Oh dear... I don't think we need to wait for a translation before adding it to the pool 'Nobody Likes Yuuka'.

*Huggles Yuukarin*

now that it's been mostly translated I can't hlp but feel bad for our dear Yuuka :(

You know, in a way, this image somehow represents the class as a part of the fandom and Yuka as the person involved in this fandom.
Exageration about Yuuka being a bully, maniac, savage killer, yandere.
Even if this is just fantasy, its not like Yuuka is only a lunatic.
I see her more a a mother figure and kind one.
*considers myself a fish swimming against the current that is fandom popularity and generalisations*
prolly mispelled that sorreh.

Even flowers can become lonely, it would seem.

Kekekeroro said:
You know, in a way, this image somehow represents the class as a part of the fandom and Yuka as the person involved in this fandom.
Exageration about Yuuka being a bully, maniac, savage killer, yandere.
Even if this is just fantasy, its not like Yuuka is only a lunatic.
I see her more a a mother figure and kind one.
*considers myself a fish swimming against the current that is fandom popularity and generalisations*
prolly mispelled that sorreh.

You pretty much hit it on point.

She is kind of a jokester in canon and I think the fandom took it to a higher level.

I always really thought of Yuuka as someone that if you showed respect and was friendly and cordial to her, she would respect you and be the sweetest thing ever. Just don't screw around with her and/or be physically mean with her and everything will be fine.

Yuuka would be a great person to sit and have tea with and just talk. I think she'd like that.

Stylix said:
You pretty much hit it on point.

She is kind of a jokester in canon and I think the fandom took it to a higher level.

I think most of the sadistic portion of Yuuka's fanon portrayal stems mostly from a certain PC98 era quote.

In terms of the in-universe viewpoint of her however, it's probably a result of Yuuka being ancient, powerful, and very reclusive. If you really think about it, she's one of a few youkai that could have a potentially completely alien viewpoint of the world; a human can understand a youkai that grew from a simple firefly or sparrow on some base level. But how can someone understand the motivations of a plant?

Older, but still relevant version.
post #539791

its obvious what number 9 is she right behind you listening to you making fun of her only the Strongest can see behind herself.

ExecutorBill said:
I think most of the sadistic portion of Yuuka's fanon portrayal stems mostly from a certain PC98 era quote.

In terms of the in-universe viewpoint of her however, it's probably a result of Yuuka being ancient, powerful, and very reclusive. If you really think about it, she's one of a few youkai that could have a potentially completely alien viewpoint of the world; a human can understand a youkai that grew from a simple firefly or sparrow on some base level. But how can someone understand the motivations of a plant?

too build off of that i would say that she is a tree youkai. think about it. her hair is green and nothing else. plus she is one of the oldest in gensokyo.and a plant. trees can live to be over a hundred years old easilly.
to point that out even more is when we first saw her she was dormant/sleeping/hybernating. again trees do that.
but that is my theroy anyways

thevoid said:
too build off of that i would say that she is a tree youkai. think about it. her hair is green and nothing else. plus she is one of the oldest in gensokyo.and a plant. trees can live to be over a hundred years old easilly.
to point that out even more is when we first saw her she was dormant/sleeping/hybernating. again trees do that.
but that is my theroy anyways

Her power is over flowers. So, if one was to liberally apply it, Yuka would have dominion over almost all plants, since there are very few that don't flower at some point.

cd_young said:
Her power is over flowers. So, if one was to liberally apply it, Yuka would have dominion over almost all plants, since there are very few that don't flower at some point.

Algaes, non-vascular plants (like mosses), spore-producing plants (like ferns), conifers, and a few other species lack flowers. Flowering plants are pretty diverse, though, so that's still a lot of territory.

BadRoad said:
Algaes, non-vascular plants (like mosses), spore-producing plants (like ferns), conifers, and a few other species lack flowers. Flowering plants are pretty diverse, though, so that's still a lot of territory.

And then there's also metaphysical "flowers"

CoCoMoo said:
And then there's also metaphysical "flowers"

No, Yuuka's power is pretty defined. She has power over flowering plants.

cd_young said:
No, Yuuka's power is pretty defined. She has power over flowering plants.

True, but Touhou has always been quite flexible with the powers, like Reimu whos power was defined as to fly in the sky.

In Imperishable Night for one of her spell cards, she uses her ability to "fly" to fly out of the bounds of reality.

CoCoMoo said:
True, but Touhou has always been quite flexible with the powers, like Reimu whos power was defined as to fly in the sky.

In Imperishable Night for one of her spell cards, she uses her ability to "fly" to fly out of the bounds of reality.

Her power is technically "To float in the sky" and her spellcard is "floating away from physical reality"

cd_young said:
Her power is technically "To float in the sky" and her spellcard is "floating away from physical reality"

The point is still valid.

That hair in the upper right... I keep seeing it out of the corner of my eye and mistaking it for Yuuka in twintails.

cd_young said:

No, Yuuka's power is pretty defined. She has power over flowering plants.

Yuuka's strength is less about the power she has and more about the fact that she's one of the oldest beings in Gensokyo. Youkai get stronger with age, so...