I hope the next Touhou game or book clears up any doubts about Byakuren. I went to /jp/ for the first time to discuss this book and they really seem to hate and adore her.
Black_Gold_Saw said: I hope the next Touhou game or book clears up any doubts about Byakuren. I went to /jp/ for the first time to discuss this book and they really seem to hate and adore her.
I'm on that discussion too, and it's an excellent sign of ZUN being a writter that different people can see the same symposium and end with completely different opinions about the characters.
_cf said: I'm on that discussion too, and it's an excellent sign of ZUN being a writter that different people can see the same symposium and end with completely different opinions about the characters.
But people seem to forget
"You don't need to, because Byakuren is a good person."
Everchanging said: For one something can be good when for another person it would be plainly evil.
Akyuu states that she is very 'grandmotherly' to her youkai followers, its just a bit twisted when you think about the things youkai do in the zuniverse.
So the thing being she may be a good person, since she sees the youkai as the ones who need protection, but her relationship with humanity is a lot more complicated.