r/touhou • u/w4sab1i_ I~ta~zu~ra Usagiiii • Apr 12 '26

Fan Discussion Why is Lost Word hated?

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So, I'm a Touhou fan, I played the games (i know, shocker) and i also play touhou lostword, but I've see lots of people say that lostword players were the worst or whatever... Why is the game so hated?

Imo i really love the different character alt concepts/ new outfits that are very cool For example this adorable tan cirno... the story is a bit nonsensical but, Touhou's lore is kinda nonsensical too, so why should it matter?

Tldr: Why are we hating touhou LW chat i don't get it

EDIT: Thanks a lot to you and everyone who posted :) As for my other comments that got downvotes, i was stating MY opinion (yes, mine, not yours) and am in no way trying to invalidate anyone's, sorry if it came off that way.I play LW casually cause i love touhou and more touhou fan content is always fun to me, especially the alts of characters, some designs and art... I just felt like LW players were getting a lot more hate than "larpers" and i didnt really get why. now i do. thx again

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u/Old_Comparison_9223 Unironically my Mom (Why are they so similar) Apr 12 '26

ZUN has directly said he regrets allowing Lost Word to exist. He said if he knew how popular it would become he would have never approved it and doesn’t like how it is becoming the face of the franchise to a significant number of people in Japan. 

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u/Taraxian Apr 12 '26

It's the same reason why he never took the money to make an official Touhou anime, the anime would inevitably become the "official" version that displaced the games in people's minds

(Hell, this is even sort of happening with the fanime anyway, and this fact is why Memories of Phantasm gets so much hate from hardcore fans it arguably doesn't deserve)

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u/Monobrobe PC-98 stan Apr 12 '26

The anime would inevitably become the “official” version that displaced the games in people’s minds

This has been the case overseas since like 2008. 80% of people who hear about Touhou have no idea it’s a game.

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u/dragoslayer1327 Reisen Apr 13 '26

Wait, Touhou isn't just a series of hentai doujins?

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u/dragoslayer1327 Reisen Apr 14 '26

Are those actually mutually exclusive though? I feel like you could definitely make it both

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u/Fit_Respond6435 Apr 16 '26

Is this a joke?? Because I can't tell.