to the Focus button resulted in absurd DPS. The term "Marisa Bugged" and "Marisa Broken" come from ''Mountain of Faith'', where the Marisa '''B''' shot type had glitched damage output on the unfocused shot at 3.0 power, causing the tiny laser to demolish bosses in seconds.
* [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Midget]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Double Dealing Character'', Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's second-to-final spellcard on Normal is called "Shingeki no Kobito" (進撃の小人). It literally means "Advancing Midget", but due to it being a ShoutOut to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (Shingeki no Kyojin), it's translated as "Attack on Midget" to be consistent.[[/labelnote]]
** Another Shinmyoumaru meme is the use of her magic mallet for...[[ACupAngst Breast Enhancement]], mostly by Sakuya in relation to Sakuya's Padding meme.
* Sakuya is ZUN's girlfriend again.[[labelnote:Explanation]]With Sakuya's return as the sole playable character besides Reimu and Marisa in ''Double Dealing Character'', it's become increasingly common to paint her as another girl that gave ZUN sexual favors to reach playable character status, like people did with Aya and Sanae before.[[/labelnote]]
* [[BadAssBoast Touhou players don't need an umbrella when it rains.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fairly self-explanatory, a recurring joke that pops up here and there about the superhuman dodging skills and reflexes that ''Touhou'' masters develop.[[/labelnote]]
* Honk honk [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/244234 this]] 4-panel comic from Bkub. Bkub's [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation silently adorable Chen]] has also become quite popular.[[/labelnote]]
* 5th Grade Loli [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke revolving around the kanji of Satori Komeiji's name, as one of the kanji characters breaks down into radicals that can be read as "5th grade loli". Her clothes resembling a young Japanese schoolgirl's uniform does not help.[[/labelnote]]
** ZUN Teaches Drawing [[labelnote:Explanation]]Satori greatly resembles [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110818131337/http://i43.tinypic.com/ztxiu1.jpg a drawing]] intended to parody ZUN's art style. Some people depict her as nervous about how ugly people think she is.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://i.imgur.com/2FqaIpq.png Black Tewi.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A doujinshi had an AuthorTract basically declaring loose canon and that everyone has a different Gensokyo. This was used by various fan authors to excuse any breaks from canon. The page shown is just an excerpt.[[/labelnote]]
* The games' difficulty and BulletHell. [[labelnote:Explanation]]They're something of a meme, especially amongst those who are new to the ShootEmUp genre, which is to say a large number of fans; many fans struggle to complete the game on Normal or even ''Easy'', even if using all three continues to do so. This has made ''Touhou'' something of a gold standard for video game difficulty, with some calling the game NintendoHard even on Easy. This is despite the fact that the game has forgiving patterns compared to arcade BulletHell games; it doesn't help that arcade games will allow the player to continue as many times as their money allows, and many consumer ports of arcade games, especially more modern ones, offer more continues or an outright unlimited supply of them, giving the impression that these games are easier.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Touhou'' is harder. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On videos of other shoot-em-ups, some comments will state that the game's difficulty pales in comparison to ''Touhou'', despite it being likely that [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch the commenter in question has never played the game that they claim is easier]], or at least to the extent that they can make a fair call on the difficulty comparison. Videos of non-BulletHell shooters are most vulnerable to this, due to not looking as obviously difficult to an observer ([[SurpriseDifficulty don't let that fool you]], especially if the game being compared to ''Touhou'' is an arcade game). As a result, in shmup communities, "''Touhou'' is harder" has become something of a tongue-in-cheek response to the challenge levels of non-''Touhou'' shooters.[[/labelnote]]
* Seija will [[MemeticTroll flip your shit]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The stage 5 boss of ''Double Dealing Character'' has the power of various kinds of reversal, and she was the real mastermind behind this incident, her goal being basically to cause chaos. The next game escalated this meme even further, as you were controlling her as a VillainProtagonist trying to escape retribution from basically everyone in Gensokyo, all out for your blood.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=catchouli Catchouli]], Danbooru's Weapon of Mass Moe [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/artists/40188 Hazuki Ruu]] is famous on Danbooru for drawing pictures of a [[TokenMiniMoe chibi]], {{catgirl}} version of Patchouli that is affectionately known as "Catchouli". Nearly ''all'' of these pictures can be found in Danbooru's Disgustingly Adorable pool, and at least one commenter per image will "die" from Catchouli's immense {{moe}}, or mention she TastesLikeDiabetes. The effect is even more pronounced if she utters her catchphrase "mukyuu" or does something cute in the image. Hazuki Ruu himself has been dubbed a "Moe Terrorist" for how good he is at creating such a lethally adorable creature. Though Catchouli is not as deeply ingrained as Inu Sakuya or Yuyuko's "Death by Moe" meme, many non-Hazuki pictures of Patchouli as a catgirl will also be given the nickname if deemed adorable enough by the community.[[/labelnote]]
* In the Japanese community (and to a smaller extent, Western YTPMV-makers too), the "Cookie☆" videos, which ''must'' be written with a LuckyCharmsTitle.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The name comes from a fully and, er, memorably voiced fan-made video involving Valentines at the Hakurei Shrine. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/cookie%E2%98%86-%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E2%98%86 KnowYourMeme got you covered,]] although it should be noted that the meme is somewhat of a touchy subject and the article is NSFW.[[/labelnote]]
** "Arranges of Heartwarming Shrine" ("ほのぼの神社アレンジ"). Searching the quote on [=NicoVideo=] will lead to plenty of mixes between whichever music the user fancies and the arrange of Dichromatic Butterfly used in the introductory scene of Cookie. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-6Uk-ZUqgs Here's a mix]] which begins with the original and then plays short snippets from other versions. ''It's a best of video for a meme and still has ten minutes' worth of material.''
** Calling Marisa "Marina" in Cookie☆ videos.
* Clownpiece, arguably the most iconic and memorable character in ''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom'', has spawned several memes. One involves her being [[ThatOneBoss immensely difficult to beat]], another refers to her [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing an outfit based on the USA flag]], prompting many MURRICA jokes. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2101499 In fact, she achieved MAXIMUM MURICA]] in fan art in merely ''a few days'' after the full game was released. Unsurprisingly, she rapidly became [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff one of the most popular characters in the American Touhou community]].
* Ever since ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' was released, people have taken to say "CHRIST ON A BIKE" when really shocked, in relation to Byakuren's status as Youkai Jesus and her ''riding an actual motorbike'' in the game (based on the urban legend of "Turbo Granny").
* Hecatia Lapizlazuli has been called a goth or "Hot Topic" in reference to her clothes.
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10382 Hecatia's Hilarious Hat Toppers]].[[labelnote:Explanation]] Another common meme for Hecatia is replacing the planetoids attached to her choker with various other round objects.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10871 Are you watching, Chang'e?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During her fight with Reisen, Junko asks if her mortal enemy, Chang'e, is watching. This has led fans to interpret that she tries to get Chang'e's attention frequently, her efforts ranging from taunts to exhibitionism.[[/labelnote]]
* What anime is this? [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is something of a FandomEnragingMisconception; some folks whose initial exposure to ''Touhou'' is through popular fan animations like those for "Cirno's Perfect Math Class" and "Bad Apple!! feat. nomico" make the honest mistake of assuming ''Touhou'' is an anime, and ask something like "What anime is this?" in the comments (if the animation is hosted on a service that allows comments). Needless to say, those folks quickly learn the hard way that some ''Touhou'' fans have a HairTriggerTemper when it comes to this sort of question. This meme seems to have [[DiscreditedMeme fallen out of favor]] with some fans, who feel that it's a form of fandom gatekeeping that scares off prospective fans.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://cdn.awwni.me/s1af.png Awoo~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme of Western origin, it has become the nickname and catchphrase for all the wolf/dog-type characters, primarily Momiji, Kagerou and Aunn to a lesser extent, and Kyouko on rare occasions. It began on 4chan in a Momiji thread, when someone asked for a picture of "the awoo one," and in response got the attached picture of Momiji howling. It left such a mark on some that it got its own subreddit, /r/awoo, where its sole member diligently kept it full of howling Momiji pictures for several months, until it was discovered by /r/touhou, and the subreddit became somewhat populated (albeit with only about ~700 members because of its extremely narrow focus). Awoo itself is widely considered a form of low-quality shitposting by its very design, and as such is not a very popular meme outside of that context.[[/labelnote]]
* ZA COMPUTAAAAAAA!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from a fan comic, this phrase is used to describe the PC-98.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebComic/OnePunchMan One-Punch Miko]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olHGxIH94c Multiple]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGvP_zZOxS4 videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5trgSvUAGM have]] appeared on Website/YouTube setting the opening of ''One Punch Man'' to ''Touhou'', with Reimu being the titular [[ComicallyInvincibleHero bald superhero]] and Marisa being [[{{Cyborg}} Genos]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/175753 A Cat is Added.]]
* [[https://clips.twitch.tv/MoistHappyKoalaTheRinger Lifeswap.exe]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Hisoutensoku tournament. Top level Yukari irock194 is holding a commanding lead over Komachi player Vibago. irock has almost no damage whereas Vibago is near 10% left. While pressuring, irock decides to use a super, Boundary "Objective Border", which would put enough pressure on Vibago to most likely win the match. How does Vibago respond? Using his own super, Exchange "Unpitiable Life, Pitiable Life" — a LIFESWAP. Cue the screaming announcers that rave about how much of a god Vibago is for landing it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1055653541317042177 Kagerou is a Cat Girl]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla suggested to his fans to bring pictures of anime cat girls. However, Musk posted a picture of Kagerou and referred to the werewolf as a 'cat-girl'. The Touhou fandom were not amused and mocked Musk instead. Alternate versions of the meme involve Kagerou getting upset about being mistaken for a catgirl.[[/labelnote]]
* Paw prints on Reimu's clothes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the first images of ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' showed that Reimu's clothes now have white paw prints on them, all sorts of jokes have been made about how they were added. Common versions include Aunn, Orin, or some other animal-like youkai stepping on Reimu while she's sleeping or on a set of clothes she left on the floor.[[/labelnote]]
* Hey mister. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A NSFW doujin (''no links please!'') features a scene where Remilia walks up to a random human and says the line before requesting to do naughty things. The panel became popular among the fandom for edits having Remilia make different, usually stupid requests or just insult the person.[[/labelnote]]
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For a simple [[BulletHell danmaku]] game, ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' [[MemeticMutation has spawned more memes]] [[FountainOfMemes than any others of its kind]]. Sometimes, [[AscendedFanon the memes even become canon]]. Plus, these memes are ''[[SpreadShot spreading the bullets]]''.
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* The meme. [=[[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]=] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like this.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAbhJk4YJns Marisa Stole The Precious Thing.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Music/{{IOSYS}}'s remix of Alice's leitmotif, and possibly the best-known ''Touhou'' meme. "Precious things" has since been adopted as the official euphemism for anything that Marisa steals, from books to Special Moves to virginity. The phrase first appeared in a doujinshi, where it caused a PoorCommunicationKills moment between Patchouli and Alice. Also, many people [[PopCulturalOsmosis not familiarised with the franchise]] may tend to think [[ProtagonistTitleFallacy Marisa is the main character subjected in the song]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrMsA1JIItY Alice Forgot the Precious Lyrics!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc8GNaED3Ok Overdrive!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Music/{{IOSYS}}. It helped contribute to Reisen's FanNickname (see below) and also contains "Yagokoro", a bizarre depiction of Eirin based off of a bad ASCII drawing. English speakers tend to call this song "Overdrive", even though it's ''really'' called [[LongTitle "It Stops at the Affected Area and Dissolves Immediately ~ Lunatic Udongein"]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[EasyModeMockery Eehh, really!? EASY MODO??? How lame! It's unforgivable to play EASY MODO unless you're an elementary school kid, right? Kyahahahaha!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Not the originator of the meme, but made it popular.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yer73i66uv0 You cannot comprehend the true nature of Reisen's Lunatic Eyes!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A remix of the remix by Music/{{IOSYS}}, [[MindScrew it is even more incomprehensible and horrifying.]] [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm The phrase itself]] refers to [[EldritchAbomination Giygas]] from ''Videogame/{{Earthbound}}''.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt_X0t3Zscw McRoll]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A bizarre remix of [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "U.N. Owen Was Her?"]] starring Ronald [=McDonald=], yet somehow [[CoveredUp more memetically popular.]][[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that calling Flandre's theme the [=McRoll=] [[FandomEnragingMisconception generally aggravates any nearby fans]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7GNQAO4T4 "Death Waltz" by John Stump]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually a remix by COOL&CREATE, but its MIDI [[EpilepticTrees somehow]] made it across the seas and into the hands of a Westerner, who then decided to call it "the impossible song". Synthesia, the virtual piano program that relies on MIDI to play songs and what is linked here, was just starting to become famous when the song was posted, but random videos of impossible piano pieces ([[SarcasmMode affectionately called "tutorials"]]) were populating all across Website/YouTube even a year or two before this. John Stump is an equally (in)famous person known to create impossible songs similar in style to the one linked here, [[DesignStudentsOrgasm some even called "sheet music art"]], but this song was incorrectly labeled by fans of his works as one of his compositions. Note that John Stump has ''absolutely no connection to Touhou at all''.[[/labelnote]]
** Versions exist for several other ''Touhou'' themes as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7GObEWKTwA Here is one of "Deaf To All But The Song".]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqAaJHP3GQE MAY FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST]]
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukkuri_shiteitte_ne! "Yukkuri shiteitte ne!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Take it easy!" (Literally, "Do it slowly.") This is the CatchPhrase of the Yukkuris, [[WaddlingHead disembodied heads]] in the likeness of ''Touhou'' characters, the original image of which is shown at the top of this page. (However, some types of Yukkuri get different catch phrases, such as Chen's "I get it!" and Remilia's "Uu! Uu!") Probably the largest ''Touhou'' meme of all, with gargantuan amounts of fanon even by the impressive standards of ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
** The meme is so popular it has [[http://yukkuri.wikia.com/wiki/Yukkuri_Wiki its own Wiki]] and [[http://shii.org/yukkuri/ a series of comics.]] It's also one of the most [[BrokenBase divisive]] memes; many fans absolutely ''hate'' yukkuris.
** A word to the wise: yukkuri "fandom" often has ''very'' nasty things in it. The aforementioned hatred of yukkuris results in entire manga series [[TakeThat dedicated]] to making the poor things' lives as miserable as possible, often to the point of humans [[ForTheEvulz torturing them for giggles]]. ''Serious'' BileFascination or a tolerance for {{Gorn}} is highly recommended, even necessary, before looking too closely into yukkuri.
*** It’s so unpleasant that people that hate PETA decided to set up an analogue of the organisation (albeit competent) in the verse. The constant abuse towards yukkuri and the hatred of yukkuri incited has backfired on some people, making them see yukkuri as cute even when they have attitude issues and the nasty traits they are attributed to.
** There's the fact that Yukkuris were attributed with some rather unpleasant traits by fans, though there are some renditions that are cute and likable.
** "Yukkuris are now canon!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Sekibanki, who can detach her head and create duplicate heads, got introduced, people immediately declared yukkuris an AscendedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
* Yukarin is 17~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was a result of Creator/KikukoInoue incorporating her CatchPhrase into the OnTheNext preview of ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'', creating WildMassGuessing that she would be playing Yukari.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that there were jokes about Yukari hiding her true age before this, but the above meme standardized them.
** "BBA" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Short for "Babaa", which is "Grandma", this is Yukari's FanNickname. It seems Kanako has inherited the nickname from her, and it tends to be used against any older-looking ''Touhou'' character.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/1053 Old Maids Alliance]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A fanmade CastHerd of Yukari, Yuyuko, Eirin, Kanako, and Byakuren, as the oldest-looking of all ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
** This is preposterous, of course. Yukari's age is actually [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/597004 <gap>]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another attempt by Yukari to obfuscate her age, hiding it in one of her gaps.[[/labelnote]]
* [[TheDitz Cirno]] is known as ⑨ (pronounced "Nineball") after [[https://cdn.awwni.me/sud4.jpg this]] image in the manual for ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', indicating Cirno as ⑨: UsefulNotes/{{Baka}}.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_e-WoVIqU The infamous Icicle Fall -Easy-.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's spellcards in ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', possessing a big honking blind spot directly in front of her.[[/labelnote]]
*** However, many fans overlook that on Normal or higher, Icicle Fall doesn't have that blind spot. Trying to abuse it in this case results in getting point-blanked by the bullets that she fires straight ahead.
*** There are a few videos demonstrating similar (if less reliable or ''blaringly obvious'') blind spots in other spell cards. No matter who is being mocked, these videos are always titled "Ice Sign: "Icicle Fall" -Easy-" and use Cirno's theme. Some targets include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIxunIilWx4 Kaguya]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krh1vfvMgyc Mokou]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMClCFg2byg Mystia]].
*** Even in ''Impossible Spell Card'', [[http://youtu.be/VInpkQz5Z90?t=1m55s Cirno's second spell card]] is this.
*** It's even spread [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZNkaQClwek beyond]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqM0v7A2e4 Touhou]]''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first linked video is showing an Icicle Fall moment of is ''[[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy Bullet Heaven]]''. The second game is ''{{VideoGame/Gradius}} III''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wFDWP5JwSM Cirno's Perfect Math Class]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]An arrange of Cirno's theme in which Cirno tries to learn mathematics (poorly).[[/labelnote]]
*** Ne youkaiyskiy, I ne lunariskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat. I ne fairy'skiy, I ne oniskiy, A ya rossiyskiy novyy pirat.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Someone posted a video of a Russian porn star and minor internet celebrity filking a techno version of the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' theme while (NSFW) [[spoiler:swinging his penis to the music]], claiming it was Cirno's Perfect Math Class. It gained enough views and enough confused and/or disgusted ''Touhou'' fans to become a minor joke for a while.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FazuN1EgAs4 There are no buses in Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's failed attempts at answering a math question in the video.[[/labelnote]]
*** Probably not officially a meme, but there is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9L3TNaAAk series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSYnriaPdMk of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6jmmEWsZ8 videos]] with two guys getting an increasingly large group of people to dance with them to Cirno's Perfect Math Class.
*** Similarly, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjXN_xPQd0M Chirumiru]], a song about Cirno advertising a milk, and this spawned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Eh2-DZTgQ various]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFS_a5sKi0 edits]].
** [[SmallNameBigEgo "I'm the strongest!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Cirno in her route in ''Phantasmagoria of Flower View'', it has been adopted as her CatchPhrase and a summary of her woefully inaccurate assessment of her strength. While she is definitely the strongest ''fairy'' (and even that is being threatened by Clownpiece (Cirno is introduced as a Stage 2 Boss, Clownpiece is introduced as a Stage 5 Boss and she is a ThatOneBoss in a game full of them)), [[OvershadowedByAwesome that isn't saying all that much]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[KnowNothingKnowItAll "I'm a genius!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In retaliation to those calling Cirno stupid, fans have decided that Cirno is, in fact, a genius. Whether it is used mockingly or genuinely depends on the work, though again, she genuinely is surprisingly intelligent for a fairy.[[/labelnote]]
** September the 9th, 2009 (the 9th of the 9th of 200'''9''') was celebrated as [[http://www.pixiv.net/search.php?s_mode=s_tag_full&word=%E2%91%A8%E6%9C%88%E2%91%A8%E6%97%A5 Cirno Day]] by her fans, also known as the strongest day ever. While September 9 in subsequent years hasn't been ''quite'' as strong, the date still retains its association with her.
** Atai Cirno. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's use of "atai", a contracted slang form of the UsefulNotes/{{Japanese Pronoun|s}} "atashi", is normally meant to evoke a thuggish, uneducated, badass tough-girl image. Unfortunately, Cirno is short, weak, and childlike, so it comes off as laughable over-compensation, serving only to punctuate her lack of self-awareness. In English translations, this is occasionally rendered as "eye", as in "Eye'm the strongest!" (as a type of FunetikAksent to indicate she's a baka), but is well on its way to being a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** There are other characters that use Atai, but Cirno is the most (in)famous, because the mental image it evokes is that of a belligerent child trying to act bigger than she is, which is exactly what she is.
** "I'll cryo-freeze you together with some English beef!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Cirno's many, many failed attempts at a BadassBoast, this one the most popular due to being the first.[[/labelnote]]
** Team ⑨ [[labelnote:Explanation]]An entirely fan-made CastHerd, led by Cirno (hence the name) and consisting of herself, Mystia, Wriggle, and Rumia, with occasionally also Daiyousei and Chen. They are depicted as basically a group of children, impetuous but determined, playing with each other and pranking everyone else.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HulkSpeak "CIRNO SMASH PUNY [X] WITH GLACIER-MALLET."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'', denotes Cirno [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin smashing someone with a glacier-mallet]]. The phrase itself comes from the [[http://hisouten.koumakan.jp/wiki/Cirno Scarlet Weather Rhapsody wiki]], referencing 12.3 where Cirno has such a move.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://sites.google.com/site/mmdcuphp/home/9thmmdcuptop MMD Cup 9]] included "⑨" as one of the themes for the competition, prompting a larger number of Touhou UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance videos than usual (with and without Cirno).
** And then Cirno got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns_fXX565yI rival]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5enNNhG8tE However...]]
*** And then [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCjAyEITzXQ a proper one]], since the safe spot is literally ''right in front of the boss''.
** "Tan Cirno" [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' introduces a tanned Cirno who apparently represents summer (and wears a sunflower). Also Alolan Cirno in the style of the "different evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Alternatively, she’s referred to as [[JustForPun Cirno]]-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics tan.]][[/labelnote]]
*** [[VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield Bea]] = Tanned Youmu [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Sword and Shield'''s Fighting-type gym leader Bea looks very much like a tanned Youmu, which has resulted in fanart with one of them dressing as the other, the two of them switching clothes, or the two of them meeting. Less commonly, the Ghost-type gym leader Allister, who was revealed alongside Bea, has been linked to Youmu's ghost half, whether meeting it or taking its place.[[/labelnote]]
* Utsuho has been dubbed ⑥ (pronounced "Sixball") after the revelation in ''Hisoutensoku'' that she is even ''dumber than Cirno''. (Apparently all of her brainpower is [[BunnyEarsLawyer devoted to nuclear physics]], [[GeniusDitz with no room for irrelevant crap like COMMON SENSE]].)
** ☢ CAUTION ☢ CAUTION ☢. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho's warning screen and sirens that accompany each of her spell cards in ''Subterranean Animism''. Included in many drawings depicting Utsuho and musical arranges of her theme.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKfaD7cSdE Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Utsuho runs an exercise program.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNOK0PVbT0 Okuu's Nuclear Fusion Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A troll sub of the above that has managed to become a meme of its own.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzNwT4DKQo Okuu's Nuclear Schoolbag Dojo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A crossbreeding with a Website/NicoNicoDouga meme revolving around a [[http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a11_1275490941 schoolbag commercial]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67naYnEl01A ? MISSION!! ? MISSION!! ?]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossbreeding with a meme revolving around a 59-year-old man (called "Kami-59") banging a drum. The result is simply bizarre.[[/labelnote]]
** [[FanNickname Okuu]]'s third leg is something of a meme, constantly being depicted as an ArmCannon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLTpJJAraG8#t=3m23s that would]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMeDKLc1KRc#t=1m55s make Samus]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/2318 jealous.]] [[AscendedMeme Became official]] with ''Hisoutensoku''.
*** '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5caqiBWI5g&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s SHE HAS LIKE A PENIS!]]'''
* [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Undead Zombie Miko Reimu]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's ''Mountain of Faith'' portrait depicts her with incredibly pale skin, leading to the "explanation" that she is actually a zombie.[[/labelnote]]
** I am NOT an undead zombie, so SHUT THE HELL UP already!
*** But Reimu is an undead zombie, so YEAH!
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/6046 ZUN ART]] [[SarcasmMode IS BEST ART]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Even his most die-hard fans admit that ZUN can't really draw, and jokes about it are endless. However, many fans have noticed that the art in his more recent games [[ArtEvolution is getting]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome really good]] (DDC, for example, has very beautiful character art), so this meme may eventually refer to the first few games.[[/labelnote]]
* Cho-Marisa and [=MANnosuke=]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]TestosteronePoisoning versions of Marisa and Rinnosuke, respectively. [=MANnosuke=] is practically the FanNickname for Rinnosuke in the English fandom, for [[TheOneGuy obvious reasons]].[[/labelnote]]
** WHO NEEDS '''[[FanService FAN]]'''[[FanService SERVICE]] WHEN YOU CAN HAVE '''{{MAN|LINESS}}'''[[FanDisservice SERVICE]]!
*** Suck my... duck? [[labelnote:Explanation]]The above used to be the source of the page image for FanDisservice. It had to be seen to be believed.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZA WARUDO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sakuya has [[TimeStandsStill timehax abilities]], [[KnifeNut uses knives]], and while she isn't a vampire herself, she is ''very'' closely associated with two. The comparisons with Dio Brando were inevitable, helped along by ZUN's many other ''Jojo's'' references.[[/labelnote]]
** Exemplified by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLiyglcRcCA this]] video.
** Naturally, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggZoEmLfyRk Sakuya Brando]] has been made in ''{{VideoGame/MUGEN}}''.
** [[WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee One Minute Melee]] even made the two of them [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYD1FUdB0bc fight it out.]] [[spoiler:With DOUBLE THE ZA WARUDO!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djeM-0EHv9I&list=PL0q01HRqxZNvBYrcMm4to_lCwInRiSmVl&index=3&feature=plpp_video Night Of Nights]], an absurdly fast arrange of Flowering Night.
* Due to the ArtShift between ''The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'' and ''Immaterial and Missing Power'', some fans have [[EpilepticTrees theorized]] that Sakuya pads her bra.
** [[HilariousInHindsight iPad.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans were making parodies of the famous [=iPod=] advertisements with Sakuya, replacing [=iPod=] with [=iPad=], for ''years'' before anyone even knew the [=iPad=] existed.[[/labelnote]]
** You can't say that Sakuya has pads! Otherwi'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in [[InterruptingMeme a similar fashion]] to the JustForFun/CandleJack meme, Sakuya not liking people making that [[SelfDemonstratingArticle insinua-]][[/labelnote]]
** [[BoobsOfSteel Meiling]]: Mine are real! Mine are—'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]An increasingly common variation is for [[ButtMonkey Meiling]] to brag about her own (large) breasts, with predictable results.[[/labelnote]]
** It should be noted that this meme is considered to be worn out in a great deal of ''Touhou'' fandom sites[[labelnote:*]]due in part to actually being canonically false — Sakuya actually has BoobsOfSteel[[/labelnote]], though it continues to be popular among newbies and casual players.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHUXy-_iMw Sakuya playing the original]] ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''; adhering to this meme, [[BreastExpansion the results]] should be predictable.
* [[MemeticMolester I GOT CAVED BY]] [[ThatOneBoss EX-KEINE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"Caved" refers to the verb "''horu''" (dig/excavate), which can be interpreted as "violate anally" in Japanese. To say "I GOT CAVED BY EX-KEINE!" is roughly equal to saying "I GOT ASS-RAPED BY EX-KEINE!" (specifically, with her ''horns'').[[/labelnote]]
** The [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=sukusuku_hakutaku sukusuku hakutaku]], a [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/535954 disgustingly cute]] version of Keine's hakutaku form. Some artists have proceeded to make versions based on other characters.
* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/good-girl.png Sanae is a good girl.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Happy Flame Time doujin, ''Cold Wind but Warm Winter'', in which [[CantHoldHisLiquor she gets drunk]] and demands that Kanako call her a good girl and pat her head. Used for basically any situation, genuinely when she's doing something good and ironically when she's doing something bad.[[/labelnote]]
** Sanae [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/629 the sadist.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to a few lines from the ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' demo after Sanae's defeat of [[TheWoobie Kogasa]], fans came to the conclusion that Sanae is developing a sadistic streak.[[/labelnote]]
*** At the end of Sanae B's extra, Sanae invites Nue to the Moriya Shrine. This has somehow evolved into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/538476 this instead...]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/441438 "You can't let yourself be held back by common sense!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become more belligerent, unstable, unreliable, and generally like a resident of Gensokyo with each appearance, leading to the conclusion that simply moving to Gensokyo is breaking her grip on reality, leading to this line, which Sanae says in ''Subterranean Animism''.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo: The land where common sense is a weakness. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae has become ''stronger'' as she loses her sanity, going from Stage 5 Boss to Ex-Mid-Boss to playable character, leading to this conclusion.[[/labelnote]]
*** Gensokyo not having common sense [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Perfect_Memento_in_Strict_Sense/Monologue is actually canon, in a way.]]
** [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Sanae____3871.jpg Sanae is a different kind of "good girl".]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her appearances in numerous games and being playable in ''[=TH12=]'', ''[=TH12.3=]'', and ''[=TH13=]'' have caused fans to draw parallels to how Aya became playable in many of the previous games by doing sexual favors for ZUN. (See "Aya is ZUN's girlfriend" below.) Futhermore, since she's often portrayed as a ditzy teenage girl who's been exposed to all the ills of the modern-day world, her image amongst Japanese fans has also shifted from a pure, goody-two-shoes girl to that of an indiscriminate nymphomaniac. This has caused many doujin artists to make her the subject of more H-doujins and hentai pictures than most other ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
*** ''"What are Sanae's ten desires?"''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Typical baited response to threads with this OP: ''[[LovableSexManiac 1.Dicks 2.Dicks 3.Dicks 4.Dicks 5.Dicks 6.Dicks 7.Dicks 8.Dicks 9.Dicks 10.Dicks]]''[[/labelnote]]
* Kanako is a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Guncannon]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to the resemblance when Kanako uses her onbashira in combat.[[/labelnote]]
** A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUBbigtfCWs Vicious Guncannon]].
* '''[[LittleBitBeastly *ANGRY DOG NOISES*]]'''[[labelnote:Explanation]]An intentionally [[BeamMeUpScotty misquoted]] UnsoundEffect that came from a scene from the doujinshi manga ''Myourenji Enikki Matome'' where [[Characters/TouhouTenDesires Kyouko Kasodani]] actually said something like "[[{{tsundere}} Do not call me cute!!!]]" (かわいくない!!!/kawaikunai!!!). Generally used as a form of reaction image.[[/labelnote]]
* Fan art of Nitori drawn as a missile is common, due to her [[BossSubtitles Boss Subtitle]] being the "Super Youkai Warhead". Cemented by ''Subterranean Animism'', as her connection to Marisa gives the latter (unguided) ''missiles'', the only weapon in the game that is even vaguely technological.
** A [[TrademarkFavoriteFood cucumber]]-shaped missile?
* Kaguya is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kaguya spends almost all her time in Eientei, leading to this. Fan-artists often depict her engaging in typical {{hikikomori}} activities like wearing a track suit, posting on ImageBoards, and playing console games and {{MMORPG}}s. Kaguya is therefore the ''Touhou'' character most likely to be seen in fanart [[SchizoTech using a computer]], even though canonically Gensokyo doesn't have mainline electricity or any way to reach the internet. Kaguya canonically strives to be productive despite her sheltered life, the very opposite of a NEET.[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://orig00.deviantart.net/b0fa/f/2011/310/c/b/why_kaguya_hime_sama_is_neet__by_marisascarlet-d4fa1he.jpg She discovered the internet, and thus consequently probably discovered us.]] Not even moon princesses are [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife immune!]]
** Patchouli is a NEET. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli is even more of a {{hikikomori}} than Kaguya, spending at least a century in her library, though fan portrayals of her this way are less common. Rather famously, the two of them [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/436525 got along really well]] when they met in ''Webcomic/LifeOfMaid''.[[/labelnote]]
* Thanks to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE Space Probe Kaguya]], she's also been forced to [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/135825 go back]] [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/171217 to the Moon]].
** From the way ZUN talked about the Apollo Project concealing a war between the Humans and the Lunarians, Neil Armstrong has become a [[MemeticBadass totally awesome dude]] who could take on [[InvincibleVillain Yorihime the]] [[FanNickname Moonbitch]] — and '''WIN'''.
** Fan-artists are now expecting to have fun now that [[http://www.kaguya.jaxa.jp/en/communication/KAGUYA_Lunar_Impact_e.htm Kaguya has crashed into the moon]]. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472227 As seen here.]]
** With the latest announcement that NASA has sent a missile into the side of the moon, it seems like the Lunar War is starting up again. Yorihime must be ''annoyed''.
*** '''BRING IT ON MOONBITCH!!!'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ELtIYMksc "TASUKETE EIRIN!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line from one of the more famous ear worms.[[/labelnote]]
** _, ,_ ∩\\
( ゜∀゜)彡 えーりん!えーりん!\\
⊂彡
* Reisen is just a useless little bunny, only good for her sex appeal. [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the doujin "Drunkards in Eientei" by Omchicken, this is used both [[ButtMonkey to mock Reisen]] and as acknowledgement of the enormous amounts of PerverseSexualLust towards her. This may also be a factor in her tendency to end up in H-doujins.[[/labelnote]]
** On Website/NicoNicoDouga, she's also known as "newbie bait", i.e. ZUN's clever plan to attract new fans with useless little bunnies. That or doujin artists.
** [[FanNickname "Suppository"]], due to the shape of her bullets.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX2VsQqaVnE Are You Happy? ToHo KInema kan!]] [[GratuitousEnglish Make You Happy?]]
* Yuugi's sake NOT EVEN DROP! [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a copypasta arguing that ''Touhou'' characters' power levels [[GameplayAndStorySegregation can't be judged from their relative positions in the games.]][[/labelnote]]
** Fans overlook this when talking about Letty and Yuyuko in her Ten Desires Stage One appearance, resulting in their respective memes.
** People later started referencing this come the release of Gouyoku Ibun, where, as the Stage 3 Boss of the game, Yuugi does end up spilling her sake.
* [[RocketPunch BRO]] [[PowerFist FIST]]. Respond or you're not a bro. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The FanNickname for [[TheOneGuy Unzan's]] attempts to actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTG-eLredD8#t=1m10s punch]]'' the player. Interestingly, Brofist was already a popular meme on {{Imageboards}} (involving spamming threads with brofists), making this a case of HilariousInHindsight.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Ichirin Kujo]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Due to Unzan supporting her like a Stand, Ichirin was dubbed this, to match with Sakuya Brando (see above).[[/labelnote]]
** [[MemeticBadass Ichirin is just Unzan's hitbox]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A combination meme that references both Unzan's status as one of the only MANLY characters in ''Touhou'', as well as Ichirin being massively overshadowed in popularity by him. ZUN stating that in retrospect it's actually kind of true only added more fuel.[[/labelnote]]
* Ran is the amazing '''''Suppa Tenko!''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Depictions of Ran as an exhibitionist are absurdly common.[[/labelnote]]
** Do you like SUPPATENKO? O.K! [[http://web.archive.org/web/20040507045501/http://www.incl.ne.jp/~yukihiro/touhou/th_tenko.html Let's enjoy together SUPPATENKO!]] ({{NSFW}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jip6DJC7qZA#t=4m23s CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From Ran and Chen's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix'', used whenever Chen does something cute. On its way to becoming a DiscreditedMeme.[[/labelnote]]
*** *massive {{nosebleed}}* [[labelnote:Explanation]]Ran is constantly depicted to leak blood like a hose from Chen's mere presence, [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/472108 like this]]. Often extended to Sakuya [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/365489 as well]].[[/labelnote]]
*** Related to the above two: Tendencies of her liking Chen far more than she should and cases of her being punished for it, either from Yukari or Chen herself.
*** HANYAAAAAAAAAAA~N!!!
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZY8_rJlypk&t=5m56s JAAAAOOOOOOOOOO!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Meiling's yells this in Patchouli and Meiling's skit in the ''WebAnimation/TouhouM1GrandPrix''. Almost universally adopted as Meiling's battle cry.[[/labelnote]]
** [[VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper "Kick, punch, it's all in the mind!"]]
* EveryoneIsGay [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/234598 in Gensokyo]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[ImprobablyFemaleCast almost complete lack of males]] has led to every character being depicted as homosexual by default. The gender inverse of this rule states that even the few named guys are gay since they show no interest throughout the series.[[/labelnote]]
** May be debunked on ''Hopeless Masquerade''’s release, as shots of its Human Village stage have a sizable male population. It should also be noted that ZUN mentioned in interviews before that Gensokyo's population is not made up of a OneGenderRace, males just don't have much importance since most youkai are female-looking.
* Spot an inconsistency? Need an explanation? Pick one:
** [[AWizardDidIt Magic.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Gensokyo is filled with magic, and to some extent literally exists contrary to reason, and is commonly used as a HandWave.[[/labelnote]]
** [[MadScientist Eirin's]] [[PsychoSerum shady new drug.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Eirin is a phenomenal genius who explicitly has the ability to make a potion or drug for anything, and is often twisted into a sadistic MadScientist[=/=]EvilGenius by the more extreme side of fandom.[[/labelnote]]
** [[RealityWarper Yukari is fooling around again.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yukari's power is limited only by her sloth, and the potential of the presence of an easily bored, not easily amused quasi-god has not been overlooked by the fans.[[/labelnote]]
** [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly It's a Moriya Shrine conspiracy.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Moriya trio have been more active and ambitious than anyone else, directly and indirectly responsible for the plots of five games, and it is speculated that they have many more planned.[[/labelnote]]
** "Templates like that are forbidden." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The entire joke was spawned after [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/536958 this doujin page]], with Reimu explaining to Marisa the potential culprits/causes and Marisa replying with this line. The doujin predates ''Mountain of Faith'', but following that game's debut, the "Moriya Shrine conspiracy" line was Photoshopped in a few years later. This meme is very popular on Website/{{Danbooru}}.[[/labelnote]]
*** Said Shrine conspiracy started due to fans’ belief that it was Kanako that wanted to take over the Hakurei Shrine (not true; just Sanae being overzealous), though two of the shrine's faith gathering plans did go on to result in incidents (''SA'' and ''12.3'').
* Reimu [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation is a bitch]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's DesignatedHero status is often [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] to the point of being a psychotic sadist. Her dialogue choices in some games don't help one bit, especially in ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' — though she is very kind to Nue at the end of their fight.[[/labelnote]]
** This is partly due to Reimu rarely being seen in the games during non-incident times, when she's nicer, and partly because many of her kinder moments in-game are hidden behind the Good Endings, which ZUN doesn't let anyone spoil. This is highlighted in the Three Fairies manga, in which she is shown gently telling a fairy to take shelter from a storm. Bitchy Reimu would have shot the fairy on sight.
* ξ・∀・) [[labelnote:Explanation]]This represents Merupo, a FanNickname for Merlin Prismriver and the GameBreakingBug she became known for, able to kill the player ''after being defeated''. It originates from "Nurupo", a way of abbreviating "Null Pointer Exception."[[/labelnote]]
** It also caused Merlin to be shown as the kooky one of the sisters.
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/444286 Reimu's]] armpits. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom constantly joke that armpits are their only known form of arousal, inspired by how nearly every fan-depiction of Reimu has her wearing clothes that expose her armpits. (Her official character portraits could be interpreted either way.) ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' confirmed that [[AscendedMeme this was the case]].[[/labelnote]]
** This has extended to Sanae with a helping of SideBoob, as she's shown as curvier than Reimu.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TUPyvuOvr8 Donations please!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu doesn't get many donations, so fandom depicts her as constantly harassing everyone for them.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-SrmzsrkE Fantasy Heaven.]] When it starts, '''YouAreAlreadyDead''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu's OneHitKill spellcard in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody''. The name, attack, and music reference ''Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3AB-aL-C3o \SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/\SYAMEIMARU/]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]People saying character Aya Shameimaru's last name.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase Ayayayaya~!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya says this to either heroine upon spotting them in their ''Mountain of Faith'' routes, noting her surprise at seeing them, so it has become her catchphrase for surprise and exasperation. It helps that "aya" 'is' actually an expression of surprise (similar to "wow"/"whoa") in archaic Japanese.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CreatorsPet Aya]] is ZUN's girlfriend. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aya has a starring role in multiple games, either as a playable character, a Boss, or a minor character, leading to jokes that Aya is giving ZUN sexual favors as bribes. Now largely viewed as a DiscreditedMeme since more characters have taken precedence over Aya, as well as being considered disrespectful towards ZUN now that he's married and has a family. Though some now joke that ZUN's wife is actually Aya, on account of her having short black hair (as if that were an uncommon trait among Japanese women).[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt0ccEH6UUo Videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p3-aWVtI98 of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVK8q7UJetE the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifk1MVh3_PQ girls]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhx0t7kbSP0 exercising]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqavism8_c Or not.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Website/NicoNicoDouga meme that parodies the ''Fight! Ippatsu Juuden-chan'' ending sequence, and many versions exist using characters from other series besides ''Touhou''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[MessianicArchetype Byakuren]] died for your sins. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Though technically more resembling the Buddha, Byakuren's habit of saving youkai and advocating peace between them and humans has led to her being closely compared to Jesus Christ, leading to {{Fan Nickname}}s such as Youkai Jesus and Youchrist. It also helps that in the pre-final battle dialogue, she comes off more heroic than the heroine![[/labelnote]]
** But stealing is still bad, Byakuren. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Her bullet patterns are clearly inspired by other characters... and outright [[NostalgiaLevel stealing Shinki's attack.]][[/labelnote]]
** [[CatchPhrase O, the world of dharma is filled with light.]] Or Namusan~!
** [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suigintouhou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The strong similarities between the dresses of Byakuren and Rozen Maiden's Suigintou were fairly quickly noted.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/371/10b.jpg Biker]] [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/962/325/354.jpg Byakuren]] [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/7f35de4f5e094b97312f42dd572bb0f2/tumblr_no9o66ibFD1rya2vro1_500.jpg from Urban Legend in Limbo is spreading at a rapid rate.]]
* [[MemeticBadass CAPTAIN MINAMITSU MOTHERFUCKING MURASA!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The second EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', Minamitsu has been declared as one of the few MANLY characters of ''Touhou''. ''Even her {{Leitmotif}} is named after her!'' Made popular by a western artist that protrayed her as a confident macho girl. The Giant Anchors are a part of it as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Moe}} SO MOE I'M GONNA DIE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A stock reaction phrase in response to impossibly cute situations fanworks stick the characters in. Mainly used on Pixiv and by extension Website/{{Danbooru}} so far, but doujin works seem to be spreading it around now. Originated from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/15722 this]] ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' doujinshi by Hiroyuki (the same author who gave us "[[BestialityIsDepraved A cat]] is fine too").[[/labelnote]]
* The girls have seriously begun Idol Dancing/Singing. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIJ-yFhd8Ms Granted]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dvx8Puewho they've]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn1SXrsRh_A been]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHweDPUOBo doing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV96Xgp1PJo it]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh--GLt4-cE for]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Hi1FSqd8 a]] while now.
* Yuyuko eating Mystia, in the Ghost Team route in ''Imperishable Night'', solidified Yuyuko's portrayal as a BigEater surpassed only by a singularity.
** "Hang on, Youmu, I got a bone stuck in my throat."
** Which was soon mutated into [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/388870 Yuyuko "eating" Mystia]].
** This has since evolved into Yuyuko eating nearly ANYTHING!
** With the introduction of the chicken-like Kutaka Niwatari, she's become a target for Yuyuko's dinner too.
* [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/File:Spark_lesson.jpg Laser is not difficult]]: [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is how Marisa uses Master Spark, by WordOfGod.[[/labelnote]]
## Concentrate your mind.
## Mutter the spell into the Mini-Hakkero tenderly.
## Aim at someone you don't like.
## Unleash your annihilation of love!
* Yuuka is [[WordOfGod youkai moe~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]From her bizarre character profile in ''Kioh Gyoku'' (it may be a {{Pun}}, as Yuuka is a flower youkai and Moe means "to bud"). Yuuka is depicted as {{Moe}}, prompting this phrase, about as often as she is depicted as being AxCrazy, with further mutation combining the two to create the also popular CuteAndPsycho portrayal. Youkai moe can also be applied to any moe picture of the characters.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/2582 Nobody likes Yuuka.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fans have begun to notice that Yuuka's infamous sadism and dangerousness are turning into [[InformedAttribute Informed Attributes]] (and not for a lack of power — that's been proven), as she is always seen with a genuinely bright, happy smile in all of her appearances, her vaguely murderous jokes aren't meant to be serious, and when Eiki tells her the "good deed that she can do right now," it's to terrorize humans MORE, implying that she hasn't been. This has led to an increasing number of works that depict her as a [[https://youtu.be/RNVxmThy3nM?t=5m45s misunderstood]] [[TheWoobie woobie]] who is secretly desperate for friendship. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/557533 Sometimes]], [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments she even gets it]].[[/labelnote]]
** Kogasa is the new youkai moe~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'', fans latched onto Kogasa due to extreme cuteness and massive {{Woobie}} points. Additionally, Kogasa has an umbrella much like Yuuka, hence the meme.[[/labelnote]]
*** Surprise~! :P [[labelnote:Explanation]]Kogasa's extremely meta use of her [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway "power to surprise people"]] ability has resulted in her surprising fans far more than she does other characters, prompting this line and variations (for example [[Memes/{{Pokemon}} "Wild Kogasa used SURPRISE!"]], or "Well I'm surprised.")[[/labelnote]]
** Futo after her introduction in ''TD'' has been getting called "Hermit Moe" due to her FishOutOfWater tendencies and how good spirited she is about many things, even being beaten in the game.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSM9vUGhJBY Sakuya-san! Sakuya-san! Cleaning Stop! Room Cleaning Stop!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actually based off another parody video for a different canon, but [[AdaptationDisplacement seems to have]] [[WeirdAlEffect displaced the original.]] Besides, the song in the video is based on Eirin's theme, not Meiling's.[[/labelnote]]
* Suwako's NiceHat is often associated with the [[Memes/{{Futurama}} Hypnotoad meme]], depicted as an independent entity using Suwako as her puppet. Though lesser examples have the hat responding differently (seeing what Suwako can't) or mirroring Suwako's feelings.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GtAad-dMS8 TOUHOU HIJACK LOL]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common InterruptingMeme. Originally came from 4chan when the images were replaced by ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* "Girls do their best now and are preparing. Please watch warmly until it is ready." [[labelnote:Explanation]]The standard loading message on ''Touhou'' games, it has become a meme frequently quoted by doujinshi and fanfic authors.[[/labelnote]]
** Which ends up with its highly quotable snowclone "Girls are [x]...", such as "Girls are preparing...", "Girls are explaining...", etc.
* [[DynamicEntry Wriggle Kick!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Imperishable Night'', the player often moves to the top of the screen to automatically collect all point items currently on-screen. Because Wriggle introduces herself by flying down from the top of the screen, unsuspecting players get [[CollisionDamage a kick in the face]] from her, leading to this meme. Further mutation associates her with ''Franchise/KamenRider'' on occasion, due to Wriggle being an insect, the Riders’ SignatureMove being a flying kick, and the insect-themed armor of nearly all Riders up to ''Series/KamenRiderDenO''.[[/labelnote]]
* Memes spawned by the Flash comics on [[http://www.walfas.org/ walfas.org]]:
** "Hooray!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Cirno's unofficial {{catchphrase}} (particularly popular with the fanfic community on [[http://www.touhou-project.com Touhou-Project.com]]).[[/labelnote]]
** Mokou and Kaguya fighting over a toy "twuck".
** "Sakuya, [[InnocentInnuendo what's sex?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Flandre doesn't understand the "sex" (male or female) option and asks Sakuya. HilarityEnsues.[[/labelnote]]
** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[KillItWithFire "Burn Everything"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has [[{{Pyromaniac}} a habit of setting everything on fire]].[[/labelnote]]
*** [[InvincibleHero Hax Sign]]: [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou "You Just Plain F*** ing LOSE"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu has even more of a habit of utterly crushing everyone. This is actually justified, as her “Fantasy Heaven/Nature” technique, mentioned above, is canonically unbeatable.[[/labelnote]]
*** Holy crap, it's actually possible to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLvjXdhc_Kg#t=1m36s beat it]].
** No way! That's impossible!
** The most exciting time of day has come! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Reimu checks her donations for the day.[[/labelnote]]
*** Further evolved into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LnhOWkniX4 this video]], which is itself a parody of a ''Touhou'' 4-koma. Website/FourChan's /jp/ has made it tradition to observe this at 2AM.
** Shut up Ran! - Sorry. - SHUT UP!
** DEATH BY YUYUKO! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko is used as an execution method for prisoners.[[/labelnote]]
** Yuyu Co. (Also Mi Co.)
** Have no fear, Nitori is here!
** Oh, ''that'' Chen. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As opposed to the "o_o"-eyed cat, which got mistaken for Chen early on and has stuck around ever since.[[/labelnote]]
** '''K O''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]As an addition to the Walfas creator, a Boxing Chen Cat was added. It's a "o_o" cat with Chen's hat, boxing gloves, and a boxer's shorts. Putting her on top of another character results in a KO, with the cat knocking the character out.[[/labelnote]]
** Keyboard [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1090 Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with Chen and keyboard cat.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://www.walfas.org/?p=1133 Kaguya Table RPG]]
** SEND THEM TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE [[labelnote:Explanation]]Taken from the song "Disillusion In A Discordant System" by Acrania and known as "The Nemuno Words". So-called because saying, singing, or playing the part of the song with the words will summon Nemuno Sakata, after which Nemuno will begin killing everyone in sight with her cleaver. It's completely out of character for Nemuno, but her appearance and [[RuleOfFunny the fact that it's funny]] makes it work. Popularized by the Walfas Halloween Spooktacular videos on [=YouTube=].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/290229/ You're too soft, Youmu!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yuyuko mocks Youmu. Though this has mutated into a belief that Youmu is actually soft to the touch, with "The Softest" as a FanNickname.[[/labelnote]]
* In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqp56dYX9Do cross-breeding]] of memes, somehow the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQG1lzNdr5w famous Family Mart]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsyPK1P1dY has opened a branch store in Gensokyo]].
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/170409 Minoriko's delicious grape wine.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[ToiletHumor It's her pee.]][[/labelnote]]
* All right, Patchy! Let's do that bedtop sport for indoor types! [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line by Remilia from the Can't Fix the Helmet doujinshi "A Talk in Bed".[[/labelnote]]
** "Mukyu~" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Patchouli says this after being defeated in Marisa's route in ''Immaterial and Missing Power''. Subsequently adopted as her CatchPhrase, or just when someone wants to make her cute.[[/labelnote]]
** "Bonsoir!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another CatchPhrase for Patchy, derived from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 this]] surreal fan-vid and subsequently appearing in several doujins.[[/labelnote]]
* Pretty much Japanese only, but: Shinki's ponytail has been depicted as an [[IdiotHair ahoge]]. ''And it sprouts legs.''
** Some other fan materials have it become a lethal weapon/tool.
* [[MagicalGirl Magical]]☆[[{{Meido}} Sakuya]][[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/220193 -chan]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdLUp_LeyQk Versus]] Miracle★Sanae! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sanae's appearance as a playable character in ''UFO'' has led to fan art of Sakuya trying to [[HostileShowTakeover reclaim her role as a playable character]], or at least reacting to the fact that she has been apparently replaced. Originated from ANGELTYPE doujin.[[/labelnote]]
* Reisen+Youmu=Reimu slowly made its way to meme status and made the pairing popular.
* How much of a memetic juggernaut is ''Touhou''? When it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsdTpWDqEk encountered]] the [[VideoGame/BeatmaniaIIDX smooooch]]・∀・ tune, ''it made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHUDdBN1h8 Chen's theme remix out of it]]''.
* Remilia Scarlet swells with charisma. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fan-portrayals of Remilia as an ElegantGothicLolita, emphasis on the elegant, are highly common, not helped by the fact she can act as such before devolving into a spoiled, petulant brat in canon. Certain lines involving "[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight miserable piles of secrets]]" are usually not far behind.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pool/show/1083 CHARISMA BREAK!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Inevitably, subversions of the above were created, with Remilia acting composed and aloof, only to collapse into tears (or a variant) soon after. Sometimes also involves her ducking pose from the fighting games.[[/labelnote]]
** This has in turn resulted in "charisma recoveries", where Remilia regains her composure after such an event, sometimes to the point of coming off as ''more'' Charismatic than she was in the first place. [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/900665?pool_id=5340 An example]].
** Crossovers with ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' as well, since Dio (also a vampire) is described to be radiating with charisma.
* ''More'' crossbreeding with other memes:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvfDaXC07E SCARLET ZONE]] (Remix featuring Septette for the Dead Princess and U.N. Owen Was Her?)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c5taT_vjM4 YOUKAI ZONE]] (Remix featuring Hartmann's Youkai Girl)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJcDMY9LeVM And then you get AWESOME DRIVING.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL12aKz5dsQ NEVER let Marisa drive.]] [[DrivesLikeCrazy Ever.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvgPC4vWSxg Sakuya takes Remilia]] [[BlackComedyRape for a different kind of "ride".]]
* Komachi has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Crossover meme with ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'', as Komachi is a {{Shinigami}} with a boat, and the NICE BOAT in ''School Days'' [[AxCrazy involves]], [[ALoveToDismember well]]...[[/labelnote]]
** Futo has a NICE BOAT. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some of Futo's spell cards show her jumping on a boat and surfing on it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkQ3kozyhw The Soccer Ball]] is the [[MemeticBadass Most Powerful Thing In Gensokyo.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the fan-game ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'', in which the cast use their mighty powers [[MundaneMadeAwesome to play]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin soccer]], this was adopted as the only possible explanation for the ball still being intact after the beatings it receives.[[/labelnote]]
** Foul! She kicked the ball! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The omnipresent use of superpowered magical attacks on the poor ball leads to the joke that in Gensokyan soccer, kicking the ball is against the rules. A few characters do it anyways, though they all kick the ball in a superpowered way (Mokou, Aya, Meiling, Wriggle, Ran, [[MemeticBadass MANnosuke...]])[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkDT-OlkYTI#t=0m21s Twilight Spark]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima's massively destructive attack in ''Touhou Soccer 2''.[[/labelnote]]
* Even in the ''Touhou'' fandom, [[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey F.O.E.]]! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Refers to the {{Mooks}} known as ''kedama'' (fuzzball). Often drawn with an odd expression on their faces, their resemblance to the F.O.E. orbs in ''Etrian Odyssey'' (fueled by an Music/{{IOSYS}} video depicting them) have been picked up on by parts of the fanbase. This has resulted in occasional appearances of badass Kedama men in ''Touhou'' fan materials.[[/labelnote]]
* Between [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSED55XWIjw Marisa's]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marisa_dance.jpg dance]] moves, and other things like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHGjptbrJo Orin's parody of Thriller]], [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1256281166087.jpg it is clear that]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MJ_in_Gensokyo.png Michael Jackson is ALIVE in Gensokyo]].
* Meiling is [[http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=89306 TOTALLY A DRAGON.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]There is a popular EpilepticTree that Meiling [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a dragon.]] The origin of this is that Meiling's youkai type is (quite unusually for a Touhou character) never identified, but her surname "Hong" is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_(rainbow-dragon) a type of Chinese dragon]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[GratuitousDiscoSequence SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER!!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXvwL-GFOnk Disco ain't dead when it lives on in Nagae Iku!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Began after one of Iku's poses was [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/767463 noted as similar to a certain one in]] ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''.[[/labelnote]]
* そーなのかー (So- nanoka-) [[labelnote:Explanation]]Rumia's CatchPhrase, a childish way of saying "Is that so~?".[[/labelnote]]
* Momiji has rabies. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A reference to her spellcard in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** She can't have rabies, she [[{{Gorn}} Ate the Chocolate]].
** She might not have Rabies, but she wouldn't [[TheDogBitesBack hesitate to bite Aya]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkgK8eUdpAo Bad Apple!!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A shadow art video, using a song based on Elly's theme from ''Lotus Land Story'', reached viral status and spread to an unbelievable scale, even by ''Touhou'' standards.[[/labelnote]]
** Good evening, and you are watching the [[TheDitz CIRNO]] [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer NEWS NETWORK]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]CNN [[CriticalResearchFailure got their source wrong]] when they discussed the Bad Apple!! shadow art video, believing another version of the video (made to look like a slideshow animation) to be a "making of" video, prompting jokes about their competency such as this (another, less popular one being that they hired Aya for the segment). Segment can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEIteQmpHE here.]][[/labelnote]]
* Nue and her [[http://pmiller1.deviantart.com/art/Playstation-Danmaku-157574152 Barrage X from a Playstation Star]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Joke from a spell card she uses in ''Double Spoiler''[[/labelnote]]
* Talisman "Exorcism of the Newspaper Subscription Solicitors" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A spellcard Reimu uses in ''Double Spoiler''.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/656443 No News Solicitations! (Thank You)]]
*** That means you, Aya. Bad girl.
* Rule ⑨ of the internet: If it exists, there is a ''Touhou'' [[FanficRecs/TouhouCrossover version of it]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou'' fans are notorious of crossing over and/or fusing ''Touhou'' with absolutely everything. The list behind that link is nowhere even ''close'' to being exhaustive/complete.[[/labelnote]]
** Kokoro's otherwordly masks. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively new type of crossover depicting Kokoro with masks (based on characters) from other franchises.[[/labelnote]]
* [[{{Crossdresser}} Bro]][[{{Cosplay}} hou]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Males cosplaying as ''Touhou'' characters.[[/labelnote]]
* Nazrin can do just about anything... [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/550148 since she's Nazrin.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From one of Ao Usagi's typically [[MindScrew impenetrable]] creations, used jokingly as an explanation for anything Nazrin does. A classic example of a ForcedMeme, with even people on the very page that spawned it sick of hearing about it.[[/labelnote]]
** Because she's a TINY TINY CLEVER COMMANDER [[labelnote:Explanation]]The name of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oayu297xrns Nazrin's theme]], occasionally used to refer to Nazrin in general.[[/labelnote]]
** She can find anything with her power, sometimes resulting in some very odd finds.
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siinh4zrymw Reisen goes to school by bus.]]''
** But there are no buses in Gensokyo!
* [[SkywardScream OOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNNNN!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The result of Rin being [[ThatOneBoss a difficult boss]].[[/labelnote]]
* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1UbZU8d90E Touhou Sweets ~ The Cruel Sisters and the Suffering Maid.]]'' It has PAD written all over it. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanVid by Innocent Key, it is perhaps single-handedly responsible for the depiction of Remilia and Flandre [[MemeticMolester molesting]] Sakuya.[[/labelnote]]
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2SPiOmhsCM The Perverted Tengu and the Maidens of Tragedy.]]'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Also by Innocent Key, ''this'' FanVid either created or exemplifies the depiction of Aya as a pervert obsessed with {{Panty Shot}}s.[[/labelnote]]
* The [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation class]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpt3eKBM2CA change]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYL53i1mPw8 videos]] of Aoshima cross ''Touhou'' with ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana''. They are quite famous with fans of the actual game. Then there are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBeFHgrRN24 random Touhou]] videos...
* "Paruparuparuparu..." [[labelnote:Explanation]][[GreenEyedMonster Parsee]] is portrayed as being jealous of everything and [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry compelled to say so]], which isn't that far from her actual personality. The meme here is that she does so using a [[PokemonSpeak mantra of her own name]]. A common variation is for other characters to get jealous of something or another, and begin muttering "paru paru" as well.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WrittenSoundEffect Pichuu~n]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia fans have created for getting hit in the hitbox, also used for dying, massive damage, or general CriticalExistenceFailure.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou SPOOOOON!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke onomatopoeia for the dying sound effect.[[/labelnote]]
** [[UnsoundEffect ZUUUU~N]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Another joke onomatopoeia used for absolutely anything. Easily confused with an identically pronounced, non-punny effect for a heavy, gloomy mood or something landing heavily.[[/labelnote]]
** Kyuu~! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The onomatopoeia created for when [[PersonOfMassDestruction Flandre]] makes something or someone explode (as in "She made it go kyuu~!"). Taken from her own description of her powers in [[http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Bohemian_Archive_in_Japanese_Red/Flandre her section]] of ''Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red''.[[/labelnote]]
* Within hours of being announced, ''Great Fairy Wars'' was nicknamed ''Touhou 12.⑨ Freeze The Bullet''.
** [[EpicFail Faily]] [[GratuitousEnglish Wars]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Typo of the game's final battle music "Fairy Wars" as it appears in the BGM list.[[/labelnote]]
** Flashlight spark. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Marisa's variation of her iconic Master Spark in the game, adjusted to fit Cirno's PowerLevel.[[/labelnote]]
** [[HollywoodPudgy Fat Cirno.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]In response to the main menu screenshot. The joke goes she's been hanging out with Letty too long. Started by bloggers, who've never seen her appearance in the ''Touhou Sangetsusei'' comics. Speaking of Letty...[[/labelnote]]
* Fat Letty. [[labelnote:Explanation]]As a boss character in ''Perfect Cherry Blossom'', her hitbox is larger than that of the other boss characters. She's the Stage 1 boss, so this is logical. This has turned into some fanart depicting Letty as being rather large herself. Naturally, the alternate fan explanation holds that only [[GagBoobs part of her is large.]][[/labelnote]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfUe2eckPFQ "Pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, tsurupettan / pettan, pettan, mochipettan / pettan, pettan, munepettan~"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Suika's ode to UsefulNotes/{{Pettanko}}s everywhere. Originally a ForcedMeme, the song appeared in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''.[[/labelnote]]
** Suika's status as the flattest character in the whole cast, only remotely rivaled by Tenshi.
** [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/458132 A comic]] (which may not be SFW) with a curvier rendition has caused the paraphrased line "Sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of my tits" to be used by western fans as a flippant response from curvier characters. Some fans consider a shapely Suika to be disturbing the balance of things.
* Hataters gonna Hatate.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A bad pun off of Hatate's nickname, Hata.[[/labelnote]]
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post?tags=hata-tan Hatate is]] [[EmoTeen EMO]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A relatively famous Pixiv artist drew Hatate as a depressed, dressing-in-black {{yandere}} who cuts herself. The pictures and fanon personality spread, some even making Hatate as an outright yandere underneath her canon personality.[[/labelnote]]
* [[EnsembleDarkhorse Mima]] will appear in the next game. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mima was a pivotal character in the PC-98 games, but since then [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome has not even been mentioned, disappearing off the face of Gensokyo]]. Subsequently, this has become the standard response to [[{{WMG/Touhou}} any speculations]] about future ''Touhou'' installments, with Mima ''always'' being in the next game.[[/labelnote]]
** Her appearance in the second ''VideoGame/TouhouSoccer'' game with her [[NoKillLikeOverkill Twilight Spark]] has caused fans to give Mima a MemeticBadass reputation.
** Sakuya is the new Mima. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Aside from her small story route in ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', Sakuya has been completely absent, despite being playable for three consecutive mainline games. Although she still exists, when Youmu, of all people, returned to player character status in ''Ten Desires'', while Sakuya remained in obscurity, the comparisons with Mima were inevitable. The real explanation is that she only acts when the SDM is involved or threatened. This meme might phase out now that Sakuya is confirmed to be playable again in ''[=TH14=]''.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/729543 "Kahen kilon siika!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]"A two kilo whitefish!" A Finnish meme that was assimilated into the ''Touhou'' memeplex after a Finnish ''Touhou'' fancomic used it. Thus, a common response to images of Chen with a fish is now "Kahen kilon siika!"[[/labelnote]]
** "Sirkku". [[labelnote:Explanation]]How Cirno is known in Finland, partly because it's a common Finnish name, partly because Finnish people just can't pronounce "Cirno" properly; C is not a common letter in Finnish, leaving the pronunciation unclear to someone unfamiliar with the name. Sirno? Kirno? Tsirno? Chirno?[[/labelnote]]
* Yoshika Miyako: Cabbie of the Dead [[labelnote:Explanation]]In her portrait, Yoshika's cap looks like a taxi driver's, and her sprite, with her arms jutting out in front of her and moving up and down slightly, makes it appears as if she has an invisible steering wheel, resulting in jokes like this.[[/labelnote]]
** Zombie Meiling. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Yoshika's hat has a star on it, like Meiling's, and while she isn't Chinese, she ''is'' a ChineseVampire, almost immediately leading to this comparison.[[/labelnote]]
* (CHARACTER) ISN'T A GOOD GIRL AT ALL [[labelnote:Explanation]]Videos of the bosses killing the player ''[[KaizoTrap after they've]] [[TakingYouWithMe already died]]''. Targets of this include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21zQBU7MYw4 Kanako]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrTgDGMhuD0 Utsuho]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srEQroPh6P4 Ran]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5GJfbo7lCw Kogasa]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_x4i_LZU4&feature=player_detailpage#t=293s Ichirin]].[[/labelnote]]
* Mamizou [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Tomoe]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]NamesTheSame jokes quickly spawned involving Mamizou Futatsuiwa and Mami Tomoe.[[/labelnote]]
** Miko [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sakuraba]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]More NamesTheSame jokes, due to Miko wearing headphones and looking a lot like Neku Sakuraba.[[/labelnote]]
* The Touhous [[labelnote:Explanation]]A synonym for ''Touhou'' characters amongst fans in general. Prone to spelling variations such as "Touhoues" or "Toe Hoes".[[/labelnote]]
** MY TOUHOUS! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used to mock people who do not like a fanon interpretation and/or those who adhere close to canon — and, conversely, is also used to mock those who do not like ''canon' explanations.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebVideo/KoishiKomeijisHeartThrobbingAdventure "My hat is my friend, it helps me relax"]] ♥ [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a series of {{Fan Vid}}s that give Koishi Komeiji [[AxCrazy one hell]] of an AlternativeCharacterInterpretation.[[/labelnote]]
** [[CrapsaccharineWorld This all happened]] [[InJoke because of a fishing rod]].
** She's generally seen as particularly kooky by the fandom.
** She also is shown as a MemeticMolester in some works, with her sister as the target.
* Hinaface. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hina's :D grin in ''Mountain of Faith'' is incredibly derpy and goofy-looking, even for ZUN's notoriously bad art in that game, and attained some notoriety with fans on both sides of the pond.[[/labelnote]]
* Reimu eats grass/leaves. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Some fan depictions exaggerate Reimu's PerpetualPoverty to the point where she has to eat weeds to survive. In one doujin, she serves grass with rice to Sanae. When the latter gets angry, thinking she's being mocked, Reimu says that she specifically chose the ''better'' grass from the yard for her.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l302/Chris_Lv255/1219194994320_zpsfdb23624.jpg If she does not have a hat, she will die.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Nearly every character wears a hat or hair decorations of some kind. Thus, this line was included in "ZUN Teaches Drawing", a picture parodying ZUN's design process, and it and variations were subsequently adopted as a joking response for any question involving {{Nice Hat}}s or similar. It then became HilariousInHindsight when ''Subterranean Animism'' introduced Satori, who looks almost exactly like the picture.[[/labelnote]]
* ZUN and alcohol. [[labelnote:Explanation]]ZUN's love of alcohol is legendary. Pictures of him without some sort of alcohol are almost non-existent, one of which, of him having a great honking beer glass, gained some infamy, and he claimed/admitted to being drunk for some of ''Imperishable Night''[='=]s development. Inevitably, {{Flanderization}}s asserting that he would accept beer as payment, or drinks enough to challenge [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Suika]], are incredibly widespread.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://eva-st-clare.deviantart.com/art/FAILice-For-Dummies-185420748 Failice.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A FanNickname for certain depictions of Alice, which depict her as a ButtMonkey UnluckyEverydude [[DieForOurShip steamrolled by the Reimu/Marisa pairing]], an evil bitch, a yandere, or an overly dependent, emo sad sack ignored for Reimu/Marisa or the other pairings. Her canon personality is more a {{Foil}} to Marisa than anything else. Also sometimes used to refer to her playable appearance in ''Imperishable Night'', in which she is such a bad shot type that, barring GoodBadBugs, the player is generally better off using Marisa than using Marisa + Alice... and Marisa isn't even one of the better characters in that game.[[/labelnote]]
* Inaba of the Inaba. [[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the official mangas is named "Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth". Snowclone titles put just about ''anything'' in place of "the Moon" and "the Earth" to have the title refer to any other story, with "Inaba" staying in place as an InherentlyFunnyWord.[[/labelnote]]
* Now do it with Marisa. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A common response to ChallengeGamer videos, since Marisa is a lower-tier character in most games. There are many variations depending on the actual video, all sharing the theme of "do it even better".[[/labelnote]]
* *Scarlet Devil Mansion [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]]* This is now a ''Touhou'' manga. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Website/{{Danbooru}} meme that stems from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/747138 this]] comic by Bomber Grape. Nowadays, any ''Touhou'' Doujin that gets uploaded to Danbooru and features the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the Hakurei shrine offertory box, or in some cases, ''anything at all'' exploding will have comments with the phrase. It's also fairly popular with Japanese artists as well.[[/labelnote]]
** "Oh, shit! I've been surrounded by raging lesbians! The room is ripe with the stench of bitches!"[[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1260907 One of Bomber Grape's comics]] has caused certain lines said by Remilia to be very popular responses when anything lesbian comes up on Danbooru and spread beyond the site. (Comic may not be SFW.) Note that the meme itself is a {{Woolseyism}}.[[/labelnote]]
* Ichirin's eyelashes in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' are slowly becoming a meme due to how ridiculous they look.[[http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s480x480/538494_10151315388944020_414377827_n.jpg]]
* Remixes of U.N Owen Was Her?, usually involving manipulating phrases and sound effects from various TV shows, games, or themes, as an offshoot of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop. The [=McRoll=] is perhaps the most infamous of them all.
* kefit.wav [[labelnote:Explanation]]A now-retired ''Touhou'' player by the name of Kefit's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osf1fa4UhP4#t=4m35s scream]] upon losing a Lunatic run by the narrowest of margins is '''''legendary''''', to the point where similar barely-failed runs have edited it into their videos despite being from entirely different people. Here are [[http://youtu.be/4p-NKrKEF9g?t=17m25s two]] [[http://youtu.be/191hmA6h58o?t=1m57s examples]] of this. '''Turn your volume down before viewing these.'''[[/labelnote]]
* Shou's ability to lose her Pagoda has been taken to absurd extents in both frequency and where it ends up. Matches up with Nazrin.
* [[http://orindancinginplaces.tumblr.com/ Orin's silly dance]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade'' has spawned quite a few jokes.
* Malice Cannon, Marisa-Borked, Marisa Broken, Bugged Marisa. All fan nicknames to whenever Marisa is broken in a game. The first time it spawned was in ''Imperishable Night'', as Malice Cannon, where consantly firing while giving regular taps to the Focus button resulted in absurd DPS. The term "Marisa Bugged" and "Marisa Broken" come from ''Mountain of Faith'', where the Marisa '''B''' shot type had glitched damage output on the unfocused shot at 3.0 power, causing the tiny laser to demolish bosses in seconds.
* [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Midget]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Double Dealing Character'', Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's second-to-final spellcard on Normal is called "Shingeki no Kobito" (進撃の小人). It literally means "Advancing Midget", but due to it being a ShoutOut to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (Shingeki no Kyojin), it's translated as "Attack on Midget" to be consistent.[[/labelnote]]
** Another Shinmyoumaru meme is the use of her magic mallet for...[[ACupAngst Breast Enhancement]], mostly by Sakuya in relation to Sakuya's Padding meme.
* Sakuya is ZUN's girlfriend again.[[labelnote:Explanation]]With Sakuya's return as the sole playable character besides Reimu and Marisa in ''Double Dealing Character'', it's become increasingly common to paint her as another girl that gave ZUN sexual favors to reach playable character status, like people did with Aya and Sanae before.[[/labelnote]]
* [[BadAssBoast Touhou players don't need an umbrella when it rains.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fairly self-explanatory, a recurring joke that pops up here and there about the superhuman dodging skills and reflexes that ''Touhou'' masters develop.[[/labelnote]]
* Honk honk [[labelnote:Explanation]]Based on [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/244234 this]] 4-panel comic from Bkub. Bkub's [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation silently adorable Chen]] has also become quite popular.[[/labelnote]]
* 5th Grade Loli [[labelnote:Explanation]]A joke revolving around the kanji of Satori Komeiji's name, as one of the kanji characters breaks down into radicals that can be read as "5th grade loli". Her clothes resembling a young Japanese schoolgirl's uniform does not help.[[/labelnote]]
** ZUN Teaches Drawing [[labelnote:Explanation]]Satori greatly resembles [[http://web.archive.org/web/20110818131337/http://i43.tinypic.com/ztxiu1.jpg a drawing]] intended to parody ZUN's art style. Some people depict her as nervous about how ugly people think she is.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://i.imgur.com/2FqaIpq.png Black Tewi.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A doujinshi had an AuthorTract basically declaring loose canon and that everyone has a different Gensokyo. This was used by various fan authors to excuse any breaks from canon. The page shown is just an excerpt.[[/labelnote]]
* The games' difficulty and BulletHell. [[labelnote:Explanation]]They're something of a meme, especially amongst those who are new to the ShootEmUp genre, which is to say a large number of fans; many fans struggle to complete the game on Normal or even ''Easy'', even if using all three continues to do so. This has made ''Touhou'' something of a gold standard for video game difficulty, with some calling the game NintendoHard even on Easy. This is despite the fact that the game has forgiving patterns compared to arcade BulletHell games; it doesn't help that arcade games will allow the player to continue as many times as their money allows, and many consumer ports of arcade games, especially more modern ones, offer more continues or an outright unlimited supply of them, giving the impression that these games are easier.[[/labelnote]]
** ''Touhou'' is harder. [[labelnote:Explanation]]On videos of other shoot-em-ups, some comments will state that the game's difficulty pales in comparison to ''Touhou'', despite it being likely that [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch the commenter in question has never played the game that they claim is easier]], or at least to the extent that they can make a fair call on the difficulty comparison. Videos of non-BulletHell shooters are most vulnerable to this, due to not looking as obviously difficult to an observer ([[SurpriseDifficulty don't let that fool you]], especially if the game being compared to ''Touhou'' is an arcade game). As a result, in shmup communities, "''Touhou'' is harder" has become something of a tongue-in-cheek response to the challenge levels of non-''Touhou'' shooters.[[/labelnote]]
* Seija will [[MemeticTroll flip your shit]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The stage 5 boss of ''Double Dealing Character'' has the power of various kinds of reversal, and she was the real mastermind behind this incident, her goal being basically to cause chaos. The next game escalated this meme even further, as you were controlling her as a VillainProtagonist trying to escape retribution from basically everyone in Gensokyo, all out for your blood.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=catchouli Catchouli]], Danbooru's Weapon of Mass Moe [[labelnote:Explanation]][[http://danbooru.donmai.us/artists/40188 Hazuki Ruu]] is famous on Danbooru for drawing pictures of a [[TokenMiniMoe chibi]], {{catgirl}} version of Patchouli that is affectionately known as "Catchouli". Nearly ''all'' of these pictures can be found in Danbooru's Disgustingly Adorable pool, and at least one commenter per image will "die" from Catchouli's immense {{moe}}, or mention she TastesLikeDiabetes. The effect is even more pronounced if she utters her catchphrase "mukyuu" or does something cute in the image. Hazuki Ruu himself has been dubbed a "Moe Terrorist" for how good he is at creating such a lethally adorable creature. Though Catchouli is not as deeply ingrained as Inu Sakuya or Yuyuko's "Death by Moe" meme, many non-Hazuki pictures of Patchouli as a catgirl will also be given the nickname if deemed adorable enough by the community.[[/labelnote]]
* In the Japanese community (and to a smaller extent, Western YTPMV-makers too), the "Cookie☆" videos, which ''must'' be written with a LuckyCharmsTitle.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The name comes from a fully and, er, memorably voiced fan-made video involving Valentines at the Hakurei Shrine. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/cookie%E2%98%86-%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E2%98%86 KnowYourMeme got you covered,]] although it should be noted that the meme is somewhat of a touchy subject and the article is NSFW.[[/labelnote]]
** "Arranges of Heartwarming Shrine" ("ほのぼの神社アレンジ"). Searching the quote on [=NicoVideo=] will lead to plenty of mixes between whichever music the user fancies and the arrange of Dichromatic Butterfly used in the introductory scene of Cookie. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-6Uk-ZUqgs Here's a mix]] which begins with the original and then plays short snippets from other versions. ''It's a best of video for a meme and still has ten minutes' worth of material.''
** Calling Marisa "Marina" in Cookie☆ videos.
* Clownpiece, arguably the most iconic and memorable character in ''Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom'', has spawned several memes. One involves her being [[ThatOneBoss immensely difficult to beat]], another refers to her [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead wearing an outfit based on the USA flag]], prompting many MURRICA jokes. [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2101499 In fact, she achieved MAXIMUM MURICA]] in fan art in merely ''a few days'' after the full game was released. Unsurprisingly, she rapidly became [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff one of the most popular characters in the American Touhou community]].
* Ever since ''Urban Legend in Limbo'' was released, people have taken to say "CHRIST ON A BIKE" when really shocked, in relation to Byakuren's status as Youkai Jesus and her ''riding an actual motorbike'' in the game (based on the urban legend of "Turbo Granny").
* Hecatia Lapizlazuli has been called a goth or "Hot Topic" in reference to her clothes.
** [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10382 Hecatia's Hilarious Hat Toppers]].[[labelnote:Explanation]] Another common meme for Hecatia is replacing the planetoids attached to her choker with various other round objects.[[/labelnote]]
* "[[http://safebooru.donmai.us/pools/10871 Are you watching, Chang'e?]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]During her fight with Reisen, Junko asks if her mortal enemy, Chang'e, is watching. This has led fans to interpret that she tries to get Chang'e's attention frequently, her efforts ranging from taunts to exhibitionism.[[/labelnote]]
* What anime is this? [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is something of a FandomEnragingMisconception; some folks whose initial exposure to ''Touhou'' is through popular fan animations like those for "Cirno's Perfect Math Class" and "Bad Apple!! feat. nomico" make the honest mistake of assuming ''Touhou'' is an anime, and ask something like "What anime is this?" in the comments (if the animation is hosted on a service that allows comments). Needless to say, those folks quickly learn the hard way that some ''Touhou'' fans have a HairTriggerTemper when it comes to this sort of question. This meme seems to have [[DiscreditedMeme fallen out of favor]] with some fans, who feel that it's a form of fandom gatekeeping that scares off prospective fans.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://cdn.awwni.me/s1af.png Awoo~]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A meme of Western origin, it has become the nickname and catchphrase for all the wolf/dog-type characters, primarily Momiji, Kagerou and Aunn to a lesser extent, and Kyouko on rare occasions. It began on 4chan in a Momiji thread, when someone asked for a picture of "the awoo one," and in response got the attached picture of Momiji howling. It left such a mark on some that it got its own subreddit, /r/awoo, where its sole member diligently kept it full of howling Momiji pictures for several months, until it was discovered by /r/touhou, and the subreddit became somewhat populated (albeit with only about ~700 members because of its extremely narrow focus). Awoo itself is widely considered a form of low-quality shitposting by its very design, and as such is not a very popular meme outside of that context.[[/labelnote]]
* ZA COMPUTAAAAAAA!!! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from a fan comic, this phrase is used to describe the PC-98.[[/labelnote]]
* [[WebComic/OnePunchMan One-Punch Miko]] [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0olHGxIH94c Multiple]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGvP_zZOxS4 videos]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5trgSvUAGM have]] appeared on Website/YouTube setting the opening of ''One Punch Man'' to ''Touhou'', with Reimu being the titular [[ComicallyInvincibleHero bald superhero]] and Marisa being [[{{Cyborg}} Genos]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/175753 A Cat is Added.]]
* [[https://clips.twitch.tv/MoistHappyKoalaTheRinger Lifeswap.exe]][[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Hisoutensoku tournament. Top level Yukari irock194 is holding a commanding lead over Komachi player Vibago. irock has almost no damage whereas Vibago is near 10% left. While pressuring, irock decides to use a super, Boundary "Objective Border", which would put enough pressure on Vibago to most likely win the match. How does Vibago respond? Using his own super, Exchange "Unpitiable Life, Pitiable Life" — a LIFESWAP. Cue the screaming announcers that rave about how much of a god Vibago is for landing it.[[/labelnote]]
* [[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1055653541317042177 Kagerou is a Cat Girl]] [[labelnote:Explanation]] Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla suggested to his fans to bring pictures of anime cat girls. However, Musk posted a picture of Kagerou and referred to the werewolf as a 'cat-girl'. The Touhou fandom were not amused and mocked Musk instead. Alternate versions of the meme involve Kagerou getting upset about being mistaken for a catgirl.[[/labelnote]]
* Paw prints on Reimu's clothes. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After the first images of ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' showed that Reimu's clothes now have white paw prints on them, all sorts of jokes have been made about how they were added. Common versions include Aunn, Orin, or some other animal-like youkai stepping on Reimu while she's sleeping or on a set of clothes she left on the floor.[[/labelnote]]
* Hey mister. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A NSFW doujin (''no links please!'') features a scene where Remilia walks up to a random human and says the line before requesting to do naughty things. The panel became popular among the fandom for edits having Remilia make different, usually stupid requests or just insult the person.[[/labelnote]]
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** You can't say that Sakuya has pads! Otherwi'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in [[InterruptingMeme a similar fashion]] to the JustForFun/CandleJack meme, Sakuya not liking people making that insinua[[/labelnote]]
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** You can't say that Sakuya has pads! Otherwi'''''[[KilledMidSentence -knifed-]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Used in [[InterruptingMeme a similar fashion]] to the JustForFun/CandleJack meme, Sakuya not liking people making that insinua[[/labelnote]][[SelfDemonstratingArticle insinua-]][[/labelnote]]
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** "Tan Cirno" [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' introduces a tanned Cirno who apparently represents summer (and wears a sunflower). Also Alolan Cirno in the style of the "different evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Alternatively, she’s referred to as [[JustForPun Cirno]]-[[JapaneseHonorifics tan.]][[/labelnote]]
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** "Tan Cirno" [[labelnote:Explanation]]''Touhou 16: Hidden Star in Four Seasons'' introduces a tanned Cirno who apparently represents summer (and wears a sunflower). Also Alolan Cirno in the style of the "different evolutions" in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. Alternatively, she’s referred to as [[JustForPun Cirno]]-[[JapaneseHonorifics Cirno]]-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics tan.]][[/labelnote]]
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** This is partly due to Reimu rarely being seen in the games during non-incident times, when she's nicer, and partly because many of her kinder moments in-game are hidden behind the Good Endings, which ZUN doesn't let anyone spoil. This is highlighted in the Three Fairies manga, in which she is shown gently telling a fairy to take shelter from a story. Bitchy Reimu would have shot the fairy on sight.
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** This is partly due to Reimu rarely being seen in the games during non-incident times, when she's nicer, and partly because many of her kinder moments in-game are hidden behind the Good Endings, which ZUN doesn't let anyone spoil. This is highlighted in the Three Fairies manga, in which she is shown gently telling a fairy to take shelter from a story.storm. Bitchy Reimu would have shot the fairy on sight.
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** [[CrapsaccharineWorld This all happened]] [[InJoke because of a fishing rod]].
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*** It’s so unpleasant that people that hate PETA decided to set up an analogue of the organisation (albeit competent) in the verse. The constant abuse towards yukkuri and the hatred of yukkuri incited has backfired on some people, making them see yukkuri as cute even when they have attitude issues and the nasty traits they are attributed to.
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*** It’s so unpleasant that people that hate PETA decided to set up an analogue of the organisation (albeit competent) in the verse.
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For a simple [[BulletHell danmaku]] game, ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' [[MemeticMutation has spawned more memes]] [[FountainOfMemes than any others of its kind]]. Sometimes, [[AscendedFanon the memes even become canon]]. Plus, these memes are ''breeding''.
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For a simple [[BulletHell danmaku]] game, ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' [[MemeticMutation has spawned more memes]] [[FountainOfMemes than any others of its kind]]. Sometimes, [[AscendedFanon the memes even become canon]]. Plus, these memes are ''breeding''.
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* *Scarlet Devil Mansion [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]]* This is now a ''Touhou'' manga. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Website/{{Danbooru}} meme that stems from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/747138 this]] comic by Bomber Grape. Nowadays, any ''Touhou'' Doujin that gets uploaded to Danbooru and features the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the Hakurei shrine offertory box, or in some cases, ''anything at all'' exploding will have comments with the phrase.[[/labelnote]]
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* *Scarlet Devil Mansion [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]]* This is now a ''Touhou'' manga. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A Website/{{Danbooru}} meme that stems from [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/747138 this]] comic by Bomber Grape. Nowadays, any ''Touhou'' Doujin that gets uploaded to Danbooru and features the Scarlet Devil Mansion, the Hakurei shrine offertory box, or in some cases, ''anything at all'' exploding will have comments with the phrase. It's also fairly popular with Japanese artists as well.[[/labelnote]]
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*** Similarly, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjXN_xPQd0M Chirumiru]], a song about Cirno advertising a milk, and this spawned [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Eh2-DZTgQ various]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFS_a5sKi0 edits]].
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* [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Midget]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Double Dealing Character'', Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's second-to-final spellcard on Normal is called "Shingeki no Kobito" (進撃の小人). It literally means "Advancing Midget", but due to it being a ShoutOut to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', it's read as "Attack on Midget".[[/labelnote]]
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* [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Attack on Midget]][[labelnote:Explanation]]In ''Double Dealing Character'', Shinmyoumaru Sukuna's second-to-final spellcard on Normal is called "Shingeki no Kobito" (進撃の小人). It literally means "Advancing Midget", but due to it being a ShoutOut to ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (Shingeki no Kyojin), it's read translated as "Attack on Midget".Midget" to be consistent.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ELtIYMksc "TASUKETE EIRIN!"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A line from one of the more famous {{Ear Worm}}s.ear worms.[[/labelnote]]
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** SEND THEM TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE [[labelnote:Explanation]]aka "The Nemuno Words", taken from the song "Disillusion In A Discordant System" by Acrania. So-called because saying, singing, or playing the part of the song with the words will summon Nemuno Sakata, after which Nemuno will begin killing everyone in sight with her cleaver. It's completely out of character for Nemuno, but her appearance and [[RuleOfFunny the fact that it's funnier that way]] makes it work. Popularized by the Walfas Halloween Spooktacular videos on YouTube.
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** SEND THEM TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE [[labelnote:Explanation]]aka "The Nemuno Words", taken from the song "Disillusion In A Discordant System" by Acrania. So-called because saying, singing, or playing the part of the song with the words will summon Nemuno Sakata, after which Nemuno will begin killing everyone in sight with her cleaver. It's completely out of character for Nemuno, but her appearance and [[RuleOfFunny the fact that it's funnier that way]] makes it work. Popularized by the Walfas Halloween Spooktacular videos on YouTube.
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* How much of a memetic juggernaut is ''Touhou''? When it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZsdTpWDqEk encountered]] the [[VideoGame/BeatmaniaIIDX smooooch]]・∀・ {{earworm}}, ''it made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHUDdBN1h8 Chen's theme remix out of it]]''.
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** People later started referencing this come the release of Gouyoku Ibun, where, as the Stage 3 Boss of the game, Yuugi does end up spilling her sake.
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* Lifeswap.exe [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a Hisoutensoku tournament. Top level Yukari irock194 is holding a commanding lead over Komachi player Vibago. irock has almost no damage whereas Vibago is near 10% left. While pressuring, irock decides to use a super, Boundary "Objective Border", which would put enough pressure on Vibago to most likely win the match. How does Vibago respond? Using his own super, Exchange "Unpitiable Life, Pitiable Life" — a LIFESWAP. Cue the screaming announcers that rave about how much of a god Vibago is for landing it.[[/labelnote]]
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* Yukarin is 17~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was a result of Creator/KikukoInoue incorporating her CatchPhrase into the OnTheNext preview of ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'', creating WildMassGuessing that she would be playing Yukari. We may learn later in 2011 when the new episode will be released.[[/labelnote]]
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* Yukarin is 17~ [[labelnote:Explanation]]This was a result of Creator/KikukoInoue incorporating her CatchPhrase into the OnTheNext preview of ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'', creating WildMassGuessing that she would be playing Yukari. We may learn later in 2011 when the new episode will be released.[[/labelnote]]
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* EveryoneIsGay [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/234598 in Gensokyo]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[ImprobablyFemaleCast almost complete lack of males]] has led to every character being depicted as homosexual by default. The gender inverse of this rule states that even the few named guys are gay since they show no interest throughout tje series.[[/labelnote]]
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* EveryoneIsGay [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/234598 in Gensokyo]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The [[ImprobablyFemaleCast almost complete lack of males]] has led to every character being depicted as homosexual by default. The gender inverse of this rule states that even the few named guys are gay since they show no interest throughout tje the series.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2z3pevq&s=7 Black Tewi.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A doujinshi had an AuthorTract basically declaring loose canon and that everyone has a different Gensokyo. This was used by various fan authors to excuse any breaks from canon. The page shown is just an excerpt.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2z3pevq&s=7 [[https://i.imgur.com/2FqaIpq.png Black Tewi.]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A doujinshi had an AuthorTract basically declaring loose canon and that everyone has a different Gensokyo. This was used by various fan authors to excuse any breaks from canon. The page shown is just an excerpt.[[/labelnote]]
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* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/444286 Reimu's]] armpits. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom constantly joke that armpits are their only known form of arousal, inspired by how nearly every fan-depiction of Reimu has her wearing clothes that expose her armpits. (Her official character portraits could be interpreted either way.)[[/labelnote]]
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* [[http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/444286 Reimu's]] armpits. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Fandom constantly joke that armpits are their only known form of arousal, inspired by how nearly every fan-depiction of Reimu has her wearing clothes that expose her armpits. (Her official character portraits could be interpreted either way.)[[/labelnote]]) ''Wily Beast and Weakest Creature'' confirmed that [[AscendedMeme this was the case]].[[/labelnote]]
