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** The cover of ''Touhou Nekokenban 5'' makes it resemble a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] game.

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** The cover of ''Touhou Nekokenban 5'' makes it resemble a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable [[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]] game.
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* LongTitle: The album ''Jitsu wa Sensai na Anata to tama ni Yuukan na Watashi no nandaka Sawaideru tte Hanashi.''

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Their main type of work is vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements characterized by the [[JapanesePopMusic J-pop]][=/=]rock sound provided by Comp, Ranko's powerful vocals and Paprika's piano, but they also like to experiment. Ranko's older sister, Ranko no Ane, is the circle's designer. For most albums, the four members create and produce everything.

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Their main type of work is vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements characterized by the [[JapanesePopMusic J-pop]][=/=]rock sound provided by Comp, Ranko's powerful vocals and Paprika's piano, but they also like to experiment. Ranko's older sister, Ranko no Ane, is the circle's designer. For most albums, the four members create created and produce everything.
produced everything. Paprika left the circle in 2020, but the remaining members kept going.



It has been announced that Paprika will leave the circle in 2020.



* '''Paprika''' - piano, programming, arrangement, lyrics (2009-2020[[note]]It has been announced that she will leave the circle in 2020.[[/note]])

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* '''Paprika''' - piano, programming, arrangement, lyrics (2009-2020[[note]]It has been announced that she will leave the circle in 2020.[[/note]])(2009-2020)


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* BlindIdiotTranslation: The album title まじっく・らんたん was somehow translated as "Magic Lanthanum" instead of "Magic Lantern".
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Butaotome (meaning "Pig Girl", stylized as "BUTAOTOME") is a {{doujin|shi}} music circle. It was founded in Autumn 2009 by four drinking buddies who "wanted to do something fun". They started uploading stuff on Website/{{niconico}} in November -- first {{cover|Version}} songs, then their own ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' arrangements. They published their first album, ''Touhou Kaiten Mokuba'', in March 2010. Since then, they've participated in every Comiket and Reitaisai and brought at least one new release each time.

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Butaotome (meaning "Pig Girl", stylized as "BUTAOTOME") is a {{doujin|shi}} music circle. It was founded in Autumn 2009 by four drinking buddies who "wanted to do something fun". They started uploading stuff on Website/{{niconico}} in November -- first {{cover|Version}} songs, then their own ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' arrangements. They published their first album, ''Touhou Kaiten Mokuba'', in March 2010. Since then, they've participated in every Comiket and Reitaisai and brought at least one new release each time.



** Their ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' albums are all about rearranging ''Touhou'' music and possibly [[WithLyrics adding lyrics]].

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** Their ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' albums are all about rearranging ''Touhou'' music and possibly [[WithLyrics adding lyrics]].



* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.

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* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' music.

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Paprika releases the ''Touhou Nekokenban'' albums. The series debuted in August 2010 and has received two releases per year -- one each Comiket -- ever since. They were pure piano albums with instrumental renditions of Butaotome’s vocal songs at first, but became more experimental as the series went on.

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Paprika releases released the 20 ''Touhou Nekokenban'' albums. The series debuted in albums between August 2010 and has received two releases per year -- one each Comiket -- ever since.May 2020. They were pure piano albums with instrumental renditions of Butaotome’s vocal songs at first, but became more experimental as the series went on.



It has been announced that Paprika will leave the circle in 2020.




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!! Members (Founding members in '''bold'''):

* '''Ranko''' - vocals, lyrics (2009-)
* '''Comp''' - bass, guitar, programming, lyrics, composition, arrangement, photographs (2009-)
* '''Paprika''' - piano, programming, arrangement, lyrics (2009-2020[[note]]It has been announced that she will leave the circle in 2020.[[/note]])
* '''Ranko no Ane''' - Illustration, design, web design, lyrics (formerly) (2009-)



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* BandOfRelatives: Ranko and Ranko no Ane are sisters.
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* AllLowercaseLetters: The album title ''sachlich''.



* WorkInfoTitle: The title ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.

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* WorkInfoTitle: The title of the ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.Cat", which lets you know that (1) it's a Music/TouhouFanMusic series, (2) they're primarily piano albums, and (3) the primary contributor is the member with a cat persona.

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** The ''Buta BEST'' series consists of three greatest-hits albums featuring vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements.

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** The ''Buta BEST'' series consists of three four greatest-hits albums featuring vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements.



* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Their original albums released before the major debut are all named after some kind of games.
* {{Instrumentals}}: The ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series consists entirely of instrumental music.



* RearrangeTheSong: Every ''Touhou'' album is already a ''Touhou'' RemixAlbum, but some of them feature a re-arrangement of a previously released ''Touhou'' arrangement or two:

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* RearrangeTheSong: Every ''Touhou'' album is already a ''Touhou'' RemixAlbum, but some of them feature a re-arrangement of a previously released ''Touhou'' arrangement or two:two. A few examples include:



* TitleTrack: ''Arikitari na Nouzui yo, Koyoi no Tsuki to Odore'', ''Furubokko'' and ''Trauma Recorder'' feature one.
* TrrrillingRrrs: Ranko used to roll her R's frequently, but has toned it down a lot after the release of ''Getsumen Tansa'' in December 2015. She still does it occasionally.
* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.
* WorkInfoTitle: The title ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.



** The ''Shoujo Rengoku'' series has art based on illustrated night parades and Ukiyo-e style.
* TitleTrack: ''Furubokko'' and ''Trauma Recorder'' feature one.
* TrrrillingRrrs: Ranko used to roll her R's frequently, but has toned it down a lot after the release of ''Getsumen Tansa'' in December 2015. She still does it occasionally.
* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.
* WorkInfoTitle: The title ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.

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** The ''Shoujo Rengoku'' series has art based on illustrated night parades and Ukiyo-e style.
* TitleTrack: ''Furubokko'' and ''Trauma Recorder'' feature one.
* TrrrillingRrrs: Ranko used to roll her R's frequently, but has toned it down a lot after the release of ''Getsumen Tansa'' in December 2015. She still does it occasionally.
* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.
* WorkInfoTitle: The title ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.
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* TrrrillingRrrs: Ranko used to roll her R's frequently, but has toned it down a lot after the release of ''Getsumen Tansa'' in December 2015. She still does it occasionally.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Ranko the human, Comp the polar bear, Paprika the cat and Ranko no Ane the [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife pink]] rabbit]]



Some of their songs have appeared in {{Rhythm Game}}s like ''VideoGame/{{maimai}}'', ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}'', ''VideoGame/SoundVoltex'', ''VideoGame/GrooveCoaster'' and ''{{VideoGame/jubeat}}''.



* NonIndicativeName: The circle's name means "pig girl". While three of its four members have FunnyAnimal personas, there's no pig girl.
* NumberedSequels:
** The ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series just numbers its numerous entries.
** The limited singles in the ''Music Room'' trilogy were numbered Vol.1 to Vol.3.
** The limited ''Utau Acoustic'' series made it to ''Utau Acoustic Vol.12''.



* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.

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* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.music.
* WorkInfoTitle: The title ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series means "Touhou Keyboard Cat". Guess what instrument it focuses on.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: Ranko always lets the crowd sing that part of "Machibito".

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* AudienceParticipationSong: Ranko always lets the crowd sing that the part before the final refrain of "Machibito"."Machibito wa Kozu".



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The {{Stage Name|s}} of Ranko's older sister is simply "Ranko no Ane" -- "Ranko's Older Sister". Ranko calls her "ane" and "oneechan", while everyone else uses "oneesan".

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The {{Stage Name|s}} of Ranko's older sister is simply "Ranko no Ane" -- "Ranko's Older Sister". While it's not surprising that Ranko calls her "ane" and "oneechan", while everyone else uses "oneesan".refers to her as "oneesan" (or something equivalent).

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Thanks to Violet of Tiramisu Cowboy for suggesting most of these examples and catching a few mistakes.


Butaotome (meaning "Pig Girl", stylized as "BUTAOTOME") is a {{doujin|shi}} music circle. It was founded in Autumn 2009 by four drinking buddies who "wanted to do something fun". They started uploading stuff on Website/{{niconico}} in November -- first {{cover|Version}} songs, then their own ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' arrangements. They published their first album, ''Touhou Kaiten Mokuba'', in March 2010. Since then, they've participated in every Comiket and Reitaisai and brought at least one new release each time. The first ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series.

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Butaotome (meaning "Pig Girl", stylized as "BUTAOTOME") is a {{doujin|shi}} music circle. It was founded in Autumn 2009 by four drinking buddies who "wanted to do something fun". They started uploading stuff on Website/{{niconico}} in November -- first {{cover|Version}} songs, then their own ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' arrangements. They published their first album, ''Touhou Kaiten Mokuba'', in March 2010. Since then, they've participated in every Comiket and Reitaisai and brought at least one new release each time. The first ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series.
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A complete discography can be found on [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/BUTAOTOME their Touhou Wiki page]]. For in-depth info, see the English fansite [[https://tiramisucowboy.com/ Tiramisu Cowboy]].


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A complete discography can be found on [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/BUTAOTOME their Touhou Wiki page]]. For in-depth info, see They've released too many albums to list them all here, but the English fansite [[https://tiramisucowboy.com/ Tiramisu Cowboy]].

Cowboy]] features a [[https://tiramisucowboy.com/discography/ complete discography]] as well as plenty of in-depth information.




* AudienceParticipationSong: Ranko always lets the crowd sing that part of "Machibito".



* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The {{Stage Name|s}} of Ranko's older sister is simply "Ranko no Ane" -- "Ranko's Older Sister". Ranko tends to call her "Sistah", "the Sis", etc.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The {{Stage Name|s}} of Ranko's older sister is simply "Ranko no Ane" -- "Ranko's Older Sister". Ranko tends to call calls her "Sistah", "the Sis", etc."ane" and "oneechan", while everyone else uses "oneesan".



** ''Omatome'' is a collection of their guest tracks.



* RearrangeTheSong:

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** ''Touhou [=OtoGee=] BEST'' is a best-of album featuring Butaotome songs from {{Rhythm Game}}s.
** ''Yuusei Hakurankai'' features a selection of their Hifuu songs.
* RearrangeTheSong:LongTitle: The album ''Jitsu wa Sensai na Anata to tama ni Yuukan na Watashi no nandaka Sawaideru tte Hanashi.''
* RearrangeTheSong: Every ''Touhou'' album is already a ''Touhou'' RemixAlbum, but some of them feature a re-arrangement of a previously released ''Touhou'' arrangement or two:
** ''Ayakashi Yokochou'' has "Koi no Yamai (Rojiura ver)" and "Utakata (Rojiura ver)".
** ''CHILD HOOD'S END'' features a "Aoi Miren, Aoi Namida (chillax ver)".
** ''Daihinmin'' has "Nai. (Daihinmin ver.)".
* RemixAlbum:



** In the PV for "Aoi Miren, Aoi Namida", Cirno plays games that are clearly based on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', ''Franchise/MegaMan'' and ''VideoGame/BalloonFight'', among others. The video itself pays homage to several Music/{{IOSYS}} [=PVs=] like "Cirno's Perfect Math Class" and "Marisa Stole the Precious Thing".



* {{Youkai}}: Most of the songs on ''Pop'' deal with youkai eating humans.

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* {{Youkai}}: Some of their ''Touhou'' arrangements deal with youkai -- not surprising considering the source material:
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Most of the songs on ''Pop'' deal with are about youkai eating humans.humans.
** The ''Shoujo Rengoku'' series has art based on illustrated night parades and Ukiyo-e style.
* TitleTrack: ''Furubokko'' and ''Trauma Recorder'' feature one.
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Butaotome (meaning "Pig Girl", stylized as "BUTAOTOME") is a {{doujin|shi}} music circle. It was founded in Autumn 2009 by four drinking buddies who "wanted to do something fun". They started uploading stuff on Website/{{niconico}} in November -- first {{cover|Version}} songs, then their own ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' arrangements. They published their first album, ''Touhou Kaiten Mokuba'', in March 2010. Since then, they've participated in every Comiket and Reitaisai and brought at least one new release each time. The first ''Touhou Nekokenban'' series.

Their main type of work is vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements characterized by the [[JapanesePopMusic J-pop]][=/=]rock sound provided by Comp, Ranko's powerful vocals and Paprika's piano, but they also like to experiment. Ranko's older sister, Ranko no Ane, is the circle's designer. For most albums, the four members create and produce everything.

Paprika releases the ''Touhou Nekokenban'' albums. The series debuted in August 2010 and has received two releases per year -- one each Comiket -- ever since. They were pure piano albums with instrumental renditions of Butaotome’s vocal songs at first, but became more experimental as the series went on.

The circle also releases original albums and songs, which tend to keep their "standard" sound. Their first five original albums were {{doujinshi}}. They released their first commercial album, ''Furubokko'', under Creator/AvexTrax in March 2017.

A complete discography can be found on [[https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/BUTAOTOME their Touhou Wiki page]]. For in-depth info, see the English fansite [[https://tiramisucowboy.com/ Tiramisu Cowboy]].


! This music circle provides examples of:

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Ranko no Ane's persona is a pink rabbit.
* ConceptAlbum: Every ''Touhou'' album has a specific motif related to the selected ''Touhou'' themes, or simply for the music style.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The {{Stage Name|s}} of Ranko's older sister is simply "Ranko no Ane" -- "Ranko's Older Sister". Ranko tends to call her "Sistah", "the Sis", etc.
* FunnyAnimal: With the exception of Ranko, every member has an anthropomorphic animal persona: Paprika is a cat, Comp is a polar bear and Ranko no Ane is a [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife pink]] rabbit.
* GreatestHitsAlbum:
** The ''Buta BEST'' series consists of three greatest-hits albums featuring vocal ''Touhou'' arrangements.
** ''Touhou Nekokenban THE BEST'' is a best-of album from the ''Nekokenban'' series.
* RearrangeTheSong:
** Their ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' albums are all about rearranging ''Touhou'' music and possibly [[WithLyrics adding lyrics]].
** The album ''Guerilla'' consists of eight remixes of previously released Butaotome songs.
* ShoutOut:
** Ranko got her {{Stage Name|s}} from a ''[[Manga/TotsugekiPapparaTai Totsugeki! Pappara-tai]]'' character.
** The cover of ''Touhou Nekokenban 5'' makes it resemble a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] game.
** The cover of ''Touhou Nekokenban 10'' look suspiciously like something out of ''{{WesternAnimation/Ratatouille}}''.
* StageNames: Every member of the circle has a stage name.
** Ranko is named after a ''[[Manga/TotsugekiPapparaTai Totsugeki! Pappara-tai]]'' character.
** Ranko no Ane is Ranko's older sister.
** Comp's name comes from "compressor" because he loves it.
** The origin of Paprika's stage name is unknown, but she ''doesn't'' like paprika.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Some side albums feature vocals by other members than the circle's main vocalist Ranko:
** ''sachlich'' has three songs with vocals by Ranko no Ane.
** ''I LOVE RED'' and ''I LOVE CHERRY'' have vocals by Comp and Paprika.
* {{Youkai}}: Most of the songs on ''Pop'' deal with youkai eating humans.
* WithLyrics: Most of their songs are vocals arrangements of instrumental ''Franchise/{{Touhou}}'' music.

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