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MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#144351: May 21st 2025 at 6:47:14 AM

Might actually be onto something with that one. Also Akyuu seems to be a bit self aware of her health and may be trying to recitify the whole dying by 30 bit.

Also if we go by real time passage compared to the earlier lore, Akyuu is turning 31 this August, Reimu and Marisa should be in the vicinity of like 35-36, Kosuzu should be well into her teens, Sumireko should be around 23?

I side with the fanbase side of things that rejects Touhou being on Sazae-san time.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#144352: May 21st 2025 at 7:42:57 AM

It’s funny that Seiran’s fortune seems to be Reimu telling her to go the fuck home

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144353: May 22nd 2025 at 8:38:44 AM

Good Fortune or Misfortune
Yamajorou who Smokes and Gambles
Sannyo Komakusa
Capable of controlling minds with tobacco smoke

A life without gambles is a
mere mechanical existence,
where you can do nothing
about your suffering but
endure it.

Fortune: More and more, you will find new opportunities to gamble. Gambling will ruin you.
Sickness: Watch out for lung disease.
Business: Whether you'll get a profit or a loss, it all depends on your luck.
Studies: Guessing at random on tests is a good strategy. There's an outside chance of scoring highly.
Travel: A plateau is good.
Disputes: Disputes birth further disputes. If you can act as mediator, there will be peace.
Love: If your gamble pays off.
Engagement: It's all right to take the risk.
Hobbies: Hanafuda. Hachi-hachi is the most auspicious.
Money: Even if you find yourself with a big profit, you'll undoubtedly keep going until you lose it all.

gamblong

idk enough about hanafuda to say what hachihachi means

Edited by asterism on May 22nd 2025 at 4:39:38 PM

Bewitching Eyes
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144354: May 22nd 2025 at 8:56:41 AM

Great Misfortune
Nagashi-bina Fated to be Thrown Away
Hina Kagiyama
Capable of stockpiling misfortune

You've picked up
a hina doll
whose fate is
to flow down
the river.

Fortune: You will pick up misfortune. Get exorcised before something bad happens.
Health: Keep the utmost vigilance.
Business: Your investments will backfire.
Studies: You will fail due to poor health.
Agriculture: Something will fail.
Marriage: Waiting is safer.
Waiting People: They will leave.
Lost Items: You'll lose your possessions.
Money: You'll also lose money.
Danmaku: You will be hit by stray bullets.
Family: Beware of dolls.
Travel: Downstream is for the better. You can aim for turning things around in one fell swoop.

Great Misfortune
Amanojaku Proud of Her Loneliness
Seija Kijin
Capable of turning anything upside down

The things people
say are fun are
boring. Is that
sort of life really
what you want?

Fortune: You'll ruin your own luck. You will not be helped by those around you.
Business: If it ever seems like you'll succeed, you'll put a stop to it yourself.
Money: You'll be happy to part ways with it. You won’t save anything.
Studies: You'll get the answers wrong on purpose, and you'll be pleased about it too.
Health: Sturdy and without injury.
Disputes: An everyday occurrence.
Love: You will keep away the one you are interested in. What a shame.
Travel: Boring and unpopular tourist attractions are auspicious.
People: Both good people and bad people will run away from you.
Tools: Your only allies. Tools will not betray you.

the bad news bears

Edited by asterism on May 22nd 2025 at 7:38:40 PM

Bewitching Eyes
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#144355: May 22nd 2025 at 9:24:57 AM

That’s not fair to Hina! Not fair at all!

TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Craving for fish
#144356: May 22nd 2025 at 11:33:17 AM

Correction, Hina is only "Great Misfortune". The one with actual [Greatest Misfortune] is Junko.

Only sometimes posts
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144357: May 22nd 2025 at 11:36:13 AM

Misfortune
Bakeneko Used as a Shikigami
Chen
Capable of using sorcery

People say that
it's bad luck to catch
a black cat. Though,
the only black thing
about it is the fur.

Fortune: Overall you'll be unlucky. But that doesn't mean something bad will necessarily happen
Travel: It's lucky if you get lost. But even if your house is empty, don't take anything home.
Business: Neither good nor bad.
Studies: Be diligent.
Health: Be wary of injuries. It's good to take care of your nails.
Moving: It's safer not to.
Avoid: Trips to the water's edge, working in wet areas, and silver vine.
Cats: Stray cats will like you. Whether you'll find this annoying or not depends on your attitude

Good Fortune
Nine-Tailed Fox Used as a Shikigami
Ran Yakumo
Capable of using shikigami

Animals run
on simple
algorithms.
Naturally,
humans too.

Fortune: You will be dragged into great trouble, but you will overcome it with composure.
Business: Service businesses will prosper.
Work: Engineering is lucky. Middle management is not.
Studies: Mathematics and data processing are auspicious. You will focus too much on optimizations and neglect other work.
Travel: Avoid the waterside since it will cause your calculations to go awry.
Health: If you keep your composure, you'll be fine. You can live a long life.
Love: Plan thoroughly.
People: They tend to avoid you. Your composure backfires.
Hobbies: You are quite good at games. Playing alone is auspicious. Bullet-hell shoot-em-ups are auspicious.

Boundary of Fortune and Misfortune
The Youkai Lurking in Every Gap
Yukari Yakumo
Capable of manipulating boundaries

I wonder
when people stopped
believing in
fortune-telling?
Poor things.

Fortune: Good fortune and bad fortune are blended together, causing confusion. The future is uncertain.
Business: Target a niche demand and you'll be successful.
Work: You'll get in trouble for not following the rules.
Studies: Exams are a breeze. Though, over time you'll forget everything you learned.
Travel: Border towns are auspicious. Otherworlds are very auspicious.
Health: Unfortunately, you'll live too long.
Conflict: Act as a mediator.
Love: The border between partners and friends is blurry.
Hobbies: Play online games that can immerse you completely within the world.

yakumo squad

Edited by asterism on May 22nd 2025 at 2:22:00 PM

Bewitching Eyes
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#144358: May 22nd 2025 at 12:45:33 PM

“Unfortunately, you’ll live too long”

The sass

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144359: May 22nd 2025 at 6:16:39 PM

Greatest Fortune
Lucky Rabbit
Tewi Inaba
Capable of bringing people good fortune

Ever since that
ancient incident,
I've been much more
careful about saying
unnecessary things.

Fortune: Good luck will come your way even if you ignore it. Even if you leave it to chance, you'll end up lucky.
Money: You'll make money no matter what. However, good fortune is not eternal, so avoid investments if you can.
Business: Prosperous. But don't get involved in shady things.
Studies: You'll hit a mountain.
Health: Good. Be careful of skin diseases and injuries.
Travel: Avoid the ocean; you might get eaten by sharks.
Love: It'll go your way.
Lost Items: You'll find them again eventually.
People: They'll come as long as your luck continues.
Tools: It's good to carry around a rabbit's foot.

Misfortune
The Moon Rabbit with Lunatic Red Eyes
Reisen Udongein Inaba
Capable of manipulating insanity

Visible light is just a very,
very small part of
the electromagnetic
spectrum. You basically
can't see anything.

Fortune: You will witness something you were better off not knowing and be met with disaster.
Health: In particular, it is vital that you look out for your mental state. You will be taken by insanity.
Disputes: They won't stop. You will be dragged into needless conflicts.
Studies: Either physics or art is auspicious.
Business: It is too different from what people are looking for. It will be accepted by only a subset of customers.
Career Promotion: Hopeless.
Love: Your flaws are apparent, so it's impossible.
Travel: Avoid days with a full moon.
Hobbies: Radio devices like ham radio and crystal sets are auspicious.

other bnnies

Also confirmation that Tewi is the Hare of Inaba, I suppose. I can't remember if this was a thing before.

Edited by asterism on May 22nd 2025 at 2:17:31 PM

Bewitching Eyes
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144360: May 22nd 2025 at 6:28:40 PM

Fortune Undetermined
Eternally Scarlet Vampire
Remilia Scarlet
Capable of manipulating fate

There's no need
to try and predict
the future when
you are always able
to create your own.

Fortune: Important decisions will come one after another. Be prepared to choose.
Work: You'll come to a crossroads. Indecision is a bad idea.
Studies: If you're not sure what to do, take on a challenge.
Love: You'll be forced to make a choice. Two-timing won't make anyone happy.
Health: Make sure to protect yourself from the sun. Also, try to avoid sardines and garlic.
Travel: Old castles are good. Avoid seaside areas.
Money: Make some sacrifices, and you'll turn a profit.
People: You'll be blessed with good subordinates.
Disputes: You'll never lose.
Hobbies: Black tea is auspicious.

Vicious Misfortune
The Vampire that Destroys Everything
Flandre Scarlet
Capable of destroying anything

Since you put so
much effort in making it,
let’s destroy it
in a grandiose way.

Fortune: You'll want to destroy the things you've built up. You'll probably even destroy your misfortune.
Work: A chance to review things. Combine searching for a new job with your current work. Demolition work is lucky.
Studies: Generally catastrophic, but there'll be an opportunity to overcome subjects that you're not very good at. Particle physics is auspicious.
Health: Ultraviolet rays are your enemy. Be careful of your lack of exercise.
Home: It'll be destroyed. Rebuild it.
Travel: Avoid it for now. Anywhere near water is especially strictly forbidden.
Love: You'll destroy it.
Lost Items: You won't find them.
People: You'll reject them yourself.
Hobbies: Destroying and rebuilding. Best to do it alone.

spooky sisters

Edited by asterism on May 22nd 2025 at 2:29:14 PM

Bewitching Eyes
terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object
#144361: May 22nd 2025 at 6:42:42 PM

You heard the armpit Miko Remi. Either choose Sakuya or Reimu. Although, given that the artist for the "Ladies of the SDM" also handles the art for the Eos D crew, she doesn't have much a choice unless you add in Satori.

Edited by terumokou on May 22nd 2025 at 6:47:38 AM

Burning love!
Marchen Too hot (Hot damn) from Somewhere Out in Space (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Too hot (Hot damn)
#144362: May 22nd 2025 at 11:58:10 PM

[up]I'm partial to pairing her off with Patchy, personally.

Read Otr of the Flame (She/Her)
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144363: May 23rd 2025 at 7:03:40 AM

Great Fortune
Half-Teacher, Half-Beast
Keine Kamishirasawa (Human)
Capable of concealing history

The teacher is
knowledgeable, kind
and reliable
But on a full
moon night...

Fortune: You will master everything you studied. Don't miss this opportunity.
Studies: The greatest fortune. Study whatever you like. However, focus too much in history, and you'll fail your exams.
Business: Anything related to education will be successful.
Health: Be careful to get enough sleep. Try not to go out at night.
Travel: Visiting historical sites is auspicious.
Love: Don't let your mind wander.
People: You'll be admired. This is definitely a good thing.
Money: Time to invest. But don't get mad if you don't make the money back.

Great Misfortune
Half Beast, Half Teacher
Keine Kamishirasawa (Hakutaku)
Capable of creating history

History is not
a physical phenomenon
It is only
a product of
human interpretation

Fortune: All that you have built up will collapse. Start something new.
Studies: Unrivalled in academic history. Don't expect much else.
Work: A job where you can overturn history is good. Inventors, revolutionaries, and authors are auspicious.
Health: Lacking sleep.
Travel: Uncharted frontiers are auspicious.
People: Though you may lose old connections, you will gain new ones.
Disputes: You'll only end up creating more conflict.
Housing: It may be better just to start over in a new place.

sensei

Bewitching Eyes
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#144364: May 23rd 2025 at 7:18:41 AM

What a pain Gensokyo must be if even the teacher needs to study and take exams.

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#144365: May 23rd 2025 at 7:29:39 AM

Well, she needs to keep up her certification, doesn't she? tongue

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#144366: May 23rd 2025 at 8:02:43 AM

Can’t she just devour the history of certifications at least her needing one and thus never need to do it again?

Or does that give her bad indigestion?

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Anti-Gnosis Weapon
#144367: May 23rd 2025 at 8:03:44 AM

Now that would just be unethical! wink

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144368: May 23rd 2025 at 8:21:33 AM

Fortune
Lunarian Who Holds the Wisdom of the Moon
Eirin Yagokoro
Capable of creating any medicine

It's impossible for
you to know the
location of the
Capital during a
new moon

Fortune: Solve problems with wisdom. You'll make some big enemies, though.
Work: Working as a doctor, pharmacist, or at a pharmaceutical company is auspicious.
Business: If you mess with illegal drugs, you'll get caught.
Studies: All knowledge will deepen. Medicine and pharmacology are very auspicious.
Health: The more you rely on medicine, the worse your condition will get. Only take it according to dosage instructions.
Travel: It's best not to go too far.
Housing: Near a bamboo forest is best.
Love: Be considerate.
People: You will be blessed. But if you get too involved with others, things will get complicated.

Prospective Great Misfortune
Hourai Immortal Imprisoned on Earth
Kaguya Houraisan
Capable of manipulating the eternal and instantaneous

It's all right
to do it tomorrow
because you have
infinite time

Fortune: You'll procrastinate on everything and become lazy, so your luck will go down.
Business: Not a great idea.
Work: You'll get lazy. Working from home is auspicious.
Studies: You'll have trouble studying. A good tutor can make a big difference.
Health: Good. But you'll tend to be inactive.
Travel: A bothersome hassle.
Lost Items: Can't be bothered to look for them.
Money: With the help of others, you'll have no trouble at all.
Engagement: You'll give someone a difficult task. You'll get a difficult task, too. It's difficult either way.

Prospective Fortune
Eternally Lonely Immortal
Fujiwara no Mokou
Capable of never aging or dying

If you endure
and endure
and keep enduring
a better time
will come eventually

Fortune: Even if things are hard, just being alive is a blessing. Now is the time for patience.
Health: You'll live a long life, but be cautious with medication.
Work: Guides and boiler engineers are auspicious.
Studies: Putting in the effort to study pays off in the end.
Travel: Mountain climbing is good. But make sure to avoid Mt. Fuji.
Love: It will burn out violently.
Housing: Not suitable for long-term residence.
Money: You'll no longer need it.
Dreams: Better not to achieve these; you'd lose your reason for living.
Hobbies: Anything monotonous or time-consuming is good.

the immortal ones

I would describe Kaguya's fortune as "uncomfortably relatable"

also lmao zun's comment for eirin basically being "I originally drew her with a bow and I have no idea why"

Edited by asterism on May 23rd 2025 at 4:23:01 PM

Bewitching Eyes
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#144369: May 23rd 2025 at 8:58:35 AM

I think Reimu called Kaguya a NEET

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
MajorTom Since: Dec, 2009
#144370: May 23rd 2025 at 9:19:26 AM

She did. Kaguya is a NEET is now officially an Ascended Meme.

asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144371: May 23rd 2025 at 12:21:25 PM

Prospective Fortune
Lonely but Lively Puppeteer
Alice Margatroid
Capable of using doll-manipulation magic

My hands are
just dexterous
whether it is
with thread or
with magic.

Fortune: You will constantly lead a lively life, but that liveliness is a lie and you will sometimes feel lonely.
People: A great crowd will gather, but your connections will be weak.
Love: A good partner is someone you can pull the strings of as you want. Otherwise, you are the one whose strings will be pulled.
Business: Your dexterity with weapons will gradually improve.
Studies: You will be able to handle your exams.
Lost Items: Things will be easily lost but easily found.
Travel: Carrying dolls with you is auspicious. Going overseas is even luckier.
Health: If you let your mind wander, you will start talking to yourself. Be careful.

Fortune
Gensokyo's Flower Master
Yuuka Kazami
Capable of manipulating flowers

A flower's
lovely appearance and
scent are there to
attract insects
But what about people?

Fortune: You will live a glamorous life. Unfortunately, it'll be difficult to maintain.
Health: It'll deteriorate quickly if it's not carefully maintained.
Business: If you're in customer service, you'll succeed. Florists are auspicious.
Studies: You'll do well in botany and art.
Travel: You should do it often. Be careful not to trample plants, it will bring misfortune.
Love: Give a bouquet of flowers as a gift.
Home: It's auspicious to arrange flowers.
People: People will gather around you, but also leave quickly. If you try to hold them back, you'll only suffer.

the returners

Edited by asterism on May 23rd 2025 at 8:24:27 PM

Bewitching Eyes
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144372: May 23rd 2025 at 2:08:40 PM

Small Fortune
Autumn God Popular with Tourists
Shizuha Aki
Capable of manipulating autumn leaves

Making the
villages, forests
and mountains look
all autumnal is
no easy task.

Fortune: Even if you are holding onto fortune for now, it will disappear eventually; that's the law of nature. Give up.
Direction: North and up are auspicious.
Travel: Mountains are auspicious, so enjoy yourself as much as you want.
Business: Only tourism will do well.
Health: Take care.
Sickness: It will get worse.
Home: Beware of fires.
Marriage: There are good people out there, but you won't meet them.
Moving: There is hope that things will change for the better.
Divinity: When you see the beauty of nature, the gods will be with you.

Great Fortune
Autumn God Popular with Villagers
Minoriko Aki
Capable of causing bountiful harvests

Nothing can
compare to the
happiness of
being able to
eat your fill

Fortune: Stable and fortunate. You'll be at peace no matter what, even if you fail. There's nothing to worry about.
Agriculture: Farming.
Business: Will generally go well.
Health: Don't worry. You will put on weight.
Sickness: You will recover.
Studies: Don't worry if it doesn't work out well.
Love: You'll get along with people who have similar tastes.
Fruits: Will have more sugar.
Potatoes: Baked is good.
Divinity: Don't forget to visit shrines.

Middle Fortune
Youkai of Cold Winters
Letty Whiterock
Capable of controlling coldness

People who of
Their own liking choose
The cold seasons
Have warm hearts
[Person's own words]

Fortune: Everything will go well to some extent. But this fortune won't last forever, so act quickly!
Direction: North is auspicious.
Health: Be careful not to get a cold.
Moving: The sooner the better.
Studies: Snow is very bright. However, even if you collect snow, it'll still be dark, so you'd better just use a normal light.
Hot Pot: Wild game is good.
Baths: Yuzu is good. Hot springs are nice, too.

season gang

Edited by asterism on May 24th 2025 at 4:13:55 PM

Bewitching Eyes
MagmaTeaMerry My Head Is On Fire from A forest somewhere Since: Sep, 2020
My Head Is On Fire
#144373: May 23rd 2025 at 3:02:15 PM

Poor Aki sisters - It reads like even ZUN considers them Memetic Losers.

My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144374: May 23rd 2025 at 6:57:50 PM

Prospective Misfortune
Kuda-gitsune Who Whispers Wickedness
Tsukasa Kudamaki
Capable of slipping into weak spots in one's soul

Don't tell anyone I told
you this, but if you don't
take action right away
you're going to end up
losing out

Fortune: You will be taken in by a story that's too good to be true. You will be used up and then thrown away.
Business: You will prosper for a time, but sooner or later it will all fall apart.
Work: An information-handling job is auspicious. Work that requires trust is inauspicious.
Money: You'll make considerable profits, but your losses will be many.
Studies: Japanese, mathematics, and chemistry are auspicious. Ethics is very inauspicious.
Health: Be careful of psychosomatic illness.
People: You will lose trust.
Engagement: Watch out for marriage fraud.
Disputes: You can escape disputes by foisting them off on others.
Career Advancement: You know how to get ahead in life. Bend the truth if needed, so long as you aren't caught.

foxy foxy foxy foxy

Bewitching Eyes
asterism from the place I'm at Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
#144375: May 23rd 2025 at 8:29:40 PM

Middle Fortune
Kappa That Fiddles And Destroys Machines
Nitori Kawashiro
Capable of controlling water

Machines move
like there's rivers
inside them
their circuits flow
with blood

Fortune: Like the flow of a river, things will go smoothly. As long as there are no breakdowns.
Business: You'll make a profit no matter what you do. Involvement in shady business is inauspicious.
Work: If you're an office worker, your company is a black one. It's not that bad, though.
Studies: Engineering is good.
Exercise: Your swimming will improve.
Love: Not interested.
Health: Be careful of dry weather. You might get ill.
Travel: Cities with rivers are auspicious.
Illness: Will be cured. Good medicines are available.
Tools: Something like a crowbar would bring good luck.

Good Fortune
Yamawaro Skilled at Business
Takane Yamashiro
Capable of manipulating forest qi

Business can always be done
no matter the location
Yes, even in the very
depths of the mountains

Fortune: The more you take action, the greater the results you'll achieve. But getting carried away will lead to failure.
Business: You'll have the greatest of all opportunities. Work others won't do is very auspicious.
Studies: Learn things related to money and accounting.
Travel: You can't go anywhere but the mountains. Camping is auspicious.
Home: Live in the mountains. Even if you have to camp out.
Hobbies: How about camping?
Health: Not particularly good, nor particularly bad.
Love: You won't gush with interest.
Engagement: Watch out for marriage fraud.
Disputes: You'll go to war with the kappa.

nitori and green nitori

Bewitching Eyes

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