I don't get it...

RIGperu said:

I don't get it...

The Three Fairies of Lights have English-sounding names, but when Cirno heard Clownpiece's name, she acts as if it's the first time there's a fairy with a name like that, disregarding the fact that those three came before Clownpiece.

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The last panel is very Nichijou

Has Rin ever shown up for class?

And Cirno is not even a Japanese name either.

Come to think of it, none of the fairies that have formal names have Japanese names. ("Daiyousei," of course, is an ascended fan name and doesn't count.)

kriemhild_gretchen said:

And Cirno is not even a Japanese name either.

Added to "You're The Last Person I Want To Hear That From!"

kriemhild_gretchen said:

And Cirno is not even a Japanese name either.

Cirno's name is an example of Wasei-eigo. An English word (Chill) modified by a Japanese particle (-no).

Actually, since the only fairy missing from this strip is named "Lily White", and since "Daiyousei" is just a placeholder name, Touhou canon may as well be that all fairies have English based names.

_cf said:

Cirno's name is an example of Wasei-eigo. An English word (Chill) modified by a Japanese particle (-no).

Holy crap! I never noticed that. That's pretty cool (pun not intended).

Cliff_Edge said:

The last panel is very Nichijou

My thoughts exactly!

_cf said:

Cirno's name is an example of Wasei-eigo. An English word (Chill) modified by a Japanese particle (-no).

Actually, since the only fairy missing from this strip is named "Lily White", and since "Daiyousei" is just a placeholder name, Touhou canon may as well be that all fairies have English based names.

On a side note, there's also a cloud called cirrus, it produces falling ice crystals. That "icicle fall" is quite easy, though, since the crystals evaporate before reaching the ground.

FJH said:

Come to think of it, none of the fairies that have formal names have Japanese names. ("Daiyousei," of course, is an ascended fan name and doesn't count.)

If you want to go deep into fairy lore, mermaids and certain supernatural/mythological beings are considered fairies, so Wakasagihime has a Japanese-sounding name.

Star Sapphire, you're gonna need a bigger book to cover whatever you really read right there.

Being from the Greek Underworld, Clownpiece technically is a foreigner.

AlgaeNymph said:

Being from the Greek Underworld, Clownpiece technically is a foreigner.

Where does it say she's from the Greek underworld? I always figured she was palling it up with the SA crowd, since they already have tons of unnamed/unintroduced yokai.

Wolfman550 said:
Where does it say she's from the Greek underworld? I always figured she was palling it up with the SA crowd, since they already have tons of unnamed/unintroduced yokai.

Clownpiece seems to be based on Lampads who are servants of the Greek goddess Hecate...

Krad_Hunter said:

Clownpiece seems to be based on Lampads who are servants of the Greek goddess Hecate...

Aaaah, okay. That makes sense, then. Although, she may still be from the Forgotten City anyways, given how much of a melting pot Gensokyo is.

'The Lampads are the nymphs of the Underworld in Greek mythology.'

The doujins technically write themselves.

Three Euros with Brodie, Adrian and Stahl helmets and you call the Greek one a foreigner?

_cf said:

Actually, since the only fairy missing from this strip is named "Lily White", and since "Daiyousei" is just a placeholder name, Touhou canon may as well be that all fairies have English based names.

"The newest fairy character introduced is Eternity Larva"

I think you're on to something here...

Damn. I guess Rin doesn't show up here.