LIKE (canon):- The variety. I love how every game brings something new to the table, from the "simplicity" of EoSD and MoF to the UFO system to the Cherry-border system and all the others. It's fun to get a new twist every time a Touhou game appears. I haven't even mentioned the .x games either.
- The cast. Honestly for a while there was at least 1 character that I hated, but now I'm neutral to liking everyone pretty much. ZUN has an enviable imagination to think up so many new characters.
- The music. Need I even explain?
- Easy difficulty. Go ahead and judge me. I like Easy mode existing. Even though I have a small handful of Normal clears in my name, I recently find myself going to Easy when I just want to play a game and kill time. It's nice and relaxing for someone at my skill level.
Like (fandom):Fanworks: I know there's a lot of crap out there, but honestly that goes for any fandom so I can't hold that against the Touhou one. There are a lot of brilliant fanworks, whether it be art, music (arranges or original), fanfiction, doujinshi, or even full-fledged games. This community honestly is among the best in the world in my opinion.
Hate (canon):- Circular health bars around bosses: Sorry I'm a traditionalist, I like my health bars up top and huge where they're less obscured by what's going on around the screen. Not that I really ever look at them either way, but a gripe is a gripe.
- "Easy" balancing: 90% of the time ZUN gets it right. The other 10% you wonder if he even tests the lower difficulties. The most infamous example is Mountain of Faith (the card) on Easy vs. Normal. Another great example is the Prismriver fight; just try fighting Lyrica on Easy, I dare you.
Hate (fandom):- Bad memes: I know fans will be fans, but holy crap. PADS (and other examples of breast envy), "X" is a slut, "Y" is a pervert, Knife'd, Sanae is a psycho serial-killer, and much much more. How do people find this shit funny?!
- Sanae is a slut: I know I said that already but it bears repeating. Not only is slut-shaming horrible, but there's
absolutely nothing pointing in this direction! The people who say this seem to typically be upset Sakuya fanboys who somehow believe that she had a "spot" that Sanae took.
- Mima/Shinki is coming back: No they're not. And even if they did it's because ZUN decided that it'd be good for the game and nothing more. It's his series.
- Complaining about X game: This feeling was
huge with the recent 14.5 discussion turning into "let's flame ZUN/Tasafro". Again, it's not your series, it is ZUN's. He and Tasafro can do whatever they want because in the end it's a labor of love, not a commercial blockbuster series.
- Pirating: No. Just no.
Neutral (both):- Relationshipping: Pretty much a hopeless romantic, so I was tempted to put this on "Like". However 99% of the time it is horribly done so that drops it down.
- Fighting games: I'm not a fighting game fan, but I know a lot of people are. Honestly I really don't care how often they're made.
- Imperishable Night: Really neutral about this game. I can't explain why, there are a couple of good tracks and Eientei is interesting enough, but I just have no desire to buy it.
- Ten Desires: The other game I really am neutral about on almost all phases. Every other game has something, whether it be music, danmaku, gimmick, or characters, that I latch onto. Ten Desires has Kyoko and
Night Sakura of Dead Spirits and that's it for me.